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Q2 FY27 earnings call · Guided by management
Call held 6 Nov 2026 · Read the filing on NSEFiling
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Results Q2 FY27, as filed · consolidated · ₹ Cr
| Q2 FY27 | Q2 FY26 | YoY | Q1 FY27 | QoQ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 7,330 | 5,523 | +32.7% | 6,215 | +17.9% |
| EBITDA | 734 | 544 | +34.8% | 548 | +33.9% |
| EBITDA margin | 10.0% | 9.9% | +15 bps | 8.8% | +119 bps |
| PBTProfit before tax | 643 | 459 | +40.1% | 461 | +39.5% |
| Net profit | 249 | 187 | +33.4% | 169 | +47.8% |
| EPS (₹) | 12.86 | 9.64 | +33.4% | 8.70 | +47.8% |
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
TICMPL: TICMPL truck business targeted at EBITDA breakeven in Q4 this year; two more in Q4 next year
Jalaj Gupta · Managing Director · p. 5
TICMPL: TICMPL truck business targeted at EBITDA breakeven in Q4 this year; two more in Q4 next year
“We are definitely targeting at least one business, which is our truck business, to be an EBITDA breakeven in Q4 this year and two businesses, to be, EBITDA break even, maybe in Q4 of next financial year and that is the roadmap.”
Consolidated revenue and profit growth expected at higher double digits
Mukesh Ahuja · Managing Director · p. 6
Consolidated revenue and profit growth expected at higher double digits
“We will be able to, let us say, at a consol level, to do double digit, higher double digit growth, and, on the revenue, as well as, top and bottom line, both.”
TICMPL: TICMPL revenue target aspiration retained; target not only for M&HCV business
Jalaj Gupta · Managing Director · Q&A · p. 10
TICMPL: TICMPL revenue target aspiration retained; target not only for M&HCV business
“So, the aspiration of that target still remains? We are not giving up on that particular target, and that target is not only for the M&HCV business.”
TICMPL: TICMPL targets market leadership or top three in all four businesses; trucks at 26% share
Jalaj Gupta · Managing Director · p. 12
TICMPL: TICMPL targets market leadership or top three in all four businesses; trucks at 26% share
“So, in a market, let us say, for a truck business, which is today competed by some 11 to 12 players, we are already sitting at 26% market share, but we are targeting a market leadership, or at least to be in the top three across all the four businesses.”
TI Medical: Medical business margin expected in higher double digit teens
Mukesh Ahuja · Managing Director · Q&A · p. 17
TI Medical: Medical business margin expected in higher double digit teens
“So, like, it will take some time to stabilize, but maybe let us say our perspective in the medical business will be higher double digit teen numbers, that will be the profitability level for the business.”
In short
- 01Standalone Q2 revenue was Rs 2,710 crore against Rs 2,119 crore; PBT Rs 253 crore against Rs 250 crore.
- 02Consolidated Q2 revenue was Rs 7,330 crore against Rs 5,523 crore.
- 03About 15% of standalone growth was volume; the rest came from raw material price increases.
- 04Management expects to recover commodity cost increases fully in the next one or two quarters.
- 05TICMPL targets EBITDA breakeven in trucks in Q4 this year and in two more businesses in Q4 next year.
- 06TICMPL Q2 revenue was Rs 476 crore; it holds about Rs 350 crore cash, enough for this year.
- 07TI targets free cash flow of about 85% of PAT.
- 08Exports are about 15% of revenue; the earlier aim of 20% did not happen.
Capex
TI Medical: Further investment in medical devices facility depends on progress
Mukesh Ahuja · Managing Director · p. 7
TI Medical: Further investment in medical devices facility depends on progress
“Then it is a question of, first bringing the capacity utilization for the current facility, what we enjoyed, and based on the progress, we will be further investing in that facility because the opportunity is very large for that company.”
New core products may need higher capex, causing deviation from 85% FCF/PAT
Mukesh Ahuja · Managing Director · p. 18
New core products may need higher capex, causing deviation from 85% FCF/PAT
“If those materializes core business may also call for a little higher capex, which will not be counting, maybe let us 85% of PAT.”
