Honasa Consumer Ltd — Q1 FY27 earnings call
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The short read
Honasa Consumer reported 32% revenue growth in Q1 FY27 with EBITDA of almost Rs 110 crore and PAT of Rs 90 crore, driven by 30.5% volume growth. Management attributed the improvement to a higher mix of profitable B2B channels, operating leverage, seasonality, and a one-time non-recurring opex benefit. The company also launched a new fragrance brand called FIKN and reported growth across Mamaearth, The Derma Co., and its younger brands portfolio.
Numbers mentioned
Revenue growth: 32% (Q1 FY27)
p. 4
“The team has done brilliantly well in delivering 32% growth with an EBITDA of almost INR110 crores and a PAT of INR90 crores.”
Varun Alagh, page 4 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Volume growth: 30.5% (Q1 FY27)
p. 4
“30.5% volume growth is what we have seen, and we continue to be negative working capital and generating almost INR83 crores of cash this quarter.”
Varun Alagh, page 4 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Cash generated: Rs 83 crore (Q1 FY27)
p. 4
“we continue to be negative working capital and generating almost INR83 crores of cash this quarter.”
Varun Alagh, page 4 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Focus categories growth: 35%+ (Q1 FY27)
p. 5
“Focus categories actually have grown 35%+, and we have also seen growth coming across channels.”
Varun Alagh, page 5 of the filed PDF · View the filing
E-commerce channel growth: 20%-plus (Q1 FY27)
p. 5
“Our e-commerce channels, 20%-plus growth.”
Varun Alagh, page 5 of the filed PDF · View the filing
General trade secondary sales growth: 40%+ (Q1 FY27)
p. 5
“the hiring of the right kind of GT teams has actually really helped us in terms of on-ground GT growth, which are now at 40%+ for secondary sales growth.”
Varun Alagh, page 5 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Modern trade offtake growth: 40%+ (Q1 FY27)
p. 5
“we have 40%+ growth in terms of offtakes.”
Varun Alagh, page 5 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Contribution of focus categories: 85% (Q1 FY27)
p. 5
“Now the contribution of focus categories has also increased to almost 85%, in Q1FY '27.”
Varun Alagh, page 5 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Mamaearth growth: high teens (Q1 FY27)
p. 5
“Mamaearth has accelerated to high teens growth in Q1 FY '27, driven by focus categories.”
Varun Alagh, page 5 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Rosemary shampoo ARR: Rs 100 crores plus
p. 5
“Rosemary shampoo is growing in strong double digits and has become INR100 crores plus ARR ingredient now.”
Varun Alagh, page 5 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Young brands growth: 40% plus (Q1 FY27)
p. 5
“Young brands continue their strong growth at 40% plus.”
Varun Alagh, page 5 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Face cleansers category run rate: more than Rs 200 crores
p. 5
“Face cleansers has become a relevant category, more than INR200 crores run rate now.”
Varun Alagh, page 5 of the filed PDF · View the filing
BTM Ventures ARR: Rs 150 crores (last quarter)
p. 6
“It has reached an ARR of INR150 crores in the last quarter.”
Varun Alagh, page 6 of the filed PDF · View the filing
BTM Ventures growth since acquisition: almost 100%
p. 6
“Since we acquired, we’ve actually grown it almost 100%.”
Varun Alagh, page 6 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Face wash share gain: 350 basis points
p. 6
“Almost 350 basis points gain in share in face washes, 160 basis points gain in share in shampoos.”
Varun Alagh, page 6 of the filed PDF · View the filing
E-commerce focus category growth: over 25%
p. 6
“We continue to build our focus categories, which are actually grown over 25% in e-commerce.”
Varun Alagh, page 6 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Opex leverage improvement: 300-350 basis points from mix, 100 basis points from operating leverage, 50 basis points from seasonality (Q1 FY27)
p. 4
“in this quarter, we have seen almost 300 basis points to 350 basis points, which is because of mix impact and 100-odd basis points because of operating leverage.”
Varun Alagh, page 4 of the filed PDF · View the filing
What management said it would do
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EBITDA margin expansion — 15% EBITDA margin · 5 years
stated firmly by Varun Alagh
p. 4
“the commitment that we have made from a five-year perspective, which is that we will continue to expand EBITDA margin by 100 basis points to 150 basis points each year to get to that 15% EBITDA margin in five years is something that we are moving towards and is something that we stick to.”
Varun Alagh, page 4 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Overall revenue growth CAGR — high-teens CAGR · 5 years
stated firmly by Management
p. 7
“like we have said, from a five-year view, we have a high-teens agenda. We will make sure that we deliver that CAGR over the next five years.”
Management, page 7 of the filed PDF · View the filing
This year's growth vs CAGR — FY27
stated as an aspiration by Management
p. 7
“And I think this is going to be an year where we will be better than that CAGR on the growth profile.”
