VST Industries Limited has informed the Exchange regarding a press release dated July 22, 2025, titled "Unaudited Financial Results-Press Release".
VSTIND · price
▲ positive · ▼ negative · ● neutral filings · teal = economic event · numbered = multiple that day (click to pick). Times IST.
Awaiting price reaction for this filing.
VST Industries reported a strong sequential recovery in Q1 FY26, with cigarette revenue rising 10% quarter-on-quarter to Rs. 371 crores and cigarette volumes growing 10.4% QoQ to an average of 714 million sticks per month. EBITDA also climbed 10% QoQ to Rs. 77 crores, with margins expanding sharply by 610 basis points to 26%, helped by a better product mix and improved micro-market execution. Profit after tax was up 5.8% QoQ at Rs. 56.1 crores. However, the unmanufactured tobacco business saw revenue drop sharply to Rs. 41 crores from Rs. 116 crores in the previous quarter, which management attributed to demand stress that it expects to recover from. Total revenue from operations stood at Rs. 412 crores, lower than Rs. 453 crores in Q4 FY25 mainly due to weakness in the unmanufactured tobacco segment.
Positive near-term sentiment for shareholders as the core cigarette business is showing volume recovery and margin expansion, though the unmanufactured tobacco weakness and high raw material costs remain near-term watch points.