Q4 2025 Westlife Foodworld Ltd Earnings Call Transcript
Key Points
- Westlife Foodworld Ltd (BOM:505533) reported a 7% year-on-year increase in consolidated sales, reaching INR6 billion.
- The company opened 47 new restaurants in FY25, aligning with their expansion guidance.
- Digital sales accounted for nearly 75% of total sales, driven by self-ordering kiosks and mobile apps.
- Westlife Foodworld Ltd achieved top ranking in India and fifth place globally in S&P Global's Corporate Sustainability Assessment.
- The company maintained a stable net debt position with a comfortable net debt to equity ratio of 0.15 times.
- Same-store sales growth (SSSG) was relatively low at 0.7%, with adjusted SSSG at 1.7% excluding the leap year impact.
- The food retail sector faced challenges with soft demand and stagnant consumption trends.
- Restaurant operating margin and operating EBITDA margin dipped by around 30 basis points and 50 basis points year-on-year, respectively.
- Off-premise sales growth was slower compared to on-premise sales, accounting for 43% of total sales.
- The company faced inflationary pressures, particularly in commodities like coffee, oil, and cocoa.
Ladies and gentlemen, good day and welcome to the Westlife Foodworld Limited Q4 FY25 earnings conference call. (Operator Instructions) Please note that this conference is being recorded.
I now hand the conference over to Mr. Chintan Jajal, Head of Investor Relations. Please go ahead.
Thanks, Ryan. Welcome, everyone, and thank you for joining us on Westlife Foodworld earnings conference call for the fourth quarter ended March 31, 2025. I'm Chintan, Head IR at Westlife. From the management team, I have with me Mr. Akshay Jatia, President and CEO; Mr. Saurabh Kalra, Managing Director; Mr. Hrushit Shah, CFO; and Mr. Amit Jatia, Chairperson.
We will kick off today's conversation with Akshay sharing his thoughts on overall business progress and outlook. This will be followed by Saurabh taking us through operational, financial and strategic highlights. Post that, we can open the forum for questions-and-answers. We will be referring to earnings presentation and financial releases already
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