Key Business Developments
Manufacturing Collaboration Agreement:
- Amber Group entered into a manufacturing collaboration agreement with Oppo Mobiles India Private Limited
- Scope covers smartphones brands: OPPO, OnePlus, and Realme
- Expected timeline: Trial production in Q4FY27, Commercial production in Q1FY28
- Strategic rationale: New growth avenue, de-seasonalised revenue, asset-light and capital-efficient model with healthy ROCE
Facility Expansions:
- Ascent-K Circuit: Ground-breaking ceremony conducted for HDI PCB Manufacturing Facility at YIEDA, Jewar, Uttar Pradesh
- Ascent Circuits: Construction progressing for new multi-layer PCB facility at Hosur, Tamil Nadu; ECMS approval received for Multi-layer PCBs application
- Ascent-K Circuit received ECMS approval for HDI PCB application
- Pune Facility: Construction progressing for PCB-Assembly expansion
Stake Changes:
- IL JIN Electronics' stake in Ascent Circuits increased to 97.5% as of 30th June 2026
- Further increased to 98.5% in July 2026
Financial Performance - Q1FY27 Consolidated (₹ in Crores)
Revenue & Profitability:
- Revenue from Operations: ₹3,888 Cr (13% YoY growth from ₹3,449 Cr in Q1FY26)
- Gross Profit: ₹746 Cr (38% YoY growth from ₹542 Cr)
- Gross Margins: 19.2% (vs 15.7% in Q1FY26)
- Operating EBITDA: ₹337 Cr (28% YoY growth from ₹263 Cr)
- Operating EBITDA Margins: 8.7% (vs 7.6% in Q1FY26)
- PAT: ₹3 Cr (97% YoY decline from ₹106 Cr)
- PAT Margins: 0.1% (vs 3.1% in Q1FY26)
- Adjusted PAT (before exceptional items): ₹126 Cr (19% YoY growth from ₹106 Cr)
Exceptional Items & Adjustments:
- Exceptional loss: ₹123 Cr in Q1FY27
- Inventory adjustments related to acquisitions: ₹15 Cr impact on raw material consumption
- Purchase Price Allocation (PPA) impact: ~₹15.35 Cr from fair value adjustment of inventory for PowerOne, Unitronics and Shogini acquisitions
Expense Breakdown:
- Raw Material Consumption: ₹3,142 Cr (including PPA adjustments)
- Employee Expenses (excluding ESOP): ₹151 Cr
- Other Expenses: ₹257 Cr
- Depreciation & Amortization: ₹108 Cr
- ESOP expenses: ₹4 Cr
- Finance Cost: ₹85 Cr
- Tax: ₹40 Cr
Divisional Performance
Consumer Durables Division:
- Revenue growth: 8% YoY
- Operating EBITDA growth: 12% YoY
- Added new customers during the quarter
- Strengthened market presence in Light Commercial AC segment
- Full year expectation: Revenue growth broadly in line with industry growth
Electronics Division:
- Revenue growth: 29% YoY
- Operating EBITDA growth: 117% YoY
- Bare PCB business witnessed margin compression due to steep rise in raw material costs (particularly Copper Clad Laminate)
- Gradual price pass-through to customers underway
- Value-oriented business strategy yielding dividends
Railway Sub-systems & Defense Division:
- Revenue growth: 18% YoY
- Operating EBITDA decline: 26% YoY
- Margin impact due to product mix, commodity inflation (particularly copper), foreign currency fluctuation, and minimum wage revision in Haryana
- Sidwal Greenfield Facility now operational
- Yujin JV: New facility ready; product development underway; commercial production anticipated in H2FY27 post RDSO approval
- FY27 Outlook: Expected to deliver 30-35% revenue growth