TD Power Systems Ltd — Q1 FY27 earnings call
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The short read
TD Power Systems reported standalone total income of INR6.3 billion for Q1 FY27, up 74% year-on-year, with EBITDA margin of 19.34% and profit after tax of INR853 million, an increase of 81%. Management raised its FY27 revenue guidance to INR2,600 crores and said it is planning further capacity additions to reach around INR32 billion by FY28 and beyond INR40 billion by FY29-30. Management also described ongoing discussions on a large generator segment opportunity above 100 megawatts, to be announced separately, and an upcoming board meeting on a fundraise.
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Numbers mentioned
Total income (standalone): INR6.3 billion (Q1 FY27)
p. 3
“Standalone, our total income for Q1 on a stand-alone basis was INR6.3 billion versus INR3.63 billion over the same period in the previous year, an increase of 74%.”
Nikhil Kumar, page 3 of the filed PDF · View the filing
EBITDA margin: 19.34% (Q1 FY27)
p. 3
“EBITDA for the quarter is 19.34%, including other income, excluding exceptional and treasury income versus 18.7% over the same period in the previous year.”
Nikhil Kumar, page 3 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Profit after tax and comprehensive income (standalone): INR853 million (Q1 FY27)
p. 3
“Profit after tax and comprehensive income for the quarter is INR853 million versus the profit of INR471 million for the same period in the previous year, an increase of 81%.”
Nikhil Kumar, page 3 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Order book (Manufacturing segment): INR22.08 billion (as of Q1 FY27)
p. 3
“Order book for the Manufacturing segment is INR22.08 billion, out of which INR19.29 billion is the generator and motor manufacturing business, INR2.11 billion is railway business, spares and aftermarket is INR0.22 billion and INR0.46 billion is the Turkey business.”
Nikhil Kumar, page 3 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Order inflow: INR7.34 billion (Q1 FY27)
p. 3
“Order inflow during the quarter is INR7.34 billion, an increase of 87% on a Q-on-Q basis.”
Nikhil Kumar, page 3 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Order inflow from direct and deemed exports: INR6.84 billion (Q1 FY27)
p. 3
“Order inflow from direct and deemed exports is INR6.84 billion compared to INR2.57 billion, 93% of our quarterly order inflows, exports by 7% is domestic.”
Nikhil Kumar, page 3 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Consolidated sales: INR6.43 billion (Q1 FY27)
p. 3
“Consolidated, our total consol performance for Q1 is sales of INR6.43 billion versus INR3.76 billion, increase of 71%”
Nikhil Kumar, page 3 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Consolidated profit after tax and other comprehensive income: INR860 million (Q1 FY27)
p. 3
“profit after tax and other comprehensive income for the quarter is INR860 million versus a profit of INR500 million, increase of 72%.”
Nikhil Kumar, page 3 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Cash position: INR2.4 billion (Q1 FY27)
p. 3
“We continue to maintain a strong cash position of INR2.4 billion.”
Nikhil Kumar, page 3 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Export and deemed exports share: 57% (Q1 FY27)
p. 3
“Export and deemed exports, excluding railway order for both domestic and exports is 57%.”
Nikhil Kumar, page 3 of the filed PDF · View the filing
What management said it would do
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Revenue — INR2,600 crores · FY27
stated firmly by Nikhil Kumar
p. 4
“Guidance, we revised our guidance for FY '27 at INR2,600 crores with a small chance that we may even cross this number.”
Nikhil Kumar, page 4 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Manufacturing capacity — around INR32 billion · FY28
stated conditionally by Nikhil Kumar
p. 5
“we expect we are building our capacity with some debottlenecking for INR32 billion next year. That's the capacity we would like to have plus/minus.”
Nikhil Kumar, page 5 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Manufacturing capacity — beyond INR40 billion · FY29 and FY30
stated as an aspiration by Nikhil Kumar
p. 4
“Next, we're looking at what we should be doing for FY '29 and FY '30 to move the capacity to INR40 billion and above.”
Nikhil Kumar, page 4 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Capex for debottlenecking — around INR500 million · FY27
stated firmly by Nikhil Kumar
p. 4
“Although we will do some debottlenecking with investments around INR500 million.”
Nikhil Kumar, page 4 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Order inflow — around INR700 crores per quarter · FY27
stated conditionally by Nikhil Kumar
p. 5
“Yes, we are expecting around INR700 crores per quarter. So, we will be somewhere in between.”
Nikhil Kumar, page 5 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Order inflow (annual) — INR2,800 crores plus · FY27
stated conditionally by Nikhil Kumar
p. 6
“Yes, something like INR2,800 crores plus we'll have for the whole year, order inflow.”
Nikhil Kumar, page 6 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Large generator segment announcement — August
stated firmly by Nikhil Kumar
p. 4
“we will inform the market growth probably in the month of August about these unique opportunities.”
Nikhil Kumar, page 4 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Turkey subsidiary sales — EUR3 million to EUR3.5 million · this year
stated firmly by Nikhil Kumar
p. 10
“We have about EUR3 million, EUR3.5 million worth of orders for execution this year, and we will execute that EUR3.5 million this year.”
