Honasa targets ₹5,550 crore revenue and 15% EBITDA margin by FY31

Mamaearth parent Honasa Consumer is banking on focused beauty and baby-care categories, omnichannel distribution and Gen Z demand to meet its FY31 targets. The company expects 80% of revenue to come from its priority categories.

— Source publishedFri, 4 Sept, 2026, 17:48 IST·First seen Fri, 4 Sept, 2026, 18:06 IST·Source ET Small Business

What happened

Honasa Consumer targets Rs 5,550 crore revenue and 15% EBITDA margin by FY31, driven by focused beauty and baby-care categories, omnichannel distribution and

Key facts

  • Rs 5,550 crore revenue target by FY31
  • 15% EBITDA margin target by FY31
  • 500 basis points further margin expansion
  • Rs 475.53 crore FY26 total income
  • 15.37% FY26 year-on-year income growth
  • 80% of revenue from focused categories
  • Founded in 2016
  • Listed in November 2023

Why this matters

Honasa’s priority-category strategy could increase its appetite for beauty and baby-care brands, capabilities or distribution partnerships that accelerate its goal of deriving 80% of revenue from these segments.

What to watch

  • Quarterly revenue contribution from priority beauty and baby-care categories versus the stated 80% target.
  • EBITDA-margin progression, gross-margin expansion and advertising-to-sales ratio relative to the required 500-basis-point improvement.
  • Repeat purchase, cohort retention, average order value and contribution from premium products.
  • Offline store additions, sales per outlet, modern-trade versus general-trade mix, and distributor inventory levels.
  • Marketplace discount intensity and competitive launches from large FMCG, beauty-specialist and digital-native brands.
  • Any material change in brand portfolio, M&A activity, SKU rationalization or management guidance on FY31 milestones.
  • Prioritize capital allocation toward the highest-repeat, highest-gross-margin beauty and baby-care subcategories rather than broad brand expansion.
  • Increase offline distribution selectively in high-productivity stores and cities, using digital demand data to limit low-velocity retail expansion.
  • Push premiumization, bundled routines and replenishment programs to raise average order value and repeat rates.
  • Rationalize underperforming SKUs, channels and marketing spends to fund margin expansion without reducing brand visibility.
  • Strengthen influencer, community and Gen Z product-development loops while reducing dependence on discount-led acquisition.
  • Build supply-chain scale, procurement leverage and manufacturing efficiency to convert revenue growth into gross-margin gains.