Greaves Cotton Ltd — Q1 FY27 earnings call
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The short read
Greaves Cotton reported consolidated revenue of INR975 crores in Q1 FY27, up 31% year-on-year, with core businesses growing 16%. Management attributed margin pressure during the quarter to purposeful investments under the Greaves.Next strategy and higher commodity costs following geopolitical developments in West Asia. Greaves Electric Mobility reported 101% year-on-year volume growth and completed a rights issue of INR530 crores subscribed by GCL and Abdul Latif Jameel.
Numbers mentioned
Consolidated revenue: INR975 crores (Q1 FY27)
p. 3
“At a consolidated level, we recorded a revenue of INR975 crores, which represents a year-on-year growth of 31%.”
Parag Satpute, page 3 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Core business revenue: INR710 crores (Q1 FY27)
p. 3
“Within that, our core businesses grew 16% year-on-year with a revenue of INR710 crores.”
Parag Satpute, page 3 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Energy Solutions growth: 21% year-on-year (Q1 FY27)
p. 4
“our Energy Solutions business maintained its growth momentum and delivered a 21% year-on-year growth.”
Parag Satpute, page 4 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Medium horsepower genset business growth: 32% year-on-year (Q1 FY27)
p. 4
“It grew 32% year-on-year, and this is supported by the strong demand in industrial and commercial applications.”
Parag Satpute, page 4 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Automotive engine business growth: 36% year-on-year (Q1 FY27)
p. 4
“the automotive engine business delivered another strong quarter, growing 36% year-on-year.”
Parag Satpute, page 4 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Excel Engineered Components growth: 14% year-on-year (Q1 FY27)
p. 4
“Our Engineered Components business, Excel, also returned to the growth path and delivered a 14% year-on-year growth in this quarter.”
Parag Satpute, page 4 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Mobility Solutions growth: 18% year-on-year (Q1 FY27)
p. 5
“the Mobility Solutions business delivered an 18% year-on-year growth during this quarter and remains well positioned with its strong OEM relationship for the future.”
Parag Satpute, page 5 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Industrial Solutions growth (adjusted): 9% (Q1 FY27)
p. 5
“But actually, if you account for the portfolio rationalization we have done here, they grew by 9%.”
Parag Satpute, page 5 of the filed PDF · View the filing
International business share of core revenue: approximately 13% (Q1 FY27)
p. 5
“international business is an important focus area and accounted for approximately 13% of our core business revenue during this quarter.”
Parag Satpute, page 5 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Investment in Greaves Electric Mobility rights issue: INR331 crores (Q1 FY27)
p. 5
“I'm happy to inform you that the Board of Greaves Cotton Limited fully backed Greaves Electric Mobility by subscribing to its rights issue and investing INR331 crores.”
Parag Satpute, page 5 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Investment in Greaves Finance Limited: approximately INR50 crores (Q1 FY27)
p. 6
“The Board also approved an additional investment of approximately INR50 crores in Greaves Finance Limited to support its continued growth.”
Parag Satpute, page 6 of the filed PDF · View the filing
GEML rights issue size: INR530 crores (Q1 FY27)
p. 6
“the successful completion of the INR 530 crores rights issue, which is fully subscribed by our existing shareholders, GCL and Abdul Latif Jameel in proportion to the shareholding”
Vikas Singh, page 6 of the filed PDF · View the filing
GEML volume growth: 101% (Q1 FY27 vs Q1 FY26)
p. 7
“We have delivered record volume growth of 101% in quarter 1 over the previous quarter -- over quarter 1 last year, which is our strongest quarter ahead yet.”
Vikas Singh, page 7 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Industry EV growth: 75% (Q1 FY27)
p. 7
“This compares with the 75% growth that the industry brought in.”
Vikas Singh, page 7 of the filed PDF · View the filing
GEML market share: 5.6% (exit June 2026)
p. 7
“We progressively built it up to 4.5% exit last year and then we exited June with a 5.6% market share.”
Vikas Singh, page 7 of the filed PDF · View the filing
GEML consolidated revenue: INR270 crores (Q1 FY27)
p. 7
“quarter 1 FY'27, the consolidated revenue came in at INR270 crores, which is almost double of last year.”
