Piccadily Agro Q1 revenue rose 18% to ₹270 crore as branded spirits grew 47%. CFO Natwar Aggarwal details margin mix and capacity expansion. Full-year guidance 60-70%.
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Piccadily Agro Industries Ltd reported an 18.1% rise in revenue from operations to ₹270 crore in the first quarter of FY27, driven by a 26.3% jump in its distillery segment to ₹206 crore.
EBITDA climbed 21% to ₹47.2 crore, with margins widening 30 basis points to 18.5%. Net profit rose 15.4% to ₹21.8 crore, and earnings per share increased 10.5% to ₹2.21. The sugar vertical posted a 2% decline in revenue to ₹64.8 crore.
The company's branded alcobev business – products under the Indri, Camikara, Cashmir and Whistler labels – grew 47.3% to ₹82 crore, now accounting for 43.5% of distillery revenue, up from 37.8% a year earlier. Volumes in the branded segment expanded 56% year-on-year.
CFO Natwar Aggarwal told businessline the company was "not simply volume led," adding that the focus remained on "growing the value and profitability of every case we sell." He said the 21% EBITDA growth reflected "the benefit of this improving mix alongside operating leverage."
Management guided for 60–70% full-year growth, with the second half expected to contribute 60–65% of annual revenue.
Piccadily's Chhattisgarh facility at Mahasamund, which started commercial operations in June 2026, is expected to scale over the next three quarters, expanding reach across central, eastern and select southern Indian markets. Aggarwal said early demand trends were "encouraging" and that the company was "taking a calibrated approach to utilisation rather than pursuing volume at the expense of profitability."
On capacity, the Indri distillery expansion raised ENA and ethanol capacity from 78 KLPD to 220 KLPD, and malt capacity from 12 KLPD to 30 KLPD. The company's barrel inventory stood at 87,000 as of June 30, 2026, with procurement ongoing to reach 100,000 barrels by March 2027.
Aggarwal said no significant capital expenditure was pending for FY27 and that routine spend would remain below 5% of annual turnover, funded through internal accruals.
Regarding inorganic growth, the company said it was evaluating acquisitions in the IMFL segment but would disclose details only "as and when anything affirmative materializes."
Piccadily's board is expected to declare a final dividend for FY 2025–26 at its board meeting scheduled for September 18.
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