Honasa Consumer Q2 Results: MamaEarth Parent Swings To Profit, Revenue Up 17%
MamaEarth parent Honasa Consumer Ltd. swung to profit in the second quarter of fiscal year 2026. The company reported a consolidated bottom-line of Rs 39.2 crore compared to a loss of Rs 18.5 crore in the same quarter last year.
Revenue also saw an uptick, growing 16.5% to Rs 538 crore as against Rs 462 crore in the year-ago period.
Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation turned positive to Rs 47.6 crore, compared to a loss of Rs 30.8 crore in the year-ago period. The Ebitda margin stood at 8.8%.
Varun Alagh, Chairman, CEO & Co-founder of Honasa Consumer commented on the financial results and said, "Q2 marked another quarter of steady growth for Honasa, with revenue up 22.5% YoY and Ebitda holding stable at Rs 48 crore, reflecting the strength and consistency of our growth playbook".
He added that the company's focus categories continued to contribute over 75% of total revenues and reaffirmed the success of their category-first strategy.
Consumer engagement according to Alagh was enhanced by deeper distribution and brand building.
Honasa Consumer Q2 Highlights (Consolidated, YoY)
Revenue rises 16.5% to Rs 538 crore versus Rs 462 crore.
EBITDA at Rs 47.6 crore versus a loss of Rs 30.8 crore.
Ebitda margin stood at 8.8%.
Net profit at Rs 39.2 crore versus loss of Rs 18.5 crore.
Honasa Share Price
The earnings announcement was made post market hours on Wednesday, before that Honasa Consumer's stock ended 2.62% higher at Rs 282.05 apiece on the NSE, compared to a 0.70% advance in the Nifty index.
The share price has risen 10.52% year-to-date but declined 24.62% in the last 12 months.
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