India’s June-quarter results are landing, and the through-line is who has money to spend. Five reads for today.
1. TVS made its best quarter ever
TVS Motor posted its highest-ever quarterly profit on July 21 — ₹1,036 crore, up 57% year-on-year, on revenue up 33.5% to ₹16,295 crore. Profit grew faster than sales, which happens when the mix shifts to costlier products: premium bikes, the iQube EV, and exports. The ₹70,000 commuter is no longer where the money is made. Bajaj Auto’s same-day 46% jump was flattered by folding in an overseas arm, so read that one with care. (Business Standard)
2. Indian Hotels booked its 17th record quarter
IHCL, the Taj owner, reported net profit up 21% to ₹358 crore on revenue up 15% to ₹2,339 crore — its 17th straight best-ever quarter. India is short of premium rooms, business and wedding travel keeps filling them, and rates can rise because supply cannot be added fast. It opened 11 hotels and signed 20 more, crossing 645 hotels. The same week, dairy and packaged goods reported thinner margins — the strong spending sits firmly at the top. (Business Standard)
3. Hatsun sold more milk and made less money
Hatsun Agro, maker of Arun ice cream and Arokya milk, grew revenue 19% to ₹3,090 crore last quarter — but profit slipped 1.1% to ₹134 crore. Raw milk is the reason: procurement prices stayed high, and a dairy brand cannot pass every rupee on without losing shoppers to loose, unbranded milk. So the extra sales largely paid the farmer, not the shareholder. For milk, the raw material is most of the price, so a cost rise eats margin almost directly. (Free Press Journal)
4. MedPlus is turning pharmacies into labs
MedPlus, India’s second-largest pharmacy chain, grew revenue 22% to ₹1,880 crore last quarter, with profit of ₹33 crore. The growth is not only medicine — it is scaling diagnostics, running blood tests through the same stores that fill the prescription. A shop a customer visits every month is cheap real estate for a lab, so each test added is close to pure margin. It is also the defence against ten-minute delivery: an app can drop tablets, but it cannot draw blood. (EquityBulls)
5. Consumer money is moving to wellness
India’s consumer sector saw 97 deals worth $981 million in April-June, per a Grant Thornton tally out this week. Deal values held even as the count fell, and the tilt was clear: wellness, premium personal care and nutrition drew most of the interest; mass-market staples drew less. Public markets stayed quiet, so nearly all of it moved privately. Investors are paying for categories that can still charge a premium — the same top-heavy demand visible in hotels and premium bikes. (Business Standard)
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