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Waterways Leisure Tourism Earnings Call Transcript: Key Takeaways

Waterways Leisure reported strong revenue growth of 31% YoY, but high fuel costs significantly impacted the bottom line. Profits were artificially bolstered by a $5.2 million early delivery compensation for Cordelia Sky.

Highlights
Revenue growthRevenue grew 31% YoY to ₹1,329 million, capacity-led growth.
MarginsEBITDA margin at 58.45%, though pressured by 72% fuel cost spike.
Demand visibilityStrong, specifically citing a 40% projected increase in wedding segment dates.
Management confidenceAggressively optimistic, downplaying fuel cost headwinds through fleet expansion narrative.

Growth

Revenue hit ₹1,329 million, driven by a 126% capacity increase and higher average ticket prices of ₹10,300.

Outlook

Capacity will double again in 11 months with 'Sun' vessel; exploring further fleet expansion beyond FY27.

Risks

Fuel costs per passenger day surged 72% YoY, posing a severe threat to structural margin sustainability.

Last quarter's promises, checked

Delivered

  • Target delivery of Cordelia Sky by Sep 2026 → Delivered early (Sep 2026) (= BEAT)
  • Launch Chairman’s Club loyalty program end of Q2 → Launched program (= BEAT)
  • Open new sales center in Cochin by Sep 2026 → Center opened (= BEAT)

Partly delivered

  • Guided 10-12% revenue growth on Empress → Delivered 31% group revenue via capacity add (= PARTIAL)

Missed

  • Guided 12% net profit margin → Delivered 44% (distorted by one-time $5.2M gain) (= MISS/DISTORTED)
Source

Earnings Call Transcript filed with NSE, NSE: CORDELIA. Summary written with AI assistance from the document.

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Waterways Leisure Tourism Ltd: key numbers

Share price
₹88.31
Market cap
₹6,393 Cr
Revenue (annual)
₹579.7 Cr
Net profit (annual)
₹52.14 Cr
P/E (TTM)
59.4×Sector 34.0×
Promoter holding
89.35%+0.00% QoQ
FII holding
2.73%Current quarter

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