IT · NSE: NETWEB
Netweb Technologies India
Q2 FY27 earnings call · Guided by management
Call held 26 Oct 2026 · Read the filing on NSEFiling
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Results Q2 FY27, as filed · standalone · ₹ Cr
| Q2 FY27 | Q2 FY26 | YoY | Q1 FY27 | QoQ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 1,323 | 304 | +335.7% | 820 | +61.4% |
| EBITDA | 197 | 45 | +334.0% | 121 | +63.7% |
| EBITDA margin | 14.9% | 15.0% | -6 bps | 14.7% | +21 bps |
| PBTProfit before tax | 183 | 42 | +334.6% | 114 | +60.0% |
| Net profit | 137 | 31 | +334.8% | 85 | +60.2% |
| EPS (₹) | 23.54 | 5.55 | +324.1% | 14.98 | +57.1% |
From the company's own results filing on NSE. Net profit is the owners' share. Growth and the dotted lines are worked out from the filed figures.
Guidance
NSM 2.0: Targeting more than half of NSM 2.0, a 5-year program
Sanjay Lodha · Chairman and Managing Director · p. 14
NSM 2.0: Targeting more than half of NSM 2.0, a 5-year program
“Actually, NSM 2.0 is basically since we are definitely targeting a good percentage, actually, more than half of it we should be targeting actually, but it will not come as in one go because basically, that's a 5-year program.”
Growth guidance stands; no comment on whether it is conservative
Sanjeev Sancheti · Head · p. 13
Growth guidance stands; no comment on whether it is conservative
“I cannot give a guidance on the guidance. My guidance stands where it is.”
More figures from the call
“definitely, we are very confident to maintaining that growth for at least next 2 to 3 years, actually.”
“We believe these structural drivers will support a sustained growth cycle and high-end computing space. Our active pipeline of approximately INR11,152 crores represent the total”
“The conversion happens gradually, but the strike rate is 60%, and we are sitting on the pipeline of more than INR10,000 crores.”
“And this is definitely not going to stop at 10,000. They are going to demand more because this is the kind of requirement that -- this is on behalf of India AI, by the way.”
“And basically -- and today, what I'm suggesting that we'll be doing around INR4,000 crores -- so basically that's 10x actually and we have always constantly kept our growth numbers around 30% to 40% CAGR kind of growth, which I promised year-on-year.”
In short
- 01Management is targeting FY27 revenue of Rs 4,000 crore.
- 02Management plans 30-40% CAGR growth for the next few years and says the guidance stands.
- 03Q2 FY27 revenue grew 335.7% year-on-year to Rs 1,323 crore; PAT rose 334.8% to Rs 137 crore.
- 04Order book was Rs 2,629 crore at 30 September 2026, plus Rs 653 crore of L1 positions.
- 05Pipeline is about Rs 11,152 crore, with a stated strike rate of 60%.
- 06EBITDA margin framework of 13-14%; H1 was slightly above, not to be quoted for the full year.
- 07Cash conversion cycle expected between 90 and 110 days; it was 94 days in September.
- 08Board approved a wholly owned R&D subsidiary in Taiwan; Vera Rubin systems to be offered by January.
Order book
Order book Rs 2,629 crore at 30 September 2026, plus Rs 653 crore L1 position
Sanjay Lodha · Chairman and Managing Director · p. 4
Order book Rs 2,629 crore at 30 September 2026, plus Rs 653 crore L1 position
“As on September 30, 2026, our order book stood at INR2,629 crores with an additional L1 position of INR653 crores, providing strong revenue visibility for the coming quarters.”
Order book rose from Rs 2,500 crore to Rs 2,600 crore; about Rs 3,100-3,200 crore with L1
Sanjay Lodha · Chairman and Managing Director · p. 9
Order book rose from Rs 2,500 crore to Rs 2,600 crore; about Rs 3,100-3,200 crore with L1
“It was INR2,500 crores last quarter. It is INR2,600 crores. If you add the -- basically the L1, it would be around INR3,100 crores, INR3,200 crores approximately, which is a substantially large order book.”