Vikas Singh, page 7 of the filed PDF · View the filing
2-wheeler portfolio growth: almost about 120% (Q1 FY27 vs prior year)
p. 7
“The 2-wheeler portfolio has grown by almost about 120% over last year and the 3-wheeler portfolio has grown by almost 80% above last year.”
Vikas Singh, page 7 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Core business like-to-like growth: 19% Y-o-Y (Q1 FY27)
p. 8
“if we consider our portfolio rationalization that we exercised last year, the like-to-like growth is at 19% Y-o-Y on the core business side.”
Manish Poddar, page 8 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Margin pressure across businesses: 2 to 2.5% (Q1 FY27)
p. 8
“Coming to margins, the margins across the businesses have been under pressure by 2 to 2.5 %.”
Manish Poddar, page 8 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Excel revenue: just under INR70 crores (Q1 FY27)
p. 17
“In terms of revenue, they were just under INR70 crores in this quarter.”
Parag Satpute, page 17 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Excel EBITDA margin: in excess of 25% (Q1 FY27)
p. 17
“So the margins were in excess of 25% EBITDA, which is what we have been aiming for.”
Parag Satpute, page 17 of the filed PDF · View the filing
GEML 2-wheeler production capacity: 480,000 units
p. 14
“Our production capacity on the 2-wheeler business is about 480,000.”
Vikas Singh, page 14 of the filed PDF · View the filing
GFL AUM: 560 crores
p. 15
“Now the AUM stands at 560 crores and is growing well.”
Manish Poddar, page 15 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Unallocable expenses: INR25.82 crores (Q1 FY27)
p. 20
“the unallocable expenses or the other expenses, net operating expense of other income is INR25.82 crores.”
Manish Poddar, page 20 of the filed PDF · View the filing
What management said it would do
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Revenue growth CAGR — 16% to 20% CAGR · next few years
stated firmly by Parag Satpute
p. 9
“So in the Greaves.Next strategy, which we launched a few quarters ago, we called out that our aim is to grow on a 16% to 20% CAGR for the next few years.”
Parag Satpute, page 9 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Margin improvement — Q2 and H2 FY27
stated firmly by Manish Poddar
p. 8
“we're absolutely on track with our commitment to Greaves.Next strategy and the margin targets that we have set for ourselves.”
Manish Poddar, page 8 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Quarterly margin trajectory — Q2 and H2 FY27
stated firmly by Manish Poddar
p. 8
“Therefore, overall, we are confident that Q2 will be marginally better than Q1 and H2 would be better than H1.”
Manish Poddar, page 8 of the filed PDF · View the filing
FY27 margin target — FY27
stated firmly by Manish Poddar
p. 10
“on an overall annual basis for FY27, the margins that we have set, the target that we have set for ourselves in Greaves.Next strategy, we stand by it despite all whatever has happened across the year.”
Manish Poddar, page 10 of the filed PDF · View the filing
GEML EBITDA turnaround — positive zone · next 4 to 6 quarters
stated as an aspiration by Vikas Singh
p. 11
“We are optimistic of maintaining this run rate and in the next 4 to 6 quarters, we may be moving into the positive zone.”
Vikas Singh, page 11 of the filed PDF · View the filing
GEML national market share — double-digit market share · 4 to 8 quarters
stated as an aspiration by Vikas Singh
p. 12
“That is the goal that we are working towards. And once again, I would expect in the near future, 4 to 8 quarters, we should be thereabouts on this number.”
Vikas Singh, page 12 of the filed PDF · View the filing
GEML capital runway — next 2 years · 2 years
stated conditionally by Vikas Singh
p. 13
“The current capital infusion should be good enough for us for ballpark the next 2 years, including capital investments.”
Vikas Singh, page 13 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 explained that commodity cost pressures affect all products, but pass-through mechanisms differ between OEM contracts (indexed with a lag) and retail/aftermarket channels (more direct pricing ability).
