Sutlej Textiles and Industries Ltd — Q4 FY26 earnings call
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The short read
Sutlej Textiles reported Q4 FY26 standalone total income of INR699 crores, up 4% year-on-year, with EBITDA up over 115% to INR37 crores and margin at 5.3%. For the full year FY26, standalone income was INR2,585 crores, down 3% year-on-year, while EBITDA rose over 25% to INR85 crores at a 3.3% margin. Management described margin expansion across the year alongside a softer top line, and outlined plans around value-added yarn, home textiles, Sutlej Green Fiber and an entry into technical textiles.
Numbers mentioned
Standalone total income: INR699 crores (Q4 FY26)
p. 3
“the stand-alone total income came at INR699 crores, which was higher by 4% on a year-on-year basis.”
Sachin Karwa, page 3 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Gross margin: 45% (Q4 FY26)
p. 3
“Gross margin was at 45%, which was higher by 329 basis points on a year-on-year basis.”
Sachin Karwa, page 3 of the filed PDF · View the filing
EBITDA: INR37 crores (Q4 FY26)
p. 3
“EBITDA increased over 115% on a year-on-year basis and stood at INR37 crores with a margin at 5.3% for the quarter.”
Sachin Karwa, page 3 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Standalone income: INR2,585 crores (FY26)
p. 3
“For the full year FY26, stand-alone income came at INR2,585 crores, which was lower by 3% on a year-on-year basis.”
Sachin Karwa, page 3 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Gross margin: 45% (FY26)
p. 3
“Gross margin was at 45%, which was higher by 233 basis points on a year-on-year basis.”
Sachin Karwa, page 3 of the filed PDF · View the filing
EBITDA: INR85 crores (FY26)
p. 3
“EBITDA increased by over 25% on a year-on-year basis and stood at INR85 crores with a margin at 3.3% for the year.”
Sachin Karwa, page 3 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Yarn division utilization: over 93% (FY26)
p. 3
“our yarn division is operating at over 93%, fiber and home textile continue at planned levels.”
Sachin Karwa, page 3 of the filed PDF · View the filing
EBITDA margin trajectory Q1 to Q4: 0.8% to 5.3% (FY26)
p. 4
“EBITDA margins expanded fourfold within the 12 months from 0.8% in Q1 to 5.3% in Q4.”
Ashish Srivastava, page 4 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Home textile EBITDA: INR8.4 crores (FY26)
p. 5
“The division swung from a negative INR3.5 crores to a positive INR8.4 crores at the EBITDA level in the last financial year.”
Ashish Srivastava, page 5 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Home textile revenue: around INR45 crores (FY26)
p. 11
“on the home textile side, our revenue was around INR45 crores, and our losses have reduced sharply from, I guess, INR9 crores to INR1 crores this year.”
Rishabh, page 11 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Effective spindle utilization: about 89% (FY26)
p. 11
“Our yarn segment capacity utilization is at 93%, but percentage of effective spindle utilization is at about 89%.”
Ashish Srivastava, page 11 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Capex spent: roughly INR70 crores (FY26)
p. 10
“last year, as per our numbers, we have done roughly about INR70 crores, which has kind of gone in.”
Ashish Srivastava, page 10 of the filed PDF · View the filing
What management said it would do
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EBITDA — expand meaningfully on the FY26 base · FY27
stated as an aspiration by Ashish Srivastava
p. 6
“We expect EBITDA to expand meaningfully on the FY26 base, profitability to return after almost 2 years of losses and debt metrics to improve materially as cash generation strengthens.”
Ashish Srivastava, page 6 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Value-added yarn portfolio share — roughly one-third of yarn portfolio · next 12 months
stated as an aspiration by Ashish Srivastava
p. 4
“The objective stands roughly converting one-third of our yarn portfolio into value-added segments over the next 12 months.”
Ashish Srivastava, page 4 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Home textile growth
stated as an aspiration by Ashish Srivastava
p. 5
“We expect home textiles to grow meaningfully faster than our conventional business, and we are positioned where it matters in design-intensive, technically complex products that cannot be substituted on price alone.”
Ashish Srivastava, page 5 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Home textile EBITDA — double it or more · coming year
stated conditionally by Ashish Srivastava
p. 11
“we are very confident that we'll be able to at least double it or more in the coming year based on the strong order book position which we have and also the commitments which we have in place from our strategic customers.”
Ashish Srivastava, page 11 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Renewable energy share — about 40%
stated firmly by Ashish Srivastava
p. 9
“currently from 11% of renewable, how it will go to about 40%, so which will mean, obviously, that the power cost, which is roughly about 50% in the yarn cost manufacturing is going to get calibrated working around.”
Ashish Srivastava, page 9 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Technical textiles margin — 12% to 15%
stated as an aspiration by Ashish Srivastava
p. 12
“typically, in a technical textiles on the protective textiles, the margin ranges from anything from 12% to 15%, depending on the product category, what kind of segments you are entering, whether it is inherent, whether it is treated.”
