HFCL · Q1 FY27 · earnings call
HFCL
HFCL reported strong financial performance in Q1 FY27, with revenue up 119.85% YoY to ₹1,914.98 crore and EBITDA margin improving to 23.25%. The company highlighted growth drivers like optical connectivity, telecom products, and defence & aerospace segments. Management expressed confidence in achieving a 40% revenue growth target for FY27.




Key financials
| Revenue from Operations | ₹1,915 crore | |
| EBITDA | ₹445 crore | |
| PAT | ₹246 crore | |
| Order Book | ₹26,665 crore |
Segment commentary
Optical Connectivity
Strong demand driven by hyperscale data centers and cloud infrastructure.
Telecom Products
Growth in 5G Indoor & Outdoor FWA CPE, Ethernet L2/L3 Switches, and other high-end products.
Defence & Aerospace
Significant order inflows with a focus on indigenous technology and strategic partnerships.
Guidance & outlook
- Targeting 40% revenue growth for FY27.
- EBITDA margin expansion to 22-25% by FY29.
- Increasing exports to over 60% of revenues.
Notable quotes
“HFCL is entering one of the most exciting phases in its history.”— Managing Director
“Our ambition extends beyond delivering growth. We are building a globally respected technology enterprise.”— Managing Director
Key takeaways
- HFCL is well-positioned to benefit from structural growth trends in optical connectivity, telecom, and defence sectors.
- Strong order book provides visibility for sustained revenue growth.
- Management's focus on R&D and product innovation is driving margin expansion and differentiation.
- Export diversification and strategic partnerships are key growth levers.
Educational analysis only. Not investment advice. Consult a
SEBI-registered advisor before investing. Source: https://nsearchives.nseindia.com/corporate/AHMED_22072026143800_HFCL_STX_Investor_Presentation_22072026.pdf
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HFCL/SEC/26-27
July 22, 2026
The BSE Ltd. The National Stock Exchange of India Ltd.
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RE: Regulation 30 of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and
Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015.
Subject: Earnings’ Presentation
Dear Sir(s)/ Madam,
This is in continuation to our earlier intimation of today.
(“SEBI
In terms of Regulation 30 read with Para A of Part A of Schedule III to the Securities and Exchange
Listing Regulations”) Earnings’ Presentation inter-alia
Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015
Un-audited Financial Results of the Company for the 1st Quarter ended June 30, 2026, of the
, we hereby submit a copy of the , , on the
Financial Year 2026-27, Standalone and Consolidated basis
Earnings’ Call Wednesday, July 22, 2026 at 04:30 p.m
both on , to be discussed during
the scheduled to be held today i.e. .
It may be noted that the Board of Directors of the Company has, considered and approved the
aforesaid Financial Results of the Company, in its meeting held today i.e. July 22, 2026.
We request to take the above information on your records and disseminate the same on your
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Thanking you,
For HFCL Limited
Yours faithfully,
(Manoj Baid)
President & Company Secretary
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04 Message from The Managing Director
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The Managing Director
The first quarter of FY27 marks an important milestone During the quarter, we continued to strengthen our
in HFCL’s growth journey. Over the past several years, manufacturing capabilities, advanced our backward
we have consistently invested in technology, innovation, integration into optical fibre preforms and accelerated
advanced manufacturing and research & development the development of next-generation defence
with a clear objective of building a globally competitive technologies. Our upcoming Ammunition Manufacturing
technology enterprise. Today, those investments are Complex and expanding Defence & Aerospace portfolio
beginning to translate into stronger business represent important milestones in our journey towards
fundamentals, improving profitability and expanding building another long-term growth engine for the
Mahendra Nahata opportunities across our core businesses. Company.
PROMOTER AND We began the year with clear priorities to accelerate Looking ahead, our priorities remain unchanged. We will
MANAGING DIRECTOR
growth, strengthen technology leadership and improve continue to strengthen our technology leadership,
the quality of our earnings. I am pleased to share that we expand our global presence, invest in innovation and
have made an encouraging start on all these fronts. execute with financial discipline. With multiple growth
KEY PERFORMANCE
METRICS FOR Q1FY27 Healthy order inflows across businesses, improving platforms gaining momentum simultaneously and a
profitability and continued execution of our long-term strong order pipeline providing healthy visibility, we
strategic initiatives have strengthened our confidence in believe HFCL is entering one of the most exciting phases
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the Company's growth trajectory. Based on the in its history.
