Financial Performance Summary
Consolidated FY26 Performance
- Revenue from operations: INR 1,578 crores (vs. INR 1,395 crores in FY25), growth of 13.2% YoY
- EBITDA: INR 217 crores (vs. INR 187 crores in FY25), growth of 16% YoY
- EBITDA margin: 13.8% (vs. 13.5% in FY25)
- Profit after tax: INR 100.95 crores (vs. INR 95.10 crores in FY25)
Consolidated Q4 FY26 Performance
- Revenue from operations: INR 364 crores (vs. INR 399 crores in Q4FY25)
- EBITDA: INR 44 crores (vs. INR 54 crores in Q4FY25)
- EBITDA margin: 12.2% (vs. 13.6% in Q4FY25)
- Profit after tax: INR 18.59 crores (vs. INR 30.39 crores in Q4FY25)
Standalone FY26 Performance
- Revenue from operations: INR 1,113.44 crores (vs. INR 981.62 crores in FY25)
- Adjusted operational revenue: INR 1,100.72 crores (vs. INR 984.46 crores in FY25)
- Adjusted EBITDA: INR 181.34 crores (vs. INR 164.31 crores in FY25)
- Adjusted EBITDA margin: 16.5% (vs. 16.7% in FY25)
- Profit after tax: INR 87.85 crores (vs. INR 83.53 crores in FY25)
Standalone Q4 FY26 Performance
- Revenue from operations: INR 251 crores (vs. INR 277 crores in Q4FY25)
- Adjusted revenue: INR 249 crores (vs. INR 279 crores in Q4FY25)
- Adjusted EBITDA: INR 42.94 crores (vs. INR 45.35 crores in Q4FY25)
- Adjusted EBITDA margin: 17.2% (vs. 16.2% in Q4FY25)
- Profit after tax: INR 21.36 crores (vs. INR 24.74 crores in Q4FY25)
Segment-wise Performance
Garment Division (including Young Brand Apparel)
Q4 FY26:
- Operational revenue: INR 316 crores (vs. INR 316.25 crores in Q4FY25)
- EBITDA: INR 51.41 crores (vs. INR 58.20 crores in Q4FY25)
FY26:
- Operational revenue: INR 1,421.98 crores (vs. INR 1,308.18 crores in FY25)
- EBITDA: INR 230.57 crores (vs. INR 212.18 crores in FY25)
Young Brand Apparel
Q4 FY26:
- Adjusted operational revenue: INR 66.88 crores (vs. INR 81.37 crores in Q4FY25)
- Adjusted EBITDA: INR 8.47 crores (vs. INR 12.85 crores in Q4FY25)
FY26:
- Adjusted operational revenue: INR 321.26 crores
- Adjusted EBITDA: INR 49.23 crores
SPUK
Q4 FY26:
- Operational revenue: INR 35.04 crores (vs. INR 18.34 crores in Q4FY25)
FY26:
- Revenue: INR 87.04 crores
- EBITDA: Positive INR 1.10 crores (first positive EBITDA year)
Retail
Q4 FY26:
- Operational revenue: INR 17.77 crores (vs. INR 23.25 crores in Q4FY25)
FY26:
- Revenue: INR 71.54 crores (vs. INR 79.41 crores in FY25)
- EBITDA losses: Reduced to INR 6.1 million (vs. INR 6.84 crores in FY25)
- Reported positive EBITDA consecutively from Q2 to Q4FY26
Balance Sheet Position
Standalone Basis
- Long-term debt: INR 53 crores
- Working capital debt: INR 207 crores
- Gross debt: INR 271 crores
- Net debt (net of cash): INR 217 crores
Consolidated Basis
- Long-term debt: INR 63 crores
- Working capital loan: INR 334 crores
- Gross debt: INR 397 crores
- Net debt (net of cash): INR 338 crores
- Liquid investments: INR 60 crores in various instruments
Strategic and Operational Updates
Q4 Performance Context
Q4 export volumes were softer sequentially due to:
- After-effects of US tariff-related disruption that began in Q2
- Short-term disruption from Strait of Hormuz affecting cargo movement
- Realizations remained broadly intact, impact was volume-led rather than pricing-led
Garment Division
- Integrated operations (spinning and dyeing) support quality consistency and supply chain control
- Particularly important in infants and kid wear with stringent compliance standards
- Added new customers in India market
- Capacity was brought down due to US tariff volatility, but customers are returning with orders expected to improve from August 2026
Sri Lanka Operations
- Commenced first factory operations in mid-April 2026
- Targeting scaling to four factories within 12 months
- FY26 achieved INR 45 crores of FOB business export
