Interglobe Aviation Q1 Results Preview: Indigo’s stomach is likely to sink despite revenue growth of up to 9%. Here is why

Interglobe Aviation, which manages the Budget Airline Indigo, will announce its Q1 earnings on Wednesday, July 30, where the company expects to reduce profitability in Q1FY26, according to the leading brokers estimates.

While the Yoy is estimated to grow politely, the high base, weak load factors and stable-to-do yields are likely to pull the stomach and ibidar down on the basis of the quarter-over-quarter.

Grounded Prate and Whitney (P&W) will closely monitor the comment of market management on engine aircraft and international expansion strategies.

Estimates of Nuwama Institutional Equity, Motilal Oswal Financial Services (MOFSL) and JM Financial have been considered. Here’s what they recommended:

Ride

Nuvama: Rs. 2,773 crores, 2% yo and down 10% QQ

Motilal Oswal: Rs. 2,380 crores, below 12% yo

Kotak Equities: Rs. 2,173 crores, 20.4% yo and down 29.2% QQ

JM Financial: Rs. 2,513 crores, below 7.9% yo and 18.1% QQ

All brokerage expects weak loading factors, pushing on yield and elevated operating costing costs, expecting a gradual reduction in profits.

Revenue

Nuvama: Rs. 21,024 crores, 7% yo and below 5%

Motilal Oswal: Rs. 21,350 crore, 9.1% yo

Kotak Equity: Rs. 21,267 crores, 8.7% yo and down 4% QQ

JM Financial: 20,947 crore, 7% yo and down 5.4% QQ

EBITDAR/EBITDA

Nuwama: Ebitdar Rs. 11% yo in 6,434 crores and down 7% QQ

Motilal Oswal: Ebitdar received Rs. 6,140 crores

Kotak Equity: EBITD expects Rs 5,244 crore, 1.6% yo and down 13.9% QQ

JM Financial: Expected EBITDA of 5,420 crore, 5.1% yo and down 11% QQ

EBITDA/EBITDAR growth is expected to slow down the QQ, despite the low fuel cask, as income yields from previous quarters slips a soft and load factor.

EBITDAR means interest, tax, depreciation, or exemption and rental (or restructuring) earnings before.

EBITDA/EBITDAR Margin

While Motilal Oswal is expected to be 28.8% against 28.8% in the year ago, the estimates of Kotak Equities are estimated to be the Ebitdar margin 24.7%, which has dropped by 171 BPS Yo and 284 BPS QQ).

Key inspection

Brokerage has suggested monitoring updates on Indigo’s ground aircraft with clarity on P&W engine issues and effect on fleet capacity.

Kotak will keep his eyes on the yield trend and the load factor as the average rental remains flat. Updates on market share benefits in new ways, code-shares agreements and global operations will be the main monitorable for MOFSL.

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