Ashish Srivastava, page 12 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Capex for FY27 — FY27
stated conditionally by Ashish Srivastava
p. 6
“Our planned capex for the year is calibrated and milestone-based with every investment measured against payback, ROCE and strategic fit.”
Ashish Srivastava, page 6 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Q&A highlights
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Management said the price increase merely tracks raw material cost pass-through, protecting rather than adding to margins
Answered by Ashish Srivastava
Asked by Amit Aggarwal: Whether recent yarn price increases will boost bottom line
p. 7
“So what I would say is that there's no incremental contribution, which is coming to the spindles, but their margins are being protected at this point of time.”
Ashish Srivastava, page 7 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management said the brand is deliberately scaled via a working-capital-efficient model through large format stores and MBOs rather than owned retail or franchise
Answered by Ashish Srivastava
Asked by Amit Aggarwal: Why Nesterra brand revenue has stagnated despite being new
p. 7
“We don't want to really stock up our inventory by going directly into the retail segment as of now.”
Ashish Srivastava, page 7 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management attributed inventory losses to the U.S. subsidiary American Silk Mills, not India operations
Answered by Ashish Srivastava
Asked by Amit Aggarwal: Source of inventory losses despite rising prices
p. 7
“The losses on the inventory side is primarily coming from our holding in the subsidiary, which is in U.S. and not our India operations.”
Ashish Srivastava, page 7 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management ranked specialized yarns and cotton melange highest in profitability, followed by PV dyed and 100% cotton, and described inventory holding norms
Answered by Ashish Srivastava
Asked by Prerna Jhunjhunwala: Profitability ranking across yarn types and inventory policy
p. 8
“cotton melange, which we kind of do is number 1 on the profitability, followed by PV dyed and then the 100% cotton.”
Ashish Srivastava, page 8 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management said it would not speculate on a specific number but expects a reasonable yearly improvement in EBITDA margin
Answered by Ashish Srivastava
Asked by Prerna Jhunjhunwala: When will yarn margins recover to prior double-digit levels
p. 9
“When we will hit a double digit, well, it will all depend upon how the markets behave, how the raw material price behaves.”
Ashish Srivastava, page 9 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management said they are not entering yarn/fiber for technical textiles but are looking at fabrics and potentially full solutions, using existing processing capacity
Answered by Ashish Srivastava
Asked by Prerna Jhunjhunwala: Scope of technical textiles entry — yarn/fiber vs fabric and garmenting
p. 10
“we are not looking nor we are going to look at yarn fiber in the technical textile space. We are also looking at fabrics.”
Ashish Srivastava, page 10 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management said demand already exists for value-added products and the challenge is production consistency, not demand
Answered by Ashish Srivastava
Asked by Prerna Jhunjhunwala: Whether value-added yarn growth depends on overall demand recovery
p. 10
“For most of these products in the value-added segment, there is already a demand.”
Ashish Srivastava, page 10 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management described a deliberate shift from volume to quality/value-added products with a 6-9 month feedback cycle, and a hero-versus-laggard product strategy
Answered by Ashish Srivastava
Asked by Rishabh: What sustainable steps are being taken to improve yarn margins beyond cost control
p. 11
“the whole feedback loop is anything between 6 to 9 months. So whatever we have kind of undertaken in the previous year, we will see those results falling in place even for the coming year.”
Ashish Srivastava, page 11 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management declined to give a specific number but suggested the improvement could occur even sooner than expected
Answered by Ashish Srivastava
Asked by Rishabh: Whether home textile EBITDA could reach INR18-20 crores in two years
p. 12
“I don't want to put a number. If I'm right, if things go the way we have planned, you may see it in this year itself.”
Ashish Srivastava, page 12 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management named oil and gas and steel as key industries for inherent or treated FR products, expecting demand resurgence
Answered by Ashish Srivastava
Asked by Rishabh: Target industries for technical/protective textiles
p. 12
“the industries which come into mind is basically the oil and gas, the steel industry.”
Ashish Srivastava, page 12 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Risks flagged
Global macro headwinds including geopolitical tensions and trade disruptions
p. 3
“We navigated through the impact of India-Pakistan situation, geopolitical tensions in Middle East, disruption arising from U.S.-Iran development and the ongoing effects of global Bangladesh trade situations.”
Sachin Karwa, page 3 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Persistently volatile raw material markets and soft global apparel demand
p. 4
“Raw materials markets have remained persistently volatile and global apparel demand has stayed soft as customers run the inventories tight.”
Ashish Srivastava, page 4 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Forex hedging, tariff uncertainty and borrowing cost management as watch areas
p. 6
“We are equally conscious of the watch areas, forex hedging discipline, global tariff uncertainty and borrowing cost management.”
Ashish Srivastava, page 6 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Losses from U.S. subsidiary American Silk Mills operations
p. 7
“we had acquired a subsidiary in U.S. called American Silk Mills. That operation, we have kind of decided to close down or mute it down.”
Ashish Srivastava, page 7 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Volatile cotton prices and uneven demand from key export markets
p. 10
“looking at the global situation where cotton prices have been pretty volatile and the demand from key markets like China and Europe has been very uneven.”
Rishabh, page 10 of the filed PDF · View the filing
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