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Welspun Living

Price as of 12 Nov 2026
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Q2 FY27 earnings call · Guided by management

Call held 30 Oct 2026 · Read the filing on NSEFiling

2​×Pillow business size versus last year · US onshore Pillow · this yearGoenka · p. 3
50–60​daysCash conversion cycleBansal · Q&A · p. 6
80–100​USD millionPillow revenue potential from both plants · Pillow · at maximum capacity utilisationGoenka · Q&A · p. 9
20​%EBITDA margin · Advanced Textile · in a couple of yearsGoenka · Q&A · p. 10
M.Cap
₹23,394Cr
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53.9×
1Y return
+77.73%
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Results Q2 FY27, as filed · consolidated · ₹ Cr

Q2 FY27Q2 FY26YoYQ1 FY27QoQ
Revenue2,8382,441+16.3%2,795+1.5%
EBITDA338153+120.4%321+5.3%
EBITDA margin11.9%6.3%+563 bps11.5%+42 bps
One-off items-7————
PBTProfit before tax22624+848.7%219+3.2%
Net profit16913+1202.8%161+5.2%
EPS (₹)1.860.13+1330.8%1.68+10.7%

From the company's own results filing on NSE. Net profit is the owners' share. Growth and the dotted lines are worked out from the filed figures.

Guidance

Revenue growth · US onshore Pillow · FY272 xPillow business on track to double this year
Revenue growth · Europe and UK · long term20%Europe and UK growing at about 20%, to be maintained
Revenue growth · long term20%Geared up for 20% growth in region covered by newly effective trade agreement
Revenue · FY28Rs 15,000 CrEarlier FY28 top line target said to be intact; investment opportunities being seen
Revenue · Pillow · FY2980-100 USD millionPillow business potential USD80 million to USD100 million, targeting low-teen margin
Revenue · Flooring · long termRs 800-1,000 CrFlooring revenue seen at INR800 crores to INR1,000 crores in near term, nothing more
EBITDA margin15%15% EBITDA margin targeted in next 2 years; ROIC around 14% to 15%
EBITDA margin · Advanced Textile · long term20%Advanced Textile: 20% EBITDA aim and about double-digit growth in a couple of years
Capex · long termRs 400-500 CrSteady-state capex about INR400 crores to INR500 crores a year

Priorities: double-digit revenue growth, EBITDA margin in low teens, strong cash flows

Dipali Goenka · Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer · p. 4
“Looking ahead, our priorities are clear, sustained double-digit revenue growth, maintain EBITDA margins in the low teens, improve returns on capital and generate strong cash flows.”

Home Textiles B2B: Home Textiles B2B expected to grow at double digit

Dipali Goenka · Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer · Q&A · p. 5
“And I just want to say the momentum looks intact for us, and we are looking at a double-digit growth. And that's what we are very confident about.”

Flooring: Flooring sustainable margin range seen at low double digit

Dipali Goenka · Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer · Q&A · p. 6
“And we are confident that we will maintain the steady state growth that you are seeing. And so the sustainable range will be low double-digit margin.”

UK: Target of double-digit UK revenue growth

Dipali Goenka · Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer · Q&A · p. 8
“And the target is to be double-digit UK revenue growth.”

EU: EU market to be grown at double digit over coming years

Dipali Goenka · Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer · Q&A · p. 8
“And we will grow this market in double digit over the coming years.”

