Samvardhana Motherson International Ltd — Q1 FY27 earnings call
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The short read
Samvardhana Motherson reported its highest-ever quarterly revenue in Q1 FY27, with revenue growing 17% year-on-year and EBITDA growing 26%, ahead of revenue growth. Management attributed the performance to strength in wiring harness driven by India and North American commercial vehicle recovery, along with margin improvement in the modules and polymer business from prior restructuring initiatives. The company also disclosed capex plans for a third consumer electronics facility, recent acquisitions of Shenzhen Autocruis, Nexans Autoelectric and Yutaka Giken, and a leverage ratio at an all-time low of 0.8x.
Numbers mentioned
Revenue growth: 17% year-on-year, 3% sequentially (Q1 FY27)
p. 3
“Revenue grew by 17% year-on-year and 3% sequentially during the quarter.”
Laksh Vaaman Sehgal, page 3 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Wiring harness revenue growth: 31% year-on-year (Q1 FY27)
p. 3
“which drove 31% year-on-year revenue growth”
Laksh Vaaman Sehgal, page 3 of the filed PDF · View the filing
EBITDA growth: 26% (Q1 FY27)
p. 3
“EBITDA grew by 26% during the quarter, ahead of revenue growth, with EBITDA margin improving by 60 basis points year-on-year.”
Laksh Vaaman Sehgal, page 3 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Normalized PAT growth: 55% (Q1 FY27)
p. 3
“Normalized PAT grew by 55% in the first quarter of FY '27, driven by the scale-up across our businesses.”
Laksh Vaaman Sehgal, page 3 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Reported PAT growth (adjusted for base normalization): 102% (Q1 FY27)
p. 3
“Adjusted for the normalization in the base quarter, the Q1 FY '27 PAT grew 102% on a reported basis.”
Laksh Vaaman Sehgal, page 3 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Global light vehicle industry growth: -1.8% year-on-year (Q1 FY27)
p. 4
“Globally, the light vehicle industry de-grew by 1.8% year-on-year during the quarter, led by weaknesses in China, the largest automotive market, which de-grew by 3.1%.”
Laksh Vaaman Sehgal, page 4 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Commercial vehicle industry growth: 5.4% year-on-year (Q1 FY27)
p. 4
“a recovery in North American market has sustained the CV industry's growth momentum, which is estimated to have grown 5.4% year-on-year.”
Laksh Vaaman Sehgal, page 4 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Copper price change: up 40% year-on-year, 4% sequentially (Q1 FY27)
p. 4
“Copper prices continued to rise up 4% sequentially, following increases of 13% and 16% sequentially in the third quarter of FY '26 and the fourth quarter of FY '26, respectively.”
Laksh Vaaman Sehgal, page 4 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Germany polymer price change: up 55% year-on-year, 66% sequentially (Q1 FY27)
p. 4
“Geopolitically driven crude price inflation also pushed polymer prices in Germany up by 55% year-on-year and 66% sequentially.”
Laksh Vaaman Sehgal, page 4 of the filed PDF · View the filing
World Container Index (freight): up 40% year-on-year, 83% sequentially (Q1 FY27)
p. 4
“Freight costs were similarly affected, with the World Container Index up 40% year-on-year and 83% sequentially.”
Laksh Vaaman Sehgal, page 4 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Capex spent: INR 1,614 crores (Q1 FY27)
p. 4
“We spent INR 1,614 crores on capex in the first quarter, in-line with our full year guidance of INR 6,000 crores, plus/minus 10%.”
Gandharv Tongia, page 4 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Capex as % of quarter EBITDA: 52% (Q1 FY27)
p. 4
“This represented 52% of the quarter's EBITDA invested across growth, backward integration and maintenance capex and should support both business expansion and margin improvement going forward.”
Gandharv Tongia, page 4 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Leverage ratio: 0.8x (Q1 FY27)
p. 5
“Our leverage ratio is now at an all-time low of 0.8x, well within our financial policy ceiling of 2.5x and our internal aspiration of staying below 1.5x.”
Gandharv Tongia, page 5 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Consumer electronics third facility capex: approximately INR 65 billion (over 3 years)
p. 3
“Capex for this third facility is expected to be approximately INR 65 billion spread over a period of 3 years, building manufacturing capacity of 40 million units annually at full scale.”
