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Funskool India Ltd. ne FY26 mein apna turnover $40 Million register kiya hai, jo pichhle saal se 14% zyada hai. Yeh performance US tariffs ke beech bhi aaya hai, jisse export speed thodi slow ho gayi thi. Lekin company ne smart moves liye, prices adjust kiye aur early orders time pe deliver kiye, jisse exports 19% tak grow hue. CEO K.A. Shabir ne kaha ki early orders ne 50% US tariffs ko manage karne mein help ki.
Ab asli tension shuru hua hai West Asia ke geopolitical situation se. Yahan se raw material, khaas kar toy banane mein use hone wale plastics (ABS, PP) ke prices 40% se 60% tak badh gaye hain. Global crude oil prices mein jo surge aaya hai, uski wajah se plastic raw material ka cost 55% tak badha hai. Yeh cost estimate 15-30% zyada hai recent benchmarks se, aur ab manufacturers ke profit margins par full pressure aayega. Company ko lag raha hai ki yeh cost increase April/May 2026 ke baad exports ko effect karega, jisse shayad prices badhane paden ya profits kam karne paden. Freight costs bhi badh gaye hain.
Ek good news yeh hai ki recently India aur European Union ke beech Free Trade Agreement (FTA) hua hai. Isse Funskool ke toys EU market mein bina tariff ke ja sakenge, jo export ko diversify karne mein bahut help karega, khaas kar jab US market mein tariffs ka issue hai. Par abhi customers wait kar rahe hain clear guidelines ka, toh immediate impact pending hai.
Export ke volatile scene ke opposite, Funskool ka domestic business, jo chhota hai, stable single-digit growth dikha raha hai. Company ko Fundough aur Handycrafts mein achhi traction mil rahi hai. FY27 mein domestic growth aur tez hone ki ummeed hai, kyunki naye products aa rahe hain. Jaise ki 'BlazeTrix' brand ke friction vehicles aur 'VoltRush' ke remote-control cars, saath mein popular licenses jaise Paw Patrol bhi. Goa plant ka expansion bhi March 2027 tak khatam ho jayega, jo production capacity badhayega.
Company ki 40% tak shipments US market par depend karti hain, jo trade policy risks ko highlight karta hai. West Asian conflict se raw material costs mein jo aag lagi hai, woh profit margins ke liye bada threat hai. EU-India FTA achha hai, par implementation mein uncertainty hai. Bade players jaise Mattel aur Hasbro, jo zyada scale aur global presence wale hain, aise shocks ko better absorb kar sakte hain. Funskool ne FY26 mein tariff difference offset karne ke liye customers ko price adjustments diye, jo cost fluctuations ke against unki vulnerability dikhata hai. FY27 ke liye moderate growth 12-15% ka target rakha hai, jise Q1 ke baad re-evaluate karenge jaise hi geopolitical situation stable ho.