Bata India net profit up 30 per cent, revenue up 7.5 per cent in Q2

What happened

Bata India reported a consolidated net profit of ₹18.11 crore for Q2 FY27, up 30.4 per cent from ₹13.89 crore a year earlier, helped by a higher average selling price. Revenue rose 7.54 per cent to ₹861.78 crore.

Confirmed

Global impact / market context

Higher profit on modest revenue growth means Bata kept more of each rupee of sales, helped by pricing and sourcing. That matters because rising input costs and wage revisions pressure shoe sellers, so pricing power and inventory control decide whether earnings keep growing.

Analyst inference

Bata's festive sales largely shifted to the third quarter, so this quarter's 7.5 per cent growth came without the main shopping season. Investors reading the result must weigh that timing against four straight quarters of growth and leaner inventory.

Analyst inference

What to watch

1. Inventory freshness stood at 92 per cent and net stock was 7 per cent lower than on September 30, 2025, which the company links to better consumer experience and revenue per square foot. Confirmed
2. The company runs over 2,000 stores including franchise outlets and more than 3,800 Key Retail Outlets, and says it is optimising distribution to improve store productivity and footfall. Confirmed
3. Watch whether higher input costs and wage revisions slow profit growth next quarter, and whether Zero Base Merchandising, now in 850 stores, keeps lifting revenue per square foot. Analyst inference

Evidence

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