Finolex Cables Ltd. share price target

Finolex Cables Ltd. (FCL) is India's largest manufacturer of electrical (80% of revenue) and telecommunication cables (16%). FCL has a wide distribution network with a high brand recall. In Q1FY26, revenue grew 13% YoY, driven by a 16% YoY increase in electric wire volumes. However, the communication cables segment declined 7% YoY due to client-side contract delays. EBITDA declined 9% YoY, with margins contracting by 40 bps YoY to 9.4%,...

Finolex Cables delivered steady ~13.4%y/y Q1 revenue growth led by electrical volumes up 16% y/y, though margins were pressured by a weaker mix with higher project sales and subdued agri-wire demand.

For Q4FY2025, Finolex reported lower-than-estimated performance on the revenue front. Revenue grew by 13.8% y-o-y to Rs. 1,595 crore.

For Q4FY2025, Finolex reported lower-than-estimated performance on the revenue front. Revenue grew by 13.8% y-o-y to Rs. 1,595 crore.

Q2 numbers were a mixed bag with revenues rising 10.5%, but OPM declining to 8.1% from 12.3%. The margins were impacted by lower and volatile copper prices, high-cost inventory and channel destocking.

Continuous decline in copper prices from end-May till Aug, leftover highcost Q1 inventory and destocking impacted Finolex Cables’ Q2. Multiple price cuts during Q2 dented margins.

Finolex Cables’ (FNXC) performance was flat, with revenue growth of 2.2% and Operating profit decline by 13%. Q1 was a soft quarter impacted by a fall in copper prices and the elections period.

Q4FY24 numbers were decent, with Revenue/operating profit/PAT of Rs. 1,401/162/186 crore and a growth of 14%/11%/6% y-o-y respectively. Revenue growth was led by strong demand from the construction sector.

Q2FY22 revenue & PAT grew by 45% & 117% YoY, supported by healthy growth across all segments. Gross margin declined by 400bps YoY, but fall in EBITDA margins was limited to 10bps YoY to 12.8%, owing to cost rationalization. Overall, demand scenario improved largely due to pent-up demand,...