Financial Performance Highlights
Consolidated Financials (₹ crore):
- Revenue from Operations: ₹2,046 crore (Q1 FY27) vs ₹1,841 crore (Q1 FY26) - 11% YoY growth
- EBITDA: ₹327 crore (Q1 FY27) vs ₹286 crore (Q1 FY26) - 14% YoY growth
- EBITDA Margin: 16.0% (Q1 FY27) vs 15.5% (Q1 FY26) - ~50 bps expansion
- Profit Before Tax (PBT): ₹39 crore (Q1 FY27) vs ₹28 crore (Q1 FY26) - 39% YoY growth
- Profit After Tax (PAT): ₹29 crore (Q1 FY27) vs ₹24 crore (Q1 FY26) - 21% YoY growth
- Other Income: ₹18 crore (Q1 FY27) vs ₹23 crore (Q1 FY26)
Expense Breakdown (₹ crore):
- Cost of Materials Consumed: ₹299 crore (vs ₹276 crore LY)
- Purchases of Stock-in-Trade: ₹484 crore (vs ₹554 crore LY)
- Changes in Inventories: ₹14 crore (vs -₹141 crore LY)
- Employee Benefits Expenses: ₹249 crore (vs ₹235 crore LY)
- Finance Costs: ₹83 crore (vs ₹85 crore LY)
- Depreciation & Amortization: ₹204 crore (vs ₹173 crore LY)
- Rent Expenses: ₹193 crore (vs ₹190 crore LY)
- Other Expenses: ₹500 crore (vs ₹464 crore LY)
Segment Performance
Lifestyle Brands Segment:
- Revenue: ₹1,725 crore, up 10% YoY
- EBITDA: ₹319 crore, up 12% YoY
- EBITDA Margin: 18.5%, up ~40 bps YoY
- Network: >2,950 stores spanning ~4.5 million sq.ft.
Emerging Business Segment:
- Revenue: Growth of 19% YoY (specific amount not quantified)
- EBITDA Margin: 4.3%, up 240 bps YoY
- Network: Exceeds 400 stores
Channel Performance
Revenue by Channel (₹ crore):
- Retail: ₹1,289 crore (Q1 FY27) vs ₹1,170 crore (Q1 FY26) - 10% growth
- Wholesale: ₹384 crore (Q1 FY27) vs ₹365 crore (Q1 FY26) - 5% growth
- E-commerce: ₹286 crore (Q1 FY27) vs ₹232 crore (Q1 FY26) - 23% growth
- Others: ₹86 crore (Q1 FY27) vs ₹73 crore (Q1 FY26) - 18% growth
Operational Highlights
Growth Drivers:
- Third consecutive quarter of double-digit growth
- Broad-based traction across categories and channels
- Retail like-to-like (LTL) growth stood at 8% overall
- 7th consecutive quarter of strong LTL growth
- Lifestyle Brands LTL: 7%
- Emerging Business LTL: 11%
- E-commerce momentum continues with 23% YoY growth
- Strong marketplace performance
- Own e-commerce business grew over 50% YoY
- Driven by hyperlocal activation and enhanced product catalogue
Market Context:
- Demand trends in line with previous quarters
- Occasion wear consumption softer vs last year due to inauspicious period affecting wedding season
- Premiumization trend remains intact
- Input costs witnessing inflationary pressure in raw materials, logistics, and wages
- Quick-commerce expanding in fashion from low base
Brand Initiatives:
- Louis Philippe: "Echoes of Indus" jeans collection with ancient motifs and embroideries
- Key product innovation: "Permapress SOZO" wrinkle-free shirt with Japanese technology
- Reebok: "Multi-Court" product launches
- American Eagle: New campaign with Ananya Pandey
- Auto Replenishment system for distributors Direct to Retailers
- Comfilux for Women launch
Additional Information
- The investor presentation is available on the company's website www.ablbl.in
- The document includes standard forward-looking statements disclaimer
- ABGL (previously classified under Emerging Businesses) has been integrated into Lifestyle Brands segment since Q2 FY26