AWL Agri Business Ltd — Q1 FY27 earnings call
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The short read
AWL Agri Business reported consolidated revenue growth of 18% year-on-year to INR 20,048 crore in Q1 FY27, with Operating EBITDA growing 34% year-on-year to INR 693 crore. Food and FMCG segment revenue grew 22% year-on-year to INR 1,726 crore, Edible Oil volumes grew 2% amid channel de-stocking, and Industry Essentials revenue grew 28% with 13% volume growth. Management also outlined segment-level operating targets for the rest of FY27 across Food and FMCG, Edible Oils, and Industry Essentials.
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Numbers mentioned
Consolidated revenue: INR 20,048 crore (Q1 FY27)
p. 5
“Consolidated revenue grew 18% year-on-year to INR 20,048 crore, supported by 7% underlying volume growth across the portfolio.”
Pankaj Goyal, page 5 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Operating EBITDA: INR 693 crore (Q1 FY27)
p. 5
“Operating EBITDA grew 34% year-on-year to INR 693 crore, while profit before tax and profit after tax grew 48% and 40% respectively.”
Pankaj Goyal, page 5 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Food and FMCG revenue: INR 1,726 crore (Q1 FY27)
p. 5
“Food and FMCG remain the clearest expression of that strategy. Revenue grew 22% year-on-year to INR 1,726 crore.”
Pankaj Goyal, page 5 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Food and FMCG segment EBITDA margin: 6% (Q1 FY27)
p. 6
“Segment EBITDA came in at INR 104 crore with margin at 6%.”
Pankaj Goyal, page 6 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Rice revenue growth: over 40% year-on-year (Q1 FY27)
p. 4
“Rice once again delivered an outstanding performance, growing by over 40% year-on-year.”
Shrikant Kanhere, page 4 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Tops range growth: 23% year-on-year (Q1 FY27)
p. 4
“Our Tops range of sauces, pickles and convenience Food grew by a healthy 23% year-on-year”
Shrikant Kanhere, page 4 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Edible Oil volume growth: 2% year-on-year (Q1 FY27)
p. 4
“On Edible Oil, the business delivered low single-digit volume growth of 2% year-on-year.”
Shrikant Kanhere, page 4 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Industry Essentials volume and revenue growth: 13% volume growth and 28% revenue growth (Q1 FY27)
p. 4
“On Industry Essential, we delivered another healthy quarter with the segment reporting 13% volume growth and 28% revenue growth.”
Shrikant Kanhere, page 4 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Alternate channel growth: 27% year-on-year (Q1 FY27)
p. 4
“Our alternate channel, modern trade, e-com, quick commerce grew 27% year-on-year during the quarter.”
Shrikant Kanhere, page 4 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Quick commerce growth: 56% year-on-year (Q1 FY27)
p. 4
“Quick commerce continues to be particularly exciting for us, recording a growth of 56% year-on-year.”
Shrikant Kanhere, page 4 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Direct distribution reach: close to 970,000 outlets (Q1 FY27)
p. 5
“Our direct reach now is close to 970,000 outlets this quarter, while our total reach as per Nielsen remains at 2.6 million outlets.”
Shrikant Kanhere, page 5 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Edible Oil revenue and EBITDA per metric ton growth: revenue up 15%, EBITDA per metric ton up 33% (Q1 FY27)
p. 6
“Edible Oil delivered resilient performance in a volatile commodity environment with revenue up 15% and EBITDA per metric ton up 33% year-on-year.”
Pankaj Goyal, page 6 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Madhur monthly volume: close to 15,000 tons a month
p. 7
“On the revenue, I think Madhur today sells close to 15,000 tons a month.”
Shrikant Kanhere, page 7 of the filed PDF · View the filing
What management said it would do
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Food and FMCG revenue growth — 18%-20% · FY27
stated firmly by Shrikant Kanhere
p. 7
“Revenue guidance would be in and around, I think between 18%-20% is something we should continue to deliver.”
Shrikant Kanhere, page 7 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Food and FMCG EBITDA margin — 3%-4% range · FY27
stated firmly by Pankaj Goyal
p. 6
“In Food and FMCG, we continue to target mid-teen revenue growth while maintaining EBITDA margin in the 3%-4% range as we continue to invest behind brands, distributions, and category expansion.”
Pankaj Goyal, page 6 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Edible Oils volume growth — 5%-6% · FY27
stated firmly by Pankaj Goyal
p. 6
“In Edible Oils, we expect volume growth of around 5%-6%, with EBITDA expected to remain in the range of INR 4,000-INR 4,500 per metric ton.”
Pankaj Goyal, page 6 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Madhur monthly volume — close to 20,000 tons a month · by end of the year
stated as an aspiration by Shrikant Kanhere
p. 7
“Of course, our target is to scale it up further and make it close to 20,000 tons a month, by end of the year.”
Shrikant Kanhere, page 7 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Madhur annual revenue — INR 700 crore-INR 800 crore · full year
stated as an aspiration by Shrikant Kanhere
p. 7
“For the full year it can be close to INR 700 crore-INR 800 crore kind of number.”
