Kay Cee
Q1 FY25 Earnings Call Analysis
Construction
revenue: Category 2margin: Category 2orderbook: Yesfundraise: Yescapex: Yes
💰fundraise
Any current/future new fundraising through debt or equity?
- Currently, Kaycee Energy & Infra Limited has no immediate plans for new fundraising through equity or debt; they recently completed a QIP raising Rs. 25 crore.
- Future fundraising needs will depend on the type and scale of contracts they secure.
- If required, additional funds may be raised either through equity or loans, but no definite plans exist at present.
- Short-term capital loan might be needed, mainly non-fund based facilities like bank guarantees, potentially between Rs. 10 crore to Rs. 15 crore.
- Fundraising decisions will be evaluated based on working capital requirements and order inflow in the future.
🏗️capex
Any current/future capex/capital investment/strategic investment?
- The company is working on a backward integration plan focusing on transformer manufacturing (13.5 ampere transformer DPR under preparation).
- CAPEX for the transformer project is estimated between Rs. 7 crore and Rs. 10 crore; Rs. 3 crore has already been invested, with the remaining Rs. 7 crore pending.
- Manufacturing for the transformer project is planned to start before March 2026; structural work is mostly completed.
- Backward integration manufacturing is expected to improve net PAT margin by approximately 2% to 3%.
- Investment projects are adjusted based on ongoing EPC work and project requirements.
- Current CAPEX related to backward integration includes Rs. 3 crore already invested; total CAPEX planned around Rs. 10 crore.
- The transformer manufacturing project is expected to be completed by the fourth quarter of FY 2026.
- Additional strategic investment includes expenditure on non-fund based limits (Rs. 10 crore to Rs. 15 crore may be required for bank guarantees).
📊revenue
Future growth expectations in sales/revenue/volumes?
- Transmission lines work worth Rs. 7,000 to Rs. 8,000 crore expected in Rajasthan over next 3-5 years.
- EPC work in transmission expected to be Rs. 15,000 to Rs. 20,000 crore due to renewable energy expansion.
- Target revenue for FY’26 is Rs. 275 crore to Rs. 300 crore, maintaining supply to services ratio around 60-70% supply and 30-40% services.
- Orders worth Rs. 500 crore anticipated to be added in FY’26, with tender pipeline of Rs. 180 crore currently quoted.
- Order book expected to grow from Rs. 537 crore to approx. Rs. 750 crore by next year.
- Company expects margin improvements with backward integration (manufacturing facility) contributing 2-3% net margin improvement.
- Renewable energy transmission and solar parks (via JV) are key growth drivers, primarily focused in Rajasthan but with some expansion in other states.
📈margin
Future growth expectations in earnings/operating earnings/profits/EPS?
- The company expects revenue to grow significantly, targeting Rs. 275 crore to Rs. 300 crore in FY’26 and an order book of Rs. 750 crore by next year.
- EBITDA margin is targeted to not fall below 18%, with efforts to increase it beyond previous levels of around 21%.
- Backward integration through setting up manufacturing facilities for conductors and transformers is expected to improve net PAT margin by 2% to 3%.
- The company plans to start manufacturing by March 2026, contributing to margin improvement.
- Operational leverage is expected as order execution speeds up, with margins anticipated to stabilize and improve over next quarters despite temporary dips due to supply-service mix.
- Strong bidding pipeline worth Rs. 180 crore and high success rate (~70%) in tenders suggest sustained order inflows supporting growth.
- No immediate plans for new fundraising; QIP of Rs. 25 crore raised to support working capital and growth.
📋orderbook
Current/ Expected Orderbook/ Pending Orders?
- Current order book as of April 30, 2025, stands at approximately Rs. 537 crore.
- The execution timeline for this order book extends up to December 2026, with contracts ranging from 6 months to 5 years.
- Rs. 120 crore orders received in April 2025 are included in the current Rs. 537 crore order book.
- The company expects to execute Rs. 300 crore of orders in FY 2025-26.
- Target order book for the beginning of next fiscal year (FY 2026-27) is around Rs. 750 crore.
- Quotes have been made for tenders worth Rs. 180 crore recently, with technical bids cleared but price bids pending.
- The success rate in tender bids is above 70%, with bids for tenders worth Rs. 800-900 crore made recently.
- New orders of Rs. 500 crore are confidently expected within the current fiscal year.
