Max India Ltd — Q1 FY27 earnings call
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The short read
Max India reported consolidated Q1 FY27 revenue of Rs 68.6 crore, up 66% year-on-year, while the EBITDA loss widened sequentially to Rs 25 crore due to the absence of a lumpy DM fee received in the prior quarter. Management said it issued offers of possession to all 340 residents at Antara Noida in June 2026 and disclosed occupancy gains across Care Homes and AGEasy. The company also described ongoing diligence on new senior-living opportunities in Bangalore and Dehradun.
Numbers mentioned
Revenue: INR68.6 crores (Q1 FY27)
p. 5
“the revenue grew, Q1 FY27 stood at INR68.6 crores compared to INR41.3 crores in Q1 FY26, representing a Y-on-Y growth of 66%.”
Rajit Mehta, page 5 of the filed PDF · View the filing
EBITDA loss: INR25 crores (Q1 FY27)
p. 5
“The EBITDA loss for Q1 FY27 stood at INR25 crores compared to INR23.2 crores in Q1 FY26 and INR6.8 crores in Q4 '26.”
Rajit Mehta, page 5 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Consol net worth: INR372 crores (as of June 30, 2026)
p. 5
“As of June 30, 2026, the treasury assets in Max India level stood at about INR21 crores with a consol net worth of INR372 crores.”
Rajit Mehta, page 5 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Dehradun operating revenue: INR6.2 crores (Q1 FY27)
p. 5
“Operating revenue was INR6.2 crores in Q1 FY27, which is 1.1x Y-on-Y basis, marginally down by INR7 lakh, primarily due to club membership.”
Rajit Mehta, page 5 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Gurgaon Estate 360 collections since inception: INR556 crores (since inception to June 2026)
p. 5
“Collection continues to be strong, INR22.5 crores, taking the ITD collections to INR556 crores with a collection efficiency of 87% from inception to June '26.”
Rajit Mehta, page 5 of the filed PDF · View the filing
E361 units booked: 154 units (as of June 2026)
p. 5
“As of June end, the bookings were 154.”
Rajit Mehta, page 5 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Care Home and Services revenue: INR12.03 crores (Q1 FY27)
p. 6
“The Care Home and Services revenues were INR12.03 crores, up by 1.5x Y-on-Y and 1.1x in Q-on-Q.”
Rajit Mehta, page 6 of the filed PDF · View the filing
AGEasy net revenue: INR19 crores (Q1 FY27)
p. 6
“On AGEasy, we had net revenue of INR19 crores in Q1 FY27, showing a 1.3x Y-on-Y growth.”
Rajit Mehta, page 6 of the filed PDF · View the filing
AGEasy ARR: INR120 crores (July 2026)
p. 6
“The ARR now is trending towards INR120 crores and a monthly run rate of about INR10 crores in July, with marketplaces INR6 crores with the ROAS of 3.8 and a D2C, the exit ROAS of 2.6.”
Rajit Mehta, page 6 of the filed PDF · View the filing
AACS revenue: INR30 crores (Q1 FY27)
p. 7
“the revenue was INR 21 Crores, INR 32 Crores and INR 30 Crores respectively, with EBITDA losses at INR 14 Crores, INR 18.5 Crores and INR 19 Crores.”
Rajit Mehta, page 7 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Antara Integrated Wellness Clinic net revenue: INR15.75 lakhs (Q1 FY27)
p. 7
“Financially, the net revenue for Q1 FY27 was INR15.75 lakhs.”
Rajit Mehta, page 7 of the filed PDF · View the filing
What management said it would do
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AGEasy profitability — contribution positive and EBITDA positive · by January or last quarter of this year
stated as an aspiration by Rajit Mehta
p. 8
“As I said, AGEasy perhaps by January or last quarter of this year will be in that zone.”
Rajit Mehta, page 8 of the filed PDF · View the filing
New senior living projects (Bangalore and Dehradun) — about INR1,800 crores of sales value · this year
stated conditionally by Rajit Mehta
p. 4
“So if you look at our 1.5 million square feet ambition, about INR1,800 crores of value that we should be able to achieve with these 2.”
Rajit Mehta, page 4 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Care Home expansion decision — October, November
stated firmly by Rajit Mehta
p. 9
“So sometime the inflection point, if you recall, was October, November. We had said we'll wait till that time and then start making the call on expansion. So we are sticking to that timeline.”
Rajit Mehta, page 9 of the filed PDF · View the filing
AGEasy revenue doubling — double this year · FY27
stated conditionally by Ishaan Khanna
p. 11
“Yes, we are still very much on our plan for doubling this year.”
Ishaan Khanna, page 11 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Incremental capital requirement — $20 million · next 2 years
stated firmly by Rajit Mehta
p. 16
“The estimate is around $20 million.”
Rajit Mehta, page 16 of the filed PDF · View the filing
EBITDA loss reduction — next quarter
stated firmly by Rajit Mehta
p. 15
“As we report next quarter, I promise you will see the reduction in 63 as well.”
