Sapphire Foods Q4 Results: One-off loss dents bottom line; revenue, margins rise

Sapphire Foods India reported a mixed March quarter performance on April 28, with operational growth offset by one-time losses that pushed the company into the red.The company posted a net loss of ₹12.6 crore for Q4FY26, compared with a profit of ₹2 crore a year ago, largely due to a one-time loss of ₹12.7 crore. Other income also declined sharply to ₹5 crore from ₹13 crore, weighing on the bottom line.

Operationally, performance remained steady. Revenue grew 11.4% year-on-year to ₹792.2 crore from ₹711.3 crore, while EBITDA rose 17.2% to ₹124.4 crore. Margins improved to 15.7% from 14.9%, indicating better cost control and operating leverage.
The company said Q4FY26 was its best quarter in the last 12 in terms of same-store sales growth (SSSG) and adjusted EBITDA growth, driven by strong consumer traction at KFC. KFC revenues grew 15%, the highest in eight quarters, while Pizza Hut India revenue declined 6%, with same-store sales also down 7%.During the quarter, Sapphire added 19 KFC outlets and five Pizza Hut restaurants across India and Sri Lanka, taking its total restaurant count to 1,052 as of March-end.

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The Sri Lanka business continued to show resilience, delivering its sixth consecutive quarter of double-digit same-store sales growth, with revenue rising 15% in local currency terms despite macro challenges.

Shares of Sapphire Foods were trading at ₹173.82, down 1.2% on the NSE as of 2:27 pm following the results.