ABFRL Q3: Revenue Badhi par Loss Bhi! Ethnic Wear Chamka, Par Pantaloons Ka Kya?

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ABFRL Q3: Revenue Badhi par Loss Bhi! Ethnic Wear Chamka, Par Pantaloons Ka Kya?
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Arre bhaiyo aur behno, suno! Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail (ABFRL) ke Q3 FY26 results aa gaye hain. Revenue toh **8%** badh kar **₹2,374 crores** ho gayi, aur ethnic business ne toh kamaal kar diya **22.7%** margins ke saath! Par... ek badi khabar ye hai ki company ne **₹141 crore** ka loss report kiya hai. Normalize karne ke baad bhi **₹115 crore** ka loss hai.

Dekho, company ka kehna hai ki Q3 mein revenue 8% badh kar ₹2,374 crores tak pahunch gaya. Saath hi, EBITDA bhi 13% upar gaya, jo ki ₹370 crores ho gaya, aur margins 15.6% par aa gaye. Yeh toh badhiya news hai!

Nine months ki baat karein toh revenue ₹6,187 crores raha, jo 10% zyada hai, aur EBITDA ₹655 crores par pahunch gaya, margins 10.6% ho gaye.

Asal mein, jo ethnic wear business hai na, woh toh lagataar achha perform kar raha hai. Is quarter mein margins 22.7% tak pahunch gaye, matlab 350 bps ka izafa. New businesses ne bhi 20% se zyada ki growth dikhayi hai.

Pantaloons mein bhi abhi sudhar ke rang dikhne lage hain. Sales mein 3% ki growth hai, managers keh rahe hain ki kuch achhe signs dikh rahe hain strategy change ke baad.

Company ke paas cash bhi achha khaasa hai, around ₹600 crores net cash hai, aur ₹2,100 crores gross cash hai. Capex bhi chal raha hai, ₹300 crores lagaye hain.

Ab aate hain asli mudde par - woh ₹141 crore ka loss. Haan, ek ₹26 crore ka one-time item tha naye labor codes ke karan, toh normalized loss ₹115 crore hai. Lekin fir bhi, revenue badhne ke baad bhi loss dikhna investors ke liye chinta ki baat hai.

Management bhi maanta hai ki market mein demand thodi mili-juli rahi. Festive season ke date change hone aur sales postpone hone se bhi thoda impact pada hai. Toh, ek taraf ethnic wear aur new ventures chal rahe hain, wahi Pantaloons ko track par laana aur is loss ko control karna bada challenge hoga.

Aage kya? Dekhna hoga ki Pantaloons ki nai strategy kitni successful hoti hai, especially bade cities mein. Consumer spending mein koi bhi fluctuation ya demand mein deri company ko affect kar sakti hai. TCNS ko bhi improve karna hoga.

Company cautiously optimistic hai, profitable growth par focus rahega. Investors ko nazar rakhni hogi ki margins kaise maintain hote hain, Pantaloons aur TCNS kaise perform karte hain, aur naye brands jaise Tasva, Galeries Lafayette, TMRW kaise perform karte hain. Achha cash position ek safety de raha hai.

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