Technocraft Industries (India) Ltd — Q1 FY27 earnings call
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The short read
Technocraft Industries reported Q1 FY'27 results with Steel Scaffolding revenue of Rs. 240 crores and Mach One (Aluminium Formwork) revenue of Rs. 165 crores on a consolidated basis. Management said Drum Closure segment EBIT margin reached 43%, its highest ever, driven by higher sales volumes and rupee depreciation benefiting export realizations. The company also discussed capacity utilization across segments, ongoing US tariff dynamics, Defence vertical developments including JT Coolers and missile canisters, and the wind-down of the loss-making Fabric business within Textiles.
Numbers mentioned
Steel Scaffolding revenue: Rs. 240 crores (Q1 FY27)
p. 3
“So, for the quarter, on a consolidated basis, Steel Scaffolding is Rs. 240 crores and the Mach One, that is Aluminum, is Rs. 165 crores.”
Anil Gadodia, page 3 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Mach One (Aluminium) revenue: Rs. 165 crores (Q1 FY27)
p. 3
“So, for the quarter, on a consolidated basis, Steel Scaffolding is Rs. 240 crores and the Mach One, that is Aluminum, is Rs. 165 crores.”
Anil Gadodia, page 3 of the filed PDF · View the filing
JT Cooler order size: around Rs. 20 crores
p. 5
“Yes, it is a small order, not much, to the tune of around Rs. 20 crores.”
Navneet Kumar Saraf, page 5 of the filed PDF · View the filing
JT Cooler margin: around 15%
p. 5
“Margin would be, different products. So, could be around 15% or so.”
Navneet Kumar Saraf, page 5 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Scaffolding tariff refund expected: about $3 million
p. 9
“So, the majority of the tariff refund is going to be in the Scaffolding quarter and it is about close to $3 million.”
Navneet Kumar Saraf, page 9 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Aluminium Extrusion plant capacity utilization: over 95% (Q1 FY27)
p. 10
“No, we are almost at 100%. We are at over 95% capacity utilization as far as our Extrusion plant is concerned.”
Navneet Kumar Saraf, page 10 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Mach One capacity utilization: about 75%-80% (Q1 FY27)
p. 10
“As far as just Mach One is concerned, we are currently at about 75%-80% capacity utilization.”
Navneet Kumar Saraf, page 10 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Scaffolding capacity utilization: about 95% (Q1 FY27)
p. 10
“And as far as the Scaffolding segment is concerned, we are running at about 95% capacity utilization.”
Navneet Kumar Saraf, page 10 of the filed PDF · View the filing
US Scaffolding tariff rate: 50%
p. 14
“Sure. So, the tariff is currently at 50%. We are paying 50% and this is not country specific.”
Navneet Kumar Saraf, page 14 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Tariff on China Scaffolding imports: 75%
p. 14
“So, 75% is the tariff on China and 50% on all other countries.”
Navneet Kumar Saraf, page 14 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Plastic Drum Closure sales: around Rs. 14.5 crores (prior quarter)
p. 11
“So, last quarter, the plastic sales was around Rs. 14.5 crores and the margin is always better than the metal one.”
Anil Gadodia, page 11 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Unallocated MTM gains: around Rs. 27 crores (Q1 FY27)
p. 15
“One second, I will pull out the details. It is around Rs. 27 crores.”
Anil Gadodia, page 15 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Working capital released from Fabric shutdown: around Rs. 75-Rs. 80 crores
p. 16
“I also don't have exact figure, but it could be around Rs. 75-Rs. 80 crores.”
Anil Gadodia, page 16 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Fabric machinery sale proceeds: between Rs. 25-Rs. 30 crores
p. 16
“And the second question is the deal we have sold all the machinery for between Rs. 25-Rs. 30 crores.”
Navneet Kumar Saraf, page 16 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Defence order book (canisters + JT Coolers): around Rs. 20-Rs. 21 crores
p. 16
“So, around Rs. 20-Rs. 21 crores is our order book as of now, confirm order in hand and few orders are in pipeline in the sense the discussions are going on.”
Navneet Kumar Saraf, page 16 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Yarn business EBITDA contribution: about 13% (last quarter)
p. 11
“We are doing about, last quarter was about 13% of EBITDA.”
Navneet Kumar Saraf, page 11 of the filed PDF · View the filing
What management said it would do
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Drum Closure sustainable EBIT margin — upwards of 30%
stated as an aspiration by Navneet Kumar Saraf
p. 5
“I think we continue to target upwards of 30% and manage the business as best as we can.”
Navneet Kumar Saraf, page 5 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Scaffolding segment sustainable margin — upwards of 15%
stated as an aspiration by Navneet Kumar Saraf
p. 7
“So, again, we have given guidance in the past that 15% is a sustainable margin, upwards of 15% and so therefore we are doing a little better than that and no change in our guidance on sustainable margins.”
Navneet Kumar Saraf, page 7 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Engineering Services segment margin — 14%-15%
stated firmly by Navneet Kumar Saraf
p. 15
“No. So, when we give guidance of 14%-15%, that is considering the investment that we will continuously be making.”
Navneet Kumar Saraf, page 15 of the filed PDF · View the filing
CAPEX for current year — no significant new CAPEX, only maintenance CAPEX · FY27
stated firmly by Navneet Kumar Saraf
p. 6
“Right. So, there is no significant CAPEX planned in terms of new capacity additions this year. We will be basically doing our regular maintenance CAPEX across all the divisions.”
Navneet Kumar Saraf, page 6 of the filed PDF · View the filing
CSN plant Phase 2 CAPEX — Phase 2 expansion · next year
stated as an aspiration by Navneet Kumar Saraf
p. 6
“Sometime next year is when we would ideally be looking at Phase 2 of that.”
