Sansera Engineering Ltd — Q4 FY26 earnings call
Summary generated by AI from the official transcript Sansera Engineering Ltd filed with BSE on 28 May 2026. Every statement cites a verbatim quote from that document — open any citation to read it. This is a record of what management said, not a recommendation. How we check these summaries
The short read
Sansera Engineering reported its highest ever quarterly revenue of INR9,987 million in Q4 FY'26, up 28% year-on-year, with EBITDA margin improving to 19.3% from 16.3% a year earlier. For the full year, revenue reached INR34,979 million, up 16%, with PAT growing 51% to INR3,269 million and margins expanding to 9.3%. Management attributed the improvement to a mix shift toward higher ADS revenue, strong growth in the ADS and Sweden businesses, and operating leverage.
Numbers mentioned
Revenue: INR9,987 million (Q4 FY26)
p. 5
“Revenue from operations grew by 28% year-on-year to INR9,987 million or INR999 crores, to make it simple, marking it as our highest ever quarterly revenue achievement, with notably strong growth in the ADS and Sweden businesses during this period.”
Vikas Goel, page 5 of the filed PDF · View the filing
EBITDA margin: 19.3% (Q4 FY26)
p. 5
“EBITDA for the quarter stood at INR1,929 million, registering a strong growth of 52% yearon-year, while the EBITDA margin has improved to 19.3% as compared to 16.3% in the fourth quarter of FY’25 .”
Vikas Goel, page 5 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Profit after tax: INR1,231 million (Q4 FY26)
p. 5
“Profit after tax for the quarter stood at INR1,231 million, registering a strong year-on-year growth of 108%, with PAT margin expanding to 12.3% from 7.6% in the Q4 of FY '25.”
Vikas Goel, page 5 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Annual revenue: INR34,979 million (FY26)
p. 5
“We recorded an annual revenue from operations of INR34,979 million in financial year '26, reflecting a year-on-year growth of 16% over INR30,168 million in FY '25.”
Vikas Goel, page 5 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Full year EBITDA: INR6,321 million (FY26)
p. 5
“EBITDA for the period stood at INR6,321 million, registering a year-on-year growth of 23%, while EBITDA margins improved to 18.1% from 17.1% in the previous year.”
Vikas Goel, page 5 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Full year PAT: INR3,269 million (FY26)
p. 6
“Profit after tax for the period was INR3,269 million, registering a strong 51% year-on-year increase with margins improving from 7.2% to 9.3%.”
Vikas Goel, page 6 of the filed PDF · View the filing
ROCE: 18.0% (FY26)
p. 6
“We also see an improvement in our return ratios with ROCE at 18.0% as against 16.2% in FY '25 and ROE at 11.1% against 10.5% during last year.”
Vikas Goel, page 6 of the filed PDF · View the filing
ADS revenue from product sales: INR3,155 million (FY26)
p. 3
“This also includes achievement of our ADS segment guidance with ADS revenue from product sales reaching INR3,155 million, representing an exceptional growth of 155% during the year.”
B.R. Preetham, page 3 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Capex: INR5,097 million (FY26)
p. 5
“On the capex front, during FY '26, we incurred a capex of INR5,097 million, and we expect a similar level of investment in FY '27 as well.”
B.R. Preetham, page 5 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Cash position: INR3,972 million (FY26)
p. 5
“With a healthy cash position of INR3,972 million, our balance sheet provides ample flexibility to support future expansion without significant dependence on leverage.”
B.R. Preetham, page 5 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Peak annual revenue for new business: INR19.2 billion (as of March 2026)
p. 4
“As of March 2026, our peak annual revenues for new business stood at INR19.2 billion post our annual reset exercise.”
B.R. Preetham, page 4 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Cumulative unexecuted lifetime order backlog (ADS): INR44.6 billion
p. 4
“If we look at the cumulative unexecuted lifetime order backlog for 5 years, especially for the ADS business, it stands at INR44.6 billion.”
B.R. Preetham, page 4 of the filed PDF · View the filing
What management said it would do
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FY27 capex — similar level to FY26 (~INR5,097 million) · FY27
stated firmly by B.R. Preetham
p. 5
“On the capex front, during FY '26, we incurred a capex of INR5,097 million, and we expect a similar level of investment in FY '27 as well.”
B.R. Preetham, page 5 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Auto business H1 vs H2 performance — FY27
stated conditionally by B.R. Preetham
p. 4
“Within the Auto business, FY '27 H1 is expected to be relatively stronger than the H2, aided by favorable base effect.”
B.R. Preetham, page 4 of the filed PDF · View the filing
ADS capex — INR250 crores · through 2031
stated conditionally by Hari Krishnan
p. 8
“we have given an indication that we would be incurring another INR250 crores of capex, more or less to clear the current order backlog of INR4,500 crores.”
Hari Krishnan, page 8 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Non-automotive revenue mix — could be higher than 20% · medium term
stated as an aspiration by B.R. Preetham
p. 7
“we may have some change in this mix of non-automotive could go up higher than 20%.”
