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Reuters
Published
Oct 25, 2023
Welspun Living reported a multi-fold rise in its second-quarter profit on Wednesday, boosted by strong demand for its bed and bath linens.
The company’s consolidated net profit rose to 1.97 billion rupees ($23.6 million) from 86.7 million rupees in the corresponding quarter a year ago, the home textile maker said in an exchange filing.
Rising demand among urban consumers and a reduction in inventory have helped profitability at home textile companies, analysts said. Meanwhile, freight charges correcting to pre-pandemic levels also helped the company’s margins, Welspun said.
Margins on earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) improved to 15.4% from 7.1% a year earlier.
Total expenses rose 7.6% during the quarter to 22.83 billion rupees, mainly due to a nearly 23% rise in raw material costs.
The company’s revenue from operations rose nearly 19% to 25.09 billion rupees, led by a nearly 17% climb in its home textiles business.
Welspun Living generates over 90% of its revenue from the home textiles segment, which includes bed sheets, bath linen and curtains under its “Welspun” and “SPACES” labels.
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