Diamond Power Infrastructure Ltd-$ — Q1 FY27 earnings call
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The short read
Diamond Power Infrastructure reported consolidated Q1 FY27 revenue of INR690 crores, up 129% year-on-year, with EBITDA of INR85 crores at a 12.3% margin and profit after tax of INR58.5 crores, up 191%. Management attributed the seasonally weak quarter to early and heavy monsoon rains that flooded customer installation sites and disrupted cable-laying work. The company completed a QIP placement raising INR1,640 crores during the quarter, achieved minimum public shareholding compliance, and outlined new capacity additions including aluminum corrugation lines, a sixth CCV line, and a new LV cable facility.
Numbers mentioned
Revenue: INR690 crores (Q1 FY27)
p. 4
“For the quarter ended 30th June 2026, on a consolidated basis, revenue was INR690 crores.”
Amit Bhatnagar, page 4 of the filed PDF · View the filing
EBITDA: INR85 crores, 12.3% margin (Q1 FY27)
p. 4
“EBITDA was INR85 crores, up 172% on a margin of 12.3%, and an expansion of nearly 200 basis points.”
Amit Bhatnagar, page 4 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Profit after tax: INR58.5 crores (Q1 FY27)
p. 4
“Profit after tax was INR58.5 crores, up 191%, at a net margin of 8.5%.”
Amit Bhatnagar, page 4 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Earnings per share: INR1.11 (Q1 FY27)
p. 4
“Earning per share for the quarter was INR1.11 on a face value of INR1.”
Amit Bhatnagar, page 4 of the filed PDF · View the filing
QIP proceeds raised: INR1,640 crores
p. 5
“We completed a QIP placement raising INR1,640 crores, close to $195 million, achieving full minimum public shareholding compliance and welcoming marquee institutions into our register.”
Amit Bhatnagar, page 5 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Order book: INR3,688 crores (as on August 11, 2026)
p. 6
“As on August 11, 2026, it stood at INR3,688 crores, roughly $445 million, and about 2 times of last year’s revenue across 12 product lines, and it continues to grow with over INR1,000 crores of fresh wins since April.”
Amit Bhatnagar, page 6 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Recent order wins: INR400 crores (last 6-7 days)
p. 7
“I am also very happy to tell you that in the last six to seven days itself, we have taken orders worth INR400 crores.”
Amit Bhatnagar, page 7 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Legacy receivables: INR957 crores
p. 11
“Coming to the receivables, there are INR957 crores of legacy receivables on the books.”
Management, page 11 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Adani Group share of order book: around 40% plus
p. 17
“The present order book from Adani is around 40% plus.”
Management, page 17 of the filed PDF · View the filing
What management said it would do
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Full year revenue — INR4,300 crores to INR4,500 crores · FY27
stated firmly by Amit Bhatnagar
p. 7
“we are firmly on track to deliver a full year top line in the range of INR4,300 crores to INR4,500 crores.”
Amit Bhatnagar, page 7 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Revenue — INR7,500 crores · FY28
stated firmly by Management
p. 15
“Next year, INR7,500 crores.”
Management, page 15 of the filed PDF · View the filing
LV cable facility commercial production — FY27-28
stated firmly by Amit Bhatnagar
p. 7
“Commercial production is expected from financial year ‘27-‘28.”
Amit Bhatnagar, page 7 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Export order book target — at least INR500 crores · before end of current year
stated as an aspiration by Management
p. 10
“For this year, we have targeted that we will get an order book of at least INR500 crores before we end the year, and this shall be our first year.”
Management, page 10 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Adani order book share — 20% · end of the year
stated firmly by Management
p. 17
“Our Board mandate is to bring it down to 20% in the end of the year.”
Management, 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 gave specific commissioning dates for each line.
Answered by Management
Asked by Rohan Kalle: When will the fourth rod mill, incremental MV silane line and CCV line under installation start production?
p. 9
“So, the rod mill should start by 15th of October. The incremental MV silane line should start somewhere by 15th of September, and the CCV line will start in March 2027.”
Management, page 9 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management confirmed net worth turned positive post-QIP and detailed the use of funds across capex, promoter loan repayment, and working capital.
Answered by Management
Asked by Ajit Sethi: Will the QIP infusion be enough to make net worth positive, and how are proceeds being allocated?
p. 11
“So yes. Now coming to the usage of the funds from QIP, it is very clearly mentioned that we will be spending INR130 crores on our LV cable expansion, INR74 crores on our present balancing equipment part, INR325 crores for general corporate purposes.”
Management, page 11 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management estimated a recovery of around INR300 crores over the next 12-18 months.
Answered by Management
Asked by Ajit Sethi: How much of the legacy NCLT receivable does the company expect to recover?
p. 11
“At this stage, it seems around INR300 crores can be recovered over a period of next 1 year to 18 months.”
Management, page 11 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management said growth would be gradual, with the fourth quarter being the strongest due to project commissioning deadlines.
Answered by Management
Asked by Nishant Bagrecha: How should the ramp-up from Q1 to the full-year revenue guidance be phased across quarters?
p. 12
“No, no, it is always gradual. If you see last year also, every quarter, we grew almost 50%.”
Management, page 12 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management explained their product mix is weighted toward medium and extra high voltage cable, which is more rain-sensitive than the low-voltage products peers focus on.
Answered by Management
Asked by Sanjaya Satapathy: Why did Diamond Power not show quarter-on-quarter growth like other wire and cable peers this quarter?
p. 16
“Most of the listed companies in India are 85% low voltage, 15% is medium or other products. Diamond Power is the other way around. We are 70%, 80% of our capacity is medium and extra high voltage.”
Management, page 16 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management stated Adani represents about 40% of the order book, with a board mandate to reduce this, and detailed the broader customer base.
Answered by Management
Asked by Manik Mahajan: What is the customer concentration from Adani Group versus non-Adani?
p. 17
“Presently, we are engaging with around 670 active customers across various verticals.”
Management, page 17 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management pointed to macro factors like input price volatility outside their control, and micro factors like team and infrastructure scaling that they are managing deliberately.
Answered by Management
Asked by Rajesh Vora: What are the two or three biggest challenges in sustaining such high growth?
p. 18
“The macro challenges are not in our control. Things like the Iran war suddenly resulted in increase in polymer prices.”
Management, page 18 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Risks flagged
Early and heavy monsoon rains flooded customer installation sites, disrupting cable-laying work
p. 3
“From this very first week of June, Gujarat saw heavy and sustained rainfall and a large number of our customer’s installation sites were flooded.”
Amit Bhatnagar, page 3 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Gross margin pressure from raw material price movements and lagged pass-through of costs
p. 4
“Raw materials, aluminum and copper both stood firm through the quarter and a portion of our order book is executed at prices agreed before this input moved, so the pass-through as per percentage of our sales reaches us with a lag.”
Amit Bhatnagar, page 4 of the filed PDF · View the filing
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