JSW Dulux Ltd — Q1 FY27 earnings call
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The short read
JSW Dulux reported Q1 FY27 revenue of Rs 965 crore, up 18.8% on a like-to-like basis, with volume growth of about 25% including price adjustment or roughly 18-19% on a price-adjusted basis. Management attributed gross margin pressure to higher-cost inventory carried into the quarter and a reclassification of promotional spend against gross revenue, while EBITDA margin of 11.9% reflected incremental headcount additions across regions and R&D. PAT of Rs 135.5 crore included two one-off items: interest income on an IT refund of about Rs 21.5 crore and dividend income of about Rs 55.9 crore from a subsidiary related to a real estate monetisation transaction.
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Numbers mentioned
Revenue: 965 crores (Q1 FY27)
p. 4
“the revenue, revenue we grew, we hit 965 crores in the quarter.”
Rajiv Rajgopal, page 4 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Revenue (like-to-like prior year): 812 crores (Q1 FY26)
p. 4
“The like-to-like last year was 812, which is an 18.8% growth blended between decorative plus industrial.”
Rajiv Rajgopal, page 4 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Gross margin: 360.8 crores (Q1 FY27)
p. 4
“The gross margin was 360.8 crores against last year's 353.6, which is a 2%. growth.”
Rajiv Rajgopal, page 4 of the filed PDF · View the filing
EBITDA: 115.1 crores (Q1 FY27)
p. 4
“We delivered 115.1 against 100.4 last year, which is a 14.7% growth.”
Rajiv Rajgopal, page 4 of the filed PDF · View the filing
PAT: 135.5 crores (Q1 FY27)
p. 4
“And the PAT was 135.5 against 67.2.”
Rajiv Rajgopal, page 4 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Interest on IT refund: 21.5 crores (Q1 FY27)
p. 4
“One is the interest on IT fund of about 21.5 crores and a dividend income from ICI R&T, which is for the property sale of assets which were under that entity of about 55.9 crores.”
Rajiv Rajgopal, page 4 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Dividend income from ICI R&T: 55.9 crores (Q1 FY27)
p. 4
“One is the interest on IT fund of about 21.5 crores and a dividend income from ICI R&T, which is for the property sale of assets which were under that entity of about 55.9 crores.”
Rajiv Rajgopal, page 4 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Volume growth: 25% (Q1 FY27)
p. 4
“we had a volume growth of 25%.”
Rajiv Rajgopal, page 4 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Gross margin (reported): 37.4% (Q1 FY27)
p. 5
“Now, quickly to then get into the granularity of the gross margin. The gross margin, if you look at, was at 37.4, largely impacted for two reasons.”
Rajiv Rajgopal, page 5 of the filed PDF · View the filing
EBITDA margin: 11.9% (Q1 FY27)
p. 5
“The second is the EBITDA margin of 11.9.”
Rajiv Rajgopal, page 5 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Income tax refund: 108 crores (Q1 FY27)
p. 6
“our rigor towards pursuing the old income tax litigation resulted in 108 crores of refund of pertaining to the assessment year 2013-14.”
Krishna Rallapalli, page 6 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Project Akshaya cost savings: 2.4 crores (Q1 FY27)
p. 12
“we started the yielding results, despite the extremely volatile situation in Q1 and savings of around 2.4 crores was realized, which was part of the first initiatives, part of the P&L which was presented to you.”
Krishna Rallapalli, page 12 of the filed PDF · View the filing
What management said it would do
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EBITDA margin — 13% to 15%
stated as an aspiration by Rajiv Rajgopal
p. 5
“But given the crude prices, I have said that the EBITDA margin would be in the range of 13% to 15%.”
Rajiv Rajgopal, page 5 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Active town presence — 4,500 towns · this year
stated firmly by Rajiv Rajgopal
p. 6
“So, what we are doing is we are first taking that to about 4,500 this year.”
Rajiv Rajgopal, page 6 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Market position — number two player · a couple of years, a year, year and a half
stated as an aspiration by Rajiv Rajgopal
p. 8
“I think we want to be positioning ourselves over a period of a couple of years, a year, year and a half to a number one position.”
