BBajel ProjectsExecutive Cockpit
Daily Briefing● Live · governed data

Sunday, October 11, 2026

Today's focus: Collections — unlock trapped working capital first. The day's plan leads; the rest of the week follows.

Cash target
₹366.1 Cr
Profit target
+₹118.3 Cr
Live market
Pulling live steel, zinc & input prices…

Your daily value-creation plan, cash-first — every goal sized and owned. Check goals off to feed the bridge; open ▸ play & evidence on any card for the steps and the numbers.

Revenue YTD
₹2.79k Cr
▲ 7.4% vs last year
Contribution margin
11%
revenue − direct cost
EBITDA margin
4.4%
₹125 Cr profit
Open AR
₹1.64k Cr
214d to collect
Stuck proposals
2
₹650 Cr deciding
Order book
₹4.05k Cr
82% transmission

The week ahead · MD & CEO's value-creation plan

Themed cash-first · grounded in Bajel's governed data · enterprise value at 10× profit (assumption)

Cash to unlock · collections
₹336.6 Cr
+₹33.7 Cr/yr carry saved
Profit · mix & margin capture
+₹118.3 Cr
≈ ₹1.18k Cr enterprise value
Cash · early-pay discounts
₹29.5 Cr
modeled, on commodity spend
Growth · cross-capability at stake
₹1.40k Cr
₹350 Cr weighted (25% won)
Value-creation bridge · this week
₹0 Cr captured of ₹484.4 Cr target · 0%

Target this week: ₹366.1 Cr cash + +₹118.3 Cr profit (≈ ₹1.18k Cr enterprise value). Captured rises as goals are checked off below.

Monday scorecard · today
0/1 achieved · 0%

The week, day by day

Collect the ₹336 Cr now over 60 days late and pull collection time from 214 to 170 days
₹1.64k Cr owed across the client book (PGCIL, state utilities, private developers, international) · ₹336 Cr is more than 60 days late · international (EETC 260d) and state utilities (240d) collect the slowest, PGCIL the fastest (180d).
Cash+₹336.6 CrCarry/yr+₹33.7 Cr
🎯 Target: Balances over 60 days worked to zero; collection time 214d → 170d.
⏱ Why now: Every collection day is about ₹7.6 Cr of cash — the 44-day gap to target is real, fundable money that also delevers a receivable-heavy balance sheet.
👤 Owner: Group CFO · Project Controllers

Signals to watch

Leading indicators · one number, the action it implies

🏗️ Segment concentration
Transmission = 77.0% of revenue

Power Transmission is ₹2.15k Cr of the ₹2.79k Cr book — earnings stay exposed to PGCIL and 765 kV line pricing. The watch-item is diversification: grow substations, data-centre GIS and international to broaden the base.

🔁 Order-Book Concentration
82% transmission · PGCIL-heavy

The order book is 82% transmission and PGCIL is >90% of it. Win higher-value AIS/GIS substations, data-centre GIS and international to diversify the book and smooth the lumpy inflow.

⏱ Bid Velocity
Pursuits are the slowest stage

₹450 Cr (PGCIL 765 kV TBCB) and ₹400 Cr (Egypt 500 kV / EETC) are sitting in the pipeline. Enforce dated next steps before they age out.

🏭 Plant Capacity
88% fabrication utilization

7 points of idle fabrication capacity against the 95% target at Ranjangaon. Fill it before adding lines — and note galvanizing is already ~98% utilized, driving the ₹170 Cr expansion.