ABLBL · Consumer Services
Aditya Birla Lifestyle Brands Ltd. reported revenue of ₹1,841 cr for April to June 2025, +3.2% on the year and −5.2% on the quarter.
Operating profit (EBITDA) was ₹263 cr, a margin of 14.3%, −135 bps on the year and −163 bps on the quarter. Operating costs grew +4.9%, faster than revenue at +3.2%, so operating profit grew less than sales.
Net profit was ₹24.0 cr, +4.3% on the year and −36.8% on the quarter, with earnings per share of ₹0.20. Profit before other income, one-offs and tax fell 73.7%, so 78 points of the headline growth came from outside the core business.
Written from the quarterly statements. The filing read adds the balance sheet and cash flow, the auditor's review, segment results, one-off items line by line and what management said on the call.
Most of the profit growth did not come from the business. What lifted the gap?
Reported profit +4.3% on the year; profit before other income, exceptional items and tax −73.7%.
Source: Quarterly statements
Half or more of pre-tax profit came from other income. What is it, and does it repeat?
Other income was 82% of profit before tax, against 42% a year earlier.
Source: Quarterly statements
A lower tax rate lifted profit. Is the lower rate going to last?
Effective tax rate 15.0% against 28.0% over the previous quarters, worth about ₹3.6 cr of profit.
Source: Quarterly statements
Could not run on this quarter: Exceptional items that recur, Cash behind the profit, Receivables against sales, Inventory against sales, Borrowing while holding cash, Auditor's review or audit report, IPO money used as stated, Related-party transactions, Exits, postponements, restatements, Promoter pledges and allotments, Earlier promises against delivery, When the results were filed. Most need the filing read (balance sheet, cash flow, auditor, disclosures).
Net profit a year ago, each driver's change, and net profit now. Blue added profit, red took it away.
| Q1 FY25 | Q2 FY25 | Q3 FY25 | Q4 FY25 | Q1 FY26 | Q2 FY26 | Q3 FY26 | Q4 FY26 | Q1 FY27 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ₹1,784 cr | ₹1,965 cr | ₹2,138 cr | ₹1,942 cr | ₹1,841 cr | ₹2,038 cr | ₹2,343 cr | ₹2,174 cr | ₹2,046 cr |
| YoY | — | — | — | — | +3% | +4% | +10% | +12% | +11% |
| EBITDA margin | 15.6% | 14.3% | 15.6% | 15.9% | 14.3% | 15.6% | 17.6% | 16.2% | 15.1% |
| Other income, % of PBT | 42% | — | 27% | 40% | 82% | 68% | −24% | 21% | 46% |
| Exceptional items | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tax rate | 31% | — | 27% | 26% | 15% | 25% | 24% | 23% | 26% |
| Net profit | ₹23.0 cr | −₹59.0 cr | ₹60.0 cr | ₹38.0 cr | ₹24.0 cr | ₹23.0 cr | ₹69.0 cr | ₹55.0 cr | ₹29.0 cr |
| YoY | — | — | — | — | +4% | — | +15% | +45% | +21% |
| Core profit YoY | — | — | — | — | −74% | — | +85% | +77% | +320% |
| EPS | — | — | — | — | ₹0.20 | ₹0.19 | ₹0.57 | ₹0.45 | ₹0.24 |
| Flags | 1 | · | · | 1 | 3 | 1 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Each quarter is read with the same rules. Balance-sheet and cash checks run on half-year and annual quarters; filing-read checks run where a read exists.
Aditya Birla Lifestyle Brands Ltd. reported revenue of ₹1,841 cr (+3.2% on the year) and net profit of ₹24.0 cr (+4.3% on the year) for April to June 2025.
Profit before other income, exceptional items and tax moved −73.7% on the year, against +4.3% for reported profit.
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