UNO Minda Ltd-$ — Q1 FY27 earnings call
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The short read
Uno Minda reported consolidated Q1 FY27 revenue of Rs 5,557 crore, up 26% year-on-year, with EBITDA of Rs 572 crore and margins of 10.3%, impacted by commodity and gas price inflation, margin dilution from pass-throughs, and minimum wage increases. PAT attributable to shareholders grew 24% to Rs 296 crore. Management discussed segment performance across switches, lighting, casting, seating, green mobility and other verticals, along with new order wins, capacity expansions, and the status of the Inovance JV pending Chinese regulatory clearance.
Numbers mentioned
Consolidated revenue from operations: INR 5,557 crores (Q1 FY27)
p. 5
“Our consolidated revenue from operations for Q1 FY27 stood at INR 5,557 crores, representing a robust 26% year-on-year growth as against INR4,420 crores, excluding prior period income of INR 69 crores in Q1 FY26.”
Sunil Bohra, page 5 of the filed PDF · View the filing
EBITDA: INR572 crores (Q1 FY27)
p. 5
“On the profitability front, EBITDA excluding exceptional income in the previous year grew by 21% year-on-year to INR572 crores with EBITDA margins of 10.3%.”
Sunil Bohra, page 5 of the filed PDF · View the filing
PAT attributable to shareholders: INR296 crores (Q1 FY27)
p. 5
“PAT attributable to shareholders grew 24% to INR296 crores compared to normalized PAT of INR239 crores in Q1 FY26.”
Sunil Bohra, page 5 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Depreciation: INR177 crores (Q1 FY27)
p. 5
“Depreciation increased by INR17 crores to INR177 crores, reflecting the capitalization of new facilities, including our 2-wheel alloy wheel expansion at Supa, our new plant in Indonesia and Phase 1 of our Kharkhoda 4-wheel alloy wheel facility.”
Sunil Bohra, page 5 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Finance costs: INR46 crores (Q1 FY27)
p. 5
“Finance costs remain tightly controlled, rising only INR2 crores to INR46 crores as majority of our expansion program continues to be funded through healthy internal accruals, a reflection of strong cash generation.”
Sunil Bohra, page 5 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Switches segment revenue: INR1,335 crores (Q1 FY27)
p. 6
“Revenue reached INR1,335 crores, up 20% year-on-year, contributing 24% to consolidated group turnover.”
Sunil Bohra, page 6 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Lighting segment revenue: INR1,153 crores (Q1 FY27)
p. 6
“The Lighting System vertical reported revenues of INR1,153 crores, up 14% year-on-year, contributing approximately 21% to consolidated revenues.”
Sunil Bohra, page 6 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Casting segment revenue: INR1,090 crores (Q1 FY27)
p. 6
“Revenue reached INR1,090 crores, up 32% year-on-year, which also includes higher base raw material prices.”
Sunil Bohra, page 6 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Seating segment revenue: INR408 crores (Q1 FY27)
p. 7
“Revenue reached INR408 crores, up 28% year-on-year, contributing approximately 7% to consolidated revenues.”
Sunil Bohra, page 7 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Green mobility segment revenue: INR542 crores (Q1 FY27)
p. 7
“The newly constituted green mobility vertical achieved a robust 78% year-on-year revenue growth in Q1 FY27, reaching INR542 crores and contributing 10% to the company's total consolidated revenues.”
Sunil Bohra, page 7 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Other segment revenue: INR1,029 crores (Q1 FY27)
p. 8
“The vertical reported revenues of INR1,029 crores, registering a robust 21% year-on-year growth and contributing approximately 19% to company's consolidated top line.”
Sunil Bohra, page 8 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Exports from India: approximately INR228 crores (Q1 FY27)
p. 9
“Exports from India stood at approximately INR228 crores during the quarter, as against INR141 crores in the corresponding quarter.”
Sunil Bohra, page 9 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Four-wheeler alloy wheel revenue: INR566 crores (Q1 FY27)
p. 16
“In terms of the alloy wheel four-wheeler revenue is for the quarter is INR566 crores, two-wheeler is INR284 crores and Westport is INR184 crores.”
Sunil Bohra, page 16 of the filed PDF · View the filing
What management said it would do
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EBITDA margin — 11% plus/minus 50 basis points · FY27
stated firmly by Sunil Bohra
p. 5
“We remain confident in our annual EBITDA margin guidance of 11% plus/minus 50 basis points with a bias towards the higher end.”
Sunil Bohra, page 5 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Capex — INR1,750 crores · FY27
stated firmly by Sunil Bohra
p. 11
“In terms of capex plan, it remains the same, what we have shared in the last call of around INR1,750 crores for the current fiscal year.”
Sunil Bohra, page 11 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Seating export orders ramp-up — end of FY28 with full impact in FY29
stated firmly by Sunil Bohra
p. 13
“So the part of the export orders, it's a 2-year cycle. So you will see impact coming in from end of FY28 and the large part will come fully in FY 29.”
Sunil Bohra, page 13 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Sunroof facility ramp-up — FY28, FY29
stated firmly by Sunil Bohra
p. 13
“So the business will start from it, as I said, end of FY27, is somewhere in March, April of FY27 and you will have a ramp-up phase for that year and then realize full sale from '28, '29 onwards.”