momentum achieved during the quarter, we have
REVENUE increased our FY27 revenue growth aspiration to the Our ambition extends beyond delivering growth. We are
(₹ IN CRORE) best of our estimates to 40%, while also achieving our building a globally respected technology enterprise that
EBITDA margin of over 23% in the very first quarter. consistently creates sustainable value for our
445.27 & 23.25%
customers, employees and shareholders. The
The global technology landscape is undergoing a opportunities before us have never been so stronger,
structural transformation. Artificial Intelligence, and we remain confident in our ability to convert them
EBITDA & EBITDA MARGIN
(₹ IN CRORE & %) hyperscale data centres, cloud computing and digital into long-term value creation.
infrastructure are creating unprecedented demand for
245.64 & 12.83% advanced optical connectivity, while increasing focus on
national security and defence modernisation is opening
significant long-term opportunities for indigenous
PAT & PAT MARGIN
technology companies. HFCL is uniquely positioned at
(₹ IN CRORE & %)
the intersection of these powerful growth trends through
its diversified portfolio spanning Optical Connectivity,
Telecom Products, Defence & Aerospace and Digital
Infrastructure.
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Our
Financials
06 Q1FY27 Financial Highlights
07 Income Statement – Q1FY27
08 Strong & Diversified Order Book
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Q1FY27 Financial Highlights
All numbers in Rs. Crore
Revenue from Operations EBITDA & EBITDA Margin PAT & PAT Margin
445
246
184
1,915 18.5%
1,824
23.3%
12.8%
10.1%
337
-3.4%
4.9%
871
-29
43
Q1FY26 Q4FY26 Q1FY27 Q1FY26 Q4FY26 Q1FY27 Q1FY26 Q4FY26 Q1FY27
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Income Statement – Q1FY27
ALL NUMBERS IN RS. CRORE
PARTICULARS Q1FY27 Q4FY26 Q-O-Q Q1FY26 Y-O-Y
Revenue from Operations 1,914.98 1824.12 4.98% 871.02 119.85%
Other Income 31.15 22.26 14.53
TOTAL INCOME 1,946.13 1,846.38 5.40% 885.55 119.77%
Total Expenses 1,500.86 1509.45 842.62
EBITDA 445.27 336.93 32.16% 42.93 937.20%
EBITDA MARGIN (%) 23.25% 18.47% 478 Bps 4.93% 1832 Bps
Depreciation 51.25 45.48 32.20
Finance Cost 62.48 62.78 55.62
Share of net profits/(loss) of JV's accounted using equity
-0.02 -0.74 0.19
method
Exceptional Items - - -
PBT 331.52 227.93 45.45% -44.70
PBT MARGIN (%) 17.31% 12.50% 481 Bps -5.13%
Tax 85.88 43.48 -15.40
PROFIT AFTER TAX 245.64 184.45 33.17% -29.30
PAT MARGIN (%) 12.83% 10.11% 272 Bps -3.36%
Other Comprehensive Income 72.16 -39.23 38.92
TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE INCOME 317.80 145.22 9.62
EPS (Diluted ₹) 1.49 1.21 -0.22
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Strong & Diversified Order Book – Q1FY27
All numbers in Rs. Crore
Category Wise Customer Wise Total Order Book
(₹ IN CRORES)
26,665
4,227
21,206
10,502
5,099
16,164
17,339
11,125
Networks O&M Products Goverments Private Q3FY26 Q4FY26 Q1FY27
Diversified and growing Order book provides strong revenue visibility across telecom and defence
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HFCL -
A Differentiated
Technology-Led
Play
10 A Differentiated, Fully Integrated Platform Serving Telecom
And Defence
11 With Presence Across 60+ Countries Supporting 80+
Marquee Customers
12 Driving Product Innovation Through Deep In-house R&D
13 Complemented By State-of-the-art Manufacturing
Infrastructure For Scalable Execution
14 High-End Customised Product Portfolio
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A Differentiated, Fully Integrated Platform
Serving Telecom and Defence
#1 6 3 60+ 80+ ~26,665Cr
OPTICAL FIBRE CABLE MANUFACTURING R&D COUNTRIES MARQUEE ROBUST
SUPPLIER IN INDIA FACILITIES CENTRES PRESENCE CUSTOMERS ORDER BOOK
PRESENCE IN HIGH GROWTH SEGMENTS
OF, OFC, PCS Telecom & Defence System Integration/
Networking EPC Projects
Product Categories
OF/OFC PCS • Point to Point and Point to Multipoint UBR • Electronic FUZE Public Telecommunication
• Optic Fiber • Cable Assemblies • Indoor & Outdoor Wi-Fi 5, 6 and 7 • High-capacity Radio Relay Established telecom integrator with proven
• Armoured & • High Density Cabinets Access Points • Ground Surveillance Radar expertise in large-scale BharatNet, OTN, rural
Unarmoured Cable • Fiber Termination Box • AI powered Cloud Network • Thermal Imaging Core (TI Core) GSM, FTTH, in-building solutions, mobile
Management System backhaul, nationwide optical networks, and
• Micro Cable • PLC Splitters • Thermal Weapon Sights (TWS) advanced Wi-Fi deployments.
