Financial Performance
Revenue:
- Q1FY27 Revenue from Sales & Service: INR 402 Cr (excluding other operating revenue)
- Sequential growth: 21% increase from Q4FY26 revenue of INR 332 Cr
- Year-over-year comparison: Significant increase from Q1FY26 revenue of INR 202 Cr
- Full-year FY26 revenue: INR 1,097 Cr
Profitability:
- Q1FY27 Profit After Tax (PAT): INR -202 Cr
- Improvement from Q4FY26 PAT of INR -211 Cr and Q1FY26 PAT of INR -194 Cr
- FY26 full-year PAT: INR -909 Cr
- EBIT (PBT – Other Income + Finance Cost including Net forex loss): INR (194) Cr for Q1FY27
- PBT: INR (271) Cr for Q1FY27
Balance Sheet and Working Capital:
- Inventory: INR 2,358 Cr (decreased from INR 2,438 Cr in Q4FY26)
- Trade receivables (Net of Cust Advance): INR 2,232 Cr (increased from INR 1,905 Cr in Q4FY26)
- Net Working Capital (Current Assets excluding Cash & Cash Equivalents net of Current Liabilities excluding Borrowings and lease liabilities): INR 4,478 Cr (increased from INR 4,138 Cr in Q4FY26)
- Cash and Cash Equivalents (includes investment in liquid mutual funds, deposits, other Bank balances): INR 589 Cr (improved from INR 505 Cr in Q4FY26)
- Net Debt: INR 4,277 Cr (increased from INR 3,531 Cr in Q4FY26)
- Gross Debt: INR 4,866 Cr as of Q1FY27 end
Operational Highlights
Order Book:
- Closing order book as of Q1FY27 end: INR 1,529 Cr (slight increase from INR 1,514 Cr in Q4FY26)
- Order book mix: India 93%, International 7%
Revenue Mix (Q1FY27, excluding other operating revenue):
- India: 50%
- International: 50%
Business Developments:
- Received first commercial win for end-to-end 5G network deployment in South America
- Completed manufacturing and supply of 5G mMIMO radios to a global customer in partnership with NEC
- Selected by a Global Tier-1 telco for joint R&D project in 5G
- Awaiting expansion order for 26,000 additional 4G sites with Tejas RAN products on BSNL's pan-India network against LOI received
- Expanded FTTx footprint in Tier-1 Indian telco for pan-India residential broadband rollout
- Supplied 100G/400G DWDM systems to two Tier-1 telcos for 5G backhaul, enterprise links, and hyperscaler connectivity
- Selected for communication network modernization of a large power utility
- Received expansion order for 100G/400G Coherent DWDM equipment in Africa from a leading bandwidth wholesaler
Intellectual Property and Recognition
- Filed 46 patents in Q1 FY27, bringing cumulative global patent filings to 722 (380 granted)
- TJ1600-D3 DCI product selected as global finalist (Top-3) at 2026 Leading Lights awards
- Won BCIC (Bangalore Chamber of Industry and Commerce) award for Manufacturing Excellence
- Signed MoUs with IIT-Gandhinagar and MahaIT to nurture local innovation ecosystem in next-generation telecom
- Successfully completed field and lab trials demonstrating coexistence of D2M with cellular (LTE/NR) networks
Key Business Drivers Identified
Wireless:
- Expansion of 5G deployment in emerging markets continuing till 2030
- Global 5G FWA subscriptions expected to triple and reach ~90 million by 2030
- Expansion of existing 4G networks in India and emerging international markets
Wireline:
- Rapid growth in Data Centers and connectivity
- High bandwidth Enterprise connectivity
- Increase in Residential Broadband connectivity
- Backhaul connectivity for wireless network expansion
- Modernization of Utility networks
Management Commentary
The company highlighted its growing international traction for wireless products, steady growth in wireline business, and positioning for an AI-driven future with investments in 5G Advanced and 6G technologies.
Financial Impact Notes
- Significant portion of inventory (INR 2,358 Cr) would be utilized in executing BSNL 4G Add-on order
- Net Working Capital increase mainly due to increase in Net receivables and scheduled payouts
- Net Debt increase attributed to increased operational and capex funding