Answered by Parag Satpute
Asked by Harsh Shah: How has margin erosion differed between OEM and retail aftermarket sides of the business?
p. 9
“In the case of OEMs, typically, we have a raw material price indexing mechanism as a part of our contract and which kicks in automatically, but it comes in with a bit of a lag.”
Parag Satpute, page 9 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management attributed roughly 1.5% of margin impact to additional investments, with the rest from an inflation-to-price-increase timing lag.
Answered by Manish Poddar
Asked by Ashvath Rajan: Can you quantify the impact of new investments versus commodity cost pressure on margins?
p. 11
“Individually, these it will be a bit difficult but I think 1.5% is what you can attribute to the additional investments.”
Manish Poddar, page 11 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management said loss per unit has fallen substantially and they expect to move into positive territory within 4 to 6 quarters, without giving a specific revenue figure.
Answered by Vikas Singh
Asked by Ashvath Rajan: At what revenue run rate does GEML expect to reach positive EBITDA?
p. 11
“The loss per units have fallen substantially versus what they used to be a year ago.”
Vikas Singh, page 11 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management said they exited 2-wheeler spares, lead acid batteries, multi-brand EV retail, and the farm equipment business due to reduced strategic focus and competitive pressure from Chinese players.
Answered by Parag Satpute
Asked by Tushar Bohra: What was the rationale behind the portfolio pruning exercise in retail aftermarket and industrial businesses?
p. 12
“The other big business, which we decided to stop or vacate was the farm equipment business. Traditionally, this used to be a big business for Greaves, but over a period of time, it has become less and less attractive due to the Chinese play in the market, and we took a conscious decision to vacate that space.”
Parag Satpute, page 12 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management said Excel revenue grew 14% year-on-year to just under INR70 crores with margins above 25% EBITDA, and attributed prior stagnation to a lost export market tied to the Russia-Ukraine war, with new growth now coming from Europe.
Answered by Parag Satpute
Asked by Krisha Kansara: What is the standalone revenue and margin for Excel this quarter, and why has the subsidiary struggled to scale over the last 3 years?
p. 17
“We had a setback in one of our large export markets due to the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine, and that was a big chunk of business, which could not come through last year.”
Parag Satpute, page 17 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management said a brand-agnostic approach is standard in the financing ecosystem and that the priority is delivering innovative service that keeps GFL a preferred partner for GEML.
Answered by Vikas Singh
Asked by Sonal: Why does Greaves Finance Limited maintain a brand-agnostic financing approach rather than exclusively financing GEML?
p. 16
“The objective really is to give innovative solutions and service, which makes you a preferred partner.”
Vikas Singh, page 16 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management explained these are corporate-level costs like CSR expenses, director sitting fees, and corporate legal and payroll expenses that have now been tucked into core business reporting for clarity.
Answered by Manish Poddar
Asked by Zaki Abbas Nasser: What is the nature of the INR25 crore unallocable expenditure in the segment results?
p. 20
“there are few corporate costs like the CSR expenses, the Director sitting fees, corporate legal, and corporate payroll expenses.”
Manish Poddar, page 20 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Risks flagged
Higher commodity input costs following geopolitical developments in West Asia affecting margins
p. 5
“Second, commodity prices increased during the quarter, particularly following the geopolitical developments in West Asia.”
Parag Satpute, page 5 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Time lag between cost inflation and price increases affecting near-term margins
p. 11
“As you would imagine, there is a price -- there is a time lag between the cost inflation that hit us versus the price increase that we have taken.”
Manish Poddar, page 11 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Loss of large export market in Excel business due to Russia-Ukraine war
p. 17
“We had a setback in one of our large export markets due to the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine, and that was a big chunk of business, which could not come through last year.”
Parag Satpute, page 17 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Farm equipment business became less attractive due to competition from Chinese players
p. 12
“but over a period of time, it has become less and less attractive due to the Chinese play in the market, and we took a conscious decision to vacate that space.”
Parag Satpute, page 12 of the filed PDF · View the filing
GEML operates in a highly competitive segment requiring significant ongoing investment
p. 13
“But then once again, it's a very competitive play. We're calling for significant investments, and I can only give you an indicative direction on how we are moving.”
Vikas Singh, page 13 of the filed PDF · View the filing
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