Laksh Vaaman Sehgal, page 3 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Aerospace revenue growth: over 20% year-on-year (Q1 FY27)
p. 3
“Our Aerospace business delivered revenue growth of over 20% year-on-year, while the order book grew by more than 17% since FY '26 end, giving us strong visibility on future growth.”
Laksh Vaaman Sehgal, page 3 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Overall consumer electronics facility capex (GF1, GF2, GF3 combined): around INR 7,500 crores
p. 7
“So, thanks a lot for your question. The overall capex, including what we have already incurred in this facility, including GF 1, GF 2 and GF 3, should be around INR 7,500 crores.”
Gandharv Tongia, page 7 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Combined annualized revenue contribution from Yutaka and Nexans: almost close to USD 2 billion
p. 6
“Both of these businesses put together, Yutaka and Nexans should contribute almost close to USD 2 billion to our top-line on annualized basis.”
Gandharv Tongia, page 6 of the filed PDF · View the filing
What management said it would do
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Full year capex — INR 6,000 crores, plus/minus 10% · FY27
stated firmly by Gandharv Tongia
p. 4
“We spent INR 1,614 crores on capex in the first quarter, in-line with our full year guidance of INR 6,000 crores, plus/minus 10%.”
Gandharv Tongia, page 4 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Consumer electronics third facility commissioning — commissioned · Q3 FY27
stated firmly by Laksh Vaaman Sehgal
p. 3
“The third facility remains on track for commissioning in the third quarter of FY '27 and will bring added upstream integration capabilities.”
Laksh Vaaman Sehgal, page 3 of the filed PDF · View the filing
ROCE target across businesses — 40% ROCE · medium term
stated as an aspiration by Gandharv Tongia
p. 6
“our aspiration is that all of our businesses, whether the recently acquired businesses or the existing businesses should meet our internal expectation of 40% ROCE.”
Gandharv Tongia, page 6 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Number of facilities to become operational — 10 of 13 facilities · this year
stated conditionally by Gandharv Tongia
p. 5
“we currently have 13 facilities at various stages of development, of which 10 are expected to become operational during the course of this year.”
Gandharv Tongia, page 5 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Consumer electronics third plant capacity — 40 million units annually at full capacity · over the period
stated conditionally by Gandharv Tongia
p. 7
“As far as the third plant capacity is concerned, it should be around 40 million units annually at full capacity, and this will be achieved over the period.”
Gandharv Tongia, page 7 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Remaining consumer electronics capex — balance of INR 7,500 crores capex · next 2 to 3 years
stated firmly by Gandharv Tongia
p. 7
“As of now, we have more or less incurred 1/3rd of it, 1/3rd of INR 7,500 crores, and balance is expected to be incurred in the next 2 to 3 years.”
Gandharv Tongia, page 7 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Consumer electronics facility commissioning timing — commission facility · later in the current calendar year
stated as an aspiration by Gandharv Tongia
p. 7
“we are trying our best to commission this facility later in the current calendar year.”
Gandharv Tongia, page 7 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Separate listing/value unlocking of incubated businesses — independent listing/unlocking · 5-year plan
stated as an aspiration by Laksh Vaaman Sehgal
p. 20
“And how and what shape that will happen will again come in this 5-year plan.”
Laksh Vaaman Sehgal, page 20 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Health and medical business growth — coming quarters
stated as an aspiration by Laksh Vaaman Sehgal
p. 22
“And hopefully, this trend that you see of the negative should reverse in coming quarters because that's fully up and ready now and commissioned.”
Laksh Vaaman Sehgal, page 22 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Q&A highlights
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Combined they should add close to USD 2 billion in annualized revenue, with margins expected to improve toward comparable industry benchmarks over time.
Answered by Gandharv Tongia
Asked by Binay Singh: What annualized run-rate and margin do the newly acquired Yutaka and Nexans businesses contribute?
p. 6
“Both of these businesses put together, Yutaka and Nexans should contribute almost close to USD 2 billion to our top-line on annualized basis.”
Gandharv Tongia, page 6 of the filed PDF · View the filing
The JV partner holds 10% equity with an option to go to 49%; Motherson funds 90%, and full ramp-up impact will be visible in the next couple of quarters.