B.R. Preetham, page 7 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Company revenue — INR10,000 crores · couple of years, by end of decade
stated as an aspiration by B.R. Preetham
p. 7
“We still have a couple of years where we can fulfill the order book and take the company towards INR10,000 crores.”
B.R. Preetham, page 7 of the filed PDF · View the filing
ADS margin — 25%, 30%
stated conditionally by B.R. Preetham
p. 8
“I think it is -- the margin profile should move towards the number that you indicated.”
B.R. Preetham, page 8 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Nichidai JV capex — about 50 cr · FY27
stated firmly by B.R. Preetham
p. 15
“This year, we have kept about 50 cr as our contribution, the thing towards the JV.”
B.R. Preetham, page 15 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Outsourcing/crankshaft conversion for new OEMs — FY27
stated firmly by Hari Krishnan
p. 14
“We believe and we are confident in FY '27, the conversion will happen and there will be activity on line installation and probably even production starting.”
Hari Krishnan, page 14 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Nichidai facility readiness — September time frame
stated firmly by Hari Krishnan
p. 15
“As we speak, the facility is getting ready and machinery installation should commence September time frame.”
Hari Krishnan, 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 margin profile should move toward that level as the facility gets fully utilized.
Answered by B.R. Preetham
Asked by Arjun Khanna: Will ADS margins move to 25-30% once the new facility runs at full utilization?
p. 8
“So we should be on a reasonably good utilization. And with the additional building getting added this year, which will also start contributing revenue towards the third and fourth quarter of this year slowly because there are a lot of FAIs that have to be delivered and that will get into production.”
B.R. Preetham, page 8 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management said there was no one-time refilling and expects better export offtake going forward, though order inflow conversion could take further quarters.
Answered by B.R. Preetham
Asked by Arjun Khanna: Was the strong non-auto/US growth this quarter a one-time inventory refill?
p. 9
“No, there is no onetime refilling that has happened.”
B.R. Preetham, page 9 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management estimated current annual revenue of INR80-100 crores from the program with further expansion potential.
Answered by B.R. Preetham
Asked by Nitin Arora: How big could the energy storage program become?
p. 10
“Currently, for this program, it is anywhere between INR80 crores to INR100 crores is the annual revenue that we expect out of this program that has come to us.”
B.R. Preetham, page 10 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management said they are machining a full blisk for the first time in India and expect the opportunity to open further doors in rotating engine components.
Answered by Hari Krishnan
Asked by Nitin Arora: What is happening with the aerospace engine blisk opportunity?
p. 11
“And now the opportunity is already been awarded as far as machining of the full blisk is concerned.”
Hari Krishnan, page 11 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management said the opportunity size is larger than suggested, at 2-3 million units per year per customer for a couple of programs.
Answered by B.R. Preetham
Asked by Suraj Malu: What is the potential monthly volume for US connecting rod customers like Ford, Stellantis, GM?
p. 12
“I -- it's grossly understated there's -- opportunity sizes would be to the tune of 2 million, 3 million connecting rods per each of them for their couple of programs per year.”
B.R. Preetham, page 12 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management said operating cash flow declined this year due to ADS-related working capital build-up but expects optimization as flows normalize.
Answered by Vikas Goel
Asked by Siddhartha Bera: How is ADS growth affecting working capital?
p. 16
“So because of that, you would have noticed the pressure on the operating cash during the current year. We are down from 12% last year to 11% this year.”
Vikas Goel, page 16 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management clarified Nichidai is a technology provider with no captive requirement, and progress on customer conversion is underway.
Answered by Hari Krishnan
Asked by Mukesh Saraf: Is there a captive requirement from Nichidai for the JV?
p. 15
“There is no captive requirement from Nichidai because Nichidai is a technology provider, point number one.”
Hari Krishnan, page 15 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Risks flagged
Inflationary pressure across raw materials and logistics
p. 4
“Despite the strong structural tailwinds underpinning the business, the operating environment remains fluid with inflationary pressures across steel, aluminum, energy, tooling, consumables and freight, et cetera.”
B.R. Preetham, page 4 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Soft new order booking from international customers due to global uncertainty
p. 4
“New order booking for the quarter remained soft, largely from international customers due to global uncertainty.”
B.R. Preetham, page 4 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Uncertain sustainability of overseas demand due to geopolitical and pricing volatility
p. 15
“Everything is very fluid as of now because of the ongoing war situation, the price escalations that are happening, the fuel prices have significantly gone up.”
B.R. Preetham, page 15 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Labor availability and attrition pressure
p. 16
“So we are trying to increase our diversity.”
B.R. Preetham, page 16 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Potential forging capacity shortage given growth trajectory
p. 10
“And we feel that going forward, forging could be a very, very -- there could be a shortage as we see because last year, we have produced close to 120 million components, that is almost 1 crore component per month.”
B.R. Preetham, page 10 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Machine delivery lead times constraining semiconductor capacity expansion
p. 12
“The inability for us to really move fast is sometimes controlled by the machine deliveries, which are sometimes 7, 8, 9 months long.”
Hari Krishnan, page 12 of the filed PDF · View the filing
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