Capacity
CDMO: CDMO semi-commercial plant commissioned; quantities supplied to customer
Govindarajan · p. 16
CDMO: CDMO semi-commercial plant commissioned; quantities supplied to customer
“The semi-commercial plant has been already commissioned, and we have even supplied quantities to customer.”
CDMO: CDMO clean room commissioned; use to begin in three to four weeks
Govindarajan · p. 16
CDMO: CDMO clean room commissioned; use to begin in three to four weeks
“So, the clean room has also been commissioned, and right now, the validation batches in the intermediate block is nearing completion, then it will move into the clean room in the next three to four weeks.”
Order book
Trucks: Q2 truck volume came from multiple orders, not one deal
Jalaj Gupta · Managing Director · p. 13
Trucks: Q2 truck volume came from multiple orders, not one deal
“Okay, Salil, the Q2 volume is not because of one particular order. There were multiple deals that, we are into, and it is contributed by multiple orders.”
Segments
Engineering: Engineering Q2 revenue Rs 1,828 crore against Rs 1,382 crore
Mukesh Ahuja · Managing Director · p. 3
Engineering: Engineering Q2 revenue Rs 1,828 crore against Rs 1,382 crore
“Engineering division, the revenue for the quarter was Rs.1,828 Crores, compared to Rs.1,382 Crores in the corresponding quarter of the previous year.”
Engineering: Engineering Q2 profit before interest and tax Rs 171 crore against Rs 164 crore
Mukesh Ahuja · Managing Director · p. 3
Engineering: Engineering Q2 profit before interest and tax Rs 171 crore against Rs 164 crore
“Profit before interest and Tax for the quarter was Rs.171 Crores against Rs.164 Crores in the corresponding quarter of the previous year.”
Metal formed products: Metal formed products Q2 revenue Rs 473 crore against Rs 408 crore
Mukesh Ahuja · Managing Director · p. 3
Metal formed products: Metal formed products Q2 revenue Rs 473 crore against Rs 408 crore
“Metal formed product revenue for the quarter was Rs.473 Crores, compared with Rs.408 Crores in the corresponding quarter of the previous year.”
Metal formed products: Metal formed products Q2 profit before interest and tax Rs 49 crore against Rs 44 crore
Mukesh Ahuja · Managing Director · p. 3
Metal formed products: Metal formed products Q2 profit before interest and tax Rs 49 crore against Rs 44 crore
“Profit before interest and Tax for the quarter was Rs.49 Crores against Rs.44 Crores in the corresponding quarter of the previous year.”
Mobility: Mobility Q2 revenue Rs 247 crore against Rs 194 crore
Mukesh Ahuja · Managing Director · p. 3
Mobility: Mobility Q2 revenue Rs 247 crore against Rs 194 crore
“Mobility revenue for the quarter was Rs.247 Crores, compared with Rs.194 Crores in the corresponding quarter of the previous year.”
Demand
About 15% volume growth at TI level; rest from raw material price increases
Mukesh Ahuja · Managing Director · Q&A · p. 4
About 15% volume growth at TI level; rest from raw material price increases
“So, at a TI level, approximately, you can consider about 15% there is a volume growth, and rest is coming on account of the raw material price increases.”
Three wheelers: Electric three-wheeler penetration upwards of 50% in Q2
Jalaj Gupta · Managing Director · p. 8
Three wheelers: Electric three-wheeler penetration upwards of 50% in Q2
“Three wheelers already, the penetration is upwards of 50% in Q2.”
Big trucks: Electric big truck industry H1 volumes almost 170% of last full year
Jalaj Gupta · Managing Director · p. 8
Big trucks: Electric big truck industry H1 volumes almost 170% of last full year
“In H1, the industry was almost 170% of the last full financial year.”
Exports: Management says a lot of headroom is available in exports
Mukesh Ahuja · Managing Director · p. 19
Exports: Management says a lot of headroom is available in exports
“If it works, surely there is headroom available. A lot of headroom is available on the export market.”
