Hindustan Foods LimitedQ1 FY27 Results & Financial Update
Hindustan Foods Limited: Q1 FY27 consolidated results and company financials – revenue ₹1,201.08 Cr, PAT ₹42.76 Cr. Explore reported YoY/QoQ movements, margins, business drivers and management commentary. This page does not provide a rating, target price or investment recommendation.
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Quarterly Results AnalysisExplore Hindustan Foods Q1 FY27 quarterly results and earnings: revenue, profit (PAT), EBITDA, margins, YoY and QoQ growth, order book or business updates where reported, financial performance and management commentary. Reported figures and Nivata calculations are shown separately; no buy, sell or hold recommendation is provided.
Quarter overview
Quarterly earnings analysis
Earnings before interest, tax, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) rose to Rs. 106.3 crore, representing a 26% year-on-year expansion driven by steady operational execution and volume growth across major manufacturing verticals during the quarter.
The period's financial performance was achieved despite headwinds in the footwear division, which faced raw material cost inflation stemming from the Middle East crisis and wage adjustments under the New Labour Code effective April 1, 2026. Management noted that customer pass-through discussions are underway to mitigate these pressures.
The company signed Rs. 340 crore worth of new manufacturing capacity projects during the financial year till date across business verticals, supplementing Rs. 150 crore of ongoing projects carried forward from FY26, strengthening visibility for subsequent quarters.
Capital deployment continued aggressively across divisions, with gross block expanding to Rs. 1,745 crore and total projects slated for commissioning in FY27 reaching approximately Rs. 500+ crore to support medium-term growth.
Profit after tax was ₹42.76 Cr for the reported quarter. EPS was ₹3.53 for the reported quarter.
01 · Business model
What does Hindustan Foods do?
Hindustan Foods Limited is a diversified contract manufacturing organization operating across five primary segments: Home & Personal Care, Food & Beverages, Ice Cream, Healthcare, and Footwear. The company acts as a trusted manufacturing partner and brand custodian for leading Indian and global consumer brands.
The operational model is divided into two distinct pillars: Dedicated manufacturing facilities, where a single customer occupies at least 75 percent of installed capacity backed by take-or-pay contracts ensuring predictable cash flows, and Shared manufacturing facilities that serve multiple customers, driving operating leverage and asset efficiency.
The company maintains a broad manufacturing footprint spanning 42 factories across 12 states in India, supported by an extensive land bank of approximately 175 acres and over three decades of operational experience in contract manufacturing.
02 · Historical context
What shaped the business before this quarter
Over three decades of manufacturing experience, the company expanded from a single-product facility into a multi-segment contract manufacturer operating 42 factories across 12 states.
The company established a robust asset base reaching a dedicated manufacturing gross block of Rs. 1,123 crore and a shared manufacturing gross block of Rs. 622 crore prior to FY27 expansions.
03 · Financial snapshot
Current-quarter financial snapshot
| Metric | Q1 FY27 |
|---|---|
| Revenue from operations | ₹1,201.08 Cr |
| Total income | ₹1,206.99 Cr |
| Profit before tax | ₹56.67 Cr |
| Profit after tax | ₹42.76 Cr |
| EPS | ₹3.53 |
04 · Why it moved
Why the quarter looked the way it did
What drove revenue
Revenue expansion was supported by record production volumes in the liquid category and strong summer-season demand across ice cream manufacturing facilities.
Capacity optimization at units such as Nashik and the newly integrated Aurangabad personal care facility contributed to higher throughput and expanded customer billing.
What drove margins
Shared manufacturing facilities benefited from higher capacity utilization, improving overall operational efficiency and EBITDA margin expansion.
Footwear segment margins faced temporary compression due to Middle East crisis-led raw material inflation and statutory wage increases under the New Labour Code.
05 · Demand, customers & order book
Where demand is coming from
The footwear division reported a strong order book visibility heading into the second half of FY27.
Secured Rs. 340 crore in new manufacturing capacity contracts signed during the financial year till date across multiple business verticals.
06 · Segments, products & geography
Which parts of the business are doing the work
Segments and products
The newly acquired Aurangabad personal care facility was fully integrated with production stabilized. A brownfield liquid detergent facility in Silvassa is scheduled for commercialization in Q2 FY27, while a greenfield detergent bar and liquid plant in Lucknow is targeted for Q4 FY27.
Expanded portfolio through a brownfield Greek yogurt facility in Goa targeted for Q3 FY27 commercial production, alongside juice and water lines at Aurangabad and a dedicated water line at Mysore targeted for Q4 FY27.
