Tata Elxsi Ltd — Q4 FY26 earnings call
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The short read
Tata Elxsi reported Q4 FY26 revenue of Rs 993.8 crores, growing 0.9% quarter-on-quarter in constant currency, with EBITDA margin at 24.6%, up 130 basis points sequentially. Transportation grew modestly with OEM customers now at 77% of that vertical's revenue, Healthcare and Life Sciences declined 13.1% quarter-on-quarter due to delayed deal closures, and Media and Communication grew 5.6% on deal ramp-ups and new wins. Management discussed GenAI adoption, fixed-price contract strategy, and margin drivers including currency tailwinds and salary hikes.
Numbers mentioned
Revenue: INR993.8 crores (Q4 FY26)
p. 3
“I am pleased to announce that we have delivered a healthy revenue of INR993.8 crores for the quarter, growing 0.9% quarter-on-quarter in constant currency terms.”
Manoj Raghavan, page 3 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Transportation revenue growth: 0.2% QoQ in constant currency (Q4 FY26)
p. 3
“In our transportation business, our revenues in Q4 FY '26 grew by 0.2% quarter-on-quarter in constant currency terms.”
Manoj Raghavan, page 3 of the filed PDF · View the filing
OEM share of transportation revenue: 77% (Q4 FY26)
p. 3
“OEM customers now represent 77% of the revenue in this vertical.”
Manoj Raghavan, page 3 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Healthcare and Life Sciences revenue growth: -13.1% QoQ in constant currency (Q4 FY26)
p. 3
“Our Healthcare and Life Sciences vertical de-grew by 13.1% quarter-on-quarter in constant currency terms, impacted by delays in deal awards that we were expecting and prepared for in the quarter.”
Manoj Raghavan, page 3 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Media and Communication revenue growth: 5.6% QoQ in constant currency (Q4 FY26)
p. 4
“I am happy to report that our Media and Communication business posted a 5.6% quarter-on-quarter revenue growth in constant currency terms.”
Manoj Raghavan, page 4 of the filed PDF · View the filing
EBITDA margin: 24.6% (Q4 FY26)
p. 4
“For the quarter, our EBITDA margin stood at 24.6%, improving by 130 basis points sequentially.”
Manoj Raghavan, page 4 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Utilization rate: 73% (Q4 FY26)
p. 6
“It is about 73%.”
Gaurav Bajaj, page 6 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Margin improvement from currency: 150-155 basis points (Q4 FY26)
p. 7
“So if I have to put in terms of the margin walk, probably 150-155 basis points is coming from the currency movements against most of the cross-currencies has improved compared to the INR.”
Gaurav Bajaj, page 7 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Margin improvement from operating efficiencies: 65 basis points (Q4 FY26)
p. 7
“65 basis points would have come from the operating efficiencies across different levers that is into play.”
Gaurav Bajaj, page 7 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Margin impact from salary increase: 90 basis points (Q4 FY26)
p. 7
“So that would be 90 basis points kind of impact on the quarter.”
Gaurav Bajaj, page 7 of the filed PDF · View the filing
What management said it would do
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PBT margin — 27% · exit of Q4 FY27
stated as an aspiration by Gaurav Bajaj
p. 10
“I think the idea is that if we can exit the next financial year somewhere near to 27% kind of a margin, not for the full year, but maybe for the exit of this financial year Q4.”
Gaurav Bajaj, page 10 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Overall revenue growth — higher single digit · FY27
stated as an aspiration by Manoj Raghavan
p. 14
“I think for us overall, we might be looking at a single digit, higher single digit growth for the financial year. We may not look at a double-digit growth.”
Manoj Raghavan, page 14 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Transportation growth exit rate — high-single digit
stated as an aspiration by Manoj Raghavan
p. 7
“Having said that, I think maybe we would look at a high-single digit exit, may not get into a double-digit for automotive.”
Manoj Raghavan, page 7 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Utilization threshold for hiring — 80% or 82%
stated conditionally by Manoj Raghavan
p. 14
“So, yes, I think we can, once the utilization touches 80% or 82%, that is when I think we will be looking at adding more in larger numbers, right?”
Manoj Raghavan, page 14 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Healthcare deal recovery — Q1 FY27
stated conditionally by Manoj Raghavan
p. 5
“But hopefully, it is just shifted by a quarter and we should be able to recover that position in Q1.”
Manoj Raghavan, page 5 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Q&A highlights
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Most revenue comes from existing customers, with new customers contributing about 2-2.5% per quarter, though several new logos were won this quarter.
