Supreme Industries Ltd
Q4 FY27 Earnings Call Analysis
Industrial Products
fundraise: Norevenue: Category 3margin: Category 3orderbook: No informationcapex: Yes
📋orderbook
Current/ Expected Orderbook/ Pending Orders?
- Supreme Industries has fully executed the Letter of Intent (LOI) for supply of 2 lakh composite LPG cylinders to Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL), generating revenue of around Rs. 54 crores.
- The company has received a further LOI for supply of another 2 lakh composite cylinders to BPCL, expected to be executed in the current quarter.
- No additional specific details on other current or pending orders provided in the transcript.
- The company continues to work on expanding export geographies and participate in national and international exhibitions in the energy and gas sectors, indicating ongoing and potential future orders.
💰fundraise
Any current/future new fundraising through debt or equity?
- No mention of any new fundraising through debt or equity in the current period.
- The company emphasized a commitment to becoming debt-free by March 31, 2026.
- Finance costs are expected to reduce significantly from FY’27 onwards due to the repayment of short-term borrowings.
- CAPEX of around Rs. 1200 crores for FY26 (including acquisition of Wavin Business) is fully funded through internal accruals, no external borrowing planned.
- Any short-term borrowings taken during the year were temporary, related to funding CAPEX and working capital, and are now being repaid.
- Future CAPEX plans for FY27 will be discussed in detail in April; no indication of raising external capital at this time.
🏗️capex
Any current/future capex/capital investment/strategic investment?
- Supreme Industries plans to add 100,000 tons of capacity overall in FY’27 across all product segments including PVC, CPVC, and value-added products (Page 10).
- New greenfield plants are planned in FY’27 near Gwalior (Malanpur) and near Patna, Bihar, expected to become operational by FY’28 (Page 8).
- Capacity expansions at various locations for Plastic Piping and Protective Packaging products are nearing completion and will be available fully in FY 26-27 (Page 4).
- Total installed capacities for Plastic Piping Business will reach 1 million MT per annum by FY 2026 (Page 4).
- Capex outflows of Rs. 1031 crores have been made in first nine months of the current year including Wavin Business acquisition; total capex for the year expected around Rs. 1200 crores, funded entirely from internal accruals (Page 4).
- Precise capex plans for FY 27 will be shared in April (Pages 10, 16).
📊revenue
Future growth expectations in sales/revenue/volumes?
- Overall volume growth expected between 12% to 14% for the year FY26.
- Plastic Piping business volume growth expected between 15% to 17% in FY26.
- Anticipated 16%+ volume growth in the upcoming quarter due to increased demand from agriculture and other sectors.
- New product launches like PP silent pipe system and electrofusion fittings are expected to contribute to growth.
- The PVC window business is starting commercial production from February 2026, with potential revenue exceeding Rs. 300 crores at full capacity.
- Protective packaging division growing at around 10% volume growth with good margins; capacity expansion planned for next year.
- Capacity expansions in piping and packaging nearing completion, with total plastic piping capacity reaching 1 million MT by FY26.
- The company is confident of improved demand and normalizing inventory levels post destocking, supporting volume growth.
📈margin
Future growth expectations in earnings/operating earnings/profits/EPS?
- Supreme Industries expects volume growth of 12%-14% overall and 15%-17% in Plastic Piping business in FY26.
- Operating margin guidance for FY26 revised to 13.5%-14% due to polymer price volatility.
- Longer-term normal operating margins expected around 14.5%-15%, with potential incremental improvement from new product launches and higher share of value-added products.
- Management commits to becoming debt-free by March 31, 2026, leading to lower finance costs from FY27.
- CAPEX of around Rs. 1200 crores in FY26 funded from internal accruals; new greenfield plants planned for FY27-FY28 to support future growth.
- Profit after tax for 9 months was down 22%, affected by polymer price declines and inventory losses, but price erosion arrested in Q4 is expected to help margins recover.
- Volume-driven margin improvements and stabilized polymer prices are key levers for better earnings going forward.
