PSP Projects Ltd — Q1 FY27 earnings call
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The short read
PSP Projects reported Q1FY27 consolidated revenue of INR853 crores, up 65% year-on-year, with EBITDA of INR55 crores and net profit of INR18 crores. The order book stood at INR13,245 crores as of June 30, 2026, up 103% year-on-year, with Adani Group projects forming a significant share of both order book and revenue. Management discussed project-level execution progress, employee cost increases tied to team expansion, and margin trends expected to improve from the second half of the year.
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Numbers mentioned
Order book: INR13,245 crores (as of 30th June 2026)
p. 3
“As of 30th June, 2026, our outstanding order book stood at INR13,245 crores, reflecting our robust 103% year-on-year growth”
Pooja Patel, page 3 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Revenue from operations: INR853 crores (Q1FY27)
p. 4
“Revenue from operations for the quarter is INR853 crores versus INR518 crores, which is increased by 65% on YoY basis.”
Hetal Patel, page 4 of the filed PDF · View the filing
EBITDA: INR55 crores (Q1FY27)
p. 5
“EBITDA for the quarter is at INR55 crores versus INR25 crores, increased by 121% on YoY basis.”
Hetal Patel, page 5 of the filed PDF · View the filing
EBITDA margin: 6.42% (Q1FY27)
p. 5
“EBITDA margin is at 6.42% versus 4.79%.”
Hetal Patel, page 5 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Net profit: INR18 crores (Q1FY27)
p. 5
“Net profit for the quarter is INR18 crores versus INR37 lakhs, which is increased by almost 50 times YoY basis.”
Hetal Patel, page 5 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Net profit margin: 2.12% (Q1FY27)
p. 5
“Net profit margin is 2.12% versus 0.07%.”
Hetal Patel, page 5 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Employee cost: INR46 crores (Q1FY27)
p. 5
“employee costs increased from INR35 crores to INR46 crores, which is mainly on account of annual increments processed in April month and increase in number of employees from 2,400 almost to 2,600.”
Hetal Patel, page 5 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Depreciation: INR26 crores (Q1FY27)
p. 5
“Increase in depreciation from INR17 crores to INR26 crores is mainly attributable to additions in asset block during FY26 as well as in Q1FY27.”
Hetal Patel, page 5 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Capex: INR28 crores (Q1FY27)
p. 5
“During Q1FY27, company has incurred capex of INR28 crores.”
Hetal Patel, page 5 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Order inflow: INR630 crores (Q1FY27)
p. 4
“the company successfully completed six projects and receiving order inflows of INR630 crores, with 93% order from Adani Group.”
Pooja Patel, page 4 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Workforce deployed: over 16,000 labor (Q1FY27)
p. 3
“we deployed a workforce of over 16,000 labor across project sites, reflecting the scale of our operation and execution readiness.”
Pooja Patel, page 3 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Trade receivables: INR745 crores (as of 30th June 2026)
p. 5
“Trade receivables are at INR745 crores.”
Hetal Patel, page 5 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Mobilization advance: INR836 crores (as of 30th June 2026)
p. 5
“Mobilization advance stands at INR836 crores.”
Hetal Patel, page 5 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Bid pipeline: INR6,200 plus crores
p. 4
“The bid pipeline is INR6,200 plus crores with 61% group projects and 39% external projects.”
Pooja Patel, page 4 of the filed PDF · View the filing
What management said it would do
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Revenue growth — more than 25%, between INR4,400 to INR4,500 crores · FY27
stated firmly by Prahladbhai Patel
p. 6
“Yes, we can say it will be, on average, more than 25%. So, can be between INR4,400 to INR4,500. Still, we remain in the same line.”
Prahladbhai Patel, page 6 of the filed PDF · View the filing
EBITDA margin — 7% to 8% · second half of FY27
stated conditionally by Prahladbhai Patel
p. 6
“From second half onwards we should be in that range, but if you see this quarter also, our employee benefit expense is INR46 crores, which is 5.39% of the sales.”
Prahladbhai Patel, page 6 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Employee cost as % of sales — 4% to 4.5% · from Q2 onwards
stated as an aspiration by Prahladbhai Patel
p. 6
“Yes, yes. See, on an average, we have been into in the range of 4% to 4.5%, This quarter it is almost 5.4%.”
Prahladbhai Patel, page 6 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Order inflow from Adani Group — INR4,000 plus INR5,000 crores · this year
stated conditionally by Prahladbhai Patel
p. 6
“Yes, probably will be in the same range. Maybe plus-minus INR400 crores -500 crores, but it still remains in the same range of INR4,000 plus INR5,000.”
