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Tata Elxsi Ltd

| Q2 FY 2025-26 Earnings Conference Call

NEUTRAL SENTIMENT

Report Source

⬤9th Oct 25

Summary : Tata Elxsi delivered modest Q2 growth, anticipates stronger H2 and future double-digit growth in key verticals, despite market volatility and specific segment challenges.

Management Perspective positive : Management expressed strong confidence in H2 performance, future double-digit growth, and margin recovery. Phrases like 'very positive,' 'pretty confident,' and 'gung-ho' were used.

Concall Report Analysis & Insights

Business Overview

  1. Q2 FY26 operating revenue was INR 918.1 crores, growing 2.9% in actual currencies QoQ.
  2. EBITDA stood at INR 193.3 crores (21.1% margin), PBT at INR 214.7 crores (22.2% margin).
  3. U.S. market led overseas growth at 7.9% QoQ despite overall market volatility.
  4. Media & Communication grew 6.8% sequentially, driven by large deal ramp-ups and new wins.
  5. Transportation business grew 0.7%, with robust pipeline from global OEM SDV programs.

Future Growth Prospects

  1. H2 FY26 is expected to be significantly better than H1, with margin recovery.
  2. Automotive and Healthcare segments aim for double-digit growth in FY27.
  3. Secured a multi-year, multi-million dollar deal with Bayer for medical devices.
  4. Transportation business sees strong traction in Europe, Japan, and India.
  5. Focus on AI data centers and edge computing for AI-powered enterprise applications.

Management Insights

  1. H2 will be much better than H1, with confidence in spending returning in automotive.
  2. Margins are slowly recovering; targeting 75% utilization by year-end, 80% next year.
  3. Offshoring trend benefits Tata Elxsi due to strong capabilities and experience.
  4. New deals in automotive focus on software-defined vehicles, electrification, and AD/ADAS.
  5. Media & Communication growth will moderate in H2 due to industry stress and M&A.

Signs of Skepticism

  1. Media & Communication segment growth is expected to moderate in H2 due to industry stress.
  2. Attrition levels have marginally increased for the third consecutive quarter.
  3. U.S. automotive market remains muted, with clarity expected in the next half-year.
  4. Challenges exist for new-age OEMs and traditional OEMs regarding EV incentives.
  5. The impact of tariffs and competition from China still causes European OEMs to seek cost-saving outsourcing.

Risk Factors

  1. Industry environment remains volatile with business restructuring and M&A in Media & Communication.
  2. Cybersecurity incident with a top auto client impacted Q2 project starts and growth.
  3. Healthcare and Life Sciences declined 2.3% due to conclusion of large regulatory programs.
  4. U.S. automotive market remains muted, impacting overall transportation growth.
  5. Withdrawal of EV incentives and relaxed emission norms affect OEM portfolio resets.

Good To Know

  1. Launched MBC Now, a Saudi Arabia content aggregator, powered by Tata Elxsi's TEPlay OTT platform.
  2. Opened a second engineering center with Suzuki focusing on cloud hardware and SDV transition.
  3. Awarded by Dell Technologies for Best Infrastructure Solutions Group supplier category.
  4. Launched a Dedicated Technology Center for Bayer devices and Radiology for advanced diagnosis.
  5. Company has its own mini-NVIDIA data center for AI experimentation and workloads.

Key Drivers

  1. Strong H2 growth expected.
  2. New multi-year deals secured.
  3. Utilization targets to improve margins.
  4. AI/GenAI adoption drives innovation.

Key Analyst Discussions

Competitive Environment

  1. Tata Elxsi is a preferred vendor for offshoring due to its capabilities and experience.
  2. Company is not directly competing with Chinese manufacturers, but benefits from OEMs competing with them.
  3. German OEMs are investing to compete with Chinese rivals by building more features.
  4. Tata Elxsi has a minuscule presence in China, as the market is very different.
  5. Vendor consolidation is less prevalent in automotive; OEMs seek technology, not just cheapest vendor.

Market Trends & Consumer Behavior

  1. Automotive R&D spend is expected to return, with H2 better than H1.
  2. Europe and Japan show good traction in automotive, while the U.S. is muted.
  3. Withdrawal of EV incentives and relaxed emission norms in the U.S. cause portfolio resets.
  4. Europe remains focused on 55% carbon emission reduction by 2030.
  5. Offshoring is increasing as European OEMs seek best-cost locations to do more with less.

Financial Highlights

  1. Q2 saw 90 bps gain from favorable currency, offset by 40 bps higher employee costs.
  2. Other expenses for AI infrastructure and partnerships impacted margins by 30 bps.
  3. PBT increased by 110 bps sequentially due to hedging gains and R&D credit.
  4. Depreciation is declining due to no new significant capex, expected for 2 more quarters.
  5. Full-year effective tax rate is projected to be around 26% to 26.5%.

Product Composition

  1. Automotive focus is on software-defined vehicles, electrification, AD/ADAS, and infotainment.
  2. Seeing a revival in traditional powertrain ICE-related areas as well.
  3. Healthcare business is primarily US-driven, with some presence in Europe.
  4. Company focuses on software for semiconductor platforms, not chip design itself.
  5. AI/GenAI applications aim for productivity, quality, and cost benefits, and new features.

Strategic Considerations

  1. Europe is the largest automotive market, followed by the U.S., Japan, and India.
  2. Evaluating opportunities in China, currently a small market for the company.
  3. Bayer deal is a multi-year, multi-million dollar relationship providing business stability.
  4. Customer concentration is improving in automotive and healthcare with multiple large deals.
  5. AI use cases include predictive analytics for radiology and early disease detection.
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