Q2 FY27 sales up 17%; management expects margin recovery

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AI summary

Q2 FY27 decorative volumes rose 6.4% and value 14.5%; with industrial, value grew 16.4% and volume 6.8%. Consolidated sales rose 17%, but operating margin fell 202 basis points to 15.6% as inflation outpaced price rises. Q2 profit after tax rose 7%, H1 profit after tax rose 24%, and interim dividend was Rs 5.75. Management expects margin recovery in Q3 and Q4, a 41% to 43% gross-margin range, and full use of the 150,000-tonne VAE plant next year.

Likely market impact

Sales growth and the new VAE plant support the outlook, but inflation and delayed price recovery may keep margins under pressure in the near term.