RSWM Limited
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Management on call
Rajeev Gupta
Joint Managing
Manoj Bansal
Chief Transformation and Chief Risk Officer,
Nitin Tulyani
President and CFO, Mr. Surender Gupta – Chief
Key numbers — 40 extracted
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70%
24.7 lakh
36 crore
₹1,142 crore
4.5%
9.1%
11.4%
₹368 crore
₹774 crore
₹123.3 crore
₹4.6 crore
Guidance — 20 items
Rajeev Gupta
opening
“It is my pleasure to welcome you to the RSWM Q4 and FY26 Earnings Conference Call, and we sincerely appreciate your continued interest and participation.”
Rajeev Gupta
opening
“As you all know, the past year, the year FY26, has been a period of strategic transformation and disciplined execution for RSWM.”
Rajeev Gupta
opening
“While the global textile landscape remains complex due to continuous challenges on account of geopolitical factors, I am pleased to share that we have navigated these headwinds with resilience and could turn around company performance, which is evident from the results shared yesterday for FY25-26.”
Rajeev Gupta
opening
“As we step into FY27, we do so with a cautious but confident outlook.”
Rajeev Gupta
opening
“As I mentioned earlier, FY26 has been a turnaround year for RSWM, where we could move from a negative PAT to a positive PAT.”
Rajeev Gupta
opening
“So this significant improvement, we are sure we will be able to carry this forward, and this will further strengthen our financial position for FY26-27, through our financial prudence, strong operational controls, and growth-oriented initiatives.”
Rajeev Gupta
opening
“I would like to thank all the members of the RSWM family for their dedicated effort during this full year, FY25-26, the Board of Directors for the timely advice, the confidence of our valued shareholders, and the support of our chairman, which enabled us to turn around this Company in this year.”
Nitin Tulyani
opening
“Coming to the financial performance for Q4 FY26, revenue from operations stood at ₹1,142 crores, registering quarter-over-quarter growth of 4.5%, while declining 9.1% year-over-year, primarily due to weaker export demand.”
Nitin Tulyani
opening
“Power and fuel costs stood at ₹123.3 crores in Q4, reflecting a sequential decline of ₹4.6 crores from ₹127.9 crores in Q3 FY26, driven by the improved utilization for the renewable sources of energy.”
Nitin Tulyani
opening
“On a year-on-year basis, costs were marginally lower by ₹1.5 crores, compared to ₹124.7 crores in Q4 FY25, indicating a stable input cost management despite the external volatility.”
Risks & concerns — 15 flagged
Manoj Bansal – Chief Transformation and Chief Risk Officer, Mr.
— Richa Singh
It must be viewed in conjunction with the risk that the business faces that could cause or differ from future results and performance, which is expressed or implied by such forward- looking statements.
— Richa Singh
Discretionary spending, especially in Western countries, continues to be cautious, which is impacting overall demand.
— Rajeev Gupta
tariffs is a concern which all of us know.
— Rajeev Gupta
The recent impact of the Gulf War is also very significant.
— Rajeev Gupta
Another key concern has been energy availability, especially gas.
— Rajeev Gupta
As we step into FY27, we do so with a cautious but confident outlook.
— Rajeev Gupta
Power and fuel costs stood at ₹123.3 crores in Q4, reflecting a sequential decline of ₹4.6 crores from ₹127.9 crores in Q3 FY26, driven by the improved utilization for the renewable sources of energy.
— Nitin Tulyani
Coming to the Full Year ‘26 financial performance, our revenue from operations was ₹4,554 crores, reflecting a year-on-year decline of 5.6%, primarily impacted by the weak demand conditions, particularly in the first half.
— Nitin Tulyani
And then this disturbance in the Gulf between Iran and Israel put many things for challenge, particularly the availability of gas, and then transportation period for export, freight cost 7 | P a g e for export to these countries, dyes and chemical costs.
— Rajeev Gupta
So, that is a challenge, and we expect this to resolve.
— Rajeev Gupta
Sir, could you quantify the PAT impact of the deferred tax reversal in Quarter 4 and help us understand the normalised earnings trend rate going forward?
— Rishabh Sharma
So, if you want to understand the PAT, overall, there is an impact of ₹23 crores for the deferred tax liability, which we reversed.
— Nitin Tulyani
And the revenue decline has been sharper than the industry expectations over the last few quarters.
— Rishabh Sharma
See, regarding the Adani Power, we are anticipating the impact of almost ₹1 per unit in the overall reduction.
— Manoj Bansal
Q&A — 8 exchanges
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Opening remarks
Richa Singh
Thank you, Yusuf. Good evening, and welcome everyone to the RSWM Limited Q4 and FY26 Earnings Conference Call. Today, from the Management, we have Mr. Rajeev Gupta – Joint Managing Director, Mr. Manoj Bansal – Chief Transformation and Chief Risk Officer, Mr. Nitin Tulyani – President and CFO, Mr. Surender Gupta – Chief Compliance Officer and Company Secretary. Before we proceed with this call today, I would like to take this opportunity to remind everyone about the disclaimer related to this conference call. Today's discussion may be forward-looking in nature, based on current beliefs and expectations of management. It must be viewed in conjunction with the risk that the business faces that could cause or differ from future results and performance, which is expressed or implied by such forward- looking statements. I now hand over the conference to Mr. Rajeev Gupta for ‘Industry Outlook’, followed by Mr. Nitin Tulyani to take over for the ‘Financial Overview’. Thank you, and over to you
Rajeev Gupta
Thank you, Richa. Good evening, everyone. I hope you and your families are doing well. It is my pleasure to welcome you to the RSWM Q4 and FY26 Earnings Conference Call, and we sincerely appreciate your continued interest and participation. The financial results of the RSWM Press Release and Investors' Presentations have been shared with the Stock Exchanges, and we trust you had an opportunity to review these. 2 | P a g e Let me start by briefly setting the context for the global and Indian economy. As you all know, the past year, the year FY26, has been a period of strategic transformation and disciplined execution for RSWM. While the global textile landscape remains complex due to continuous challenges on account of geopolitical factors, I am pleased to share that we have navigated these headwinds with resilience and could turn around company performance, which is evident from the results shared yesterday for FY25-26. Our focus has been on improving the quality of earnings rather tha
Nitin Tulyani
Thank you, sir. Good evening, everyone, and thank you for joining us on the Q4 and FY26 Earnings Call. I will take you through the key financial and operational metrics for the quarter and full year period ended March 2026. I think the business environment during the quarter reflected gradual stabilisation across the textile value chain following a period of demand volatility. While recovery in the global market remains measured, we are seeing early signs of improvement driven by the normalisation of the inventory level and relatively better visibility in the select sector. From an industry perspective, there is a clear shift towards the value-added and the differentiated product category. Coming to the financial performance for Q4 FY26, revenue from operations stood at ₹1,142 crores, registering quarter-over-quarter growth of 4.5%, while declining 9.1% year-over-year, primarily due to weaker export demand. Our exports showed a recovery of 11.4% quarter-over-quarter at ₹368 crores, ind