More figures from the call

Company · Guidance
14–15​%ROIC · next 2 years
“And in the next 2 years, a growth 15% EBITDA. And we want to maintain that and ROIC around 14% to 15%.”
Dipali Goenka · Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer · Q&Ap. 18
Pillow · Capacity
83​%Ohio plant utilisation
“because as Ohio is now 83% utilized, Nevada is 52%.”
Dipali Goenka · Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer · Q&Ap. 9
Bath · Capacity
90​%Bath capacity utilisation · going forward
“Actually, we are running 100% on the quarter for Bath. I mean, literally, like -- and as we go forward also, we will be utilizing our capacity and be around 90%.”
Dipali Goenka · Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer · Q&Ap. 11

In short

  1. 01Q2 FY27 consolidated revenue grew 16.9% to INR2,870 crores; EBITDA margin was 12.9%.
  2. 02The company moved to net cash from net debt of INR775 crores in March 2026; cash conversion cycle fell to 44 days.
  3. 03Management said it is tracking the growth and EBITDA margin guidance given at the start of the year.
  4. 04Floods at the Vapi plant hit the top line by INR100 crores to INR250 crores; volumes expected to be normal next quarter.
  5. 05US growth guided at mid to upper single digit; Europe and UK growing at about 20%.
  6. 06Pillow business targets USD80 million to USD100 million revenue by FY29 at low-teen margins.
  7. 07Flooring revenue seen at INR800 crores to INR1,000 crores with low double-digit margin.
  8. 08Annual capex stays at about INR400 crores to INR500 crores; more investment is being evaluated.

Capex

Capital allocation to stay selective, tied to strategic priorities and return expectations

Manish Bansal · Chief Financial Officer · p. 5
“Our capital allocation approach remains focused, we will continue to invest selectively in capabilities, technology, productivity and operational efficiencies while ensuring that investments are aligned with our strategic priorities and return expectations.”

Company exploring and evaluating a larger capex programme

Dipali Goenka · Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer · Q&A · p. 6
“To your point, we are exploring, we are evaluating and we will take this forward because these opportunities never come once, right?”

Remaining capex this year to go to debottlenecking to raise production

Dipali Goenka · Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer · Q&A · p. 15
“So, right now, we can talk about the current and I can tell you that this is all being used to debottleneck in our operations, so that can increase our production.”

Investment opportunities in other countries being explored; update to come later

Manish Bansal · Chief Financial Officer · Q&A · p. 13
“But as we are talking and seeing some of the growth in different countries, we are exploring our opportunities. And over the period, we will come back.”

Capacity

Pillow: US pillow business running at about 67% to 70% utilisation

Manish Bansal · Chief Financial Officer · Q&A · p. 17
“So that is around yes, that is running at 67%, 70% kind of thing. And this has continued to grow.”

Vapi: Vapi towel volumes expected to be normal next quarter

Dipali Goenka · Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer · Q&A · p. 8
“So our volumes are coming back, and we will be normal in terms of what we'll be packing in terms of units and tonnage for towels for the next quarter.”

Vapi: Anjar, ancillary units and last year's WHSL investment offset lower Vapi capacity

Manish Bansal · Chief Financial Officer · Q&A · p. 11
“So, my only was what Dipaliji was saying, we are running, Vapi is at lower capacity, but because of Anjar and other ancillary units and also some of the investment we have done in last year's WHSL, which has also kicked in -- so that has actually helped us to manage this kind of revenue utilizers.”

Segments

US onshore Pillow: US onshore pillow business grew 2.4x year-on-year in the quarter

Dipali Goenka · Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer · p. 3
“Our US onshore Pillow business grew 2.4x year-on-year quarter.”

Domestic: Domestic business grew 28.2% year-on-year, led by B2C channels

Dipali Goenka · Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer · p. 3
“Our domestic business grew 28.2% year-on-year on the back of strong B2C performance across general trade, e-commerce and quick commerce.”

Flooring: Flooring revenue grew 19.3% year-on-year; EBITDA margin reached 10.8%

Dipali Goenka · Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer · p. 3
“Flooring business continued its recovery, with revenue growing 19.3% year-on-year with EBITDA margins reaching 10.8%, improving both sequentially and year-on-year.”

Home Textiles: Bed linen volume grew 2%; growth from both value and volume

Manish Bansal · Chief Financial Officer · Q&A · p. 10
“In fact, bed linen has grown by 2% in terms of volume. But it is both a mix of value and volume.”

