Share price
₹2,016.5 latest close · +22.5% over the last 90 sessions
₹2,016.5 month-end · +32.2% over 12 months
₹2,016.5 month-end · +49.5% over 3 years
₹2,016.5 month-end · +273.9% since Jan '19
52-week range ₹1272.60 to ₹2079.00 · 1-year volatility 28.5%
Was the rally earned?
Partly.
- Most of the rise came from investors paying a higher multiple (P/E 49.8x to 62.4x); per-share earnings added 6 points.
- The share count barely moved.
Mostly yes, with a catch.
- Per-share earnings added 100 points, but investors now pay less per rupee of profit (P/E 94.1x to 62.4x), which took 51 points back.
- The share count barely moved.
Mostly yes, with a catch.
- Per-share earnings added 63 points, but investors now pay less per rupee of profit (P/E 108.3x to 62.4x), which took 57 points back.
- The share count barely moved.
What do "pts" mean?
"pts" are percentage points of the share price return. The parts add up to the total shown for each period. Because price = P/E × net profit ÷ share count, higher profit pushes the price up, a higher P/E pushes it up, and more shares push it down.
Example: if the price rose 34% and profit growth accounts for +58 pts while a lower P/E accounts for -24 pts, then 58 - 24 = 34. The +58 is not the profit growth rate itself: it is the part of the price move that profit growth explains.
Net profit is trailing twelve months as reported with a 60-day lag.
How rough has the ride been?
Drawdown from peak
Largest drawdowns
-57.7% (2021-09 peak to 2023-03 low, not yet recovered)
-29.3% (2020-01 peak to 2020-03 low, recovered 2020-07)
-18.5% (2021-04 peak to 2021-05 low, recovered 2021-07)
Most recent volume spikes
2026-09-16: 7.5x the 50-day median, price -0.6% that day
2026-07-27: 9.3x the 50-day median, price +3.9% that day
2026-07-24: 6.4x the 50-day median, price +4.3% that day
Beta is the slope of daily returns against a market-cap-weighted index of the sector's other listed companies, built from today's constituents (so it excludes companies no longer listed).
Is it expensive against its own past and its peers?
Usual range 48.0x to 93.9x since 2019-01.
22% above the Health Services median.
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How to read this
Shaded band: 10th to 90th percentile of the company's own P/E history; dotted line: its median; orange line: sector median (companies with a positive multiple, at least 5 in the sector).
Sector figures are built from today's listed companies, so they exclude companies that are no longer listed.
Where does it rank among Health Services peers?
Each cell is the company's percentile rank among its Health Services peers (non-financial companies) that month.
Darker is better-ranked.
Rows marked ↓ are inverted (lower debt, shorter cash cycle and a lower P/E rank higher).
Where it ranks today
- ROCE88th▼ 7 pts vs a year ago
- Op. margin86th▲ 3 pts vs a year ago
- Revenue growth27th▼ 5 pts vs a year ago
- EPS growth38th▼ 42 pts vs a year ago
- Debt/equity ↓87th▲ 5 pts vs a year ago
- Cash cycle ↓80th▲ 4 pts vs a year ago
- P/E ↓35th▼ 31 pts vs a year ago
- 12M momentum86th▲ 38 pts vs a year ago
Rank history
Percentiles use today's listed companies in the sector and need at least 5 peers with a value; grey cells have too few.
ROE is computed from net profit and book value where the source does not report it.
The Health Services sector page Watch it move against Health Services in the Observatory
What is the price implying?
At normalised P/E (five-year average earnings) of 86.9x, a holder earning 12%/yr needs earnings to grow about 31.7%/yr for 10 years, then trade at 15x.
Over time
Implied growth by month (solid) and delivered growth (dashed).
Change the assumptions
| Exit P/E / return | 11% | 12% | 13% |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12x | 33.2% | 34.4% | 35.6% |
| 15x | 30.5% | 31.7% | 32.9% |
| 20x | 27.1% | 28.3% | 29.4% |
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Implied: 31.7%/yrLooking back
- Jan 2020Price implied 31%/yr; EPS has since grown 14%/yr (7.0 yrs)
- Jan 2021Price implied 32%/yr; EPS has since grown 14%/yr (6.0 yrs)
- Jan 2022Price implied 32%/yr; EPS has since grown 12%/yr (5.0 yrs)
Past comparisons cover only companies listed today (survivorship bias) and say nothing about future outcomes.
“Implied growth” is what the current price would require under our stated assumptions, not what we expect. How this is calculated and the market-wide lists.
