Bajaj Electricals Ltd-$ — Q1 FY27 earnings call
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The short read
Bajaj Electricals reported overall revenue growth of 2.3% in Q1 FY27, with consumer products growing 1.7% and lighting solutions growing 4.4%. EBIT margin improved to 6.6% from 2.5% a year earlier, driven by gross margin expansion and cost efficiency measures. Management attributed the fans category decline to gas shortages and PCB availability issues, while non-summer products and Morphy Richards delivered double-digit growth.
Numbers mentioned
Revenue growth: 2.3% (Q1 FY27)
p. 3
“We delivered overall revenue growth of 2.3%.”
Shekhar Bajaj, page 3 of the filed PDF · View the filing
EBIT margin: 6.6% (Q1 FY27)
p. 3
“our EBIT margin improved to 6.6% from 2.5%”
Shekhar Bajaj, page 3 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Consumer products revenue growth: 1.7% (Q1 FY27)
p. 4
“with consumer products growing at 1.7% after a decline for multiple quarters, and lighting solutions grew at 4.4%”
Sanjay Sachdeva, page 4 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Lighting solutions revenue growth: 4.4% (Q1 FY27)
p. 4
“with consumer products growing at 1.7% after a decline for multiple quarters, and lighting solutions grew at 4.4%”
Sanjay Sachdeva, page 4 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Consumer products EBIT margin: 3.9% versus negative 1.7% (Q1 FY27 vs Q1 FY26)
p. 4
“Our EBIT margin has expanded to 3.9% versus negative 1.7% on a year-to-year basis.”
Sanjay Sachdeva, page 4 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Gross margin improvement: 130 bps (Q1 FY27)
p. 8
“our gross margins have improved by 130 bps as a company, and especially in the consumer product segment, it has grown by 220 bps”
Ashween Anand, page 8 of the filed PDF · View the filing
BLDC industry contribution: 30% to 35%
p. 5
“the estimates which we have on BLDC vary between 30% to 35%”
Vishal Chadha, page 5 of the filed PDF · View the filing
E-commerce contribution to sales: approximately 15%
p. 7
“E-commerce contributes to approximately 15%.”
Vishal Chadha, page 7 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Alternate business contribution: around 45%
p. 7
“Alternate business contributes in all put together around 45%.”
Vishal Chadha, page 7 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Net working capital days: 50-60 days (Q1 FY27)
p. 10
“it is largely hovering around between 50-60 days”
Ashween Anand, page 10 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Cost inflation range across categories: 6% to 10% (Q1 FY27)
p. 12
“depends on each category, but let us say ranging from 6% to 10%, this is the kind of number we have seen”
Ashween Anand, page 12 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Cost inflation in coolers: as high as 13% (Q1 FY27)
p. 12
“it is as high as 13% in some categories, coolers were the highest in terms of cost, like, yes”
Sanjay Sachdeva, page 12 of the filed PDF · View the filing
What management said it would do
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Overall revenue growth — 8% to 10% · this year and next year
stated as an aspiration by Sanjay Sachdeva
p. 10
“we are looking at between 8% to 10% growth, quarter-on-quarter. That is the number we are looking.”
Sanjay Sachdeva, page 10 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Consumer products EBIT margin — 6% to 7% · next two years
stated as an aspiration by Sanjay Sachdeva
p. 9
“we do see our margins for next two years to stabilize between six to 7%”
Sanjay Sachdeva, page 9 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Consumer products EBIT margin — 10%
stated as an aspiration by Sanjay Sachdeva
p. 8
“we intend to go to 10% margin, which will be very close to industry leading or close to industry, top end of the margin”
Sanjay Sachdeva, page 8 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Lighting solutions EBIT margin — double-digit margins · a quarter or two
stated conditionally by Sanjay Sachdeva
p. 6
“we believe in a quarter or two as we exit some of these legacy contracts, we will build back our margins”
Sanjay Sachdeva, page 6 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Fans market share — next two or three quarters
stated firmly by Sanjay Sachdeva
p. 6
“we intend to claw back on our share loss in next two or three quarters”
Sanjay Sachdeva, page 6 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Price increases for rest of year — no major price increase · rest of the year
stated conditionally by Sanjay Sachdeva
p. 12
“at this stage, we are not seeing major price increase need to meet our margin requirements for the rest of the year at this stage”
Sanjay Sachdeva, page 12 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.
Fans saw a decline due to operational issues; management expects margin improvement from VAVE activities and premiumization.
Answered by Vishal Chadha
Asked by Praveen: Why did consumer products only grow 2% despite double-digit growth in appliances and Morphy Richards?
p. 5
“Fans, as was mentioned in the opening remarks, saw a decline for us.”
Vishal Chadha, page 5 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Yes, driven by premiumization and mix change toward higher-margin B2B projects.
Answered by Rajesh Naik
Asked by Praveen: Will lighting margins improve from the current ~7% level?
p. 5
“we are driving that to have at least a trend going towards double digit margin”
Rajesh Naik, page 5 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Share is stable or growing in most categories except fans, where the company is losing share but expects to recover.
Answered by Sanjay Sachdeva
Asked by Aniruddha Joshi: What is the market share trend across categories and in rural markets?
p. 6
“The one category which is large where we have, as we explained earlier, we have not done as well as we want to is fans.”
Sanjay Sachdeva, page 6 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management expects margins to stabilize at 6-7% for two years before further steady improvement toward 10%.
Answered by Sanjay Sachdeva
Asked by Achal: How long will it take for ECD margins to normalize to 9-10% levels seen years ago?
p. 9
“we do see our margins for next two years to stabilize between six to 7%”
Sanjay Sachdeva, page 9 of the filed PDF · View the filing
OCF was negative mainly due to tax compliance payments related to the Morphy acquisition.
Answered by Ashween Anand
Asked by Achal: What was the operating cash flow in Q1?
p. 10
“overall cash flow has been negative. The larger reason for that is because of some of the tax compliances we had to make on the Morphy acquisitions to the TDS, as well as on the GST.”
Ashween Anand, page 10 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management is targeting 8-10% growth, ahead of an industry growing at 6-7%.
Answered by Sanjay Sachdeva
Asked by Aditya: What growth rate can be expected over the next two years?
p. 11
“this assumption is industry will grow 6%-7% minimum. So, it is saying ahead of the industry.”
Sanjay Sachdeva, page 11 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Gas shortages have been resolved; PCB supply is being managed with longer production cycles due to unanticipated BLDC fan demand.
Answered by Sanjay Sachdeva
Asked by Bharat: What is driving the fans supply issues and are they resolved?
p. 14
“So, gas is restored. Those issues are behind.”
Sanjay Sachdeva, page 14 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Risks flagged
Fans category decline due to gas shortages and PCB supply issues
p. 14
“that was more induced due to external factors like war and we had challenges both in terms of gas shortages and to some extent PCBs”
Vishal Chadha, page 14 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Legacy professional lighting contracts signed before commodity price increases, hurting margins
p. 6
“we have legacy projects in professional lighting where we are not able to take the prices up because the contracts were signed on the rates before the war”
Sanjay Sachdeva, page 6 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Volatile external environment affecting commodity prices and pricing decisions
p. 12
“the external environment continues to remain volatile. And we will assess the impacts before taking any pricing decisions.”
Ashween Anand, page 12 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Market share loss in the fans category
p. 6
“This is where we are losing share.”
Sanjay Sachdeva, page 6 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Increasing competitive intensity across categories
p. 9
“competition is heating up”
Sanjay Sachdeva, page 9 of the filed PDF · View the filing
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