Allcargo Global Ltd — Q1 FY27 earnings call
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The short read
Allcargo Global reported consolidated revenue of INR3,522 crores for Q1 FY27, up 5.8% year-on-year and 20.8% sequentially, with gross profit of INR733 crores, up 2.5% year-on-year and 6.5% quarter-on-quarter. EBITDA turned positive at INR33 crores compared to a loss of INR31 crores a year earlier, while net loss narrowed to INR28 crores from INR87 crores in the year-ago quarter. Management attributed the improvement to sequential volume gains across LCL, air and FCL trade lanes, cost control initiatives including technology and offshoring, and a reduction in standalone borrowings to INR272 crores from INR314 crores as of March 31, 2026.
Numbers mentioned
Consolidated revenue: INR3,522 crores (Q1 FY27)
p. 4
“This translated into consolidated revenue of INR3,522 crores for Q1 of FY ‘27, representing 5.8% year-on-year growth and 20.8% sequentially.”
Stephen Dunn, page 4 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Gross profit: INR733 crores (Q1 FY27)
p. 5
“Gross profit stood at INR733 crores, up 2.5% year-on-year and 6.5% quarter-on-quarter.”
Stephen Dunn, page 5 of the filed PDF · View the filing
EBITDA: INR33 crores (Q1 FY27)
p. 5
“EBITDA for the quarter stood at INR33 crores compared to a loss of INR31 crores last year in Q1 of FY ‘26 and EBITDA of INR17 crores in Q4 FY ‘26.”
Stephen Dunn, page 5 of the filed PDF · View the filing
EBIT loss: INR18 crores loss (Q1 FY27)
p. 5
“At the EBIT level, losses reduced significantly to INR18 crores compared with a loss of INR77 crores in the corresponding quarter last year and a loss of INR33 crores in the previous quarter.”
Stephen Dunn, page 5 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Pre-exceptional PBT: INR24 crores loss (Q1 FY27)
p. 5
“Similarly, pre-exceptional PBT improved to a loss of INR24 crores versus a loss of INR92 crores in Q1 of FY ‘26 and a loss of INR36 crores in Q4 of FY ‘26.”
Stephen Dunn, page 5 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Profit after tax: INR28 crores loss (Q1 FY27)
p. 5
“Profit after tax also improved substantially to a loss of INR28 crores compared with a loss of INR87 crores a year ago and a loss of INR45 crores in the immediately preceding quarter.”
Stephen Dunn, page 5 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Standalone borrowings: INR272 crores (as of June 30, 2026)
p. 5
“We further reduced higher cost standalone borrowings to INR272 crores as of June 30th, 2026, from INR314 crores as of March 31, 2026.”
Stephen Dunn, page 5 of the filed PDF · View the filing
LCL and air volume growth: approximately 5% (Q1 FY27, sequential)
p. 3
“As an outcome of that, we have seen incremental volumes in both LCL and air of the magnitude of about 5%, while on the FCL, we have seen a quarter-on-quarter growth rate of about 1%.”
Ravi Jakhar, page 3 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Global LCL market share: 14.5%
p. 6
“and we are the market leaders globally, holding about 14.5% market share in this business.”
Ravi Jakhar, page 6 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Export bookings via digital platform: 70%
p. 6
“our own in-house operating system, our own digital platform, which now accounts for 70% of our export bookings”
Ravi Jakhar, page 6 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Consolidated gross debt: INR942 crores (as of June 30, 2026)
p. 19
“Yes, sorry, the consolidated debt is about INR942 crores at the end of March -- the June quarter.”
Stephen Dunn, page 19 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Consolidated net debt: INR570 crores (as of June 30, 2026)
p. 19
“Net debt is run about INR570 crores. Yes.”
Stephen Dunn, page 19 of the filed PDF · View the filing
LCL volume decline year-on-year: approximately 4% (Q1 FY27 YoY)
p. 9
“we have reported, we have seen approximately 4% decline in LCL volumes and a double-digit decline in the air and FCL volumes”
Ravi Jakhar, page 9 of the filed PDF · View the filing
What management said it would do
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Operating cost in dollar terms — flat in dollar terms
stated firmly by Ravi Jakhar
p. 8
“So, one line response to that would be that our intent is to keep the cost flat in dollar terms.”
