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Titan Company Limited — Q3 FY25

Titan delivered a strong Q3 FY25 with broad-based growth across jewelry, watches, and emerging businesses.

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Revenue ₹17,740 Cr
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Titan delivered a strong Q3 FY25 with broad-based growth across jewelry, watches, and emerging businesses. Jewelry saw 22% same-store growth and robust buyer acquisition (48% new buyers), driven by wedding demand and high-value studded sales. Watches grew 33% in Fastrack and 24% in Sonata, with premium brands surging over 50%. Management guided jewelry EBIT margins at 11%-11.5% annually, prioritizing absolute profit growth over margin percentage amid gold price volatility. CaratLane posted 16% like-to-like growth. Risks include unpredictable gold price swings, potential gold lease rate increases, and competitive intensity from LGD players. Overall, Titan's focus on premium segments, customer relationships, and market share gains supports a bullish outlook.

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Quarter Snapshot

Jewelry Same-Store Growth 22%
+7pp QoQ

Improved from 15% in Q2 FY25, driven by wedding and high-value studded sales.

Fastrack Revenue Growth 33%
+33% YoY

Strong growth in affordable watches, indicating broad-based demand recovery.

CaratLane Like-to-Like Growth 16%
+16% YoY

Significant improvement from previous quarters, driven by product and marketing initiatives.

New Buyer Mix in Jewelry 48%
Flat YoY

New buyers accounted for 48% of jewelry sales, consistent with festive quarter patterns.

What Changed vs Last Quarter

Comparing Q3 FY25 vs Q2 FY25
2 new guidance3 dropped3 new risk3 risk resolved
NEW
CaratLane margin improvement trajectory

CaratLane aims to keep EBIT percentage rising, though Q3 was a one-off phenomenon; focus on quarter-by-quarter improvement.

NEW
Wearables strategy to show results in 6-18 months

Titan is relooking at wearables strategy, focusing on consumer centricity, design, and higher price points; green shoots expected in 6-18 months.

UPDATED
Jewelry EBIT margin guidance of 11%-11.5% annually

Management expects jewelry EBIT margins to remain in the 11%-11.5% range on an annualized basis, with a floor of 11%.

DROPPED
Tanishq Store Additions: 40-50 in FY25

Tanishq added 22 stores in Q2 and 10-11 in October; target of 40-50 net additions for the full year.

DROPPED
CaratLane Store Additions: ~20 More by March 2025

CaratLane currently at 301 stores; plans to add another 20 stores by end of FY25.

DROPPED
Mia Store Count Target: 250 by FY25 End

Mia is on track to reach 250 stores by the end of the fiscal year.

NEW RISK
Gold price volatility impacting margins

Unprecedented gold price swings (25% YoY) could further dilute studded margins and make margin guidance challenging.

NEW RISK
Gold lease rate increase from Trump tariffs

Initial indications show gold on lease rates could rise due to supply disruptions from US tariff policies, impacting hedging costs.

NEW RISK
LGD competition in specific locations

New LGD stores opening near Tanishq/CaratLane in markets like Borivali could pressure studded sales, though management hasn't seen impact yet.

RISK GONE
Sustained Solitaire Demand Weakness

Large carat solitaire demand remains under pressure due to price uncertainty, impacting studded mix and margins.

RISK GONE
Lab-Grown Diamond Disruption

Growing LGD adoption could erode natural diamond demand, especially in lower price points; management remains non-committal on entry.

RISK GONE
Customs Duty Impact in Q3

Additional inventory loss of ~INR 280cr expected in Q3 from customs duty cut, impacting reported margins.

🤫 Topics management stopped discussing

International store count target of 24-25 by FY24 end

Mentioned in Q1 FY24, Q2 FY25, Q4 FY24

Mia is on track to reach 250 stores by the end of the fiscal year.

Lab-grown diamonds could disrupt natural diamond demand

Mentioned in Q2 FY24, Q2 FY25, Q4 FY24

Growing LGD adoption could erode natural diamond demand, especially in lower price points; management remains non-committal on entry.

CaratLane same-store growth deceleration

Mentioned in Q1 FY24, Q2 FY24

CaratLane's like-for-like growth of 10% lagged Tanishq's 22%, partly due to rapid store expansion cannibalizing existing stores.

One-time inventory loss of INR 500-550 crore from customs duty cut

Mentioned in Q1 FY25, Q2 FY25

Additional inventory loss of ~INR 280cr expected in Q3 from customs duty cut, impacting reported margins.

Wearables pricing deflation and margin drag

Mentioned in Q3 FY24, Q4 FY24

Wearables revenue grew only 3% despite volume doubling, indicating severe pricing pressure that may persist and drag overall watches margins.

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Guidance and risk preview

Top guidance Jewelry EBIT margin guidance of 11%-11.5% annually

Management expects jewelry EBIT margins to remain in the 11%-11.5% range on an annualized basis, with a floor of 11%.

Top risk Gold price volatility impacting margins

Unprecedented gold price swings (25% YoY) could further dilute studded margins and make margin guidance challenging.

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