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Revenue
₹942 Cr
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Revenue YoY
-0.3%
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EBITDA
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Bata India reported a flattish Q1 FY26 with revenue of INR 942 crore (-0.3% YoY) and EBITDA margin of 22.9%, impacted by gross margin compression of 133bps due to inventory clearance. Management highlighted progress on Zero-Based Merchandising (200 stores), value price points (e.g., INR 399/499 checkouts at 8%), and float growth (+30% YoY). However, revenue growth remains elusive amid weak mass-market demand and MBO sluggishness. Guidance points to 50 ZBM stores/quarter, 30-40 franchise stores/quarter, and stock turn improvement to 2.5x in 12 months. Key risk: sustained demand softness in the mass segment could delay top-line recovery.
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Guidance to track
- Management expects to convert about 50 stores per quarter to Zero-Based Merchandising, with potential acceleration to 65-70 if systems stabilize.
- Franchise store expansion is expected to continue at 30-40 stores per quarter, with a long-term target of 130-150 net additions annually (80/20 franchise/COCO).
- Management targets improving trailing 12-month stock turns from 2.1 to 2.5+ over the next 12 months through the Customer First project.
Risks flagged
- Management acknowledged continued stress in the mass and middle segment, which could delay top-line recovery despite value initiatives.
- Management admitted that overly aggressive ZBM rollout caused temporary turnover dips, leading to a more cautious pace of ~50 stores/quarter.
- An analyst raised feedback that Bata stores are significantly understaffed, which may lower conversion rates. Management acknowledged the issue but said it is being addressed.
Key quotes
- While overarching, the quarter was a relatively tough one. It seemed a little better than what we had seen in the previous quarter of June to March. It still resulted in only flattish kind of a growth.
- The lower price point, less than INR 1,000, is where the stress is, and that's where we want to basically keep accelerating ourselves while we push the premium part separately.
- We are very aware in terms of top-line challenges because of various factors... Therefore, we are very tightly running the ship in terms of all the structural costs.
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