- FY27 target: INR 200-250 crores revenue
- FY28 target: INR 400-450 crores revenue (full capacity)
- Strategic importance: improves geographic diversification and reduces concentration risk
Young Brand Apparel
- 100% US customer based, heavily impacted by US tariff situation
- Situation has now stabilized and demand has revived
- Salem expansion underway but slowed due to US tariff uncertainty
- Salem expansion expected to contribute INR 50-60 crores revenue, likely in FY28
SPUK Business
- FY26 revenue: GBP 7.5 million (INR 87.04 crores)
- Turned EBITDA positive in FY26
- Current order book: GBP 6.1 million
- FY27 revenue guidance: GBP 12-14 million
- Two anchor customers expected to contribute GBP 8 million each in FY27
Retail Division
- Focus on improving discipline and moving towards sustainable profitability
- Achieved positive EBITDA consecutively from Q2 to Q4FY26
- Losses narrowed materially versus prior years
Current Order Book
- SPAL Garmenting Division: INR 380 crores
- Young Brand Apparel: INR 142 crores
- SPUK: GBP 6.1 million
- Total: Approximately INR 600 crores
FY27 Guidance and Outlook
Financial Guidance
- Consolidated revenue: INR 2000 crores
- Consolidated EBITDA margin: 14-15%
- Garment division EBITDA margin: 15% (standalone guidance)
- SPUK EBITDA margin: 4-5%
- Retail: Focus on breaking even at EBITDA level
Segment Revenue Breakdown Guidance
- S.P. Apparels Garmenting division (including Young Brand and Sri Lanka): INR 1800 crores
- SPUK: INR 150 crores
- Retail Ventures: INR 80-90 crores
Capacity and Utilization
- Current machine capacity in India: 4000 machines (should be 5000 machines)
- Target: 5700 machines in India by FY27
- Sri Lanka: 2000 machines
- Young Brands: 1400 machines
- Current utilization: 64% with headroom for improvement
- Sivakasi expansion: 440 machines (currently slowed due to US tariff volatility)
- Peak capacity potential: INR 2500 crores revenue at 15% EBITDA margin
Market Diversification
- Current US exposure: 17% (was 22% before tariff issues)
- Target geographic mix: 30% US, 35% Eurozone, 35% UK
- Currently have 12 customers across these regions
- Ongoing discussions with 3-4 large US customers
Raw Material Costs
- Cotton prices increased to INR 75,000, now stabilizing around INR 70,000
- Yarn prices increased by approximately 5%
- Addressing cost pressures through selective pass-through to customers, commercial discussions, and internal efficiency initiatives
- Rupee depreciation provides partial offset to higher input costs
Foreign Exchange Management
- 80% of orders are currency hedged, 20% kept open
- Manage FX exposure prudently with directional messaging rather than precise currency assumptions
ESG Initiatives
- Solar capacity expansion progressing
- Target: 4.5 MW by March 2027
- Supports lower energy cost volatility and strengthens ESG positioning
Trade Agreement Benefits
- UK FTA expected in next 2-3 months
- EU FTA also expected around same time
- Bangladesh to lose EU LDC duty-free status by 2029, creating opportunity for India
- Customers already shifting business from Bangladesh to India and Sri Lanka
- Benefits will be passed to customers through duty savings
Management Commentary on Recovery Timeline
- Temporary disruption phase is behind us
- Normalization in customer engagement occurring
- Q1-Q2 FY27 will still have after-effects of tariff issue
- Significant recovery expected from Q3 FY27 onwards
- Order booking to execution typically has 3-4 month lag (90-120 days)
Labor Situation
- Faced labor disruptions due to factory closures during tariff volatility
- Currently recalling workers, expecting 30-40% return rate
- Continuous process of recruiting and training new workers
- No major grave disruptions expected in Q1 FY27