Exide Industries Q1 FY27 profit rises 27% to ₹407 crore as revenue hits ₹5,305 crore
Exide Industries reported Q1 FY27 revenue growth of 17.6% year on year to ₹5,305 crore, while EBITDA rose 19.3% to ₹655 crore. Net profit increased 27.2% to ₹407 crore, with EBITDA margin broadly steady at 12.3%.
What happened
Exide Industries reported Q1 FY27 net profit of Rs 407 crore, up 27.2% year-on-year, as revenue rose 17.6% to Rs 5,305 crore. EBITDA increased 19.3% to Rs 655
Key facts
- Net profit: Rs 407 crore, up 27.2% YoY from Rs 320 crore
- Revenue: Rs 5,305 crore, up 17.6% YoY from Rs 4,510 crore
- EBITDA: Rs 655 crore, up 19.3% YoY from Rs 549 crore
- EBITDA margin: 12.3%, largely flat YoY
Why this matters
Exide’s expanding earnings base and stable profitability reinforce its capacity to invest in battery-market opportunities and strategic growth initiatives.
What to watch
- Quarterly EBITDA margin versus lead-price movements and the company's ability to pass through raw-material inflation.
- Automotive production and replacement-demand trends, especially in two-wheelers and passenger vehicles.
- Lithium-ion plant construction, commissioning, customer qualification and commercial production milestones.
- Energy-storage orders, telecom and industrial demand, and any large OEM battery supply wins.
- Capex intensity, free-cash-flow conversion, debt levels and returns from new-energy investments.
- Accelerate capital deployment and commissioning milestones for lithium-ion cell manufacturing and energy-storage products.
- Use stronger operating cash flow to deepen OEM partnerships in two-wheelers, passenger vehicles, commercial vehicles and EV applications.
- Prioritize replacement-market distribution, premium battery mix and price discipline to protect margins.
- Provide clearer disclosures on new-energy capex, technology partnerships, order pipeline and expected commercialization timelines.