Axiscades Technologies Ltd — Q1 FY27 earnings call
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The short read
AXISCADES reported consolidated revenue of Rs 346 crore for Q1 FY27, up 42% year on year, while posting a net loss of Rs 14.8 crore due to one-off costs related to the divestment of its Engineering Services and Aerospace Services businesses. Management said the continuing operations business grew 94% year on year to Rs 183 crore, with defense revenue up 112% and the XiDA (formerly ESAI) business up 63% year on year. The company reiterated its FY27 guidance of Rs 1,377 crore revenue and Rs 270 crore EBITDA on a continuing operations basis, tied to planned acquisitions in aerospace and XiDA and the completion of the Akkodis divestment.
Numbers mentioned
Consolidated revenue: 346 crores (Q1 FY27)
p. 4
“The consolidated revenues for the quarter was 346 crores, up 42% year on year and 27% sequentially, the highest in the company’s history.”
Shashidhar SK, page 4 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Continuing operations revenue: 183 crores (Q1 FY27)
p. 4
“the business grew and the revenues grew by 94% year on year to 183 crores.”
Shashidhar SK, page 4 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Reported EBITDA: 27.9 crores (Q1 FY27)
p. 4
“The reported EBITDA for the combined business of discontinued and continuing operations was 27.9 crores and the reported PAT loss is at 14.8 crores against 20.9 crores of PAT reported in Q1 of FY26.”
Shashidhar SK, page 4 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Normalized EBITDA margin: 11.8% (Q1 FY27)
p. 5
“The normalized for these items, EBITDA was at 41 crores at about 11.8% margin, up from 20.5% year on year.”
Shashidhar SK, page 5 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Cash on balance sheet: 81 crores (Q1 FY27)
p. 5
“Cash on the balance sheet meanwhile rose 78% to 81 crores ahead of the first tranche of”
Shashidhar SK, page 5 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Defense revenue: 125 crores (Q1 FY27)
p. 6
“During the quarter, the defense business in the continuing business category delivered a record 125 crores in revenue, up 112%, with an underlying EBITDA of 13 crores, which is up 15% year on year.”
Shashidhar SK, page 6 of the filed PDF · View the filing
XiDA revenue: 49.5 crores (Q1 FY27)
p. 6
“XiDA was the strongest stream, 49.5 crores, up 63% year on year in terms of revenue at a 33% EBITDA margin.”
Shashidhar SK, page 6 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Assured defense forecast visibility: 4,557 crores
p. 8
“Overall, our visibility stands now at assured forecast visibility stands at 4,557 crores.”
Sharadhi Babu, page 8 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Aerospace manufacturing revenue: 6.1 crore (Q1 FY27)
p. 8
“You would have noticed aerospace manufacturing revenue clocking at 6.1 crore in Q1.”
KP Mohanakrishnan, page 8 of the filed PDF · View the filing
What management said it would do
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FY27 revenue (continuing operations) — 1,377 crore · FY27
stated firmly by Mukund Santhanam
p. 10
“We are, we are committing back to our guidance that we had made originally at the, at the beginning of this financial year, which is of 1,377 crore revenue in FY27 on a continuing operations on an annualized pro forma basis.”
Mukund Santhanam, page 10 of the filed PDF · View the filing
FY27 EBITDA — 270 crores · FY27
stated firmly by Mukund Santhanam
p. 12
“We have indicated an EBITDA of 270 crores.”
Mukund Santhanam, page 12 of the filed PDF · View the filing
FY27 PAT — approximately 135 crore · FY27
stated conditionally by Mukund Santhanam
p. 12
“We expect PAT to be broadly around about 50% of that number.”
Mukund Santhanam, page 12 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Aerospace acquisition closing — Q2 FY27
stated firmly by KP Mohanakrishnan
p. 8
“Our due diligence is in the advanced stages of completion and is expected to complete in Q2.”
KP Mohanakrishnan, page 8 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Aerospace annualized run rate — 375 crores revenue and 84 crores EBITDA · Q4 FY27
stated as an aspiration by KP Mohanakrishnan
p. 8
“we are targeting an annualized run rate worth of 375 crores in revenue and 84 crores in EBITDA by Q4 FY27.”
KP Mohanakrishnan, page 8 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Aerospace platform revenue target — 1,000 crores · FY29
stated as an aspiration by KP Mohanakrishnan
p. 8
“And the platform we are building here is the one that takes towards 1,000 crores by FY29.”
KP Mohanakrishnan, page 8 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Defense business growth — over 75% year-on-year · FY27 and beyond
stated firmly by Mukund Santhanam
p. 10
“We expect our defense businesses on the back of extremely strong 4,500+ assured forecast visibility to grow at over 75% year-on-year over the next several years.”
Mukund Santhanam, page 10 of the filed PDF · View the filing
ESAI/XiDA business growth — over 100% · FY27
stated conditionally by Mukund Santhanam
p. 10
“We also expect our ESAI business to grow by over 100% this year on the back of both organic growth as well as the acquisitions and business partnerships we have in place.”
