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United Breweries profit jumps in March 2026 quarter

May 5, 2026 4 mins read Firehose Gupta

United Breweries Limited — Quarter and year ended March 31, 2026 (Board meeting outcome dated May 05, 2026)

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Particulars Quarter ended March 31, 2026
(Unaudited, Refer note 10)
Quarter ended December 31, 2025
(Unaudited)
Quarter ended March 31, 2025
(Unaudited, Refer note 10)
Year ended March 31, 2026
(Audited)
Year ended March 31, 2025
(Audited)
1 INCOME
(a) Revenue from operations (gross of excise duty) 4,40,614 3,93,563 4,42,553 17,45,621 19,40,080
(b) Other income 782 1,085 785 4,463 3,570
Total income 4,41,396 3,94,648 4,43,338 17,50,084 19,43,650
2 EXPENSES
(a) Cost of materials consumed 1,11,443 1,26,374 1,26,051 5,00,444 4,94,565
(b) Purchase of traded goods 5,666 8,320 5,807 30,477 18,174
(c) Changes in inventories of finished goods, work-in-progress and stock-in-trade 5,581 (21,490) 2,555 (13,222) (5,057)
(d) Excise duty on sale of products 2,15,834 1,86,427 2,10,417 8,22,355 10,49,345
(e) Employee benefits expense 14,217 14,230 13,911 55,836 51,646
(f) Contract employee expense 5,213 3,727 5,080 19,852 19,666
(g) Finance costs 2,904 1,686 587 7,172 1,285
(h) Depreciation and amortisation expense 7,591 6,888 5,666 27,161 23,269
(i) Other expenses 68,746 53,427 60,109 2,49,351 2,27,846
Total expenses 4,37,195 3,79,589 4,30,183 16,99,426 18,80,739
3 Profit before exceptional items and tax 4,201 15,059 13,155 50,658 62,911
4 Exceptional items (refer Note 6,7 and 8) 7,404 (1,873) 5,531 (2,576)
5 Profit before tax 11,605 13,186 13,155 56,189 60,335
6 Tax expense
(a) Current tax 2,015 5,354 3,680 16,352 17,679
(b) Deferred tax credit (577) (251) (263) (1,479) (1,461)
Total tax expense 1,438 5,103 3,417 14,873 16,218
7 Profit for the period/year 10,167 8,083 9,738 41,316 44,117
8 Other comprehensive income (OCI)
Items that will not be reclassified to profit or loss in subsequent periods
Re-measurement gains on defined benefit plans (600) 70 (105) 1,258 320
Income tax effect on above 151 (18) 26 (317) (81)
Total other comprehensive (loss)/income, net of taxes (449) 52 (79) 941 239
9 Total comprehensive income for the period/year 9,718 8,135 9,659 42,257 44,356
10 Paid up equity share capital (Face value of Re. 1 each) 2,644 2,644 2,644 2,644 2,644
11 Other equity 4,49,087 4,33,271
12 Earnings per equity share in Rs. (nominal value per share Re. 1)
(a) Basic 3.85 3.06 3.69 15.63 16.69
(b) Diluted 3.85 3.06 3.69 15.63 16.69
Particulars As at March 31, 2026
Audited
As at March 31, 2025
Audited
ASSETS
Non-current assets
(a) Property, plant and equipment (including right-of-use assets) 2,03,565 1,73,289
(b) Capital work-in-progress 50,919 25,097
(c) Other Intangible assets 534 737
(d) Financial assets
(i) Investments 1,539 1,550
(ii) Other financial assets 5,923 4,164
(e) Deferred tax asset (net) 7,829 6,667
(f) Income tax assets (net) 27,655 22,586
(g) Other non-current assets 48,092 42,251
Total Non-current assets 3,46,056 2,76,341
Current assets
(a) Inventories 2,14,791 1,61,493
(b) Financial assets
(i) Trade receivables 2,94,309 2,86,011
(ii) Cash and cash equivalents 45,978 34,100
(iii) Bank balances other than (ii) above 11,148 9,367
(iv) Other financial assets 304 950
(c) Other current assets 55,509 52,414
(d) Assets held for sale 486
Total Current assets 6,22,039 5,44,335
Total assets 9,68,095 8,21,162
EQUITY AND LIABILITIES
Equity
(a) Equity share capital 2,644 2,644
(b) Other equity 4,49,087 4,33,271
Total Equity 4,51,731 4,35,915
Liabilities
Non-current liabilities
(a) Financial liabilities
(i) Lease liabilities 10,880 3,569
(ii) Other financial liabilities 1,057 2,040
(b) Provisions 1,220 1,403
Total Non-current liabilities 13,157 7,012
Current liabilities
(a) Financial liabilities
(i) Borrowings 1,17,526 57,485
(ii) Lease liabilities 3,247 944
(iii) Trade payables
– Total outstanding dues to micro and small enterprises 13,437 12,623
– Total outstanding dues of creditors other than micro and small enterprises 1,66,410 1,33,688
(iv) Other financial liabilities 79,357 68,673
(b) Other current liabilities 1,11,613 91,622
(c) Provisions 11,617 13,200
Total Current liabilities 5,03,207 3,78,235
