WELSPUNLIV · Textiles
Welspun Living Ltd. reported revenue of ₹2,490 cr for October to December 2024, +3.3% on the year and −13.3% on the quarter.
Operating profit (EBITDA) was ₹280 cr, a margin of 11.2%, −282 bps on the year and −122 bps on the quarter. It is the narrowest margin of the last 7 quarters (range 11.2% to 14.3%). Operating costs grew +6.7%, faster than revenue at +3.3%, so operating profit grew less than sales.
Net profit was ₹123 cr, −31.3% on the year and −39.1% on the quarter, with earnings per share of ₹1.26. Profit before other income, one-offs and tax fell 39.1%, so 8 points of the headline growth came from outside the core business. The tax rate was 22% against an average of 29% over the previous 6 quarters, which lifted profit this quarter.
Retail growth comes from new stores and from sales at existing stores; the statements show the total, the filing shows how much each contributed. The quarterly statements do not carry same-store sales, stores added and revenue per square foot; those come with the filing read.
On earnings per share of ₹6.77 over the last four quarters, the stock at ₹219.69 trades at 32.5 times trailing earnings.
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.
A lower tax rate lifted profit. Is the lower rate going to last?
Effective tax rate 22.0% against 32.0% over the previous quarters, worth about ₹15.8 cr of profit.
Source: Quarterly statements
Finance cost rose fast and now takes a large bite of operating profit. New borrowing, or a higher rate?
Finance cost ₹62.0 cr, +47.6% on the year; 22% of EBITDA.
Source: Quarterly statements
Operating margin slipped on the year.
EBITDA margin 11.2%, −282 bps on the year (−122 bps on the quarter).
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.
| Q3 FY24 | Q4 FY24 | Q1 FY25 | Q2 FY25 | Q3 FY25 | Q4 FY25 | Q1 FY26 | Q2 FY26 | Q3 FY26 | Q4 FY26 | Q1 FY27 | Q2 FY27 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ₹2,411 cr | ₹2,575 cr | ₹2,536 cr | ₹2,873 cr | ₹2,490 cr | ₹2,646 cr | ₹2,261 cr | ₹2,441 cr | ₹2,262 cr | ₹2,435 cr | ₹2,795 cr | ₹2,838 cr |
| YoY | — | — | +16% | +15% | +3% | +3% | −11% | −15% | −9% | −8% | +24% | +16% |
| EBITDA margin | 14.1% | 13.9% | 13.5% | 12.5% | 11.2% | 11.9% | 10.0% | 6.3% | 7.1% | 10.2% | 11.5% | 11.9% |
| Other income, % of PBT | 18% | 17% | 21% | 23% | 24% | 1% | 23% | 63% | −36% | 13% | 15% | 11% |
| Exceptional items | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tax rate | 25% | 48% | 27% | 28% | 22% | 21% | 28% | 38% | — | 15% | 26% | 25% |
| Net profit | ₹179 cr | ₹131 cr | ₹186 cr | ₹202 cr | ₹123 cr | ₹133 cr | ₹89.0 cr | ₹15.0 cr | ₹3.0 cr | ₹106 cr | ₹163 cr | ₹170 cr |
| YoY | — | — | +14% | +1% | −31% | +2% | −52% | −93% | −98% | −20% | +83% | +1,033% |
| Core profit YoY | — | — | +9% | −4% | −39% | −21% | −53% | −96% | −84% | −34% | +96% | +2,133% |
| EPS | ₹1.82 | ₹1.50 | ₹1.91 | ₹2.10 | ₹1.26 | ₹1.37 | ₹0.91 | ₹0.14 | ₹0.00 | ₹1.08 | ₹1.70 | ₹1.79 |
| Flags | · | · | ✓ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ✓ | ✓ |
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Welspun Living Ltd. reported revenue of ₹2,490 cr (+3.3% on the year) and net profit of ₹123 cr (−31.3% on the year) for October to December 2024.
Profit before other income, exceptional items and tax moved −39.1% on the year, against −31.3% for reported profit.
2 checks raised a question: A lower tax rate lifted profit. Is the lower rate going to last?
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