How did Australian Pharmaceutical Industries' (API) revenue and earnings trend before it delisted?
Revenue at Australian Pharmaceutical Industries (API) grew from $3.2B in FY2012 to a peak of $4.1B in FY2017, before easing slightly to $4.0B in FY2021. Gross margin was steady across the period, moving within a tight range of 12.1% to 13.1%, showing little variation year to year despite the swings elsewhere in the income statement.
Operating performance was less consistent. Operating income of $70.5M in FY2012 (a 2.2% margin) turned into a $66.2M operating loss in FY2014 (-2.0%), before recovering to $92.9M (2.3%) in FY2019, the strongest year on record. It then slipped to a near-breakeven $1.8M loss in FY2020 and a modest $22.8M profit (0.6% margin) in FY2021.
Net income followed the same pattern, moving from $30.3M in FY2012 to a $90.8M loss in FY2014, a $56.6M high in FY2019, and back down to a $7.9M loss in FY2020 before a thin $1.1M profit in FY2021. Diluted EPS fell overall across the decade, from $0.062 in FY2012 to $0.0023 in FY2021, with negative readings in FY2014 and FY2020.
Updated 4 Jul 2026