Navneet Kumar Saraf, page 6 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Scaffolding volumes — maintain or better current volumes · next 2 quarters
stated conditionally by Navneet Kumar Saraf
p. 10
“Yes. So, we are quite comfortable that at least the foreseeable next 2 quarters, we should be able to maintain or even better the kind of volumes of Scaffolding that we have seen in the first quarter.”
Navneet Kumar Saraf, page 10 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Scaffolding capacity expansion — add capacity within 3 months if required
stated conditionally by Navneet Kumar Saraf
p. 10
“And if required, we should be able to add capacity within 3 months.”
Navneet Kumar Saraf, page 10 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Drum Closure volumes — similar kind of volumes · immediate quarter
stated conditionally by Navneet Kumar Saraf
p. 12
“Yes, Prashantji, I think the Drum Closure segment, we do expect to be able to do similar kind of volumes, at least in the immediate quarter that we are in.”
Navneet Kumar Saraf, page 12 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Garment business breakeven — break even · next 2 quarters
stated as an aspiration by Navneet Kumar Saraf
p. 11
“So, that we are trying to restructure it and try to break even in the next 2 quarters.”
Navneet Kumar Saraf, page 11 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Aurangabad Phase 2 capacity expansion — launch Phase 2 of capacity expansion · next year
stated as an aspiration by Navneet Kumar Saraf
p. 9
“Sometime next year, we are looking to launch Phase 2 of our capacity expansion in Aurangabad.”
Navneet Kumar Saraf, page 9 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Q&A highlights
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Management said the extrusion plant is at 100% capacity with no volume increase, but it helped absorb rising aluminium prices and boosted EBIT.
Answered by Navneet Kumar Saraf
Asked by Prateek Bhandari: How much of the Scaffolding/Formwork growth came from the Aluminium Extrusion plant?
p. 4
“So, the Aluminum Extrusion plant is now running at 100% capacity. And as far as, and this has been happening since the March quarter.”
Navneet Kumar Saraf, page 4 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management said 43% is not the new normal and reiterated a 30%+ sustainable target.
Answered by Navneet Kumar Saraf
Asked by Siva: Is the 43% Drum Closure margin sustainable?
p. 4
“So, I don't think we can say that 43% is the new normal going forward.”
Navneet Kumar Saraf, page 4 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management attributed the outperformance to external volatility currently working in their favor, not a structural shift.
Answered by Navneet Kumar Saraf
Asked by Darshil Jhaveri: Has something fundamentally changed given results are well above guided margins?
p. 8
“And right now, it just so happens that the volatility is benefiting us. Tomorrow, the volatility could go against us as well.”
Navneet Kumar Saraf, page 8 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management said INR depreciation contributed meaningfully and they are hopeful of maintaining or bettering margins given competitive positioning.
Answered by Navneet Kumar Saraf
Asked by Rahul Kumar: Is the Drum Closure margin increase entirely due to rupee depreciation and can it sustain?
p. 9
“Well, we are hoping for the best. Yes, the INR depreciation has obviously helped and contributed meaningfully to these margins.”
Navneet Kumar Saraf, page 9 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management said they have a 25% tariff advantage over China but Chinese firms have steel cost advantages; the company competes on relationships and inventory availability rather than price.
Answered by Navneet Kumar Saraf
Asked by Prolin Nandu: What is the tariff differential versus Chinese competitors and how competitive is Technocraft on price?
p. 14
“So, we don't sell on price at all. So, there is so we certainly don't match the prices, and the positioning that we have, it is not a price positioning.”
Navneet Kumar Saraf, page 14 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management confirmed JT Coolers are fully developed and approved by both DRDO and the Israeli sensor maker.
Answered by Navneet Kumar Saraf
Asked by Ajay: What is the status of the JT Cooler product and its approvals?
p. 13
“Yes. If you are specifically asking about JT Coolers, it has been fully developed. It is not just trial. It has been approved by DRDO.”
Navneet Kumar Saraf, page 13 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management said canisters have already been supplied with repeat orders received.
Answered by Navneet Kumar Saraf
Asked by Vikas Gupta: Have missile canisters been supplied or are they still at prototype stage?
p. 16
“No. We have supplied and we have got repeat orders.”
Navneet Kumar Saraf, page 16 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Risks flagged
Geopolitical turbulence, freight disruptions and tariffs affecting Drum Closure business
p. 4
“We continue to have turbulent geopolitical situation worldwide, with the war and disruptions in freight, freight costs, tariffs, etc.”
Navneet Kumar Saraf, page 4 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Slow European construction demand due to Russia-Ukraine war impact and German slowdown
p. 5
“Europe market is still reeling from the impact of Russia-Ukraine war and Germany is under slowdown.”
Navneet Kumar Saraf, page 5 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Middle East Scaffolding sales decline due to war and shipping difficulties
p. 11
“So, we have actually seen a decline in the sales in the Middle East, which is attributable for obvious reasons, the current war and difficulties in shipping product there.”
Navneet Kumar Saraf, page 11 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Volatility in external environment causing large deviations between actual and sustainable margins
p. 8
“So, as far as there is a lot of volatility in the external environment. And this volatility is what is leading to these big deviations between actual and sustainable.”
Navneet Kumar Saraf, page 8 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Garment business within Textile segment remains loss-making
p. 11
“The loss-making business currently now is the Garment business.”
Navneet Kumar Saraf, page 11 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Aggressive Chinese pricing despite steel cost and tariff differences
p. 14
“But the Chinese are very aggressive from a pricing perspective, they are willing to sell at very low margins as well.”
Navneet Kumar Saraf, page 14 of the filed PDF · View the filing
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