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Revenue
₹717 Cr
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Revenue YoY
7.7%
reported change
EBITDA
Pending
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Source
bse pending
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What the record says.
Jyothy Labs reported Q4 FY26 revenue of ₹717 crore, up 7.7% YoY, driven by strong volume growth of 17.8% in fabric care and 20% in personal care. However, EBITDA margin contracted 330 bps to 13.5% due to sharp input cost inflation (crude-linked raw materials up 60-65%) and lower realizations from competitive pricing and grammage increases. Management highlighted near-term margin pressure and declined to provide FY27 guidance. The company took selective price hikes of ~4% in March, with full impact expected from Q2. Key risks include sustained crude price volatility and inability to fully pass on costs in a competitive environment. The household insecticides segment is nearing breakeven, with liquid vaporizer now 55% of the portfolio.
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Guidance to track
- Management implemented a blended price increase of approximately 4% across categories in March, with full impact expected from Q2 FY27.
- Management indicated that the HI segment, which reduced losses from ₹25 cr to ~₹5 cr in FY26, may achieve profitability ahead of the earlier FY27 target.
- Management declined to provide a margin band for FY27, citing high uncertainty in input costs and geopolitical developments.
Risks flagged
- Sharp increase in crude-linked raw materials (LAB, HDPE, PP) and packaging costs, with 50-60% of inputs linked to crude, pressuring margins.
- Management acknowledged difficulty in passing full cost increases to consumers, especially in lower unit packs, due to competitive intensity and demand sensitivity.
- Competitive pricing, grammage increases, and promotional offers have led to flat value growth despite volume growth, impacting margins.
- Indirect impact through crude prices, packaging costs, and currency movement could further elevate inflation and affect consumer spending.
Key quotes
- We may take further actions depending on how input costs move. However, given the current demand environment, it is difficult to pass on the full impact of cost increases immediately.
- We are also keeping an eye on our volume retention because the volume growth momentum that we are maintaining while in the near term there could be some pressure in margin but we want to retain the volumes.
- The strategy seems to be playing out well and we had indicated that by the end of FY27 this category will be profitable but it seems that... probably it can help us deliver the profitability target much earlier.
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