Paramount Communications Ltd-$ — Q4 FY26 earnings call
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The short read
Paramount Communications reported Q4 FY26 revenue of INR 573 crore, up 13.6% YoY and 24.5% QoQ, with EBITDA margin recovering to 6.7% from 4.3% in Q3 FY26. For full year FY26, revenue grew approximately 23% YoY to INR 1,912 crore while EBITDA and PAT declined YoY due to US tariff disruptions on exports. Management described a strategic pivot toward domestic demand during the tariff disruption and outlined progress on a new greenfield plant at Narmadapuram, Madhya Pradesh, expected to commence operations in FY28.
Numbers mentioned
Revenue: INR 573 crores (Q4 FY26)
p. 6
“Revenue grew 13.6% YoY and 24.5% QoQ to INR 573 crores.”
Sanjay Aggarwal, page 6 of the filed PDF · View the filing
EBITDA margin: 6.7% (Q4 FY26)
p. 6
“EBITDA, including other income, was INR 38.8 crores with margin recovering to 6.7% from 4.3% in Q3 FY26, a 250 basis point quarterly improvement.”
Sanjay Aggarwal, page 6 of the filed PDF · View the filing
PAT: INR 20.5 crore (Q4 FY26)
p. 6
“PAT for the quarter was INR 20.5 crore, up 9.5% YoY and 175% QoQ.”
Sanjay Aggarwal, page 6 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Revenue from operations: INR 1,912 crores (FY26)
p. 6
“Revenue from operations for FY26 grew 23% approximately on YoY to INR 1,912 crores as against INR 1,557 crores in FY25.”
Sanjay Aggarwal, page 6 of the filed PDF · View the filing
EBITDA: INR 117.5 crores (FY26)
p. 6
“EBITDA, including the other income, was INR 117.5 crores, with an EBITDA margin of 6%.”
Sanjay Aggarwal, page 6 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Profit after tax: INR 60 crores approximately (FY26)
p. 6
“Profit after tax stood at INR 60 crores approximately with a PAT margin of 3.1% and earnings per share of INR 1.97.”
Sanjay Aggarwal, page 6 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Domestic business revenue: INR 1361 crore (FY26)
p. 7
“Our domestic business grew 27% approximately to INR 1361 crore in this financial year, with domestic share of the total revenue rising from 69% in the previous year to 71% this year.”
Sanjay Aggarwal, page 7 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Exports revenue: INR 550 crores (FY26)
p. 7
“Exports grew 13.9% to INR 550 crores despite the tariff disruption.”
Sanjay Aggarwal, page 7 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Order book: INR 583 crores (as of 31st March 2026)
p. 7
“Our order book as of 31st March 2026 stood at INR 583 crores, comprising INR 508 crores of domestic orders and INR 76 crores of exports.”
Sanjay Aggarwal, page 7 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Metal throughput: 29,664 metric tons (FY26)
p. 7
“On the operational side, metal throughput for FY26 was 29,664 metric tons, an increase of roughly 12% YoY, taking our 3 year CAGR for metal consumption at approximately 45%.”
Sanjay Aggarwal, page 7 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Working capital cycle: 101 days (FY26)
p. 12
“In FY26, it is now 101 days.”
Sanjay Aggarwal, page 12 of the filed PDF · View the filing
What management said it would do
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Narmadapuram plant investment — approximately INR 300 crores · by FY28
stated firmly by Sanjay Aggarwal
p. 8
“The project at Narmadapuram envisages an investment of approximately INR 300 crores by FY28, with operations expected to partly commence in Q1 FY28 and ramp up through FY28.”
Sanjay Aggarwal, page 8 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Narmadapuram sales — approximately INR 500 crores rising to INR 1,200 crores · FY28 to FY29
stated as an aspiration by Sanjay Aggarwal
p. 8
“We are targeting sales of approximately INR 500 crores from Narmadapuram in FY28, which will scale up to INR 1,200 crores in FY29.”
Sanjay Aggarwal, page 8 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Revenue milestone — INR 5,000 crores · FY31
stated as an aspiration by Sanjay Aggarwal
p. 8
“we will begin to achieve the revenue milestone of INR 5,000 crores in the next five years, that is by FY31, which shall mean that we will be having to double our sales every three to four years.”
Sanjay Aggarwal, page 8 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Top line growth — 15-20% growth · FY27
stated conditionally by Sanjay Aggarwal
p. 9
“assuming that the current metal prices levels have stayed over the year, we should be achieving some 15-20% growth in top line.”
Sanjay Aggarwal, page 9 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Volume growth — minimum 10% · FY27
stated conditionally by Sanjay Aggarwal
p. 9
“That should be around minimum 10% of volume growth.”
Sanjay Aggarwal, page 9 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Margin recovery to pre-tariff levels — pre-US tariff levels · by end of FY27
stated as an aspiration by Sanjay Aggarwal
p. 9
“And by end of FY27, we hope to achieve the pre-tariff, you know, pre-U.S. tariff levels of margin also.”
Sanjay Aggarwal, page 9 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Narmadapuram plant EBITDA margin — 9-10%
stated as an aspiration by Sanjay Aggarwal
p. 9
“And margin from this Narmadapuram plant are expected to be between 9-10%.”
Sanjay Aggarwal, page 9 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Payback period for Narmadapuram investment — three to four years · three to four years
stated as an aspiration by Sanjay Aggarwal
p. 9
“Yeah. Payback period for this investment, I think we expect the payback in three to four years at the operating levels given in higher value-added product that this plant will be making.”
