Aditya Birla Lifestyle Brands Ltd — Q4 FY26 earnings call
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The short read
ABLBL reported Q4 FY26 revenue growth of 12% YoY to Rs 2,174 crores, with EBITDA up 14% to Rs 375 crores and EBITDA margin expanding to 17.2%. Management attributed growth to strong performance across Lifestyle Brands and Emerging Business segments, alongside continued store network expansion of over 300 stores during the year. The company also declared its first dividend since demerger and reported net debt reduction to Rs 726 crores from Rs 781 crores.
Numbers mentioned
Revenue: INR 2,174 crores (Q4 FY26)
p. 3
“ABLBL revenue grew 12% YoY to INR 2,174 crores led by strong performance across brands and channels.”
Dharmendra Lodha, page 3 of the filed PDF · View the filing
EBITDA: INR 375 crores (Q4 FY26)
p. 4
“In absolute terms, EBITDA stood at INR 375 crores, compared to INR 330 crores in the same quarter last year.”
Dharmendra Lodha, page 4 of the filed PDF · View the filing
EBITDA margin: 17.2% (Q4 FY26)
p. 4
“EBITDA margin expanded by 20 bps, up from 17% in Quarter 4 FY26 last year to 17.2% in Quarter 4 FY26 current year.”
Dharmendra Lodha, page 4 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Normalized PAT: INR 60 crores (Q4 FY26)
p. 4
“Normalized PAT is at INR 60 crores in Quarter 4 FY26, growing 58% versus last year.”
Dharmendra Lodha, page 4 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Reported PAT: INR 55 crores (Q4 FY26)
p. 4
“Reported PAT is at INR 55 crores versus INR 38 crores in previous year.”
Dharmendra Lodha, page 4 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Full-year revenue: INR 8,396 crores (FY26)
p. 4
“ABLBL revenue stood at INR 8,396 crores, up 7% YoY.”
Dharmendra Lodha, page 4 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Full-year EBITDA: INR 1,429 crores (FY26)
p. 4
“EBITDA grew 13% to INR 1,429 crores versus INR 1,269 crores in last year, with margin improving by 90 bps to 17%.”
Dharmendra Lodha, page 4 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Full-year Reported PAT: INR 171 crores (FY26)
p. 4
“Reported PAT was INR 171 crores versus last year's INR 60 crores.”
Dharmendra Lodha, page 4 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Full-year Normalized PAT: INR 209 crores (FY26)
p. 4
“Normalized PAT for 12 months stood at INR 209 crores, up 61% versus last year.”
Dharmendra Lodha, page 4 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Operating cash flow: INR 450 crores (FY26)
p. 4
“Through business operations, the company generated operating cash flow (before CAPEX and security deposit) of INR 450 crores.”
Dharmendra Lodha, page 4 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Net debt: INR 726 crores (FY26 year-end)
p. 4
“Net debt at year-end stood at INR 726 crores versus INR 781 crores in March last year.”
Dharmendra Lodha, page 4 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Dividend: INR 50 paisa per equity share (FY26)
p. 4
“The Board of the company has also declared a dividend of INR 50 paisa per equity share within the first year of the company post-demerger.”
Dharmendra Lodha, page 4 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Store count: 3,348 stores (FY26 year-end)
p. 4
“At the end of this year, our footprint has expanded to 3,348 stores, spanning over 4.9 million square feet across nearly 800 cities and towns.”
Dharmendra Lodha, page 4 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Lifestyle Brands revenue: INR 1,829 crores (Q4 FY26)
p. 4
“Quarterly revenue for Lifestyle Brands stood at INR 1,829 crores with an EBITDA margin of 20%”
Dharmendra Lodha, page 4 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Lifestyle Brands full-year margin: 19.6% (FY26)
p. 5
“Margins stood at 19.6%, 20 bps higher than last year.”
Dharmendra Lodha, page 5 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Emerging Business EBITDA margin: nearly 4% (FY26)
p. 21
“if you look at it from almost breakeven last year on Emerging Business EBITDA, we were able to get to a nearly 4% Emerging Business EBITDA.”
Vishak Kumar, page 21 of the filed PDF · View the filing
COCO store share: ~36-37% of network
p. 18
“~36-37% of network. So, say about 1,200-1,250 stores would be COCO stores, Ankit.”