Small commercial vehicles: Electric SCV industry H1 volumes about equal to last full year
Jalaj Gupta · Managing Director · p. 8
Small commercial vehicles: Electric SCV industry H1 volumes about equal to last full year
“Likewise, in case of small commercial vehicles, it was almost the same, H1 volumes of the industry were the same as the last full financial year industry volume.”
Margins and costs
Engineering and Metal formed products: Commodity cost increases expected to be fully recovered in next one or two quarters
Mukesh Ahuja · Managing Director · Q&A · p. 4
Engineering and Metal formed products: Commodity cost increases expected to be fully recovered in next one or two quarters
“So that process is on and maybe, let us say, as of now, we are confident we will be able to recover fully, in the next one or two quarters.”
TICMPL: TICMPL profit hit by cell prices, weak rupee and commodity costs
Jalaj Gupta · Managing Director · p. 14
TICMPL: TICMPL profit hit by cell prices, weak rupee and commodity costs
“So these three things have led to higher BOM cost increase across all the businesses, which is what has impacted the profitability for the four businesses.”
TICMPL: TICMPL considering price corrections and better realization deal by deal
Jalaj Gupta · Managing Director · p. 14
TICMPL: TICMPL considering price corrections and better realization deal by deal
“we may be taking some better realization in form of price correction, or improving our realization deal by deal in some of the businesses.”
TICMPL: TICMPL intensifying BOM cost reduction across all businesses
Jalaj Gupta · Managing Director · p. 15
TICMPL: TICMPL intensifying BOM cost reduction across all businesses
“Number two, and the second thing is, we have further intensified our efforts towards the BOM cost reduction across all the businesses.”
Standalone profitability expected back to earlier levels after recovery
Mukesh Ahuja · Managing Director · Q&A · p. 16
Standalone profitability expected back to earlier levels after recovery
“So, Anupam, it is like that, once the entire recovery happens, so one or two quarters prior, ultimately we will be back to whatever profitability level we were maintaining it earlier, so that is how it will look like for a medium term perspective.”
Debt and working capital
Fund raising
TICMPL: TICMPL cash sufficient for current year; next year's need to be updated by about Q4
AN Meyyappan · Q&A · p. 5
TICMPL: TICMPL cash sufficient for current year; next year's need to be updated by about Q4
“See for current financial year, it is sufficient. There is no need for them to raise any funds and next year we have to just wait and see. We will get back to you by Q4 or so.”
TICMPL: Rs 250 crore TICMPL CCPS infusion came only from TI
Mukesh Ahuja · Managing Director · p. 12
TICMPL: Rs 250 crore TICMPL CCPS infusion came only from TI
“This entire Rs.250 Crores CCPS, what we have put it is, it has gone from TI only.”
TICMPL: External investors put Rs 2,250 crore in TICMPL earlier, nothing since
AN Meyyappan · p. 13
TICMPL: External investors put Rs 2,250 crore in TICMPL earlier, nothing since
“Earlier, they invested Rs.2,250 Crores of investments in TICMPL and post that they have not invested any money.”
TICMPL: CCPS term change has no accounting impact and no change in investor return
AN Meyyappan · p. 15
TICMPL: CCPS term change has no accounting impact and no change in investor return
“No, no change in the accounting impact, whatever we are considering in the March, the same thing continues here also, and there will not be any change in the return, whatever the investors are going to get.”
Acquisitions and new business
About Rs 250 crore invested in TICMPL and Rs 78 crore in Shanthi Gears
AN Meyyappan · Q&A · p. 4
About Rs 250 crore invested in TICMPL and Rs 78 crore in Shanthi Gears
“Yeah, TICMPL is around, Rs.250 Crores, and, Rs.78 Crores, we have invested in Shanthi Gears.”
TICMPL: TI says it is fully funded and committed to TICMPL
Mukesh Ahuja · Managing Director · p. 5
TICMPL: TI says it is fully funded and committed to TICMPL
“As of now, let us say TI is fully funded and committed to TICMPL, but any things are there can be discussed offline.”
