Radico Khaitan Ltd. share price target

We met the management of Radico Khaitan. Dilip Banthiya, CFO, and Saket Somani, Vice President – Finance and Investor Relations, shed light on the company’s aspirations, growth path, and margin development.

About the stock: Radico Khaitan (RKL) is one of the recognised IMFL company in India with portfolio of 8 millionaire brands. It has one of the largest liquor manufacturers in India with a capacity of 321mn litres p.a. Prestige & Above...

About the stock: Radico Khaitan (RKL) is one of the recognised IMFL company in India with portfolio of 8 millionaire brands. It has one of the largest liquor manufacturers in India with a capacity of 321mn litres p.a. Prestige & Above (P&A) contribution has gone up to 67% in Q1FY26 due to strong traction to products. Q2FY26 performance: RKL reported strong set of results in Q2FY26 with net revenues growing by 34% YoY to Rs.1493.9cr. Strong revenue growth was driven by 37% YoY volume growth (P&A segment volumes grew by 22%). Despite stable raw material environment, gross margins stood flat at 43.6% as portfolio mix tilted...

Innovation and premiumization success demand a premium

RKL’s Q1 numbers were robust, beating estimates on all fronts. Consolidated net revenue grew by 32.5% y-o-y to Rs. 1,506 crore, higher than our and average street expectation of Rs. 1,346 crore and Rs. 1,355 crore, respectively, aided by y-o-y IMFL volume growth of 37.5%.

Radico Khaitan reported strong revenue growth of 32% YoY (est. 22%) in 1QFY26, with total volume growing 37% (beat).

Radico Khaitan Ltd (RKL) continues to focus on premiumisation and expects double-digit volume growth momentum in the Prestige & Above (P&A) category to continue.

We met Dilip Banthiya, CFO and Saket Somani, SVP - Finance & Strategy. Takeaways, Confident of reporting strong double-digit volume growth in P&A brands driven by expanding product offerings and widening distribution network.

Radico Khaitan is one of the oldest and largest manufacturers of Indian Made Foreign Liquor (IMFL) with net revenue of INR48b and volume of 31m cases in FY25 (P&A was ~15mn cases).

RKL’s Q4FY25 numbers were good, with net revenue growing by 20.9% y-o-y to Rs. 1,304 crore and OPM rising by 225 bps y-o-y to 13.6%, which led to adjusted PAT growth of 59.5% y-o-y to Rs. 91 crore.

Innovation and premiumization success demand a premium

RKL’s Q3FY25 performance was good with revenue growth of 11.5% y-o-y to Rs. 1,294 crore and OPM rising by 191 bps y-o-y to 14.2%, which led to PAT growth of 27% y-o-y to Rs. 96 crore.

We recommend a BUY on the stock with an upside of 10% from the CMP

We re-iterate a Buy on Radico Khaitan (RKL) with a revised PT of Rs. 2,996. Stock trades at 64x/51x its FY26E/FY27E earnings, respectively. P&A category to post over 15% volume growth in FY2025 driven by focus on premiumisation, while regular category is expected to deliver mid-single-digit volume growth.

Radico Khaitan Limited’s (RKL’s) Q2FY2025 numbers were strong beating estimates on all fronts, with net revenues rising by 21% y-o-y and OPM improving 152 bps y-o-y to 14.6%, leading to 33% y-o-y growth in PAT.

We retain a Buy on Radico Khaitan (RKL) with a revised PT of Rs. 2,489. Stock trades at 53x and 42x its FY2026E and FY2027E earnings, respectively.

Radico Khaitan Limited’s (RKL’s) Q1FY2025 numbers were strong in tough times, with revenues rising by 19% y-o-y; EBIDTA margins improving 58 bps y-o-y to 13.1%; EBIDTA grew by 25% y-o-y.