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SOLARINDS – Solar Industries India – Q4 FY26 Earnings Call – 15-May-26

Solar Industries’topline growth is defense/international-led, margins hinge on commodity pass-through and mix, and bottomline resilience depends on subsidiary execution and working capital normalization.

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Also see: SOLARINDS – Solar Industries India – Q4 FY26 Financial Results – 15-May-26

3-Scenario Framework

📊 Base Case (50% Probability)

Defense hits INR4,500 crores, international grows 25%, and domestic recovers modestly. Commodity lag pressures Q1 margins, but full-year EBITDA holds at 27–28%. Revenue: INR14,000 crores, EPS growth: 10–12%.

SOLARINDS – Solar Industries India – Q4 FY26 Financial Results – 15-May-26

Solar Industries’ FY26 delivered +27.8% revenue, +34.8% PAT, and >24% margins via explosives and defence orders. Risks: ₹1,300 Cr WC absorption collapsed OCF to ₹621 Cr despite record profits. Peak ₹1,739 Cr capex signals demand confidence; FY27 re‑rating hinges on OCF recovery and FCF inflection.

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🔍 Observations

Topline

Revenue from operations surged 27.8% YoY (₹7,540 Cr → ₹9,638 Cr), sustaining the company’s multi-year high-growth arc in explosives and defence.
Q4FY26 revenue hit ₹3,053 Cr — up 40.9% YoY and 19.8% QoQ — signalling strong Q4 seasonality and order execution acceleration.
Q4 is disproportionately heavy; Q4FY26 alone contributed ~32% of full-year revenue, consistent with prior-year patterns.

Bottomline

Net profit grew 34.8% YoY (₹1,288 Cr → ₹1,737 Cr); Basic EPS expanded from ₹133.65 to ₹185.39 — a clean 38.7% jump.
Q4FY26 PAT of ₹856 Cr surged 147% YoY (₹346 Cr Q4FY25) — an outlier quarter; partly driven by tax line movements (note negative deferred tax of ₹0.76 Cr vs. ₹20.52 Cr in Q4FY25).
Profit growth is outpacing revenue growth, indicating operating leverage is kicking in.

Margins

Full-year operating margin improved modestly: 23.67% → 24.10% (+43 bps YoY). Net profit margin: 17.08% → 17.65% (+57 bps).
Q4FY26 operating margin at 24.76% held steady despite a sharp jump in material costs (₹940 Cr → ₹1,435 Cr QoQ), reflecting pricing power and product mix.
Employee costs grew only 5.6% YoY on a full-year basis (₹800 Cr → ₹845 Cr) against 27.8% revenue growth — strong cost leverage on the fixed-cost base.

Growth Trajectory

Revenue CAGR implied over two years is substantial; FY26 at ₹9,638 Cr vs FY25 at ₹7,540 Cr vs FY24 (not provided) — but the sequential step-up is large and consistent.
Depreciation jumped 38.1% YoY (₹182 Cr → ₹251 Cr), reflecting capacity commissioning — growth capex is translating into productive assets.
Net worth grew 42.2% YoY (₹4,413 Cr → ₹6,277 Cr), driven by retained earnings — balance sheet self-funds growth meaningfully.

SOLARINDS – Q3 FY26 Earnings Call – 4-Feb-26

SOLARINDS’ transcript findings imply 15–20% topline CAGR (defence/international-led), 27–29% EBITDA margins (structural mix shift), and 25%+ EPS growth if execution risks (Pinaka, Africa) are mitigated, but cyclical commodity exposure and geopolitical dependencies introduce 10–15% downside volatility.

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3-Scenario Framework

📊 Base Case (50% Probability)

Pinaka and 155 mm shell revenues materialize in Q4, hitting ₹3,000 crore defence guidance. International revenue grows 20% YoY on African/Southeast Asian demand, offsetting domestic mining weakness. EBITDA margins stabilize at 27%, and CAPEX aligns with ₹2,500 crore guidance. Implication: 15% topline growth, 25% EPS growth, and 27% EBITDA margins sustained.