Apollo Tyres Limited — Q3 FY26
Apollo Tyres reported a strong Q3 FY26 with consolidated revenue of ₹7,740 crore (+12% YoY) and EBITDA margin of 15.3% (+160 bps YoY), driven by robust domestic demand across al...
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Claim Ledger
Did management answer the analysts?
Every material analyst question, graded on whether management actually answered it — with the verbatim exchange and quantitative claims checked against filed numbers.
75%Questions answered0Evaded / deflected12Questions auditedContradictedNumbers vs filing
Answered
High priority
Why is CapEx per ton higher than previous expansions?
Asked by Raghunandhan NL, Nuvama
CFO confirmed the numbers and explained reasons for higher CapEx per ton.
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Roughly, if I calculate, there would be about 370 tons per day getting added... the CapEx per ton seems to be around INR 16 crore-INR 17 crore. I was trying to understand, this is further higher compared to the previous CapEx which we have done.
Gaurav Kumar, CFO
It is about a 350 tons capacity addition leading to about INR 17 crore per metric ton of CapEx. The increase comes as a result of both the inflationary pressures... and also because the technology keeps moving.
Partial answer
High priority
What is the volume growth breakdown by channel?
Asked by Raghunandhan NL, Nuvama
Provided growth ranges but not exact percentages; outlook vague.
no specific numbers for each channeloutlook deferred to general statement
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Sir, my second question was on the India volume growth, and if you can give a break-up between OEM, replacement, and export, and also your thoughts on how do you look at the outlook for replacement and exports for FY 2027.
Gaurav Kumar, CFO
Our volume growth for OEM and replacement was in mid-teens, and in exports it was just short of 20%. So we've had a healthy growth, as I mentioned, across all the three channels.
Partial answer
Medium priority
What was A&P spend in Q3 and future ratio?
Asked by Raghunandhan NL, Nuvama
Gave normalized target but not actual Q3 percentage.
did not give exact Q3 percentage
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on A&P spends, how much was A&P in Q3 as percentage of your standalone, and how do you see this ratio panning out over a year period?
Gaurav Kumar, CFO
We used to be roughly around 2% spend of A&P as a percentage of sales. In a normalized scenario, we would be upping it to about 2.5% to drive the top-line growth.
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Medium priority
What was the exact A&P spend this quarter?
Asked by Basudeb Banerjee, CLSA
Provided a specific number.
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How much was the A&P this quarter, exactly?
Gaurav Kumar, CFO
A&P, along with certain sales promotion, was of the order of INR 150 crore.
Partial answer
Medium priority
Will elevated A&P last till Q4?
Asked by Basudeb Banerjee, CLSA
Did not confirm if Q4 will be elevated; deferred to FY27.
no direct yes/no on Q4
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You were saying that elevated number will last till Q4?
Gaurav Kumar, CFO
In the short term, because even as we take our call on what are the A&Ps we want to continue... it will take some time... FY 2027 scenario would be a more normalized scenario.
Partial answer
High priority
How to view gross margin risk from raw materials?
Asked by Basudeb Banerjee, CLSA
Gave raw material prices but did not address margin risk directly.
no direct answer on margin impact
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whether gross margin can play spoilsport as such, or you don't think there is any chance of that under current outlooks?
Gaurav Kumar, CFO
the current outlook given by our procurement team is a flattish scenario. So as of now, that's the best estimate we have.
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Medium priority
When will debt reduction reflect in P&L?
Asked by Basudeb Banerjee, CLSA
Gave a clear timeline.
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when should we see the reflection of the reduction in debt at the P&L level?
Gaurav Kumar, CFO
It will start reflecting fairly in the next quarter.
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High priority
What is the capacity utilization for India overall?
Asked by Amyn Pirani, JPMorgan
Clarified that the release was for AP, gave overall India utilization.
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the capacity utilization that you mentioned in your release of 82% for PCR and 89% for TBR, is it just the Andhra capacity or full company?
Gaurav Kumar, CFO
For us, what is more relevant is the overall India operations capacity utilization. That, as I mentioned, is in the high 80s, both for car tires and truck tires.
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High priority
What is the total capacity addition in numbers?
Asked by Amyn Pirani, JPMorgan
Provided specific numbers and percentages.
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how much PCR do you have vis-à-vis the 3.7 being added, and how much TBR you have vis-à-vis the TBR being added?
Gaurav Kumar, CFO
Our India capacity is a little short of 60,000... we are adding 10,500... about 17%-18% of capacity to our India PCR capacity. Similarly, our existing TBR capacity is 15,000+, and we are adding 3,600 tires per day capacity, so about a 20%.
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High priority
What is the total CapEx for next year?
Asked by Amyn Pirani, JPMorgan
Gave a specific number.
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Next year, you've talked about a growth CapEx of INR 2,000 crore. So then would it be fair to say that overall CapEx... could inch in excess of INR 2,500?
Gaurav Kumar, CFO
I would put the overall CapEx number for next year closer to INR 3,000 crore, Amyn.
Partial answer
High priority
What is the current ROCE and outlook?
Asked by Amyn Pirani, JPMorgan
Gave current ROCE but no forward guidance.
deferred future outlook
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what is your ROCE right now? As we're getting closer to the end of the 26th plan period, any initial thoughts on how we should think of ROCE?
Gaurav Kumar, CFO
Our current year ROCE, we are running at 13.5%... still not reaching that 15% target... We'll have to come back to you on that.
Partial answer
Medium priority
When will tax rate move to 25%?
Asked by Joseph
Confirmed move but no effective date.
no specific timeline
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do you expect to go to a 25%-26% tax soon?
Gaurav Kumar, CFO
Yes, Joseph. The tax team is examining, and with the change, most probably we would be moving to that tax bracket.
Quantitative claims vs filed numbers
| Claim | Management said | Filing | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reifencom revenue EUR 82 million, EBITDA margin 8% | 82 | 7,740 | Understated vs filing |
Filed figures sourced from Screener.in. Claims within a small tolerance of the filing are marked “matches filing”.