Sugs Lloyd
Q3 FY25 Earnings Call Analysis
Electrical Equipment
margin: Category 3orderbook: Yesfundraise: No informationcapex: Yesrevenue: Category 1
🏗️capex
Any current/future capex/capital investment/strategic investment?
- Sugs Lloyd is actively making arrangements and tie-ups with certain public sector undertakings to meet qualification criteria for larger government tenders.
- The company plans to increase working capital limits from INR125 crores to INR250 crores to support growth, with discussions underway with banks.
- The R&D team, consisting of around 10 people, is focused on developing new niche products such as a compact fault passage indicator with advanced features.
- They are in the process of supplying the first medium voltage switchgear on a pilot basis in a 33 by 11 kV power substation project.
- Development is ongoing for dry compressed air reinforcement units as an environment-friendly alternative to SF6 gas, targeting a large market opportunity.
- No plans currently to enter new verticals like smart infrastructure, EV charging networks, IoT solutions, or grid automation tech, focusing instead on core businesses and niche product R&D.
- Capacity for niche products like fault passage indicators is currently underutilized, with potential to scale up significantly.
📊revenue
Future growth expectations in sales/revenue/volumes?
- The company expects to maintain and potentially overachieve the sales momentum observed over the past two years for the next 2-3 years.
- Targeting a top line of INR 1,000 crores by financial year 2028.
- Order bidding includes around INR 800 crores currently under evaluation, with expected results within three months.
- Expansion across states beyond Bihar, including Odisha, Punjab, Gujarat, Noida, Himachal, and Uttaranchal.
- Niche products expected to grow from 2% to 8-10% of revenues by year-end, with aspirations to exceed 10% contribution post-2028, targeting INR 100 crores from these products by FY 2028.
- Capacity is highly underutilized, capable of meeting 5x current demand in fault passage indicators (FPI).
- No plans to enter new verticals; focus on core business and expanding niche products.
- Revenue growth from INR 175 crores in FY 2025 to INR 1,000 crores by FY 2028 anticipated, with positive momentum continuing.
📈margin
Future growth expectations in earnings/operating earnings/profits/EPS?
- Sugs Lloyd expects to maintain the strong momentum achieved over the past two years in revenue and profits for the next 2-3 years.
- Targeting INR 1,000 crores top-line revenue by financial year 2028, with confidence in meeting or overachieving this guidance.
- EBITDA margins currently around 15%, with management confident that these margins are sustainable due to efficient execution, proprietary tools, and higher contributions from high-margin niche products.
- Niche products segment projected to grow significantly, contributing around INR 100 crores in revenue by FY 2028, supporting overall profitability.
- No specific yearly revenue and PAT margin guidance for FY 26 and 27 due to regulatory constraints, but expected growth trajectory remains positive.
- Expansion in order book and capacity, with an increasing share of high-margin businesses, is expected to support future profit growth.
- EPS growth will correlate with improved revenue and profitability trends, building on the strong H1 FY 26 performance (EPS of INR 5.10).
📋orderbook
Current/ Expected Orderbook/ Pending Orders?
- Current order book is approximately INR 400 crores.
- Breakdown: INR 280 crores from solar EPC, INR 114 crores from power transmission and distribution.
- Additional product orders are in the pipeline.
- Tenders worth INR 480 crores in power transmission and distribution are at final stages.
- Solar tenders worth over INR 158 crores at final stages.
- Order pipeline of around INR 150 crores in fault passage indicators (FPI).
- Around INR 800 crores worth of tenders have been bid and are under evaluation.
- Expected results for these tenders likely within three months.
- Growth expected with strong inflow of orders from states like Bihar, Odisha, Punjab, Gujarat, Maharashtra, UP, and Delhi.
💰fundraise
Any current/future new fundraising through debt or equity?
- The company plans to increase its working capital limits from INR125 crores to INR250 crores to support growth.
- Discussions with banks to conclude this increase in working capital limits are underway and expected to close shortly.
- No explicit mention of new equity fundraising was made.
- The focus appears to be on debt-based raising to enhance working capital for business expansion.
- No other specific future fundraising plans through equity or additional debt were disclosed in the provided pages.
