Happy Forgings Ltd — Q1 FY27 earnings call
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The short read
Happy Forgings reported Q1 FY27 revenue of Rs.449 crores and PAT of Rs.91 crores, up 27.0% and 39.2% year-on-year respectively, marking the highest ever quarterly revenue and profitability. EBITDA margin expanded 275 basis points to 31.3%, the fourth consecutive quarter above 30%, while finished goods volumes grew 23% and realizations rose 3.2% to Rs.253 per kilogram. Management said price revisions with OEMs have been negotiated and their full benefit is expected to reflect from Q2 onwards, while capacity additions during the quarter included a new 4,000-ton forging press line and 7,200 metric tons of additional machining capacity.
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Numbers mentioned
Revenue: Rs.449 crores (Q1 FY27)
p. 3
“Revenue for the quarter reached Rs.449 crores, while PAT stood at Rs.91 crores.”
Ashish Garg, page 3 of the filed PDF · View the filing
PAT: Rs.91 crores (Q1 FY27)
p. 3
“Revenue for the quarter reached Rs.449 crores, while PAT stood at Rs.91 crores.”
Ashish Garg, page 3 of the filed PDF · View the filing
EBITDA: Rs.141 crores (Q1 FY27)
p. 3
“EBITDA for the quarter stood at Rs.141 crores, and EBITDA margin expanded by 275 basis points year-on-year to 31.3%.”
Ashish Garg, page 3 of the filed PDF · View the filing
EBITDA margin: 31.3% (Q1 FY27)
p. 3
“EBITDA for the quarter stood at Rs.141 crores, and EBITDA margin expanded by 275 basis points year-on-year to 31.3%.”
Ashish Garg, page 3 of the filed PDF · View the filing
PAT margin: 20.4% (Q1 FY27)
p. 3
“PAT margin also expanded by 178 basis points to 20.4%.”
Ashish Garg, page 3 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Finished goods volume growth: 23% (Q1 FY27)
p. 3
“Finished goods volumes increased by 23% during the quarter, while realizations per kg improved by 3.2% to Rs.253 per kilograms.”
Ashish Garg, page 3 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Realization per kg: Rs.253 per kilogram (Q1 FY27)
p. 3
“Finished goods volumes increased by 23% during the quarter, while realizations per kg improved by 3.2% to Rs.253 per kilograms.”
Ashish Garg, page 3 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Gross profit: Rs.273 crores (Q1 FY27)
p. 5
“Gross profit for the quarter stood at Rs.273 crores, registering Y-o-Y growth of 33.1%.”
Pankaj Kumar Goyal, page 5 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Gross margin: 60.7% (Q1 FY27)
p. 5
“Gross margin remains steady at 60.7%, expanding by 276 basis points.”
Pankaj Kumar Goyal, page 5 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Total forging capacity: 1,52,000 metric tons
p. 5
“Our total forging capacity now stands at 1,52,000 metric tons.”
Pankaj Kumar Goyal, page 5 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Machining capacity: 75,200 metric tons
p. 5
“Machining capacity has increased to 75,200 metric tons.”
Pankaj Kumar Goyal, page 5 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Forging capacity utilization: 59%
p. 5
“The capacity utilization stood at 59% for forging and 78% for machining.”
Pankaj Kumar Goyal, page 5 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Machining contribution to product mix: 90% (Q1 FY27)
p. 4
“Machining contribution increased to 90% in Q1 FY27 compared with 88% in Q1 FY26.”
Ashish Garg, page 4 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Order book: Rs.950 crores
p. 4
“supported by a strong order book representing around Rs.950 crores of peak incremental annual revenue potential over the next two years to three years.”
Ashish Garg, page 4 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Inventory days: 50 days (as of June 2026)
p. 9
“Inventory days. 50 days as on date.”
Ashish Garg, page 9 of the filed PDF · View the filing
What management said it would do
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Volume growth — high teen volume growth · FY27
stated firmly by Ashish Garg
p. 5
“We continue to expect the business to deliver high teen volume growth during the year while maintaining EBITDA margins broadly in line with FY26 levels, with potential for further improvement.”
Ashish Garg, page 5 of the filed PDF · View the filing
EBITDA margin — broadly in line with FY26 levels · FY27
stated firmly by Ashish Garg
p. 5
“We continue to expect the business to deliver high teen volume growth during the year while maintaining EBITDA margins broadly in line with FY26 levels, with potential for further improvement.”
Ashish Garg, page 5 of the filed PDF · View the filing
EBITDA margin — upwards of 30%
stated as an aspiration by Ashish Garg
p. 7
“I'm quite confident that, you know, we should be seeing upwards of 30% going forward.”
Ashish Garg, page 7 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Solar power project commissioning — January onwards
stated conditionally by Ashish Garg
p. 7
“We are hopeful that the project will be on stream from January onwards, and a large part of the capex is already done.”
Ashish Garg, page 7 of the filed PDF · View the filing
18,000 vertical upsetter line trials — Q3
stated firmly by Ashish Garg
p. 9
“It is already under commissioning right now, and our trials will start from Q3 onwards.”
