Footwear company Bata India announced Q3FY26 results Revenue from operations for the quarter grew by 3% to Rs 9,446.81 million vs Rs 9,187.94 million in Q3FY25. Profit before exceptional item and tax for the quarter grew by 10% to Rs 967.97 million vs Rs 880.89 million for Q3FY25. Profit before Tax grew by 15% to Rs 888.72 million vs Rs 773.05 million for Q3FY25. Gunjan Shah, MD & CEO. Bata India, said: “The improvement in demand, post roll out of GST 2.0, continued during the quarter along with few green shoots, leading to strong EBIDTA performance backed by sales and margin growth. All channels delivered growth during the quarter with solid gross margin management. Overall, our results this quarter demonstrates disciplined execution of the key strategic levers across channels. Below are the key highlights: Premium products showing robust growth in brands like Hush Puppies and Power. Fresh sales contribution continues to grow on QoQ basis. Added 27 Franchise Stores in the quarter. Zero Base Merchandising (ZBM) Project was scaled to 400+ stores bringing sustained results in Consumer experience and revenue per sqft. Inventory efficiencies both in terms of quantity and quality continued to show strong progress. Gross inventory reduction was @11%. Our initiatives in decluttering, inventory freshness & cost efficiencies helped us in driving operating margins leverage. Continued marketing investments and thrust on strategic levers - product, channels and inventory, keeps us enthusiastic for the future, against the backdrop of GST 2.0.” Result PDF