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Revenue
₹948 Cr
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Revenue YoY
10%
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EBITDA
₹77 Cr
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Orient Electric delivered a 10% YoY revenue growth to ₹948 crore in Q4 FY26, with EBITDA up 15.8% to ₹77 crore and PAT up 28.9% to ₹40 crore. Growth was driven by broad-based momentum across lighting (16% YoY) and ECD (7.6% YoY), with strong traction in premium fans (35% mix), BLC fans (50%+ growth), and emerging categories like switches, wires, and appliances. The company took calibrated price hikes of ~6% in April to offset commodity inflation, but gross margins remained under pressure at 31%. Management expects demand to improve in Q1 FY27 due to a forecasted hotter summer, but remains cautious on geopolitical risks and input cost volatility. The path to double-digit EBITDA margins is contingent on commodity normalization and sustained cost discipline. Key risk: persistent commodity inflation and supply disruptions could delay margin recovery.
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Guidance to track
- Management took ~6% price increase in April to offset commodity inflation, with further actions under evaluation.
- Management reiterated commitment to double-digit EBITDA margins, though timing depends on commodity normalization.
- Management expects a late-season surge in fan and cooling demand driven by forecasted hotter and prolonged summer.
Risks flagged
- Commodity inflation and West Asia supply disruptions continue to pressure gross margins, with price hikes not fully offsetting cost increases.
- Working capital days rose from 23 to over 30 due to inventory buildup for supply chain disruptions, raising efficiency concerns.
- Management acknowledged that double-digit EBITDA margin target has been delayed due to unprecedented commodity and supply shocks, with no clear timeline.
Key quotes
- We are committed towards our path to 10 double digit margin.
- The real pricing power is when you understand consumers very deeply and you are able to give a value to the consumer for which he or she is willing to pay you.
- While commodity becomes the headline inflation but there are so many other inflation or a cost increase that starts to come in.
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