Berger Paints (I) Limited — Q2 FY25
Berger Paints reported a muted Q2 FY25 with revenue nearly flat YoY (-0.4%), impacted by extended monsoon and flooding in key markets.
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Indian management teams deliver on roughly 12% of specific earnings-call promises. A low score does not indicate dishonesty — it reflects how aspirational forward guidance typically is.
Q1 FY25
Decorative value growth to improve in Q2 aided by ~2% price increases
Product price increases undertaken in Q1 and July/August are expected to lift value growth by about 2% in Q2.
Missed
Current-quarter commentary contains related risk or weakness, so the promise appears not to have been delivered yet.
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Q1 FY25
Operating margin to improve marginally in Q2 to above 17%
Management expects Q2 EBITDA margin to be slightly better than Q1's 17.2%, despite RM inflation and higher ad spend.
Missed
Current-quarter commentary contains related risk or weakness, so the promise appears not to have been delivered yet.
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