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Indigo Paints CMD Himanshu Jalan discussed Q2 results showing sharp EBITDA and profit decline due to raw material cost spike and higher ad spends, with stock down 12%
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- Stock price move
- 12 percent
- First half EBITDA margin this year
- 13.4 percent
- First half EBITDA margin last year
- 15.1 percent
- FY26 full year EBITDA margin
- 18 percent
- Q4 historical EBITDA margin
- 24 percent
Heard on business television between 10:46:57 - 10:49:57 IST.
- Stock fell 12% on the results day
- First half EBITDA margin was 13.4% versus 15.1% last year, with margins historically peaking in Q3 and Q4
- CMD Himanshu Jalan said Q2 top line rose 14% but EBITDA fell 33% and PAT fell about 45%
- He said higher ad spends explain only about 10% of the decline, with raw material price volatility being the main factor, as prices nearly doubled between February and March-April
- He contrasted this with Q1 when raw material prices fell and EBITDA grew more than 40% and PAT more than 60% on 18-19% top-line growth
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