Indian retail Q4 scorecard: Metro Brands, Medplus, Apollo accelerate; Whirlpool profit slumps 40%
Pre-market wrap rounds up Q4 results across India's consumer complex. Metro Brands revenue up 20.3% to Rs 773 cr, Medplus up 23.5% to Rs 1,864 cr, Apollo Hospitals up 18.1% to Rs 6,606 cr. Jubilant FoodWorks lags at +6.4%. Whirlpool net profit drops 39.9%. Shoppers Stop commits Rs 20 cr to beauty arm; ITC, Nykaa awaited.
What happened
Multiple Indian Retail · Pre-market wrap covers Q4 earnings from Indian consumer/retail names: Jubilant FoodWorks, Metro Brands, Whirlpool, Honasa, Medplus,
Key facts
- Jubilant FoodWorks Q4 revenue Rs 1,679.7 cr +6.4%
- Metro Brands Q4 revenue Rs 773 cr +20.3%
- Whirlpool Q4 net profit Rs 66.6 cr -39.9%
- Medplus Q4 revenue Rs 1,864 cr +23.5%
- Shoppers Stop Rs 20 cr investment in Global SS Beauty
- Apollo Hospitals Q4 revenue Rs 6,606 cr +18.1%
- Kwality Wall's Q4 revenue Rs 485.8 cr
Why this matters
Shoppers Stop's Rs 20 cr beauty bet signals the next M&A frontier is vertical beauty and wellness rollups, with weakened appliance names like Whirlpool potentially in play as carve-out or consolidation targets.