HBL Engineering Q4 in 2 days — the setup nobody's pricing in 🚨
Stock at ₹782, Q4 results May 23. Here's why I'm watching 👀
TTM numbers are insane 🔥
📈 Sales: ₹3,174 Cr (vs ₹1,967 Cr FY25 — 51% growth)
💰 Op profit: ₹1,118 Cr at 35% OPM (was 20% in FY25)
🎯 P/E compressed from 57x → 26.5x because earnings caught up
🏦 Debt-free, net cash ₹157 Cr, ROCE 27%
Sep 2025 quarter was a monster 🦾
₹1,223 Cr sales (135% YoY 💥) | ₹544 Cr op profit at 44% margin
KAVACH revenue finally flowing post v4.0 certification
Why Q4 could surprise 💸
✅ ₹4,000 Cr KAVACH order book still mostly undelivered
✅ Ni-Cd exports +40% to Middle East — same heat resilience play hitting India next as summers cross 47°C 🌡️
✅ Defence batteries: missile exports to Israel/UAE, torpedo for Navy, FAA-certified for Boeing/Airbus
✅ Siemens Germany picked HBL as 1 of 2 global sources for trains 🚄
✅ Management's old FY27 target of ₹1,900 Cr is already below TTM — guidance gets revised UP
The setup ⚡
If Q4 holds the ₹800-1,000 Cr run-rate at 32%+ margins → re-rating continues
If it normalises back to ₹500 Cr → Sep was lumpy milestone billing, stock cools off
Asymmetric. Results Friday. ⏰
Risks ⚠️
P/B still 11x (not cheap on assets), KAVACH timing depends on Railways, lumpy quarters possible
Not advice, just my notes 📝 anyone else loading up before Friday? 👇