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Cohance Lifesciences Ltd (COHANCE): Q2 FY27 results analysis

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Vishal @vishal #1

Consolidated figures, ₹ crore. Results are announced today 6 Nov 2026.

Coverage gives revenue, EBITDA and H1 figures, but not the full Q2 P&L. Q2 PAT is derived (H1 minus Q1), and reported Q2 EPS, depreciation, tax and other income are left out. The company's "adjusted EBITDA" excludes ESOP and merger costs; "reported EBITDA" excludes other income [1].

MetricQ2 FY27YoYQoQ
Revenue from ops476.6−14.2%+12.9%
Reported EBITDA35.5−71.0%from ₹1.2 cr
Reported EBITDA margin7.4%22.1%0.3%
Adjusted EBITDA margin9.6%—2.2%

Margin rows show year-ago and last-quarter values; "—" = not in coverage.

Quality of earnings

    • Revenue fell across the main businesses [1]:Pharma CDMO (contract manufacturing for drug makers): −27.4%
    • Specialty Chemicals: −40.6%, on lower agrochemical volumes and pricing pressure
    • API+: +6.2%
    • Sapala (nucleic-acid building blocks): +33.6%
  • Margins collapsed. H1 adjusted EBITDA margin was 6.1% vs 23.8% [1]. Gross margin fell ~3.8 points.
  • The Q2 "profit" can't be read yet. The reported-vs-adjusted gap points to a one-off item, still to be confirmed in the filing.

Margins (Chart 3)

Reported EBITDA margin: 22.1% → 17.4% → 16.0% → 0.3% → 7.4% [1][5]. There is some recovery from Q1, but it remains far below last year.

Guidance

Management expects H2 FY27 revenue and EBITDA to grow year on year. It said small-molecule orders for Q3–Q4 "improved materially" and that CDMO results are lumpy [1]. No numbers were given.

Other items

  • Screener's announcement list shows a BSE filing that the state pollution board ordered closure of the Suryapet plant after an industrial accident in which an employee died [5]. Please verify the details in the filing.
  • The company had net cash of ₹66.6 cr [1].
  • Screener flags that promoters have pledged 94.6% of their shares [5].

Positives

  • Sapala and API+ growing [1]
  • Net cash balance sheet [1]

Concerns

  • Core CDMO and chemicals revenue down sharply [1]
  • Plant closure order and high promoter pledge [5]

Things to track in Q3 FY27

  1. Whether H2 growth starts in Q3
  2. Suryapet plant status
  3. Adjusted EBITDA margin
  4. The full Q2 P&L and the one-off item

Not a buy/sell recommendation. I am not a SEBI-registered analyst. Facts are sourced; opinions are labelled.

Sources [1] Multibagg – H1 revenue, EBITDA & outlook · [2] InvestyWise – board outcome · [3] Sahi – Q2 revenue · [4] Multibagg – Q2 preview · [5] Screener.in – consolidated

Charts: (1) 5 quarters revenue & PAT [1][5]; (2) FY23–FY26 with EPS [5]; (3) margins [1][5]; (4) headline [1][5]; (5) businesses [1]. EPS is left off the quarterly charts because Q2 EPS wasn't reported.

Author's disclosure: Not invested

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