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Western Carriers (India) Earnings Call Transcript: Key Takeaways

Revenue grew 12% YoY but management is struggling to pass through high sea-freight costs to large blue-chip clients.

Highlights
Revenue growth12% YoY revenue growth to ₹465 Cr; domestic up 37%.
Margins4.1% EBITDA margin; pressured by sea-freight costs and Red Sea issues.
Demand visibilityStrong domestic visibility; EXIM visibility hampered by geopolitical instability.
Management confidenceBalanced optimism; defensive regarding working capital and pricing power.

Growth

Domestic revenue surged 37% YoY, while EXIM remained muted at 3.2% due to Red Sea disruptions.

Outlook

Capex of ₹100 Cr planned for FY27; adding 150 specialized containers to capture domestic growth.

Risks

Ballooning working capital days (111-120 days) and high freight rates threaten profitability despite management's domestic pivot.

Last quarter's promises, checked

Delivered

  • Guided FY26 Capex ~₹74 Cr → delivered >₹70 Cr (= BEAT)
  • Guided FY26 overall volume growth → delivered 6.14% YoY (= BEAT)

Partly delivered

  • Guided Debtor Days <120 → delivered 111-120 range (= PARTIAL)

Missed

  • Guided EBITDA margin improvement → delivered 4.1% vs 5% prev (= MISS)
  • Guided EXIM normalization → delivered 3.2% growth vs 14% trend (= MISS)
Source

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

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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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