Max Estates Ltd — Q1 FY27 earnings call
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The short read
Max Estates reported Q1 FY'27 pre-sales of approximately Rs. 1,100 crores, a 5x year-on-year increase, driven by the sellout of Phase-1 of the Terraces at Estate 361 and sustenance sales across the existing portfolio. Consolidated revenue for the quarter stood at Rs. 52 crores, EBITDA at Rs. 8 crores, and PAT at Rs. 8 crores, while all three operating commercial assets remained at 100% occupancy. Management also disclosed that ICRA assigned the company a first-time issuer rating of A+ with a stable outlook, and outlined a residential launch pipeline of approximately Rs. 16,100 crores.
Numbers mentioned
Pre-sales: approximately Rs. 1,100 crores (Q1 FY'27)
p. 4
“Max Estates delivered a strong Q1 FY '27, with pre-sales of approximately Rs. 1,100 crores, registering a 5x year-on-year growth”
Sahil Vachani, page 4 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Collections: approximately Rs. 575 crores (Q1 FY'27)
p. 4
“Collections for the quarter stood at approximately Rs. 575 crores, consistent with our historical collection range of 20%-25% of the sales value”
Sahil Vachani, page 4 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Embedded value (total revenue potential): INR 17,500 crores
p. 4
“the total revenue potential across our launched residential and mixed-use portfolio stands at INR 17,500 crores”
Sahil Vachani, page 4 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Sold and contracted value: INR 13,500 crores
p. 4
“Of this, INR 13,500 crores is already sold and contracted, comprising Rs. 3,500 crores already collected and a further Rs. 10,000 crores to be collected as construction progresses”
Sahil Vachani, page 4 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Embedded PBT: Rs. 4,500-Rs. 5,500 crores
p. 4
“Translating the sold portfolio into profitability terms, the embedded PBT is estimated in the range of Rs. 4,500-Rs. 5,500 crores”
Sahil Vachani, page 4 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Residential launch pipeline: approximately Rs. 16,100 crores
p. 4
“our residential launch pipeline, spanning both unsold launched inventory and future launches, stands at approximately Rs. 16,100 crores”
Sahil Vachani, page 4 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Consol revenue: Rs. 52 crores (Q1 FY'27)
p. 6
“The consol revenues stood at Rs. 52 crores in Q1, while consol EBITDA stood at Rs. 8 crores”
Nitin Kansal, page 6 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Consol PBT: Rs. 11 crores (Q1 FY'27)
p. 6
“Consol profit before tax stood at Rs. 11 crores and PAT stood at Rs. 8 crores”
Nitin Kansal, page 6 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Lease rental income: Rs. 40 crores (Q1 FY'27)
p. 6
“the lease rental income from Max Towers, Max House, and Max Square up 5% year-on-year to Rs. 40 crores in Quarter 1”
Nitin Kansal, page 6 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Max Asset Services revenue: Rs. 15 crores (Q1 FY'27)
p. 6
“Max Asset Services revenue stood at Rs. 15 crores in the Quarter 1, a growth of 16% on year-on-year basis”
Nitin Kansal, page 6 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Net debt: Rs. 234 crores (As on June 2026)
p. 6
“As on June 26, the net debt stood at Rs. 234 crores, with a gross debt of Rs. 1,960 crores, including lease rental discounting borrowings of Rs. 934 crores”
Nitin Kansal, page 6 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Cash and cash equivalents: Rs. 1,727 crores (As on June 2026)
p. 6
“cash and cash equivalents stood at Rs. 1,727 crores, with a net debt of Rs. 234 crores”
Nitin Kansal, page 6 of the filed PDF · View the filing
ICRA credit rating: A+ (stable outlook)
p. 6
“ICRA, one of the premium rating agencies of the country, assigned Max Estates a first-time issuer rating of A+, with a stable outlook, on a consolidated basis covering the company and its 14 subsidiaries”
Nitin Kansal, page 6 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Committed receivables: close to Rs. 9,500 crores (As of March 2026)
p. 6
“ICRA assessed committed receivables of close to Rs. 9,500 crores as of March 26, and a cash-flow adequacy ratio of about 105%”
Nitin Kansal, page 6 of the filed PDF · View the filing
What management said it would do
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Residential development addition — 2 million square feet annually · ongoing
stated as an aspiration by Sahil Vachani
p. 4
“as we continue to target annual addition of 2 million square feet of residential development”
Sahil Vachani, page 4 of the filed PDF · View the filing
New launches value — Rs. 5,000-Rs. 5,500 crores · remaining half of FY'27
stated firmly by Sahil Vachani
p. 14
“we will have close to, I would say, Rs. 5,000 crores of launches that we are looking to do in the remaining half of the year that we have, in the second half of the year. And yes, between Rs. 5,000-Rs. 5,500 crores of new launches”
Sahil Vachani, page 14 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Annual rental income — approximately Rs. 700 crores · at peak occupancy
stated conditionally by Sahil Vachani
p. 6
“we expect to achieve our annual rental income of approximately Rs. 700 crores at peak occupancy”
Sahil Vachani, page 6 of the filed PDF · View the filing
New commercial business development — 1 million square feet
stated as an aspiration by Sahil Vachani
p. 6
“We will also continue to target 1 million square feet of new business development towards this portfolio moving forward”
Sahil Vachani, page 6 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Collections — Rs. 2,500-Rs. 2,700 crores · FY'27
stated conditionally by Sahil Vachani
p. 10
“we expect our collections to be in the range of Rs. 2,500-Rs. 2,700 crores in the current year, which would be a combination of the projects which we have already sold, which will be hitting the construction milestones and the fresh sales which we are planning to do”
Sahil Vachani, page 10 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Project deployment — Rs. 1,500-Rs. 1,800 crores · current year
stated firmly by Sahil Vachani
p. 10
“we would be deploying close to Rs. 1,500-Rs. 1,800 crores on the project, and we would be having OCF of close to Rs. 750-Rs. 1,000 crores left, which we would be planning to deploy on the BD efforts ongoing in the company”
Sahil Vachani, page 10 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Max Square 2 occupancy certificate — OC receipt · Q2 FY'28
stated firmly by Sahil Vachani
p. 5
“Max Square 2, having a leasable area of 1 million square feet, is on track and is expected to receive occupancy certificate by Q2 FY '28”
Sahil Vachani, page 5 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Sector 59 launch — launch · Q3 FY'27
stated firmly by Sahil Vachani
p. 5
“Sector 59 on Golf Course Extension Road, it has a development potential of 1.3 million square feet, with a GDV potential of more than Rs. 3,500 crores, and we are expected to launch in Q3 of FY '27”
Sahil Vachani, page 5 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Q&A highlights
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Nitin Kansal explained the increase reflects accounting treatment under Ind AS 115, where marketing costs are expensed immediately while sales revenue is recognized only at possession, and this quarter had launches versus none in the prior-year quarter.
