SENCO Q1 FY26 earnings call.
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₹1,826 Cr
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Senco Gold delivered exceptional Q1 FY26 results with 30% YoY revenue growth and PAT growth exceeding 100% at over ₹100 crore, driven by strong diamond jewelry demand (+54% value growth, +36% volume growth) and margin expansion to 10.1% EBITDA margin (+240bps YoY). The stud ratio improved to above 11% from 9-9.5% previously. Management successfully passed on higher gold costs via making charge increases and benefited from lower hedging ratios (55-60% vs. 75-80% norm). Despite 30%+ Q1 growth, guidance remains conservative at 18-20% FY26 revenue growth and 6.8-7.3% EBITDA margin, as Q2 faces a tough base (prior-year duty cut boost) and muted auspicious wedding dates. The franchise-led expansion strategy (10 stores in Q1, 20 target for FY26) aims to preserve liquidity while scaling. Key risks include gold price volatility, margin normalization in seasonally weaker Q2, and intensifying competition from larger peers accelerating store expansions in South India where Senco has limited presence.
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Guidance to track
- Management guided for 18-20% revenue growth for full year FY26 despite Q1 exceeding 30% growth, citing Q2 will see softer growth due to tough base effect and lack of duty cut boost.
- Full year sustainable EBITDA margin guidance maintained at 6.8-7.3%, conservative versus Q1's 10.1% as margin normalization expected in Q2/Q4.
- Q2 growth expected at 16-18% as prior year Q2 had duty cut tailwind creating high base effect; no similar catalyst expected this year.
- Target of 20 stores for FY26 maintained (10 own + 10 franchise), though internal efforts aim for 11-12 franchise stores versus 10 planned.
Risks flagged
- Q2 typically sees 4-5% operating margins versus Q1's 10.1%. Management expects up to 100bps margin compression quarter-on-quarter as no price increases planned.
- Analyst questioned strategy of lower hedging (55-60%) to preserve liquidity while competitors like Kalyan expand rapidly. Management acknowledged trade-off and committed to improving franchise execution.
- Senco remains concentrated in East/North India while South India accounts for ~40% of gold consumption. Management has no immediate plans to enter South, limiting addressable market.
- Management deflected comparisons to larger peers planning 70-80 stores annually, acknowledging their execution speed is slower and needs 2-3 years to match.
Key quotes
- We have been extremely happy and extremely delighted to inform that overall the performance of the company in terms of topline and bottom line has been extremely robust and very very encouraging.
- We had increased our making charges due to the expected gold price rise and while the gold price is coming back to original level we have not reduced our making charge, and with the brand positioning we are able to charge a better pricing.
- Q2 will be a little bit not so robust because of lack of auspicious season but yes it is more of the beginning of the auspicious season and Q3 will be a very good Q3.
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