GNG Electronics Ltd — Q1 FY27 earnings call
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The short read
GNG Electronics reported Q1 FY27 consolidated revenue of Rs 412.5 crore, up 32% year-on-year, with gross margin expanding to 24.65% and PAT rising 56% year-on-year to Rs 28.9 crore. Management attributed growth to demand across India, the United States, Europe, and the Middle East, along with rising memory and new-laptop prices supporting demand for refurbished devices. The company raised its full-year FY27 revenue growth guidance and discussed working capital, inventory strategy, and channel expansion during the call.
Numbers mentioned
Revenue: INR412.5 crores (Q1 FY27)
p. 3
“Revenue grew 32% year-on-year to INR412.5 crores, supported by healthy demand across India and our international markets, particularly the United States, Europe, and the Middle East.”
Sharad Khandelwal, page 3 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Gross margin: 24.65% (Q1 FY27)
p. 3
“Gross margin expanded to 24.65%, improving by 329 basis points over last year and 542 basis points over the previous quarter.”
Sharad Khandelwal, page 3 of the filed PDF · View the filing
EBITDA: INR52.8 crores (Q1 FY27)
p. 7
“EBITDA for the quarter stood at INR52.8 crores, with EBITDA margin at 12.8%, an improvement of 156 basis points year-on-year compared to 11.3% in Q1 FY26.”
Raakesh Jhunjhunwala, page 7 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Profit after tax: INR28.9 crores (Q1 FY27)
p. 7
“Profit after tax for the quarter stood at INR28.9 crores, a growth of 56% year-on-year.”
Raakesh Jhunjhunwala, page 7 of the filed PDF · View the filing
PAT margin: 7% (Q1 FY27)
p. 7
“PAT margin expanded to 7%, compared to 5.9% in Q1 FY26, an improvement of 108 basis points year-on-year.”
Raakesh Jhunjhunwala, page 7 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Countries supplied: 49 (end of Q1 FY27)
p. 6
“As of end of Q1 FY27, Electronics Bazaar supplies to 49 countries, up from 46 at the end of FY26.”
Sharad Khandelwal, page 6 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Employee count: 2,420 (June 2026)
p. 6
“Our teammates, our biggest asset, have grown to 2,420 as of June 2026, up from 2,148, reflecting continued investment in production, sales, and customer support.”
Sharad Khandelwal, page 6 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Laptop units sold: 1,08,000 (Q1 FY27)
p. 7
“Just to repeat, total number of laptops is 1,08,000 and desktops and others is 42,000.”
Ajay Pancholi, page 7 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Net debt: INR406 crores (Q1 FY27)
p. 8
“This number was about INR399 crores or almost rounding off to INR400 crores at the end of March '26. This has gone to INR406 crores.”
Ajay Pancholi, page 8 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Inventory: INR700-odd crores (end of Q1 FY27)
p. 12
“Yeah, the inventory at the end of Q1 is about INR700-odd crores.”
Ajay Pancholi, page 12 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Laptop ASP: INR30,763 (Q1 FY27)
p. 12
“So, in terms of ASPs, in terms of laptops during the quarter, we have an ASP of about INR30,763.”
Ajay Pancholi, page 12 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Volume growth: 18% (Q1 FY27 year-on-year)
p. 10
“So in terms of the overall unit numbers, you are right. It is about 18% and the overall growth being 32%.”
Ajay Pancholi, page 10 of the filed PDF · View the filing
What management said it would do
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Revenue growth — 25% to 30% · FY27
stated firmly by Sharad Khandelwal
p. 10
“In terms of specific guidance, we would like to revise our revenue guidance from earlier 25% to 30%”
Sharad Khandelwal, page 10 of the filed PDF · View the filing
PAT margin growth — 0.75%-1% · FY27
stated firmly by Sharad Khandelwal
p. 10
“and at the PAT level margin growth, we would like to increase it from 0.5% to 0.75% -1%.”
Sharad Khandelwal, page 10 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Effective tax rate — 10% to 12% · FY27
stated firmly by Ajay Pancholi
p. 12
“So coming to the second question first, the tax rate you should assume on a similar basis at between 10% to 12% for the full year on a consol basis Yeah.”
Ajay Pancholi, page 12 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Finished inventory days — 30 to 40 days
stated as an aspiration by Sharad Khandelwal
p. 13
“we have to keep a good amount of 30 to 40 days of finished inventory as well”
Sharad Khandelwal, page 13 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Refurbished price ratio to new laptop price — 30% to 50%
stated as an aspiration by Sharad Khandelwal
p. 15
“We have as the trust keeps on growing, as we keep on doing the better job, which we intend to, we can bring it from 30% to 50%.”
Sharad Khandelwal, page 15 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Operating leverage on opex
stated as an aspiration by Sharad Khandelwal
p. 17
“See, meaning the operating leverage will obviously kick in very soon.”
