🔍 Observations
Topline
- FY26 revenue grew 2.6% YoY (₹36,424M → ₹37,387M) — modest, indicating demand stabilisation rather than acceleration; Q4FY26 added ₹10,365M vs ₹10,180M in Q4FY25, a 1.8% quarterly comp.
- Sequential Q4 bounce of 13% (₹9,171M → ₹10,365M) signals some seasonality recovery after a soft Q3.
- Revenue growth materially trails cost growth — total expenses rose 7.6% YoY vs revenue’s 2.6%, squeezing every margin line.
Bottomline
- FY26 PAT collapsed 36.2% YoY (₹4,962M → ₹3,167M), driven by cost inflation, a ₹766M net exceptional loss, and a ₹590M forex drag vs near-neutral ₹19M in FY25.
- Excluding exceptionals, PBT fell 22.4% (₹6,279M → ₹4,875M) — underlying operations deteriorated significantly, not just optics.
- Q4FY26 PAT at ₹1,479M vs ₹1,833M in Q4FY25 (-19.3%) confirms the weakness persists into year-end.
Margins
- EBITDA proxy (PBT before exceptionals + D&A + Finance costs): FY26 = ₹4,875 + ₹4,529 + ₹488 = ₹9,892M; FY25 = ₹6,279 + ₹4,326 + ₹531 = ₹11,136M. EBITDA margin: FY26 = 26.5% vs FY25 = 30.6% — a 410 bps contraction.
- Net profit margin: FY26 = 8.5% (₹3,167M ÷ ₹37,387M) vs FY25 = 13.6% (₹4,962M ÷ ₹36,424M) — 510 bps erosion.
- Employee costs surged 12.3% YoY (₹9,839M → ₹11,049M), now representing 29.6% of revenue vs 27.0% in FY25 — the single largest margin headwind.
Growth Trajectory
- Two-year revenue trajectory is nearly flat: FY25 grew off a likely stronger FY24 base; FY26 adds only ₹963M incremental — structural growth slowdown is apparent.
- EPS declined 36.3% YoY (₹12.35 → ₹7.87), compressing shareholder returns sharply and raising questions about near-term re-rating potential.
- Capex is decelerating — PP&E purchases dropped from ₹7,603M (FY25) to ₹3,440M (FY26), suggesting the investment cycle is maturing; growth acceleration from new capacity depends on utilisation ramp.