Venus Pipes & Tubes Ltd — Q1 FY27 earnings call
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The short read
Venus Pipes and Tubes reported record quarterly revenue of Rs 320.5 crore in Q1 FY27, up 16% year-on-year, with EBITDA of Rs 51.5 crore and PAT of Rs 26.4 crore. Domestic revenue grew 31% while exports declined slightly due to geopolitical disruptions, and the order book stood at over Rs 600 crore excluding a Rs 185 crore data center LOI. Management discussed progress on new fittings, seamless and welded capacity, and a planned pipe spooling facility expected to be commissioned by the end of the year.
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Numbers mentioned
Revenue from operations: INR320.5 crores (Q1 FY27)
p. 6
“revenue from operations for Q1 FY27 stood at INR320.5 crores compared to INR276.4 crores in Q1 FY26, registering a 16% year-on-year growth.”
Kunal Bubna, page 6 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Domestic revenue: INR227 crores (Q1 FY27)
p. 5
“During Q1 of FY27, our domestic revenue stood at INR227 crores, registering a robust 31% year-on-year growth.”
Dhruv Patel, page 5 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Export revenue: INR94 crores (Q1 FY27)
p. 5
“Exports remained robust at INR94 crores, contributing nearly 30% of our total revenue, reflecting the strength of our product portfolio and customer relations across global markets.”
Dhruv Patel, page 5 of the filed PDF · View the filing
EBITDA: INR51.5 crores (Q1 FY27)
p. 6
“Coming to EBITDA, EBITDA for the quarter stood at INR51.5 crores compared to INR44.9 crores in Q1 FY26, registering a 14.7% year-on-year growth.”
Kunal Bubna, page 6 of the filed PDF · View the filing
EBITDA margin: 16.1% (Q1 FY27)
p. 6
“EBITDA margin stood at 16.1%, broadly stable compared to 16.2% in the corresponding quarter last year.”
Kunal Bubna, page 6 of the filed PDF · View the filing
PAT: INR26.4 crores (Q1 FY27)
p. 6
“PAT for Q1 FY27 stood at INR26.4 crores compared to INR24.8 crores in Q1 FY26, registering a 6.5% year-on-year growth.”
Kunal Bubna, page 6 of the filed PDF · View the filing
PAT margin: 8.2% (Q1 FY27)
p. 6
“PAT margin for the quarter stood at 8.2%.”
Kunal Bubna, page 6 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Order book: more than INR600 crores (as of Q1 FY27)
p. 5
“Our order book for the quarter also stood strong at more than INR600 crores without considering the LOI of INR185 crores with a strong mix of domestic and export reflecting strong demand for our products.”
Dhruv Patel, page 5 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Net debt: INR325-odd crores (as on June 30)
p. 8
“Around INR100-odd crores, we are targeting new capex and net debt is INR325-odd crores as on June 30.”
Kunal Bubna, page 8 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Welded pipes utilization: around 60% (Q1 FY27)
p. 6
“Yes, the utilization level at welded is something around 60% and for Seamless is around 85%/ 90%.”
Kunal Bubna, page 6 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Seamless pipes revenue growth: 15% year-on-year (Q1 FY27)
p. 6
“Within the core business, Seamless Pipes revenue grew 15% year-on-year, while Welded pipes revenue grew 21% year-on-year during the quarter.”
Kunal Bubna, page 6 of the filed PDF · View the filing
What management said it would do
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Revenue growth — around 20% · FY27
stated firmly by Kunal Bubna
p. 14
“No, no. The revenue growth we are targeting is around 20% for FY27.”
Kunal Bubna, page 14 of the filed PDF · View the filing
EBITDA margin — 18% · coming 2 years
stated as an aspiration by Kunal Bubna
p. 8
“See, the intent is to take it to 18% in coming 2 years to go. But definitely for FY27, it should be less than 17% on an overall basis.”
Kunal Bubna, page 8 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Spooling facility commencement — end of Q3
stated firmly by Arun Kothari
p. 10
“End of this Q3.”
Arun Kothari, page 10 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Spooling contribution to top line — almost 5% in FY27, 10%-15% in FY28 · FY27 and FY28
stated as an aspiration by Arun Kothari
p. 10
“You can say that in FY27, I am expecting almost 5% of the top line. In FY28, I'm expecting top line of almost 10%-15%.”
Arun Kothari, page 10 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Revenue doubling — double the business · by FY29 or FY30
stated as an aspiration by Arun Kothari
p. 10
“Almost right now we are in FY27. Almost I am expecting in next three years by FY29 or FY30 in between, the business will double It can happen even before that.”
Arun Kothari, page 10 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Export share of revenue — more than 30%
stated as an aspiration by Kunal Bubna
p. 15
“See, again, for the export perspective, the intent is to be above 30%.”
Kunal Bubna, page 15 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Fittings contribution to top line — 5% to 7% in FY27, 8% to 10% in FY28 · FY27 and FY28
stated as an aspiration by Kunal Bubna
p. 11
“FY27, we are expecting around 5% to 7% of the total top line and coming year to go, we are expecting around 10% something between 8% to 10%.”
