Financial Performance Highlights (Q1 FY27)
- Consolidated revenue from operations: ₹51 crores, representing 11% year-on-year growth
- Operational EBITDA: ₹10 crores, showing 89% year-on-year increase
- EBITDA margin: 20.59%, expanding by 855 basis points
- Profit after tax: ₹6 crores, representing 77% year-on-year growth
- PAT margin: 11.88%, improving by 444 basis points
- The significant profitability expansion was driven by favorable business mix with higher service contribution and better operating leverage
Business Segments and Revenue Mix
- Data center infrastructure and IT operations: 48% of revenue
- Enterprise applications: 26% of revenue
- Proprietary platforms: 14% of revenue
- Digital services: 12% of revenue
- Service revenue contribution increased to 65-68% in Q1 FY27 from approximately 46% in Q1 FY26
Order Book and Pipeline
- Order book as of June 30, 2026: ₹373 crores across 55 projects
- 55% of order book executable during FY27
- Active bid pipeline: ₹1,200 crores
- Customer mix: 55% non-government, 45% government customers
- Execution model mix: 45% direct orders, 55% indirect orders
- Approximately 40-45% of pipeline in advanced stages, with expected conversion of 30% in next quarter
Operational Highlights
- Company has delivered 175 projects during FY24-FY26
- Executed 50+ data center command center projects
- Presence spans 15+ states and 10+ industries
- Government and PSU customers accounted for 47% of FY26 revenue
- Workforce: 500+ permanent employees and 370+ contractual employees
- XtraTrust platform has 850,000+ subscribers on recurring model with 10,000+ partners
Management Guidance and Outlook
- FY27 revenue target: ₹500+ crores (35-40% growth over FY26 revenue of ₹365 crores)
- Data center segment targeting 35-40% annual growth
- Target revenue mix: Data center (50-55%), Enterprise applications (20-25%), Proprietary platforms & digital services (30%+)
- Maintain 60%+ service revenue contribution for margin sustainability
- Tax rate expectation: 25% for next two years
- Internal IRR benchmark: 17-18% for project evaluation
Working Capital and Execution Cycles
- Government project cycle: 120-150 days
- Service revenue cycle: 45-60 days
- Data center project execution: 12-15 months end-to-end
- CAPEX-OPEX model split: 50-60% CAPEX (6-18 months execution), 40% OPEX (3-7 years annuity)
- Order conversion timeline: Government/PSU - 60-90 days; Enterprise/BFSI - 30-60 days
Proprietary Platforms Business
- XtraTrust: MeitY-approved Certifying Authority for digital signature certificates and e-sign services
- Competing with 11 private players in PKI market, primarily eMudhra
- Synergy platform: Low-code AI-native digital transformation platform
- Focus on both B2B (enterprise, BFSI, aviation, government) and B2C segments
- Contract durations: 3-7 years with annual subscription models
Risk Factors and Challenges
- Hardware prices increased 3-4x in last 6-8 months
- Product availability challenges due to global supply chain disruptions
- Strategic inventory management to mitigate price escalation impacts
- Implementing price escalation clauses in new bids to account for dollar variation and supply chain issues
Conference Participants
Management: Sukhbir Singh Kukreja (Managing Director and Promoter), Chetan Anand (Group CFO)
Investor Relations: Valorem Advisors (Purvangi Jain)
Question Participants: Rohan Joshi, Rohit Singh, Binoy Jariwala (Upadhyaya Investment), Ankit Mittal, Maitree (Sapphire), Khushboo (Sixth Sense), Vinay Jariwala