Finolex Cables Limited has informed the Exchange about Transcript
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Finolex Cables' Q4 FY25 was described as 'decent' with 14% quarter-on-quarter growth and 35% sequential recovery, posting a record quarterly profit before tax of INR 208 crore. However, full-year margins were under pressure due to commodity volatility and an 8-10% mix shift toward lower-margin project sales. Management expects gradual margin improvement going forward, calling the worst behind them, and took a 3% price hike on wires effective the day before the call. The company commissioned its e-beam facility in January 2025, launching premium building wires and solar cables, targeting INR 500-600 crore annual revenue from these new products. Capex of INR 236 crore was spent in FY25, completing most of the previously announced INR 500 crore plan. On optic fiber, the preform facility is ready with trials starting this month, fiber capacity will rise from 4M to 6M km by December, and fiber prices have firmed up from $2.5 to $3.5 per km, supporting margin accretion through backward integration.
Shareholders can look forward to margin recovery as commodity pressure eases and internal preform production kicks in, though near-term demand recovery in wires is pushed to H2 FY26. The EHV joint venture and BharatNet opportunity (where Finolex is a key cable supplier to multiple winners) provide multi-year growth optionality, while the 3% price hike and improving fiber pricing offer near-term tailwinds.