• Ethernet L2 /L3 Switches
• Micro Module • Joint Closures • Multi Mode Hand Grenade
Cable • 5G Indoor & Outdoor FWA CPE
• Ribbon Cable • A A e cc ri e a s l s / o F r T ie T s H • IP/ MPLS Routers • • T A a e c r t o ic st a r l u C c a tu b r l e e s S f o o l r u t d io ef n e s n t c h e rough proposed Defence Communication
• FTTH Cable • FTTA Solution aerospace business being acquired A fully dedicated nationwide MPLS network
delivering end-to-end connectivity via hybrid
• IBR Cable • Installation Material microwave broadband links for remote areas,
• Data Centre Kitting for 4G/5G Sites supported by an exclusive DWDM optical
Products backbone and GSM-based fiber monitoring &
management system.
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With Presence Across 60+ Countries
Supporting 80+ Marquee Customers
OVERSEAS OFFICES
USA CANADA
UK DUBAI
POLAND TURKEY
GERMANY
Supplying to Supplying to
majority of Global majority of Hyper-
Tier 1 Telecom scalers
Customer
Largest supplier of Supplied for
Optical Fibre Cable nation-wide
to Oil & Gas OFC connectivity
Companies in projects in
India multiple
countries
Map not to Scale only for illustration purpose
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Driving Product Innovation Through
Deep In-house R&D
HFCL’s strengthened R&D capabilities are enabling differentiated, future-ready products and
reinforcing its transition into a technology-led enterprise.
STRENGTHENED IN-HOUSE R&D TEAM
Head Count
3
DEDICATED R&D CENTRES
55 69 52 49 225 IN BENGALURU, HYDERABAD
AND GURUGRAM DRIVING
5G PRODUCTS WIRELESS AND TECHNOLOGY & OPTIC FIBER &
INNOVATION
SWITCHING DEFENCE OPTICAL FIBER CABLE TOTAL
SOLUTIONS
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Complemented By State-of-the-art Manufacturing
Infrastructure For Scalable Execution
6 28 34
MN FKM/ANNUM MN FKM/ANNUM
MANUFACTURING FACILITIES OPTICAL FIBER CAPACITY OPTICAL FIBER CABLE
IN INDIA EXPANDING TO 33.9 MN CAPACITY EXPANDING TO
FKM/ANNUM 42.3 MN FKM/ANNUM
₹580 Cr
₹275 Cr
As Phase1 for creating facility for
PREFORM PROJECT CAPEX
300 MT/ANNUM BY JULY 2029 MMHG in upcoming 1000 Acre
Andhra Ammunition Complex
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High-End Customised Product Portfolio
OF/OFC/PCS/DCS TELECOM DEFENCE NEW PRODUCTS
Outdoor/ Indoor
IBR Cable
5G Indoor & Ethernet L2 Multi Mode Hand Grenade
Optic Fiber Cable Assemblies
Outdoor FWA CPE Switches
HFCL Eka Fiber
Thermal Drone Detection Foliage
Weapon Sights Radar Penetration Radar
HFCL A2- 180
Micro Cable FTTH Cable Ribbon Cable IP/ MPLS Routers Fiber
Electronic High-capacity
Fuzes Radio Relay
UNDER DEVELOPMENT
Home Mesh Indoor & Outdoor Aerospace and Coastal
HD & UHD Fiber Fiber Pathway
Routers Wi-Fi 5, 6 and 7 Defence Cable Surveillance
patch panels Systems (FPS)
Access Points Assemblies Radar
Maritime Patrol Hollow Core
Radar Optical Fiber
Optical Fiber & Optical Fiber Cable Passive Connectivity & Defence - Emerging Growth Engine with Strong Visibility
Data Center Solutions
Emphasis on high-end, customized solutions • ~₹2,300 Cr total Defence order book ( ~INR 2000 crs
enables stronger customer engagement and Emerging as a high-growth adjacency to through an entity proposed to be acquired)
higher value realization amid a structural the OFC business, driven by exports and • HAL – Preferred Supplier status Loitering Fuel Tank &
demand upcycle. hyper-scalers/ data centers • DRDO Technology Transfer (ToT) Munition Pylon Tank
• Strong Own-IPR portfolio (Aerospace Products
through Proposed
• Shift from L1 supplier to strategic partner Acquisitions)
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HFCL -
Strategic Focus
16 Well-Defined Growth Levers To Accelerate Revenues And
Profitability
17 Making HFCL A Differentiated Play Across Telecom And
Defence Products
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Well-Defined Growth Levers To Accelerate
Revenues And Profitability
STRATEGIC PRIORITIES FOR SUSTAINED AND PROFITABLE GROWTH
01 02 02 Optimising
Increased Focus Expanding
Revenue Mix
on Higher Margin Manufacturing
Product Revenue Capacities
Focus on higher value-added products EBITDA margin to expand from ~16.7% in Targeting 80-85% Revenue from Product
