GPT Infraprojects Limited

Financial Performance Highlights

Standalone Performance (Q2 FY27):

  • Revenue from operations: ₹275 crores (vs. ₹269 crores in Q2 FY26), growth of ~2% YoY
  • EBITDA: ₹44 crores (vs. ₹37 crores in Q2 FY26), growth of 17.7% YoY
  • EBITDA margin: 16.0% (expanded by 215 bps from 13.9% in Q2 FY26)
  • PAT: ₹20 crores with PAT margin of 7.3%

Standalone Performance (H1 FY27):

  • Revenue from operations: ₹557 crores
  • EBITDA: ₹83 crores (vs. ₹73 crores in H1 FY26), growth of 13.4% YoY
  • EBITDA margin: 14.9% (expanded by 227 bps from 12.9% in H1 FY26)
  • PAT: ₹42 crores with PAT margin of 7.6%

Consolidated Performance (Q2 FY27):

  • Revenue from operations: ₹291 crores (vs. ₹279 crores in Q2 FY26), growth of ~5% YoY
  • EBITDA: ₹41 crores (vs. ₹40 crores in Q2 FY26), growth of 4.5% YoY
  • EBITDA margin: 14.2%
  • PAT: ₹18 crores with PAT margin of 6.3%

Consolidated Performance (H1 FY27):

  • Revenue from operations: ₹594 crores (vs. ₹591 crores in H1 FY26)
  • EBITDA: ₹89 crores (vs. ₹77 crores in H1 FY26), growth of 16.1% YoY
  • EBITDA margin: 15.0% (expanded by 203 bps from 12.9% in H1 FY26)
  • PAT: ₹43 crores with PAT margin of 7.2%
  • Includes additional amortization charge of ₹8 crores (non-cash) from goodwill amortization for Alcon acquisition

Cash Flow:

  • Net cash flow from operations for H1 FY27: ₹54 crores (vs. ₹12 crores in H1 FY26), representing 5x improvement

Order Book and Contract Wins

Current Order Book Status:

  • Total outstanding order book: ₹5,373 crores (equivalent to 4.3x FY26 revenues)
  • Infrastructure segment order book: ₹4,521 crores
  • Concrete Sleeper segment order book: ₹852 crores (highest ever, representing 16% of total order book)

Recent Contract Awards:

  • Railway infrastructure order valued at ₹484 crores from RVNL for construction of 544-meter long open web steel girder bridge over Mahanadi in Odisha
  • Multiple signaling contracts secured by Alcon Builders & Engineers (wholly-owned subsidiary) aggregating ₹428 crores:
  • ₹134 crores from Western Railway Ratlam Division for 4-Aspect Automatic Block Signaling, Electronic Interlocking
  • ₹114.82 crores from Northeast Frontier Railway Katihar Division for electronic interlocking at 10 stations
  • ₹85.53 crores from Eastern Railway Asansol Division for automatic signaling using MSDAC Electronic Interlocking
  • 5-year contract valued at ₹385 crores from Transnet Freight Rail secured by GPT Concrete Products South Africa Private Limited

Segment Performance (Q2 FY27)

Infrastructure Segment:

  • Revenue: ₹262 crores (90% of total revenue)
  • EBIT: ₹33 crores (92% of total EBIT)
  • Supported by execution across Prayagraj Ganga Bridge, Kolaghat, and Kona Expressway projects

Concrete Sleeper Segment:

  • Revenue: ₹30 crores (10% of total revenue)
  • EBIT: ₹2.5 crores
  • Benefits from stable domestic operations and export supplies to Africa
  • Secured multiple smaller contracts for Panagarh factory for export to Bangladesh and domestic supplies

Subsidiary Performance

Alcon Builders & Engineers:

  • H1 FY27 revenue: ₹36 crores
  • EBITDA margin: ~20%
  • Current order book: ₹480 crores (highest ever level)
  • FY27 revenue guidance: ₹150 crores (increased from previous ₹120-130 crores)
  • FY28 revenue expectation: ₹200+ crores
  • Expected EBITDA contribution in FY27: ₹30 crores

Africa Operations:

  • FY27 revenue expectation: ₹80 crores
  • Principal contributors: South Africa and Ghana
  • South Africa expected revenue: ₹70-75 crores annually from the 5-year ₹385 crore contract

Management Guidance and Outlook

Revenue Guidance:

  • Revised FY27 revenue growth: 25-27% (previously 27-30%)
  • H2 FY27 revenue target: ~₹1,000 crores (requiring monthly run rate of ~₹160 crores)
  • Full-year FY27 revenue expectation: ~₹1,600 crores

Margin Guidance:

  • Consolidated EBITDA margins expected to remain in 14-15% range
  • Supported by high-margin signaling business and Africa operations

Order Inflow Guidance:

  • FY27 order inflow target: Minimum ₹3,000 crores
  • YTD order inflow: ₹1,450 crores
  • H2 order inflow expectation: Minimum ₹2,000 crores

Other Guidance:

  • Domestic Concrete Sleeper business expected to grow ~15% over next 2 years
  • African operations expected to show exponential growth
  • Strong bidding pipeline with opportunities in West Bengal (₹2,100 crores connectivity contracts)

Operational Updates

Execution Challenges:

  • Temporary moderation in execution due to West Bengal assembly elections (April-May) and extended monsoon
  • Workforce availability now normalized with recovery starting in October

Contract Assets:

  • Contract assets increased by ₹45 crores compared to March 2026
  • Primary drivers: New contracts (Chambal, Kashi Ganga Bridge, Rapti) where first billing milestone not yet reached
  • Out of ₹543 crores contract assets, approximately ₹10 crores more than one year old

Corporate Action:

  • Board proposed interim dividend of ₹1 per share (10%)
  • Record date: November 11, 2026

Risk Factors Mentioned

  • Currency fluctuations in international operations
  • Geopolitical developments in operating countries
  • Political government changes in various countries