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Growth & Capex 360

The growth-investment cockpit — sourcing, scoring and sequencing the next capex initiatives & JVs, paired with proof the capex program still returns.

Arvind Limited · FY26 (Mar'26, actuals)

Among the world's largest denim makers

25,800 employees · 12+ plants & units · 30 export markets

▲ Executive read· the answer, then the moves

The capex program still returns — past initiatives are averaging 2.4x ROI with 73% of value-add banked — so deploy the ₹477 Cr of capex headroom, but only behind discipline near the 3.4x average capex multiple. Advance the ₹1,820 Cr in Diligence→LOI and finish the lagging initiatives before committing the next round.

4 of 4 headline metrics improving vs prior · still off target: Net Debt / EBITDA 1.4x vs 1.2x, Cost & Sustainability Savings Realization 74.0% vs 100.0%, EBITDA ₹1,004 Cr vs ₹1,050 Cr

Do now — ranked by urgency

1
Advance the ₹1,820 Cr in Diligence→LOIWatch
Why it matters
7 of 7 initiatives price inside the ₹477 Cr of capex headroom; the one LOI (₹600 Cr) and one IOI (₹700 Cr) carry the near-term commit.
What's driving it
₹1,820 Cr incremental revenue in Diligence→LOI
Capex headroom ₹477 Cr (1.6x headroom)
Avg capex 3.4x; avg exec risk 44/100
FYI
7 live initiatives, 4 High fit, ₹3,130 Cr incremental revenue
2 Sourced ideas need an owner
See initiative board →
2
Sustainability savings behind planWatch
Why it matters
Hold a 90-day recovery plan on energy & water programs; track coal-out-by-2029 milestones.
What's driving it
Savings Realization
Signal: Alert
FYI
Cost & sustainability savings at 74% of plan; renewables/water programs lagging.
Act →▤ open at-risk contracts
3
Value-added mix below 45% targetWatch
Why it matters
Push branded/value-added denim, garment programs and AMD attach across the customer base.
What's driving it
Value-Added Mix
Signal: Alert
FYI
Value-added mix 37.6% vs 45% strategic target; commodity denim still dilutive.
Act →
4
Covenant headroom 1.4× (lev 1.6× vs 3×)Watch
Why it matters
Sets capex headroom and refinancing risk on a CARE AA- balance sheet.
What's driving it
Q1 (act)
Signal: Threshold
FYI
Net-debt/EBITDA 1.6× against a 3× lender ceiling.
Owner: CFO · Treasury
Act →

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This is the pre-commit cockpit — sourcing → diligence → capex → execution-risk on every live initiative & JV, paired with the proof that past capex returned, so the next investment is priced and sequenced against the ₹477 Cr of capex headroom we can actually fund.

Data backing: ma_target (initiative pipeline · diligence) · deal_economics (committed initiatives · ROI) · comp_ma (peer moves) · covenant_qtr (capex headroom)

Live initiatives

4 High fit · ₹3,130 Cr rev

Incremental revenue

₹3,130 Cr

across the funnel

Capex headroom

₹477 Cr

Q4 (act) · 1.6x headroom

Avg capex mult

3.4x

blended on incr. EBITDA

Initiatives fit High

4/7

thesis-aligned

Avg exec risk

44/100

lower is easier

Sourced → LOI

Capex initiative funnel

Advance the ₹1,820 Cr in Diligence→LOI; 7 of 7 initiatives price inside the ₹477 Cr of capex headroom.

Sourced

₹580 Cr

Contacted

₹730 Cr

Diligence

₹520 Cr

IOI

₹700 Cr

LOI

₹600 Cr

Move: the funnel narrows correctly — one LOI (₹600 Cr) and one IOI (₹700 Cr) carry the near-term commit. Keep filling the top: 2 Sourced ideas need an owner this quarter to protect throughput.

Diligence triage

Live initiative board

Every initiative, LOI first. Read value-add mix up, customer concentration and execution-risk down — those gate the capex.

Initiative	Division · Location	Incr. revenue	EBITDA %	Stage	Capex ×	Capex	ROI target	Value-add %	Cust conc %	Exec risk	Owner	Status detail
AMD capacity scale-up (Human Protection) Scale AMD ₹1,544→₹2,500 Cr; defence/aerospace/industrial demand.	Advanced Materials · Gujarat (mfg hub)	₹600 Cr	16%	LOI	1.71x	₹164 Cr	2.6x	70%	18%	28	President, AMD	Board-approved; orders & line build underway
Garmenting expansion (Ranchi / Varanasi) Push 37M→60M+ pieces; multi-year brand programs.	Garments · Rest of India	₹700 Cr	11%	IOI	3.51x	₹270 Cr	2.4x	55%	22%	48	President, Garments	Ranchi/Varanasi live; ramping utilization
MP / Odisha garment greenfield New garment units in MP & Odisha (planned).	Garments · Rest of India	₹520 Cr	11%	Diligence	4.2x	₹240 Cr	2.3x	50%	28%	64	Chief Manufacturing Officer	Site & incentive evaluation; labour + power flagged
Composites line (PD JV expansion) Lightweight composites for auto/industrial via Preiss Daimler JV.	Advanced Materials · Gujarat (mfg hub)	₹380 Cr	13%	Contacted	3.34x	₹165 Cr	2.5x	60%	19%	41	President, AMD	JV scoping; capacity & off-take under discussion
Defence & aerospace ramp (AMD) Defence-grade protection & aerospace materials.	Advanced Materials · Gujarat (mfg hub)	₹350 Cr	15%	Contacted	2.8x	₹147 Cr	2.4x	65%	18%	33	President, AMD	Tender pipeline; qualification underway
PAMI circularity scale-up (PurFi JV) Fibre-rejuvenation; scale to 10 lines over 3-4 yrs; H&M anchor.	Environmental & Others · Gujarat (mfg hub)	₹300 Cr	14%	Sourced	4x	₹168 Cr	2.2x	60%	26%	38	Chief Sustainability Officer	Announced/under construction — label planned
Net-zero / coal-out + renewables (by 2029) Coal elimination across plants by 2029; renewables & water.	Environmental & Others · Gujarat (mfg hub)	₹280 Cr	13%	Sourced	4.2x	₹153 Cr	2.1x	25%	12%	55	Chief Sustainability Officer	Blueprint launched; multi-year energy transition