Total liabilities 5,16,364 3,85,247
Total equity and liabilities 9,68,095 8,21,162
Particulars Year ended March 31, 2026 Year ended March 31, 2025
Audited Audited
A Cash flow from operating activities
Profit before tax 56,189 60,335
Adjustments for:
Depreciation and amortisation expense 27,161 23,269
Deemed capital contribution – share based payments 593
Advances written off 2
Loss allowance for trade receivables 460 1,099
Provision for doubtful advances 11
Unrealised foreign exchange differences (net) 197 61
Net loss on sale of property, plant and equipment 3 (4)
Liabilities or provisions no longer required written back (679)
(Gain) on sale of property, plant and equipment (included under exceptional items) (7,404)
Interest expense 6,805 1,208
Interest income on bank deposits (2,082) (1,841)
Dividend income on investment in subsidiary company (23) (23)
Operating profits before working capital changes 80,629 84,708
Changes in working capital:
Changes in Inventories (53,298) (24,848)
Changes in Trade receivables (8,615) (55,858)
Changes in Other financial assets (1,428) (354)
Changes in Other bank balances (1,610) (1,985)
Changes in Other assets (5,978) (3,381)
Changes in Trade payables 32,279 50,951
Changes in Other financial liabilities 3,526 (21,655)
Changes in Other current liabilities and provisions 19,483 12,754
Cash generated from operations 64,988 40,332
Direct taxes paid (21,421) (19,133)
Net cash from operating activities (A) 43,567 21,199
B Cash flow from investing activities
Purchase of property, plant and equipment including capital work-in-progress, intangible assets and capital advances (51,106) (25,478)
Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment 7,909 14
Proceeds from sale of investments 11 12
Investments in bank deposits (448) (209)
Redemption/maturity of bank deposits 494 83
Interest received 2,180 1,872
Dividend received from subsidiary company 23 23
Net cash used in investing activities (B) (40,937) (23,683)
C Cash flow from financing activities
Payment of lease liabilities (20,541) (953)
Proceeds from short-term borrowings (net) 60,041 49,744
Interest paid (5,455) (614)
Dividend paid to equity shareholders (24,872) (24,456)
Net cash from financing activities (C) 9,173 23,721
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents (A+B+C) 11,803 21,237
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the year 34,100 12,863
Effect of exchange differences on translation of foreign currency cash and cash equivalents 75
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the year 45,978 34,100
Particulars March 31, 2026 March 31, 2025
Cash on hand 2 1
Bank balances on current accounts 18,168 12,249
Bank balances on deposit accounts with original maturity of three months or less 27,808 21,850
Total cash and cash equivalents as per standalone statement of assets and liabilities 45,978 34,100
Particulars Quarter ended March 31, 2026
Unaudited (Refer note 10)
Quarter ended December 31, 2025
Unaudited
Quarter ended March 31, 2025
Unaudited (Refer note 10)
Year ended March 31, 2026
Audited
Year ended March 31, 2025
Audited
1 INCOME
(a) Revenue from operations (gross of excise duty) 4,40,841 3,93,699 4,42,715 17,46,349 19,40,854
(b) Other income 815 1,109 801 4,517 3,590
Total income 4,41,656 3,94,808 4,43,516 17,50,866 19,44,444
2 EXPENSES
(a) Cost of materials consumed 1,11,271 1,26,181 1,25,839 4,99,731 4,93,673
(b) Purchase of traded goods 5,666 8,320 5,807 30,477 18,174
(c) Changes in inventories of finished goods, work-in-progress and stock-in-trade 5,635 (21,556) 2,527 (13,252) (4,996)
(d) Excise duty on sale of products 2,15,834 1,86,427 2,10,417 8,22,355 10,49,345
(e) Employee benefits expense 14,336 14,363 14,058 56,365 52,180
(f) Contract employee expense 5,213 3,727 5,080 19,852 19,666
(g) Finance costs 2,904 1,686 588 7,172 1,286
(h) Depreciation and amortisation expense 7,601 6,896 5,677 27,199 23,298
(i) Other expenses 68,968 53,662 60,316 2,50,269 2,28,731
Total expenses 4,37,428 3,79,706 4,30,309 17,00,168 18,81,357
3 Profit before exceptional items and tax 4,228 15,102 13,207 50,698 63,087
4 Exceptional items (refer Note 6,7 and 8) 7,404 (1,873) 5,531 (2,576)
5 Profit before tax 11,632 13,229 13,207 56,229 60,511
6 Tax expense
(a) Current tax 2,022 5,363 3,693 16,368