Ashish Garg, page 9 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Industrial segment growth — double from these levels · next three years to four years
stated as an aspiration by Ashish Garg
p. 11
“We can safely say that, you know, industrial skills will grow from these levels, will double from these levels in next three years to four years.”
Ashish Garg, page 11 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Passenger vehicle revenue contribution — 12% to 15% of revenues
stated as an aspiration by Ashish Garg
p. 11
“Also, the PV, we should be looking at 12% to 15% of our revenues.”
Ashish Garg, page 11 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Combined industrial and PV revenue contribution — around 45%, 50% to our revenues
stated as an aspiration by Ashish Garg
p. 11
“Both the sectors put together should be contributing around 45%, 50% to our revenues.”
Ashish Garg, page 11 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Capex funding — funded from own accruals · next three years
stated conditionally by Ashish Garg
p. 12
“As of now, it looks like that we should be able to fund this growth on our own.”
Ashish Garg, page 12 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Q&A highlights
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Management said part of the benefit came in Q1 with the rest to follow from Q2, and the increases are permanent.
Answered by Ashish Garg
Asked by Arjun Khanna: Whether the realization benefit from price revisions will fully flow from Q2 onwards.
p. 7
“So some OEMs, they have passed on from Q2 onwards. So you can say that the full impact is not there in the Q1, and, you know, it will start coming from Q2 onwards.”
Ashish Garg, page 7 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management attributed the gap to export declines caused by geopolitical transit delays affecting DDP contracts.
Answered by Ashish Garg
Asked by Mihir Vora: Why CV segment revenue grew only around 7% versus higher industry volumes.
p. 8
“It was in the export market that the, for us, the business de-grew by almost 12% because our most of our European contracts and the contracts for Turkey are on the basis of DDP basis, delivered duty paid, to the plant.”
Ashish Garg, page 8 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management explained most contracts are largely pass-through and they expect to recover a large part of the cost increase from customers.
Answered by Ashish Garg
Asked by Mihir Vora: How rising container freight costs are being managed and passed on.
p. 8
“You're right, the cost of, you know, container has gone up from roughly from USD2,000 to almost USD6,000, and a large part of it, the contract that we have, it's kind of a pass-through, or it is around 75% pass-through.”
Ashish Garg, page 8 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management said the line is largely utilized on industrial and CV businesses with remaining open capacity for new orders.
Answered by Ashish Garg
Asked by Senthilkumar: Progress and revenue potential of the 14,000-ton press line.
p. 8
“So, 14,000-ton press line is almost 65%, 70% utilized on the industrial business and on the commercial vehicle businesses.”
Ashish Garg, page 8 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management gave a segment split of the order book by industry.
Answered by Ashish Garg
Asked by Krisha Kansara: Breakdown of the Rs.950 crore order book by end-user industry.
p. 10
“So we have almost 35% to 40% of the revenues planned from the industrial segments. We have the order books from industrial, you can see around 40%.”
Ashish Garg, page 10 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management described the gross margin range for the new heavy-forging capacity and its translation into EBITDA margin.
Answered by Ashish Garg
Asked by Krisha Kansara: Margin profile of the new capex plant focused on the industrial segment.
p. 10
“So that's kind of a, you know, margin profile on the high horsepower category that we are talking about. And, you know, roughly around 50% of the margins translates into EBITDA margin.”
Ashish Garg, page 10 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management said Europe accounts for around 60% of exports and inquiry flow from the region is strong.
Answered by Ashish Garg
Asked by Krisha Kansara: Share of export revenue from Europe and recent order inflow trends.
p. 10
“And today in Europe accounts for around 60% of our exports.”
Ashish Garg, page 10 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management indicated performance should exceed the earlier guidance without issuing a formal revision.
Answered by Ashish Garg
Asked by Daksh Parashar: Whether strong Q1 volume growth suggests an upward revision to guidance.
p. 13
“So right now, for the guidance perspective, You know, I have picked on this but should be performing better than that.”
Ashish Garg, page 13 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management said temporary lower asset turns reflect capacity being built for future growth and are not a concern.
Answered by Ashish Garg
Asked by Jay Shah: Whether a high base in end sectors could pressure future growth and asset turns.
p. 13
“I'm not worried about the temporary, you know, six months or one-year kind of a low asset turn because these are the assets which are built for the future.”
Ashish Garg, page 13 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Risks flagged
Export delays in commercial vehicle segment due to geopolitical transit disruptions
p. 4
“On the export front, growth was impacted by transit delays due to geopolitical conditions, resulting in higher inventory in transit and lower sales conversion during the quarter.”
Ashish Garg, page 4 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Subdued farm equipment demand in US and Europe export markets
p. 4
“Tractor demand in these markets remains subdued due to low farm incomes, high interest rates, weak commodity prices and cautious farmer spending, resulting in deferred equipment purchases.”
Ashish Garg, page 4 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Rising container freight costs not fully pass-through
p. 8
“So we will be taking around roughly around 15%, 20% hit in terms of the incremental cost which is there.”
Ashish Garg, page 8 of the filed PDF · View the filing
High valuations for inorganic growth in simpler business segments
p. 12
“the valuations are very expensive, which would be a drain on the return on capital employed.”
Ashish Garg, page 12 of the filed PDF · View the filing
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