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Revenue
₹4,444 Cr
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Revenue YoY
17%
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EBITDA
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Tata Consumer Products reported a strong Q3 FY25 with consolidated revenue growth of 17% YoY to INR 4,444 crore, driven by broad-based volume growth of 7% in India Beverages and robust performance in Foods (31% total, 11% organic). However, consolidated EBITDA was flat YoY due to significant margin pressure in the India Tea business, where input costs rose 25-30% while only 40% was passed through via pricing. Management expects Q3 to be the peak of margin pressure, with gradual easing as price hikes flow through and new tea crop arrives in Q1 FY26. International and non-branded businesses delivered strong margin expansion. The company is prioritizing long-term competitiveness in tea, focusing on volume growth and market share gains. Risks include sustained high tea/coffee prices, competitive intensity in RTD, and slower-than-expected ramp-up of Capital Foods and Organic India.
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Guidance to track
- Management expects Q3 to be the peak of tea margin pressure, with gradual improvement as price hikes flow through and new crop arrives in Q1 FY26.
- After stabilization, focus shifts to accelerating growth with innovation and expansion into food services and pharma channels, expecting a substantial jump in Q4.
- Target for growth businesses (Sampann, Soulfull, etc.) to grow at 30% and contribute 30% of portfolio; currently at 27% contribution with 89% growth.
- Piloted in 10 cities, pharma channel to expand to 40 cities next year, driving significant uplift for Organic India.
Risks flagged
- Tea input costs remain elevated with only 40% passed through; if prices don't ease or further hikes aren't taken, margins could remain under pressure for two more quarters.
- Coffee prices at 50-year highs; management is cautious on inventory and notes potential demand destruction if prices persist.
- Analyst raised concern about new entrants and pricing aggression; management acknowledged matching deeper retail margins, impacting revenue growth.
- Analyst questioned volume growth in Salt and Sampann given urban slowdown; management noted urban growth is low single digits excluding modern trade and e-commerce.
Key quotes
- Assuming India Tea margins were at the Q3 FY24 level, our overall EBITDA margin for the quarter would have expanded at least 75 to 100 bps.
- I will be where the consumer is shopping. I will not try to balance my margin profile and my channel profile basis how my mathematics works out.
- If you can tell me where coffee prices are going to go, I can promise you where I have to tell you the margins.
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