Gandhar Oil Refinery (India) Ltd — Q1 FY27 earnings call
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The short read
Gandhar Oil reported consolidated revenue growth of 92% year-on-year to Rs 1,731.9 crores in Q1 FY27, with EBITDA rising approximately 512% year-on-year to Rs 281 crores and profit after tax growing about 688% year-on-year to Rs 206 crores. Management attributed the performance to expanded gross margin spreads, agile sourcing amid Middle East geopolitical disruptions, and strong growth in the PHPO and PIO segments and exports. The company declared an interim dividend of 100% of face value and stated it remains debt-free on a standalone basis.
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Numbers mentioned
Consolidated revenue: INR 1,731.9 crores (Q1 FY27)
p. 3
“the consolidated revenue increased by 92% year-on-year to INR 1,731.9 crores”
Aslesh Parekh, page 3 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Consolidated EBITDA: INR281 crores (Q1 FY27)
p. 5
“Consolidated EBITDA for the quarter stood at INR281 crores compared with INR46 crores in Q1 FY26 and INR64 crores in Q4 FY26”
Indrajit Bhattacharyya, page 5 of the filed PDF · View the filing
EBITDA margin: 16.20% (Q1 FY27)
p. 5
“EBITDA margins expanded to 16.20% compared with 5.1% in Q1 FY26.”
Indrajit Bhattacharyya, page 5 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Profit after tax: INR206 crores (Q1 FY27)
p. 5
“Profit after tax stood at INR206 crores compared with INR26 crores in Q1 FY26 and INR37 crores in Q4 FY26”
Indrajit Bhattacharyya, page 5 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Gross margin spread: INR 28,145 per kilolitre (Q1 FY27)
p. 5
“Gross margin spreads expanded to approximately INR 28,145 per kilolitre compared with approximately INR 8,274 per kilolitre under a normal operating environment.”
Indrajit Bhattacharyya, page 5 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Total sales volume: approximately 131,000 kilolitres (Q1 FY27)
p. 5
“Total sales volume during the quarter stood at approximately 131,000 kilolitres compared with approximately 121,000 kilolitres in Q1 FY26, reflecting a growth of around 8% year-on-year.”
Indrajit Bhattacharyya, page 5 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Export contribution to revenue: approximately 51% (Q1 FY27)
p. 5
“Exports contributed approximately 51% of consolidated revenue compared with around 37% in the corresponding quarter last year”
Indrajit Bhattacharyya, page 5 of the filed PDF · View the filing
PHPO segment growth: 18% year-on-year (Q1 FY27)
p. 4
“registering an 18% year-on-year growth, driven by sustained demand from the personal care, healthcare and pharmaceutical sector”
Aslesh Parekh, page 4 of the filed PDF · View the filing
PIO segment growth: 28% year-on-year (Q1 FY27)
p. 4
“Our PIO business also delivered a robust performance, growing 28% year-on-year, supported by healthy demand from the transformer, power and the rubber manufacturers.”
Aslesh Parekh, page 4 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Export business growth: 54% year-on-year (Q1 FY27)
p. 4
“Our export business recorded a robust 54% year-on-year growth, reflecting expanding global customer relationships and a growing international footprint”
Aslesh Parekh, page 4 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Gross margin percentage: 21.4% (Q1 FY27)
p. 9
“It was 21.4%.”
Aslesh Parekh, page 9 of the filed PDF · View the filing
PIO manufacturing volumes: 14,000 to 18,000 KL (Q1 FY27 vs comparable period)
p. 8
“the PIO manufacturing volumes have gone up from 14,000 to 18,000 KL”
Indrajit Bhattacharyya, page 8 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Plant capacity utilization: around 97% (Q1 FY27)
p. 14
“On a company level, all 3 plants taken together, it's around 97%.”
Indrajit Bhattacharyya, page 14 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Interim dividend: 100% of face value of share (Q1 FY27)
p. 4
“we have declared an interim dividend of 100% of the face value of our share”
Aslesh Parekh, page 4 of the filed PDF · View the filing
What management said it would do
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EBITDA margin sustainability — around current level · whole year
stated conditionally by Indrajit Bhattacharyya
p. 6
“We are hopeful of the margins remaining at this level or around this level. The current quarter looks good. And we are hopeful of it carrying forward at these levels for the whole year.”
Indrajit Bhattacharyya, page 6 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Volume growth — 8% to 10% to even 11% · FY27
stated conditionally by Indrajit Bhattacharyya
p. 6
“Historically, we've always been doing volume growth in the range of 8% to 10% to even 11%. So, we see ourselves getting that much of volume growth during this year also.”
Indrajit Bhattacharyya, page 6 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Export revenue level — same level as this quarter · quarters to come
stated as an aspiration by Aslesh Parekh
p. 7
“We anticipate the export revenue and the export sales will be in the same level for the quarters to come.”
Aslesh Parekh, page 7 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Margin sustainability — stellar levels · next 1 or 2 quarters
stated as an aspiration by Aslesh Parekh
p. 8
“we anticipate the margins would be continued to be at a stellar levels for at least the next 1 or 2 quarters to come”
Aslesh Parekh, page 8 of the filed PDF · View the filing
South Africa entry strategy — next 1 or 2-odd quarters
stated as an aspiration by Aslesh Parekh
p. 10
“The strategy for the South African arm is being worked out. There will be much more clarity being emerging in the next 1 or 2-odd quarters.”
Aslesh Parekh, page 10 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Capex plans announcement — next quarter
stated firmly by Indrajit Bhattacharyya
p. 14
“our capex plans will be shortly announced. We are drawing up the same, and we'll get back to you on that in the next quarter or so.”
