Jubilant FoodWorks Ltd — Q1 FY27 earnings call
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The short read
Jubilant FoodWorks reported Q1 FY27 like-for-like growth of 2.5% at Domino's on a high base, while Popeyes same-store growth accelerated to 45%, which management attributed to product, marketing and store-execution improvements. Gross margin came in at 75.5% despite cost headwinds from LPG, cheese, oil and labour, with management stating the quarterly EBITDA margin impact was contained to 20 bps versus an expected 200 bps of gross headwinds. Management also discussed capex guidance, dine-in initiatives for Domino's, and the minimum order value reduction to Rs 99 across the industry.
Numbers mentioned
Popeyes LFL growth: 45% (Q1 FY27)
p. 3
“the acceleration in LFL growth from 9.2% in 1QFY26 to 45% in 1QFY27”
Kunal Vora, page 3 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Domino's LFL growth: 2.5% (Q1 FY27)
p. 7
“even if you look at Q1FY27 where we grew 2.5% and the corresponding number in the previous year was 11.6%”
Sameer Khetarpal, page 7 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Domino's LFL growth: 11.6% (Q1 FY26)
p. 7
“even if you look at Q1FY27 where we grew 2.5% and the corresponding number in the previous year was 11.6%”
Sameer Khetarpal, page 7 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Domino's LFL growth: 0.5% (Q4 FY26)
p. 7
“And therefore, 0.5% in Q4FY26, at 2.5% in Q1FY27, and we believe Q2FY27 will be better than Q1FY27.”
Sameer Khetarpal, page 7 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Personnel cost growth, standalone: 12% (Year-over-year)
p. 4
“we've seen a 12% increase in personnel costs on the standalone basis and about 15.6% on the consolidated basis year-over-year”
Suman Hegde, page 4 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Personnel cost growth, consolidated: 15.6% (Year-over-year)
p. 4
“we've seen a 12% increase in personnel costs on the standalone basis and about 15.6% on the consolidated basis year-over-year”
Suman Hegde, page 4 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Cost inflation headwind on EBITDA margin, restricted to: 20 bps (Q1 FY27)
p. 12
“we have taken some further price increases. We have worked further on efficiency, wastages, and other elements which has helped us restrict that headwind to 20 bps.”
Suman Hegde, page 12 of the filed PDF · View the filing
LPG impact on margin: 120 bps
p. 11
“the last quarter, LPG was a 120 bps impact straight in, right?”
Suman Hegde, page 11 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Cities with Popeyes ADS above 100K for full quarter: 7 cities (Q1 FY27)
p. 8
“Glad to report that there are 7 cities which are above 100K for the full quarter.”
Sameer Khetarpal, page 8 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Popeyes store count: 90 stores
p. 7
“I see several opportunities on gross margin because the scale is still low at 90 stores”
Sameer Khetarpal, page 7 of the filed PDF · View the filing
What management said it would do
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Capex — INR750 crores to INR900 crores · FY27
stated firmly by Suman Hegde
p. 5
“the guidance has been in the range of INR750 crores to INR900 crores, which has been what we have spent in the previous couple of years as well, and we continue to maintain that number for now.”
Suman Hegde, page 5 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Domino's LFL growth — 5%-7% · FY27
stated as an aspiration by Sameer Khetarpal
p. 7
“We are building a business of 5% to 7% as bases get corrected.”
Sameer Khetarpal, page 7 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Domino's LFL growth — Q2 FY27
stated firmly by Sameer Khetarpal
p. 7
“we believe Q2FY27 will be better than Q1FY27.”
Sameer Khetarpal, page 7 of the filed PDF · View the filing
EBITDA margin expansion — 200 basis points
stated conditionally by Sameer Khetarpal
p. 10
“we had said that 200 basis points, roughly half and half will come from Domino's and the emerging brands, right?”
Sameer Khetarpal, page 10 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Popeyes contribution to EBITDA margin expansion — 100 basis points
stated as an aspiration by Sameer Khetarpal
p. 10
“we believe we are more confident, of delivering or even over-delivering on this dimension.”
Sameer Khetarpal, page 10 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Price increases for cost inflation
stated conditionally by Sameer Khetarpal
p. 11
“Is there more headroom to take increase if the situation remains alarming or worsens? The answer is yes, we will take those, right?”
Sameer Khetarpal, page 11 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Popeyes revenue target — INR1,000 crores
stated as an aspiration by Sameer Khetarpal
p. 14
“Our goal is very simple, to build a INR1,000 crores profitable brand.”
Sameer Khetarpal, page 14 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Dine-in/takeaway LFL — flat
stated as an aspiration by Sameer Khetarpal
p. 7
“can we just hold flat from an LFL perspective on dine-in and takeway. If you do that, then we know we can far exceed the guidance that we have given on our LFL.”
Sameer Khetarpal, page 7 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Q&A highlights
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Management attributed the growth to product quality, brand building, and store execution, and said it is not planning for the rate to normalize downward.
Answered by Sameer Khetarpal
Asked by Kunal Vora: What is driving the acceleration in Popeyes LFL growth from 9.2% to 45%, and where will it normalize?
p. 4
“So we are not taking a view on this will normalize to 10% or 9%. That's not how we are thinking.”
Sameer Khetarpal, page 4 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management said productivity improvements in orders per hour have offset wage cost headwinds on a per-store basis.
