๐ VBL Ka Financial Dhamaka!
Pata hai kya? CY2025 mein VBL ka business zabardast chala. Unhone pure saal mein consolidated revenue โน216,853.8 million banaya, jo pichle saal se 8.4% zyada hai. Aur unhone 1,213.1 million cases beche, matlab 7.9% ka volume growth. EBITDA bhi 7.2% badhkar โน50,493.7 million ho gaya, haan, margins thoda sa kam hoke 23.3% ho gaye CY2024 ke 23.5% se. Lekin asli kamaal PAT mein hua! Profit After Tax 16.2% fadak kar โน30,620.4 million par pahunch gaya. Q4 mein bhi toh dekho, volumes 10.2% upar aur PAT 32.9% tak chadh gaya! Gross margins toh poore saal 55.2% stable rahe. Is PAT jump ka reason pata hai? Company ne India mein finance costs kam kiye aur other income badhaya, jiski wajah se overall profit badh gaya, despite EBITDA margins mein thodi kami.
Aur company ne future ke liye bhi paisa lagaya hai. CY2025 mein unhone lagbhag โน45,000 million ka CAPEX kiya hai, mostly naye plants ke liye. Balance sheet bhi ekdum solid hai, net debt sirf โน256 million hai aur India business toh net debt-free hai, jiske paas โน12,250 million ka free cash bhi hai.
๐ International Market Mein Entry Aur Snacks Business!
Ab baat karte hain strategy ki. VBL ne sabse bada announcement kiya hai South Africa ki company Twizza ko acquire karne ka. Yeh deal ho gayi toh South Africa mein unki manufacturing aur distribution power ekdum tagdi ho jayegi, bas regulatory approvals ka wait hai. Aur kya? Morocco aur Zimbabwe mein unka snacks business bhi mast chal raha hai, aur lag raha hai ki CY2026 tak yeh $100 million ki run rate pakad lega! New products bhi aa rahe hain, jaise Nimbooz Jeera range aur energy drinks mein bhi innovation.
๐ฉ Aage Kya? Outlook Aur Risks
Company ke management ko pura bharosa hai ki CY2026 mein bhi double-digit volume growth milega, but woh weather pe depend karega. Unka focus hai execution, capacity badhana (India mein 4 naye greenfield plants chal gaye hain), backward integration aur distribution network ko mazboot karna. Investors ko Twizza acquisition par nazar rakhni hogi, international snacks business kaise grow karta hai, aur CY2026 mein volume growth kaisa rehta hai, especially weather ka effect.
Aur haan, Board ne final dividend โน0.50 per equity share recommend kiya hai.