HFCL Ltd — Q4 FY26 earnings call
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The short read
HFCL reported consolidated FY26 revenue of ₹4,949.27 crore versus ₹4,064.52 crore in FY25, with EBITDA of ₹826.75 crore and profit after tax of ₹329.44 crore compared to ₹173.26 crore in FY25. Management highlighted a record order book of ₹21,200 crore, a $1.1 billion global optical fibre cable supply contract, and a board-approved defence and aerospace consolidation under HFCL Advance Systems. The company also outlined a ₹580 crore preform backward-integration project and expansion of data centre interconnect manufacturing capacity at its subsidiary HTL Limited.
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Numbers mentioned
Consolidated Revenue: ₹4949.27 Crores (FY26)
p. 7
“the Company reported consolidated revenue of ₹4949.27 Crores as against ₹4064.52 Crores in FY 2025”
Mahendra Nahata, page 7 of the filed PDF · View the filing
EBITDA: ₹826.75 Crores (FY26)
p. 7
“EBIDTA of ₹826.75 Crores as against ₹506.75 Crores in FY 2025”
Mahendra Nahata, page 7 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Profit after tax: ₹329.44 Crores (FY26)
p. 7
“Profit after tax of ₹329.44 Crores as against ₹173.26 Crores in FY 2025”
Mahendra Nahata, page 7 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Revenue: Rs.1824.12 crore (Q4 FY26)
p. 7
“Revenue for Q4FY26 stood at Rs.1824.12 crore as compared to Rs. 1210.79 crore in Q3 FY26 and Rs. 800.72 crore in Q4 FY25”
Mahendra Nahata, page 7 of the filed PDF · View the filing
EBITDA margin: 18.47% (Q4 FY26)
p. 7
“EBITDA margin in Q4FY26 stood at 18.47% as compared to 20.11% in Q3FY26 and -2.79% for Q4 FY25”
Mahendra Nahata, page 7 of the filed PDF · View the filing
PAT margin: 10.11% (Q4 FY26)
p. 7
“PAT margin in Q4FY26 stood at 10.11% as compared to 8.45% in Q3FY26 and -10.40% in Q4 FY25”
Mahendra Nahata, page 7 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Order book: Rs.21,200 crore
p. 5
“The Company’s order book stands at Rs.21,200 crore including export order worth Rs. 12,250 crore constituting 58% of total order book”
Mahendra Nahata, page 5 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Global optical fibre cable supply contract value: USD 1.1 billion (Rs. 10159 crore)
p. 4
“we secured a landmark long-term global optical fiber cable supply contract valued at approximately USD 1.1 billion, equivalent to Rs. 10159 crore providing strong multi-year revenue visibility”
Mahendra Nahata, page 4 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Export revenue share: 41.36% (FY26)
p. 5
“our export revenues have increased to 41.36% in FY26, compared to 12.23% in FY25”
Mahendra Nahata, page 5 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Preform facility capex: ₹580 crore
p. 4
“The project involves an estimated capital outlay of around ₹580 crore, which will be funded through a balanced mix of internal accruals, debt, and equity”
Mahendra Nahata, page 4 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Defence order book (including aerospace acquisition): approximately ₹2230 crore
p. 6
“With the addition of the aerospace business being acquired, this expands to approximately ₹2230 crore, including a strong export-oriented order book of around ₹1,930 crore”
Mahendra Nahata, page 6 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Preferential warrant issuance to promoters: approximately ₹555 crore
p. 7
“the Board has approved a preferential issuance of warrants to the promoters, aggregating to approximately ₹555 crore, subject to necessary approvals”
Mahendra Nahata, page 7 of the filed PDF · View the filing
What management said it would do
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Revenue growth — 20% to 25% · FY27
stated conditionally by Mahendra Nahata
p. 8
“we should definitely be able to scale it up by 20% to 25% at least”
Mahendra Nahata, page 8 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Blended margin — 3% to 4% increase · FY27
stated conditionally by Mahendra Nahata
p. 8
“we believe that 3% to 4% increase in margin on a blended basis, on an overall basis is quite expected, 3% to 4% increase”
Mahendra Nahata, page 8 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Optical Fibre capacity — 33.9 mn fkm · December 2026
stated firmly by Mahendra Nahata