Ravi Jakhar, page 8 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Employee and admin expenses — flat in dollar terms · coming couple of years
stated firmly by Ravi Jakhar
p. 17
“So in dollar terms, our intent would be to keep the employee expenses and the admin expenses flat over the coming couple of years.”
Ravi Jakhar, page 17 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Volume growth — no significant growth assumed · next 12 months
stated conditionally by Ravi Jakhar
p. 13
“and we plan our strategy based on that, to chip in at the market share and control more on the cost side.”
Ravi Jakhar, page 13 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Volume growth needed to reach historical EBITDA/ROC trajectory — 12% to 15% volume growth
stated conditionally by Ravi Jakhar
p. 17
“provided we see another I would say, just a ballpark, maybe a 12% to 15% growth on volumes from here should put us in all the right desired trajectories.”
Ravi Jakhar, page 17 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Return on capital employed — north of 20%
stated as an aspiration by Ravi Jakhar
p. 12
“if you would look at the historical numbers on this business, the return on capital employed has been always north of 20%, and definitely we need to be heading back to that zone broadly.”
Ravi Jakhar, page 12 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Net debt — next two to three quarters
stated firmly by Ravi Jakhar
p. 19
“Further, we intend to increase that significantly over the next two, three quarters itself by one, focus on reducing the working capital on the balance sheet.”
Ravi Jakhar, page 19 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Near-term volume trend — marginal incremental volumes · next few months
stated conditionally by Ravi Jakhar
p. 15
“So I would say marginal incremental volumes is what we are forecasting, and on the back of other initiatives slightly more compounded positive impact on the profitability side would be our anticipation.”
Ravi Jakhar, page 15 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Acquisition strategy — grow organically by hiring people rather than acquisitions · near term
stated firmly by Ravi Jakhar
p. 18
“So at least in the near term, the strategy is to grow by investing in people and not buying businesses.”
Ravi Jakhar, page 18 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Q&A highlights
Management's answers to analyst questions, in Parakho's words rather than a transcript. Each row names who answered and carries the verbatim quote it was drawn from.
Ravi Jakhar described the LCL and FCL consolidation business model and the company's global network and market leadership.
Answered by Ravi Jakhar
Asked by Kiran: Explain the business model in simple terms.
p. 6
“So, primarily, you know, we operate in the international shipping and air transport business.”
Ravi Jakhar, page 6 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Ravi Jakhar said this understanding was incorrect, noting LCL is the highest-margin segment and shipping lines carry only a small fraction of it.
Answered by Ravi Jakhar
Asked by Kiran: Are large shipping lines insourcing high-margin business, leaving only low-value business for third parties?
p. 7
“Our mainstay is LCL. We are talking about moving cubic meters of cargo, and this is the highest profit margin business in the entire ocean freight segment, and shipping lines carry a very small, tiny fraction of this business.”
Ravi Jakhar, page 7 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Ravi Jakhar said gross margin percentage is not a meaningful metric for this business because ocean freight is a volatile pass-through cost; the company instead tracks gross profit per cubic meter or per TEU.
Answered by Ravi Jakhar
Asked by Kiran: How confident is the company in achieving a 22-23% gross margin?
p. 7
“So, in our business, gross margin honestly does not hold any significant value because gross margin means your profit in percentage terms.”
Ravi Jakhar, page 7 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Ravi Jakhar said the business does not follow cyclicality but shadows the economic and trade environment, with yields having improved over time excluding the COVID-era spike.
Answered by Ravi Jakhar
Asked by Chaitanya: Is the industry cyclical given the post-COVID decline in yields?
p. 9
“And the second thing you spoke about the cyclicality. So, I would say that, you know, it does not follow any cyclicality as such, but it closely shadows the economic and the trade environment.”
Ravi Jakhar, page 9 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Ravi Jakhar said LCL has the highest profitability, FCL has grown faster off a low base, and LCL volumes have contracted in recent years but not stagnated structurally.