Vishak Kumar, page 18 of the filed PDF · View the filing
What management said it would do
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Dividend payout ratio — 15% to 25% of net profit
stated as an aspiration by Ashish Dikshit
p. 7
“we feel very confident about the cash flow generations of this company to be able to pay dividend broadly in the range of close to 15% to 25% of net profit.”
Ashish Dikshit, page 7 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Net debt — debt-free · next three years
stated as an aspiration by Ashish Dikshit
p. 7
“ideally that this cash flow should make company debt-free in the next three years.”
Ashish Dikshit, page 7 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Reebok store additions — 40-50 stores per year · next few years
stated conditionally by Vishak Kumar
p. 6
“Network expansion will continue. 40-50 stores per year for the next few years should be par for course, unless we do more than that.”
Vishak Kumar, page 6 of the filed PDF · View the filing
CAPEX — About INR 300 crores · FY27
stated firmly by Vishak Kumar
p. 8
“About INR 300 crores. So, we will continue with that kind of momentum.”
Vishak Kumar, page 8 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Lifestyle Brands like-to-like growth — about 7% · next few years
stated as an aspiration by Vishak Kumar
p. 9
“We have projected for the next few years that we should be able to grow at an LTL of about 7%.”
Vishak Kumar, page 9 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Store closures — lesser closures than last year · this year
stated as an aspiration by Vishak Kumar
p. 13
“So, this year should be in that sense relatively lesser closures.”
Vishak Kumar, page 13 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Store expansion CAPEX — INR 250 crores to INR 300 crores · FY27
stated conditionally by Vishak Kumar
p. 15
“So, we have put a number. INR 250 crores to INR 300 crores is what we have said. Some of it also depends on when the malls actually open up and so on.”
Vishak Kumar, page 15 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Van Heusen Innerwear breakeven — at least one profitable quarter · FY27
stated as an aspiration by Vishak Kumar
p. 18
“I did say that I hope to have at least one profitable quarter in FY27. I do hope to be able to deliver on that.”
Vishak Kumar, page 18 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Van Heusen Innerwear steady-state profitability — every quarter profitable · about six quarters away
stated as an aspiration by Vishak Kumar
p. 18
“I think it's about maybe six quarters away for us to be able to then say that it's steady state every quarter profitable, but at least one profitable quarter this year is what we are targeting.”
Vishak Kumar, page 18 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Net store expansion — this year
stated firmly by Vishak Kumar
p. 13
“And hence the net expansion that you should see this year will also be stronger.”
Vishak Kumar, page 13 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Q&A highlights
Management's answers to analyst questions, in Parakho's words rather than a transcript. Each row names who answered and carries the verbatim quote it was drawn from.
Management said growth was broadly similar across brands with high-single digit growth overall, as tailwinds and headwinds cancelled out.
Answered by Vishak Kumar
Asked by Shravan Vohra: Are there divergent demand trends among the four Lifestyle brands or between premium and mass segments?
p. 6
“High-single digit is the broad report card for the year.”
Vishak Kumar, page 6 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management indicated a dividend payout range of 15-25% of net profit and an aspiration to become debt-free within three years, though not a forced target.
Answered by Ashish Dikshit
Asked by Shravan Vohra: What is the dividend policy and debt repayment plan going forward?
p. 7
“a reasonable level of debt is not unhealthy for a company of this size.”
Ashish Dikshit, page 7 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management attributed it to growth in contract manufacturing exports enabled by new factory capacity.
Answered by Vishak Kumar
Asked by Sameer Gupta: What explains the strong growth in the 'others' channel within Lifestyle Brands?
p. 7
“Beyond the channel businesses, we also have a contract manufacturing business, which we use to export to brands across the world.”
Vishak Kumar, page 7 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management said there is room to release working capital this year after pre-building inventory last year for new manufacturing capacity.
Answered by Vishak Kumar
Asked by Sameer Gupta: How will the company generate enough cash to reduce debt given CAPEX and working capital increases?
p. 8
“is there juice for improvement on working capital? Answer is yes, and we do plan to do that this year.”
Vishak Kumar, page 8 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management confirmed a real cost impact from crude on polyester-based products but said pricing for the upcoming season is already locked.
