TCPL Packaging Ltd-$ — Q1 FY27 earnings call
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The short read
TCPL Packaging reported Q1 FY27 consolidated total income of INR 495 crore, up 16% year-on-year, with EBITDA growing 17% to INR 88 crore and margins improving to 18%. PAT grew nearly 79% year-on-year to INR 40 crore, driven by growth in both Folding Cartons and Flexible Packaging businesses. Management also announced a proposed entry into lithium-ion battery separator film manufacturing through a subsidiary, with an initial investment of approximately INR 125 crore targeted for commercial production in Q4 FY28.
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Numbers mentioned
Consolidated total income: INR 495 crore (Q1 FY27)
p. 3
“consolidated total income increasing by 16% year-on-year to INR 495 crore”
Akshay Kanoria, page 3 of the filed PDF · View the filing
EBITDA: INR 88 crore (Q1 FY27)
p. 3
“EBITDA grew by 17% to INR 88 crore with margins improving to 18%”
Akshay Kanoria, page 3 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Cash profit: INR 76 crore (Q1 FY27)
p. 3
“Cash profit increased by 56% year-on-year to INR 76 crore”
Akshay Kanoria, page 3 of the filed PDF · View the filing
PAT: INR 40 crore (Q1 FY27)
p. 3
“PAT grew by nearly 79% year-on-year to INR 40 crore”
Akshay Kanoria, page 3 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Battery separator project investment: approximately INR 125 crore
p. 4
“The project will be established through a subsidiary with a proposed investment of approximately INR 125 crore, to be deployed over the next 18 months, with commercial production targeted during Q4 FY28.”
Akshay Kanoria, page 4 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Initial separator film manufacturing capacity: approximately 70 million square meters per annum
p. 4
“The proposed facility will initially have a manufacturing capacity of approximately 70 million square meters per annum supporting around 6 to 8 gigawatt hours of lithium-ion cell production annually.”
Akshay Kanoria, page 4 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Flexible Packaging capex: INR 50 crore to INR 60 crore
p. 5
“We will be investing about INR 50 crore to INR 60 crore.”
Vidur Kanoria, page 5 of the filed PDF · View the filing
FY27 non-separator capex budget: INR 100 crore (FY27)
p. 9
“In FY27, we have about INR 100 crore budget and this does not include the separator.”
Akshay Kanoria, page 9 of the filed PDF · View the filing
What management said it would do
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Flexible Packaging capacity increase — 30% increase
stated firmly by Vidur Kanoria
p. 5
“We will be adding about a 30% increase to our existing capacity.”
Vidur Kanoria, page 5 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Battery separator commercial production — Q4 FY28 · Q4 FY28
stated firmly by Vidur Kanoria
p. 7
“Our target is to commercialize by Q4 FY28. So January or February 2028 is our target.”
Vidur Kanoria, page 7 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Long-term separator film scale-up — nearly 500 million square meters per annum, approximately 50 gigawatt hours · longer term
stated conditionally by Akshay Kanoria
p. 4
“Over the longer term, subject to customer demand and market developments, we plan to scale this platform to nearly 500 million square meters per annum, capable of supporting approximately 50 gigawatt hours of battery cell manufacturing capacity.”
Akshay Kanoria, page 4 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Phase 1 separator topline — INR 150 crore to INR 200 crore
stated conditionally by Saket Kanoria
p. 7
“So we are buying a big land parcel, which we will do in Phase 1. So it is not fair to actually compare the asset turn, but still we expect pretty good margin and a topline of between INR 150 crore to INR 200 crore on this first phase investment.”
Saket Kanoria, page 7 of the filed PDF · View the filing
500 million sqm scale revenue potential — INR 1,100 crore to INR 1,300 crore
stated as an aspiration by Vidur Kanoria
p. 8
“So it would follow a similar trend to our Phase 1 figure in terms of revenue. So the guidance we had given for that was around INR 150 crore to INR 200 crore. It is tough to give a figure, but somewhere around INR 1,100 crore to INR 1,200 crore I think would be a fair estimate for now although we do not know exactly how the prices would be trending at that time.”
Vidur Kanoria, page 8 of the filed PDF · View the filing
FY28 capex — FY28
stated conditionally by Akshay Kanoria
p. 10
“So there will be at least similar capex or may be more, I am not certain.”
Akshay Kanoria, page 10 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Flexible packaging new line commissioning — January or February next year
stated firmly by Vidur Kanoria
p. 14
“The new line for flexible we envisage should be operational by January or February next year.”
