Bata India announces Q1 FY26 results - Inventory & Product merch agility improves

Footwear major Bata India Limited today announced results for the quarter ended June 30, 2025. Revenue from operations for the quarter stood at Rs. 9,419 million vs. Rs. 9,446 million for Q1FY25 on consolidated basis. The consolidated Net Profit stood at Rs. 520 million. The results for the quarter demonstrate disciplined execution of our strategies on affordability, investment in marketing and technology, elevating customer experience in the face of sluggish consumption momentum during the quarter.

Inventory efficiencies both in terms of quantity and quality continued to show strong progress. Initiatives in place to improve stock turns and forecast accuracy to achieve an optimal level of inventory and with significantly higher agility.

Zero Base Merchandising Project was scaled to 194 stores with continuing exciting results on consumer experience and revenue per sqft.

Bata launched Tropical Breeze collection-high-on-style footwear, Power Easy slide & Power Move+ collections and the clutter-breaking "Ease, Please" campaign featuring brand ambassador Vir Das, to introduce new Office Sneakers range.

Speaking on the Q1FY26 performance, Gunjan Shah, MD and CEO - Bata India Limited, stated: "The quarter witnessed headwinds accentuated by fluctuating weather patterns and geopolitical uncertainties. Amidst these and considering the demand trends, we pushed ahead our affordability initiatives across categories to drive volume based growth. We reported revenue of INR 9,419 Million, broadly stable on YoY basis. However, we are encouraged by strong resilience in our premium brands like Hush Puppies Comfit and Floatz.

Our initiatives on inventory, merchandising and decluttering continue to work well. We added 20 Franchise Stores in the quarter driven by franchise model focused on town expansion/semi-urban markets.

We continue to maintain a balanced approach between managing near-term challenges and investing in long-term growth drivers. We are optimistic about consumption recovery towards balance of this year, backed by our strong market positioning and wide network while maintaining strong focus on cost efficiencies."

Shares of Bata India Limited was last trading in BSE at Rs. 1186.25 as compared to the previous close of Rs. 1180.00. The total number of shares traded during the day was 4870 in over 303 trades.

The stock hit an intraday high of Rs. 1191.35 and intraday low of 1176.00. The net turnover during the day was Rs. 5770934.00.

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