Asahi Songwon Colors Ltd — Q4 FY26 earnings call
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The short read
Asahi Songwon Colors reported consolidated Q4 FY26 revenue of Rs. 144 crores, up 19.4% sequentially, with EBITDA of Rs. 23 crores and EBITDA margin expanding to 15.6% from 8.58% in Q3 FY26. For the full year, revenue declined 4.78% to Rs. 535.48 crores while PAT grew 5.48% to Rs. 17.78 crores. Management also announced that Gokul Jaykrishna stepped down as CEO while remaining Managing Director, with Arjun Jaykrishna taking over as CEO.
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Numbers mentioned
Revenue from operations: Rs. 144 crores (Q4 FY26)
p. 5
“On a consolidated basis, revenue from operations for Q4 FY26 stood at Rs. 144 crores.”
Arjun Jaykrishna, page 5 of the filed PDF · View the filing
EBITDA: Rs. 23 crores (Q4 FY26)
p. 5
“The EBITDA for the quarter stood at Rs. 23 crores, up 122% sequentially and 30.2% on a year-on-year basis.”
Arjun Jaykrishna, page 5 of the filed PDF · View the filing
EBITDA margin: 15.6% (Q4 FY26)
p. 5
“The EBITDA margin as well expanded to 15.6% in Q4 FY26 compared to 8.58% in Q3 FY26 and 11.53% in Q4 FY25, once again representing an expansion of 407 basis points year-on-year and 702 basis points sequentially.”
Arjun Jaykrishna, page 5 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Profit before tax (excluding exceptional items): Rs. 15 crores (Q4 FY26)
p. 5
“Profit before tax, excluding exceptional items, was Rs. 15 crores for the quarter, an increase of 64.2% over Q4 FY25 and 467.29% over Q3 FY26.”
Arjun Jaykrishna, page 5 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Profit after tax: Rs. 10.82 crores (Q4 FY26)
p. 5
“Profit after tax for the quarter was Rs. 10.82 crores compared to Rs. 6.87 crores in Q4 FY25 and Rs. 2.26 crores in Q3 FY26, once again a year-on-year increase of 57.46%.”
Arjun Jaykrishna, page 5 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Interest costs: Rs. 3.30 crores (Q4 FY26)
p. 5
“The interest costs declined to Rs. 3.30 crores in Q4, down 14.15% year-on-year, reflecting our ongoing debt reduction.”
Arjun Jaykrishna, page 5 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Depreciation: Rs. 4.65 crores (Q4 FY26)
p. 5
“The depreciation was Rs. 4.65 crores broadly stable.”
Arjun Jaykrishna, page 5 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Revenue from operations: Rs. 535.48 crores (FY26)
p. 5
“For the full year FY26, consolidated revenue from operations was Rs. 535.48 crores against Rs. 562.36 crores in FY25, a decline of 4.78%.”
Arjun Jaykrishna, page 5 of the filed PDF · View the filing
EBITDA: Rs. 56.53 crores (FY26)
p. 5
“But the full year EBITDA, including other income, stood at Rs. 56.53 crores as opposed to Rs. 60.21 crores in FY25, again a slight decline of 6.12%.”
Arjun Jaykrishna, page 5 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Profit after tax: Rs. 17.78 crores (FY26)
p. 6
“Profit after tax was Rs. 17.78 crores, up 5.48% over FY25.”
Arjun Jaykrishna, page 6 of the filed PDF · View the filing
AZO revenue: Rs. 78 crores (FY26)
p. 26
“AZO revenue for full year, Rs. 78 crores and PBT Rs. (-2.42) crores.”
Nupur, page 26 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Pregabalin price decline since acquisition: 40%-45%
p. 11
“So, since acquisition, price has dropped by around 40%-45%.”
Mitesh Patel, page 11 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Pregabalin price recovery from bottom: around 15%
p. 11
“So, currently from bottom, it has been increased by around 15%.”
Mitesh Patel, page 11 of the filed PDF · View the filing
API volume CAGR: 88% CAGR over last six years (last 6 years)
p. 10
“Sir, it is exactly correct. 88% CAGR we achieved in the last six years.”
