Textiles · NSE: WELSPUNLIV
Welspun Living
Q2 FY27 earnings call · Guided by management
Call held 30 Oct 2026 · Read the filing on NSEFiling
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Results Q2 FY27, as filed · consolidated · ₹ Cr
| Q2 FY27 | Q2 FY26 | YoY | Q1 FY27 | QoQ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 2,838 | 2,441 | +16.3% | 2,795 | +1.5% |
| EBITDA | 338 | 153 | +120.4% | 321 | +5.3% |
| EBITDA margin | 11.9% | 6.3% | +563 bps | 11.5% | +42 bps |
| One-off items | -7 | — | — | — | — |
| PBTProfit before tax | 226 | 24 | +848.7% | 219 | +3.2% |
| Net profit | 169 | 13 | +1202.8% | 161 | +5.2% |
| EPS (₹) | 1.86 | 0.13 | +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
Priorities: double-digit revenue growth, EBITDA margin in low teens, strong cash flows
Dipali Goenka · Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer · p. 4
Priorities: double-digit revenue growth, EBITDA margin in low teens, strong cash flows
“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
Home Textiles B2B: Home Textiles B2B expected to grow at double digit
“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
Flooring: Flooring sustainable margin range seen at low double digit
“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
UK: Target of double-digit UK revenue growth
“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
EU: EU market to be grown at double digit over coming years
“And we will grow this market in double digit over the coming years.”
More figures from the call
“And in the next 2 years, a growth 15% EBITDA. And we want to maintain that and ROIC around 14% to 15%.”
“because as Ohio is now 83% utilized, Nevada is 52%.”
“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%.”
In short
- 01Q2 FY27 consolidated revenue grew 16.9% to INR2,870 crores; EBITDA margin was 12.9%.
- 02The company moved to net cash from net debt of INR775 crores in March 2026; cash conversion cycle fell to 44 days.
- 03Management said it is tracking the growth and EBITDA margin guidance given at the start of the year.
- 04Floods at the Vapi plant hit the top line by INR100 crores to INR250 crores; volumes expected to be normal next quarter.
- 05US growth guided at mid to upper single digit; Europe and UK growing at about 20%.
- 06Pillow business targets USD80 million to USD100 million revenue by FY29 at low-teen margins.
- 07Flooring revenue seen at INR800 crores to INR1,000 crores with low double-digit margin.
- 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
Capital allocation to stay selective, tied to strategic priorities and return expectations
“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
Company exploring and evaluating a larger capex programme
“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
Remaining capex this year to go to debottlenecking to raise production
“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
Investment opportunities in other countries being explored; update to come later
“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
Pillow: US pillow business running at about 67% to 70% utilisation
“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
Vapi: Vapi towel volumes expected to be normal next quarter
“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
Vapi: Anjar, ancillary units and last year's WHSL investment offset lower Vapi capacity
“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
US onshore Pillow: US onshore pillow business grew 2.4x year-on-year in the quarter
“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
Domestic: Domestic business grew 28.2% year-on-year, led by B2C channels
“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: Flooring revenue grew 19.3% year-on-year; EBITDA margin reached 10.8%
“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
Home Textiles: Bed linen volume grew 2%; growth from both value and volume
“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: Advanced Textile hit by man-made fibre commodity surge; this year called an aberration
“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
US: US consumption has not dropped despite rising inflationary costs
“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
At least 53 FTAs expected to open with zero tariffs on textiles
“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
UK: UK market sized at USD5 billion to USD7 billion; Pakistan holds about 55%
“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
UK and Europe: UK and Europe to see steady growth owing to FTA opportunity and replacement
“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
US: 60% to 70% of US business is ongoing replenishment; no impact seen from inflation
“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
Cost pressures managed via procurement, customer pricing talks and productivity
“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
Consolidated EBITDA margin 12.9%, up 600 bps year-on-year and 40 bps sequentially
“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
Flooring: Flooring taking new business with price increases, in India and globally
“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
Home Textiles: Cotton price could be about INR68,000
“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
Home Textiles: About 4 to 5 months of cotton inventory cover beyond December
“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
Balance sheet moved to net cash from net debt of INR775 crores at end of March 2026
“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
Cash conversion cycle improved from 82 days in March 2026 to 44 days
“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
Net cash position gives more flexibility to pursue growth opportunities
“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
Advanced Textile: Advanced Textile product portfolio differentiation expected in a couple of quarters
“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
UK and Europe: Vapi flood cut UK/Europe dispatches; top line hit by INR100 crores to INR250 crores
“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
B2B: Couple of one-time promotional orders in B2B; momentum to continue
“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
Some tariff refunds received, none yet in the P&L
“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
Tariff refunds under reconciliation; may reflect from next quarter or so
“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
Vapi facility: Floods at Vapi plant disrupted operations for several weeks; partial operations resumed
“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
Cost pressures from cotton, man-made fibre, oil-linked inputs and freight amid Middle East tensions
“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
US: Earlier tariff challenge mitigated; trade talks ongoing, India expected at level playing field
“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
Vapi: Vapi flood hit spinning and some weaving; work outsourced and shifted to Anjar
“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
US: US tariff at 10% for now; India expected at par with Pakistan, Bangladesh, China, Vietnam
“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
Q2 FY27 consolidated revenue grew 16.9% to INR2,870 crores; EBITDA margin 12.9%, up 600 bps
“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: Anjar plant powered by 100% green electricity; STEP-ZERO supply chain programme advancing
“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
FY27 goal of low-teens ROCE reached early; ROCE at 12.7%
“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
Global B2B: Programme-led business is 70% to 80% of total business
“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 to be used for quality and extended across operations
“Vision AI is required for quality and the others. So, they will continue to look at areas where we need.”
Sources
- Earnings call transcript, Q2 FY27 Filed 3 Nov 2026 · 19 pages
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