Vidur Kanoria, page 14 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 said capacity will rise about 30% with capex of INR 50-60 crore.
Answered by Vidur Kanoria
Asked by Abhisar Jain: What capacity is being added in Flexible Packaging and at what capex?
p. 5
“We will be adding about a 30% increase to our existing capacity. You can say that the capacity will increase by about 30%.”
Vidur Kanoria, page 5 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management said the decision followed years of research and the company believes it has strong technology capabilities across its history of new ventures.
Answered by Saket Kanoria
Asked by Abhisar Jain: How was the battery separator film opportunity identified and is technology in-house?
p. 6
“we started the Company in the '90s producing tobacco cartons, then we got into folding carton, then we got into paper cup, we got into cylinder engraving, we got into flexible packaging, we got into tipping paper, we got into shrink sleeve, we even got into ink business.”
Saket Kanoria, page 6 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management said both grew, with domestic growth higher, and volumes and value both contributed.
Answered by Akshay Kanoria
Asked by Rohan Kalle: How did domestic and export growth trend this quarter?
p. 8
“we did have a growth in both domestic and export for the quarter and the domestic growth was much higher than our export growth at a good double-digit clip and the export was also not bad.”
Akshay Kanoria, page 8 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management said price pass-through takes about a quarter due to existing stock positions.
Answered by Akshay Kanoria
Asked by Pavan Kumar: Has raw material price inflation been passed through to customers?
p. 10
“whenever a price increase is initiated, it takes like over a quarter for it to get passed through.”
Akshay Kanoria, page 10 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management said there is currently no domestic lithium-ion separator manufacturer, while the global market is fragmented and led by China.
Answered by Akshay Kanoria
Asked by Bhavesh Jain: Who are the domestic and global competitors in the lithium-ion separator space?
p. 12
“there is nobody today in India who's manufacturing this material and nobody who has announced any plan to manufacture either.”
Akshay Kanoria, page 12 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management said technology issues were resolved and the line is now performing well, though brand owner adoption of mono-material packaging has been slower than expected.
Answered by Akshay Kanoria
Asked by Jayesh Shroff: What is the status of the Innofilms mono-material packaging line?
p. 13
“Concern is more that brand owners are not adopting the change towards mono material packaging with the kind of speed that we were expecting when we put the investment.”
Akshay Kanoria, page 13 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management said flexible packaging carries lower EBITDA margins than cartons despite similar returns on capital, and the overall margin mix has stayed healthy.
Answered by Akshay Kanoria
Asked by Nishant Bagrecha: How should the margin trajectory look as flexible packaging's share increases?
p. 14
“the flexible packaging is a lower-margin business generally speaking. The returns are similar profile-wise, return on capital and all, which is really what matters. But the EBITDA margins tend to be lower.”
Akshay Kanoria, page 14 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management said quarterly mix should not be over-analyzed and there is no major concern on margins.
Answered by Akshay Kanoria
Asked by Pulkit Singhal: Are recent margin gains linked to changes in domestic competition intensity?
p. 16
“I mean on a quarterly basis, we cannot parse so much detail because it really depends. We should look at it more long term.”
Akshay Kanoria, page 16 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Risks flagged
Cautious near-term outlook for exports due to global uncertainty
p. 3
“we remain cautious on the near-term outlook given the continuing uncertainty in the global operating environment”
Akshay Kanoria, page 3 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Slower brand owner adoption of mono-material recyclable packaging than expected
p. 13
“brand owners are not adopting the change towards mono material packaging with the kind of speed that we were expecting when we put the investment”
Akshay Kanoria, page 13 of the filed PDF · View the filing
No government mandate yet for recyclable packaging in India, reducing near-term pressure on brand owners
p. 13
“the government is not mandating the use of recyclable packaging today in India. So until the government does that, there will be less pressure on brand owners to move to something like this.”
Vidur Kanoria, page 13 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Uncertainty over whether PLI scheme benefits will apply to the new battery materials subsidiary
p. 12
“So far the government has not formalized any scheme and they have not opened any application.”
Akshay Kanoria, page 12 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Dependence on how quickly domestic cell manufacturers scale up demand for separator film
p. 17
“How fast the cell maker is able to scale up is the main thing. We have to have enough capacity in order to go backward. So there has to be enough demand in India is what I mean.”
Vidur Kanoria, page 17 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Potential geopolitical disruption to sustained domestic demand growth
p. 11
“If there is another war somewhere, we do not know.”
Akshay Kanoria, page 11 of the filed PDF · View the filing
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