Page Industries may find it tough to replicate Q2 success
Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Page Industries Ltd’s investors seem confident after its September quarter (Q2FY25) results beat expectations on key parameters. The stock hit a new 52-week high of ₹48,393.70 on Monday and has been up about 5% since the results were announced on 7 November.
Revenue growth returned to double-digit in Q2FY25 of around 11% year-on-year after being lacklustre for the previous seven quarters. A low base helped, but management highlighted that growth was seen across channels, driven by the e-commerce channel, mainly quick-commerce. The beginning of festival season toward September end indicated encouraging signs, but the management said it is yet to see a significant revival in consumer sentiment.
Tier 2 and tier 3 towns continue to see better demand trends versus metros and tier-1 aided by a gradual uptick in rural consumption. Page holds the exclusive license for the manufacture, marketing and distribution of the Jockey brand in some countries, including India. Also Read: Page Industries sees uptick, but growth hurdles persist Rationalization of channel inventory has been a niggling worry for Page investors, but the management is hoping for a complete normalization in the second half of FY25.
That said, the management will revisit its earlier $1 billion revenue guidance for FY26 in Q3FY25 as achieving this target could take longer than anticipated due to sluggish demand seen over the last two years. Volumes grew 6.6% year-on-year to 55.2 million pieces. Page has not raised prices since July 2022.
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