Sharda Motor Industries Ltd — Q4 FY26 earnings call
Summary generated by AI from the official transcript Sharda Motor Industries Ltd filed with BSE on 29 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
Sharda Motor Industries reported Q4 FY26 consolidated revenue of Rs 971.8 crore, up 30% year-on-year, with EBITDA of Rs 112.9 crore and a margin of 11.6%. For the full year FY26, revenue grew 20% to Rs 3,396.8 crore while EBITDA rose 6% to Rs 419.1 crore. Management discussed new export orders, the Donghee technology licensing agreement for subframes and torsion beams, and regulatory developments including BS7, TREM5 and CAFE III.
1 statement from this call is not shown because its supporting quote could not be reproduced within our quoting limits. Nothing shown here is affected: every statement on this page carries its verified quote.
Numbers mentioned
Revenue: INR971.8 crores (Q4 FY26)
p. 4
“the company reported revenues of INR971.8 crores, representing a Y-o-Y growth of 30%”
GD Takkar, page 4 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Gross profit: INR216.1 crores (Q4 FY26)
p. 4
“Gross profit for the same period stood at INR216.1 crores, a growth of 13% Y-o-Y”
GD Takkar, page 4 of the filed PDF · View the filing
EBITDA: INR112.9 crores (Q4 FY26)
p. 4
“EBITDA for quarter 4 FY26 came in at INR112.9 crores, reflecting Y-o-Y growth of 12% with EBITDA margins at 11.6%”
GD Takkar, page 4 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Profit after tax: INR89.4 crores (Q4 FY26)
p. 4
“Profit after tax for the quarter was INR89.4 crores”
GD Takkar, page 4 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Revenue: INR3,396.8 crores (FY26)
p. 4
“For the 12 months ended 31st March 2026, total revenues stood at INR3,396.8 crores, marking a growth of 20% over the same period last year”
GD Takkar, page 4 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Gross profit: INR802.8 crores (FY26)
p. 4
“Gross profit for the period was INR802.8 crores, up 8% Y-o-Y again, again, in line with the industry growth”
GD Takkar, page 4 of the filed PDF · View the filing
EBITDA: INR419.1 crores (FY26)
p. 4
“EBITDA for 12-month period stood at INR419.1 crores, up 6% Y-o-Y”
GD Takkar, page 4 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Profit before tax: INR459 crores (FY26)
p. 4
“Profit before tax for 12 months was INR459 crores, which included exceptional gain of INR22.41 crores on sale of one of the idle industrial parcels in quarter 1 FY26”
GD Takkar, page 4 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Profit after tax: INR345.4 crores (FY26)
p. 4
“Profit after tax for the 12-month period stood at INR345.4 crores as against INR314.9 crores in the corresponding period last year”
GD Takkar, page 4 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Lightweighting market share: approximately 14% (FY26)
p. 5
“Our lightweighting FY26 market share has increased to approximately 14% and is expected to rise further in FY27 and FY28 based on the orders already booked”
Ashwani Maheshwari, page 5 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Patents filed: 22 total, 4 awarded (cumulative to Q4 FY26)
p. 7
“During Q4 FY26, we filed 2 more patents. With this, the total number of patents filed stand at 22 and total awarded patents stand at 4”
Ashwani Maheshwari, page 7 of the filed PDF · View the filing
What management said it would do
A record of statements made on the call, in the words management used. Parakho does not forecast, endorse or assess them, and their presence here is not a view on whether they will happen.