AI: AI order size ranges from Rs 5 crore to about Rs 1,000 crore
Sanjay Lodha · Chairman and Managing Director · p. 11
AI: AI order size ranges from Rs 5 crore to about Rs 1,000 crore
“It can lie from somewhere between INR5 crores to basically maybe INR1,000 crores actually.”
Standard order execution timeline is 10 to 16 weeks
Sanjay Lodha · Chairman and Managing Director · p. 13
Standard order execution timeline is 10 to 16 weeks
“Basically, it depends -- it is 10 to 16 weeks.”
NSM 2.0: Management agrees with analyst that NSM orders may start early next year
Sanjay Lodha · Chairman and Managing Director · Q&A · p. 9
NSM 2.0: Management agrees with analyst that NSM orders may start early next year
“Yes, you are right.”
Segments
AI systems: AI systems revenue Rs 773 crore, 58.4% of revenue, up 1,068.1% year-on-year
Sanjay Lodha · Chairman and Managing Director · p. 3
AI systems: AI systems revenue Rs 773 crore, 58.4% of revenue, up 1,068.1% year-on-year
“AI systems remained our primary growth driver, contributing INR773 crores or 58.4% of revenue from operations, registering a growth of 1,068.1% year-on-year.”
Banking and BFSI: Management agrees BFSI could become a significant growth driver
Navin Lodha · Whole · Q&A · p. 16
Banking and BFSI: Management agrees BFSI could become a significant growth driver
“Very good observation, sir, your observation is absolutely correct.”
HPC and private cloud: HPC revenue Rs 248 crore and private cloud revenue Rs 245 crore in Q2
Sanjay Lodha · Chairman and Managing Director · p. 3
HPC and private cloud: HPC revenue Rs 248 crore and private cloud revenue Rs 245 crore in Q2
“HPC and private cloud also delivered robust performance, contributing INR248 crores and INR245 crores, respectively, highlighting the strength of our diversified growth portfolio.”
Demand
449 new customers added in H1
Ankit Kumar Singhal · Chief Financial Officer · p. 7
449 new customers added in H1
“So if you see, we had been adding our new customers. We added 449 new customers in this H1.”
Top 5 and top 10 customers drawn from a changing pool of 25-30
Ankit Kumar Singhal · Chief Financial Officer · p. 7
Top 5 and top 10 customers drawn from a changing pool of 25-30
“And even these top 10 and top 5 customers is not -- these are not a static customers. There is a pool of 25, 30 customers, which keeps on changing.”
AI: AI demand no longer mainly government; enterprise demand also very heavy
Sanjay Lodha · Chairman and Managing Director · p. 11
AI: AI demand no longer mainly government; enterprise demand also very heavy
“And basically, it's no more primarily AI is a government play. The private demand is also -- enterprise demand is also very heavy.”
Enterprise share of pipeline may exceed government now
Sanjay Lodha · Chairman and Managing Director · p. 14
Enterprise share of pipeline may exceed government now
“And definitely, if you ask me in today's order pipeline, I can only tell you that maybe enterprise will be more than the government at this point of time.”
India AI: India AI RFP expected to add to pipeline
Hirdey Vikram · Chief Sales and Marketing Officer · p. 16
India AI: India AI RFP expected to add to pipeline
“And this is definitely going to result into more pipeline addition for us.”
Margins and costs
Gross margin depends on deal mix and cannot be judged quarter-on-quarter
Ankit Kumar Singhal · Chief Financial Officer · p. 8
Gross margin depends on deal mix and cannot be judged quarter-on-quarter
“So gross margin becomes a game of different deal mix, which cannot be judged on a quarter-on-quarter basis.”
Large deals give overhead leverage; operating EBITDA margin around 14%
Ankit Kumar Singhal · Chief Financial Officer · p. 8
Large deals give overhead leverage; operating EBITDA margin around 14%
“So there is obviously a leverage which comes in when we do large deals. And that's why the company has showcased operating EBITDA margins to remain around 14%.”
