Westlife Food declines as PAT drops 89% YoY in Q1 FY25
Westlife Foodworld slipped 2.47% to Rs 834.70 after the firm reported 88.73% slide in consolidated net profit to Rs 3.25 crore in Q1 FY25 as against Rs 28.83 crore posted in Q1 FY24.
Total revenue from operations rose marginally to Rs 616.33 crore in June 2024 quarter from Rs 614.54 crore posted in corresponding quarter last year.
Profit before tax stood at Rs 4.52 crore in first quarter of FY25, down 88.86% from Rs 40.58 crore recorded in Q1 FY24.
Operating EBITDA de-grew 24.06% year on year (YoY) to Rs 79.97 crore in June 2024 quarter. EBITDA margin stood at 16.5% in Q4 FY23 as against 16% in Q4 FY22. However, the company is focused on delivering an 18-20% operating EBITDA margin by December 2027.
Restaurant operating margins and operating EBITDA margin were lower by 388 bps YoY and 416 bps YoY to 19.1% and 13% respectively, owing to operating deleverage and higher royalty costs.
Same-store sales growth stood at negative 6.7% YoY, impacted by subdued in-store business, though the off-premise segment saw positive same-store sales.
The off-premise business grew 6% YoY, contributing 42% to total sales. Digital sales grew 8% YoY, accounting for 69% of the business. Gross margins stood at 70.8%, improving by 62 bps sequentially and 21 bps YoY. This was driven by cost optimization and lower input costs, though the positive impact was partly offset by product mix changes. System-level pricing remained stable during the quarter.
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