Sanjay Aggarwal, page 9 of the filed PDF · View the filing
EHV product approval — FY28
stated as an aspiration by Sanjay Agarwal
p. 16
“The approval is also we expect for this product by FY28.”
Sanjay Agarwal, page 16 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Double-digit margins from Narmadapuram — double-digit margins · next three to four years
stated as an aspiration by Sanjay Aggarwal
p. 19
“You see, we are looking at double-digit margins within the next three to four years at the minimum.”
Sanjay Aggarwal, page 19 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Peak revenue from Phase 1 capacity — around INR 3600-4000 crores
stated as an aspiration by Sanjay Aggarwal
p. 21
“You see, with Narmadapuram and the existing capacities, maybe we could touch some, you know, from the Phase 1, I think from Phase 1, we should be able to touch around INR 3600-4000 crores.”
Sanjay Aggarwal, page 21 of the filed PDF · View the filing
US demand recovery — Q2 onwards this financial year
stated as an aspiration by Sanjay Aggarwal
p. 17
“And we are expecting that Q2 onwards, actually, we should be seeing a very good demand pull out of the U.S.”
Sanjay Aggarwal, page 17 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 the plant should reach INR 1,200 crores revenue by FY29 with a payback period of three to four years.
Answered by Sanjay Aggarwal
Asked by Parth Mandavgane: By when do we see optimum utilization in the new plant and what is the payback period?
p. 9
“the optimal utilization of the investment that we are making in Phase 1, which is roughly INR 300 crore, we expect to achieve INR 1,200 crores of revenue by FY29, more or less.”
Sanjay Aggarwal, page 9 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management said scaling up did occur but was constrained by production capacity, not demand, and that they successfully pivoted to the domestic market during the tariff disruption.
Answered by Sanjay Aggarwal
Asked by Upendra Gadiya: Why couldn't the company scale up domestically despite strong Indian demand, given decades in the business?
p. 11
“the biggest problem is capacity. You see, for the past four years, practically, Paramount has been running on maximum capacity.”
Sanjay Aggarwal, page 11 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management attributed the increase to a Q4 dispatch weighting and said most of the amount has already been recovered.
Answered by Sanjay Aggarwal
Asked by Upendra Gadiya: Why have trade receivables nearly doubled and what is the outlook for normalization?
p. 11
“the increase in receivables at the close of FY26 reflects an unusually weighted dispatch item in Q4 FY26, and this is not a deterioration in collection quality.”
Sanjay Aggarwal, page 11 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management said three-fourths of the increased receivables had already been collected by mid-May.
Answered by Sanjay Aggarwal
Asked by Jaideep Sampat: What is the current status of trade receivables collection in the current quarter?
p. 12
“In the first quarter of the current year, by 15th of May, we've already received three-fourth of that amount.”
Sanjay Aggarwal, page 12 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management said reaching FY25 margin levels is the first milestone, with confidence in achieving it.
Answered by Sanjay Aggarwal
Asked by Jaideep Sampat: Will FY27 margins return to FY25 levels?
p. 14
“That is the first milestone, as I said. We do rather hope to do better, because if a patient like, for example, as I some setback, first thing is to get back on your feet, right?”
Sanjay Aggarwal, page 14 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management said the company avoids long-delivery firm-price orders and prefers price variation formulas.
Answered by Sanjay Aggarwal
Asked by Kunal Mehta: How will raw material pricing be structured for longer-lead-time EHV cable orders?
p. 15
“we as a policy, our company for the last time, I think, more than 15 years, has never encouraged long-delivery firm-price orders.”
Sanjay Aggarwal, page 15 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management explained equity was a modest part of the funding mix alongside internal accruals and some debt.
Answered by Sanjay Aggarwal
Asked by Hiten Boricha: Why did the company raise equity when net debt to equity is very low?
p. 22
“this equity is not really a dilution as such. It's just something which makes the total mix of investments into a more, rightly diverse mix, I would say.”
Sanjay Aggarwal, page 22 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Risks flagged
US tariff increases disrupted export business during FY26
p. 6
“Such huge increases in U.S. tariffs over a very short period of time, without any notice at all, caused a significant disruption for our export business in FY26.”
Sanjay Aggarwal, page 6 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Company accepted sub-economic margin orders to retain US market presence
p. 6
“we took a deliberate strategic call to maintain Paramount's presence in the U.S. market throughout this period, even where it meant accepting orders as a sub-economic margin, albeit at much lower volumes.”
Sanjay Aggarwal, page 6 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Physical space constraints at existing plants limiting further capacity expansion
p. 7
“We have now reached a physical space constraint at these sites, which is precisely why we are accelerating our Narmadapuram greenfield project.”
Sanjay Aggarwal, page 7 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Long-delivery firm-price orders considered a risk to margins from raw material volatility
p. 15
“A long-delivery firm-price order is what we consider a huge risk that no company should indulge in.”
Sanjay Aggarwal, page 15 of the filed PDF · View the filing
US demand remained tepid due to tariff uncertainty
p. 17
“we have been finding the demand to be a bit tepid because of impact of these huge tariff that have been coming and going and causing so much uncertainty and chaos in the U.S. market itself.”
Sanjay Aggarwal, page 17 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Competitive disadvantage against other exporting countries during tariff period
p. 14
“most of the last year, we have been put to a huge competitive disadvantage against the other countries like Vietnam, like South Korea, like Cambodia, like Ecuador or Egypt.”
Sanjay Aggarwal, page 14 of the filed PDF · View the filing
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