Packaged Foods company ADF Foods announced Q1FY25 results: Financial Highlights: Standalone Revenue for the quarter was Rs 97.0 crore registering a growth of 14.7% on a YoY basis. EBITDA stood at Rs 22.8 crore, with margin of 23.4%. PAT grew on a yearly basis by 4.6% to reach Rs 17.1 crore at a margin of 17.7% In Q1 FY25, on a consolidated basis revenue grew by 8.1% YoY to Rs 121.6 crore. EBITDA stood at Rs 19.6 crore, with margin of 16.1%. PAT stood at Rs 14.4 crore at a margin of 11.8% Operational Highlights: The flagship brand ‘Ashoka’ saw continued addition of new products as well as increased penetration in existing markets. The Company’s India focused ‘SOUL’ brand is doing a strategic expansion into additional quick commerce chains & modern trade, set to energize the market in second half of FY25. ‘Truly Indian’ brand – It has been recently listed in various supermarkets in the US and is available online on Amazon as well. It expanded into new product categories including frozen breads, snacks, wraps, Ready To Eat curries and rice. Commenting on the Results, Bimal Thakkar – Chairman & Managing Director said, “Our consolidated revenues increased by 8.1% to Rs 121.5 crore on a YoY basis. We consider this as a decent growth despite lost sales in June due to unavailability of containers. We generally see the Q1 as a seasonally stable quarter, with growth picking up in H2 of the financial year. We continue to witness strong demand across all our brands. Our flagship brand, Ashoka, saw continued addition of new products as well as increased penetration in existing markets. Our India focused ‘SOUL brand’ expansion is going as per plan and seeing traction. Further, we are gearing up for a strategic expansion into additional quick commerce chains & modern trade, set to energize the market in second half of FY25. Our global mainstream ‘Truly Indian’ brand expansion is on schedule and seeing increasing engagement amongst customers. It has been newly listed in several supermarkets as well as in the online format. It expanded into new product categories including frozen breads, snacks, wraps, Ready To Eat curries and rice. The core business continues to grow in double digits and we will make investments in our SOUL brand as well as the Truly Indian brand. We expect these investments to yield returns in the future. Overall, we are excited about the future potential of our business and remain focused to achieving robust and enduring growth going forward.” Result PDF
Packaged Foods company ADF Foods announced Q4FY24 & FY24 results: Standalone Revenue for the quarter was Rs 129.0 crore registering a growth of 31.3% on a YoY basis. EBITDA stood at Rs 31.8 crore, with margin of 24.7%. PAT grew on a yearly basis by 24.7% to reach Rs 25.3 crore at a margin of 19.6% In Q4FY24, on a consolidated basis revenue grew by 24.8% YoY to Rs 153.6 crore. EBITDA stood at Rs 34.3 crore, with margin of 22.3%. PAT grew on a yearly basis by 55.7% to reach Rs 25.0 crore at a margin of 16.3% For FY24, standalone and consolidated revenue registered a growth of 17.2% YoY and 15.6% YoY to Rs 414.1 crore. and Rs 520.3 crore. respectively. Standalone and consolidated PAT increased by 32.7% and 32.1% YoY to Rs 79.6 crore. and Rs 73.8 crore respectively Commenting on the Results, Bimal Thakkar – Chairman & Managing Director said, “We recorded our best ever quarter in terms of revenue as well as profitability metrics on a standalone and consolidated basis led by increasing volumes and better product mix. Our revenues also surpassed the Rs 500 crore milestone in FY24 on a consolidated basis. On a standalone basis, we have nearly doubled our EBITDA and PAT over the past 2 years, a testament to the operating leverage playing out on a sustained basis. We continued to witness strong demand across all our brands. Our flagship ‘Ashoka’ brand saw continued addition of new products and launch in new markets as well as increased penetration in existing markets. We continue to be bullish in terms of our outlook in FY25 and expect revenue growth to be upwards of 20%. Overall, we are excited about the future potential of our business and remain focused to achieving healthy and sustainable growth in future.” Result PDF
Packaged Foods company ADF Foods announced Q3FY24 & 9MFY24 results: Financial Highlights Standalone Revenue for the quarter was Rs 103.2 crore registering a growth of 3.5% on a YoY basis. EBITDA stood at Rs 26.4 crore, with a margin of 25.6%. PAT grew on a yearly basis by 5.4% to reach Rs 20.3 crore at a margin of 19.6% In Q3FY24, on a consolidated basis revenue grew by 5.2% YoY to Rs 129.7 crore. EBITDA stood at Rs 27.0 crore, with a margin of 20.8%. PAT grew on a yearly basis by 3.0% to reach Rs 19.1 crore at a margin of 14.7% For 9MFY24, standalone and consolidated revenue registered a growth of 11.8% YoY and 12.1% YoY to Rs 285.2 crore and Rs 366.7 crore respectively. Standalone and consolidated PAT increased by 36.8% and 22.6% YoY to Rs 54.3 crore and Rs 48.8 crore respectively Operational Highlights Further investment of Rs 13 crore in Optionally Convertible Redeemable Preference Shares ("OCRPS") of Telluric Foods (India) Limited was approved to support its brand building and working capital requirements. The transfer of ADF's entire equity investment in ADF Foods (India) Limited to Telluric Foods Limited was approved at fair market value to be determined. An in-principle approval for the merger between subsidiaries ADF Foods (India) Limited and Telluric Foods Limited was granted for achieving merger synergies. New product launches across various categories including frozen desserts and Indo-Chinese sauces under the 'Ashoka' brand were accomplished. Commenting on the Results, Bimal Thakkar – Chairman & Managing Director said, “We recorded satisfactory growth and healthy margins over the past nine months as we focused on brand building and investing in profitable products. Our Q3 revenue growth could have been better however, the Red Sea crisis impacted sales shipments towards the quarter's end. We initiated several new plans to accelerate our long-term growth. The Board approval for investment in Telluric Foods (India) Limited will enable us to accelerate our India business growth. Further the merger of our subsidiaries ADF Foods (India) Limited and Telluric Foods Limited will enable us to achieve substantial synergies including efficient capital utilization, flexibility in business operations, and cost rationalization. We continue to witness strong demand for our products and in order to support the same, we launched several new products under our flagship ‘Ashoka’ brand. Overall we expect all the above initiatives to herald in a new era of growth for your Company.” Result PDF
Conference Call with ADF Foods Management and Analysts on Q1FY24 Performance and Outlook. Listen to the full earnings transcript.