Auto-component order wins: Decoding LTV and its implications for revenue visibility
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- ✓Auto-component makers now use lifetime value to report new business wins.
- ✓Rane (Madras) reported ₹2,040 crore of new business on an LTV basis in the June quarter.
- ✓A chartered accountant said, "LTV indicates the size of a long-term programme but does not provide sufficient near-term revenue visibility by itself."
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When an auto-component maker announces a ₹2,000-crore order win, investors want to know how much will translate into revenue -- and when.
The answer is not always evident from the headline number. Component suppliers often win contracts for a vehicle platform's life, with volumes ramping up, peaking and then tapering. This is why some companies use lifetime value (LTV) rather than annualised order value.
LTV is the estimated total sales a supplier expects from a vehicle programme over its production life.
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Rane (Madras), for instance, shifted from annualised business wins to LTV in the June quarter. In its Q1 FY27 earnings call, the company said it had benchmarked the practice against Indian and global peers and that most programmes run for more than six years. It reported ₹2,040 crore of new business on an LTV basis.
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