Advanced Textile: Advanced Textile hit by man-made fibre commodity surge; this year called an aberration

Dipali Goenka · Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer · Q&A · p. 9
“Advanced Textile, a little challenging in terms of the scenario in terms of our Man-made Fiber, and this has taken a little hit because of the commodity surge in the Advanced Textile.”

Demand

US: US consumption has not dropped despite rising inflationary costs

Dipali Goenka · Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer · Q&A · p. 5
“So America, we have seen despite the challenges that we are seeing in the terms of inflationary costs going up, the consumption hasn't dropped at the moment.”

At least 53 FTAs expected to open with zero tariffs on textiles

Dipali Goenka · Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer · Q&A · p. 8
“I think in the near future, at least 53 FTAs will open where the textile will get zero tariffs.”

UK: UK market sized at USD5 billion to USD7 billion; Pakistan holds about 55%

Dipali Goenka · Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer · Q&A · p. 8
“So, first of all, with U. market, I think it's a USD5 billion to USD7 billion market that's growing, where Pakistan actually takes on around 55% of that market, primarily in the Bed Sheets.”

UK and Europe: UK and Europe to see steady growth owing to FTA opportunity and replacement

Dipali Goenka · Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer · Q&A · p. 12
“In UK and Europe, also, we are going to see a steady growth. And that growth will be owing to the FTA opportunity and the replacement.”

US: 60% to 70% of US business is ongoing replenishment; no impact seen from inflation

Dipali Goenka · Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer · Q&A · p. 14
“And for US, we actually do most of the business, 70% -- 60% to 70% of our business are replenishment businesses that are going on for some time.”

Margins and costs

Cost pressures managed via procurement, customer pricing talks and productivity

Dipali Goenka · Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer · p. 3
“We are actively managing these pressures through disciplined procurement, planning, customer pricing discussions and continued productivity improvements.”

Consolidated EBITDA margin 12.9%, up 600 bps year-on-year and 40 bps sequentially

Manish Bansal · Chief Financial Officer · p. 4
“First, profitability, we delivered consolidated EBITDA margin at 12.9% and expansion of 600 basis points year-on-year and 40 basis points sequentially.”

Flooring: Flooring taking new business with price increases, in India and globally

Dipali Goenka · Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer · Q&A · p. 7
“We are taking businesses with price increases. So that is something that we've already taken on, because we know, that's not going to be sustainable to work otherwise, right, even in the same way and the same spirit is maintained globally as well.”

Home Textiles: Cotton price could be about INR68,000

Dipali Goenka · Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer · Q&A · p. 7
“I mean, today, if I look at it, it could be INR68,000.”

Home Textiles: About 4 to 5 months of cotton inventory cover beyond December

Dipali Goenka · Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer · Q&A · p. 7
“And we have around 4 to 5 months of inventory covers beyond December. So we are going to evaluate and take our own time to see when the take this fall to buy cotton.”

Debt and working capital

Balance sheet moved to net cash from net debt of INR775 crores at end of March 2026

Dipali Goenka · Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer · p. 3
“We have also achieved an important financial milestone the balance sheet moving into the cash position compared with net debt of INR775 crores at the end of March 2026.”

Cash conversion cycle improved from 82 days in March 2026 to 44 days

Manish Bansal · Chief Financial Officer · p. 4
“Our cash conversion cycle improved materially from 82 days in March 2026 to 44 days this quarter.”

Net cash position gives more flexibility to pursue growth opportunities

Manish Bansal · Chief Financial Officer · p. 4
“This provides us with a stronger financial foundation and greater flexibility to pursue strategic growth opportunities.”

Acquisitions and new business

Advanced Textile: Advanced Textile product portfolio differentiation expected in a couple of quarters

Dipali Goenka · Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer · Q&A · p. 9
“In a couple of quarters, you'll see the kind of product portfolio differentiation that will come in, and we will share as it comes.”