p. 6
“Our current Optical Fibre capacity of 28 mn fkm is expected to increase to 33.9 mn fkm by December 2026”
Mahendra Nahata, page 6 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Optical Fibre Cable capacity — 39 mn fkm by July 2026 and 42.36 mn fkm by December 2026 · December 2026
stated firmly by Mahendra Nahata
p. 6
“our Optical Fibre Capital capacity, which has been scaling up in phases and currently stands at 34 mn fkm, is expected to reach 39 fkm by July 2026 and to reach 42.36 mn fkm by December 2026”
Mahendra Nahata, page 6 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Revenue — INR10,000 crores · next 3 to 5 years
stated as an aspiration by Mahendra Nahata
p. 16
“our aspiration is to reach to INR10,000 crores. Aspiration is to reach to INR10,000 crores”
Mahendra Nahata, page 16 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Capex — roughly about INR600 crores · FY27
stated firmly by Mahendra Nahata
p. 13
“the current FY27 could be roughly about INR600 crores, part of which has already been incurred, in fact, which includes for fiber, for optical fiber cable, defense, part of the preform business”
Mahendra Nahata, page 13 of the filed PDF · View the filing
EPC business profitability — profitable · current financial year
stated conditionally by Mahendra Nahata
p. 12
“with the EPC contracts of BharatNet being profitable, it would current year, we should be profitable”
Mahendra Nahata, page 12 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Defence revenue share — 10% to 12% · FY27
stated conditionally by Mahendra Nahata
p. 15
“FY27, I think about 10%, 10% to 12%.”
Mahendra Nahata, page 15 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Definitive agreements for defence/aerospace consolidation — execution on or before May 31, 2026 · before May 31, 2026
stated firmly by Mahendra Nahata
p. 5
“The definitive agreements for these proposed transactions are expected to be executed on or before May 31, 2026, and the closing under such transactional documents is expected to be completed within the current calendar year”
Mahendra Nahata, page 5 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Ammunition factory capex — budgeted about INR125 crores this year and another INR250 crores over next 2 years · next 2 years
stated conditionally by Mahendra Nahata
p. 19
“total capex of this year is INR600 crores, out of which budgeted about INR125 crores for this facility, including land and building. And next 2 years would be another INR250 crores”
Mahendra Nahata, page 19 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Q&A highlights
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Management declined to give specific guidance but said 20-25% revenue growth is expected.
Answered by Mahendra Nahata
Asked by Aman Saifee: Can revenue scale to INR8,000 crores and profit exceed INR800-900 crores next year given current order book?
p. 8
“I would not like to give such a guidance at this point of time. But I can definitely say that over and above the revenue we have achieved in last financial year, we should definitely be able to scale it up by 20% to 25% at least”
Mahendra Nahata, page 8 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Blended margin expected to rise 3-4%, with defence margins a couple of percentage points higher.
Answered by Mahendra Nahata
Asked by Deepak Poddar: What is the margin profile of the defence and data center segments?
p. 9
“blended margin would -- instead of 16%, 17%, we have, it would increase by 3% to 4%, as expected, because of these kind of products coming in”
Mahendra Nahata, page 9 of the filed PDF · View the filing
EPC losses were mainly due to warranty costs on the Army network project; unbilled revenue rose due to invoicing delays that will convert to formal revenue.
Answered by Mahendra Nahata
Asked by Rahil Dasani: Why has the EPC business turned loss-making and why are unbilled revenues rising?
p. 11
“EPC business loss was majorly due to this Army's network which we constructed, and it was undergoing warranty period where we were incurring cost, but nothing was received from the customer”
Mahendra Nahata, page 11 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management believes prices have nearly peaked with only marginal further increases possible.