Rajit Mehta, page 15 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 said AGEasy is the segment targeted for profitability, Care Homes will take 8-10 quarters per bed cohort to become profitable, and 5 of 8 Care Homes are trending to the operating model with a decision on expansion timed for October-November.
Answered by Rajit Mehta
Asked by Harsh Kundnani: What should change from a cost and top-line perspective to reach EBITDA breakeven by year-end, and has Care Homes reached an inflection point to add more beds?
p. 9
“So 5 of the 8 Care Homes are now trending to the model that we have shared with all of you, respectively, 5 of them. The rest is work to do as we go along.”
Rajit Mehta, page 9 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management explained residential income comprises DM fee, ops revenue, and finance lease income from re-leased units, with the finance lease contributing about Rs 15 crore in the quarter.
Answered by Ajay Agrawal
Asked by Nikhil Gupta: Can you reconcile the senior living segment revenue components including the finance lease income?
p. 10
“Residential have 3 components of income, sir. One is the DM fee income what we are getting at Antara Senior. Second is the Ops revenue what I'm getting at Antara Purukul. And third is the finance lease income, which I'm getting as a re-lease in Antara Purukul.”
Ajay Agrawal, page 10 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Ishaan Khanna said the company remains on plan for doubling AGEasy revenue this year, citing improved ROAS and a rising ARR run rate in July.
Answered by Ishaan Khanna
Asked by Nikhil Gupta: Is AGEasy still on track to double revenue from Rs 77 crore to about Rs 150 crore given the slow Q1?
p. 11
“Yes, we are still very much on our plan for doubling this year.”
Ishaan Khanna, page 11 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management said seasonality around festive and winter periods drives non-linear revenue and that repeat customers are around 88,000-90,000, roughly a 10-12% repeat rate, with 20%+ repeat rate seen as a good outcome.
Answered by Ishaan Khanna
Asked by Ranodeep: How much of the Q4 AGEasy revenue was seasonal versus pulled forward, and what repeat rate or CAC/LTV would indicate a structurally strong brand?
p. 13
“We are at around 10% to 12% repeat rate.”
Ishaan Khanna, page 13 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Rajit Mehta argued the moat lies in service IP rather than infrastructure, and that hospital economics differ from Care Home economics, making entry less attractive for hospital chains.
Answered by Rajit Mehta
Asked by Ranodeep: What prevents larger players like hospital chains or real estate developers from entering senior care and compressing Max India's returns?
p. 14
“The simple answer I have is, if I was an investor since I come from the health care world, I'll prefer to spend INR100 on the health care business that generates an EBITDA of 30% plus versus an 18% margin.”
Rajit Mehta, page 14 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management said AGEasy is expected to have the highest ROCE followed by Care Homes, with most incremental capital going toward Care Home bed expansion.
Answered by Rajit Mehta
Asked by Rajveer Singh: Which business segment can generate the highest return on capital and where will incremental capital be deployed?
p. 15
“There I feel AGEasy, obviously, the nature of the business is such as e-commerce is not linear in growth, it jumps in terms of the ARR. That is going to be the highest ROCE business, followed by Care Homes.”
Rajit Mehta, page 15 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Rajit Mehta said DLF's launch has been delayed repeatedly and that new entrants are welcomed since they raise category awareness without having affected Max India's own sales velocity.
Answered by Rajit Mehta
Asked by Rajveer Singh: What is management's view on DLF's entry into senior living as a competitive threat?
p. 16
“While the announcement made by DLF came 6 months back, we haven't noticed any impact on our sales velocity of Gurgaon.”
Rajit Mehta, page 16 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Risks flagged
Geopolitical situation affecting logistics costs and shipping availability for AGEasy inventory from China
p. 4
“That is something that come under pressure because of logistics costs and the ships not being available to bring the material from China.”
Rajit Mehta, page 4 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Rising cost of goods sold from geopolitical disruption pressuring AGEasy gross margins
p. 7
“Gross margins for online channels, which is D2C and marketplaces, maintained at 45% in Q1 versus 46% despite very challenging geopolitical situations, which have pushed up the COGS for each product.”
Rajit Mehta, page 7 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Lumpy nature of DM fee income causing revenue and EBITDA volatility
p. 5
“the profitability decline was primarily due to the impact of the exceptional DM fee received in the previous quarter, reflecting the lumpy nature of this revenue.”
Rajit Mehta, page 5 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Regulatory height clearance restrictions after Operation Sindoor forcing unwinding of the Chandigarh project
p. 15
“Its quite unfortunate we had to unwind Chandigarh because after Operation Sindoor, the height clearances were not given to communities on the flight path.”
Rajit Mehta, page 15 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Developer financial issues affecting the Bangalore opportunity
p. 15
“And Bangalore, unfortunately, the developer ran into some financial issues, but totally appreciate that comment, quite focused.”
Rajit Mehta, page 15 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Labour code changes increasing manpower costs
p. 17
“For example, the labour codes pushed up the manpower cost for the quarter.”
Rajit Mehta, page 17 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Airlifting products due to logistics issues causing margin depression
p. 17
“And we had to airlift some products, which caused a margin depression.”
Rajit Mehta, page 17 of the filed PDF · View the filing
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