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Solara Active Pharma tanks 20%, hits 52-week low on weak Q3 results

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Solara Active Pharma tanks 20%, hits 52-week low on weak Q3 results

Shares of Solara Active Pharma Sciences were locked at the 20% circuit floor of Rs 775.05 on the BSE on Thursday after the company reported a consolidated net loss of Rs 1.4 crore for the December quarter (Q3FY22), also its 52-week low, on the back of revenue lower. The pharmaceutical company posted a profit of Rs 65.78 crore in the same period last year (Q3FY21).

The stock has corrected 58% from its 52-week high of Rs 1,859.30 hit on May 19, 2021. About 55,000 shares had changed hands as of 09:33am, with 770,000 pending orders on the NSE and BSE.

In 3QFY22, the company’s revenue fell 74% quarter-on-quarter and 76% year-on-year to Rs 105 crore. It reported an operating loss of Rs 817 crore against a profit of Rs 885 crore in the third quarter of fiscal 2021.

During the quarter, operating income declined due to continued weak demand for ibuprofen and a few other key products and delays in the approval of Covld-19 products. In addition, the Group also included a provision for sales returns to execute its strategy of shifting sales to direct customers, significantly limiting channel sales.

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In addition to this one-time impact, management said, “Solara’s Q3FY22 performance was subdued, mainly due to subdued market demand in regulated markets and higher costs resulting from a volatile materials pricing environment and increased logistics costs”.

Nonetheless, management believes the demand side has bottomed out and business will return to normal starting in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2022.

“We remain committed to our long-term goals for growth and profitability, which we expect to rebound from the second half of next fiscal year. In the near term, we expect the revenue trajectory to return to pre-Q3FY22 levels,” management said.

Meanwhile, Solara announced that Bharath R Sesha has resigned as the company’s managing director and chief executive officer and director (MD & CEO) to pursue interests outside the company. Rajesh Salwan, who currently serves as the company’s executive vice-chairman, has been given additional responsibilities as MD and CEO, the company said.

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Oppn seeks probe into Adani charges in US: ‘Obvious protection of PM Modi’

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Oppn seeks probe into Adani charges in US: ‘Obvious protection of PM Modi’

Following US SEC charges of bribery against Gautam Adani, opposition parties criticise PM Narendra Modi and call for a JPC investigation.

As billionaire Gautam Adani faces charges in the US for alleged bribery and fraud, the Opposition on Thursday intensified its attack on the Centre over its alleged links with the Adani Group.

Gautam Adani has been charged in the US with allegedly paying $250 million in bribes to Indian officials between 2020 and 2024 to secure favourable terms for solar energy contracts. The scheme, prosecutors said, could have earned Adani’s group over $25 billion in profits.

Congress demands JPC probe

Reacting to the charges, the Congress called for a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) probe into alleged scams involving Adani’s conglomerate. The party also demanded the appointment of a “new and credible” Sebi chief to investigate Adani’s financial dealings and compliance with securities laws.

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Congress leader Jairam Ramesh said the US Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) actions highlight the failure of Indian institutions to investigate the group. “The indictment vindicates Congress’s demand since January 2023 for a JPC into the Modani scams,” Ramesh wrote on X.

He accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of shielding Adani and claimed Congress’s “Hum Adani Ke Hain Kaun” (HAHK) series had exposed the businessman’s alleged fraud and his ties with the PM.

The fact that it has taken a foreign jurisdiction to properly investigate Adani only shows how Indian institutions have been captured by the BJP, and how decades of institutional development have been undone by greedy and power hungry leaders, the Congress leader said in another post.

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“All of this is consistent with a long record of fraud and criminality carried out with impunity with the obvious protection of the Prime Minister,” Ramesh charged.

Other Oppn leaders join attack

Other opposition leaders joined the attack. Trinamool Congress MP Saket Gokhale questioned the BJP’s involvement in Adani’s dealings and demanded an independent judicial probe.

Aam Aadmi Party leader Sanjay Singh accused PM Modi of allowing Adani to tarnish India’s global reputation.

ALSO READ- Adani Group shares plunge after US SEC charges, Adani Green down 16%

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The allegations rattled markets, with Adani Group stocks plunging. Adani Enterprises fell 20 per cent in pre-open trade, while shares of Adani Ports, Adani Green, Adani Power, and others dropped between 7 per cent and 18 per cent.

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