Answered by Vishak Kumar
Asked by Abhijeet Kundu: Does the rise in crude derivative prices affect input costs given polyester dependence?
p. 9
“There are a lot of our product categories which have very modern handwriting, which have polyester.”
Vishak Kumar, page 9 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management said margins have not peaked but large dramatic improvements should not be expected, only gradual basis-point gains from retail productivity leverage.
Answered by Vishak Kumar
Asked by Kunal Bhatia: Have Lifestyle Brands margins peaked or is there room to grow further?
p. 11
“have we peaked out? No, not yet. But can you expect dramatic changes in margin profile? Not really.”
Vishak Kumar, page 11 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management confirmed a one-time PLI scheme benefit of about INR 20 crores recognized in Q4, and that full-year margin improvement was a more accurate 20 bps.
Answered by Dharmendra Lodha
Asked by Devanshu Bansal: Is the subsidiary's profitability boost this quarter tied to a one-time benefit?
p. 12
“These are one-time PLI benefits which we have accounted in the financials.”
Dharmendra Lodha, page 12 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management said yes, noting the last two quarters already showed double-digit growth after e-commerce rationalization impacted H1.
Answered by Vishak Kumar
Asked by Devanshu Bansal: Can Lifestyle segment return to low double-digit growth as store expansion accelerates?
p. 12
“last two quarters, if you see, it's been a double-digit journey. So, those fundamentals continue as we get into the new year as well.”
Vishak Kumar, page 12 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management said the LTL growth was built on fundamentals, not closures, and expects a normal 3-5% closure rate going forward, lower than last year.
Answered by Vishak Kumar
Asked by Avinash Karumanchi: Is the 8% LTL growth attributable to store closures, and will closures continue?
p. 13
“I think 8% like-for-like is fairly built on fundamentals.”
Vishak Kumar, page 13 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management said these are uncertain factors and the business will focus on staying agile, nimble and cost-disciplined rather than predicting outcomes.
Answered by Vishak Kumar
Asked by Tejash Shah: What is management's view on consumer sentiment and ability to pass on rising input costs?
p. 14
“As a business, what we can do, Tejash, is to stay nimble, stay agile to opportunities and trends in market, stay tight on costs, work closely with vendor partners to be able to get the best of possible prices, etc.”
Vishak Kumar, page 14 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management clarified it was a one-off benefit that offset earlier setup costs and would not recur, though efficiency gains would persist.
Answered by Vishak Kumar
Asked by Ankit Kedia: Is the INR 20 crore PLI benefit a recurring number or is it linked to production trajectory?
p. 19
“it was a one-off. Okay. You don't get this again and again.”
Vishak Kumar, page 19 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management said Reebok should outperform industry growth given its own catch-up opportunity in store network and product innovation.
Answered by Vishak Kumar
Asked by Rohan Kampani: How sustainable is Reebok's growth versus broader industry recovery?
p. 19
“we have a lot of catching up to do. So, we should, in that sense, hold ourselves to a higher standard than overall industry growth.”
Vishak Kumar, page 19 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Risks flagged
Wedding-led demand was uneven due to a softer wedding calendar
p. 3
“consumption trends remained broadly stable during the initial months, although wedding-led demand was somehow uneven owing to a softer wedding calendar compared to last year.”
Dharmendra Lodha, page 3 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Consumer sentiment moderated due to geopolitical uncertainty and market volatility
p. 3
“Towards the latter part of the quarter, consumer sentiment moderated due to geopolitical uncertainties and heightened market volatility.”
Dharmendra Lodha, page 3 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Crude oil price increases raising polyester and input costs
p. 9
“crude has an impact on polyester.”
Vishak Kumar, page 9 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Store locations becoming irrelevant over time requiring continuous closures
p. 13
“locations do become irrelevant over a period of time.”
Vishak Kumar, page 13 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Potential inflationary cost impacts on margins in coming months
p. 11
“we will have to watch this carefully next few months as there is potential of crude oil and all of that.”
Vishak Kumar, page 11 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Van Heusen Innerwear may see a slightly negative quarter before achieving steady profitability
p. 20
“it might still mean a slightly negative Q4 before we scale up again and become a steady-state profitable business.”
Vishak Kumar, page 20 of the filed PDF · View the filing
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