Sterlite Technologies Ltd — Q1 FY27 earnings call
Summary generated by AI from the official transcript Sterlite Technologies Ltd filed with BSE on 07 Sept 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
Management outlined an industry shift from optical connectivity primarily serving telecom and broadband to also serving AI data centers, and framed this as expanding STL's total addressable market. The company announced a growth plan called Lakshya, targeting revenue of Rs 20,000 crore by FY29 versus Rs 4,750 crore in FY26, alongside an EBITDA margin target of 27% plus versus 13.2% in FY26. Management also described planned capital expenditure of approximately Rs 1,000 crore annually over the next three years and cited Q1 FY27 as its highest ever quarterly revenue and EBITDA.
Numbers mentioned
Revenue: Rs 4,750 crore (FY26)
p. 6
“On scale, we are targeting revenue of 20,000 crore by financial year 2029, compared with 4,750 crore of revenue in FY26, representing an ambition to grow our business by more than 4x in just 3 years.”
Ajay Jhanjhari, page 6 of the filed PDF · View the filing
EBITDA margin: 13.2% (FY26)
p. 6
“From an EBITDA margin of 13.2% in FY26, we are targeting an EBITDA margin of 27% plus by FY29, and improvement of more than 1380 basis points.”
Ajay Jhanjhari, page 6 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Open order book: more than $2 billion
p. 6
“supported by an open order book of more than $2 billion, providing strong visibility into the opportunity ahead.”
Ajay Jhanjhari, page 6 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Global optical fiber market share outside China: approximately 9%
p. 5
“STL has approximately 9% of the global optical fiber market outside China, supported by a technology portfolio of over 785 patents, and more than 10 advanced manufacturing facilities across key markets.”
Ankit Agarwal, page 5 of the filed PDF · View the filing
India data center capacity: approximately 1.5GW
p. 4
“India currently has approximately 1.5GW of data center capacity.”
Ankit Agarwal, page 4 of the filed PDF · View the filing
What management said it would do
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Revenue — Rs 20,000 crore · FY29
stated as an aspiration by Ankit Agarwal
p. 5
“Under Lakshya, we’re targeting 20,000 crore revenue by FY29, while building STL into one of the largest global players for digital connectivity.”
Ankit Agarwal, page 5 of the filed PDF · View the filing
EBITDA margin — 27% plus · FY29
stated as an aspiration by Ajay Jhanjhari
p. 6
“we are targeting an EBITDA margin of 27% plus by FY29, and improvement of more than 1380 basis points.”
Ajay Jhanjhari, page 6 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Capital expenditure — approximately 1,000 crores annually · next 3 financial years
stated firmly by Ajay Jhanjhari
p. 7
“Over the next 3 financial years, we plan to invest approximately 1,000 crores annually, expanding our preform fiber and cable capacities by 50%, allowing us to scale with demand visibility.”
Ajay Jhanjhari, page 7 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Innovation investment — approximately 2% of average annual revenue
stated firmly by Ajay Jhanjhari
p. 7
“We will continue to invest in technology ahead of the market, committing approximately 2% of our average annual revenue to innovation.”
Ajay Jhanjhari, page 7 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Preform, fiber and cable capacity — 50% expansion · next 3 financial years
stated firmly by Ajay Jhanjhari
p. 7
“Over the next 3 financial years, we plan to invest approximately 1,000 crores annually, expanding our preform fiber and cable capacities by 50%, allowing us to scale with demand visibility.”
Ajay Jhanjhari, page 7 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Risks flagged
Management flagged a slide of key risks and assumptions for investors to review without detailing specific risks aloud.
p. 8
“We are also at… we have also added a slide on key risk and assumptions.”
Ajay Jhanjhari, page 8 of the filed PDF · View the filing
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