Management, page 7 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Mamaearth revenue growth — double digit CAGR · 5 years
stated firmly by Management
p. 7
“like we have said Mamaearth from a five year perspective, will be a double digit CAGR growth story. We stick to that story.”
Management, page 7 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Mamaearth growth this year — FY27
stated as an aspiration by Management
p. 7
“This year, again, even for Mamaearth, will be better than the planned CAGR growth profile is how its sort of looking and feeling like right now.”
Management, page 7 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Q&A highlights
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Management reiterated the five-year high-teens CAGR agenda and said this year should be better than that CAGR.
Answered by Management
Asked by Vivek M: What is the growth expectation for the rest of the year given tougher comps?
p. 7
“like we have said, from a five-year view, we have a high-teens agenda. We will make sure that we deliver that CAGR over the next five years.”
Management, page 7 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management said they get category-level share data from QC partners informally and believe brand strength drives share gains in quick commerce.
Answered by Management
Asked by Vivek M: How does quick commerce share gain work and what data do platforms share?
p. 8
“So Vivek, we engage with the QC teams, and we get understanding of category-level shares, So we would track, for example, what is Honasa's share in a face wash, in a sunscreen.”
Management, page 8 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management described a playbook of finding differentiated propositions and doubling down where they see the best right to win, citing Aqualogica's recent repositioning.
Answered by Management
Asked by Vidisha Sheth: What is the strategy to scale younger brands beyond Rs 180-200 crore ARR?
p. 9
“we just did a packaging as well as proposition re-hash for Aqualogica to make it far more relevant for GenZs.”
Management, page 9 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management said the plan already assumes prioritizing growth while core brands become more profitable, funding investment in newer brands and categories.
Answered by Management
Asked by Vidisha Sheth: How should investors think about the balance between growth investment and margin expansion?
p. 9
“the plan that we have shared as part of our investor day, assumes the prioritization of growth over margin”
Management, page 9 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management confirmed the annual average is about 100bps but this year should see 150-200bps improvement.
Answered by Management
Asked by Aditya Soman: Is the 300-350bps margin improvement organic and 100-150bps seasonal, non-recurring from 2Q?
p. 10
“there will years – they will do better than that. And this a year where we will clearly do better than that, at least 150 basis points – 200 basis points is what we see us doing you know over last and this year.”
Management, page 10 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management said they track distributor inventories and collections closely and are confident distribution is healthy with under 30 days of inventory.
Answered by Management
Asked by Aditya Soman: How confident is management that there is no inventory build-up issue in general trade as before?
p. 10
“We are now tracking every distributor’s inventories. And our collections are at highest ever levels.”
Management, page 10 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management said Fluence is still in the diligence and condition precedent process, and they will discuss integration once complete, while also pursuing organic nutraceuticals development.
Answered by Management
Asked by Jay Doshi: What is the plan for the Fluence Pharma nutraceuticals acquisition and Honasa Health?
p. 11
“fluence is one proposition that we announced where we’re still in the condition precedent process and the diligence process, which is getting completed.”
Management, page 11 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management said early Mamaearth fragrance tests didn't achieve product-market fit, and building fine-fragrance capability required dedicated, fragrance-first brands and R&D investment over the past two years.
Answered by Management
Asked by Umang Shah: Why has fragrance not been cracked by large Indian players, and what did Honasa learn from its earlier discontinued fragrance foray under Mamaearth?
p. 12
“But with early reads that we had with consumers, we were not happy in terms of the PMF we achieved, so we shut down.”
Management, page 12 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management said good inventory management in Q1 avoided immediate gross margin impact, and calibrated price increases at the end of Q1 will help offset inflation going into Q2.
Answered by Management
Asked by Nitin Shakdher: How has Honasa offset rising packaging and crude-oil-linked input costs versus peers?
p. 13
“Given that we were able to actually do a good job with the inventory management in Q1, we did not see the implication of that in our financials as you see it, especially on the gross margin side.”
Management, page 13 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management said growth is largely from existing geographies under a focused 100-city distribution strategy, with expansion into more stores within those geographies.
Answered by Management
Asked by Nitin (HDFC Securities): Is general trade growth coming from existing distributors/geographies or new ones?
p. 14
“Actually, most of this growth is from our existing geographies only. Existing distributor or new distributor doesn’t matter.”
Management, page 14 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management said the mindset is growth-first, and margin improvement of 100-150bps is a four-to-five-year ambition, with reinvestment prioritized whenever growth opportunities arise.
Answered by Management
Asked by Jay Doshi: Why does the margin/EBITDA guidance for the rest of the year seem conservative given seasonal EBITDA patterns?
p. 16
“our focus is growth first -- I think mindset is clearly growth first.”
Management, page 16 of the filed PDF · View the filing
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