TI Medical: Plastic medical devices team expected in place by end of Q3
Mukesh Ahuja · Managing Director · p. 7
TI Medical: Plastic medical devices team expected in place by end of Q3
“We are hopeful by end of current quarter, which is Q3, the team will be in place.”
CDMO: CDMO regulatory approvals to start, may take about a year
Mukesh Ahuja · Managing Director · p. 8
CDMO: CDMO regulatory approvals to start, may take about a year
“now we are going to start the approvals for the regulatory process, which may take about a year from now”
Trucks: Higher battery capacity truck under development; no timeline given
Jalaj Gupta · Managing Director · p. 10
Trucks: Higher battery capacity truck under development; no timeline given
“Cannot give you the exact timelines, but we are in the process of developing a higher battery truck on our existing products.”
One-offs
TI Medical: Medical margin carries about Rs 4 crore quarterly fair valuation charge
AN Meyyappan · Q&A · p. 11
TI Medical: Medical margin carries about Rs 4 crore quarterly fair valuation charge
“Actually, you have to consider, Rs.4 Crores of whatever, this, fair valuation whatever we are doing on a quarterly basis, we are just doing apart from whatever the business is doing, that thing you want to consider.”
TICMPL: TICMPL stakes depend on valuation at time of exit
AN Meyyappan · Q&A · p. 15
TICMPL: TICMPL stakes depend on valuation at time of exit
“Yes, you are absolutely rightly right, it depends upon the valuation which you are going to get at the time of exit.”
Risks
Trucks: Chinese heavy truck entrant seen as competition, not a risk
Jalaj Gupta · Managing Director · Q&A · p. 14
Trucks: Chinese heavy truck entrant seen as competition, not a risk
“So, it is not a risk, it is a competition, which I think, in a way is good for the end customer, because the way I see it is not more number of players.”
Exports: Export growth tied to geopolitical stabilisation; customers have not left
Mukesh Ahuja · Managing Director · p. 18
Exports: Export growth tied to geopolitical stabilisation; customers have not left
“We have not seen, maybe, irrespective of the situation, the customers walking it out.”
Other
Standalone Q2 revenue Rs 2,710 crore against Rs 2,119 crore a year earlier
Mukesh Ahuja · Managing Director · p. 3
Standalone Q2 revenue Rs 2,710 crore against Rs 2,119 crore a year earlier
“Standalone results for the quarter, revenue for Q2 was at Rs.2710 Crores, against Rs.2119 Crores in the same period previous year.”
Standalone Q2 PBT Rs 253 crore against Rs 250 crore
Mukesh Ahuja · Managing Director · p. 3
Standalone Q2 PBT Rs 253 crore against Rs 250 crore
“PBT was at Rs.253 Crores against Rs.250 Crores in the same period of previous year.”
ROIC 44% for the quarter, same as a year earlier
Mukesh Ahuja · Managing Director · p. 3
ROIC 44% for the quarter, same as a year earlier
“ROIC stood at 44% for the quarter, ended September 30, 2026, which is the same as the previous year same quarter.”
Consolidated Q2 revenue Rs 7,330 crore against Rs 5,523 crore
Mukesh Ahuja · Managing Director · p. 3
Consolidated Q2 revenue Rs 7,330 crore against Rs 5,523 crore
“At a consol level, TI's consolidated revenue for the quarter was Rs.7,330 Crores against Rs.5,523 Crores in the corresponding quarter of the previous year.”
Consolidated Q2 profit before associates, exceptional items and tax Rs 643 crore vs Rs 459 crore
Mukesh Ahuja · Managing Director · p. 3
Consolidated Q2 profit before associates, exceptional items and tax Rs 643 crore vs Rs 459 crore
“The profit (before share of profit of an associate and joint venture, exceptional items and tax) for the quarter was Rs.643 Crores against Rs.459 Crores in the corresponding quarter of the previous year.”
Sources
- Earnings call transcript, Q2 FY27 Filed 11 Nov 2026 · 19 pages
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