Game Changers
Q3 FY25 Earnings Call Analysis
Textiles & Apparels
fundraise: Yescapex: Yesrevenue: Category 2margin: Category 3orderbook: No information
📋orderbook
Current/ Expected Orderbook/ Pending Orders?
- The company is targeting a revenue of ₹100 crore from a new customer with ₹3,000 crore revenue and 225 stores across India.
- Working capital limits are expected to increase from ₹9.5 crore to ₹25 crore to support larger orders.
- Expansion plans include opening 2-3 stores in the next 6-9 months, with a total of 10 experience centers planned over 2.5 years.
- Working capital cycle has increased temporarily from 68 days to 97 days due to extended credit to select exporters impacted by US tariffs.
- The company is charging higher margins to cover additional interest costs and expects the cycle to return to 68 days once tariffs ease.
- Focus on onboarding more retail customers and smaller brands to diversify orderbook with increased B2C and technical textile revenue share.
- Expect orderly rotation of working capital 4 times a year to meet revenue and profit targets.
💰fundraise
Any current/future new fundraising through debt or equity?
- Currently, the company has a working capital borrowing limit of ₹9.5 crore with ICICI Bank.
- They are in advanced stages with HDFC and Axis Bank to increase this working capital limit from ₹9.5 crore to ₹25 crore within the next 1.5 months to support larger orders and expansion.
- The increased borrowing will enable better working capital rotation (4 times per year) to meet revenue and profit targets.
- No explicit mention of new equity fundraising beyond the recent IPO listed in this call.
- IPO proceeds are being utilized for import of technical textiles, new store expansion, and working capital for experience centers.
- The company also has plans for CapEx expansion with approximately ₹15.5 crore loan processing expected soon.
In summary, near-term fundraising is focused on increasing debt limits for working capital, with no announced new equity fundraising at this time.
🏗️capex
Any current/future capex/capital investment/strategic investment?
- Planned CapEx of nearly ₹15.5 crores within the next 1.5 months as loan processing completes (Page 14).
- Expansion of 10 experience centers over next 2.5 years, including large 8-10,000 sq.ft stores stocked with ~10,000 items each (Pages 11, 13).
- Upcoming store openings targeted: Lajpat Nagar (possession expected February; operational by March 25), Chandigarh, Old Gurgaon, Dubai, and Bangladesh (Pages 6-7, 14).
- Capital deployed gradually from IPO proceeds focusing on:
- Import of technical textiles from China and outdoor fabrics from Singapore.
- Store expansion and experience centers.
- Enhancing teams, technology, and digital marketing (Page 12-13).
- Working capital limits set to increase from ₹9.5 crores to ₹25 crores to support larger orders and inventory (Page 13-14).
📊revenue
Future growth expectations in sales/revenue/volumes?
- Revenue growth expected at a 30% CAGR as per management commentary (Page 11, 10:47; Page 4, 5:44).
- Profit After Tax (PAT) growth targeted at 60%+ CAGR (Page 11, 10:47; Page 4, 5:44).
- Segmental strategy to increase B2C revenue from current 13-14% to 20-25% by 2028 (Page 17, 22:38).
- Technical textile segment to grow from 2% to around 15% of revenue by 2028 (Page 17, 22:38).
- B2B fabric business expected to reduce its share from 85% to 70-75% by 2028 as retail experience centers ramp up (Page 17, 22:56).
- Expansion of 10 experience centers over the next 2.5 years to support growth (Page 11, 14:31).
- New store openings in Lajpat Nagar (expected by March 2026), Chandigarh, Dubai, Gurgaon, Bangladesh (Page 13, 16:20; Page 7, 8:18).
- Working capital and borrowing limits to increase to support larger order volumes and expansion (Page 13, 17:11).
📈margin
Future growth expectations in earnings/operating earnings/profits/EPS?
- Revenue growth is expected at a CAGR of 30% for FY26 and beyond.
- Profit After Tax (PAT) growth target is over 60% CAGR, indicating strong profitability expansion.
- EBITDA margin has expanded from 13.5% to 21.4%, and PAT margin improved from 9.4% to 14.5%, showing operational efficiency gains.
- Management aims to scale responsibly while enhancing value creation and maintaining superior profitability.
- Segment-wise growth includes increasing B2C revenue from 13-14% to 20-25%, technical textiles from 2% to ~15%, while B2B fabric business share is expected to reduce from 85% to 70-75% by 2028.
- Opening of 10 experience centers over the next 2.5 years to drive growth from retail and smaller brands.
- Working capital improvements and expanded borrowing capacity to support larger orders and revenue targets.
- EPS growth is aligned with PAT growth, reflecting increased shareholder value.