What prices imply across Health Services The market-wide Expectations lists
Key figures
- Share Priceclose 9 Nov
- ₹2016.50
- P/E
- 62.4x
- ROCE
- 28.0%
- Market Cap
- ₹33854 cr
- Revenue (TTM)
- ₹2892 cr
- P/S
- 11.7x
- P/B
- 13.5x
- ROE
- 21.6%
- Operating Margin
- 31.0%
- Debt / Equity
- 0.1x
- Promoter Holding
- 53.2%
- 12M Momentum
- 32.1%
52-week range
Price risk
Balance sheet & cash
Are profits backed by cash?
Other income reliance10%Within range
Other income as a share of pre-tax profit (trailing twelve months): 10.5%. Bands: below 15%, 15% to 35%, above 35%.
Tax rate26%Within range
Median quarterly effective tax rate over about 2.5 years: 26.0%. Bands: 15% to 35%, 5% to 15% or 35% to 50%, outside 5% to 50%.
Cash conversion1.28xWithin range
Operating cash flow divided by net profit over the last three fiscal years: 1.28x (cash from operations ₹1,740 cr, net profit ₹1,364 cr). Bands: 0.8x and above, 0.5x to 0.8x, below 0.5x.
Free cash flow4 of 5 yrsWithin range
Fiscal years with positive free cash flow in the last 5: 4. Bands: at least 80% of years, 40% to 80%, below 40%.
Receivable days vs history+2 daysWithin range
Debtor days are above the median of the previous three fiscal years by 2 days (15 vs 13). Bands: under 15 days, 15 to 45, over 45.
Capital work in progress1% of fixed assetsWithin range
Capital work-in-progress is 1% of fixed assets. Bands: not rising or up to 30%; rising for three years and above 30%; rising and above 60%.
Payable days-28 days / 2 yrsWithin range
Days payable changed by -28 over two years. Bands: rise of up to 30 days; more than 30 days.
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How to read this
Each check is a named rule with fixed thresholds, not a score. Annual statements are the latest restated figures, so a past year may differ from what was originally reported.
Who has been buying and selling?
- Over 3 years, DIIs added 12.7 pts; FIIs trimmed 7.0 pts; promoters trimmed 1.4 pts.
- The number of shareholders fell from 1.6 lakh to 1.1 lakh (-31%) between Sep 2023 and Jun 2026.
Holdings, Jun '26
How each group changed
Number of shareholders
Quarterly shareholding as reported, labelled by the quarter it covers (it becomes visible about two months later).
Shareholder counts are only available for recent quarters.
What happened next to similar setups
- We found 50 past situations where a non-financial company looked like DR. LAL PATHLABS LIMITED today on valuation, return on capital, margins, debt, growth, price momentum, size and volatility.
- Over the following 12 months the middle half of them returned −28% to −3% vs the market, against +1% for all non-financial companies in the same months.
- The analogs' median sat below that base rate (gap −18.8%, 80% range −26.0% to −14.6%), but the matches cluster in only 6 distinct 12-month windows.
Where the 50 outcomes landed
Each dot is one past situation (hover or tap for details) · Solid dots are the closest matches, listed below · Shaded is the middle half of all companies in the same months
50 past situations · 50 companies · 27 months · 2020–2025
The closest matches
| Company | When | P/E | ROCE | 12M mom. | Drawdown | Next 12 months |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SUPREMEIND Producer Manufacturing |
Feb 2020 | 37x | 28% | +16% | −6% | +13% |
| EMAMILTD Consumer Non-Durables |
Jan 2021 | 72x | 18% | +64% | 0% | −24% |
| ERIS Health Technology |
May 2020 | 24x | 26% | −5% | −17% | −19% |
| ATUL Process Industries |
May 2020 | 31x | 27% | +12% | −16% | +9% |
| KAJARIACER Producer Manufacturing |
Aug 2021 | 61x | 21% | +169% | −1% | −8% |
Show the other 3 matches
| Company | When | P/E | ROCE | 12M mom. | Drawdown | Next 12 months |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABBOTINDIA Health Technology |
Mar 2023 | 57x | 38% | +25% | −1% | −17% |
| CROMPTON Producer Manufacturing |
Jan 2021 | 54x | 35% | +50% | −2% | −27% |
| SFL Process Industries |
Apr 2020 | 54x | 28% | +9% | −12% | −13% |
How reliable is this?
Matched on P/E, P/S, ROCE, operating margin, debt/equity, interest cover, revenue growth, 12-month momentum, drawdown from 12-month high, size and volatility. Closest on: P/E, debt/equity and size. One match per company and at most 7 from any one month.
Independent periods: the matches fall in 6 distinct 12-month windows. Matches from nearby months share the same market conditions, so fewer windows means less evidence.
What else looks like this?
Companies with the most similar financial profile today, regardless of industry.
Similarity is statistical, based on reported metrics; it does not imply similar business quality or future returns.
What changed?
