
Apar Industries LtdQ1 FY26
Apar Industries Ltd Q1 FY26 Earnings Call Analysis
Revenue, margin, capex, fundraise and order book outlook from management commentary.
Price: ₹16,683P/E: 52.2Market Cap: ₹63.0K CrSector: Electrical Equipment
Management growth scorecard
Revenue
Category 2
Margin
Category 3
Fundraise
Yes
Order
N/A
Capex
Yes
2 of 4 growth signals are positive.
Full analysisRevenue guidance
Category 2- →**Conductor Division:** Expected volume growth of about 10%. Capacity to increase by ~10% (~25,000 tons), including premium products.
- →**Cable Division:** Top-line value growth guidance of 25% for FY '26; capacity expected to quadruple up to 220 kV voltage level after expansion. Revenue potential up to Rs. 10,000 crores after full commissioning. Medium-term target of Rs. 10,000 crores revenue in cables.
- →**Oil Division:** Volume growth of 6% to 8%, with no major capacity constraints except adding a third shift on the auto-industrial side. Storage capacity is expanding to enhance supply chain efficiency.
- →**CAPEX:** Rs. 1,300 crores planned over next 12-15 months (Rs. 800 crores for cables, Rs. 300 crores for conductors, Rs. 200 crores for oil division).
- →**Medium-term Outlook:** Bullish on all three businesses with product premiumization and expansion poised to drive growth. Some revenue from EHV cables likely from FY '27 onwards.
Margin guidance
Category 3- →**FY '26 Outlook:**
- → - Oil division: Volume growth of 6%-8%, EBITDA of Rs. 5,000 to Rs. 6,000 per KL.
- → - Conductor division: Volume growth of 10%, EBITDA per metric ton Rs. 30,000+ with tailwinds.
- → - Cable division: Value growth of 25%, EBITDA margin of 10%-12%.
- →**CAPEX and Capacity Expansion:**
- → - Rs. 1,300 crores CAPEX planned over 12-15 months (Rs. 200 cr oil, Rs. 300 cr conductor, Rs. 800 cr cable).
- → - Cable capacity to generate Rs. 10,000 crores revenue post full commissioning.
- → - Conductor capacity increasing by ~10% (~25,000 tons).
- → - Wind cable capacity to double.
- →**Profitability and Margins:**
- → - Medium-term view optimistic with expected EBITDA growth and premiumization.
- → - EBITDA per ton expected to improve on a 12-month basis despite some quarterly fluctuations.
- →**Overall Business Growth:**
- → - All three businesses poised for growth.
- → - Rs. 5,000 crore+ annual revenue benchmarks targeted post-CAPEX.
- → - Growth supported by strong demand in domestic and US markets with cautious outlook on tariff impacts.
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Fundraise plans
Yes- →APAR Industries plans to fund Rs. 1,300 crores CAPEX over the next 12 to 15 months.
- →The funding strategy involves a 1:1 equity-debt mix.
- →Specifically, Rs. 650 crores will come from equity and Rs. 650 crores from long-term debt.
- →This approach was discussed and approved at the Board level.
- →The company recently completed an equity raise in November 2023 to strengthen the balance sheet.
- →The debt portion will be long-term to support CAPEX requirements.
- →No other immediate fundraising details were disclosed in the transcript.
Order book
- →Pending order book has deliveries that may extend beyond FY '26, with about 20% of orders scheduled for post-FY '26 deliveries (Page 23).
- →The company consistently receives new orders every quarter, which are executed within that quarter.
- →The medium-term EBITDA guidance of Rs. 30,000 per ton (+ tailwinds) is based on expected premium product mix and order execution (Page 23).
- →Order book includes a significant portion of premium products contributing to the EBITDA guidance.
- →No exact current orderbook value is mentioned on these pages, but there's confidence in steady order inflow and execution across all segments.
Capex plans
Yes- →APAR Industries is investing Rs. 1,300 crores of CAPEX over the next 12 to 15 months, in addition to Rs. 500 crores invested in FY '25.
- →Breakdown: Rs. 800 crores in cable division, Rs. 300 crores in conductor division, and Rs. 200 crores in oil division.
- →Cable division CAPEX includes a greenfield site expansion aimed to double capacity and enable revenues up to Rs. 10,000 crores.
- →Conductor division capacity to increase by about 10% (~25,000 tons), focusing on premium products.
- →Oil division CAPEX focused on building new storage facilities at JNPT port and UAE (Hamriyah) to increase storage capacity from 24 to 30-35 million liters and improve supply chain productivity.
- →Funding plan: Rs. 650 crores from equity and Rs. 650 crores from long-term debt.
- →Also considering strategic manufacturing expansion in the United States to address tariff and market demands.
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