Rishabh Instruments Ltd
Q3 FY25 Earnings Call Analysis
Electrical Equipment
fundraise: No informationcapex: Yesrevenue: Category 3margin: Category 3orderbook: Yes
💰fundraise
Any current/future new fundraising through debt or equity?
- As per the transcript on page 11, Rishabh Instruments Limited had IPO proceeds of about Rs. 70 crores allocated for capacity expansion and Rs. 15-16 crores for corporate utilization, which have been largely utilized.
- There is no explicit mention of any new or planned fundraising through debt or equity during the conference call.
- Capital expenditure for building construction (about Rs. 60 crores) is ongoing and expected to complete by March-April 2026, funded through existing IPO proceeds.
- No new debt or equity raising plans were disclosed; the company appears to be funding expansions through internal accruals and IPO proceeds.
- Overall, no current or future fundraising through debt or equity was announced or indicated in the provided pages.
🏗️capex
Any current/future capex/capital investment/strategic investment?
- Rs. 70 crores IPO proceeds utilized for capacity expansion and building construction.
- Two new manufacturing buildings (5 and 7 storied) in Nashik (Satpur F1 and Trishala areas) are over 50% constructed.
- Buildings expected to be completed by March-April 2026, with full operationalization taking a few additional months.
- Upon completion, production capacity is expected to effectively double, supporting rising export demand and growth.
- Investment in a large R&D setup, including a new center within IIT Bombay in collaboration with professors.
- Continuous investment in product development with a 5-year plan, including new MID energy meters and medium voltage segment products.
- Capacity building in solar inverter production following strong market response and order pipeline.
- No major delays in capex; construction and expansions are progressing as planned.
📊revenue
Future growth expectations in sales/revenue/volumes?
- Rishabh Instruments targets a realistic 20%-22% CAGR in topline growth, aiming for about 15%-17% growth in the near term due to external market factors.
- The company aspires to achieve around 25% CAGR in bottom-line growth, leveraging better cost control and efficiency.
- Management expects improved quarters ahead, with growth returning to normal patterns after recent weaker quarters.
- Expansion efforts include doubling production capacity in India by mid-2026 to support export demand and growth.
- New product launches, geographic expansion (Middle East, US, Southeast Asia), and strong order pipelines support growth.
- The solar business and new energy meter products for European markets are expected to contribute significantly to future sales.
- Aluminium Die Cast business is transitioning from automotive to profitable non-auto segments, aiming to utilize 35%-40% unused capacity.
- Overall, steady 12%-20% revenue growth is anticipated, with strong confidence in delivering sustainable, profitable expansion.
📈margin
Future growth expectations in earnings/operating earnings/profits/EPS?
- The company aspires for a realistic CAGR of 20%-22% on topline and 25% on bottomline, acknowledging past exceptional growth years.
- Bottomline growth is expected to be more controllable due to slower overhead increases relative to revenue.
- Electronics business (including Lumel SA and Rishabh Electronics) targets about 12%-15% topline growth annually with EBITDA margins sustainable around 20%-22%.
- Profitability improvement driven by operational efficiencies, improved procurement, product mix, and cost management.
- Lumel Alucast expects margin improvement post-phasing out loss-making contracts; business to remain slightly positive with a stronger EBITDA forecast for FY 2027.
- Capacity expansions underway in India to support export growth and strengthen future margins.
- New product launches in solar and energy meters are expected to contribute to growth in coming years.
- Overall, management confident of steady growth with a target EBITDA of Rs. 100 crores for the full FY 2026.
📋orderbook
Current/ Expected Orderbook/ Pending Orders?
- The company has a healthy order inflow supporting revenue growth.
- New product launches and expanded geographical mix contribute positively to the order book.
- The recently launched single-phase solar inverter received an exceptional response at a major industry exhibition, generating a pipeline of around 1,000 orders booked at the event.
- New product developments, such as MID meters for Europe and energy meters for the US market, have started contributing to orders, though some are in early stages of pickup.
- Lumel SA shows a robust and growing order pipeline, with a solid recovery and expanded customer base.
- The management expresses confidence in the visibility on the order book and ongoing cost efficiencies driving steady growth.
- Opportunities under negotiation in high-pressure die-casting are progressing and expected to fill vacated capacity with high-margin contracts ramping up in coming quarters.
