Correction, growth hopes may limit downside in Aditya Birla Fashion

Apparel major Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail (ABFRL) had the weakest revenue print in the December quarter of the current financial year (Q3FY25) among listed apparel retailers.

- RAM PRASAD SAHU

The retail major posted a 3.3 per cent year-on-year (Y-o-Y) growth on a consolidated basis while its peers reported a high single-digit or double-digit growth. While revenue growth was muted across key segments, the results were in line with Street estimates.

Growth in consolidated sales at ₹4,305 crore was led by the ethnic and direct-to-consumer (D2C) businesses, which were up 7-26 per cent. Larger segments such as Madura and Pantaloons, which together accounted for 72 per cent of consolidated sales, had muted sales, reporting flattish to 2 per cent fall in the quarter. Excluding the 20 per cent decline in the acquired TCNS business, the ethnic portfolio growth jumped 39 per cent, led by 50 per cent growth in Tasva and traction in designer brands.