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The wine industry expects a normalised domestic macro environment to come as a boost in the current fiscal after suffering setbacks in 2024-25, which saw urban consumption slowdown and growth taking a "temporary pause", according to the annual report of Sula Vineyards Ltd. The impact of urban consumption slowdown was more 'stark' on the wine segment versus other AlcoBev categories, as it is a predominantly urban drink, according to the report. The wine demand was also impacted by multiple temporary regulatory and other market disruptions, including general elections and state elections in key markets such as Maharashtra, Sula Vineyards Founder and CEO Rajeev Samant said in the report. "After 3 years of strong growth, FY25 was more a year of demand reset for the Indian wine industry," he said, adding, "But the good news is that these setbacks are now behind us as we look forward to a more normalised domestic macro environment going into FY26." However, despite challenging market ..
Wine producer Sula Vineyards Ltd on Wednesday reported a 4.85 per cent decline in consolidated net profit to Rs 13.55 crore in the fourth quarter ended March 2024. The company had posted a consolidated net profit of Rs 14.24 crore in the same quarter a year ago, Sula Vineyards said in a regulatory filing. Consolidated revenue from operations during the quarter under review stood at Rs 131.7 crore as against Rs 120 crore in the year-ago period, it added. Total expenses in the fourth quarter were higher at Rs 116.83 crore compared to Rs 100.83 crore in the corresponding period previous year, the company said. "Our premiumisation efforts have succeeded in raising our Elite and Premium wine share to an all-time high of 75.1 per cent in Q4, up from 71.7 per cent a year ago," Sula CEO Rajeev Samant said. Further, he said, "Our wine tourism revenues grew in double digits, for the fifth quarter in a row. Wine tourism is a top priority and we are expanding fast." Samant said after the ...
Leading wine producer Sula Vineyards Ltd on Wednesday said its net revenue from its own brands has grown to Rs 116.2 crore in the September quarter, registering an increase of 14 per cent. Its wine tourism business was up 26 per cent at Rs 12.1 crore, Sula Vineyards said in its "Sales Update Q2 & H1 FY24". According to the company, this is the "highest-ever Q2 net revenues overall as well as for the priority Own Brands and Wine Tourism businesses". Its net revenue from its own brands in the July-September quarter a year ago was at Rs 102 crore and wine tourism at Rs 9.6 crore. "The company is anticipating a strong harvest once again despite the irregular monsoon, which bodes very well for meeting the increasing demand for our elite and premium wines," it said. During the quarter, Sula also expanded the Nasik winery tasting room, to keep up with the continuing surge in visitor numbers. "The future looks even brighter as we achieved our highest ever footfall on Oct 1, 2023, with a
Investment company Verlinvest Asia Pte Ltd on Thursday divested a 12.56 per cent stake in wine producer Sula Vineyards for Rs 513 crore through an open market transaction. Following the stake sale, shares of Sula Vineyards declined 3.62 per cent to close at Rs 490.30 apiece on the NSE. According to the bulk deal data available with the NSE, Verlinvest Asia Pte offloaded a total of 1.06 crore shares, amounting to a 12.56 per cent stake in Sula Vineyards. The shares were sold at Rs 484.13 per piece, taking the transaction size to Rs 513.17 crore. After the transaction, Verlinvest Asia Pte Ltd's shareholding fell to 6.08 per cent from 18.64 per cent stake, shareholding data showed with the exchange. Meanwhile, HDFC Mutual Fund, Ghisallo Master Fund LP, Morgan Stanley Asia Singapore Pte, Societe Generale acquired a total of 59.58 lakh shares of Sula Vineyards at Rs 484 per piece. This took the deal value to Rs 288.39 crore.
Sula Vineyards Ltd, the country's largest wine producer, has recorded a strong double-digit sales growth in the June quarter. Its estimated net revenues year-on-year were up 17 per cent in the April-June period, said a sales update by Sula Vineyards. Sales from its own brands were at Rs 103.5 crore, up 24 per cent, while its portfolio of imported "elite and premium brands" had a 30 per cent growth. "The company has recorded its highest ever Q1 net revenues overall as well as for own brands and the wine tourism business," it said. Its revenue estimates from wine tourism were at Rs 11.4 crore, up 11 per cent. This sales updates will be followed by financial statements for Q1 FY24 once approved by its board, said Sula Vineyards. Commenting on this, Sula CEO Rajeev Samant said: "Our focus on premiumisation continues to pay off with our elite and premium wines leading the pack in terms of growth." Sula Vineyards' wine tourism revenues also grew in double digits. Over the outlook, he