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Sky Gold & Diam.
Our verdict on Sky Gold & Diam. isn’t the consensus take — see where we landed, and the one risk the bull case glosses over.
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The company has already reached the 12% volume contribution from advanced gold in Q3 FY26, ahead of the FY27 timeline. (2 exceeded across 2 tracked commitments)
“That's why we are telling that we are targeting to be at 10% to 12% by '27 for advance gold business.”
The company reported a PAT margin of 4.6% for Q3 FY26 and 4.4% for 9MFY26, exceeding the conservative 4.25% target. (1 exceeded across 1 tracked commitment)
“EBITDA margin expected in the range of ~7.0-7.5%”
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How durable is the business?
The company is shifting its product mix toward higher-margin value-added products like 18kt, 9kt, and diamond-studded jewellery to drive gross margin expansion. (1 expanding across 1 engine)
“Notably, our working capital cycle improved... mainly driven by: first, increase in advanced gold business volumes to 11.5% for the year '26 versus 5.7% for the previous financial year.”
The high-margin 'Advanced Gold' (job work) segment is expanding its volume share, contributing to a significant gross margin improvement of 163 basis points. (5 expanding across 1 engine)
“Under the advanced gold model, we only record the job work fees as revenue, whereas our traditional model records the entire jewellery value as revenue... increase in advanced gold business volumes to 11.5% for the year '26”
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Where does growth come from?
Production volumes are showing a strong upward trajectory, growing 30% year-on-year. Management is guiding for a significant ramp-up in monthly run rates toward the end of the fiscal year. (4 accelerating, 1 new trend across 5 signals)
“advance towards our FY30 target of achieving sales of INR18,000 crores to INR19,000 crores”
Revenue growth is accelerating significantly, with Q2 FY26 showing a 93% YoY increase, outperforming the H1 FY26 average growth of 75%. (5 accelerating across 5 signals)
“We deepened strategic partnership with major retail chain store, including but not limited to Reliance Jewels, CaratLane, Malabar Gold, Kalyan Jewellers, Senco Gold, Aditya Birla...”
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What could break the thesis?
The regulatory environment appears to be stabilizing with management noting stable customs duty and GST rates, which provides cost predictability and boosts trade confidence. (1 easing, 1 stable, 1 high-severity)
“We view the Honorable Prime Minister's call to curb gold imports and protect our nation current account deficit as a clear necessary directive for the entire industry.”
The risk is intensifying in the short term as management expects negative cash flow through March 2026 due to high growth and working capital needs, though they project becoming 100% cash flow positive by FY27. (5 intensifying, 2 high-severity)
“Net Debt (In Crs.) ... 324 Mar-25A ... 549 Mar-26A”
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