One-offs

UK and Europe: Vapi flood cut UK/Europe dispatches; top line hit by INR100 crores to INR250 crores

Dipali Goenka · Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer · Q&A · p. 5
“So we couldn't do too much of dispatch to U.K. and Europe. And hence, our top line also got impacted by INR100 crores to INR250 crores.”

B2B: Couple of one-time promotional orders in B2B; momentum to continue

Manish Bansal · Chief Financial Officer · Q&A · p. 16
“So, there are -- Shirish you pointed right, there are a couple of onetime orders have gone been as a drop in some promotional one.”

Some tariff refunds received, none yet in the P&L

Manish Bansal · Chief Financial Officer · Q&A · p. 19
“Prerna, we have received some refunds, but there's -- none of them is part of our balance P&L as of now.”

Tariff refunds under reconciliation; may reflect from next quarter or so

Manish Bansal · Chief Financial Officer · Q&A · p. 19
“They are part of some of the -- we are under reconciliation with customers, and it is with custom. So probably will start reflecting sometime in next quarter or so.”

Risks

Vapi facility: Floods at Vapi plant disrupted operations for several weeks; partial operations resumed

Dipali Goenka · Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer · p. 2
“These results reflect impact of the floods at our Vapi facility, where operations were disrupted for several weeks during the quarter. The plant has since resumed partial operations and we are working towards restoring full capacity.”

Cost pressures from cotton, man-made fibre, oil-linked inputs and freight amid Middle East tensions

Dipali Goenka · Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer · p. 3
“The global environment remains dynamic with commodity cost pressures persisting across the value chain, including firm cotton prices, an uptick in May -- in man-made fibre costs, higher oil-linked input and elevated freight rates, amid ongoing tensions in the Middle East.”

US: Earlier tariff challenge mitigated; trade talks ongoing, India expected at level playing field

Dipali Goenka · Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer · Q&A · p. 7
“Yes, Prerna, I can tell you that, that 100%, the challenge that was there, it has been mitigated.”

Vapi: Vapi flood hit spinning and some weaving; work outsourced and shifted to Anjar

Dipali Goenka · Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer · Q&A · p. 8
“The impact was on spinning and also slightly on weaving, but that we did outsource and Anjar also contributed to help us and support us in that.”

US: US tariff at 10% for now; India expected at par with Pakistan, Bangladesh, China, Vietnam

Dipali Goenka · Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer · Q&A · p. 11
“At the moment, we are at 10% and the conversations are happening. The thing that we know here is very, very clearly, is that we will be at par at Pakistan, Bangladesh, China and Vietnam and the neighbouring countries.”

Other

Q2 FY27 consolidated revenue grew 16.9% to INR2,870 crores; EBITDA margin 12.9%, up 600 bps

Dipali Goenka · Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer · p. 2
“Consolidated revenue grew 16.9% year-on-year to INR2,870 crores with EBITDA margins at 12.9%, expanded 600 bps year-on-year.”

Anjar: Anjar plant powered by 100% green electricity; STEP-ZERO supply chain programme advancing

Dipali Goenka · Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer · p. 3
“Anjar is now powered by 100% been electricity while our STEP-ZERO program is advancing the transition towards more sustainable supply chains.”

FY27 goal of low-teens ROCE reached early; ROCE at 12.7%

Manish Bansal · Chief Financial Officer · p. 4
“We have set ourselves the goal of improving ROCE to low-teens during FY27. And we have already reached 12.7%.”

Global B2B: Programme-led business is 70% to 80% of total business

Manish Bansal · Chief Financial Officer · Q&A · p. 17
“Yes, you're absolutely right. It is 70%, 80% of our total business. So that is right.”

Vision AI to be used for quality and extended across operations

Dipali Goenka · Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer · Q&A · p. 18
“Vision AI is required for quality and the others. So, they will continue to look at areas where we need.”

Sources

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