Mukund Santhanam, page 10 of the filed PDF · View the filing
ADD Solutions exit — Q4 FY27
stated firmly by Shashidhar SK
p. 5
“An action plan is already underway with closure targeted by Q4 of FY27.”
Shashidhar SK, page 5 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Deferred revenue recovery — remaining of 142 crore deferral · next 2 quarters
stated firmly by Mukund Santhanam
p. 10
“Out of 142 crore, uh, deferral, we had recovered over 60 crores, and we’ll be recovering the rest over the next 2 quarters.”
Mukund Santhanam, page 10 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Power 930 target — 960 crores PAT · FY30
stated firmly by Mukund Santhanam
p. 15
“We believe all these acquisitions, these divestments, the capital that’s come in, and, and the growth that we have in the organic business will help us achieve those targets. So our Power 930 targets remain still, still absolutely, uh, firm.”
Mukund Santhanam, page 15 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Defense forecast visibility execution timeline — before FY30
stated firmly by Sharadhi Babu
p. 14
“we are covering this entire forecast visibility before FY30, which is approximately about 3 years.”
Sharadhi Babu, page 14 of the filed PDF · View the filing
BrahMos seeker business — next financial year
stated firmly by Muralikrishnan D
p. 17
“Next financial year onwards.”
Muralikrishnan D, page 17 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.
Management said the price obtainable for the aerospace services business and its use in funding Power 930 without equity dilution drove the decision.
Answered by Mukund Santhanam
Asked by Deepak Poddar: Why divest aerospace services instead of keeping it alongside the manufacturing build-out?
p. 11
“Why did we choose the latter? Because we found the price at which we could offer the latter, as well as the deployment of the proceeds from that into our core Power 930 vision, would enable us to do that without any incremental equity dilution.”
Mukund Santhanam, page 11 of the filed PDF · View the filing
The transaction cost sits in discontinued operations as an exceptional item, and the hedge provision sits in continuing operations under other expenses.
Answered by Shashidhar SK
Asked by Deepak Poddar: Where are the provisions and transaction costs accounted for in the balance sheet?
p. 12
“the 21 crores of the, the transaction-related cost is sitting in discontinued operations as an exceptional item.”
Shashidhar SK, page 12 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management guided PAT at roughly 50% of the guided EBITDA figure, or around Rs 135 crore.
Answered by Mukund Santhanam
Asked by Kaushik Mohan: What is the expected PAT for FY27 given the revenue guidance?
p. 12
“We expect PAT to be broadly around about 50% of that number.”
Mukund Santhanam, page 12 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management said the visibility will be executed over roughly three years, before FY30, with possible spillover into a fourth year.
Answered by Sharadhi Babu
Asked by Praful Rai: What is the execution timeline for the Rs 4,500 crore defense order visibility?
p. 14
“we are covering this entire forecast visibility before FY30, which is approximately about 3 years. There could be some spillover in the fourth year.”
Sharadhi Babu, page 14 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management reaffirmed the Power 930 revenue and PAT targets remain firm.
Answered by Mukund Santhanam
Asked by Praful Rai: Is the Power 930 target still intact given the restructuring?
p. 15
“So our Power 930 targets remain still, still absolutely, uh, firm.”
Mukund Santhanam, page 15 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management confirmed the Rs 150-170 crore visibility is backed by a confirmed order.
Answered by Sharadhi Babu
Asked by Mahek Talati: Is the LUH Maritime order backed by confirmed orders or just visibility?
p. 16
“No, no, this is backed by confirmed order.”
Sharadhi Babu, page 16 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management said seeker-related revenue would start next financial year.
Answered by Muralikrishnan D
Asked by Piyush Sarawagi: When will business from BrahMos seekers begin?
p. 17
“Next financial year onwards.”
Muralikrishnan D, page 17 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management said CapEx will be timed to match divestment inflows rather than a fixed annual schedule, and the extraordinary gain will be recognized between Q2 and early Q3.
Answered by Shashidhar SK
Asked by Balasubramanian: What is the CapEx guidance by year and when will the extraordinary gain be recorded?
p. 19
“between, between September, between Q2 and Q3, early Q3, you will see that this 1,255 crores of extraordinary gain is going to come into the P&L.”
Shashidhar SK, page 19 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Risks flagged
Aged defense receivable requiring conservative provisioning while recovery is pursued with the Ministry of Defense
p. 4
“9.62 crores of receivable provisioning largely on an aged defense transaction that we have chosen to provide for conservatively while we continue”
Shashidhar SK, page 4 of the filed PDF · View the filing
ADD Solutions non-core European unit continuing to be loss-making
p. 5
“It is loss-making, it is non-core, and it will be exited.”
Shashidhar SK, page 5 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Acquisitions are binary events that may not close as planned
p. 15
“in terms of the other acquisitions, we are at we have, we have few acquisitions across the various segments we work in.”
Mukund Santhanam, page 15 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Timing risk on acquisitions dependent on partner readiness to sell
p. 20
“the timing of our acquisitions is a function of various aspects, including the, the, uh, the timing of when the readiness of the partner to actually sell the business out to us, and we know that can take its own time.”
Mukund Santhanam, page 20 of the filed PDF · View the filing
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