Grasim Q2 FY26 Earnings Call Transcript Highlights Growth in Paints, B2B E-commerce
Grasim's Q2 FY26 earnings call transcript highlights strong growth in Birla Opus Paints with new plant commissioning and market share gains, and Birla Pivot B2B e-commerce exceeding expectations. CEO of Paints resigned. Overall robust performance and positive outlook.
The commissioning of a major paint plant, Birla Opus becoming the second-largest by capacity, the rapid growth of Birla Pivot, and a key CEO resignation are all high-impact developments for Grasim's strategic direction and financial performance.
The announcement reveals significant progress and strong growth in key new businesses like Paints (Birla Opus) and B2B e-commerce (Birla Pivot), with positive management outlook and financial metrics, despite some input cost challenges in other segments.
* Grasim Industries Limited released the transcript of its post-earnings call held on November 5, 2025, discussing the unaudited financial results for the quarter and half year ended September 30, 2025. * The company's trailing 12-month consolidated revenues are nearing ₹1,60,000 crores (USD18 billion), showing a 14% growth since FY22. Standalone business revenues are nearing ₹10,000 crores per quarter, representing 24% of consolidated revenues. * Paints Business (Birla Opus): * Commenced production at its sixth and largest plant in Kharagpur, West Bengal, on October 15, 2025, adding 236 million liters per annum capacity. * Total installed decorative paints capacity is now 1,332 million liters per annum across six plants, making Birla Opus the second-largest decorative paints company by capacity (24% industry share). * Achieved its highest ever monthly sales in September and a strong October, holding a double-digit market share. * Launched the Birla Opus Assurance Campaign and expanded PaintCraft painting services to 170 towns, aiming for 300+ by Q3 FY26. * The brand has achieved a number two position in top-of-mind recall across India within 18 months of launch. * Capex spend for the Paints business stood at ₹9,727 crores as of September 30, 2025. * CEO Rakshit Hargave resigned, effective December 6, 2025; Himanshu Kapania will oversee the business in the interim. * B2B E-commerce Business (Birla Pivot): * Expanded its product portfolio to include polymers, solvents, textile chemicals, and non-ferrous metals. * Revenues increased sequentially by 15% in Q2 FY26, despite monsoons. * The business is on track, and potentially ahead of schedule, to achieve its stated revenue guidance of ₹8,500 crores (USD1 billion) by FY27. * Cellulosic Fiber Business: * Sales volume was lower by 5% year-on-year due to logistics issues, now normalized. Specialty fiber volume mix improved to 24%. * Revenue was up 1% year-on-year to ₹4,149 crores, but EBITDA degrew by 29% to ₹350 crores due to high input prices. * Chemicals Business: * Revenue reached a two-year high driven by caustic soda, chlorine derivatives, and specialty chemicals. * Chlorine derivative capacity increased by 11 KTPA, and key projects (CPVC, ECH) are on track for mechanical completion by Q3 FY26. * Cement Business (UltraTech): * Capacity expansion continues, targeting over 240 million metric tons per annum by March 2028. * Consolidated sales volume grew by 6.9% year-on-year to 33.85 million metric tons. * Operating EBITDA per metric ton increased by 32% year-on-year to ₹966. * Financial Services (Aditya Birla Capital): * Revenue grew 3% year-on-year, with a total lending portfolio of nearly ₹1,78,000 crores, up 29% year-on-year. * Other Businesses: * Textile revenue grew 6% and returned to profitability with an EBITDA of ₹24 crores. * Aditya Birla Renewables revenue nearly doubled to ₹259 crores. * Net debt declined by ₹292 crores to ₹6,861 crores as of September 30, 2025. * Himanshu Kapania expressed optimism for Q3 FY26 with expected strong double-digit growth for the paints business.
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