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Working capital stress from metering business
View Risks →Kaynes Technology reported FY26 revenue of ₹3,626.4 crore (+33.2% YoY) and EBITDA of ₹574.1 crore (+39.8% YoY), with EBITDA margin at 15.8%.
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Kaynes Technology reported FY26 revenue of ₹3,626.4 crore (+33.2% YoY) and EBITDA of ₹574.1 crore (+39.8% YoY), with EBITDA margin at 15.8%. Q4 revenue was ₹1,242.6 crore (+26% YoY). However, the company missed its initial guidance of ₹4,500 crore, blaming geopolitical disruptions and customer deferrals. The smart metering subsidiary (₹971 crore revenue) caused a sharp rise in receivables to ₹1,365 crore, leading to negative operating cash flow of ₹600 crore. Management declined to give numerical guidance for FY27, only committing to "double the market growth rate" (market growing 15-16%). Key risk: working capital stress from metering business may persist, with management admitting it will take three quarters to reverse the trend.
Working capital stress from metering business
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Metering subsidiary contributed ~24% of total revenue, but with high receivables.
Receivables surged due to delayed installations in rural states; management targets reduction in 3 quarters.
Core EMS business improved working capital efficiency from 83 days in FY24 to 53 days in FY26.
Management commits to growing at 2x the EMS market growth rate (market expected 15-16%), but does not provide a specific revenue number.
Metering subsidiary has ₹1,365 crore receivables, causing negative OCF of ₹600 crore.
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