Orient Electric Ltd.

CMP: 189

Relative Rating: Overweight (Under Review)       

Absolute Rating: LONG (Under Review)

Industry: Consumer Durables

Last Target Price: 274 (Mar’27) (Under Review)

Standalone Revenues of Rs 9.5bn, +10% yoy, +5% qoq, in-line with EE of Rs. 9.5bn.

Standalone EBIDTA came at Rs 774mn, +16% yoy, +14% qoq, 18% above EE of Rs. 653mn.

  • Gross Margins at 31%, -47 bps yoy, +115 bps qoq, above EE of 30.4%.
  • EBIDTAM stood at 8.2%, +41 bps yoy, +69 bps qoq, above EE of 6.9%.

Recurring PAT came at Rs 418mn, +34% yoy, +21% qoq, 32% above EE of Rs. 317mn.

Segmental Performance

Segmental Sales – In mn

4QFY24

1QFY25

2QFY25

3QFY25

4QFY25

1QFY26

2QFY26

3QFY26

4QFY26

4QFY26E

Actual vs. EE

yoy

ECD

5,691

5,449

4,395

5,743

6,142

5,450

4,409

6,467

6,611

6,894

-4.1%

7.6%

L&S

2,186

2,100

2,206

2,425

2,476

2,241

2,617

2,597

2,871

2,596

10.6%

16.0%

Total

7,877

7,549

6,602

8,168

8,619

7,691

7,026

9,065

9,483

27,283

-65.2%

10.0%

Segmental EBIT – In mn

4QFY24

1QFY25

2QFY25

3QFY25

4QFY25

1QFY26

2QFY26

3QFY26

4QFY26

ECD

465

494

389

643

678

369

363

766

754

EBIT margin

8.2%

9.1%

8.8%

11.2%

11.0%

6.8%

8.2%

11.8%

11.4%

L&S

281

390

300

322

308

390

342

248

404

EBIT margin

12.8%

18.6%

13.6%

13.3%

12.5%

17.4%

13.1%

9.5%

14.1%

Total

746

884

688

965

986

759

705

1,013

1,158

Peer Comparison:

ECD Revenues:

Orient ECD: Rs 6.6bn (+8% yoy)

Polycab FMEG: Rs 6.6bn (+39% yoy)

RR Kabel FMEG: Rs 3bn (+14% yoy)

Havells ECD: Rs 9.8bn (-2% yoy)

ECD Margins:

Orient ECD: 11.4% (+37bps yoy)

Polycab FMEG: 4.4% (+401bps yoy)

RR Kabel FMEG: EBIT loss stood at Rs 93mn vs loss of Rs 91mn in the base quarter.

Havells ECD: 10.3% (-225bps yoy)

Lighting Revenue:

Orient Lighting: Rs 2.9bn (+16% yoy)

Havells Lighting: Rs 4.4bn (+1% yoy)

Lighting EBITM:

Orient Lighting: 14.1% (+161bps yoy)

Havells Lighting: 21.6% (+447bps yoy)

Equirus View:

OEL’s 4Q topline of Rs 9.5bn (+10% yoy) came in-line with EE, with ECD growing 8% yoy and L&S delivering a strong 16% yoy growth. While GM contracted 47bps yoy to 31%, EBITDAM still expanded 41bps yoy to 8.2% (vs EE of 6.9%) aided by timely pricing actions to mitigate cost pressures, supported by focused cost optimisation. ECD EBIT margin expanded 37bps yoy to 11.4%, and L&S EBIT margin expanded a sharp 161bps yoy to 14.1%, reflecting recovery after continuous decline in past 5 quarters. Overall, all-round quarter with in-line growth and margin beat across both segments.

Valuation: At CMP of Rs 189, stock trades at FY27E/FY28E P/E of 30/23.

Con-call: We will come up with a detailed note post earnings call scheduled today at 4:00 PM.

Last Published Financials:

Consolidated (Rs mn)

FY27E

FY28E

Sales

37,646

41,764

EBITDA

2,754

3,275

EBITDAM

7.3%

7.8%

PAT

1,365

1,771

EPS

6.4

8.3

Balance Sheet Details:

Rs Mn

FY26

FY25

Cash & cash equivalents

        922

        664

Other bank balance

            8

          25

Inventories

     4,256

     4,297

Receivables

     6,194

     5,128

Payables

     6,007

     6,001

CFO

     1,100

        859

Quarterly Estimates Table (Standalone)

Rs Mn

4QFY26

4QFY26E

3QFY26

4QFY25

% Change

EE

QoQ

YoY

Net Sales

9,483

9,490

9,065

8,619

0%

5%

10%

Cost of raw materials consumed

2,799

2,666

1,924

2,429

5%

45%

15%

Purchase of traded goods

3,633

4,095

4,111

3,616

-11%

-12%

0%

(Inc)/ Dec in inv. of finished goods, WIP and traded goods

114

-161

326

-137

nm

nm

nm

Employee Benefits Expenses

789

862

770

759

-8%

2%

4%

Other expenses

1,374

1,374

1,257

1,283

0%

9%

7%

Total Expenditures

8,709

8,837

    8,388

    7,950

-1%

4%

10%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EBITDA

774

653

677

668

18%

14%

16%

Depreciation

196

195

189

218

0%

4%

-10%

EBIT

578

458

488

451

26%

18%

28%

Interest Expenses

53

52

68

64

3%

-21%

-17%

Other Income

35

18

16

35

94%

122%

-1%

PBT

559

424

436

421

32%

28%

33%

Tax

141

107

90

109

32%

57%

30%

Recurring PAT

418

317

346

313

32%

21%

34%

Extraordinaries

16

0

85

-3

Reported PAT

402

317

261

316

27%

54%

27%

EPS (Rs)

2.0

1.5

1.6

1.5

32%

21%

34%

EBITDA Margin

8.2%

6.9%

7.5%

7.8%

128 bps

69 bps

41 bps

EBIT Margin

6.1%

4.8%

5.4%

5.2%

127 bps

71 bps

86 bps

PBT Margin

5.9%

4.5%

4.8%

4.9%

143 bps

109 bps

101 bps

PAT Margin

4.2%

3.3%

2.9%

3.7%

90 bps

136 bps

58 bps

Tax Rate

25.2%

25.2%

25.2%

25.8%

4 bps

4 bps

-58 bps

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