Titagarh Rail Systems Ltd

- The company has already spent around Rs.140 crores on land acquisition, which is not expected to be spent again. - Additional CAPEX for building new facilities will be within the overall planned CAPEX of about Rs.1,000 crores over the next three years (completed by FY27). - There is no explicit mention of new fundraising through debt or equity in the provided excerpts. - The company is open to strategic partnerships or joint ventures, particularly in the shipbuilding, defense, and bridge business segments, which might involve external investors. - For the shipbuilding business, the company plans to grow it independently or with induction of strategic/financial partners, but details are still being evaluated. - Any additional CAPEX or funding beyond the current plan, if required, is still under consideration and will be communicated in the future.

- Rs.140 crores already spent on land acquisition; no future land CAPEX expected. - Building the facility on the acquired land will incur CAPEX within the overall plan. - Total CAPEX plan of about Rs.1,000 crores, including past and current spends, expected to complete by FY27. - Additional CAPEX if required will be evaluated and communicated; CAPEX aligned with business growth and phased implementation. - Promoters have committed to infuse Rs.200 crores via preferential issue. - New land acquisition contiguous to existing facility will enable expanded production capacity, backward integration, and a 1.6 km test track. - Shipbuilding business will grow independently, possibly with strategic/financial partners; no non-core business CAPEX affecting railways segment. - Propulsion facilities ramp-up continues to support production and margin expansion without revenue sharing with ABB.

- **Freight Business**: Expected to remain stable with no significant growth in the current year, maintaining volumes around 900 wagons per month. - **Passenger Rail System**: Strong growth anticipated with metro car production rising from 12 cars last year to 120 cars this year (a ten-fold increase). - **Vande Bharat Production**: Targeting ramp-up to 50 cars per month within the next year, increasing to 72 cars per month over the following two to three quarters, and ultimately reaching 100 cars per month in three to four years. - **Propulsion Segment**: Significant growth expected, with traction motors stabilizing at 150 units per month by year-end to drive margin expansion. - **Metro Orders**: Production of 120 metro cars targeted this year with ongoing efforts to secure additional metro and propulsion tenders. - **Long-term Vision**: Scaling passenger rail capacity and revenues driven by new facilities and expanding order book, with operating leverage leading to improved margins over time.

- No specific long-term revenue guidance is provided by the company. - Freight business revenue expected to remain stable, similar to the previous year. - Passenger segment shows strong growth potential; metro cars production target rising from 12 to 120 cars in FY26. - Propulsion system production also expected to see significant growth in the current year. - Long-term target: passenger coach plant capacity to increase to 50 cars/month by end of next financial year, then 72 cars/month, eventually 100 cars/month within 3-4 years. - Operating leverage expected to improve margins, especially in propulsion (15-20% margin) and metro/freight (10-12% margin). - Break-even production volumes indicated as 15-20 cars/month for passenger coaches and 1–1.5 rakes/month for propulsion. - Company confident of maintaining EBITDA margins and volume stability despite past supply challenges.

- Metro coaches order book: Approximately 440 coaches currently on hand. - Propulsion order book: Around Rs. 550 crores. - Freight wagons order book: Roughly 10,500 to 10,700 wagons outstanding, with an additional 900 wagons booked recently. - Continued participation in additional metro tenders and suburban transport (e.g., MRVC) expected to add more orders. - Large railway freight tenders anticipated to be issued within the year, supporting further order inflow. - Recent LoA received for Mumbai Metro Line 6 order of 108 coaches, with execution commenced from August 2, 2025. - Production targets set for 120 metro coaches in the current financial year. - Orders are flowing well with no significant indication of slowdown from the government side.