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    Is the Sun Sinking- Dilip Shanghvi loses 14 Billion Dollars in 2 Years

    Written by Ruby Khatun Khatun Published On 2017-06-09T11:29:53+05:30  |  Updated On 9 Jun 2017 11:29 AM IST

    Bloomberg Report; By Ari Altstedter


    Dilip Shanghvi’s shrinking fortune has become one of the most visible casualties of the troubles hitting India’s generic drug industry. Once India’s richest person, he recently slipped to No. 6 with his fortune dropping $14.1 billion from its peak of about two years ago.


    The founder and head of Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. has seen his net worth fall to $11.1 billion on the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, as shares of India’s largest drug maker tumbled 57 per cent from its all-time high in April 2015. The drop intensified last month after a quarterly earnings report showed the twin headwinds from out of the US that have been hitting India’s drug makers the last few years only worsened for Sun.


    India’s sprawling generic drug industry has come under increased scrutiny as the US Food and Drug Administration steps up inspections of approved overseas manufacturers, the largest concentration of which are in the Asian nation. The FDA also authorized a record number of new generic drugs last year, unleashing a flood of competition that has combined with consolidation among the biggest US buyers of generics to force down prices in the world’s largest drug market.


    Meanwhile, a key Sun Pharma plant in the Western Indian state of Gujarat was caught up in the regulator’s inspection blitz with the FDA barring new product approvals from the facility until its concerns are addressed. After nearly a year of remediation, the Halol facility was reinspected last year, resulting in a new list of issues. The company said recently it now assumes there will be no new approvals from the plant this year. The US is Sun Pharma’s largest market.


    A Sun Pharma spokesman declined to comment on the company’s share price and Shanghvi’s net worth.


    The sanctioned plant and competition combined last quarter to shrink sales, and prompted Shanghvi to warn in a conference call that the pressure shows no sign of letting up, and could drive Sun’s first annual sales decline in eight years. “There is a new normal that is getting established,” he said.

    Bloomberg Billionaires IndexDilip ShanghviFDAFood and Drug Administrationgeneric drugSharesSun PharmaSun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd
    Source : Bloomberg

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