SIMPLEXCASTINGS Q3 FY26 earnings call.
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Simplex Castings delivered solid 9-month FY26 performance with ~150 crore revenue and ~15 crore PAT, matching prior year full-year profit by end of Q3. Q3 margins softened due to product mix, though management expects recovery with railway and power sector contributions in FY27. The company completed a 50.15 crore fundraise split evenly between capex and working capital to scale railway bogies (both fabricated and casted) and fabrication facilities. Order book remains healthy above 100 crore, with steel plants contributing ~50%, fabrication ~30%, and diversification into defense/shipbuilding at ~10-15% with higher margins. Management targets 40-50% revenue CAGR over 3 years with sustained 10% PAT margin, driven by railway growing from zero to 20-25% and power sector from 10-15% to 20-30% of mix. Working capital cycle optimization through invoice platforms (TReDS) and focus on faster-payment sectors (railway: 15 days, power: 30-45 days) should support growth. Key risk: RDSO approval pending for casted bogies—without this clearance, FY27 railway revenue ramp faces delay.
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Guidance to track
- 9M already at ~150 crore with Q4 expected to exceed prior year Q4's 67 crore run rate, putting full-year guidance within reach.
- Management targets near-zero railway contribution in FY26 ramping to 20-25% by FY27 through fabricated and casted bogies, pending RDSO clearance for casted bogies.
- Management targets 40-50% revenue CAGR while maintaining 10% PAT margin through focus on higher-margin credential-based orders and value-chain upgradation (machined castings, assemblies).
- Targeting 30-45 day working capital cycles for railway and power sector products vs. 60-75 days for steel; blended average expected under 90 days within 2 years.
Risks flagged
- Final RDSO facility clearance is pending signature—management states all assessments are complete and only awaiting clearance. Without this, casted bogie order flow is blocked until FY27.
- Analyst raised concern that 25 crore working capital allocation may be insufficient to support 50% CAGR given current inventory cycles (3-month blended WCC). Management acknowledged growth capex and WIP tie-up as key variables.
- 50% of order book remains exposed to steel sector demand, which management acknowledges could theoretically absorb entire capacity. Government capex deferrals or steel plant delays could impact revenue visibility.
- Current Dhanush project revenue is very low; management projects only 10-15 crore over 2 years. Scaling defense revenue requires building track record, limiting near-term margin contribution from this segment.
Key quotes
- We have closed 9 monthly figures as around 150 crores and with the bottom line of 15 crores which was the last year's profit.
- Railway will be the biggest because we are adding railway products in both the units. In casting also we are adding casted railway bogies and in 2027-28 we'll be adding fabricated bogey component. These will make the company switch over from a jobbing to a product line maybe for 50% of the top line.
- Railways are consistently based over that's been our experience and that's been going on even now in the last 6 years that we followed up the day they receive within 15 days the payment comes.
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