30 events since Nov '21
- SepPeer rankMoved into the top quartile of Health Services on operating margin (from the 2nd quartile).
- JulPriceVolume reached 9.3x its 50-day median on 2026-07-27; price +3.9% that day.
- JunPeer rankSlipped to the 2nd quartile of Health Services on operating margin (from the top quartile).
- MayPriceVolume reached 32.0x its 50-day median on 2026-05-04; price +15.1% that day.
- DecValuationP/E fell below the 10th percentile of its own history to date (46.4x).
- JunValuationP/E fell below the 10th percentile of its own history to date (48.0x).
- JunDividendStarted paying a dividend (payout 41% of profit).
- AprPriceVolume reached 9.4x its 50-day median on 2025-04-25; price +4.4% that day.
Show 22 earlier events
- FebValuationP/E fell below the 10th percentile of its own history to date (48.1x).
- JanPriceVolume reached 9.2x its 50-day median on 2025-01-06; price +1.9% that day.
- OctPriceVolume reached 7.3x its 50-day median on 2024-10-24; price -6.3% that day.
- SepInstitutionsFII + DII holding rose 3.2 pts over 2 quarters to 37.9%.
- JunResultsYear-on-year EPS growth turned positive.
- JunPeer rankMoved into the top quartile of Health Services on ROCE (from the 2nd quartile).
- JunDividendDividend payout cut from 42% to 0% of profit.
- MayPriceVolume reached 8.7x its 50-day median on 2024-05-13; price +6.2% that day.
- MarPriceVolume reached 6.0x its 50-day median on 2024-03-26; price +6.5% that day.
- NovPriceVolume reached 9.0x its 50-day median on 2023-11-03; price +5.3% that day.
- SepPriceVolume reached 5.0x its 50-day median on 2023-09-14; price +3.2% that day.
- JunResultsYear-on-year EPS growth turned negative.
- JunPeer rankSlipped to the 2nd quartile of Health Services on ROCE (from the top quartile).
- JunPriceVolume reached 10.2x its 50-day median on 2023-06-20; price +4.8% that day.
- MarPriceFell 58% from the Sep 2021 peak to the Mar 2023 low.
- JanValuationP/E fell below the 10th percentile of its own history to date (50.8x).
- DecPriceVolume reached 9.2x its 50-day median on 2022-12-21; price +6.3% that day.
- AugPeer rankMoved into the 3rd quartile of Health Services on EPS growth (from the bottom quartile).
- JunResultsRevenue (TTM) reached a new high of ₹2,087 cr.
- JunPeer rankSlipped to the bottom quartile of Health Services on EPS growth (from the top quartile).
- MayPriceVolume reached 7.0x its 50-day median on 2022-05-18; price -6.1% that day.
- NovValuationP/E crossed above the 90th percentile of its own history to date (108.3x).
Events are generated from the data by fixed rules.
The month shown is when the change became visible in the reported figures, assuming a 60-day lag after each quarter end; it is not an announcement date.
Where price and fundamentals disagree, market-wide Rewind the whole market to any month
Monthly history60 months · 2021-12 to 2026-11
| Month | P/E | Revenue (TTM) | ROE | ROCE | Debt / Equity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-11 | 62.4x | ₹2892 cr | 21.6% | 28.0% | 0.1x |
| 2026-10 | 58.9x | ₹2892 cr | 21.7% | 28.0% | 0.1x |
| 2026-09 | 61.4x | ₹2892 cr | 21.7% | 28.0% | 0.1x |
