Cochin Shipyard Shares Fall 9% on FY27 Margin Guidance

Cochin Shipyard shares fell as much as 9% on Friday, 11 September 2026, after the company’s FY27 EBITDA margin guidance of around 14% down from 17% in the June quarter disappointed investors during a Thursday analyst call.

What Triggered the Selloff in Cochin Shipyard Shares

Shares of the state-owned shipbuilder fell as much as 9.7% intraday on the NSE to a low of around ₹1,372. They pared some of the losses to trade close to 9% lower, in the ₹1,380–₹1,383 range, against Thursday’s closing price of ₹1,520.40.

The fall came a day after Cochin Shipyard’s management shared its outlook for the 2026-27 financial year (FY27) at an investor call held on Thursday, 10 September 2026.

Why FY27 Margin Guidance Fell Short

EBITDA earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation, a common measure of a company’s core operating profit is expected to settle at around 14% in FY27. That compares with 17% in the June 2026 quarter (Q1 FY27) and 16% for the full year FY26.

Management said shipbuilding margins are likely to settle at 10-12%, while ship repair margins should stay higher, at 22-24%. Revenue is expected to grow 12% in FY27, with potential to reach 15%.

The company also flagged that its previously elevated margins had been supported by high-margin nominated orders and interest income on surplus cash both of which are now expected to normalise.

The FY27 Guidance at a Glance

Q1 FY27 Results Already Flashed Warning Signs

The margin concerns follow a soft first quarter. Cochin Shipyard’s consolidated net profit fell 27.7% year-on-year to ₹135.8 crore in Q1 FY27, from ₹187.9 crore a year earlier.

Revenue from operations declined 6.9% to ₹910 crore, against ₹977 crore in the same quarter last year. EBITDA dropped 32.5% to ₹157.6 crore, and the EBITDA margin contracted to 17.33% from 23.91%.

Order Book and New Ventures Offer Some Cushion

Despite the margin worries, Cochin Shipyard’s unexecuted order book stood at around ₹21,900 crore. This comprised roughly ₹11,900 crore in defence orders, ₹7,200 crore in commercial export orders, ₹1,600 crore in domestic commercial orders, and ₹1,200 crore in ship repair orders.

The company has been named the lowest bidder, or “L1” the bidder quoting the lowest price in a government tender for five Next Generation Survey Vessels for the Indian Navy, worth an estimated ₹5,000 crore. Its wider defence pipeline, covering four Landing Platform Docks, 12 Mine Counter Measure Vessels and seven P17 Bravo vessels, carries a combined potential value of more than ₹1.17 lakh crore.

Separately, the board has approved a 50:50 joint venture with Drydocks World Dubai, a DP World company, to house the Kochi International Ship Repair Facility at Willingdon Island. The facility will be transferred to the joint venture for ₹1,800 crore – ₹900 crore in cash and ₹900 crore in equity shares of the JV subject to regulatory approvals, along with plans to add ten new workstations to expand capacity.

What This Means for Investors

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