Nikhil Kumar, page 10 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Q&A highlights
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Management said capacity is being built toward INR32 billion for next year and further plans for FY29-30 will be detailed in three months.
Answered by Nikhil Kumar
Asked by Mohit Surana: Can peak revenue potential exceed the previously stated INR3,000 crores on the current capacity base?
p. 5
“we expect we are building our capacity with some debottlenecking for INR32 billion next year. That's the capacity we would like to have plus/minus.”
Nikhil Kumar, page 5 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management confirmed INR50 crores capex for FY27 and said the INR32 billion figure is approximate and could be exceeded if opportunity allows.
Answered by Nikhil Kumar
Asked by Nishita: What order inflow and capex should be expected for the year, and does debottlenecking capex confirm the INR32 billion FY28 revenue potential?
p. 6
“Yes. I mean, it's not a hard and fast number. If there is an upside potential, we will have to find ways to make it happen and we'll make it happen.”
Nikhil Kumar, page 6 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management said price variation clauses have been implemented where contracts allow, but declined to break out the exact contribution of pricing versus other margin levers.
Answered by Nikhil Kumar
Asked by Soumil Jain: Have price increases discussed last quarter been implemented, and is gross margin improvement linked to that?
p. 7
“We have contracts with our customers where we have price variation clauses and wherever we have price variation clauses, those have been implemented, yes.”
Nikhil Kumar, page 7 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management said there is no disruption in order inflow and that all customers are taking delivery of products, though commissioning could be delayed.
Answered by Nikhil Kumar
Asked by Alisha Mahawla: Is there any slowdown in segments due to equipment shortages or shipping-related execution delays?
p. 8
“All our products are just going straight from factory gate, straight on to ships and going to the U.S. Now they may not be commissioned immediately.”
Nikhil Kumar, page 8 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management said there are early discussions of combined cycles that could take years to materialize but would eventually broaden opportunity.
Answered by Nikhil Kumar
Asked by Kunal: As data centre campuses scale up, are customers discussing combined cycle configurations, and would this expand TAM?
p. 9
“There are noises about combined cycles for sure. and I think there will come a point of time when all the open cycle gas turbines will start moving towards combined cycle.”
Nikhil Kumar, page 9 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management pointed to non-refundable advances taken by OEM customers as the basis for confidence in future demand.
Answered by Nikhil Kumar
Asked by Ganeshram: Given concerns about slot preservation agreements being less secure than firm orders, what gives confidence that FY29-30 demand will materialize?
p. 13
“Our OEM customers have taken significant amounts of non-refundable advances from the people who want to buy their equipment and that is the reason why we have confidence, and they have confidence that the demand will be there in the years ahead.”
Nikhil Kumar, page 13 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management said headcount had grown substantially in line with business growth, from 1,750 to 2,600 employees.
Answered by M. N. Varalakshmi
Asked by Suraj Malu: Why did employee expenses rise 20% Q-o-Q if hiring was largely complete last quarter?
p. 13
“We have almost 75% growth over the last quarter. So, I think there could be some more additions to the employees list because we are scaling up from 1,750 to 2,600.”
M. N. Varalakshmi, page 13 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management said domestic demand remains subdued at 10-12% growth and that a lack of gas and water availability limits hyperscaler-type data centre development in India.
Answered by Nikhil Kumar
Asked by Dipen Shah: What is holding back domestic order growth, and does India's data centre business offer scope for future orders?
p. 14
“In India, the demand is fairly subdued. I mean, it's in the region of 10%, 12%, like what we have guided and I've been saying this not just now, but I've been saying this for the past 5, 6 quarters, and that is what it is”
Nikhil Kumar, page 14 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management said payment terms with customers cannot be significantly altered without risking the business relationship, so external funding may be needed.
Answered by Nikhil Kumar
Asked by Kushal Goenka: Given the cash balance and receivables, why pursue a fundraise instead of improving working capital efficiency?
p. 17
“We have payment terms fixed with our customers, and we're not going to be able to alter them dramatically to be able to do what you're saying we should do.”
Nikhil Kumar, page 17 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Risks flagged
Shortage of power generation equipment including gas turbines, gas engines, transformers and generators across the industry
p. 4
“the ground reality is that there is a tremendous shortage of power generation equipment, specifically in gas turbines, gas engines, transformers and generators.”
Nikhil Kumar, page 4 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Execution delays on data centre projects despite strong demand
p. 9
“there are execution delays on the data centre side.”
Nikhil Kumar, page 9 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Uncertainty around potential new tariffs affecting Turkey factory strategy
p. 11
“I don't have an answer for that right now since I'm not aware of this 100% duty.”
Nikhil Kumar, page 11 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Limited near-term visibility on Turkey subsidiary pipeline for next year
p. 10
“We don't see a big pipeline for business for next year right now”
Nikhil Kumar, page 10 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Constraints on ability to alter customer payment terms limiting working capital flexibility
p. 17
“Commercial terms and conditions can be changed a little bit here and there, but they cannot be altered significantly because otherwise, we will lose business.”
Nikhil Kumar, page 17 of the filed PDF · View the filing
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