| Revenue growth | 12% YoY growth to ₹465 Cr in Q1FY27. |
|---|---|
| Margins | EBITDA margin contracted from 5.0% to 4.0% YoY. |
| Demand visibility | High; leveraging long-term partnerships with industry leaders. |
Growth
Revenue grew 11.8% YoY to ₹464.9 Cr; however, EBITDA declined 10.1% to ₹18.7 Cr and PAT fell 19.4% to ₹8.7 Cr.
Outlook
Focusing on DaaS model, container innovation, and geographic expansion. Maintaining asset-light model with selective capex in specialized equipment.
Risks
Margins compressed significantly with EBITDA margin dropping 100bps to 4.0% due to rising operational and employee expenses.
Last quarter's promises, checked
Delivered
- Guided capex in specialized containers → Procured 161 units (= BEAT)
- Guided domestic volume pivot → Delivered 42.7% surge in Q1FY27 (= BEAT)
Partly delivered
- Targeted debtor days < 120 → Working capital intensity remains high (= PARTIAL)
Missed
- Targeted EBITDA margin improvement → Dropped from 5.0% to 4.0% (= MISS)
- Targeted sequential profit growth → PAT fell from ₹8.3 Cr to ₹8.7 Cr YoY (= MISS)
Investor Presentation filed with NSE, NSE: WCIL. Summary written with AI assistance from the document.
Western Carriers (India) Ltd: key numbers
- Share price
- ₹94.77
- Market cap
- ₹966.2 Cr
- Revenue (annual)
- ₹1,829 Cr
- Net profit (annual)
- ₹38.82 Cr
- P/E (TTM)
- 26.3×Sector 29.0×
- Promoter holding
- 73.03%+0.06% QoQ
- FII holding
- 0.00%Current quarter
Reference market data from a third-party provider, updated daily. Not a valuation or a recommendation.
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