Financial Performance Highlights
Historical Performance (FY22-FY26)
- Revenue grew from ₹59 crore to ₹504 crore, representing 71% CAGR
- EBITDA grew at 77% CAGR to ₹71 crore
- PAT grew at 94% CAGR to ₹41 crore
- EBITDA margins improved to 14.1% in FY26
H1 FY27 Performance
- Revenue: ₹207 crore, up 5% YoY
- EBITDA: ₹35 crore, up 28% YoY
- PAT: ₹20 crore, up 36% YoY
Q2 FY27 Performance
- Revenue: ₹188 crore, up 42% YoY
- EBITDA: ₹27 crore, up 62% YoY
- PAT: ₹16 crore, up 75% YoY
Order Book & Business Visibility
- Unexecuted order book: ₹1,420 crore as of October 2026
- Order book provides 2.8x revenue visibility over FY26 revenue
- Added ₹950 crore of new orders in past 6 months
- Recently received large ₹600 crore order from Maharashtra with 2-year execution timeline
Order Book Composition
- Distribution segment: 85% of order book
- Renewable energy: 8% of order book
- Transmission: 6% of order book
Geographic Presence & Expansion Plans
- Currently operates across 9 states: Haryana, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Maharashtra, Goa, West Bengal, Assam
- Planning expansion into 2-3 new states in Q3 FY27
- Targeting ₹1,000-1,500 crore in new tender bids with 30% success rate
- Expecting order book of ₹1,500-2,000 crore by March 2027
Margin Guidance & Cost Management
- EBITDA margins normalized to ~14% range
- Contractual price escalation clauses provide protection against input cost volatility (monthly adjustment)
- Labor cost volatility described as "negligible"
- Historical bill-to-order book ratio of 70-80%
Working Capital & Financing
- H2 typically sees improved working capital due to government budget clearances
- IPO proceeds expected to reduce debt requirements in next 2-3 quarters
- Current credit rating: BBB+, expecting upgrade to A- band
- Transition from bank guarantees to surety bonds expected to reduce finance costs
- Retention money realization expected with increased erection work in Q3/Q4
Business Differentiation & Strategy
- Among few companies in India capable of bidding for ₹1,000 crore single orders
- 36 out of 50 projects successfully completed historically
- Selective tender participation focusing on World Bank, ADB, PFC, REC funded projects
- Specialization in underground cabling with only 20% penetration achieved nationally
- Maintaining 40% revenue CAGR over past 6 years
Market Outlook & Government Support
- Government announced ₹6 lakh crore power sector program for next 4 years
- RDSS Scheme Phase 2 announced with ongoing tender flows
- Power T&D remains essential government expenditure priority
- 80% of underground cabling potential still untapped nationally
Q&A Key Points
- Q1 FY27 slowdown attributed to commodity price volatility and supply uncertainty
- H2 is seasonally heavy quarter for power T&D industry
- Exploring BESS (Battery Energy Storage Systems) tenders as new opportunity
- No project delays or liquidated damages imposed in last 15 years
- Subcontracting strategy being implemented as company scales up value chain
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