Mitesh Patel, page 10 of the filed PDF · View the filing
What management said it would do
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AZO EBITDA margin — about 13%
stated as an aspiration by Gokul Jaykrishna
p. 12
“For both answering on EBITDAs for both the ATC as well as Atlas business, we would guide that Management would like to target EBITDA margin of about 13% of the AZO business.”
Gokul Jaykrishna, page 12 of the filed PDF · View the filing
API EBITDA margin — 15% to 16%
stated as an aspiration by Gokul Jaykrishna
p. 12
“And eventually, if we get the API business right, 15% to 16% in the API business going forward.”
Gokul Jaykrishna, page 12 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Company revenue — Rs. 1000 crore · next few years
stated as an aspiration by Arjun Jaykrishna
p. 13
“And we certainly have the goal of reaching Rs. 1000 crore as a company within the next few years.”
Arjun Jaykrishna, page 13 of the filed PDF · View the filing
AZO capacity expansion CAPEX — Rs. 10 crores to Rs. 15 crores
stated conditionally by Arjun Jaykrishna
p. 12
“And this would help us boost the capacity by almost, it would go to 1.5x.”
Arjun Jaykrishna, page 12 of the filed PDF · View the filing
AZO business PBT breakeven — breakeven · next year
stated firmly by Arjun Jaykrishna
p. 26
“Yes. We should definitely expect that and I think as I have guided as well for us in terms of performance, while we have been slow, it has been a steady positive performance and we are hopeful and confident that we will achieve that.”
Arjun Jaykrishna, page 26 of the filed PDF · View the filing
CEP Certification for API — CEP Certification · by end of current financial year
stated conditionally by Arjun Jaykrishna
p. 7
“we are confident that by the end of the current financial year we would be able to get this certification which will be a milestone that will support volume growth and access to more profitable export segments”
Arjun Jaykrishna, page 7 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Standalone Blue business EBITDA — Rs. 50 crore – Rs. 55 crore · FY27
stated as an aspiration by Gokul Jaykrishna
p. 33
“That would be our goal. That would be our hope. Arjun, you can comment on it if you have anything to say.”
Gokul Jaykrishna, page 33 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Atlas and Chattral peak turnover and EBITDA margin — Rs. 250 crores - Rs. 280 crores turnover with 15%-16% EBITDA margin · next 2-3 years
stated as an aspiration by Mitesh Patel
p. 35
“So, basically in short answer of your question, we can achieve both facilities, Chattral and Atlas, we can achieve Rs. 250 crores - Rs. 280 crores turnover at peak without doing any CAPEX and we can achieve 15%-16% of EBITDA margins.”
Mitesh Patel, page 35 of the filed PDF · View the filing
AZO utilization — 75% to 85% · coming three to four quarters
stated conditionally by Gokul Jaykrishna
p. 20
“We see both of these events happening in the coming three to four quarters where we are able to reach to 75% to 85% range.”
Gokul Jaykrishna, page 20 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Q&A highlights
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Management said the strategy was to pass through raw material price increases, which supported bottom line, while top line faced pressure from global uncertainty.
Answered by Arjun Jaykrishna
Asked by Rishabh: What proportion of EBITDA improvement came from price pass-through of raw material costs, and would margins reverse if raw material prices correct?
p. 8
“Exactly as you pointed out, I think for now the strategy we have taken is to be able to pass as much of our raw material price increase as possible.”
Arjun Jaykrishna, page 8 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management said intermediates utilization is around 70% while finished API utilization remains around 30%, presenting an opportunity for improvement.
Answered by Arjun Jaykrishna
Asked by Rishabh: What is the utilization level at Chattral and how does backward integration translate into cost benefits?
p. 9
“At Chattral plant, well, we are going at a utilization level around 70%, which is good for the intermediate level.”
Arjun Jaykrishna, page 9 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management said current margins are below where they should be and gave EBITDA margin targets of 13% for AZO and 15-16% for API.
Answered by Gokul Jaykrishna
Asked by Rishabh: What is the current capital allocation and normalized PAT margin target?
p. 13
“We are far from that. And we need to make serious strategic decisions as well as good business operational moves to reach this.”