Prahladbhai Patel, page 6 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Capex as % of revenue — 3% to 4%
stated conditionally by Prahladbhai Patel
p. 6
“More or less, today it is very difficult to say, in case there are few projects, and which are are large, then the capex can be little bit high. On an average, I think it will be somewhere in the range of 3% to 4% only.”
Prahladbhai Patel, page 6 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Net debt status — net debt-free · next two to three quarters
stated as an aspiration by Prahladbhai Patel
p. 7
“Yes, we can expect so.”
Prahladbhai Patel, page 7 of the filed PDF · View the filing
RVNL project completion — completion · October
stated firmly by Prahladbhai Patel
p. 11
“RVNL, as Pooja already said that it is going to get completed by October.”
Prahladbhai Patel, page 11 of the filed PDF · View the filing
SMC tower completion — completion · June 2027
stated firmly by Prahladbhai Patel
p. 11
“SMC tower, we are going to complete by next June 2027.”
Prahladbhai Patel, page 11 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Order book mix — 25% non-Adani projects and 70%-75% Adani projects
stated as an aspiration by Prahladbhai Patel
p. 12
“we'll try to make our order book between 25% non-Adani projects and 70%-75% as Adani projects.”
Prahladbhai Patel, page 12 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Tax rate — slightly higher than 25% · full year
stated firmly by Hetal Patel
p. 14
“No, it will be slightly on the higher side because there are certain expenses which are not deductible in tax, so it's a permanent difference.”
Hetal Patel, page 14 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Q&A highlights
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Management reaffirmed revenue guidance of over 25% growth, in the range of INR4,400-4,500 crores.
Answered by Prahladbhai Patel
Asked by Shravan Shah: Does the FY27 revenue guidance of INR4,500 crores and 20-25% growth remain intact?
p. 6
“Yes, we can say it will be, on average, more than 25%. So, can be between INR4,400 to INR4,500. Still, we remain in the same line.”
Prahladbhai Patel, page 6 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management said margins would improve from the second half of the year once employee costs normalize.
Answered by Prahladbhai Patel
Asked by Shravan Shah: When will EBITDA margin reach the 7-8% guided range?
p. 6
“Yes, you are right. From second half onwards we should be in that range, but if you see this quarter also, our employee benefit expense is INR46 crores, which is 5.39% of the sales.”
Prahladbhai Patel, page 6 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management estimated around 45% of revenue came from Adani Group projects.
Answered by Hetal Patel
Asked by Shravan Shah: How much of this quarter's revenue came from Adani Group?
p. 7
“Yes, right now, we don't have exact numbers, but it will be mostly around 45% will be Adani Group revenue.”
Hetal Patel, page 7 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management said no tender has been floated yet but expects updates in coming quarters given government activity.
Answered by Prahladbhai Patel
Asked by Dhananjay Mishra: What is the status of the Commonwealth Games project tender?
p. 8
“I think, still we are not having any clear idea, but the movement has started few days back that they have started to make a control room for the Commonwealth development which is going to happen in Ahmedabad.”
Prahladbhai Patel, page 8 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management said Adani projects are pass-through cost so largely unaffected, though some fixed-price projects saw aluminum and copper cost pressure.
Answered by Prahladbhai Patel
Asked by Jainam Jain: What impact has cost/war escalation had on fixed-price order book components?
p. 11
“See, as we have been telling you every time that most of the projects, all Adani projects are pass-through cost, so there is not much impact on any of the projects of Adani.”
Prahladbhai Patel, page 11 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management said Adani cost-plus projects run at an EBITDA level of 6-7%, while PSP's own projects run at 8-9%.
Answered by Prahladbhai Patel
Asked by Sanjay Kohli: What margin range applies to cost-plus/pass-through Adani projects versus other PSP projects?
p. 15
“No, no, we have already said, we have already said the total EBITDA level when we talk about Adani projects, it comes in the range of 6% to 7%.”
Prahladbhai Patel, page 15 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Risks flagged
Seasonal labor migration and monsoon onset affecting Q1 construction activity
p. 3
“The first quarter is traditionally a challenging period for the construction industry due to seasonal factors, including labor migration during festivals and wedding season, as well as the initial onset of monsoon.”
Pooja Patel, page 3 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Labor deficit in April and May impacting cost ratios
p. 6
“there was a huge requirement of labor and deficit of labor on the site.”
Prahladbhai Patel, page 6 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Rising aluminum and copper costs impacting certain fixed-price projects
p. 11
“we can say that few of the activities at SMC and RVNL were impacted because of the cost of aluminum and copper going little bit high.”
Prahladbhai Patel, page 11 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Higher tax rate due to non-deductible expenses
p. 14
“No, it will be slightly on the higher side because there are certain expenses which are not deductible in tax, so it's a permanent difference.”
Hetal Patel, page 14 of the filed PDF · View the filing
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