on the back of continued R&D driven FY26 to 22-25% by FY29 and more than 60% Revenue from Export by
innovation to aid margins and ease FY27
working capital
OFC Increasing Optical Fiber Cable and Optical Fiber • Expanding global reach for greater customer
capacity to ~43 mn fkm p.a. and ~34 mn fkm p.a. diversification with exports at 56% of revenues with a
• Develop high end Optical Fiber Cable
respectively and creating preform manufacturing target to reach 60%+ from FY27 onwards
& Interconnect Solutions customised
capacity to 300 MT p.a. as backward integration
for hyperscalers • Revenue from private sector has increased to 92%,
Backward integration into preform manufacturing – reflecting a strategic shift from Government to
will strengthen supply chain and also help in margin Private customers
expansion
• Pivoting to a product-led revenue mix while
Defence deliberately shifting from low-profit turnkey work
• Develop and move towards higher • Diversified Product Portfolio – OFC, PCS, Defence,
value-added offerings in defence and Telecom
aerospace value chain
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Making HFCL A Differentiated Play Across OFC,
Telecom And Defence Products
New Product Demand Tailwinds Vertically Defence Strong Order
Development, and Market Integrated Monetisation Book
Export Focus for Leadership Company Entering Inflection
Greater Scale and Phase
Higher Margins
Products segment now ~85% of #1 in OFC and strong market R&D, manufacturing and Defence platform expected to Strong, diversified order book
revenues, improving revenue share in Wifi and UBR connectivity solutions under gain global scale with a of more than Rs. 26,000 crore
stability and margin profile one roof confirmed export order book of provides multi-year revenue
Rs.~2,000 crores through visibility across Telecom,
Hyperscaler, AI and DC-driving
proposed aerospace business Defence and Connectivity
Exports at ~56% of revenues demand for HFCL’s high-fiber- Backward integration into preform
being acquired solutions
positioning HFCL as a global count cables manufacturing for strengthening
player supply chain resilience
Domestic Defence segment
Actively catering to Domestic
expected to meaningfully
Private customers contribute ~ telcos and Bharatnet for rapid Vertically integrated EPC & system
enhance operating performance
92% of revenues lowering roll out integration provider with
as serial production commences
working-capital intensity single-point accountability from
on the back of receipt of
design to deployment and lifecycle
multiple Indian defence
Defence segment is ready to
operations
contracts
serve worldwide with ongoing
rebuilding of global defence
inventories Integrated O&M ensuring uptime
through proactive monitoring and
preventive maintenance.
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Appendix
19 Shareholders Information
20 Abbreviations / Description
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Shareholders Information
SHAREHOLDING AS ON JUNE 30, 2026
SHARE INFORMATION
(AS ON JUNE 30, 2026)
(IN %)
NSE TICKER HFCL
BSE TICKER 500183
28.29% MARKET CAP (₹ CRORES) 32,563.57
% FREE-FLOAT 71.69%
45.05%
FREE-FLOAT MARKET CAP (₹ CRORES) 23,343.34
SHARES OUTSTANDING 1,53,06,02,463
10.92%
3M ADTV (SHARES) 59296662
15.74%
3M ADTV (₹ CRORES) 847.52
INDUSTRY Telecommunications – Equipment
& Solutions
Promoter DII/MF FII's & FPI's Others
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Abbreviations / Description
ABBREVIATION DESCRIPTION
ARP Aramid Reinforced Plastic
CAGR Compounded Annual Growth Rate
CPE Consumer Premises Equipment
DC Data Centers
MFKM Million Fiber kilometres
FRP Fiber Reinforced Plastic
FTTH Fiber To The Home
FWA Fixed Wireless Access
IGFR Impregnated Glass Fiber Reinforcement
HASPL HFCL Advance Systems Private Limited
IBR Intermittent Bonded Ribbon Cable
MMHG Multi-Mode Hand Grenades
MPLS Multi-Protocol Label Switching
O&M Operating & Maintenance
OFC Optical Fiber Cable
PtMP Point to Multipoint
PtP Point to Point
TWS Thermal Weapon Sight
UBR Unlicensed Band Radio
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