Answered by Mahendra Nahata
Asked by Saurabh Jain: How are fiber prices expected to trend over the next 2-3 quarters?
p. 13
“right now, in my personal opinion, the prices have reached to their almost the final level. There may be a few percentage increase may be there, but there will not be any further increase in the prices in my personal opinion”
Mahendra Nahata, page 13 of the filed PDF · View the filing
The acquisition provides aerospace aerostructure capability with existing approvals and export order book that would take years to build organically.
Answered by Mahendra Nahata
Asked by Balasubramanian: What is the strategic rationale for the defence acquisitions?
p. 14
“this company already had approvals, certifications and export order book of almost INR2,000 crores, export order book from large international companies”
Mahendra Nahata, page 14 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management sees no major risk barring geopolitical events, citing growth drivers in data centers, defence and EPC.
Answered by Mahendra Nahata
Asked by Rishubh: What are the medium-term margin aspirations and key risks for the next 3-5 years?
p. 16
“risk factors, I don't see any risk factor as such, except some geopolitical events, which is out of our control”
Mahendra Nahata, page 16 of the filed PDF · View the filing
BMP sample submitted for evaluation by June 26; fuze undergoing upgrades after DRDO trial before resubmission.
Answered by Mahendra Nahata
Asked by Satya: What is the status of BMP upgrade and electronic fuze testing?
p. 17
“by 26th June, they want us to submit our upgraded sample for evaluation”
Mahendra Nahata, page 17 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management said germanium is a raw material for preform, not fiber directly, and suppliers have not flagged shortages.
Answered by Mahendra Nahata
Asked by Smith Gala: Is there a near-term supply risk for germanium used in fiber manufacturing?
p. 20
“our suppliers of preform have not raised any such issue and that germanium, tetrachloride is creating a trouble for them”
Mahendra Nahata, page 20 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management confirmed IBR contributes more than 50% of fiber cable revenue and expects to maintain that share.
Answered by Mahendra Nahata
Asked by Gautam Rajesh: What share of optical fiber cable revenue comes from AIDC-linked IBR cables and what is the outlook?
p. 21
“Yes, more than 50%, sure.”
Mahendra Nahata, page 21 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management confirmed realizations rose more than 15-20% but declined to give a specific blended number due to changing cable mix.
Answered by Mahendra Nahata
Asked by Naitik Mohata: How have OFC realizations moved in Q4 versus prior quarters?
p. 25
“More than that.”
Mahendra Nahata, page 25 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management confirmed full pass-through of cost increases is expected.
Answered by Mahendra Nahata
Asked by Pragyam Laddha: Can HFCL pass on rising preform prices in full?
p. 24
“Full, yes. I think, yes, no doubt.”
Mahendra Nahata, page 24 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Risks flagged
Geopolitical disruptions affecting global operations
p. 16
“except some geopolitical events, which is out of our control”
Mahendra Nahata, page 16 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Unforeseen catastrophic global events affecting margin expectations
p. 15
“Now, if something catastrophic happens in the world, which is none of our control, we can't say anything, but this is our -- best of our expectation”
Mahendra Nahata, page 15 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Rising preform prices beyond current long-term contract terms
p. 24
“my future, when the long-term contract finishes, I don't think I will get it at the current price”
Mahendra Nahata, page 24 of the filed PDF · View the filing
EPC losses from Army network warranty obligations
p. 11
“EPC business loss was majorly due to this Army's network which we constructed, and it was undergoing warranty period where we were incurring cost, but nothing was received from the customer”
Mahendra Nahata, page 11 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Capacity constraints limiting ability to accept large new orders
p. 23
“we are very hesitant to take large new orders because unless we expand our capacity, which is happening right now, we will be very hesitant to take large new orders”
Mahendra Nahata, page 23 of the filed PDF · View the filing
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