Successfully commissioned a new state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Panipat with an outlay of Rs. 225 crore and initiated Phase 2 expansion. Nashik unit added new customers for cones and ice cream.
Initiated Class 3 Medical Device certification process at the Chennai facility for medicated plasters to target EU and UK markets, alongside progress on the Baddi ayurvedic wellness brownfield expansion.
Expanding sole manufacturing facility in Tindivanam with an ongoing capex program and adding new customers, though margins were temporarily impacted by supply chain disruptions.
Geography and market mix
Manufacturing operations span 42 facilities across 12 states, supporting local sourcing and regional supply chain resilience.
07 · Capacity, projects & execution
What is being built, commissioned or delivered
Capacity, production and utilisation
The platform supports annual production volumes including 3 lakh tons and 450 crore sachets in Home & Personal Care, 2.5 lakh tons/KL and 100 crore bottles in Food & Beverages, 75 thousand litons and 30 crore cones in Ice Cream, 21 crore consumer units and 80 crore lozenges in Healthcare, and 72 lakh pairs in Footwear.
Projects, capex and execution
The Board authorized total expansion investments of ~Rs. 340 crore for FY27, comprising Rs. 210 crore in Food & Beverages (Coimbatore, Mysuru, Goa, Aurangabad, Hyderabad), Rs. 80 crore in Ice Cream (Panipat), and Rs. 50 crore in Home & Personal Care (Lucknow), supplemented by Rs. 150 crore of projects carried forward from FY26.
08 · Strategy & new businesses
How the company is trying to change its growth mix
Executing strategic expansion into yogurt-based products via Goa facility, medical device manufacturing certification in Chennai, and scaling shared manufacturing gross block to drive long-term ROCE expansion.
09 · Reported developments
What changed operationally
Delivered consolidated PAT of Rs. 42.76 crore, representing an all-time high quarterly profit performance.
10 · Cash flow & balance sheet
Profit is one thing. Cash and funding tell another part of the story.
Capital allocation & funding
Net debt to equity stood at 0.88x as of Q1 FY27, with projects financed through an optimal mix of debt and equity maintaining a balanced capital structure.
11 · Management guidance & targets
What management is targeting from here
Management reaffirmed its FY27 Profit After Tax guidance of Rs. 200-220 crore (representing 34-48% growth over FY26), supported by the ramp-up of recently commissioned capacity and a healthy new-project pipeline.
12 · Beyond the numbers
What changed beyond the numbers
Reported update
Export and Reach Scale
The company's operations touch over 13 million lives daily across 20+ export countries and 42 factories.
13 · Previous-quarter changes
What changed since the previous quarter
Total revenue grew sequentially from Rs. 1,120.9 crore in Q4 FY26 to Rs. 1,207.0 crore in Q1 FY27.
14 · Key Q&A
The quarter, answered directly
What does Hindustan Foods do?
Hindustan Foods Limited is a diversified contract manufacturing organization operating across five primary segments: Home & Personal Care, Food & Beverages, Ice Cream, Healthcare, and Footwear. The company acts as a trusted manufacturing partner and brand custodian for leading Indian and global consumer brands.
What is the clearest takeaway from Q1 FY27?
Earnings before interest, tax, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) rose to Rs. 106.3 crore, representing a 26% year-on-year expansion driven by steady operational execution and volume growth across major manufacturing verticals during the quarter.
What drove revenue or demand?
Revenue expansion was supported by record production volumes in the liquid category and strong summer-season demand across ice cream manufacturing facilities.
What mattered most for margins or profitability?
Shared manufacturing facilities benefited from higher capacity utilization, improving overall operational efficiency and EBITDA margin expansion.
What changed operationally beyond the headline numbers?
The platform supports annual production volumes including 3 lakh tons and 450 crore sachets in Home & Personal Care, 2.5 lakh tons/KL and 100 crore bottles in Food & Beverages, 75 thousand litons and 30 crore cones in Ice Cream, 21 crore consumer units and 80 crore lozenges in Healthcare, and 72 lakh pairs in Footwear.
What is management guiding or targeting from here?
Management reaffirmed its FY27 Profit After Tax guidance of Rs. 200-220 crore (representing 34-48% growth over FY26), supported by the ramp-up of recently commissioned capacity and a healthy new-project pipeline.
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16 · Next filing checkpoints
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Guidance Realization: Track progress toward achieving the full-year FY27 PAT guidance range of Rs. 200-220 crore.
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