Financial Performance Highlights
Quarterly Results (Q1FY27):
- Revenue from Operations: ₹10,213 million (highest-ever quarterly revenue)
- YoY Growth: 33.3% (from ₹7,663 million in Q1FY26)
- Gross Profit: ₹4,339 million (34% YoY growth)
- Gross Profit Margin: 42.5% (vs 42.1% in Q1FY26)
- EBITDA: ₹1,961 million (48% YoY growth)
- EBITDA Margin: 19.2% (vs 17.2% in Q1FY26)
- EBIT: ₹1,476 million (53% YoY growth)
- EBIT Margin: 14.4% (vs 12.6% in Q1FY26)
- Profit Before Tax: ₹1,187 million (38% YoY growth)
- Profit After Tax: ₹874 million (39% YoY growth)
- PAT Margin: 8.6% (vs 8.2% in Q1FY26)
- Basic EPS: ₹13.89 (vs ₹10.01 in Q1FY26)
- Diluted EPS: ₹13.83 (vs ₹9.98 in Q1FY26)
Exceptional Items:
- ₹169 million recognized during Q1FY27 towards settlement of litigation matter before U.S. District Court
- Matter disclosed in Company's 2021 prospectus, settled without admission of liability
- Settlement amount expected to be substantially covered by insurance
Segment-wise Performance
Geographical Mix (Q1FY27):
- India: 60.1% of sales (17.4% YoY growth)
- International: 39.9% of sales (71.4% YoY growth)
- Europe: 19.6% (32.1% YoY growth; 48.8% excluding Sweden)
- USA: 12.7% (nearly doubled YoY)
- Other Foreign Countries: 7.6% (more than 3x YoY growth)
- Sweden Operations: 7.4% (11.6% YoY growth)
- Exports from India: 32.5%
Business Segment Mix (Q1FY27):
- Auto ICE: 65.4% of sales (20.8% YoY growth)
- Passenger Vehicles: 38.2% YoY growth
- Commercial Vehicles: 18.5% YoY growth
- 2W: 14.6% YoY growth
- Auto-Tech Agnostic & xEV: 13.7% of sales (22.2% YoY growth, highest-ever quarterly sales)
- xEV business growing at nearly twice pace of tech-agnostic business
- Non-Auto: 20.8% of sales (129.9% YoY growth, highest-ever quarterly sales)
- ADS business: 14.2% of total sales (more than 3x YoY growth)
- Off-Road: 3.4% of total sales (50.1% YoY growth)
- Agriculture: 1.6% of total sales
- Others: 1.6% of total sales
Order Book Position
As of June 30, 2026:
- Order book across businesses (excluding ADS): ₹18,493 million
- Represents peak annual revenues for new business based on LOIs/POs for production starting beyond April 1, 2026
- Expected to reach peak annual revenue in next 3 years
- Unexecuted order backlog for ADS business: ₹44,368 million
Management Commentary
Mr. B R Preetham, Executive Director & CEO, stated:
- Strong start to FY27 with highest-ever quarterly revenue crossing ₹10,000 million mark
- Double-digit growth across segments despite geopolitical challenges and cost inflation
- Non-Auto segment achieved desired product mix level of 20.8% as per long-term vision
- Auto-Tech Agnostic and xEV business delivered highest-ever quarterly sales
- Expects FY27 to end with high-teens topline growth with continued focus on improving margin profile
- Backed by engineering expertise, execution capabilities, healthy order book, and diversified business segment
Strategic Initiatives and Capacity Expansion
Capacity Expansion Projects:
- Pantnagar (Plant 6) Expansion: Addition of forging capacity primarily for 2W
- Manesar Plant (Plant 4): Addition of 80k sq. ft. manufacturing capacity and machinery for PV and 2W segments
- Bengaluru (Plant 2): Addition of machined capacity with focus on Auto Tech-agnostic & xEV
- ADS Segment:
- New Hangar: 80k sq. ft. expansion within existing campus
- New Defence Plant: 45k sq. ft. facility focused on Defence business
- Surface Coating Facility: New brownfield facility adjacent to ADS plant in Bengaluru
Joint Venture with Nichidai Corporation:
- 60:40 JV established as Nichidai Sansera Private Limited
- Sansera investment: ₹500 million in one or more tranches
- Board composition: 3 directors nominated by Nichidai, 4 directors by Sansera
- Business: Manufacturing precision forged and machined parts in aluminium and steel for differential assemblies, compressors, driveline and other advanced automotive components
- Strategic rationale: Diversify product portfolio, access new customer segments and international markets
Management Changes
- Appointment of Mr. Hari Krishnan (DIN: 01566551) as Additional Director, designated as Executive Director & CEO - Aerospace, Defence & Semiconductor (ADS) division
- Effective from August 12, 2026 till August 11, 2031 (5-year term)
- Subject to shareholder approval in ensuing AGM
Historical Financial Performance
FY26 Annual Performance:
- Revenue from Operations: ₹34,979 million
- Gross Profit: ₹14,460 million (41.3% margin)
- EBITDA: ₹6,319 million (18.1% margin)
- EBIT: ₹4,857 million (13.9% margin)
- Profit After Tax: ₹3,261 million (9.3% margin)
- Basic EPS: ₹53.93
- Diluted EPS: ₹53.76
Sales Mix Trend (FY26):
- Auto ICE: 70.1% (2W-Motorcycles: 34.3%, 2W-Scooters: 5.4%, PV: 17.0%, CV: 12.7%)
- Auto-Tech Agnostic & xEV: 13.5% (Auto-Tech Agnostic: 8.7%, xEV: 4.8%)
- Non-Auto: 16.4% (ADS: 9.6%, Off-road: 3.2%, Agriculture: 1.6%, Others: 2.0%)
Investor Relations Contact
- Company Contact: Mr. Rajesh Kumar Modi, Company Secretary & Compliance Officer
- IR Advisor: Strategic Growth Advisors Pvt Ltd.
- Contact Persons: Shikha Puri / Dharmik Kansara