Answered by Suman Hegde
Asked by Kunal Vora: Why hasn't per-store employee cost increased despite wage inflation?
p. 5
“our productivity in terms of what we measure of orders per hour that person can do in the store has materially improved, which kind of brings down our cost within the store while the absolute can go up”
Suman Hegde, page 5 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management described a three-pillar playbook focused on service basics, new customer acquisition offers, and differentiated solo-occasion menu items, with early success limited to specific days.
Answered by Sameer Khetarpal
Asked by Vivek M.: Can you elaborate on the dine-in initiative and its investment levels and goals?
p. 7
“early results, we've been able to, at least on Wednesday, we've been able to reverse the trend, and we see growth and then some other work is going on.”
Sameer Khetarpal, page 7 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management said gross margin opportunities remain despite scale being low, and the next challenge is reaching EBITDA profitability as marketing costs amortize with scale.
Answered by Sameer Khetarpal
Asked by Tejash Shah: Has Jubilant crossed the hurdle on Popeyes' three deliverables of ADS, gross margin and consumer experience?
p. 8
“getting to EBITDA profitability is the next challenge in front of the team.”
Sameer Khetarpal, page 8 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management said capital allocation decisions such as exiting Hong's and Dunkin' reflect discipline, and that free cash flow turned positive in FY26, with focus now on return on capital rather than absolute cash flow.
Answered by Suman Hegde
Asked by Tejash Shah: What is the update on the free cash flow maximization commitment via dynamic capital allocation?
p. 8
“FY26 came out strongly free cash flow positive.”
Suman Hegde, page 8 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management said delivery order volumes have grown and price increases have been modest, and downplayed reading too much into MAU to MTU conversion metrics.
Answered by Suman Hegde
Asked by Jignanshu Gor: Is the 2.5% LFL growth reflecting volume pressure from price increases and weaker digital conversion?
p. 10
“the delivery order volume has grown, right? The delivery channel has not been impacted, in terms of order volumes from the price increases that have been taken.”
Suman Hegde, page 10 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management said Popeyes is ahead of the roughly 100 bps target while Domino's side will balance pricing and cost efficiencies to remain on track.
Answered by Suman Hegde
Asked by Latika Chopra: What is the margin outlook and progress toward the 200 bps EBITDA margin expansion target?
p. 11
“as of now that is a fair assumption to make.”
Suman Hegde, page 11 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management said demand indicators such as car sales and GST collections point to a positive environment and that the company is not seeing demand as an issue.
Answered by Sameer Khetarpal
Asked by Latika Chopra: How is management viewing the overall demand environment?
p. 12
“When you look at the sales of cars, GST everything is indicating there is a positive demand environment.”
Sameer Khetarpal, page 12 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management explained they had already priced in about 100-110 bps, expected a 70-80 bps residual headwind, but further price increases and efficiency work reduced the impact to 20 bps.
Answered by Suman Hegde
Asked by Nihal Mahesh Jham: How did the cost headwind evolve from the 120 bps LPG impact discussed last quarter to the 20 bps margin impact this quarter?
p. 12
“we have taken some further price increases. We have worked further on efficiency, wastages, and other elements which has helped us restrict that headwind to 20 bps.”
Suman Hegde, page 12 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management said the move was a defensive correction to match aggregator MOVs and creates an EBITDA headwind since cost per order rises relative to a lower average order value, requiring volume growth to offset it.
Answered by Sameer Khetarpal
Asked by Nihal Mahesh Jham: How is the reduction in minimum order value to Rs 99 impacting profitability?
p. 13
“The volume needs to grow materially higher than where we are to kind of for that to flow into EBITDA, right?”
Sameer Khetarpal, page 13 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management said Popeyes currently skews more toward dine-in due to mall locations, while Domino's is predominantly a delivery brand, and both have significant headroom for category growth in India.
Answered by Sameer Khetarpal
Asked by Amit Sachdeva: Is there a category-level difference between chicken and pizza dine-in versus delivery dynamics?
p. 14
“the household penetration frequency, net-net, like, what are we saying that there are 6 million-7 million Indians who are eating pizza every month, right?”
Sameer Khetarpal, page 14 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Risks flagged
Inflation in LPG, cheese, oil and labour costs impacting margins
p. 10
“On the headwind side, we have inflation in cheese, oil, because oil is mostly imported in India, LPG, and labour cost increases.”
Sameer Khetarpal, page 10 of the filed PDF · View the filing
New labour code notifications and minimum wage increases across states
p. 12
“we also called out inflation that we were seeing on labour on two counts: on account of the new labour code notifications, which would see the impact in this financial year and also the minimum wage increases which have happened across since April this year, almost 14 to 15 states in India have taken minimum wage hikes across the board.”
Suman Hegde, page 12 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Ongoing commodity cost volatility, including dairy and chicken prices
p. 13
“I think commodities are still in a flux. There might be more inflation coming our way, but we'll have to wait and watch on that now.”
Suman Hegde, page 13 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Reduction in minimum order value to Rs 99 increasing cost per order at lower order values
p. 13
“my cost per order, which even if it is flat year-on-year, I'm investing more per order at a lower value of the order to deliver to that customer.”
Sameer Khetarpal, page 13 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Decline in solo occasion orders below Rs 250 ticket size due to lower minimum order values
p. 6
“the solo occasions, which were less than INR250 ticket size, saw the maximum drop.”
Sameer Khetarpal, page 6 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Expected easing of West Asia-related cost pressures has not materialized
p. 11
“we had expected that maybe by second half of this year some of the West Asia crisis should kind of taper off and we should see them. But we're not seeing that happening, right?”
Suman Hegde, page 11 of the filed PDF · View the filing
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