Capacit’e Infraprojects begins FY27 with a strong order pipeline but faces short-term execution hurdles, labour shortages, and commodity price inflation, impacting Q1 performance but maintaining positive long-term prospects.
Capacit’e Infraprojects opened FY27 with a stronger order book but a slower-than-hoped start to execution, as management said a series of project-specific delays, labour shortages and commodity cost swings weighed on first-quarter performance. The company reported an order book of ₹13,535 crore and said it continues to see a pipeline of ₹22,000 crore in public-sector work and ₹5,000 crore in private-sector opportunities for the year, giving it confidence that full-year order inflow can reach ₹4,500 crore to ₹5,000 crore.
Revenue rose just 7% year on year in the June quarter, a marked slowdown from earlier growth trends, while EBITDA margin slipped to 15.7% from 17.2%, according to the earnings call summary. Executive chairman Rohit Katyal said the weaker quarter was not a sign of structural strain, but rather the result of delayed mobilisation on projects such as IIT Bombay, CIDCO and MADA, several of which are only now moving into a fuller execution phase. Industry commentary on the call also pointed to a return of momentum in May and June after labour issues in April.
Capacit’e also booked an additional ₹10 crore provision in the quarter because non-ferrous metal prices, especially aluminium and copper, have risen faster than government inflation indices have adjusted. Katyal said the charge is linked to materials that will be bought over the next four quarters and that no further provisioning is expected in the next quarter, with a substantial reversal possible later in the year if inflation indices catch up. The company’s first-quarter order intake came entirely from the private sector, but management expects a more balanced mix in the coming quarters as public-sector awards accelerate.
The balance-sheet story was more encouraging. Gross debt rose to ₹522 crore, but management said the increase reflected a temporary timing shift in payments and should ease over the year. Promoter share pledges have already fallen from 85.5 lakh shares to 50 lakh shares, with a goal of full release by the end of FY27. Working capital is also being watched closely: Capacit’e said net working capital days should fall another 25 to 30 days this year, after a 40-day improvement last year, as it moves towards a net debt-free position.
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