Answered by Ravi Jakhar
Asked by Chaitanya: What is the difference in unit economics between LCL, FCL and air cargo, and has LCL stagnated?
p. 11
“So one, you know naturally, LCL being the most niche business would tend to be having highest profitability as compared to FCL, which would be lowest of the three products and air would sit somewhere in the middle.”
Ravi Jakhar, page 11 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Ravi Jakhar said debt relates to working capital and past acquisitions, and historical ROCE has exceeded 20%, though he declined to give specific forward guidance.
Answered by Ravi Jakhar
Asked by Chaitanya: What is the debt composition and internal target for return on capital employed?
p. 12
“Yes. So as far as the debt is concerned, it has primarily been one towards the working capital and secondly it also pertains to some of the acquisitions historically as the business historically did acquisitions and also expanded the business.”
Ravi Jakhar, page 12 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Ravi Jakhar said percentage margins are less relevant, and the focus is on maintaining gross profit per unit of volume while keeping costs flat to create operating leverage.
Answered by Ravi Jakhar
Asked by Dhruv S: What is the sustainable long-term EBITDA margin profile?
p. 13
“In terms of the gross profit per unit of volume, we believe that the current levels can be sustained.”
Ravi Jakhar, page 13 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Ravi Jakhar said global trade figures include empty repositioning containers, and the company's FCL exposure to the Middle East caused a larger decline than the industry.
Answered by Ravi Jakhar
Asked by Ahmed Madha: Why have volumes declined for the company when global trade has been broadly steady?
p. 13
“Yes, so when you're looking at the global trade often the commentary includes both the loaded and the empty repositioning containers as well.”
Ravi Jakhar, page 13 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Ravi Jakhar explained that higher freight rates tend to improve container utilization and profitability even though freight is treated as a pass-through cost.
Answered by Ravi Jakhar
Asked by Ahmed Madha: How should gross margins be viewed relative to the global freight rate cycle?
p. 16
“So typically, what we tend to observe is in higher freight rate environments, we tend to see marginal improvements in our utilization, which leads to improved profitability.”
Ravi Jakhar, page 16 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Ravi Jakhar said net debt is effectively lower after adjusting for cash on books and that the company intends to reduce net debt significantly over the next few quarters through working capital and non-core asset actions.
Answered by Ravi Jakhar
Asked by Kiran: Is the INR900 crore working capital debt expected to reduce or stay steady?
p. 19
“So therefore the net debt is effectively 60% of the number that you mentioned.”
Ravi Jakhar, page 19 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Ravi Jakhar estimated the combined value of warehousing and office assets being considered for divestment.
Answered by Ravi Jakhar
Asked by Ahmed Madha: What is the size of non-core assets being divested?
p. 19
“I would say these would be some of the warehousing and office assets that we own, which combined could be just a very ballpark number would be somewhere around USD10 million to USD15 million all combined.”
Ravi Jakhar, page 19 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Risks flagged
Middle East conflict impacting trade volumes
p. 3
“we are all aware that there's a crisis going on in the Middle East, which is impacting trade and is naturally impacting our volumes also negatively, and that has remained so for the last 5 months to 6 months.”
Ravi Jakhar, page 3 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Russia-Ukraine war and geopolitical disturbances keeping trade environment flat
p. 4
“The other element which has now remained as a, you know, constant in the background is the Russia-Ukraine war and some of the other minor geopolitical disturbances, which have ensured that the global economic environment has remained more flattish”
Ravi Jakhar, page 4 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Tariff barriers disrupting global trade performance
p. 10
“such as those caused by tariff barriers last year, you know, war in the Middle East this year, some of these would have an bearing on the global economic and trade performance”
Ravi Jakhar, page 10 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Unpredictability of geopolitical environment affecting planning
p. 10
“I could not really comment on that as there is no, you know, certainty on how the geopolitical environment shapes up.”
Ravi Jakhar, page 10 of the filed PDF · View the filing
FCL volume decline concentrated in Middle East exposure
p. 15
“which means that both volumes in and out of Middle East have de-grown significantly, and also that has an impact on the other regions to some extent.”
Ravi Jakhar, page 15 of the filed PDF · View the filing
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