Numbers Dekho, Dhamaal Dekho!
Hindustan Foods Limited (HFL) ne Q3 FY26 aur 9MFY26 ke results reveal kiye hain aur bhai saab, sabse high quarterly EBITDA aur PAT ka record bana diya! Is quarter mein, Q3 FY26 mein company ka revenue 12.9% YoY badhkar ₹1,000.1 crore tak pahuncha. EBITDA bhi 17.5% YoY growth dikhate hue ₹93.0 crore ho gaya, matlab EBITDA margin 9.3% raha. Aur Profit After Tax (PAT) mein toh 25.9% YoY ki zabardast jump aayi, jo ₹36.1 crore par pahunch gaya. Profit Before Tax (PBT) bhi exceptional items ke bina 28.9% YoY badhkar ₹50.6 crore raha. Ek ₹3.5 crore ka exceptional charge bhi tha labour code implementation ki wajah se. Agar sequential basis par dekhein toh Q3 FY26 ka revenue thoda 4.1% QoQ kam hokar ₹1,000.1 crore raha, lekin EBITDA 3.5% aur PAT 2.5% badhne mein kaamyaab rahe.
Aur nine months (9MFY26) ki baat karein toh, December 2025 tak revenue 15.1% YoY badhkar ₹3,040.9 crore ho gaya. EBITDA 17.1% YoY badhkar ₹266.4 crore aur PAT toh 30.6% YoY ki shaan-daar growth dikhate hue ₹103.1 crore par aa gaya. PBT before exceptional items bhi 30.5% YoY badhkar ₹140.0 crore raha.
Paisa Lagao, Aage Badho!
Company abhi full investment mode mein hai, FY26 mein hi ₹750 crore se zyada ka capital expenditure (capex) kar chuki hai, jo unke opening gross block ka lagbhag 64% hai. March 2026 tak kaafi projects commission hone ki ummeed hai. Iske alawa, FY27 ke liye ek naya Home Care & Personal Care (HPC) project bhi mil gaya hai ₹50 crore ka.
Future Outlook Kya Kehta Hai?
Hindustan Foods ne future ke liye bhi positive outlook diya hai. FY26 end hote hote PAT ₹140–145 crore ke beech mein rehne ka andaaza hai. Aur FY27 ke liye toh target hai PAT ₹200–220 crore ke beech mein! Yeh growth naye capacities ke start hone aur operating leverage se aayegi.
Balance Sheet Ka Kya Scene Hai?
December 2025 tak, HFL ka Networth ₹1,088 crore aur Gross Block ₹1,686 crore raha. Net Debt-to-Equity ratio abhi 0.77x par hai, jo company ke liye 1.0x ke comfort level ke andar hai. Adjusted Return on Capital Employed (ROCE) lagbhag 19% hai (capital work-in-progress aur naye assets ko normalize karne ke baad), jo unke 18% ke minimum ROCE threshold se upar hai. Capex funding internal accruals, debt aur preferential equity se ho rahi hai.
Business Highlights Aur Strategy
HFL apne alag alag segments jaise Home & Personal Care (HPC), Ice Cream, Shoes, Food & Beverages, aur Healthcare mein bade expansions kar rahi hai. FY27 mein kai naye facilities start hone wali hain. Strategy hai ki recently start hue assets ka jaldi se jaldi use karna, operational efficiencies badhana aur return-led growth par focus karna. Business ko aur mazboot karne ke liye OTC Pharma, Icecream, aur Food & Beverages jaise sectors ke liye dedicated Business Heads bhi appoint kiye gaye hain.