Gokul Jaykrishna, page 13 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management said the improvement was a mixture of internal strategy, some inventory addition, and operational efficiencies, and said the goal is a steadier performance going forward.
Answered by Arjun Jaykrishna
Asked by Advanil Desai: Are there inventory gains in the Blue business gross margin improvement, and can it be sustained?
p. 15
“So, as you mentioned rightly, I think, as briefly described, I think it is a mixture of several factors of internal strategy, a little bit of the inventory addition as well as your operational efficiencies all put together that have driven the strong numbers.”
Arjun Jaykrishna, page 15 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management said the US business has started to improve since tariffs were reduced but overall demand has not fully recovered to prior levels.
Answered by Arjun Jaykrishna
Asked by Advanil Desai: Is there a demand revival on the US side following tariff reductions?
p. 15
“We have seen a revival in that. So, our US business, once the tariff has been reduced again, it has again started to improve.”
Arjun Jaykrishna, page 15 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management said the quarter's performance was a mix of operational efficiencies, geopolitical mitigation strategy, and partly inventory, with inventory not being a substantial factor.
Answered by Arjun Jaykrishna
Asked by Rahul Jain: Is there any inventory gain element in the Q4 margins reported?
p. 21
“partly inventory but that is not like a substantial factor or anything like that”
Arjun Jaykrishna, page 21 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management said there was a one-time benefit related to renewable energy billing charges that would not recur at that level.
Answered by Arjun Jaykrishna
Asked by Rudraksh Rohicha: Was the low power and fuel cost in the Blue segment last quarter sustainable?
p. 25
“we have seen a one-time effect here which is something to do with our renewable projects. It is an amount that we rightfully received from the government and this is obviously not going to be sustainable to this level.”
Arjun Jaykrishna, page 25 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management clarified the standalone Blue business is running much higher than the AZO figures cited, at nearly 80-85% utilization.
Answered by Gokul Jaykrishna
Asked by Tavan Shah: What utilization level is the standalone Blue business operating at?
p. 31
“No, we are not at 60%. We are much higher. We are nearly at 80%-85% over there.”
Gokul Jaykrishna, page 31 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management confirmed the Rs. 400 crore revenue with Rs. 50-55 crore EBITDA scenario represents the peak potential for the Blue business.
Answered by Gokul Jaykrishna
Asked by Tavan Shah: What is achievable peak revenue and EBITDA for the standalone Blue business in FY27?
p. 33
“That is the peak potential. That is the potential of the Blue business. Yes.”
Gokul Jaykrishna, page 33 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Risks flagged
Elevated raw material prices and global supply chain disruption
p. 6
“The operating environment continues to present challenges, with raw material prices remaining elevated and global supply chains having seen a lot of disruption.”
Arjun Jaykrishna, page 6 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Geopolitical volatility and competitive pressures affecting the outlook
p. 7
“The path ahead requires navigating a still uncertain global environment with geopolitical volatility, elevated raw material costs, and competitive pressures remaining alive.”
Arjun Jaykrishna, page 7 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Steep price erosion in API business since acquisition limiting revenue reflection of volume growth
p. 7
“The steep decline in realizations since acquisition has, however, limited the reflection of this growth in reported revenues and financial performance.”
Arjun Jaykrishna, page 7 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Strong Chinese competition in AZO export markets
p. 20
“we have to be a little patient to be able to customers in the export markets that we desire to get. Atlas, the API side, also we have to work on the strategic way to acquire new customers and markets and also get some new products.”
Gokul Jaykrishna, page 20 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Structural slowdown in European demand for AZO
p. 17
“For Europe as well, I think generally Europe has had a structural slowdown in demand.”
Arjun Jaykrishna, page 17 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Continued volatility and uncertainty in the global business environment affecting realizations
p. 23
“I think the geopolitical issues that continue to remain uncertain, and the uncertainty globally has led to a continued volatile environment.”
Arjun Jaykrishna, page 23 of the filed PDF · View the filing
US tariffs causing a slowdown affecting not just US business but a ripple effect on other export geographies
p. 15
“So, we had seen a ripple effect of that for not only our US business, which was obviously affected, but other country exports as well.”
Arjun Jaykrishna, page 15 of the filed PDF · View the filing
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