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Adani Ports (532921) Nov 2025 Filing Analysis
Does management do what it says?
Management reported 20% EBITDA growth and explicitly stated they surpassed the FY25 guidance. Analysts noted the EBITDA number came in higher than the revised guidance. (1 exceeded, 1 revised, 3 in progress across 5 tracked commitments)
“we expect that to be somewhere in the region of 75% to 77% whenever we are able to get our operating efficiencies up and pricing continuing this way.”
Management reaffirmed the 5-year strategic CAPEX plan of Rs 75,000 crores, focusing on NQXT, Dhamra, Vizhinjam, and Colombo. (1 in progress across 1 tracked commitment)
“We continue to invest strategically in growth in line with our 5-year CAPEX plan of Rs 75,000 crores.”
The company aims to expand port capacity to between 1.1 and 1.2 billion metric tons within the next 5 years. — target: 1.1 to 1.2 billion metric tons
“The next 5 years, we will take up the capacity between 1.1 to 1.2 billion metric tons.”
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How durable is the business?
The company is expanding its scale moat with a 5-year CAPEX plan of Rs 75,000 crores to reach a 1 billion metric ton capacity by 2030. (1 expanding)
“The next 5 years, we will take up the capacity between 1.1 to 1.2 billion metric tons. And these capacities, the investment, which we have declared of INR 45,000 crores to INR 50,000 crores will be for the ports.”
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What could break the thesis?
This risk is easing through a structural shift. While imported (EXIM) coal is down, the company is successfully replacing those volumes with coastal coal (domestic movement), increasing market share from 27.8% to 31.1%. (1 easing)
“When we look at coastal coal, which is replacing based on Make in India or use in India, which is replacing the EXIM coal, our market share has gone up from 27.8% to 31.1%.”
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