Capex — INR90 crores to INR110 crores · FY27
stated firmly by GD Takkar
p. 12
“So as far as FY27 is concerned, our broad capex guidance is around INR90 crores to INR110 crores”
GD Takkar, page 12 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Lightweighting vertical revenue — almost 3x from FY26 levels · FY28
stated conditionally by Ashwani Maheshwari
p. 14
“if I put the FY27 orders and if I put the FY28 orders, we would almost be 3x from what we were last year in FY28”
Ashwani Maheshwari, page 14 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Content per vehicle from lightweighting portfolio expansion — INR 4,000 to INR 10,000 increase
stated as an aspiration by Ashwani Maheshwari
p. 10
“We intend to approximately add almost INR 4,000 to INR 10,000 in content per vehicle increase because the portfolio enhancement”
Ashwani Maheshwari, page 10 of the filed PDF · View the filing
North American engine/genset export SOP — SOP start · Q3 FY27
stated conditionally by Ashwani Maheshwari
p. 6
“SOPs moved from Q2 to Q3 FY27 with gradual ramp-up based on customer schedule requirements”
Ashwani Maheshwari, page 6 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Agricultural equipment export order SOP — SOP start · Q1 FY28
stated firmly by Ashwani Maheshwari
p. 6
“This current order has an annual value of approximately USD 2 million and a lifetime value of approximately USD 10 million with the SOP scheduled from Q1 FY28”
Ashwani Maheshwari, page 6 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Lightweighting vertical margins
stated as an aspiration by GD Takkar
p. 15
“we expect the margins to improve further from here and which will be visible in the as we will see all along”
GD Takkar, 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 gave the FY26 revenue breakup by segment.
Answered by GD Takkar
Asked by Preet Pitani: What is the revenue split by segment (PV/CV/off-highway) and exports for the year?
p. 7
“CV emissions contribution is 44% for this financial year and PV emissions contribution is 43%. Off-highway, gensets and exports together currently contribute 1%”
GD Takkar, page 7 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management said growth excluding suspension was consistent with the industry it serves.
Answered by GD Takkar
Asked by Preet Pitani: Excluding suspension growth, why did the base business underperform industry PV/LCV growth?
p. 8
“our gross profit growth, therefore, has been consistent with the industry growth. So there has not been any leakage of any form in terms of customers or margins”
GD Takkar, page 8 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management attributed the delay to the customer's inventory buildup during a norms transition and confirmed it is a new product launch.
Answered by Ashwani Maheshwari
Asked by Ankur Poddar: Why has there been a delay in the SOP for the North American engine manufacturer, and is this a new launch or replacement business?
p. 10
“the delays at the OEM end is difficult to explain by us. But primarily, they are related to some of the inventory buildup, which would have happened because of the transition of norms is what we understand”
Ashwani Maheshwari, page 10 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management described the muffler/integrated muffler opportunity as a small niche pending design finalization.
Answered by Ashwani Maheshwari
Asked by Manpreet Arora: What is the TREM5 opportunity size following the revised draft notification?
p. 13
“the revised notification, the opportunity is likely to be around muffler and integrated muffler design. Now this will be a very small, much smaller niche segment”
Ashwani Maheshwari, page 13 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management said there is currently no supply chain disruption and attributed the inventory rise to higher scale of operations.
Answered by Ashwani Maheshwari
Asked by Darshil: Why did inventories rise sharply during the year, and is there any supply chain disruption?
p. 14
“as of now, there is no supply chain disruption”
Ashwani Maheshwari, page 14 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management said export margins are higher gross but net margins will be broadly in line with domestic business due to increased working capital.
Answered by GD Takkar
Asked by Preet Pitani: Will export margins be higher than domestic margins given higher working capital needs?
p. 15
“export margins relatively are going to be higher. And as you rightly said, there will be an increased working capital requirement. So on a net basis, these will broadly be in line with the domestic business margin”
GD Takkar, page 15 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Risks flagged
Geopolitical uncertainty from West Asia conflict affecting crude oil, commodity prices, exchange rates and shipping
p. 3
“uncertainties stemming from the West Asia conflict, including volatility in crude oil and commodity prices, elevated exchange rates and disruptions to shipping routes continue to pose a risk to the sector”
GD Takkar, page 3 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Global supply chain risks including crude price volatility, parts and workforce availability
p. 4
“The key impacts remain crude price volatility, availability of critical parts and workforce availability across global supply chains”
Ashwani Maheshwari, page 4 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Customer-driven delays in SOP execution for North American export order
p. 9
“there has been a couple of quarters delay in the launch”
Ashwani Maheshwari, page 9 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Generated by claude-sonnet-5. Source: the transcript as filed with BSE. We link to the exchange's copy; we do not host transcripts. Parakho is a data and screening tool, not an investment adviser — nothing here is a recommendation to buy, sell or hold.