Answered by Nitin Kansal
Asked by Parth Sodha: Why did employee and marketing expense increase materially year-on-year, and how should investors think about the cost run rate and EBITDA margins going forward?
p. 7
“Going forward, these sales and marketing expenses would be in line with the launches which we have planned within the course of the year.”
Nitin Kansal, page 7 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Sahil Vachani clarified Max India and Max Estates are separate listed entities, that the Estate 361/360 projects sit fully on Max Estates' balance sheet, and Antara acts as a development manager earning a fee.
Answered by Sahil Vachani
Asked by Aman: How does the commercial and revenue-sharing relationship between Max Estates and Antara/Max India work?
p. 7
“Antara acts as a knowledge partner to Max Estates for which they are given a fee, which is a fixed fee in the range of close to 9.5%, which is a development manager's fees given to them.”
Sahil Vachani, page 7 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Sahil Vachani said Q1 collections gave more confidence in achieving the full-year target and provided a revised collections range along with a deployment breakdown.
Answered by Sahil Vachani
Asked by Karan Khanna: Are Q1 FY'27 collections tracking to the previously indicated full-year collection range, and should OCF stay positive as construction spend accelerates?
p. 10
“The Quarter 1 collections has, in fact, given us more confidence that we are on track to achieve our target collections and OCF for the current year.”
Sahil Vachani, page 10 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Sahil Vachani reiterated the company is not giving formal sales guidance but pointed to available inventory as an indicator of confidence.
Answered by Sahil Vachani
Asked by Pritesh Sheth: Given fast sales velocity on recent launches, will Max Estates continue to avoid giving forward sales guidance for FY'27?
p. 11
“we are not giving a guidance for FY '27. All we are saying is we do have about Rs. 16,000 crores of inventory available with us to sell for the coming year and beyond.”
Sahil Vachani, page 11 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Sahil Vachani said giving guidance in the current volatile microeconomic environment could compromise the quality of sales and long-term company health.
Answered by Sahil Vachani
Asked by Akash Gupta: Why has Max Estates changed its strategy on giving pre-sales guidance versus prior years and peers?
p. 14
“We feel that giving guidance in the current microeconomic environment is not the best thing for the long-term health of the company and we are very focused on the quality of sales that we do, in how we sell, in who we sell to, etc.”
Sahil Vachani, page 14 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management attributed the debt rise to construction finance drawn for the three under-construction commercial assets and land revenue share payments to landowners.
Answered by Nitin Kansal
Asked by Jay Kant Beria: Why has net debt risen despite healthy collections, and how are cash flows being deployed?
p. 13
“The debt which is going up is on account of the construction finance we have taken on the commercial assets. Currently, we have got 3 assets which are underway.”
Nitin Kansal, page 13 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Nitin Kansal said financial closure has been achieved on all commercial assets, remaining capital of Rs. 1,500-Rs. 1,800 crores is tied up, and construction finance will later convert into lease rental discounting.
Answered by Nitin Kansal
Asked by Abhishek Lodhia: What remaining capex is needed for the commercial assets and how will it affect the balance sheet?
p. 15
“The remaining capital which we need to deploy on these assets is amount in the range of Rs. 1,500-Rs. 1,800 crores and which would be, which is completely tied up as we speak.”
Nitin Kansal, page 15 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Nitin Kansal clarified the premium quoted is based on today's prevailing market rates, not future projections.
Answered by Nitin Kansal
Asked by Tushar Agarwal: Is the premium on pre-leased commercial inventory based on current market rates or projected future rates?
p. 16
“the premium is on today's prevailing market rates. When we do our projections, we have been projecting numbers of what we get today.”
Nitin Kansal, page 16 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Risks flagged
Residential sales volumes across the sector moderated due to global uncertainty, tightening liquidity, and cautious consumer sentiment
p. 3
“the residential sales volumes across the sector moderated through the quarter against a backdrop of global uncertainty, tightening liquidity conditions and cautious consumer sentiment”
Sahil Vachani, page 3 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Volatile microeconomic environment makes forward sales guidance risky to commit to
p. 14
“especially in the microeconomic environment, which is extremely volatile”
Sahil Vachani, page 14 of the filed PDF · View the filing
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