Vascon Engineers Ltd
Q2 FY25 Earnings Call Analysis
Realty
orderbook: No informationfundraise: Yescapex: Yesrevenue: Category 2margin: Category 3
💰fundraise
Any current/future new fundraising through debt or equity?
- The company does not want to excessively borrow from NBFCs until project approvals are secured to avoid repayment pressure.
- Two of the four new projects already have capital tied up (INR250 crores gross debt increased from INR174 crores).
- Additional capital requirement for the remaining two projects is INR70-80 crores, at defined approval stages.
- Total capital needed for these four projects over the next two years is INR80-100 crores.
- Strategy includes short-term financing and equity infusion at the project level through partners via profit-sharing or stock underwriting at subsidized rates.
- The company is not looking to raise equity in the short term and is focused on organic growth.
- Debt on the EPC segment will be maintained within small BG (bank guarantee) limits.
🏗️capex
Any current/future capex/capital investment/strategic investment?
- Vascon Engineers plans a capital requirement of about INR 80-100 crores over the next 2 years for launching four real estate projects.
- The capital will be used primarily for launch costs, marketing, initial site expenses, premium FSIs, and government challan payments; no land purchases are involved, as land parcels are already tied up.
- The funding strategy includes short-term financing and equity infusion from project-level partners who may enter via profit sharing or underwrite stock at subsidized rates.
- The company aims to avoid excessive borrowing from NBFCs until project approvals are in hand to manage repayment pressures.
- No significant new asset acquisitions or outright land purchases are planned; Vascon will continue focusing on an asset-light model via joint ventures and redevelopment in current cities.
- For EPC segment capex, small investments to augment assets are planned to support a 20-25% organic growth target, avoiding heavy borrowing.
📊revenue
Future growth expectations in sales/revenue/volumes?
- EPC segment expects 20%-25% annual growth, targeting INR1,200 crores revenue for FY26 and around INR1,450-1,500 crores for FY27.
- Current EPC order book stands at INR2,902 crores, providing strong visibility for 2-3 years.
- Real estate revenue guidance for FY26 is INR175-200 crores.
- Real estate has pending revenue of INR300-400 crores to be recognized from completed projects.
- Four new real estate projects to be launched with revenue potential of INR1,100-1,200 crores over 4-5 years.
- Combined from launched and upcoming projects, real estate revenue potential is around INR1,500 crores over next 4 years.
- Real estate growth to be non-linear but expected to steady with asset-light JV model.
- Focus remains in current cities Pune, Mumbai, Coimbatore; no expansion to new cities planned short-term.
- Order inflows in EPC are cautious due to competitive pricing but expected to improve in next 9 months.
📈margin
Future growth expectations in earnings/operating earnings/profits/EPS?
- EPC segment projected to grow at 20% to 25% annually over the next 2-3 years, with revenue targets rising from INR1,200 crores in FY '26 to INR1,450-1,500 crores in FY '27.
- EPC segment PBT margin guidance for FY '26 is around 8-9%, with hopes to push towards 10% in future.
- Real estate segment revenue expected at INR175-200 crores in FY '26, with EBITDA margin of 15-17%.
- Four real estate projects launching over next 12-15 months with revenue potential of INR1,100-1,200 crores and unrecognized revenue of INR300-400 crores from past projects.
- Capital requirement for new real estate projects estimated at INR80-100 crores in next 2 years.
- Company aims to maintain organic growth via internal accruals without short-term equity raise.
- Strong EPC order book of INR2,902 crores (~2.9x FY '25 EPC revenue) provides good revenue visibility for 2-3 years.
- EPS expected to improve inline with revenue growth and margin enhancements.
📋orderbook
Current/ Expected Orderbook/ Pending Orders?
- As of June 30, 2025, the EPC order book stands at INR2,902 crores (2.9x FY'25 EPC revenue).
- Breakdown: INR2,469 crores from external EPC contracts and INR433 crores from internal real estate projects.
- Approximately 73% of orders are government-backed, ensuring timely payments and strong cash flow.
- The company aims for 20%-25% annual growth in the EPC segment.
- Challenges noted in order inflow with no significant wins in the last 6-8 months; lost some orders worth INR700-750 crores narrowly.
- Efforts to increase private sector exposure while maintaining government projects.
- Real estate projects include 4 active projects with a combined sealable area of 0.77 million sq ft.
- Pending revenue: INR300-400 crores from already launched projects.
- Four upcoming projects with revenue potential of INR1,100-1,200 crores to be launched in next 12-15 months.
- Overall, INR1,500 crores+ revenue from 8 projects expected over 4-5 years.
