Key Financial Figures - Standalone (₹ crore)

Income Statement Q1 FY27 vs Q1 FY26:

  • Revenue from operations: ₹981.73 vs ₹1,068.99 (previous year)
  • Other income: ₹30.98 vs ₹20.67
  • Total income: ₹1,012.71 vs ₹1,089.66
  • Cost of materials consumed: ₹135.58 vs ₹116.75
  • Subcontracting expenses: ₹558.63 vs ₹597.43
  • Employee benefits expense: ₹87.09 vs ₹83.76
  • Finance costs: ₹79.80 vs ₹114.55
  • Depreciation and amortization: ₹5.38 vs ₹10.36
  • Other expenses: ₹95.92 vs ₹112.07
  • Profit before exceptional items and tax: ₹50.31 vs ₹54.74
  • Exceptional items: Nil vs Nil (Q1 FY26)
  • Profit before tax: ₹50.31 vs ₹54.74
  • Tax expense: ₹13.23 (Current: ₹4.55, Deferred: ₹8.68) vs ₹16.16
  • Net profit for the period: ₹37.08 vs ₹38.58
  • Other comprehensive income (net of tax): ₹10.12 vs ₹3.96
  • Total comprehensive income: ₹47.20 vs ₹42.54

Key Metrics:

  • EBITDA margin: 10.7% in Q1 FY27 vs 14.9% in Q1 FY26
  • Basic EPS: ₹0.14 vs ₹0.19
  • Diluted EPS: ₹0.14 vs ₹0.19
  • Paid-up equity share capital: ₹261.95 crore (face value ₹1 each)
  • Other equity: ₹2,824.73 crore (as of March 31, 2026)

Key Financial Figures - Consolidated (₹ crore)

Income Statement Q1 FY27 vs Q1 FY26:

  • Revenue from operations: ₹993.42 vs ₹1,091.33
  • Other income: ₹62.08 vs ₹27.33
  • Total income: ₹1,055.50 vs ₹1,118.66
  • Profit before share of associates/JV and tax: ₹73.92 vs ₹73.32
  • Share in profit of associates and joint venture: ₹0.48 vs Nil
  • Profit before exceptional items and tax: ₹74.40 vs ₹73.32
  • Exceptional items: Nil vs Nil
  • Profit before tax: ₹74.40 vs ₹73.32
  • Tax expense: ₹23.32 (Current: ₹13.81, Deferred: ₹9.51) vs ₹22.59
  • Net profit for the period: ₹51.08 vs ₹50.73
  • Total comprehensive income: ₹49.86 vs ₹137.86

Key Metrics:

  • Basic EPS: ₹0.19 vs ₹0.25
  • Diluted EPS: ₹0.19 vs ₹0.25

Operational Highlights

Order Book:

  • Secured new order worth ₹125 crore during the quarter
  • Emerged as L1 (lowest bidder) for projects valued at ₹2,124 crore (HCC's share: ₹1,671 crore)
  • Bids aggregating approximately ₹9,997 crore remain under evaluation
  • Total work on hand as of June 30, 2026: ₹12,976 crore (March 31, 2026: ₹12,971 crore)

Project Execution Updates:

  • Tapovan Vishnugad Hydroelectric Project (520 MW): Breakthrough of Head Race Tunnel Faces 2 and 3 achieved
  • Vishnugad Pipalkoti Hydroelectric Project (1,000 MW): Machine Hall for Units 1 and 2 handed over; HRT excavation reached 85%
  • Bhivpuri Pumped Storage Project: Earthworks and steel liner fabrication progressed
  • Indore Metro: TBM deployment commenced alongside piling, station excavation and launch preparations
  • Patna Metro: Progress in casting yard development and guide wall works; segment casting commenced; TBM deliveries scheduled later this year
  • Agardanda Creek Bridge: Piling, pier and segment casting works advanced
  • Hindalco's Aditya Aluminium Smelter expansion: First pot shell prototype approved, enabling commencement of bulk fabrication
  • Nuclear vertical: Continued execution of Fast Reactor Fuel Cycle Facility; recently completed delivery of Rajasthan Atomic Power Project Units 7 & 8

Auditor Qualifications and Key Notes

The statutory auditors, Mukund M. Chitale & Co., issued a qualified review report highlighting:

Investment in Subsidiary:

  • Company's investment in HCC Infrastructure Company Limited (HICL), its wholly owned subsidiary, amounts to ₹1,096.22 crore (stated at cost)
  • Subsidiary's consolidated net worth as of June 30, 2026 is substantially eroded
  • Management considers investment fully recoverable based on valuation report from independent valuer
  • Auditors unable to comment on adjustments required to carrying value due to insufficient audit evidence

Deferred Tax Assets:

  • Company recognized net deferred tax assets of ₹163.55 crore as of June 30, 2026
  • Includes deferred tax assets on carried forward unused tax losses/unabsorbed depreciation
  • Due to history of losses, auditors unable to obtain sufficient evidence regarding future taxable profit projections
  • Unable to comment on adjustments required to carrying value

Receivables Recovery Uncertainty:

  • Unbilled work-in-progress (contract assets): ₹102.03 crore
  • Current trade receivables: ₹24.21 crore
  • Non-current trade receivables: ₹57.52 crore
  • These represent receivables from closed/substantially closed projects
  • Company at various stages of negotiation/discussion with clients or under arbitration/litigation
  • Management confident of recovery based on contractual tenability and legal advice

Joint Operations and Subsidiaries:

  • 3 joint operations with total revenues of ₹138.12 crore reviewed by other auditors
  • 7 joint operations with total revenues of ₹0.14 crore not reviewed by their auditors
  • 7 subsidiaries with total revenues of ₹57.90 crore reviewed by other auditors
  • 5 subsidiaries with total revenues of ₹3.29 crore not reviewed by their auditors

Exceptional Items (Previous Period)

For year ended March 31, 2026:

  • Impairment charge: ₹35.63 crore on investment in HRL Thane Real Estate Limited due to land sale at lower value
  • Labour code impact: ₹11.28 crore one-time charge due to enactment of new labour codes increasing past service cost
  • Guarantee write-back: ₹49.09 crore gain from reduction of corporate guarantee from 100% to 20% of outstanding debt to Prolific Resolution Private Limited

Financial Ratios (Standalone)

  • Interest service coverage ratio: 2.06 times (Q1 FY27) vs 1.78 times (Q1 FY26)
  • Net worth: ₹3,118.70 crore (June 30, 2026) vs ₹1,943.40 crore (June 30, 2025)
  • Current ratio: 1.23 times (June 30, 2026) vs 1.24 times (June 30, 2025)
  • Long-term debt to working capital: 0.84 times (June 30, 2026) vs 1.29 times (June 30, 2025)
  • Operating margin: 10.65% (Q1 FY27) vs 14.87% (Q1 FY26)
  • Net profit margin: 3.78% (Q1 FY27) vs 3.61% (Q1 FY26)
  • Company maintains 100% asset cover for Non-Convertible Debentures issued