Kunal Bubna, page 11 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Export revenue recovery — Q3 onward
stated conditionally by Kunal Bubna
p. 17
“The intent is to do it in Q2. But again, we all know there are a few geopolitical and container issue in this quarter, Q2 primarily. So might be a few pickups might be there, but definitely Q3 forward, it seems to be more good from the export perspective.”
Kunal Bubna, page 17 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Seamless capacity utilization — more than 80%, 85% · FY27 and FY28
stated as an aspiration by Kunal Bubna
p. 21
“It will definitely be on the side of Seamless, it should be -- we are targeting more than 80%, 85% for both the years and on the side of welded it will be exceeding 60%, 65%.”
Kunal Bubna, page 21 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Margin trajectory to FY28 — around 18% · FY28
stated as an aspiration by Kunal Bubna
p. 20
“Coming 2 years to go, we are targeting of around 18%, which will keep on increasing in each quarter, you can say a bit portion, the intent is that.”
Kunal Bubna, page 20 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Q&A highlights
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Management confirmed welded utilization around 60% and seamless around 85-90%, and reiterated the growth guidance.
Answered by Kunal Bubna
Asked by Shubhi Gupta: What are the current utilization levels and is the 20% growth guidance maintained?
p. 6
“Yes, the utilization level at welded is something around 60% and for Seamless is around 85%/ 90%. And yes, we are maintaining the guidance at similar level.”
Kunal Bubna, page 6 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management said the incremental orders came primarily from power, engineering, chemical, and oil and gas.
Answered by Kunal Bubna
Asked by Sneha Talreja: Which sectors contributed to the INR150 crore increase in order book?
p. 7
“Primarily from power, engineering, chemical, and oil and gas.”
Kunal Bubna, page 7 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management stated net debt of around INR325 crore and planned capex of around INR100-110 crore, mostly for spooling.
Answered by Kunal Bubna
Asked by Dhruv Jain: What is the debt level and planned capex for the year?
p. 8
“See, primarily, the total INR100 crores, INR70 crores will be spooling and few fittings and other machineries. INR15-odd crores will be towards maintenance capex and all towards solar plant.”
Kunal Bubna, page 8 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management attributed it to heavy capex and working capital borrowing, and expects margin and bottom-line improvement as value-added products scale up.
Answered by Arun Kothari
Asked by Bharat Shah: Why does the business remain small in absolute terms despite favorable positioning?
p. 9
“So, hence on the bottom line the effect is less. As i was telling you, as we will go into the more value-added product, so you will be able to see margin towards 16% going to 18%, 19% in 2 - 3 quarter, you will see lot of improvement in that side at the bottom line also.”
Arun Kothari, page 9 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management said the order book growth is a mix of domestic and export, driven by both repeat and some new customers across power, engineering and chemical sectors.
Answered by Kunal Bubna
Asked by Deepak: Where is the new order inflow coming from and is it existing or new customers?
p. 11
“It's a mix, again, both domestic and export. The order inflow has been good from U.S.A. in this order book of INR600 crores odd.”
Kunal Bubna, page 11 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management indicated the spooling facility should generate revenue at least 3 times the capex invested.
Answered by Kunal Bubna
Asked by Nishita: What asset turnover is expected from the spooling capex?
p. 15
“But what we believe this should at least contribute at least 3x of the capex in the form of revenue.”
Kunal Bubna, page 15 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management attributed the decline mainly to geopolitical factors, not the EU quota reduction.
Answered by Arun Kothari
Asked by Nikhil Chowdhary: Is the export revenue decline due to the EU safeguard quota reduction or geopolitical factors?
p. 18
“This is mainly due to geopolitical only. The quota has been reduced by 25% only for the Europe.”
Arun Kothari, page 18 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Risks flagged
Geopolitical tensions and supply chain disruption affecting export markets
p. 5
“However, the prevailing geopolitical tensions have created some uncertainty in the export environment.”
Dhruv Patel, page 5 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Export sales declined due to geopolitical disruption
p. 6
“Export sales stood at INR94 crores compared to INR103 crores in Q1 FY26. Exports were impacted by disruption arising from geopolitical situation.”
Kunal Bubna, page 6 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Customer approval processes for new fittings and value-added products taking time
p. 4
“As with any new product category, customer approval and certifications are an important part of the process, and we are working closely with customers across industries to complete these requirements.”
Dhruv Patel, page 4 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Geopolitical and container issues affecting near-term export recovery
p. 17
“But again, we all know there are a few geopolitical and container issue in this quarter, Q2 primarily.”
Kunal Bubna, page 17 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Recovery in export markets dependent on easing geopolitical situation
p. 14
“No. See, it all depends. You also need the geopolitical situation will also improve that should help the company to grow.”
Kunal Bubna, page 14 of the filed PDF · View the filing
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