Company guides on EBITDA and says it is in line
Sanjeev Sancheti · Head · p. 8
Company guides on EBITDA and says it is in line
“And I think we will do -- we guide on EBITDA, so we still well in line on EBITDA.”
Headcount up by 120-plus employees year-on-year
Mukul Kedia · Chief Strategy Officer · p. 17
Headcount up by 120-plus employees year-on-year
“If you see, we have grown by 120 plus employee strength as compared to last year's quarter headcount.”
No significant ESOP cost as pre-IPO tranche fully vested last year
Mukul Kedia · Chief Strategy Officer · p. 17
No significant ESOP cost as pre-IPO tranche fully vested last year
“there was not significant ESOP cost because the tranche which we had given at the time of -- before the IPO, they got vested fully last year itself.”
Debt and working capital
Zero net debt with net cash of Rs 14 crore; about Rs 403 crore QIP money unused
Ankit Kumar Singhal · Chief Financial Officer · p. 6
Zero net debt with net cash of Rs 14 crore; about Rs 403 crore QIP money unused
“We achieved a zero net debt position during the quarter with net cash position of INR14 crores as of September 2026. In addition, the company had approximately INR403 crores unutilized from the QIP proceeds.”
Cash conversion cycle 94 days; receivable days 62, inventory days 117
Ankit Kumar Singhal · Chief Financial Officer · p. 6
Cash conversion cycle 94 days; receivable days 62, inventory days 117
“Our cash conversion cycle stood at 94 days with receivable days improving to 62 days, while inventory days stood at 117 days.”
Higher inventory is intentional, to execute Rs 2,629 crore order book
Ankit Kumar Singhal · Chief Financial Officer · p. 6
Higher inventory is intentional, to execute Rs 2,629 crore order book
“The relatively higher inventory levels are intentional and reflect our preparation for executing the order book of approximately INR2,629 crores as of September '26.”
Cash conversion cycle was 84 days last year; rose due to inventory build for order book
Ankit Kumar Singhal · Chief Financial Officer · p. 10
Cash conversion cycle was 84 days last year; rose due to inventory build for order book
“So yes, if you talk about last year, it was 84 days, the cash conversion cycle. It has gone up because in this year, we had been doing the efforts on the inventory days, considering the large order book we have in hand.”
Inventory is held to support the order book and will be churned
Ankit Kumar Singhal · Chief Financial Officer · Q&A · p. 8
Inventory is held to support the order book and will be churned
“Yes, yes. So this inventory actually is to support the order book only. And yes, there will be churning from this inventory definitely.”
Fund raising
Raised Rs 1,200 crore in first capital raise since July 2023 listing
Sanjay Lodha · Chairman and Managing Director · p. 4
Raised Rs 1,200 crore in first capital raise since July 2023 listing
“The quarter also marked a significant milestone in our journey, where we successfully raised INR1,200 crores through our first capital raise since listing in July 2023.”
Rs 767 crore of QIP proceeds used as of September 2026
Ankit Kumar Singhal · Chief Financial Officer · p. 6
Rs 767 crore of QIP proceeds used as of September 2026
“Coming to the utilization of QIP proceeds, we had utilized INR767 crores of the proceeds as of September 2026.”
Acquisitions and new business
Board approved a wholly owned subsidiary in Taiwan for R&D
Sanjay Lodha · Chairman and Managing Director · p. 5
Board approved a wholly owned subsidiary in Taiwan for R&D
“Further strengthening our focus on technology development, our Board has also approved the establishment of a wholly owned subsidiary of Netweb in Taiwan for advancing our R&D efforts.”
Taiwan unit aims to hire hardware staff locally, as such hiring in India is hard
Sanjay Lodha · Chairman and Managing Director · p. 7
Taiwan unit aims to hire hardware staff locally, as such hiring in India is hard
“So getting resources sometimes in India becomes a challenge actually on the hardware side of it. So that's the reason the primary purpose is to have more -- to hire more manpower so that basically they can be available locally in Taiwan.”
