PITTIENG Q3 FY26 earnings call.
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Revenue
₹477 Cr
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Revenue YoY
15%
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EBITDA
₹83.3 Cr
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Pitti Engineering delivered a solid Q3 FY26 with 15% YoY revenue growth to Rs 484.3 crore, driven by strong lamination volumes (+21.1% to 16,823 tons) and expanding margins. Adjusted EBITDA grew 24.5% YoY with margins improving 140bps to 17.5%, reflecting better product mix toward value-added assemblies. Railways remains the dominant segment at 31.9% of revenues, while data centers showed encouraging momentum, rising from 2.7% to 3.7% of revenue QoQ. The management confirmed confidence in achieving FY26 revenue guidance of Rs 1,950 crore (midpoint of Rs 1,900-2,000 crore), with FY27 guidance set at Rs 2,250 crore at 17% EBITDA margins. Key near-term catalysts include inventory reduction (Rs 500 crore to Rs 300 crore by April) freeing up working capital, new customer acquisitions in North America (2 new customers added, 2 in pipeline), and improved US-India tariffs (reduced to 18%). Risks include elevated finance costs from high inventory, export softness, and customer concentration in international railway supply chains.
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Guidance to track
- 9-month revenue of Rs 1,447 crore already achieved; maintaining run rate in Q4 will hit midpoint of guided Rs 1,900-2,000 crore range.
- Management provided consolidated topline guidance for FY27, supported by capacity expansion and new customer acquisitions.
- Management expects margins to remain around 17% (midpoint) for full year FY27, with +/-50bps variance depending on product mix.
- With BIS-approved steel secured from Korea and Japan, inventory will be liquidated to historic levels by April 2026, releasing Rs 200 crore in working capital.
Risks flagged
- Net debt stands at Rs 550 crore with high inventory levels (Rs 500 crore) increasing finance costs. Management expects Rs 15 crore reduction in FY27 finance costs through inventory liquidation.
- Analyst raised Q3 export decline YoY; management attributed it to customer inventory balancing but acknowledged Q4 should recover. Global geopolitical uncertainty continues to weigh on exports.
- 70% of railway business is international, exposing Pitti to delays in customer dispatch schedules and potential order deferments tied to project timelines.
- Despite US tariff reduction to 18%, Mexico's Section 232 tariffs (50% on steel) remain in effect. Management gave symbolic discount to Mexico customers and declined to comment on whether they will roll it back, indicating pricing pressure.
Key quotes
- We are very very confident of hitting that guidance. 9 months we've already done about 1447 crores of revenue and even if you maintain the current run rate we are estimated to hit somewhere around 1950 which is the midpoint of our guided value.
- Data centers continue to remain extremely fast growing market for us. Q3 we had 3.7% revenue coming from this segment and by all indications from our clients over the next 12 to 18 months we should look at at least a 25 to 30% growth in this segment.
- EBITDA margin would remain steady around the current levels plus minus 50 bps because that is largely dependent on product mix which determines the sale realization.
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