TRITURBINE Q1 FY26 earnings call.
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Revenue
₹371 Cr
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Revenue YoY
-20%
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EBITDA
₹95.8 Cr
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Triveni Turbine reported a disappointing Q1 FY26 with revenue declining 20% YoY to ₹371 crore, primarily due to order deferments from geopolitical tensions—specifically conflicts in the Middle East and India-Pakistan border that delayed mechanical run tests (MRTs) and customer inspections, halting dispatch and revenue recognition. EBITDA fell 17% to ₹95.8 crore, though margins expanded 100bps to 25.8% driven by favorable product mix and cost efficiencies. Despite 17 quarters of consecutive growth being interrupted, the order book stands at a record ₹2,074 crore, up 20%+ YoY, providing strong execution visibility. Management remains confident on the long-term story, citing robust domestic inquiry pipeline growth of 130% and US market inquiries up 175%, while launching India's first CO2-based high-temperature heat pump (122°C, COP 6). Revenue is expected to be significantly backend-loaded, with H2 and specifically Q4 driving growth. Key risks include geopolitical-driven order deferments, extended conversion cycles in export markets, and US tariff uncertainty impacting large-value order finalization.
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Guidance to track
- Management explicitly stated that both revenue and order booking will grow year-on-year for FY26, though with significant backend loading toward H2 and Q4 specifically.
- Management indicated expect H1 to show growth over 9 months equivalent, with significant growth in Q4 versus last year as deferred dispatches normalize.
- CEO explicitly stated new product introductions would not contribute more than a couple of percentage points to revenue in near term as market development takes time.
- Despite 20% revenue decline, EBITDA margin expanded 100bps to 25.8%, with management confident margins will remain reasonably robust through the year.
Risks flagged
- Customer MRTs and inspections were deferred due to India-Pakistan conflict and Middle East tensions, directly impacting dispatch and revenue recognition in Q1. Management acknowledged some orders originally slated for FY26 may slip into FY27.
- Analyst specifically raised concern about longer conversion cycles in export markets. Management acknowledged this trend, citing customer hesitation amid global uncertainty, though exact quantification was not provided.
- During Q1, certain export clients explicitly chose European parties over Triveni due to perceived force majeure risk from geopolitical tensions—loss of specific orders that were close to booking (management noted they were 20-30% above achieved numbers).
- US subsidiary posted approximately ₹6 crore loss in Q1. Management cited tariff uncertainty with India as creating difficulties in finalizing orders, though the inquiry pipeline has grown significantly.
Key quotes
- The performance of the company in the quarter gone by is disappointing. There are many reasons for that... Largely the disappointment in the decline in sales was due to deferment of orders because of conflicts that have happened between in the Middle East, Israel, Iran as well as with India's conflict with Pakistan.
- The 17 quarters of growth of the company—this chapter and our growth is on pause. The longer-term story of the company stays very much intact.
- We hope that there's no more situation where a conflict situation can arise in India which directly impacts a customer interaction perspective, so we think that from a customer interaction perspective seems to have subsided that is no longer a concern in going into Q2 Q3 Q4.
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