India's Cipla drops as management flags supply crunch, product launch delay in US
** Cipla, India's third-largest drugmaker by sales CIPL.NS, drops 3.7% to 1,423.5 rupees, eyes worst day since mid-May
** Co topped Q2 profit estimates but management flagged supply-chain issues for cancer drug Lanreotide, co's second-biggest revenue generator, and delay in product launches in the U.S.
** Stock top loseron Nifty 50 .NSEI, which is down 0.14%
LANREOTIDE SUPPLY, DELAY IN GOA SITE CLEARANCE TO DRAG NEAR-TERM GROWTH
** Investec ("buy", cuts PT to 1,800 rupees from 1,900 rupees) says sales to increase in Q4 after Lanreotide's supply disruptions in September-November
** HSBC ("buy", trims PT to 1,755 rupees from 1,890 rupees) says near-term issues include Lanreotide supply disruption, launch of gAbraxane, decline in gRevlimid sales, muted India growth
** CLSA (retains "hold", PT at 1,580 rupees) flags slower growth on likely delays in launch for three other drugs due to U.S. FDA concerns at co's plants in Goa and Indore
** Nomura (keeps "neutral", PT at 1,568 rupees) says supply constraints, potential competition in Lanreotide, delay in Goa site clearance are key risks
Reporting by Manvi Pant in Bengaluru
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