Execute in the right order

Sequence by execution risk

Easiest to execute first. Clean, value-added builds go now; concentrated, complex initiatives get hard diligence and an off-take gate.

AMD capacity scale-up (Human Protection)risk 28/100 · 70% value-add · 18% conc

Do first — low execution risk and 70% value-added/annuity; commission quickly and bank the run-rate.

Defence & aerospace ramp (AMD)risk 33/100 · 65% value-add · 18% conc

Do first — low execution risk and 65% value-added/annuity; commission quickly and bank the run-rate.

PAMI circularity scale-up (PurFi JV)risk 38/100 · 60% value-add · 26% conc

Mid-pack — 60% value-added, 38/100 risk; sequence after the clean, fast builds.

Composites line (PD JV expansion)risk 41/100 · 60% value-add · 19% conc

Mid-pack — 60% value-added, 41/100 risk; sequence after the clean, fast builds.

Garmenting expansion (Ranchi / Varanasi)risk 48/100 · 55% value-add · 22% conc

Mid-pack — 55% value-added, 48/100 risk; sequence after the clean, fast builds.

Net-zero / coal-out + renewables (by 2029)risk 55/100 · 25% value-add · 12% conc

Diligence hard — 55/100 risk; gate the commit on an off-take/retention plan.

MP / Odisha garment greenfieldrisk 64/100 · 50% value-add · 28% conc

Diligence hard — 64/100 risk; gate the commit on an off-take/retention plan.

Execution priority: commission the top of this list first — low risk plus high value-added mix banks the run-rate fast and keeps the PMO unblocked before the heavier, concentration-risk initiatives enter the build plan.

Proof the program works

Is past capex returning?

Avg implied ROI 2.4x across the 7 initiatives; 73% of value-add banked. Lagging: none.

Initiative	Started	Capex	Capex ×	EBITDA plan	EBITDA real	Implied ROI	Payback	IRR %
MP / Odisha garment greenfield	2025	₹240 Cr	4.2x	₹4 Cr	₹1 Cr	2.3x	4.5y	18%
PAMI circularity scale-up (PurFi JV)	2025	₹168 Cr	4x	₹4 Cr	₹1 Cr	2.2x	4.4y	17%
Net-zero / coal-out + renewables	2025	₹153 Cr	4.2x	₹4 Cr	₹3 Cr	2.1x	4.6y	16%
Defence & aerospace ramp (AMD)	2018	₹147 Cr	2.8x	₹3 Cr	₹1 Cr	2.4x	3.4y	23%
AMD capacity scale-up (Human Protection)	2015	₹164 Cr	1.7x	₹5 Cr	₹4 Cr	2.6x	3.2y	24%
Garmenting expansion (Ranchi / Varanasi)	2012	₹270 Cr	3.5x	₹5 Cr	₹4 Cr	2.4x	3.8y	21%
Composites line (PD JV expansion)	2012	₹165 Cr	3.3x	₹5 Cr	₹4 Cr	2.5x	3.6y	22%

Read: the mature engines (AMD Human Protection, Composites) return ~2.4–2.6x at sub-3.6-year payback — the model works when the ramp lands. The drag is on , where realized EBITDA trails plan and ROI sits below 1.3x; finish their ramp before committing the next round at a similar multiple.

What peers are spending

Peer capex & M&A — read-through

Listed textile peers expanding the same spinning, garment and technical-textile capacity set the competitive bar for our initiatives.

Date	Peer	Move	Value	End-market	Read-through
2026-05-02	Vardhman Textiles	Spinning capacity expansion (Punjab)	₹900 Cr	Woven / Yarn	Adds yarn capacity — read-through on value-added fabric pricing.
2026-03-18	Welspun Living	Home-textile / technical capacity	₹1,200 Cr	Home & Technical Textiles	Scaling home & technical textiles — tightens that end-market.
2026-02-09	KPR Mill / Gokaldas Exports	Garmenting expansion (South India)	₹700 Cr	Garments	Aggressive garment roll-up; competes for the same brand programs we want.
2026-01-22	Raymond / Trident	Branded & value-added fabric push	₹500 Cr	Shirting & Wovens	Peers moving up the value chain into premium shirting.

So what: Vardhman, Welspun, KPR/Gokaldas and Raymond/Trident are adding spinning, garment and technical-textile capacity and competing for the same brand programs — hold capex discipline near our 3.4x average and lead with value-added and AMD initiatives where the differentiation and ROI are strongest.