Tata Elxsi Ltd — Q1 FY27 earnings call
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The short read
Tata Elxsi reported quarterly operating revenue of INR1,021.1 crores for Q1 FY27, with constant currency growth of 6.5% year-on-year and 1.3% quarter-on-quarter, led by the transportation and media and communication verticals. EBITDA was INR216 crores, up 15.7% year-on-year, with an EBITDA margin of 21.2%, while EBIT margin declined 330 bps sequentially due to one-off transition, retention and ramp-up costs alongside cross-currency gains. Management described softness in the healthcare business and in the German automotive market, alongside stronger performance in the US and APAC regions and continued investment in platforms such as Neuron, ViTel and AnaTel.
Numbers mentioned
Operating revenue: INR1,021.1 crores (Q1 FY27)
p. 3
“Tata Elxsi has passed a key milestone of crossing more than INR1,000 crores of quarterly reporting operating revenues by delivering INR1,021.1 crores in the first quarter of FY 27.”
Manoj Raghavan, page 3 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Revenue growth (constant currency, YoY): 6.5% (Q1 FY27)
p. 3
“In constant currency terms, our revenue grew by 6.5% year-on-year and 1.3% quarter-on-quarter.”
Manoj Raghavan, page 3 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Transportation vertical growth (constant currency, YoY): 6.7% (Q1 FY27)
p. 3
“The growth was led by our major verticals, transportation and media and communication, which grew 6.7% and 11.5% respectively year-on-year in constant currency.”
Manoj Raghavan, page 3 of the filed PDF · View the filing
EBITDA: INR216 crores (Q1 FY27)
p. 3
“We posted an EBITDA of INR216 crores, which grew at 15.7% year-on-year and an EBITDA margin of 21.2%.”
Manoj Raghavan, page 3 of the filed PDF · View the filing
EBITDA margin: 21.2% (Q1 FY27)
p. 3
“We posted an EBITDA of INR216 crores, which grew at 15.7% year-on-year and an EBITDA margin of 21.2%.”
Manoj Raghavan, page 3 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Healthcare business growth (constant currency, QoQ): -0.3% (Q1 FY27)
p. 4
“The healthcare business exited near flat with a -0.3% quarter-on-quarter in constant currency, reflecting the muted global healthcare business environment.”
Manoj Raghavan, page 4 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Automotive OEM contribution: 78% (Q1 FY27)
p. 4
“We continue to strengthen our pivots towards OEM and today 78% of our automotive revenues is from our OEM customers.”
Manoj Raghavan, page 4 of the filed PDF · View the filing
EBIT margin change (sequential): -330 bps (Q1 FY27 vs Q4 FY26)
p. 6
“So, if we look at our EBIT margin, so our EBIT margin has decreased 330 bps on a sequential basis and increased 80 bps on Y-o-Y basis.”
Nalin Rana, page 6 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Utilization rate: 74.7% (Q1 FY27)
p. 18
“74.7%. Just getting to 75.”
Manoj Raghavan, page 18 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Attrition: 16% (Q1 FY27)
p. 16
“Yes, so, our attrition is around 16% today.”
Manoj Raghavan, page 16 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Onsite-offshore ratio shift: 90 basis points (Q1 FY27)
p. 11
“I can just provide one slice which is if you look at our onsite-offshore ratio, you'll see that the ratio has shifted by about a percent about 90 basis points, 0.9%.”
Nitin Pai, page 11 of the filed PDF · View the filing
What management said it would do
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Growth in media and communication vertical — next two to three quarters
stated conditionally by Manoj Raghavan
p. 5
“So, I think over the next two to three quarters, we strongly believe that we will be able to continue our growth in the media and communication vertical.”
Manoj Raghavan, page 5 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Overall FY27 growth aspiration — high-single-digit growth · FY27
stated as an aspiration by Manoj Raghavan
p. 9
“No, so our aspiration continues to be the same. We just need our healthcare business also to fire up, and then I'm sure that we will be able to get to that sort of a growth rate that we are aspiring.”
Manoj Raghavan, page 9 of the filed PDF · View the filing
One-off cost reduction (150 bps bucket) — 150 bps · next one or two quarters
stated firmly by Nalin Rana
p. 14
“So next for the next quarter I would say the margins will be sort of a combination of two things, impact of wage hikes coming in, but also impact of some of these one-offs going away.”
Nalin Rana, page 14 of the filed PDF · View the filing
EBIT margin trajectory — through Q4 FY27
stated conditionally by Nalin Rana
p. 14
“Post that, you know, once the wage hikes are fully sort of baked in, we should sort of see a ramp-up in margins as we go through the rest of the year as sort of our revenues pick up and wage hike is sort of already built in.”
