CIE Automotive banks on India for growth; Europe recovery crucial
Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. CIE Automotive India Ltd’s shares are up about 7% since its December quarter (Q4CY25) results last week, as growth momentum continued to gather pace. Consolidated revenue increased by 13% year-on-year, clocking the best growth in many quarters, to ₹2,393 crore on the back of a good show from the India business and a favourable exchange rate in Europe.
Reported Ebitda grew 12% to ₹335 crore. One-off costs such as the new labour code impact in India and restructuring expenses in Europe hurt Ebitda. India revenues at ₹1,545 crore were the highest-ever quarterly sales, indicating demand is bouncing back and some issues pertaining to delayed orders and execution issues seen earlier during the year are now getting resolved.
Looking ahead, growth would be led by India amid improving demand after the goods and services tax (GST) rate cuts. Besides, OEMs (original equipment manufacturers) are launching new models, which helps auto component suppliers like CIE. The company added new orders worth about ₹870 crore in 2025, aiding revenue visibility.
Importantly, CIE is expanding capacity across forgings, aluminium castings, composites, stampings and gears. This signals management’s confidence on volume prospects. Europe remains the weak point.
Revenue grew 21% year-on-year to about ₹782 crore. But here, the exchange rate translation impact was 17%, so sales growth in euro terms was just 4%. Demand conditions are dull in Europe.
Light commercial vehicle production is expected to be flat-to-slightly negative in 2026. Positively, a good part of the restructuring is now behind. The management intends to protect margins more than chase growth.
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