Answered by Laksh Vaaman Sehgal
Asked by Binay Singh: What is the consumer electronics capex split with the JV partner, and what is the revenue trajectory?
p. 6
“Yes, for the consumer electronics business, our joint venture partner does have 10%. So they are bringing 10% of their equity.”
Laksh Vaaman Sehgal, page 6 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management said it is difficult to quantify by quarter because of the variety of products and customer programs, and clearer figures will emerge only towards year-end.
Answered by Laksh Vaaman Sehgal
Asked by Gunjan Prithyani: Can you break out the commodity cost headwind versus the restructuring benefit this quarter?
p. 9
“So that happens only towards the end of the year”
Laksh Vaaman Sehgal, page 9 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management explained the impact was muted globally due to a pass-through lag, currency effects concentrated in India, and diversification benefits as other regions recovered.
Answered by Pankaj Mital
Asked by Amyn Pirani: Why did copper cost inflation not show more impact on wiring harness margins?
p. 10
“If you see quarter-on-quarter, there's a 4%-5% impact if you look at a global thing.”
Pankaj Mital, page 10 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management said the current two facilities are small prototypes compared to the new large facility and asked for patience over the next couple of quarters.
Answered by Laksh Vaaman Sehgal
Asked by Kapil Singh: What is current consumer electronics capacity and utilization?
p. 14
“The current 2 facilities are a fraction of what the new facility is going to be at.”
Laksh Vaaman Sehgal, page 14 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management confirmed unlocking value through independence is part of the plan, with structure and timing to be decided within the 5-year plan.
Answered by Laksh Vaaman Sehgal
Asked by Manpreet Arora: Does the plan to let incubated businesses stand on their own imply eventual separate listings?
p. 20
“Yes, absolutely. I think how we do it, what are the semantics, that's something that will depend on what the structure of that business is, what is the best way to create value.”
Laksh Vaaman Sehgal, page 20 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management said the business has been slower to scale due to high acquisition valuations, but a new Chennai plant and leadership under Sachin Nene should drive a reversal.
Answered by Laksh Vaaman Sehgal
Asked by Manpreet Arora: What is the vision for the health and medical vertical given declining revenue and rising losses?
p. 22
“We've opened up our first plant in Chennai, which is the largest plant that we have for health and medical, which is gaining orders.”
Laksh Vaaman Sehgal, page 22 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Risks flagged
Rising copper prices creating near-term input cost pressure with a lag before pass-through to customers
p. 4
“On a year-on-year basis, copper prices are now up 40%, creating near-term input cost pressures, as these costs are typically passed on to the customers with a lag of 1 or 2 quarters.”
Laksh Vaaman Sehgal, page 4 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Sharp rise in polymer prices in Germany affecting MPP and Vision Systems divisions
p. 4
“This primarily affected our MPP and Vision Systems divisions.”
Laksh Vaaman Sehgal, page 4 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Elevated freight costs requiring additional spending to ensure timely delivery
p. 4
“In certain instances, we incurred additional costs to ensure timely delivery to our customers.”
Laksh Vaaman Sehgal, page 4 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Global light vehicle industry decline, particularly in China
p. 4
“Globally, the light vehicle industry de-grew by 1.8% year-on-year during the quarter, led by weaknesses in China, the largest automotive market, which de-grew by 3.1%.”
Laksh Vaaman Sehgal, page 4 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Distressed European assets not running at full capacity due to slower-than-expected EV uptake
p. 8
“some of the distressed assets in these facilities were not running at full capacity, so to speak, because the EVs did not come out as expected by a lot of these suppliers who invested heavily.”
Laksh Vaaman Sehgal, page 8 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Extraordinary logistics cost disruption from geopolitical events such as the Strait of Hormuz
p. 9
“Of course, if the impact is there is something that is really out of the extraordinary in terms of some of the logistics costs because of what happened with Strait of Hormuz and stuff like that, we look for immediate support on things like that.”
Laksh Vaaman Sehgal, page 9 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Geopolitical headwinds affecting the market and pace of execution for new business plans
p. 21
“Of course, there's headwinds in terms of geopolitical and all those kinds of things which affect the market.”
Laksh Vaaman Sehgal, page 21 of the filed PDF · View the filing
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