Nalin Rana, page 14 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Onshore-offshore business model mix — 75/25 · subsequent few quarters
stated firmly by Manoj Raghavan
p. 13
“We would be in that, you know, 75/25, 75 being offshore and 25 being onsite. Today I think it is 74/26 or so, it's just a 1% that we've moved, but we will over the, over the subsequent few quarters as Nalin explained, you know, we will be able to, you know, move a lot of this work back offshore”
Manoj Raghavan, page 13 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Adjacency revenue disclosure — by end of FY27
stated conditionally by Manoj Raghavan
p. 7
“I think in this financial year at some point in time, we will definitely be able to disclose. Hopefully, by end of the financial year, we should be in a position to tell you exactly.”
Manoj Raghavan, page 7 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Wage hike quantification disclosure — end of Q2
stated firmly by Manoj Raghavan
p. 15
“I think we'll get back at the end of Q2, right? We don't want to give you a number at this point in time.”
Manoj Raghavan, page 15 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Q&A highlights
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Management described the media and communication and transportation verticals as having reasonable growth momentum but flagged one-time and structural cost buckets affecting margins
Answered by Manoj Raghavan
Asked by Bhavik Mehta: Outlook across the three verticals given the Middle East conflict and margin trajectory going forward
p. 5
“So, I think as we speak, there are deals that we are chasing, there are some pretty large consolidation deals in the media and telecom space and some of these we are very, very confident we should be able to swing in our favor.”
Manoj Raghavan, page 5 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management attributed the increase to a Chapter 11 provision and upfronting of annual costs, not forex
Answered by Nalin Rana
Asked by Vimal Jamnadas Gohil: Whether other expenses line included forex losses
p. 7
“Other expenses’ large increase can be attributed to two items. One is a Chapter 11 at one of our customers where we had to provide for the receivables on a conservative basis.”
Nalin Rana, page 7 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management confirmed the aspiration is unchanged pending healthcare recovery
Answered by Manoj Raghavan
Asked by Moez Chandani: Whether FY27 growth aspiration remains high-single-digit given transportation issues
p. 9
“No, so our aspiration continues to be the same. We just need our healthcare business also to fire up, and then I'm sure that we will be able to get to that sort of a growth rate that we are aspiring.”
Manoj Raghavan, page 9 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management said margins next quarter will reflect a balance of wage hikes coming in and one-off costs going away, with a ramp-up expected toward Q4
Answered by Nalin Rana
Asked by Karan Uppal: Whether 19% EBIT margin is the floor and how margins should trend over the next three quarters
p. 14
“So it will be sort of a balance of these two things. Post that, you know, once the wage hikes are fully sort of baked in, we should sort of see a ramp-up in margins as we go through the rest of the year”
Nalin Rana, page 14 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management said the contractor use is driven by internal visa constraints, not customer demand, and that AI spend is more a reallocation of budget than a permanent cut to R&D
Answered by Manoj Raghavan
Asked by Abhishek Shindadkar: Whether customers are asking Tata Elxsi to onboard subcontractors and whether AI curtailment of R&D is deferment or reallocation
p. 15
“Customers are not asking us to take on contractors. What is happening in the US with H-1B visas, hard to come and so on, when we win a large deal, for transition and so on, we need to have our own people out there maybe for one quarter or a couple of quarters”
Manoj Raghavan, page 15 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management clarified that Tata Elxsi operates at a 90/10 offshore ratio and that mix does not change for existing contracts, with onsite need driven by deal complexity not customer preference
Answered by Nitin Pai
Asked by Rishi Mody: Whether onsite-offshore mix on existing contracts is shifting due to visa issues
p. 18
“First of all, we operate 90/10. We have the best offshoring metrics anywhere. Our intent is always to keep it there because that is the proposition. So, for a given contract, ratios will not increase.”
Nitin Pai, page 18 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Risks flagged
Slowdown in new deals and macro uncertainty in Continental Europe automotive market
p. 5
“There is some slowdown in the new deals.”
Manoj Raghavan, page 5 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Delayed deal awards and paperwork completion in healthcare business
p. 5
“Unfortunately, some of the deals that we have, we have been discussing, we've still not been able to close it and complete the paperwork and so on.”
Manoj Raghavan, page 5 of the filed PDF · View the filing
One-time costs from customer Chapter 11 filing leading to higher provisions
p. 6
“Lastly, we had, very recently a Chapter 11 in one of our customers, which sort of led to higher provisions for the quarter, which you'll be able to see in the financials.”
Nalin Rana, page 6 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Visa restrictions and reliance on subcontractors increasing costs
p. 6
“Lot of this ramp-up we had to do through subcontractors because of A, the short timelines, B, also visa restrictions that are existing in the industry.”
Nalin Rana, page 6 of the filed PDF · View the filing
AI spend crowding out R&D budget allocation
p. 15
“So, to that extent, it does have a little bit of an impact on how much budget is being allocated to R&D, right?”
Nitin Pai, page 15 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Wage hikes expected to offset margin improvement in the near term
p. 14
“Although this will be partially offset by, or this will be offset by, you know, wage hikes that we have planned.”
Nalin Rana, page 14 of the filed PDF · View the filing
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