Asianpaint Ltd — Q3 FY26
Asian Paints reported Q3 FY26 standalone volume growth of 7.9% and value growth of 2.8%, with decorative coatings volume at 8.3% and value at 4.4% for the overall coatings busin...
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How many states have regional offerings and is growth faster there? Also demand from new homes.
Asked by Abneesh Roy, Nuvama
Answered number of states but did not quantify growth acceleration or provide specific data.
no specific growth numbers givenvague on acceleration
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First is on the regional variants. So first is, out of the, say, 26 or 28 states, how many states have regional offerings? And do you see proof of the concept? So is the growth faster in such states?
Amit Syngle, Managing Director and CEO
We now almost cater to almost about 8-9 states, where we have kind of taken different kind of products. The proof of the concept comes in from the point of view of we are saying that, one, there is an acceleration in terms of what we see in terms of the growth which happened.
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Strategy on pricing near term and media spend with Cricket World Cup?
Asked by Abneesh Roy, Nuvama
Addressed pricing stance but did not give specific strategy or quantify media spend/share of voice.
no specific pricing strategy detailsno quantification of media spend or share of voice
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So what will be your strategy on pricing in the near term? And on the media spend, yes, official paint partner, now we have the Cricket World Cup in February, so do you see that benefit?
Amit Syngle, Managing Director and CEO
We are very clear that, in our whole strategy, we are committed to that saying. We look at a certain overall pricing from a market perspective. We know that today, as a leader, we can command a certain premium in the market, and that is something which we are kind of really looking at going forward and not tinkering with the prices.
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Why is industry growth muted despite activities and media spends?
Asked by Manoj Menon, ICICI Securities
Provided specific reasons for muted growth including cyclicity, consumption changes, and wedding trends.
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What's been the reasons, let's say, for industry growth, you know, being so muted, right? I mean, what, what's your assessment, you know, let's say.
Amit Syngle, Managing Director and CEO
There is a little bit cyclicity to it... consumption trends, which is a change which is happening... possibly the frequency of painting has, come down a little bit... occasion-led painting has also kind of really come down... wedding is a very big phenomenon... there are more destination weddings happening than home weddings.
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Confidence level for material market share gains in next 12-18 months?
Asked by Manoj Menon, ICICI Securities
Did not provide a numeric confidence level or commit to material market share gains.
no percentage confidence givenvague 'reasonably confident'
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When we look into next 12 months, 18 months, what's your confidence level, let's say 60%, 70%, 80%, 90%, 100%, to say that, you know, you'll end the next 12 months, 18 months with material market share gains?
Amit Syngle, Managing Director and CEO
All our strategies are geared towards the fact that today, we would like to possibly grow, to some extent, higher than the market. To that extent, so whether it is from the point of view of innovation... We are reasonably confident in terms of doing that.
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Growth momentum in decorative paints, specifically November and December vs Q3 overall?
Asked by Avi Mehta, Macquarie
Described trend but did not quantify growth rates for November/December.
no specific growth percentages given
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Can you give us a sense on how the growth momentum is? In particular, what exactly was the growth in November, December, versus the overall 3Q?
Amit Syngle, Managing Director and CEO
October was definitely depressed... the growths came in were, you know, definitely much higher in the months of November and December. In fact, the exit growth rates were even higher than what possibly we saw in November.
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By when do you see volume growth moving to double digit?
Asked by Avi Mehta, Macquarie
Did not specify when double-digit volume growth would return, only referenced past quarters.
no timeline givenvague 'regime should continue'
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By when do you see volume growth possibly moving to double digit? Is this like a few months phenomenon? Is it a few quarters phenomenon?
Amit Syngle, Managing Director and CEO
Progressively, we see that this is the third quarter in terms of which is seeing volume growth. In fact, last quarter we had a double digit. This year, we had high single digit to that extent. So possibly, I see that I think that regime should kind of really continue.
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What are you doing to drive profitability in home décor? Is it consolidation?
Asked by Avi Mehta, Macquarie
Described strategy but did not address profitability impact or consolidation explicitly.
no specific profitability metricsdid not confirm consolidation
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If you could just give us some sense on what are we doing to drive profitability? And is it fair to say that we are now in consolidation as we focus on profitability, which should kind of impact sales growth?
Amit Syngle, Managing Director and CEO
As far as décor is concerned, it's a very, very fragmented market... What we are leading the game is, one, we are looking at maximizing our sales on the Beautiful Homes stores... We are opening some of the stores every year... we spend sensibly here.
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Can volumes be better in coming quarters? How is January shaping up?
Asked by Mihir Shah, Nomura
Indicated continuity but did not provide specific January volume data or quantify improvement.
no specific January datavague 'band would remain'
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Given 3Q was impacted by a shorter festive and a prolonged monsoon, can one expect volumes to be better in the coming quarters? And if you can share some insights on how is Jan shaping up?
Amit Syngle, Managing Director and CEO
We are seeing some of the trajectory of December into January as well, for sure. And I think, as we look at it... I think this band would kind of remain in terms of what we would be able to target for the quarter four as well.
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Can margins sustain at current levels? Any case for price cut?
Asked by Mihir Shah, Nomura
Addressed price cuts but did not directly answer whether margins can sustain at current levels.
no explicit margin sustainability commitmentdeflected to spending
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Now, you are at the higher end of the margin guidance band, and with RMs being deflationary, can one expect margins to sustain at current levels, excluding the mix impact during the quarters? And, is there any case for a price cut, theoretically?
Amit Syngle, Managing Director and CEO
At the moment, I don't think so we are looking at any price changes as we kind of go ahead, but we'll keep a close watch... we want to kind of really look at spending very, very constructively from a point of view of brand building.
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Update on NeoBharat latex paints for rural market and share gains from unorganized?
Asked by Mihir Shah, Nomura
Provided qualitative update but no quantitative performance or share gain metrics.
no specific sales numbers or market share data
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If you could share an update on the latest latex paints that you had launched, focusing on the rural market, how are they doing? And any thoughts around share gains from the unorganized players?
Amit Syngle, Managing Director and CEO
We had launched NeoBharat... we have seeded in terms of certain states where we would kind of continue to focus in terms of that product. We are seeing some uptick for us, which comes in from the point of view of those geographies, digging into some of the unorganized markets.
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What is constraining growth? Competitive loss or weak industry? Will improvement be certain?
Asked by Percy Panthaki, IIFL
Provided industry growth numbers but did not clearly answer whether constraint is competitive or industry-wide, nor gave certainty on improvement.
did not directly attribute constraint to competition or market share lossno certainty on improvement timeline
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What is really constraining the growth here? Is it the competitive environment and some loss of market share, or is it that the industry growth itself is that weak? And if it is the latter, is this something particular to this quarter or to the short term, so that we can expect this to sort of improve with some clarity or certainty?
Amit Syngle, Managing Director and CEO
The overall coatings growth is about 4.4%, and even from a point of view of volume level, it goes to almost about 8.5%... We believe that while I think all the other results are going to come for the other companies, it should be possibly higher than the industry average.
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Will volume-value gap become zero or remain at 3-4%?
Asked by Percy Panthaki, IIFL
Provided specific range for future volume-value gap (4-5%) and explained why it will persist.
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The volume-value gap, which for last several years has been negative for us, any sort of chance that this will sort of become zero or something in absence of any price changes, or it will remain at this sort of 3%-4% kind of gap between volume and value?
Amit Syngle, Managing Director and CEO
The gap has come down... earlier... used to be kind of going into the era of about 6%-8%... I would kind of really say that this 4%-5% is a more realistic thing, which would remain in the market in terms of going forward.