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31st July, 2026 Listing Department Listing Department National Stock Exchange of India Limited BSE Limited Exchange Plaza, 5th Floor, Plot No. C/1, 25th Floor, Phiroze Jeejeebhoy Towers, G-Block Bandra Kurla Complex, Dalal Street, Fort, Mumbai - 400001 Bandra (East), Mumbai - 400051 Symbol: CENTENKA Scrip Code: 500280 Dear Sir/ Madam, Sub: Transcript of Q1-FY27 Earnings Conference Call of Century Enka Limited ('the Company') Ref: Regulation 30 of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations & Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 ('Listing Regulations') Pursuant to Regulation 30 of the Listing Regulations, please find attached herewith the transcript of Q1-FY27 Earnings Conference Call conducted on Wednesday, July 29, 2026. The same is also available on the website of the Company i.e., www.centuryenka.com. This is for your kind information and records. Thanking You, Yours faithfully, For Century Enka Limited Rahul Dubey VP Legal and Company Secretary Membership No: FCS 8145 Encl: as above Century Enka Ltd. Factory & Regd. Office: Plot No. 72 & 72-A, M.I.D.C., Bhosari, Pune - 411026. T: +91 20 66127 304 | F: +91 20 2712 0113 E: cel.investor@adityabirla.com | W: www.centuryenka.com Corporate ID No. (CIN): L24304PN1965PLC139075 Century Enka Limited Q1 FY '27 Earnings Conference Call July 29, 2026 Moderator: Ladies and gentlemen, good day and welcome to Century Enka Limited Q1 and FY27 Earning Conference Call. As a reminder, all participants will be in the listen-only mode and there will be an opportunity for you to ask questions after the presentation concludes. Should you need assistance during the conference call, please signal an operator by pressing “*” then “0” on your touchtone phone. I now hand the conference over to Ms. Purvangi Jain from Valorem Advisor. Thank you and over to you, ma'am. Purvangi Jain: Thank you. Good afternoon, everyone and a very warm welcome to you all. My name is Purvangi Jain from Valorem Advisor. We represent the investor relations of Century Enka Limited. On behalf of the company, I would like to thank you all for participating in today's earnings call for the 1st Quarter of the Financial Year 2027. Before we begin, let me mention a quick cautionary statement. Some of the statements made in today's earnings call may be forward looking in nature. Such forward looking statements are subject to risk and uncertainties which could cause actual results to differ from those anticipated. Such statements are based on management's belief as well as assumptions made by and information currently available to the management. Page 1 of 21 Audiences are cautioned not to place any undue reliance on these forward-looking statements in making any investment decision. The purpose of today's earnings call is purely to educate and bring awareness about the company's fundamental business and financial period under review. Now let me introduce you to the Management participating with us in today's Earnings Call and hand it over to them for their opening remarks. We have with us Mr. Suresh Sodani – Managing Director, and Mr. Yogesh Shah – Chief Financial Officer. Thank you and over to you, sir. Suresh Sodani: Thank you, Purvangi. Good afternoon, everyone and welcome to our Earnings Conference Call for the 1st Quarter of Financial Year 2027. I would like to thank our host, Valorem Advisors, for hosting this call. Now let me first brief you on the operational highlights of the quarter under review: We are pleased to report an exceptional quarter with the company delivering record revenue growth, profitability growth and margin performance. The strong performance was driven by healthy volume growth across all business verticals, supported by productivity improvements and higher operating rates, which contributed to a meaningful expansion in operating margins. We were also able to effectively pass on increase in raw material cost through calibrated pricing actions. In addition, profitability during the quarter benefited from one-time inventory gains arising from low-cost opening stock, while higher availability of renewable power helped partially offset increase in petrol-based energy cost. While we expect margins to normalize as higher-cost inventory gets consumed, the Page 2 of 21 underlying operational performance and demand environment remains encouraging. Tyre cord business: In our tyre cord business, demand remained robust during the quarter following GST cuts on tyres and automobiles, with healthy growth across all automotive segments, driving strong demand for tyres from OEMs. While demand fundamentals remain healthy, evolving geopolitical developments, volatile crude oil prices and persistent inflation continue to remain areas to monitor and could impact demand growth in the coming quarters. Meanwhile, the PTCF approval process is moving in the desired direction, with commercial sales expected to commence in H2 FY27. Turning to our filament yarn business: We continue to witness healthy demand during the quarter, with robust sales volumes and improving product mix, led by higher share of valuated and better margin products. Our new mother yarn and other valuated products continue to support margin expansion and strengthen the overall profitability of the segment. At the same time, import of commodity filament yarn from China continued at very low prices, while the Finance Ministry did not notify the anti-dumping duty, despite favorable findings by DGTR. Looking ahead, we remain focused on enhancing our valuated product portfolio with new WAP investments planned during the year to offer more customer-specific products and further improve margins. I now request our CFO – Mr. Yogesh Shah to brief you on financial performance. Page 3 of 21 Yogesh Shah: Thank you and good afternoon, everyone. Let me now brief you on the financial results for the 1st Quarter of FY2027: For the quarter under review, operating revenue stood at Rs. 554 crores, registering a strong growth of 38% year-on-year and 15% quarter-on-quarter. EBITDA for the quarter came in at Rs. 86 crores, delivering an exceptional growth of 331% year-on-year and a robust increase of 55% sequentially. Consequently, EBITDA margin improved significantly to 15.46%, representing an expansion of 1050 basis points year-on-year and 400 basis points over the previous quarter. Profit after tax for the quarter stood at around Rs. 62 crores, reflecting a substantial growth of 301% year-on-year and 57% quarter-on-quarter. PAT margin strengthened to 11.13%, translating into an expansion of 729 basis points year-on-year and 298 basis points sequentially. Total volume for the quarter grew strongly by 12% year-on-year to 19,199 metric tonnes. Within this, tyre cord fabric sales increased significantly by 69% to Rs. 306 crores, while filament yarn sales reported a growth of 20% to Rs. 230 crores. With this, we open the floor for questions and answers. Moderator: We will now begin with the question-and-answer session. Ladies and gentlemen, we will wait for a moment while the question queue assembles. The first question comes from the line of Vipul Kumar Anupchand Shah with Sumangal Investments. Please go ahead. Vipul Kumar Shah: Hi, thanks for the opportunity, sir and congratulations for a very good set of numbers. Can you quantify the inventory gain in this quarter? Page 4 of 21 Suresh Sodani: Quantify means you are asking in terms of volumes? Vipul Kumar Shah: No, no, means how much it added to the bottom line? Suresh Sodani: I think it is already mentioned in the results which have been published. Inventory impact is Rs. 46.24 crores, which is already mentioned in our quarterly results submission to the stock exchanges. Vipul Kumar Shah: Rs. 46.2 crores, okay. At EBITDA level, right? Suresh Sodani: No, no, it has to be given in terms of the way it has been reported in the financial statements to the stock exchange. So, that is the only information we can share. We cannot gi [Showing first 8,000 characters — download PDF for full document]