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Revenue
₹387 Cr
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Revenue YoY
11%
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EBITDA
₹28 Cr
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Sundrop Brands delivered a strong Q4 FY26 with consolidated revenue growth of 11% YoY, driven by 12% B2B growth and 26% e-commerce growth. EBITDA margin expanded to 7.3% (excl. one-offs and ESOP), a 421 bps YoY improvement, supported by gross margin expansion of ~4% from cost efficiencies. Core categories (popcorn, culinary, premium staples, Italian) grew 12-13%, with popcorn brand exceeding ₹400 cr and RTE now 34% of popcorn sales. Management guided for 150-250 bps annual EBITDA margin expansion, targeting double-digit margins by FY29, with synergy benefits of ~100 bps in FY27 and 150-200 bps in FY28 from ERP integration and distribution optimization. Key risk: edible oil inflation and competitive pressure in peanut butter and Italian segments could temper margin recovery.
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- Management expects 150-250 bps EBITDA margin improvement each year, with double-digit margins targeted by FY29.
- Marketing investment will grow ahead of topline, reaching ~8% of revenue in 2 years, with core categories seeing double-digit spend.
- Common ERP platform for Sundrop and Del Monte expected to be operational by June-August 2027.
- Cost synergies from distribution optimization and back-end integration will deliver ~100 bps margin benefit in FY27 and 150-200 bps in FY28.
Risks flagged
- Rising edible oil costs in Q4 FY26 compressed material margins; management passed on increases but further inflation could pressure margins.
- Peanut butter business declined 7% due to low-priced competitors and share loss in modern trade/e-commerce; recovery expected from Q2 FY27 but uncertain.
- Olive oil price deflation led to 4% value decline in Italian portfolio; value growth recovery depends on stable commodity prices and campaign effectiveness.
- ERP integration and sales force optimization over next 24 months may face execution challenges, potentially delaying synergy benefits.
Key quotes
- Our ambition will be to grow at least 4 to 5% higher than where we today are. And today we are reaching to about 5 to 6% of spends. In a longer play, I would want to be sitting at around 8 to 9% of spends.
- We are playing the strategy of profitable growth. We intrinsically understand and believe that marketing spend will be very critical for accelerating the growth.
- Our entire focus honestly is on building the category. We are today as a popcorn player we are doing a fair pricing. Of course bigger pack as I said enjoy bigger margins also but endeavor is to really drive on the consumption of popcorn categories.
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