| 2026-08 | 64.2x | ₹2764 cr | 20.3% | 28.0% | 0.1x |
| 2026-07 | 63.2x | ₹2764 cr | 20.3% | 28.0% | 0.1x |
| 2026-06 | 54.6x | ₹2764 cr | 20.3% | 28.0% | 0.1x |
| 2026-05 | 50.9x | ₹2664 cr | 24.5% | 29.0% | 0.1x |
| 2026-04 | 43.3x | ₹2664 cr | 24.5% | 29.0% | 0.1x |
| 2026-03 | 41.6x | ₹2664 cr | 24.5% | 29.0% | 0.1x |
| 2026-02 | 43.8x | ₹2601 cr | 24.9% | 29.0% | 0.1x |
| 2026-01 | 44.1x | ₹2601 cr | 24.9% | 29.0% | 0.1x |
| 2025-12 | 46.4x | ₹2601 cr | 24.9% | 29.0% | 0.1x |
| 2025-11 | 49.8x | ₹2530 cr | 23.9% | 29.0% | 0.1x |
| 2025-10 | 51.1x | ₹2530 cr | 23.9% | 29.0% | 0.1x |
| 2025-09 | 50.8x | ₹2530 cr | 23.9% | 29.0% | 0.1x |
| 2025-08 | 56.8x | ₹2462 cr | 22.7% | 29.0% | 0.1x |
| 2025-07 | 54.1x | ₹2462 cr | 22.7% | 29.0% | 0.1x |
| 2025-06 | 48.0x | ₹2462 cr | 22.7% | 29.0% | 0.1x |
| 2025-05 | 55.9x | ₹2404 cr | 22.9% | 25.0% | 0.1x |
| 2025-04 | 55.5x | ₹2404 cr | 22.9% | 25.0% | 0.1x |
| 2025-03 | 49.7x | ₹2404 cr | 22.9% | 25.0% | 0.1x |
| 2025-02 | 48.1x | ₹2346 cr | 22.0% | 25.0% | 0.1x |
| 2025-01 | 59.4x | ₹2346 cr | 22.0% | 25.0% | 0.1x |
| 2024-12 | 62.4x | ₹2346 cr | 22.0% | 25.0% | 0.1x |
| 2024-11 | 65.7x | ₹2287 cr | 20.9% | 25.0% | 0.1x |
| 2024-10 | 68.1x | ₹2287 cr | 20.9% | 25.0% | 0.1x |
| 2024-09 | 72.3x | ₹2287 cr | 20.9% | 25.0% | 0.1x |
| 2024-08 | 79.7x | ₹2226 cr | 19.6% | 25.0% | 0.1x |
| 2024-07 | 72.1x | ₹2226 cr | 19.6% | 25.0% | 0.1x |
| 2024-06 | 64.9x | ₹2226 cr | 19.6% | 25.0% | 0.1x |
| 2024-05 | 92.4x | ₹2017 cr | 14.5% | 18.0% | 0.3x |
| 2024-04 | 82.8x | ₹2017 cr | 14.5% | 18.0% | 0.3x |
| 2024-03 | 79.0x | ₹2017 cr | 14.5% | 18.0% | 0.3x |
| 2024-02 | 82.1x | ₹2017 cr | 14.5% | 18.0% | 0.3x |
| 2024-01 | 87.8x | ₹2017 cr | 14.5% | 18.0% | 0.3x |
| 2023-12 | 89.9x | ₹2017 cr | 14.5% | 18.0% | 0.3x |
| 2023-11 | 94.1x | ₹2017 cr | 14.5% | 18.0% | 0.3x |
| 2023-10 | 84.4x | ₹2017 cr | 14.5% | 18.0% | 0.3x |
| 2023-09 | 88.1x | ₹2017 cr | 14.5% | 18.0% | 0.3x |
| 2023-08 | 75.9x | ₹2017 cr | 14.5% | 18.0% | 0.3x |
| 2023-07 | 81.2x | ₹2017 cr | 14.5% | 18.0% | 0.3x |
| 2023-06 | 78.8x | ₹2017 cr | 14.5% | 18.0% | 0.3x |
| 2023-05 | 49.1x | ₹2087 cr | 23.3% | 29.0% | 0.4x |
| 2023-04 | 47.2x | ₹2087 cr | 23.3% | 29.0% | 0.4x |
| 2023-03 | 44.2x | ₹2087 cr | 23.3% | 29.0% | 0.4x |
| 2023-02 | 48.1x | ₹2087 cr | 23.3% | 29.0% | 0.4x |
| 2023-01 | 50.8x | ₹2087 cr | 23.3% | 29.0% | 0.4x |
| 2022-12 | 54.6x | ₹2087 cr | 23.3% | 29.0% | 0.4x |
| 2022-11 | 59.1x | ₹2087 cr | 23.3% | 29.0% | 0.4x |
| 2022-10 | 61.9x | ₹2087 cr | 23.3% | 29.0% | 0.4x |
| 2022-09 | 60.9x | ₹2087 cr | 23.3% | 29.0% | 0.4x |
| 2022-08 | 62.0x | ₹2087 cr | 23.3% | 29.0% | 0.4x |
| 2022-07 | 55.7x | ₹2087 cr | 23.3% | 29.0% | 0.4x |
| 2022-06 | 52.2x | ₹2087 cr | 23.3% | 29.0% | 0.4x |
| 2022-05 | 59.6x | ₹1581 cr | 23.8% | 33.0% | 0.1x |
| 2022-04 | 74.3x | ₹1581 cr | 23.8% | 33.0% | 0.1x |
| 2022-03 | 74.6x | ₹1581 cr | 23.8% | 33.0% | 0.1x |
| 2022-02 | 71.9x | ₹1581 cr | 23.8% | 33.0% | 0.1x |
| 2022-01 | 84.9x | ₹1581 cr | 23.8% | 33.0% | 0.1x |
| 2021-12 | 109.3x | ₹1581 cr | 23.8% | 33.0% | 0.1x |
Older months are in the live observatory.