VERANDA Q3 FY26 earnings call.
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Revenue
₹117 Cr
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Revenue YoY
52%
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EBITDA
₹53 Cr
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Veranda Learning Solutions delivered a standout Q3 FY26 with 52% revenue growth to ₹117 crore and 45% EBITDA margins, driven by robust enrollment growth of 55% YoY to 111,363 students and improved operating leverage. Collections grew 46% to ₹144+ crore. The company achieved its fourth consecutive PAT-positive quarter, with 9-month revenue of ₹350 crore up 29% YoY. Key strategic initiatives are advancing: the commerce vertical demerger (JKA Commerce Education) has received NOC from exchanges and SEBI clearance, filed with NCLT, targeting listing by June 2026. The SNVA Veranda vocational entity (created via strategic disinvestment) is on track to generate ₹250 crore revenue with ₹60+ crore EBITDA in FY27, with potential independent listing. AI integration is underway across content generation, tele-calling, assessments, and customer support, with 35-40% of Edureka's revenue already from AI courses. Management guided FY27 consolidated revenue of ₹850-900 crore and PAT of ₹280-300 crore. Risk includes demerger execution uncertainty, AI monetization quantification challenges, and potential delays in high-cost debt refinancing from 17% to sub-10%.
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Guidance to track
- Management guided for next fiscal year based on current trajectory including vocational (SNVA Veranda) as part of revenue structure, progressing towards targets with demerger completion.
- Bottom-line guidance for FY27 represents substantial growth from current year trajectory, enabled by operating leverage and reduced corporate costs post-demerger.
- The vocational education platform post strategic divestment is expected to achieve 25% CAGR with 60+ crore EBITDA, targeting independent listing at 100+ crore EBITDA as debt-free entity.
- JKA Commerce Education Limited targeting NCT approval by April 2026 and listing/trading commencement by June 2026, following NCLT filing and pending lender NOCs.
Risks flagged
- While on track for June 2026 listing, the process requires NOC from secured/unsecured lenders, NCLT approval, and exchange permissions—any bottleneck could push timeline.
- Management acknowledged early-stage pilot for AI operational efficiency with no rupee value quantified, while AI courses contribute 35-40% to Edureka revenue—future ROI uncertain.
- Current debt at 17.3% interest rate being refinanced to sub-10%—savings critical for FY27 profitability targets; refinancing completion timing uncertain.
- Analyst questioned growth visibility for non-commerce Veranda post-demerger; management outlined K12 and government test strategies but detailed ROIC metrics were deferred to next quarter.
Key quotes
- The platform enables seamless global learners pathways, enhances employability focused education in emerging domains and accelerate scale towards 200,000 plus learners annually.
- What this also indicates is the ability and the acceleration that we can achieve now that as Adita mentioned the integration is completed. We expect to be able to significantly accelerate and grow further.
- We are waiting for the government to formally announce through the respective associative bodies the levels of certification and programs. I think once they have been announced, we'll probably be one of the first to take a significant advantage of this program.
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