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Informist, Tuesday, May 26, 2026

 

--Cyient: To continue assessing capital needs, maintain dilution discipline 

--CONTEXT: Comments by Cyient's mgmt on financing, growth roadmap in concall 

--Cyient: Lot more to come from us in semiconductor space in coming days 

--Cyient: After building foundation, will focus on execution at scale FY27 

--Cyient: Retain view of semiconductor arm break-even in FY27-FY28 for now

 

By Shakshi Jain and Arundathi A R 

 

NEW DELHI/MUMBAI – After building a foundation for long-term growth in 2025-26 (Apr-Mar), Cyient Ltd.'s wholly-owned subsidiary Cyient Semiconductors Pvt. Ltd. aims to focus on execution at scale in the ongoing financial year, the management said in a conference call Tuesday. The call was scheduled to discuss a recent strategic financing transaction and the growth roadmap of the company's semiconductor arm. 

 

"...FY26 was focused on building the foundation for long-term growth, strengthening our sales engine, execution capability, R&D investments, IP portfolio, and strategic partnerships. In FY27, our focus shifts to execution at scale, successfully integrating the Kinetic axle rating, our ASSP (application-specific standard product) product roadmap, and converting our growing ASIC (application-specific integrated circuit) and ASSP into sustained revenue growth," Cyient Semiconductors Chief Executive Officer Suman Narayan said.

 

Cyient Ltd. Monday said Cyient Semiconductors would issue non-convertible debentures worth up to INR 2 billion to EAAA India Alternatives Ltd., adding that it would also issue compulsorily convertible debentures or shares worth INR 1 billion to EAAA India on a private placement basis. Cyient Semiconductors said the transaction with funds managed by EAAA India Alternatives includes an equity investment of around $10 million at a post-money equity valuation of about $500 million, alongside structured debt capital, enabling the company to strengthen its capital structure and support the continued scale-up of its global semiconductor business.

 

Over the last 12 months, Cyient Semiconductors completed the acquisition of Kinetic Technologies, a power semiconductor company with over 3 billion chips shipped, a portfolio of 250-plus products, and more than 100 patents. 

 

Cyient Semiconductors Chief Financial Officer Ramya Mohan said the company decided to raise external debt when there was cash with the parent beacuse it would give the subsidiary the dedicated capital base and the strategic flexibility needed to accelerate roadmap investments. Building differentiated semiconductor products demands long cycle research and development investments, sustained product development, customer qualification cycles, and the ability to support complex global execution programs over multiple years, she added.

 

"It creates real operational discipline and financial separation from the parent. Our goal is to build Cyient Semiconductors as a standalone business with its own governance, its own accountability, and its own long-term optionality that includes potentially a future spin-off path," Mohan said.

 

Later in the call, the management said Cyient Semiconductors is still looking to break even by late FY27 or early FY28 for now. "We are still looking at a break-even but as we are speaking to the investors and as we see market opportunities, given the growth expectations and the momentum that we are building, we are looking to see what is the right way to extract value. So for now, we are still looking at a break-even late FY27, early FY28, but based on the investor conversations, we will come back."

 

Cyient Executive Vice Chairman and Managing Director Krishna Bodanapu said as a growth stage company, Cyient Semiconductors will continue evaluating capital requirements based on market opportunities, product roadmap expansion, and strategic acquisitions, however, it will also remain disciplined on dilution and capital efficiency. "This intersection of India's ambition, global semiconductor demand, and AI power demand has created a window. We intend to own the window that this opportunity creates. I'm confident that you'll see a lot more from us in this sector in the coming days...," he added.

 

At 1422 IST, shares of Cyient traded 0.6% higher at INR 922.70 on the National Stock Exchange.  End

 

US$1 = INR 95.56

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Edited by Avishek Dutta

 

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