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Revenue
₹5,112 Cr
verified against source
Revenue YoY
15%
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EBITDA
₹728 Cr
latest reported figure
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Tata Consumer Products delivered a strong Q3 FY26, with consolidated revenue crossing INR 5,000 crore for the first time, growing 15% YoY. EBITDA grew 26% YoY to INR 728 crore, with margins expanding 120 bps YoY to 14.2%. India branded business posted underlying volume growth of 15%, led by salt (14% revenue, 15% volume) and growth businesses (29% growth, now 30% of India business). International revenue grew 11% in constant currency, led by US coffee. Management highlighted successful go-to-market pilots being rolled out nationally, with 82% completion. Guidance: mid-to-high single-digit growth for tea and salt; growth businesses targeting 30% growth; EBITDA margin target of 14.5-15% exiting Q4, with longer-term aspiration of 17%+. Risk: coffee price volatility and US tariffs impacting Capital Foods exports.
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Guidance to track
- Management expects to exit Q4 with EBITDA margins in the 14.5-15% range, driven by scale and portfolio mix.
- Over the longer term, management targets EBITDA margins above 17% for the India foods business.
- Management expects growth businesses (Sampann, RTD, etc.) to maintain around 30% growth, though quarterly variations may occur.
- US coffee price increases have been passed on; margins expected to normalize in about one quarter.
Risks flagged
- Coffee prices remain elevated and unpredictable, impacting international margins. Management noted a recent uptick after Venezuela action.
- 20% of Capital Foods revenue comes from exports, largely US, where tariffs remain at 50% on non-tea/coffee items, impacting growth.
- Tea prices saw a small uptick at end of Q3; if sustained, could pressure margins after inventory is consumed.
- Management questioned Nielsen's coverage, noting it excludes a major modern trade player and doesn't fully capture e-commerce, making share data potentially misleading.
Key quotes
- We've always guided for a mid to high single-digit growth for the tea business.
- The single biggest lever will be scale, simply, right? Growing 14%-15% in that ballpark, we get huge leverage of scale.
- In Calcutta, 91% of the business came from tea and salt, and 9% from all the growth categories... the segmented go-to-market will be a huge unlock.
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