TRANSRAILL Q3 FY26 earnings call.
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Revenue
₹1,796 Cr
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Revenue YoY
32%
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EBITDA
₹228 Cr
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Transrail Lighting delivered a strong Q3 FY26 with 32% YoY revenue growth to ₹1,796 crore and EBITDA margins holding at 12.7%. The 9-month performance is even more impressive at 49% revenue growth to ₹5,017 crore with 61% PAT growth to ₹320 crore. Order book remains robust at ₹18,216 crore including L1, providing 2.5x revenue visibility. The company upgraded FY26 revenue guidance from 24-25% to 27% growth and targets 20-25% growth over the next two years. New GCC market entry and a ₹1 lakh crore addressable pipeline (60% domestic, 40% international) support the growth outlook. Capex expansion is on track with brownfield at 70% utilization and greenfield completion expected by March-April. Key risks include RO/forest clearance delays causing conservative Q4 guidance, and rising subcontractor costs at 69% of revenue. Working capital improved to 83 days with net debt at ₹463 crore and CFO at ₹440 crore for 9M.
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Guidance to track
- Revenue growth guidance upgraded from 24-25% to 27% for FY26. Company is stretching to beat this target pending resolution of RO/forest clearances in certain domestic projects.
- Management reaffirmed EBITDA margin guidance of 11.5-12% going forward, despite 17 crore one-time labor code provision taken this quarter.
- Company targets 20-25% growth over the next couple of years, supported by current order book (2.5x revenue) and addressable market opportunity.
- Addressable tendering opportunity of ₹1 lakh crore over next 12 months, split 60% domestic (₹60,000 crore) and 40% international (₹40,000 crore).
Risks flagged
- Several domestic projects face delays due to pending Right of Way and forest clearances, leading management to provide conservative 27% Q4 growth guidance despite strong 9M performance.
- Material consumption plus subcontracting expenses increased to 69% of revenue from 66% YoY due to higher erection and stringing prices. Management expects this to sustain in Q4 before normalizing as high-priority jobs complete.
- Analyst questioned sequential Q3 slowdown in international execution (₹723 crore vs ₹800+ crore in Q2). Management attributed this to monsoon impact but confirmed 30% YoY growth for 9M at ₹2,500 crore.
- Management acknowledged retention money will increase as order book expands to ₹18,216 crore, requiring continued focus on working capital management despite current 83-day improvement from 91 days.
Key quotes
- We grew by 9% over last year in the same period of 9 months. Our L1 is around 3,500 crores and 15,000 crores we already bid. So we're looking at another 1,500 to 2,000. So we will better and beat our last year's order intake.
- We are not looking at minimizing our growth but there is a certain amount of we have some RO issues some forest issues in several projects in domestic and some issues on RO and international so we are giving you a conservative guidance and I said 27% plus so we are hopeful that we resolve that and we improve.
- Our profit before tax for this 9 month has been 437 crores and whereas my cash flow from generation is more than 440 crores. So it is not 25 to 30%. It is substantially higher than that.
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