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Revenue
₹3,000 Cr
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Revenue YoY
28%
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EBITDA
Pending
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ABB India delivered a strong Q1 CY2024 with revenue crossing INR 3,000 crore for the first time, growing 28% YoY, driven by robust execution of a record backlog. Orders grew 15% YoY to INR 3,607 crore, led by data center wins (INR 373 crore) and broad-based demand across electrification, motion, and process automation. PAT surged 87% YoY on operational leverage, favorable mix, and material cost tailwinds (material cost ratio fell below 60% for the first time). Management highlighted sustained momentum in data centers, railways, and industrial automation, with private capex still in early stages. However, margin sustainability is uncertain as high-priced backlog unwinds and commodity prices normalize. Key risk: potential margin compression as book-to-bill orders reflect current lower commodity prices.
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Guidance to track
- Management aims to maintain PBIT margin at or above 12% for FY2024, with efforts to improve further.
- ABB plans to invest INR 180-200 crore annually in capacity expansion across electrification, motion, and process automation.
- Data center opportunity is accelerating with increasing project sizes and repeat orders from global majors.
Risks flagged
- As high-priced backlog is executed, new orders at current lower commodity prices may pressure margins.
- Motion orders were flattish due to postponement of some system orders; recovery expected in Q2.
- Analyst raised concern about pricing pressure in standard drives; management acknowledged but emphasized premiumization trend.
Key quotes
- We are at the starting point, not at the midpoint, not at the high point.
- This very strong material cost reduction has happened due to 3-4 factors... higher services and higher exports, localization and SCM savings.
- Post-COVID, there is a huge shift of the customers who used to be very price-sensitive... towards products which are more reliable and available.
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