Vera Rubin product planned to be offered to customers by January
Hirdey Vikram · Chief Sales and Marketing Officer · p. 8
Vera Rubin product planned to be offered to customers by January
“So we will be planning to basically start offering this product to be sold to the customers by January. So we'll see if we can pull in the timelines.”
Quantum computing: R&D started on quantum simulators and emulators
Sanjay Lodha · Chairman and Managing Director · p. 5
Quantum computing: R&D started on quantum simulators and emulators
“In quantum computing, we have commenced R&D on quantum simulators and emulators and are engaging with institutions hubs and start-ups across ecosystem.”
First Vera Rubin system to be set up at company facility soon; design work started
Hirdey Vikram · Chief Sales and Marketing Officer · p. 8
First Vera Rubin system to be set up at company facility soon; design work started
“And as a result of it, very soon, we'll be having first Vera Rubin system set up in the country very soon at our facility.”
Risks
Memory prices up 200% or more, but demand not affected
Sanjay Lodha · Chairman and Managing Director · p. 13
Memory prices up 200% or more, but demand not affected
“the memory prices have gone up by 200% or maybe even more than that. But do you think that has impacted the demand? That has not impacted the demand.”
AI: Management sees no fundamental issues with AI demand
Sanjay Lodha · Chairman and Managing Director · p. 19
AI: Management sees no fundamental issues with AI demand
“I personally don't feel there are any fundamental issues with the AI demand or something.”
Cost of capital may rise with demand, but management says it will not deter demand
Sanjay Lodha · Chairman and Managing Director · p. 13
Cost of capital may rise with demand, but management says it will not deter demand
“But my personal view is that there definitely cost of capital and all those things basically can really will go up because the demand will go up, but that will not deter the demand.”
Other
Q2 FY27 revenue from operations grew 335.7% year-on-year to Rs 1,323 crore
Sanjay Lodha · Chairman and Managing Director · p. 3
Q2 FY27 revenue from operations grew 335.7% year-on-year to Rs 1,323 crore
“In Q2 financial year '27, revenue from operations grew at a rate of 335.7% year-on-year to INR1,323 crores.”
Q2 EBITDA up 334% to Rs 197 crore (14.9% margin); PAT up 334.8% to Rs 137 crore
Sanjay Lodha · Chairman and Managing Director · p. 3
Q2 EBITDA up 334% to Rs 197 crore (14.9% margin); PAT up 334.8% to Rs 137 crore
“Operating EBITDA increased 334% year-on-year to INR197 crores with a margin of 14.9%, whereas PAT rose 334.8% year-on-year to INR137 crores, translating into a margin of 10.2%.”
Q2 revenue up 61.4% quarter-on-quarter
Ankit Kumar Singhal · Chief Financial Officer · p. 5
Q2 revenue up 61.4% quarter-on-quarter
“Revenue from operations for Q2 FY27 stood at INR1,323 crores, registering a year-on-year growth of 335.7% and a quarter-on-quarter growth of 61.4%”
H1 FY27 PAT of Rs 222 crore exceeds full-year FY26 PAT of Rs 206 crore
Sanjay Lodha · Chairman and Managing Director · p. 3
H1 FY27 PAT of Rs 222 crore exceeds full-year FY26 PAT of Rs 206 crore
“H1 financial year '27 PAT reached INR222 crores, surpassing our full year financial year '26 PAT of INR206 crores in just 6 months.”
ROE at 31.4% and ROCE at 38.6%, reflecting QIP proceeds in capital base
Ankit Kumar Singhal · Chief Financial Officer · p. 6
ROE at 31.4% and ROCE at 38.6%, reflecting QIP proceeds in capital base
“Our return on equity and return on capital employed stood at 31.4% and 38.6%, respectively. These ratios reflect the impact of QIP proceeds on our capital base.”
Sources
- Earnings call transcript, Q2 FY27 Filed 29 Oct 2026 · 19 pages
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