Honasa targets Rs 5,500 crore revenue and 15% EBITDA margin by FY31

Mamaearth parent Honasa Consumer plans to concentrate investment on core beauty and baby-care categories, which account for about 80% of revenue. The company said Mamaearth gained share in face cleansers and shampoos across general and modern trade in FY26.

— Source publishedSat, 5 Sept, 2026, 08:34 IST·First seen Sat, 5 Sept, 2026, 09:22 IST·Source ET Retail

What happened

Honasa Consumer targets Rs 5,550 crore revenue and 15% EBITDA margin by FY31, focusing investment on core beauty and baby-care categories. Mamaearth gained

Key facts

  • Revenue target: Rs 5,550 crore by FY31
  • EBITDA margin target: 15% by FY31
  • Further margin expansion target: 500 basis points
  • FY26 total income: Rs 475.53 crore
  • FY26 income growth: 15.37% YoY
  • Q4 FY26 net profit: Rs 25 crore
  • Q4 FY24 net profit: Rs 30 crore
  • Q4 net profit decline: 18% YoY
  • Focused categories contribute about 80% of revenue
  • Company founded in 2016
  • Listed in November 2023

Why this matters

Honasa’s core-category focus suggests acquisition or partnership interest will likely center on beauty and baby-care brands, capabilities and channels that accelerate scale without diluting margin ambitions.

What to watch

  • Quarterly revenue growth in the core beauty and baby-care portfolio versus the pace required to approach Rs 5,500 crore by FY31.
  • EBITDA-margin progression, especially whether annual expansion begins to consistently exceed 100 basis points.
  • Market-share data for Mamaearth in face cleansers, shampoos, face care and baby care across general trade, modern trade and e-commerce.
  • Advertising and promotion expense as a percentage of sales, including signs that share gains require materially higher spending.
  • General-trade expansion metrics: outlet additions, numeric distribution, repeat orders and sales contribution from non-metro markets.
  • Gross-margin movement from premiumization, sourcing scale and product-mix changes.
  • Any increase in discounting, inventory provisions, returns or channel incentives that would signal weaker sell-through.
  • Competitive launches and pricing actions by Hindustan Unilever, L'Oréal, Dabur, ITC, Nykaa-owned brands and fast-growing D2C peers.
  • Increase modern-trade and general-trade shelf presence for shampoos, face cleansers, serums and baby-care SKUs, especially beyond top metros.
  • Rationalize low-velocity brands and SKUs while redirecting innovation budgets toward high-repeat, high-margin core categories.
  • Use Mamaearth share gains to negotiate better retailer placement, merchandising terms and distributor economics.
  • Expand premium and problem-solution product formats to lift average selling prices and gross margin without relying solely on volume growth.
  • Tighten advertising efficiency, inventory turns and fulfillment costs to demonstrate a credible path toward the targeted EBITDA expansion.