Financial Performance Summary (Standalone)
Q2 FY27 Performance:
- Revenue from Operations: ₹1,379 Crores (vs. ₹957 Crores in Q2 FY26), growth of 44% YoY
- EBITDA: ₹163 Crores (vs. ₹118 Crores in Q2 FY26), growth of 37% YoY
- EBITDA Margin: 11.8% (vs. 12.4% in Q2 FY26), contraction of 58 basis points
- PAT: ₹117 Crores (vs. ₹87 Crores in Q2 FY26), growth of 34% YoY
- EPS: ₹23.65 (not annualized)
H1 FY27 Performance:
- Revenue from Operations: ₹2,700 Crores (vs. ₹1,953 Crores in H1 FY26), growth of 38% YoY
- EBITDA: ₹333 Crores (vs. ₹245 Crores in H1 FY26), growth of 36% YoY
- EBITDA Margin: 12.3% (vs. 12.5% in H1 FY26), contraction of 21 basis points
- PAT: ₹245 Crores (vs. ₹184 Crores in H1 FY26), growth of 33% YoY
- EPS: ₹49.41 (not annualized)
Operational Highlights
Volume and Market Performance:
- Lubricants volume growth of 16% year-on-year despite challenging market conditions
- Strong performance achieved amid West Asia supply crisis and unprecedented input cost inflation
- Agility in execution, strategic pricing interventions, and effective opportunity conversion supported customer acquisition
Segment Performance:
- OEM Franchise Workshop (FWS) delivered high double-digit growth driven by Agri and CVO segments
- OEM Factory fill delivered excellent double-digit growth across categories
- B2B Industrial, Infrastructure, and Mining segments delivered strong double-digit growth, supported by strong customer reach and new customer additions
- Marine segment continued to support volume growth
- E-mobility subsidiary Tirex expanded presence across OEM, CPOs and fleet segments with new customer additions, delivering 78% revenue growth during the quarter
Strategic and Corporate Updates
Sustainability Initiatives:
- Chennai plant awarded IGBC Platinum Certification, underscoring the Company's commitment to sustainability
- Afforestation and Water Stewardship Project at SRPF Training Centre in Navneej, Maharashtra entered its third year
- Received recognition from Maharashtra Police for meaningful contribution to local environmental initiatives
Marketing Updates:
- Gulf Pride unveiled new brand platform "Kuch Behad Kar" featuring MS Dhoni
- Campaign positioned as one of the biggest marketing campaigns for the company
- New positioning speaks to generation of young Indians whose ambition isn't defined by resources
- Campaign features central insight: "Sapna CC dekh kar nahi aata"
- 360-degree campaign spanning TV, digital, social, retail and on-ground activations across India
- Gulf Pride formulated with Oxybitor technology to deliver superior pick-up and engine performance
Management Commentary
Mr. Ravi Chawla, Managing Director & CEO:
- Q2 was testament to agility amid continued challenging environment
- Delivered industry leading 16% lubricants volume growth despite elevated input costs and monsoon quarter
- Performance underpinned by distribution expansion in B2C
- Strong market execution and continued customer engagement in OEM and B2B segments led to high-double digit growth
- Investment in brand, mechanic engagement, and BTL activities continued with greater vigour
- Focus on premiumisation as part of strategy continues to gain momentum
- Priorities remain: profitable growth, operational excellence and long-term value creation
- Confident to continue outperforming industry supported by diversified portfolio, strong partnerships, brand strength
- Focus on transformation with premiumization and building capabilities into broader mobility solutions
Mr. Manish Gangwal, Whole-Time Director & CFO:
- Continued strong growth momentum with 44% Y-o-Y gain in revenue
- Strong volume growth in quarter marked by continued volatility
- West Asia crisis kept key raw material prices significantly elevated
- Timely pricing interventions and effective sourcing helped manage per litre margin band
- Focus on gaining market share across segments
- 37% growth in EBITDA during quarter supported by strong volume growth and calibrated pricing actions
- H1 revenue reached ₹2,700 crore, registering 38% growth
- Focus on strategic sourcing, supply-chain efficiencies, product portfolio optimisation and operational excellence to manage cost pressures
- Confident in long-term growth opportunities
- Committed to executing strategy with focus on profitable growth, margin resilience and sustained value creation
Company Overview
- Gulf Oil Lubricants India Limited (GOLIL) is part of the Hinduja Group
- One of India's leading lubricant, mobility and fluid solutions companies
- Comprehensive portfolio of automotive and industrial lubricants, AdBlue, EV fluids and mobility solutions
- Serves passenger vehicles, commercial vehicles, industrial customers and OEM partners
- Strong portfolio of trusted brands
- Extensive pan-India distribution network
- Over 50 OEM partnerships
- Exports to over 25 countries
- Growing presence across emerging mobility solutions
- Expanding presence in EV charging infrastructure through affiliates Tirex, Indra Renewables and TechPerspect (brand - ElectreeFi)
- Globally operates in over 100 countries across five continents
- Offers over 400 performance lubricants and associated products
- Brand associations with Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Hardik Pandya, Smriti Mandhana
- Partnerships with Chennai Super Kings, Atlassian Williams F1 Team, Trackhouse MotoGP Team