Key Financial Performance - Q1 FY27
Consolidated Performance:
- Revenue: ₹110.79 crore, up 20.24% YoY (from ₹92.14 crore) and 17.95% QoQ (from ₹93.93 crore)
- EBITDA: ₹25.15 crore, up 13.08% YoY (from ₹22.24 crore) and 21.50% QoQ (from ₹20.70 crore)
- PBT: ₹20.11 crore, up 15.38% YoY and 19% QoQ (from ₹16.79 crore)
- PAT: ₹16.48 crore, up 9.57% YoY and 11.50% QoQ (from ₹14.78 crore)
- EPS: ₹5.68, up 9.65% YoY
- EBITDA Margin: 22.70% (vs 22.04% previous quarter)
- PBT Margin: 18.15% (vs 17.88% previous quarter)
- PAT Margin: 14.87% (vs 15.74% previous quarter)
Standalone Performance:
- Revenue: ₹96.05 crore, up 4.24% YoY
- PAT: ₹16.28 crore, up 8.24% YoY and 10% QoQ (from ₹14.80 crore)
- EPS: ₹5.61, up 8.30% YoY
- PAT Margin: 16.95% (improved from 16.32% YoY)
Segment Performance
Consolidated Segment Revenue:
- EPC Division: ₹104.47 crore
- Real Estate & Other Income: ₹6.33 crore (up 65.71% YoY from ₹3.82 crore)
Consolidated Segment PBT:
- EPC Division: ₹14.71 crore
- Real Estate: ₹5.40 crore (up 74.76% YoY)
Standalone Segment Revenue:
- EPC Division: ₹89.72 crore
- Real Estate: ₹6.33 crore
Order Book and New Contracts
- Secured new orders worth ₹429 crore during Q1 FY27
- Recent orders include:
- ₹140 crore road over bridge for Northern Central Railway
- ₹81.98 crore staff quarters and infrastructure contract from Northeast Frontier Railway
- ₹70.18 crore 5-year O&M contract for NHAI corridor in Mizoram from MoRTH
- ₹25.78 crore short-term road maintenance contract in Assam from NHIDCL
- Current order book: ₹1,600+ crore with execution timeline of 18-30 months
- Target to achieve ₹2,500 crore order book by year-end
Real Estate Business Update
- Existing portfolio (City Centre Mall, Brahmaputra Industrial Park) generates recurrent rental income of approximately ₹20 crores annually
- Targeting to increase rental income to ₹60 crores by FY29-FY30
- New mixed-use shopping mall residential development planned with valuation of ₹500-700 crores
- Phase one target launch next year, with rent yield generation beginning from FY29-FY30
- Plans to raise debt to fund real estate projects
Cash Flow and Financial Position
- Company claims positive cash flow statement position
- Debtors: ₹15-20 crores with billing cycle of 45-90 days depending on project
- No slow-moving WIP in current order book
- Arbitration settlements: Monetized ₹100+ crores from awards in last 5 years (winning value ~₹150 crores)
- Expecting ₹200-225 crores from pending arbitration matters over next 2 years
- OCCPS of ₹165 crores - payments to start from June 2027 and complete by 2034
- Planning to use arbitration proceeds to redeem OCCPS
- Bank guarantees: ₹100 crores limit (rotating)
- CC limit: ₹100 crores
- No other debt in company
Contingent Liabilities
- No pending income tax cases or litigation
- No material contingent liabilities beyond disclosed bank guarantees
- No counter-claims in arbitration awards
Management and Succession Planning
- Umang Prithani appointed as Joint Managing Director (second generation promoter)
- Three more family members under training to join Board in coming years
- Focus on improving ROCE through better working capital management and selective high-margin bidding
Growth Strategy and Outlook
- Focusing on railway projects, institutional buildings, flood protection, and slope protection works
- Bid pipeline: ₹2,500 crores
- Expanding geographic footprint from 10 states to target 20 states across Northeast and North-East India
- Using surety bonds (₹50 crores soft limit) to secure additional projects worth ₹1,000 crores
- Targeting Wayside Amenities projects with NHAI for asset-light real estate development
- Maintaining disciplined bidding strategy focusing on margins over volume
Impact of Assam Floods
- 50% of works outside Northeast were unaffected
- Some projects in Upper Assam affected but received extra variation works during emergency
- No negative impact on billing cycle or turnover
- Company ramping up flood protection team expecting increased government thrust in this segment
Taxation
- Current tax rate range: 12-15% due to deductions under section 43B for principal repayments
- ₹14 crores principal repayment this year eligible for deduction
- Expected to normalize to 20-22% after 2028 when deductions complete
Conference Participants
Management: Mr. Umang Prithani (Joint Managing Director), Mr. Vivek Malhotra (Head of Finance)
Moderator: Ms. Selina Sheikh (Go India Advisors)