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Rishabh Instruments Ltd: The Nashik-to-Europe Electrical Story


1. At a Glance

Rishabh Instruments Ltd (RIL) is one of those under-the-radar industrials that quietly makes the boring-but-essential stuff: meters, transducers, relays, and die-cast parts. Add to that a solar inverter ambition and a European subsidiary melting 20 tons of aluminium every day—suddenly it looks less boring.

CMP ₹392 (Aug 2025), Market Cap ~₹1,492 Cr.
Sales ~₹741 Cr, PAT ~₹39 Cr, OPM ~9%.
Global presence: 100+ countries, 3,000+ customers.


2. Business Model

RIL operates across five segments:

  1. Aluminium High-Pressure Die-Castings (34% of revenue)
    • Precision castings for auto, telecom, consumer durables.
    • Lumel Alucast (Poland) is a European leader, but moving away from autos due to margin stress.
  2. Metering, Control & Protection Devices (41%)
    • Panel meters, shunts, relays, power quality devices.
    • #1 in India for electrical transducers and analog meters.
  3. Electrical Automation Devices (13%)
    • Energy management software, loggers, recorders.
    • High-margin, sticky B2B segment.
  4. Portable Test & Measuring Instruments (8%)
    • Multimeters, clamp meters, insulation testers.
    • Competes with Fluke/Keysight in niche spaces.
  5. Solar Inverters & Others (3%)
    • 3–50 kW solar string inverters.
    • Targeting ₹100 Cr revenue, cutting costs to rival Chinese peers.

Revenue split 9MFY25: Balanced across India, Europe (47%), Poland (21%), Asia (25%). USA (5%).


3. Strategic Positioning & Moat

  • Manufacturing Depth: 99% in-house, 145+ product lines, 130k SKUs, 900k spares.
  • Capacity: 35.5 Mn units annually, only 56% utilized (headroom to double).
  • Capex: New Nashik plant (2026) to double digital product capacity, SMT line in Poland, solar plant for cost savings.
  • Clients: ABB, Siemens, L&T, Hitachi Energy, Elko. Long-standing industrial relationships.
  • R&D: 6 centers (India, Poland, China). 2 global patents in clamp meter tech. Pipeline: 15+ new products by FY26.

Moat = scale in metering + European casting leadership + global supply chain network.


4. Financial Performance

Quarterly (Q1 FY26 = Jun 2025)

MetricQ1 FY26Q1 FY25YoY %
Sales₹190 Cr₹169 Cr+12.4%
EBITDA₹28 Cr₹8 Cr3.5x
OPM15%4%Improving
PAT₹20 Cr₹3.6 Cr+441%
EPS₹5.1₹0.95+5.4x

Commentary: Margin bounce-back—partly from portfolio shift away from auto castings and higher digital product sales.


Annual

YearSales (₹ Cr)OPMPAT (₹ Cr)ROCEROE
FY2139015%3612%9%
FY2247016%

Eduinvesting Team

https://eduinvesting.in/

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