Sunil Bohra, page 13 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Export revenue
stated as an aspiration by Sunil Bohra
p. 15
“So our target absolutely is to double and triple the export in terms of absolute numbers.”
Sunil Bohra, page 15 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Bawal two-wheeler alloy wheel plant — approximately 1 million units of annual capacity · H2 FY27
stated firmly by Sunil Bohra
p. 7
“This business will receive significant boost with the commissioning of Bawal plant, where 4 of the plant 6 production lines are expected to go live in H2 FY27, adding approximately 1 million units of annual capacity.”
Sunil Bohra, page 7 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Casting margin — better margin versus company average
stated as an aspiration by Sunil Bohra
p. 15
“And in terms of margin also, they are not margin dilutive. Actually, it's a better margin versus company average because of higher capital cost and to achieve our ROCE targets, obviously, we need to make sure that the margins are there, which can take us to those targets.”
Sunil Bohra, page 15 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Q&A highlights
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Management said the landscape remains highly competitive, they secured one business nomination and are in talks for a second model, and the opportunity is large with high per-vehicle kit value.
Answered by Sunil Bohra
Asked by Chandramouli Muthiah: Details on the seating segment competitive landscape, vehicle segments targeted, and market opportunity size.
p. 10
“In terms of opportunity size, yes, it is very big. And as you all know, the seating as a product has consistently been adding a lot of value.”
Sunil Bohra, page 10 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management said there is currently no holdup and plant construction and customer supplies continue as scheduled.
Answered by Sunil Bohra
Asked by Chandramouli Muthiah: Whether the Inovance JV delay due to Chinese regulations will hold up product SOP.
p. 10
“So, as of now, there is no holdup. In fact, both our plants work is going on.”
Sunil Bohra, page 10 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management said commodity price pass-throughs dilute margin by about 40 basis points and they are offsetting cost increases through automation, efficiency and productivity actions, while still holding annual margin guidance.
Answered by Sunil Bohra
Asked by Raghunandhan NL: How will margin recovery towards 11% happen given commodity and wage inflation, and can the company pass through most of the cost impact?
p. 12
“If these prices remain that impact is going to be there for the rest of the year. But despite that, we are holding on to our mining margin guidance, and we have been able to take a lot of actions in terms of the automation or in terms of efficiencies, in terms of productivity, and we have been able to absorb a large part of the wage increase as well.”
Sunil Bohra, page 12 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management said the seating capex can generate more than 2x revenue potential, with export orders ramping over a 2-year cycle and sunroof business ramping from FY27 into full realization by FY28-29.
Answered by Sunil Bohra
Asked by Mumuksh Mandlesha: Revenue potential from the four-wheeler seating capex and timelines for export and sunroof order ramp-up.
p. 13
“On four-wheel seating business, the INR3.2 billion capex, we can do revenue of more than 2x as we speak.”
Sunil Bohra, page 13 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management said the opportunity could be large domestically, with exports a future possibility, and no major capex is currently required beyond lines and tools.
Answered by Sunil Bohra
Asked by Siddhartha Bera: Size of the opportunity from the new four-wheeler lighting OEM tie-up and whether further investment is needed.
p. 13
“Opportunity can obviously be very big even within India itself. And then if everything goes fine in future, maybe there may be possibility of exports, We are not betting on that as of now.”
Sunil Bohra, page 13 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management said there is currently no restriction on e-Axle imports and they expect better clarity in the coming quarter.
Answered by Sunil Bohra
Asked by Rishi Vora: Current status of e-Axle imports and restrictions related to the China JV.
p. 14
“in terms of any restriction for e-Axle, as of now, there is no restriction, and we don't see possibility of any restriction on import of eAxle as of now.”
Sunil Bohra, page 14 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management said casting margins are better than company average and employee costs will rise in absolute terms with new plants but should not increase as a percentage of revenue.
Answered by Sunil Bohra
Asked by Jyoti Singh: Outlook for casting segment margins and employee cost trends with new capacity.
p. 15
“But as a percentage of revenue, we don't expect it to push it upwards.”
Sunil Bohra, page 15 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Risks flagged
Commodity and gas price inflation creating input cost pressures only partially recovered through pricing during the quarter
p. 5
“First, commodity and gas price inflation created input cost pressures that could only be partially recovered during the quarter through price adjustments.”
Sunil Bohra, page 5 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Mathematical margin dilution from cost pass-throughs without markup
p. 5
“Second, even as the commodity price increases are systematically recovered over time, pass-throughs occur on an absolute cost basis without any markup, resulting in mathematical margin dilution.”
Sunil Bohra, page 5 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Minimum wage increases across manufacturing states raising employee costs
p. 5
“Third, minimum wage across multiple manufacturing states, increasing the employee costs.”
Sunil Bohra, page 5 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Regulatory changes in China tightening technology partnership norms affecting the Inovance JV
p. 8
“There have been recent regulatory changes in China, tightening the norms for such technology partnership.”
Sunil Bohra, page 8 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Associate and JV profitability impacted by commodity pricing pressure not yet recovered
p. 13
“In terms of JV profitability being flat, your point is right. It is actually a commodity impact, which we could not recover in the quarter.”
Sunil Bohra, page 13 of the filed PDF · View the filing
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