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Revenue
₹918.55 Cr
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Revenue YoY
1.7%
reported change
EBITDA
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What the record says.
Bata India reported a muted Q3 FY25 with revenue of INR 918.55 crore, up only 1.7% YoY, reflecting sluggish demand. EBITDA margin expanded 141 bps to 22.7% driven by cost efficiencies and lower discounting, while PAT was flat at INR 58.2 crore after a one-time VRS charge of INR 11 crore. Volume growth turned positive for the nine-month period, aided by better seasonal execution and value initiatives. Key operational highlights include progress on Zero-Based Merchandising (17 stores), strong momentum in Floatz (fastest INR 200 crore brand) and Power (double-digit volume growth), and inventory reduction to an eight-quarter low with improved availability. Management guided for accelerated rollout of ZBM to 250-300 top stores and continued focus on simplicity and cost leverage. Risk: sustained consumer weakness could delay top-line recovery and margin expansion.
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Guidance to track
- Management aims to cover top 50% turnover stores (approx. 250-300) with ZBM, targeting improved sales per sq ft and ROIC.
- Inventory at eight-quarter low; management targets further 10 ppt improvement in availability for top articles.
- After a quarter of net flattish additions due to closures, gross additions will resume to 30-40 EBOs per quarter.
Risks flagged
- Revenue growth of only 1.7% indicates sluggish demand; management acknowledged consumer pinch from inflation.
- Target of 100 stores by Dec missed; only 17 completed. Execution risk remains for scaling to 250-300 stores.
- Analyst noted that rising franchise share mathematically lowers gross margins; management confirmed but said EBITDA impact is neutral.
- Seven Power EBOs show improving trading density but management not satisfied; expansion contingent on hitting targets.
Key quotes
- We actually sucked out the stocks, but we had not put in the fresh stocks sufficiently. And we actually lost sales for a week, and which is criminal.
- The core will be to make sure that 1,250-store Bata banner keeps growing.
- We have also closed unprofitable stores, right? Stores which were diluting from, let's say, like-for-like growth within the town.
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