Recently, India’s largest wine producer, Sula Vineyards Limited, announced an operational update for the quarter (Q4 FY2024) and year (FY 2024) ending March 31, 2024. Under this, it recorded the highest-ever Q4 net revenues overall, as well as for the priority Own Brands and Wine Tourism businesses, and the acquisition of N D Wines Pvt. Ltd.
During the quarter ended March 31, 2024, the company recorded a 10% growth in net revenue to ₹131.8 crore from ₹120 crore on March 31, 2023. The company’s Own brands posted an increase of 9% in sales to ₹113.0 crore, and wine tourism drove a growth of 31% to ₹16.4 crore.
Key Results (est.) (in ₹ Crore) | Q4 FY24 | Q4 FY23 | YoY | FY24 | FY23 | YoY |
Own Brands | 113 | 103.4 | 9% | 534.2 | 480.6 | 11% |
Wine Tourism | 16.4 | 12.5 | 31% | 54.7 | 45.0 | 22% |
Net Revenue | 131.8 | 120 | 10% | 608.6 | 553.4 | 10% |
“Our focus on premiumisation continues to deliver results, and we are pleased to announce yet another quarter of double-digit growth in our Elite and Premium Own Brands. “Our world-renowned Wine Tourism business has had a strong quarter with a growth of ~31% YoY in Q4. We achieved our highest-ever annual footfall of over 4 lakh wine adventurers passing through our gates, and we have some exciting expansion plans on the anvil, with our first-ever Tasting room outside our own premises set to open near Nasik Airport later this month,” said CEO Rajeev Samant.
On the recently announced acquisition of N D Wines, CEO Rajeev Samant added that “Strategically located on the highway less than 50 km from the Gujarat border in Dindori, N D Wines presents a great opportunity for expanding our wine tourism footprint. We anticipate a seamless integration of N D’s operations into our own within Q1 itself. This is Sula’s second acquisition in three years and highlights that we are always on the lookout for good strategic M&A opportunities.”
Sula Vineyards Limited is India’s largest wine producer and seller as of March 31, 2022. The company also distributes wines under a bouquet of popular brands, including “RASA,” “Dindori.”
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Published on: Apr 9, 2024, 4:11 PM IST
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