Sustained high tea prices
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.
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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.