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Aequs
Our verdict on Aequs isn’t the consensus take — see where we landed, and the one risk the bull case glosses over.
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The company expects to deliver its current aerospace order book of USD $814 million over the next five years, extending up to 2031. — target: 814 million USD (+1 more commitment)
“the order book is USD $814 million. We expect this to get delivered over the next five years. So, this order book is there upto about 2031.”
The company aims to improve margins in the Consumer Segment by increasing the share of higher-margin consumer electronics and leveraging PLI schemes.
“Increasing higher margin consumer electronics portfolio... Leverage PLI scheme & scheme for promotion of electronic components & semiconductors”
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How durable is the business?
The company's vertical integration moat is expanding from aerostructures into higher value-added landing gear and engine components, leveraging their existing forging and machining ecosystem. (1 expanding)
“Today, Aequs is the only precision component manufacturer operating within a single special economic zone in India to offer fully vertically integrated manufacturing capabilities in the aerospace segment.”
The Consumer segment is rapidly expanding its revenue base (up 157% in Q3 YoY) as new programs like Mattel and consumer electronics industrialize, though it remains in a loss-making scale-up phase with negative ROCE. (2 expanding across 1 engine)
“The consumer vertical reported revenues of INR 577 million in Q3, up 157% YoY. While our EBITDA loss in this segment widened from INR 95 million to INR 159 million, this is primarily due to us being in a scale up phase.”
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Where does growth come from?
The consumer segment is in a rapid scale-up phase, with Q3 revenue jumping 157% YoY. While currently loss-making due to upfront investments, management expects operating leverage to kick in as utilization (currently 31%) improves. (3 accelerating, 2 new trend across 5 signals, 2 leading indicators)
“The consumer vertical reported revenues of INR 577 million in Q3, up 157% YoY.”
Securing MeitY approval for the PLI scheme acts as a significant catalyst for the consumer electronics business margins and scale. (1 new trend across 1 signal)
“Got approval from MeitY for PLI under Electronics Components Manufacturing Scheme (ECMS)”
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What could break the thesis?
Export concentration remains extremely high and stable. Exports accounted for 90% of revenue in 9M FY26, compared to 88% in 9M FY25. (1 stable, 1 high-severity)
“Exports Profile (%) 9M FY26 ... 90% Exports”
The operational loss in the consumer segment has worsened, widening from INR 95 million to INR 159 million in Q3 FY26. Management attributes this to being in a 'scale up phase' with upfront investments. (3 intensifying, 2 easing, 4 high-severity)
“PAT for the quarter was at INR negative 426 million, but this includes both the impact of the labor code expense and IPO related expenses amounting to INR 167 million.”
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