Sharad Khandelwal, 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 the unit split and revenue geography mix for the quarter
Answered by Ajay Pancholi
Asked by Chirag Jain: Split of units between laptops and other categories for Q1
p. 7
“Just to repeat, total number of laptops is 1,08,000 and desktops and others is 42,000.”
Ajay Pancholi, page 7 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Net debt rose slightly while working capital employed was similar
Answered by Ajay Pancholi
Asked by Chirag Jain: Update on working capital cycle and associated debt
p. 8
“in terms of net debt, the net debt has increased by about INR100-odd crores.”
Ajay Pancholi, page 8 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management said the improvement is broad-based across India and international markets, and declined to give geography-specific margin guidance
Answered by Ajay Pancholi
Asked by Shrenik Mehta: How should the consolidated gross margin lift be split between geography mix and same-geography improvement
p. 9
“I want to refrain from giving any specific guidance in terms of what margin will come from deeper penetration in India because we are pan-India.”
Ajay Pancholi, page 9 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management confirmed strategic inventory buying ahead of price increases has helped margins
Answered by Sharad Khandelwal
Asked by Sunil Jain: Whether the company is benefiting from inventory gains given cost inflation
p. 10
“Absolutely. See, we have been keeping, as I mentioned in last two earnings call, strategic inventory because of the price increases, we have to buy ahead of the price increase cycle.”
Sharad Khandelwal, page 10 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management said memory prices rose 10% this quarter and could keep rising, with no relief expected soon
Answered by Sharad Khandelwal
Asked by Sunil Jain: Outlook on memory price trend
p. 11
“What I hear from lot of experts is that it will continue to rise 5% to 10% every quarter.”
Sharad Khandelwal, page 11 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management said the current focus remains B2B given the large opportunity, though it did not rule out B2C engagement
Answered by Sharad Khandelwal
Asked by Sunil Jain: Whether the company plans to enter B2C
p. 11
“In the current situation, we continue to focus on B2B segment because the opportunity is very large and long.”
Sharad Khandelwal, page 11 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management said UAE operations remain unaffected and are running normally
Answered by Sharad Khandelwal
Asked by Paras Chheda: Whether Middle East disruptions have impacted the UAE facility or freight costs
p. 13
“There is no disruption at all in our UAE facilties, all our facilities are up and running and the shipments are also going.”
Sharad Khandelwal, page 13 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management acknowledged deferred disposals but said the company is securing material at older prices due to its reach and contracts
Answered by Sharad Khandelwal
Asked by Avinash Karumanchi: Whether procurement is facing challenges from rising new and used laptop prices
p. 16
“we have been able to procure, thanks to our reach, at almost at the similar prices that is getting reflected.”
Sharad Khandelwal, page 16 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management said current hiring and marketing spend is needed for expansion but expects leverage to emerge soon
Answered by Sharad Khandelwal
Asked by Avinash Karumanchi: When will operating leverage on employee and other expenses show up given they have run ahead of revenue
p. 17
“Current situation demands that we beef up our organization in all the categories so that we remain organizationally strong to take advantage of the industry that we are in, and with or without the memory price tailwinds.”
Sharad Khandelwal, page 17 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management attributed the slower sequential growth to seasonality and said guidance is intentionally conservative
Answered by Sharad Khandelwal
Asked by Avinash Karumanchi: Whether the deceleration in growth from prior quarters signals a slowdown
p. 17
“See, this is a low seasonality quarter. First quarter is usually a low seasonality quarter, but yeah, see, again, I would say that we would rather be conservative and give conservative guidance.”
Sharad Khandelwal, page 17 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Risks flagged
Rising memory prices increasing input costs
p. 4
“Memory prices have risen a further 5% to 10% in the last quarter alone.”
Sharad Khandelwal, page 4 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Global decline in new PC shipments due to component shortages
p. 4
“IDC now projects global PC shipments to decline 11.3% for full year 2026 with conditions expected to worsen in the second half, driving a 20% year-on-year decline in that period alone.”
Sharad Khandelwal, page 4 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Procurement becoming more difficult as companies defer laptop disposals
p. 16
“Will it make the disposition overall pie lower, absolutely, yes.”
Sharad Khandelwal, page 16 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Business is working capital and procurement heavy with no fixed capital
p. 13
“Also, in our business, we don't have any fixed capital worth talking about, there are no machinery involved, there are no other things, so the business is working capital heavy.”
Sharad Khandelwal, page 13 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Geopolitical disruption near UAE operations
p. 13
“Around 500 missiles and 2,000 drones have been fired upon UAE, but we see no visible damage anywhere.”
Sharad Khandelwal, page 13 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Procurement remains lumpy and difficult to make linear
p. 15
“the procurement remains lumpy, because we have to buy the right product and the right opportunity, it's not another industry where we can make our procurement or purchases linear.”
Sharad Khandelwal, page 15 of the filed PDF · View the filing
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