Indrajit Bhattacharyya, page 14 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Term loan funding at Texol
stated as an aspiration by Indrajit Bhattacharyya
p. 11
“obviously, over the period, the term loan funding is going to keep reducing.”
Indrajit Bhattacharyya, page 11 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Industry growth rate — more than 5% CAGR globally · next 5 years
stated as an aspiration by Aslesh Parekh
p. 13
“if you look at the CRISIL report, which we did 1.5 years back, the industry is supposed to grow at more than 5% CAGR globally”
Aslesh Parekh, page 13 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Company volume growth relative to industry — 8% to 10%
stated as an aspiration by Indrajit Bhattacharyya
p. 13
“the growth that we see in this industry of about 6% to 7% CAGR is more than enough for us to grow at about 8% to 10% in volume terms.”
Indrajit Bhattacharyya, page 13 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Q&A highlights
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Management said inventory gains were not significant given low inventory holding days, and margin was driven by higher realizations; they expect margins to hold around current levels for most of the year.
Answered by Indrajit Bhattacharyya
Asked by Disha: How much of the margin expansion was driven by product mix versus inventory gains, and how will EBITDA margins trend for the year?
p. 6
“We don't carry that much of inventory to justify inventory gains or inventory losses. On the raw material front, we carry inventories generally up to 30, 35, 40 days.”
Indrajit Bhattacharyya, page 6 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management said supply from Saudi Arabia was delayed due to the Hormuz closure, so they shifted sourcing to South Korea and domestic base oil producers to maintain supply and sell at expanded margins.
Answered by Aslesh Parekh
Asked by Dhaval Shah: What drove the spread increase — supply disruption from the Middle East or raw material price movements?
p. 7
“we have started -- we've changed our sourcing strategy, buying more from domestic base oil producers as well. So that helped us in navigating the situation.”
Aslesh Parekh, page 7 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management said it was a combination of advance planning of raw material purchases and optimum inventory utilization amid the Hormuz-related supply constraints.
Answered by Aslesh Parekh
Asked by Nayan Gala: Was margin improvement driven by inventory positioning or product mix?
p. 9
“with advanced planning of buying of the raw materials well on time and the strategy that we had for optimum utilization of that inventory has paid off this quarter.”
Aslesh Parekh, page 9 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management said with a 4,000-customer base top 5 customers are not significant, and this quarter's growth mainly came from exports.
Answered by Indrajit Bhattacharyya
Asked by Nayan Gala: How concentrated is revenue among top customers?
p. 9
“with a 4,000-customer base, top 5 is not significant at all. So, this has to be taken in a broader perspective.”
Indrajit Bhattacharyya, page 9 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management clarified the standalone company is debt-free and borrowings sit at the overseas subsidiary Texol, mainly working capital and term loan funding that will reduce over time.
Answered by Indrajit Bhattacharyya
Asked by Aryan Vijan: Will consolidated borrowings decrease?
p. 11
“the stand-alone company that is Gandhar Oil, is absolutely debt-free. The borrowing, whatever you see is in Texol, that is our overseas subsidiary.”
Indrajit Bhattacharyya, page 11 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management said utilization was around 97% on a two-shift basis, with a third shift available if needed, and production is fully fungible across product segments.
Answered by Indrajit Bhattacharyya
Asked by Sanjay: What is current capacity utilization and can product mix be shifted flexibly across segments?
p. 14
“This 97% is on 2-shift basis. When required, we do go on the third shift basis to create additional capacity.”
Indrajit Bhattacharyya, page 14 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management said price increases occurred across segments including PHPO, though with some delay in the automotive lubricant category due to its dealer-distributor network.
Answered by Aslesh Parekh
Asked by Sarvesh Gupta: Was there a price increase across all three product segments, and how did customers respond?
p. 16
“the price increase has been across the category and including the PHPO category.”
Aslesh Parekh, page 16 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management said they did not see accelerated buying this quarter, though some stocking may have occurred, estimated at not more than 10-15%.
Answered by Aslesh Parekh
Asked by Sarvesh Gupta: Was there accelerated or panic buying from customers due to war-related shortage fears?
p. 17
“we don't see that accelerated buying that had happened during this specific quarter.”
Aslesh Parekh, page 17 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Risks flagged
Geopolitical tension in the Middle East and Strait of Hormuz disruptions affecting raw material sourcing
p. 3
“The operating environment remained challenging, shaped by heightened geopolitical tension in the Middle East, concerns surrounding the Strait of Hormuz, volatility in the crude oil and the base oil pricing and intermittent disruptions across the global supply chains.”
Aslesh Parekh, page 3 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Elevated freight and insurance costs from supply chain disruptions
p. 3
“This development led to fluctuations in the raw material availability and pricing, along with elevated freight and insurance costs.”
Aslesh Parekh, page 3 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Texol operations temporarily impacted by regional supply constraints and vessel disruption
p. 4
“During this period -- during the period of quarter 1, operations were temporarily impacted by regional supply constraints and disruption in vessel movements arising from the geopolitical situation.”
Aslesh Parekh, page 4 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Current exceptional margin spreads may not be representative of a normal operating environment
p. 5
“While these spreads are significantly above historical levels, they should be viewed in the context of the exceptional market conditions witnessed during the quarter.”
Indrajit Bhattacharyya, page 5 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Delayed Saudi Aramco shipments due to Hormuz closure requiring alternate sourcing
p. 7
“the shipments are a little bit delayed because of the Hormuz closure.”
Aslesh Parekh, page 7 of the filed PDF · View the filing
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