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Revenue
₹1,068.59 Cr
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Revenue YoY
38.5%
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Cochin Shipyard reported a strong Q1 FY26 with revenue of ₹1,068.59 crore (+38.5% YoY) and PAT of ₹187.82 crore (+7.8% YoY). EBITDA margin was 28%, though management guided full-year PAT margin to ~15% due to normalizing ship repair margins after last year's aircraft carrier repairs. The order book stands at ~₹21,000 crore (75 vessels), providing multi-year visibility. Key growth drivers include operationalization of the new dry dock and international ship repair facility (ISRF), strategic MOUs with HD KSOE (Korea) and Drydocks World (UAE) for shipbuilding and repair, and a strong defense pipeline (₹2.2 lakh crore at various stages). Management guided 14-15% revenue growth for FY26 and 10-12% CAGR over 5-10 years. Risk: Ship repair revenue may decline to ~₹1,500 crore in FY26 from ₹1,875 crore last year, pressuring margins.
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Guidance to track
- Management guided topline growth of 14-15% for FY26 over FY25.
- Management guided overall PAT margin of approximately 15% for FY26.
- Ship repair revenue expected to be around ₹1,500 crore in FY26, down from ₹1,875 crore last year.
- Management guided 10-12% CAGR revenue growth over the next 5-10 years.
Risks flagged
- Ship repair margins are expected to decline from last year's elevated levels due to absence of aircraft carrier repairs, impacting overall profitability.
- Management acknowledged delays in delivering a barge for Brahmaputra Corporation of India, with launch expected in one month and delivery taking several more months.
- Management stated no fresh developments on the second indigenous aircraft carrier (IAC-2) and declined to provide timelines, indicating uncertainty.
- Despite having a master ship repair agreement with the US Navy, no repair engagements have been concluded yet, limiting near-term upside.
Key quotes
- We are cautious and optimistic both at the same time because that has been our DNA. We are aggressive at the same time conservative.
- The government policies have never been this supportive. So we are also very clearly in this whole ecosystem using the opportunities.
- We are not currently talking about moving entirely into a smart shipyard kind of a configuration. We will take facets out of what is smart but we will not be a fully fly by wire kind of smart shipyard.
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