Rajiv Rajgopal, page 8 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Vision for market position — 2030-2031
stated as an aspiration by Rajiv Rajgopal
p. 8
“So, our vision, of course, is a 2030-2031 vision.”
Rajiv Rajgopal, page 8 of the filed PDF · View the filing
ERP migration — end of the year
stated firmly by Rajiv Rajgopal
p. 12
“Obviously, the ERP migration will happen by the end of the year.”
Rajiv Rajgopal, page 12 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Growth — double digit growth in volume
stated as an aspiration by Rajiv Rajgopal
p. 11
“our endeavor is to get to double digit growth, both in volume and I definitely maintain.”
Rajiv Rajgopal, page 11 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Q&A highlights
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Management described a micro-market strategy segmenting towns by market share, expanding active town presence, focusing on premium and adjacency categories, and moving toward a direct/hybrid model in top towns.
Answered by Rajiv Rajgopal
Asked by Pratik Gothi: What operational changes drove better execution in the decorative business?
p. 6
“we have broken that into two parts. One, how can we start having the right portfolio for the right market?”
Rajiv Rajgopal, page 6 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management cited business mix effects, with different segments and categories growing at different rates.
Answered by Rajiv Rajgopal
Asked by Pratik Gothi: What explains the gap between volume and value growth beyond inventory and promotional reclassification?
p. 7
“Because while premium grew in Decorative and Automotive grew, but in some of our other business like Industrial Codings, etc., actually, we grew significantly faster than some of the other places.”
Rajiv Rajgopal, page 7 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management said the combined JSW Paints and JSW Dulux decorative and industrial revenue is close to Rs 6,000 crore, with an ambition to reach number two position and eventually number one in industrial.
Answered by Rajiv Rajgopal
Asked by Aniruddha Joshi: What is the company's strategic target for market position and any inorganic plans?
p. 8
“We currently are close to if you add the two are close to almost about 6000 crores.”
Rajiv Rajgopal, page 8 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management said discounts include distributor commissions unlike peers, and pricing is benchmarked against the market leader rather than new entrants.
Answered by Rajiv Rajgopal
Asked by Pratik Gothi: How does the company's discounting strategy compare to new entrants and incumbents?
p. 9
“We are not looking at benchmarking on pricing versus the new competitors. We benchmark ourselves on pricing versus the market leader, because we believe that the industry is fairly pretty disciplined.”
Rajiv Rajgopal, page 9 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management attributed it to premium segment growth, distribution expansion, digital lead management, and sustained work since before the acquisition was formally announced.
Answered by Rajiv Rajgopal
Asked by Abhishek Mathur: What is driving outperformance in decorative volume growth relative to larger peers?
p. 10
“So, decorative, I was very clear that our largest contributor, 45%, comes from premium.”
Rajiv Rajgopal, page 10 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management said July was a shorter season due to delayed rainfall but expected the quarter to remain in a similar growth band.
Answered by Rajiv Rajgopal
Asked by Abhishek Mathur: Will the strong growth trends continue into July and August?
p. 11
“Well, July is a short season because of the rainfall. Even in India, rainfall started a bit late. So, Yes, it hasn't been as strong. But, yes, I do expect that the quarter would be in a similar band.”
Rajiv Rajgopal, page 11 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Risks flagged
Continued competitive intensity and discounting from new entrants in the decorative business
p. 9
“But there is a lot of discounting that the new entrants are still sort of pursuing as a strategy.”
Rajiv Rajgopal, page 9 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Margin impact from high-cost inventory purchased due to low decorative inventory cover ahead of raw material price increases
p. 5
“one has to keep in mind that the gross margin had an impact of approximately about two odd points because of the crude challenges.”
Rajiv Rajgopal, page 5 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Reclassification of promotional spend against gross revenue reducing reported gross margin
p. 5
“The other is a painter, a reclass, which we have done on promotional spends, which we moved to gross revenue in line with the industry.”
Rajiv Rajgopal, page 5 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Underperformance in mass market/economy segment due to stronger competitor activity
p. 10
“the growth has been a little underwhelming because obviously the other players have done better.”
Rajiv Rajgopal, page 10 of the filed PDF · View the filing
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