KPIT Technologies Ltd — Q1 FY27 earnings call
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The short read
KPIT reported Q1 FY27 constant currency revenue growth of 0.1% year-on-year and a USD revenue decline of 0.6% year-on-year, with a quarter-on-quarter constant currency decline of 3.6%, driven largely by weakness among European OEMs amid Chinese competition, tariffs, and geopolitical disruption. EBITDA margin was 17.2%, EBIT margin 12.3%, and PAT was INR 1.17 billion, with profit further impacted by forex losses and a share of loss from Qorix. Management said the company won USD 257 million in new deals during the quarter, largely in connected cars, aftersales transformation and autonomous, and expects growth to return in the second half of the year, led by Q4.
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Numbers mentioned
Constant Currency revenue growth: 0.1% (Q1 FY27 YoY)
p. 4
“year-on-year revenue we had Constant Currency revenue growth of 0.1%, year-on-year USD revenue decline of 0.6%”
Kishor Patil, page 4 of the filed PDF · View the filing
EBITDA margin: 17.2% (Q1 FY27)
p. 4
“the EBITDA was at 17.2%, EBIT at 12.3% and PAT at INR 1.17 billion”
Kishor Patil, page 4 of the filed PDF · View the filing
EBIT margin: 12.3% (Q1 FY27)
p. 4
“the EBITDA was at 17.2%, EBIT at 12.3% and PAT at INR 1.17 billion”
Kishor Patil, page 4 of the filed PDF · View the filing
PAT: INR 1.17 billion (Q1 FY27)
p. 4
“the EBITDA was at 17.2%, EBIT at 12.3% and PAT at INR 1.17 billion”
Kishor Patil, page 4 of the filed PDF · View the filing
New deal wins: USD 257 million (Q1 FY27)
p. 4
“KPIT could do USD 257 million worth wins during the quarter, which was across the world, but mainly driven through connected cars”
Kishor Patil, page 4 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Europe revenue impact: about 4% (Q1 FY27)
p. 8
“we saw a reasonable impact in Europe, which was about 4% for the quarter, about 4% or so”
Kishor Patil, page 8 of the filed PDF · View the filing
What management said it would do
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Revenue growth — H2 FY27
stated firmly by Kishor Patil
p. 4
“we have just mentioned that H2 will be better than H1, and we will return to growth in H2 by Q4, driven by the Q4 performance and our profitability will return largely when the revenues come”
Kishor Patil, page 4 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Commercial vehicle growth — next quarter
stated firmly by Kishor Patil
p. 7
“On the commercial vehicle, we will be on for growth next quarter.”
Kishor Patil, page 7 of the filed PDF · View the filing
EBITDA margin — 22% to 24% · FY29
stated as an aspiration by Kishor Patil
p. 8
“we do believe that we will be in a position to get where we have mentioned”
Kishor Patil, page 8 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Margin improvement
stated conditionally by Kishor Patil
p. 9
“the margins will improve, but it will improve incrementally, not significantly until our revenues go back to growing ways”
Kishor Patil, page 9 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Qorix loss — next quarter or two
stated conditionally by Kishor Patil
p. 9
“the Qorix loss, which we said, I think it will continue for at least next quarter or two that we believe thats how it will be”
Kishor Patil, page 9 of the filed PDF · View the filing
CV segment growth — Q2, Q3
stated firmly by Sachin Tikekar
p. 19
“when you look at our numbers in Q2, Q3, you will see growth coming back to CV because it's going to be broad-based”
Sachin Tikekar, page 19 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Wage hikes
stated firmly by Kishor Patil
p. 19
“we will do it in stages. And we will give it to the some of the younger grades soon. The senior people will get over the period.”
Kishor Patil, page 19 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Q&A highlights
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Management said the medium-term outlook remains good, driven by growth in products and solutions revenue.
Answered by Kishor Patil
Asked by Nitin Padmanabhan: Does the 22-24% EBITDA margin aspiration by FY29 still hold?
p. 7
“we believe that our growth will be largely driven by products and solutions, and this will be margin accretive”
Kishor Patil, page 7 of the filed PDF · View the filing
CFO attributed the rise to forex impact, acquisition-related provisions and subcontracting costs in Europe.
Answered by Priya Hardikar
Asked by Karan Uppal: Were other expenses up due to one-time items this quarter?
p. 9
“there has been a certain impact because of the foreign exchange rate. As you know, these are consolidated accounts.”
Priya Hardikar, page 9 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management pointed to broad-based growth across multiple clients rather than a single account, expecting meaningful growth by year-end.
Answered by Kishor Patil
Asked by Chandramouli: What are the drivers of expected H2 improvement over H1?
p. 11
“the growth has been more broad-based and across multiple clients. And we do believe that by the end of the year and the next year, these accounts will bring a meaningful growth”
Kishor Patil, page 11 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management said margin recovery is tied to growth returning and reiterated that European cost reduction takes longer.
Answered by Kishor Patil
Asked by Bhavik Mehta: Does the prior guidance of flat Q2 and significant Q4 growth still hold, and does 4Q margin normalization mean 20%+ EBITDA?
p. 16
“the European cost to take out takes much longer time than the other parts”
Kishor Patil, page 16 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management confirmed vendor consolidation is occurring and said KPIT is performing well in that process.
Answered by Kishor Patil
Asked by Bhavik Mehta: Is there vendor consolidation happening at OEM level and is KPIT winning share?
p. 17
“So, absolutely, yes. The answer is absolutely yes. And we are doing pretty well there.”
Kishor Patil, page 17 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management explained a one-time large license deal in CV last quarter inflated the base, causing this quarter's decline to look larger.
Answered by Sachin Tikekar
Asked by Ankur Pant: Why did CV segment revenue fall more than PV segment despite expectations of PV bearing the brunt of SDV program declines?
p. 19
“in the commercial vehicle, there was a onetime large license deal last quarter that is not there this quarter”
Sachin Tikekar, page 19 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Risks flagged
European automotive industry facing intense competition from China and geopolitical disruptions
p. 3
“Automotive industry has been for some time facing some challenges globally, especially on account of extreme competition from China.”
Kishor Patil, page 3 of the filed PDF · View the filing
War-related impact on supply chain and input costs
p. 3
“The last one, which was the war, which was probably the most unexpected by many companies, also had a significant impact in terms of their supply chain and the input costs.”
Kishor Patil, page 3 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Restricted U.S. market access due to tariffs
p. 3
“having a restricted U.S. market because of the tariff or the uncertainties because of that”
Kishor Patil, page 3 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Cancellation and ramp-down of SDV programs in Europe and Japan
p. 9
“The one in Japan that was actually cancelled at the last minute.”
Sachin Tikekar, page 9 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Share of loss from Qorix impacting PAT
p. 4
“the profit, basically the PAT got impacted on two other accounts, one which was the forex loss and also share of loss from Qorix”
Kishor Patil, page 4 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Uncertainty around timing of deal conversion to revenue
p. 7
“What we are not sure in the case of the current part is when these deals will realize.”
Kishor Patil, page 7 of the filed PDF · View the filing
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