Answered by Manoj Raghavan
Asked by Sajal Kapoor: How much deal value comes from existing customers versus new logos, and how has this mix evolved?
p. 4
“Yes, I think if you look at it in any quarter, the new customers would contribute maybe 2% to 2.5% of the revenue.”
Manoj Raghavan, page 4 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management said expected deals did not close in Q4 but have since closed early in the new quarter, and remains hopeful Q4 was the bottom.
Answered by Manoj Raghavan
Asked by Rishi Mody: Is Q4 now the bottom for healthcare given last quarter's expectation that Q3 was the bottom?
p. 5
“But, however, we still continue to carry those items in our high-probability funnel.”
Manoj Raghavan, page 5 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Margin gains came from currency tailwinds, operating efficiencies, and fixed-price contract mix, partly offset by salary increases.
Answered by Gaurav Bajaj
Asked by Moez Chandani: What is driving the sharp margin improvement this quarter given utilization is still around 73%?
p. 7
“So that is helping, one.”
Gaurav Bajaj, page 7 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management expects a gradual rather than sharp margin improvement, tied to top-line growth, targeting around 27% PBT margin by Q4 exit of next year.
Answered by Gaurav Bajaj
Asked by Bhavik Mehta: How should investors think about the trajectory of margins going forward?
p. 9
“Probably it will not have a huge uptick on a quarter-on-quarter basis. Probably it would be more gradual increase or the improvement that will happen on a quarter-on-quarter basis.”
Gaurav Bajaj, page 9 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management clarified 27% is an exit target for Q4 FY27, not a full-year average, and denied any generic strategy of dropping margins.
Answered by Manoj Raghavan
Asked by Abhishek Shindadkar: Is the company willing to sacrifice margins in the interim to win larger deals, given the 27% PBT target?
p. 10
“No, the 27% we talked about was the exit margin in Q4 this financial year. It's not the margin for the year, okay?”
Manoj Raghavan, page 10 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management said they track AI's contribution in bids but are neither aggressive nor conservative about pricing it in.
Answered by Manoj Raghavan
Asked by Rishi Mody: Is the company being conservative or aggressive in pricing efficiencies from AI in bids?
p. 12
“So I wouldn't say that we are aggressively going overboard. At the same time, we are not conservative at all.”
Manoj Raghavan, page 12 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management indicated capacity is sufficient until utilization approaches 80-82%, after which larger hiring would resume.
Answered by Manoj Raghavan
Asked by Amit Chandra: At what growth rate would the company need to add headcount given current utilization and capacity?
p. 14
“It's not that we're not adding people. We're adding people wherever we need them. But we're not aggressively adding headcount, right?”
Manoj Raghavan, page 14 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management said fixed-price contracts carry execution risk and they will not aggressively shift the mix toward fixed price.
Answered by Manoj Raghavan
Asked by Mayur Matani: Is there further scope to increase fixed-price contracts given their better margin trajectory?
p. 16
“It is not our objective suddenly to move to a 70% or an 80% fixed price. That will be putting too much of risk on us.”
Manoj Raghavan, page 16 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Risks flagged
Delayed deal closures in Healthcare and Life Sciences impacted quarterly growth
p. 5
“Unfortunately for us, those deals have not closed, and that resulted in this situation that we've had.”
Manoj Raghavan, page 5 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Geopolitical uncertainty affecting automotive OEM demand and deal ramp-up
p. 7
“But, however, given the current geopolitical and all the war and all that, while we have the deals in hand and we will definitely look at ramping up and so on, there could be some amount of uncertainty.”
Manoj Raghavan, page 7 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Media and telecom industry remains under pressure from consolidation and cost-takeout deals
p. 8
“So overall, yes, I think we're still not out of the woods in this particular industry segment.”
Manoj Raghavan, page 8 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Execution risk on fixed-price contracts could cause revenue leakage and margin dips if not delivered correctly
p. 15
“The challenge is that if you do not execute on those fixed-price contracts correctly, then it could also lead to revenue leakages and profitability dip.”
Manoj Raghavan, page 15 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Aggressive competitive pricing in some contracts potentially tied to AI assumptions
p. 12
“Having said that, yes, we have seen a few contracts where there has been competition that has priced very, very aggressively, and we are also a little bit surprised.”
Manoj Raghavan, page 12 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Industry consolidation and M&A in media reducing need for external suppliers
p. 17
“So there is a lot of resources available and there is no need to really depend on an external supplier to come in and support them and so on.”
Manoj Raghavan, page 17 of the filed PDF · View the filing
ER&D business requires continuous refilling of project pipeline as existing projects run off
p. 17
“So every quarter, you will lose 10% to 15% revenues; you have to make it up with new contracts.”
Nitin Pai, page 17 of the filed PDF · View the filing
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