Heritage Foods Ltd (BOM:519552)
₹ 358.9 -2.05 (-0.57%) Market Cap: 33.30 Bil Enterprise Value: 34.37 Bil PE Ratio: 24.67 PB Ratio: 3.02 GF Score: 87/100

Q2 2025 Heritage Foods Ltd Earnings Call Transcript

Oct 25, 2024 / 05:30AM GMT
Release Date Price: ₹534.65 (-4.99%)

Key Points

Positve
  • Heritage Foods Ltd (BOM:519552) reported a 4.2% year-on-year increase in consolidated revenue for the quarter, reaching INR1,020 crore.
  • EBITDA for the quarter grew by 77% year-on-year to INR83 crore, with EBITDA margins at 8.16%.
  • Net profit surged by 117% year-on-year to INR48 crore, resulting in PAT margins of 4.77%.
  • Milk sales volume increased by 5.11% year-on-year to 1.19 million liters per day.
  • Value-added products saw a robust 16% increase in revenue, contributing 30% to total revenue compared to 27% in the previous year.
Negative
  • Revenue growth in milk was slightly lower due to a 0.31% decline in average milk selling price compared to the previous year.
  • Employee costs have increased, now accounting for 7.5% to 8% of revenue, compared to 6% previously.
  • The company has not taken any price increases in the last five quarters, impacting potential revenue growth.
  • Bulk fat sales, which are typically loss-making, contributed INR26 crore to revenue this quarter, down from INR72 crore in the previous year.
  • The company faces challenges from adverse weather conditions affecting value-added product categories like curd, drinkables, and ice creams.
Operator

Ladies and gentlemen, good day and welcome to the Heritage Food due to H1 F 525 earnings conference call.

(Operator instructions)

I now hand the conference over to Mr. Anuj Sonpal. Thank you and over to you, sir.

Anuj Sonpal
Valorem Advisors - Investor Relations

Thank you. Good morning, everyone, and a very warm welcome to you all. On behalf of the company, I would like to thank you all for participating in the company's earnings call for the second quarter and first half of financial year 2025.

Before we begin, let me mention a short cautionary statement. Some of the statements made in today's earnings call may be forward-looking in nature. Such forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ from those anticipated.

Such statements are based on management's beliefs as well as assumptions made by and information currently available to management. Audiences are cautioned not to place any undue reliance on these forward-looking statements in making any investment

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