Aeroflex Enter. Q1 FY27 Results (NSE: AEROENTER)
Signal: Growth reaccelerated
The read
The apparent Q1FY27 earnings inflection is not operationally validated: consolidated revenue grew 40.5% YoY but fell 5.3% QoQ, while PAT grew 835.1% because other income of ₹14,416.61 lakh represented 96% of PBT; the recent margin recovery from Q1FY26's 14% OPM is therefore not comparable with the core manufacturing trajectory.
| Metric | Value | YoY | QoQ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ₹189 Cr | 40.5% | -5.3% |
| EBIT | ₹152.4 Cr | 722.0% | |
| Net profit | ₹96.5 Cr | 835.1% | |
| EPS | ₹8.54 | 848.9% | |
| EBIT margin | 85.4% |
P&L walk
Consolidated revenue rose to ₹18,899.76 lakh, +40.5% YoY but -5.3% QoQ; EBITDA was ₹16,143 lakh with an 85.4% margin, but PAT of ₹9,649.78 lakh was principally lifted by ₹14,416.61 lakh of other income, making the earnings surge low quality from an operating perspective.
Segments
Flexible Flow Solution drove the disclosed operating result with ₹14,448.96 lakh of revenue and ₹2,494.46 lakh of segment profit, while Trading dragged with a ₹1,070.33 lakh loss and Flexible Packaging posted a ₹52.16 lakh loss; standalone PAT of ₹9,131.73 lakh versus consolidated PAT of ₹9,649.78 lakh shows group earnings are also dominated by non-operating income.
Key positives
- Consolidated revenue reached ₹18,899.76 lakh, +40.5% YoY, extending the company's positive multi-quarter revenue trajectory despite a -5.3% QoQ decline.
- Flexible Flow Solution generated ₹2,494.46 lakh of segment profit on ₹14,448.96 lakh of revenue and was the principal disclosed operating contributor.
- Consolidated segment assets increased 29.0% YoY to ₹131,326.12 lakh while depreciation rose 24.2% YoY to ₹903.53 lakh, a clean asset-base/depreciation relationship.
- EBITDA grew 525.5% YoY to ₹16,143 lakh versus revenue growth of 40.5%, a +485.0 percentage-point gap, with employee costs, depreciation and finance costs growing more slowly than revenue; however, the result is heavily distorted by other income.
Key concerns
- Other income of ₹14,416.61 lakh represented 96% of consolidated PBT, so PAT of ₹9,649.78 lakh and EPS of ₹8.54 do not demonstrate equivalent core operating earnings power.
- Consolidated revenue declined 5.3% QoQ from ₹19,958.07 lakh to ₹18,899.76 lakh, while Flexible Packaging and Trading remained loss-making at ₹52.16 lakh and ₹1,070.33 lakh respectively.
- Standalone revenue was only ₹274.93 lakh against standalone PAT of ₹9,131.73 lakh, highlighting the extreme disconnect between operating scale and reported profitability.
Earnings quality: includes non-operating other income
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