Cyient Limited — Q2 FY26
Cyient D segment delivered a steady Q2 with revenue of ₹1,438 crore, up 3.3% QoQ and 4.5% YoY in INR terms, driven by strong recovery in Transportation (+3.9% QoQ) and Network &...
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High priority
Will transportation and network segments sustain growth in H2 FY26?
Asked by Moises Chandani, Ambit Capital
Gave directional confidence for transportation but deflected on network to service mix focus.
no specific Q3/Q4 guidancereframed to service mix for network
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So you've seen a very strong rebound in the transportation segment. Do you think the segment is going to continue to drive growth for you even in the near future? And then also in terms of networks and infrastructure where you've seen a good rebound.
Sukam (CEO)
On transportation we do believe we should be able to sustain growth... if I take a horizon of the next four to six quarters we definitely see this as an area that we can depend on for consistent and significant growth. When it comes to network and infrastructure... our focus would be more on how we drive metrics around the mix of services.
Answered
Medium priority
Is the large project ramp-down in strategic units continuing in Q3?
Asked by Moises Chandani, Ambit Capital
Provided clear answer: mostly done, residual impact in Q3 but immaterial.
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In terms of the ramp down do you see that ramp down continuing in Q3 or do you think that that's broadly done going forward?
Sukam (CEO)
I think we are mostly done with it there will be still some ramp down in Q3 but I think materiality to overall numbers has gone down substantially.
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High priority
Has macro improved for deal flow and conversions vs Q1?
Asked by Moises Chandani, Ambit Capital
Acknowledged improvement but tempered with caution; answered directly.
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In terms of macro in terms of deal flow conversions etc. do you see some improvement in the macro versus where you were in Q1 in deal ramp-ups deal signings etc.?
Sukam (CEO)
It has definitely improved. However I would not like to say that the market environment is strong. I think market environment is definitely much better than the early part of Q1.
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Medium priority
What was the one-time restructuring expense of ~200 bits this quarter?
Asked by Shreddha Agarwal, MSC
Clearly attributed to people restructuring; confirmed one-off.
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You indicated that there was a one-time restructuring expense of close to 200 bits in this quarter. So what was it related to?
Sukam (CEO)
It is related to the cost optimization that we were doing under which we had to restructure some part of the operations especially around people that we have and therefore that is a one-off period.
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Medium priority
Is the restructuring impact fully in Q2 or residual in Q3?
Asked by Shreddha Agarwal, MSC
Stated most in Q2, possible minor residual; clear.
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So this entire impact is baked in for this quarter or we expect some residual impact in next quarter as well.
Sukam (CEO)
Much of it is in the current quarter. There could still be some more activities we might take up... but what you see right now is the largest piece.
Evasive
Low priority
What was the quantum of the one-time insurance reimbursement gain?
Asked by Shreddha Agarwal, MSC
Refused to give exact figure, only said less than 200 bits.
no specific number givenvague comparison
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What was the quantum of the one-time gain on the insurance reimbursement benefit that you got?
Sukam (CEO)
It's actually a bit lesser than the headwind. So the headwind was about 200 bit on restructuring and the tailwind was actually much bit lesser than that.
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Medium priority
Is aerospace growth still MRO-led or are design activities recovering?
Asked by Shreddha Agarwal, MSC
Clearly stated design not yet significant contributor; gave context.
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In terms of growth for us is it still led by MRO activities or have we started seeing some green shoots of recovery in design related activities as well?
Sukam (CEO)
I think it's a mix of service areas... I would not call out design as a significant contributor yet... our work remains pretty varied across the product as well as the aftermarket.
Evasive
High priority
Will Q3 have better QoQ growth than Q2 despite furloughs?
Asked by Shreddha Agarwal, MSC
Declined to give explicit Q3 growth expectation despite pipeline comment.
no guidance policy citedrefused to give specific Q3 outlook
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Do you expect 3Q would have better growth compared to 2Q on a QoQ basis despite the furlows in other verticals if not in the scitec portfolio?
Sukam (CEO)
We maintain our no guidance policy. Our intent is to continue the trend I talked about in terms of quarter overquarter improvement... we have a healthier pipeline on our near-term programs and projects that we can convert for Q3 and Q4.
Partial answer
High priority
Any qualitative indication on order intake improvement this quarter?
Asked by Shreddha Agarwal, MSC
Provided qualitative trends but no quantitative order intake figure.
no absolute number givenqualitative only
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Any indication on what that number should as in how much is the improvement in order intake number for this quarter in terms of any improvement in deal closure cycles?
Sukam (CEO)
Order intake remains healthy... new business as a percentage of overall order intake is going up. Our order intake as a percentage from a technology standpoint which is digital and AI is going up.
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Medium priority
What is the non-generable order intake percentage this quarter?
Asked by Shulab Kova, Morgan Sandley
Provided exact percentage; fully answered.
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This order intake number that we were calling out which is the non-generable portion which was 21% last quarter. What's that number for this quarter?
Sukam (CEO)
That number is 27 now.
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Medium priority
What service mix change is targeted in networks and what can it lead to?
Asked by Shulab Kova, Morgan Sandley
Explained shift from fiber to wireless/autonomy; clear strategic rationale.
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From a service line perspective if you could highlight what is it that we're trying to change and what can that change lead to?
Sukam (CEO)
We would like to create service offerings more focused around how do you drive network automation and more importantly network autonomy... which is where we are spending most of our energy.
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Low priority
Which areas of organizational changes are most difficult and time-consuming?
Asked by Shulab Kova, Morgan Sandley
Identified change management as the hardest; gave clear answer.
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What areas within these would you classify that are the most difficult or would take the most amount of time for you to see some sort of results.
Sukam (CEO)
Changes which are more concrete black and white is always easy to do... there is definitely a change management aspect... which is something which will take some time.