Financial Performance - Q4 FY26

  • Revenue from operations: INR206 crores (compared to INR124 crores in Q3 FY26 and INR206 crores in Q4 FY25)
  • Quarterly growth: 65% quarter-on-quarter, flat year-on-year
  • EBITDA: INR18.5 crores (compared to INR4.3 crores in Q3 FY26 and INR57.2 crores in Q4 FY25)
  • Quarterly EBITDA growth: 331% sequentially, decline of 67% year-on-year
  • EBITDA margin: 9% (compared to 3.5% in Q3 FY26 and 27.7% in Q4 FY25)
  • Net profit after tax: INR14.1 crores (compared to net loss of INR8.1 crores in Q3 FY26 and net profit of INR47.1 crores in Q4 FY25)

Financial Performance - Full Year FY26

  • Revenue from operations: INR557.8 crores (compared to INR594.4 crores in FY25)
  • Annual decline: 6.2% year-on-year
  • EBITDA: INR36.6 crores (compared to INR87.08 crores in FY25)
  • Annual decline: 57.9% year-on-year
  • EBITDA margin: 6.6% (versus 14.6% in FY25)
  • Net profit after tax: INR19.7 crores (compared to INR51.4 crores in FY25)

Strategic Business Updates

New Product Launches:

  • Introduced H-Xtreme Heat Exchanger during FY26, showcased at ChemTECH exhibition in Mumbai
  • Delivers 10-25% fuel savings and up to 90% efficiency by capturing sensible and latent heat
  • 40-50% lighter than conventional systems and fully repairable in the field
  • Targets emerging applications: solar photovoltaic, green hydrogen, carbon capture, and semi-con

Technology Developments:

  • Completed pilot field trials of raw effluent membrane technology enabling direct treatment without conventional pre-treatment
  • Potential to significantly reduce energy consumption, chemical usage, and sludge generation
  • Entered steel sector with first waste pickle liquor ZLD system
  • Made USD2 million investment for minority equity stake in US-based polymer company (second US investment after membrane technology company)

Growth Segments:

  • Solar PV sector: Secured and delivered first order covering ultra-pure water systems and wastewater recycling
  • Commissioned systems for desalinated water in solar panel cleaning
  • Received additional orders including Greenfield and efficiency improvement projects
  • Compressed biogas projects moved from pipeline to execution with strengthened project team
  • Roserve wastewater-as-a-service platform gaining meaningful traction

Operational Challenges

Project Delays:

  • Kenya project delayed due to changes in control and capex planning at client's end
  • Expected to be implemented in phases with visibility improving in Q2 FY27
  • Compressed biogas projects slower due to delays in financial closure and lack of timely feedstock availability
  • Revenue deferral into next financial year

Supply Chain Issues:

  • Supply chain disruptions in Middle East, particularly Sharjah manufacturing operations
  • Due to ongoing geopolitical tensions
  • Missed deliveries in March contributing to revenue shortfall of approximately INR43 crores in Q4
  • Operations and shipments resumed but continue to experience delays and higher logistics costs
  • Using Khor Fakkan port instead of Jebel Ali due to regional disruptions

Order Book & Pipeline

  • Current order book: INR536 crores
  • Additional pipeline: INR3,000 crores
  • L1 status for orders worth INR143 crores (includes order >INR100 crores from one of India's largest steel manufacturers)
  • Order book breakdown:
  • Sale of plants (water and CBG): INR334 crores (CBG: ~INR20 crores)
  • Consumables and spares: INR41.5 crores
  • Annual O&M order book for FY27: INR160 crores
  • Total contracted value (including longer-term O&M): INR800 crores

Operations & Maintenance Business

  • Secured INR80 crores O&M contract (largest in company history)
  • Completed acquisition of Fatek Utilities Private Limited
  • Positions company for large government and EPC-led O&M opportunities

FY27 Outlook & Growth Drivers

  • Expect CETP-related orders to start contributing to revenues
  • Export markets showing strong traction
  • Solar PV pipeline continues to strengthen
  • Roserve scaling steadily, reinforcing shift towards annuity-based business model
  • Order intake target: ~INR1,000 crores for FY27
  • India S&P business: INR350-400 crores
  • Export market: INR200-250 crores
  • Desalination/naval orders: INR150-200 crores
  • Large EPC projects: INR300 crores

Specific Project Updates

  • Nuclear order in Vishakhapatnam: Received and in design phase (INR36 crores without taxes)
  • Execution expected in Q2-Q4 FY27 with commissioning target in Q4
  • Diageo relationship: Projects under execution in Africa
  • Uganda orders: Almost executed with some site works happening
  • Kenya order: Expected to start executing in phases with first phase in July

Capital Structure & Working Capital

  • Working capital-heavy business model
  • Project-by-project working capital allocation methodology
  • Dedicated working capital management for large projects (e.g., INR100 crores project)
  • IPO money primarily invested in fixed deposits as per statutory rules
  • Investments focused on businesses rather than cash-generating mutual funds

Management Commentary

  • Focus on technological differentiation to impact customer life cycle operating costs
  • Strategy to pursue industrial organic waste-based CBG projects rather than biomass-dependent projects
  • Target EBITDA margin of 14-16% for projects, though near-term cost pressures may impact
  • Employee benefit costs increased due to team strengthening for new product initiatives
  • Revenue expected to improve from Q2 FY27 onwards as new contracts ramp up

Additional Business Context

  • Rochem India: Separate family investment business (INR8-10 crores annual revenue) focused on maintenance chemicals for shipping industry, not part of Concord group
  • Management expects to capture double-digit market share in the ~USD40 million heat exchanger market