Shrikant Kanhere, page 7 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Edible Oil volume growth for remaining nine months — 5%-6% · rest of FY27
stated conditionally by Shrikant Kanhere
p. 8
“I think rest of the nine months, I think we should grow in a moderate single digit, which can be anywhere between 5%-6% kind of number on volume.”
Shrikant Kanhere, page 8 of the filed PDF · View the filing
2030 revenue target — INR 100,000 crore · 2030
stated as an aspiration by Shrikant Kanhere
p. 8
“Of course, our 2030 guidance we have recently given that we want to cross INR 100,000 crore of revenue, want to cross INR 4,000 crore of EBITDA and all.”
Shrikant Kanhere, page 8 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Annual CAPEX — around INR 700 crore per year · next four years
stated as an aspiration by Shrikant Kanhere
p. 9
“A steady state for a modeling purpose, if you really want, I think you can continue to assume a CAPEX of anywhere between INR 700 crore kind of number for every year.”
Shrikant Kanhere, page 9 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Overall volume growth CAGR — 8%-9%
stated firmly by Shrikant Kanhere
p. 10
“So, if you average it out basis the kind of proportion all these three segments have, I think 8%-9% is something which we are saying, and this is the guidance also we are giving it for quite some time.”
Shrikant Kanhere, page 10 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Q&A highlights
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Management said to expect double-digit growth and margins in line with the trailing four-quarter average rather than the current 6%.
Answered by Shrikant Kanhere
Asked by Dhiraj Mistry: What is the revenue and EBITDA guidance for Food and FMCG going forward?
p. 7
“So, 6% may not be the guidance, of course. The average of last four quarters or five quarters should be something which we should be consistently delivering.”
Shrikant Kanhere, page 7 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management said Madhur is licensed with a royalty payment and remains focused on growing volume rather than margin.
Answered by Shrikant Kanhere
Asked by Dhiraj Mistry: What are the terms of the Madhur brand agreement with Shree Renuka Sugars?
p. 8
“We will be paying a royalty of 0.5% on the sales that we will do for this Madhur brand.”
Shrikant Kanhere, page 8 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management said Edible Oil refining capacity utilization is near 60-61% and will need capacity additions in a couple of years, alongside Food capacity investment.
Answered by Shrikant Kanhere
Asked by Ashutosh Joytiraditya: What CAPEX and market share plans support the 2030 vision?
p. 9
“Today, our Edible Oil refining capacities are running at close to 60%-61%.”
Shrikant Kanhere, page 9 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management said around 70% of oil raw material is imported, with about a third of that from Wilmar.
Answered by Shrikant Kanhere
Asked by Lakshmi Narayan: What percentage of raw material is imported, and how much comes from Wilmar?
p. 10
“I think for Edible Oil, it’s close to 70% we import. I think little more than 70%, in fact, is imports. Of that 70%, close to one third is Wilmar.”
Shrikant Kanhere, page 10 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management said the Food business is roughly 80% B2C and 20% B2B, though B2B is expected to grow.
Answered by Shrikant Kanhere
Asked by Lakshmi Narayan: What is the Food business split between B2C and B2B?
p. 11
“Right now, at this point of time, it is only 20% in Food and B2C is 80%, but slowly I think it will continue to grow.”
Shrikant Kanhere, page 11 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management said stock days are between 30-35 days given import voyage times.
Answered by Shrikant Kanhere
Asked by Lakshmi Narayan: How much raw material stock does the company carry?
p. 12
“Stock days are anywhere between 30 to 35 days, given the fact that most of our raw material is imported and there is a voyage period of 35, 40 days.”
Shrikant Kanhere, page 12 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management said they do not speculate heavily and rely on brand strength and forward sales as a hedge.
Answered by Shrikant Kanhere
Asked by Gaurav Nigam: What proportion of raw material is hedged versus kept open, and what metric is used to judge profitability?
p. 13
“Besides that, we do some hedging by doing forward sales, which is also one way of hedging.”
Shrikant Kanhere, page 13 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Risks flagged
Channel de-stocking following volatility in global edible oil prices affected volume growth
p. 4
“The industry witnessed temporary channel de-stocking following sharp volatility in global Edible Oil prices.”
Shrikant Kanhere, page 4 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Supply chain disruptions and trade being hand-to-mouth impacted Edible Oil volumes in the quarter
p. 8
“This quarter we had challenge on both. One is, of course, on one hand you had volatility, on other hand you have supply chain disruptions also and the third, of course, because of the volatility, the sluggishness in the market, the trade was hand-to-mouth, and the primary pipeline was more of a dried-up.”
Shrikant Kanhere, page 8 of the filed PDF · View the filing
High dependence on imported edible oil continues, with associated exposure to volatility
p. 9
“I think there is a good amount of work which is happening on domestic oil, particularly on the oil seed.”
Shrikant Kanhere, page 9 of the filed PDF · View the filing
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