Lumax Auto Q1FY27: consolidated PAT +83% YoY, margins expand as revenue grows 33%
PAT +82.68% YoY · revenue +32.86% · margins expanding · beat vs street
₹1,363.62 Cr
+32.86% YoY
₹98.64 Cr
+82.68% YoY
7.15%
+1.9pp YoY
₹12.71
Lumax Auto Technologies' consolidated print for Q1 FY27 was strong on both counts: revenue rose 32.9% YoY to ₹1,363.62 Cr (from ₹1,026.37 Cr) and consolidated PAT rose 82.7% YoY to ₹98.64 Cr (from ₹53.99 Cr; owners' share ₹86.64 Cr, up ~109% YoY as the non-controlling-interest slice actually shrank YoY). No Q1-specific street estimate was available, but analysts had pegged FY27 full-year PAT growth at 15-20% (Univest) — a single quarter delivering +83% YoY puts this print comfortably ahead of that run-rate, a beat. Against management's own FY27 outlook from the June concall — outperforming industry growth, a 20% mid-term revenue CAGR target, and ~30bps of margin improvement — the quarter is also a clear beat: revenue growth of 33% YoY is well above typical auto-component industry growth, and operating margin expanded ~178bps YoY (12.17% to 13.95%), roughly six times the 30bps management had flagged.
Q1 FY-2027 vs prior quarters
Margins improved on operating leverage in overheads even as raw-material intensity rose: cost of materials consumed climbed to 59.5% of revenue (from 57.4% a year ago), but employee cost fell to 13.1% of revenue (from 13.6%) and other expenses fell to 9.0% (from 9.6%), netting out to the YoY OPM gain. Sequentially, OPM eased from Q4 FY26's 14.37% to 13.95% as the material-cost ratio also ticked up quarter-on-quarter (57.3% to 59.5%) on a revenue base that dipped 3.8% QoQ (₹1,416.93 Cr to ₹1,363.62 Cr) — a typical Q4-to-Q1 seasonal step-down for an auto ancillary rather than a demand issue. Net profit margin still rose QoQ (6.86% to 7.15%), helped by other income more than tripling QoQ to ₹15.16 Cr (from ₹4.97 Cr).
The stock went into the print at ₹1,738.2, up 16.6% over the past month of trading.
Management expressed strong confidence for FY27, expecting continued outperformance of industry growth, with some businesses aiming for 2x-3x industry growth. The company reiterates its mid-term strategy of achieving a 20% CAGR over the next 3-5 years, driven by both organic growth and potential inorganic opportunities
— This quarter: beat
Standalone told a similarly strong but not identical story: standalone revenue grew 36.3% YoY to ₹1,009.25 Cr and standalone PAT grew 91.9% YoY to ₹73.75 Cr, both modestly ahead of the consolidated growth rates (33%/83%) — a >9-point PAT-growth gap reflecting subsidiary mix and NCI dynamics rather than any inconsistency between the two statements. The quarter carried no exceptional items on either basis, a clean comparison against FY26's full-year exceptional charges (₹6.86 Cr standalone, ₹14.50 Cr consolidated) tied to the labour-code reassessment. On the corporate-action side, the board concluded the previously-approved sale of its 50% stake in Lumax Jopp Allied Technologies to Germany's Jopp Holding GmbH this quarter (Jopp ceases to be a subsidiary), approved a new ₹156.23 Cr IAC plant at Chakan, Maharashtra to serve new Mahindra & Mahindra orders (targeted ₹440 Cr peak annualised turnover, phased commissioning by Q4 FY27 and Q1 FY28), and cleared an ₹8 Cr corporate guarantee for subsidiary Lumax FAE Technologies. No separate management press release or commentary was included in this filing beyond the exchange outcome letter.
W1
Chakan IAC plant capex pacing (₹156.23 Cr) against the ₹275-300 Cr FY27 capex envelope management guided in the June concall.
W2
Whether the ~178bps YoY OPM expansion holds through FY27 versus the ~30bps improvement management had flagged.
W3
Whether 32.9% YoY revenue growth is sustained against management's guidance of outperforming industry growth (some businesses targeted at 2-3x industry growth) for FY27.