Sapphire Foods

With expectation of urban demand recovery, analysts at Motilal Oswal Financial Services said they need to see if January trends for QSR companies are sustaining.

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Sapphire Foods India, the franchisee operator for YUM Brands' QSR chains KFC and Pizza Hut, on Wednesday reported a consolidated loss of Rs 1.73 crore for the June quarter. The company had posted a consolidated net profit of Rs 8.18 crore in the same quarter a year ago, according to a regulatory filing by Sapphire Foods India, which operates in India and Sri Lanka. Its consolidated revenue from operations rose 8.14 per cent to Rs 776.82 crore in the June quarter, up from Rs 718.28 crore in the year-ago period, it added. The company's total expenses increased 10.35 per cent to Rs 785.45 crore during the quarter. The total consolidated income, which includes other income, grew 8.3 per cent to Rs 783.61 crore during the period under review. In Q1FY26, it added 8 KFC restaurants, 2 Pizza Hut and 1 Pizza Hut restaurant in the Sri Lanka market. Sapphire Foods' total restaurant count was 974 as of June 30, 2025. During the quarter, Sapphire Foods SSSG (Same Store Sales Growth) for KFC

The proposed merger of Yum! Brands' KFC and Pizza Hut franchises in India aim to counter weak sales

The fall in the company's share price came after it announced its financial results for the fourth quarter of 2024-25 (Q4FY25)

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However, in the long-term quick-service restaurant (QSR) drivers remain strong, with KFC and Pizza Hut as key verticals, said the company's management.

The restaurant operator posted a profit of Rs 11.98 crore ($1.37 million) for the quarter ended December 31

Shares of Restaurant Brands Asia, Westlife Foodworld, Sapphire Foods India, Jubilant Foodworks and Devyani International can rally up to 15% from present levels, suggest technical charts.

The GST order is for a demand of Rs 81.45 lakh, including interest of Rs 35.68 lakh and a penalty of Rs 4.16 lakh

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Shares of Sapphire Foods surged after 8.05 million shares changed hands via multiple block deals on the counter

The surge in Sapphire Foods share price came after the company announced that it has fixed September 5 as the 'Record Date' for stock-split.

India's quick-service chains have been struggling to attract customers amid persistent inflation, which remained around 5 per cent during the quarter

Stocks to watch on June 04: Sapphire Foods has scheduled a board meeting on June 19 to discuss and approve the stock split of equity shares

On March 7, 2024, HDFC Mutual Fund acquired 1.45 million equity shares, representing 2.28 per cent of Sapphire Foods, via open market

While the company has a franchise for both KFC and Pizza Hut (PH), the street believes that the KFC business will do better than PH business in the near term