1. Opening Hook
US tariffs decided to walk into the room like an uninvited relative at a wedding—loud, expensive, and ruining everyone’s mood.
And VTM? It smiled politely, offered discounts, and quietly started packing bags for Europe, Australia, and Latin America.
Founded in 1946, this is not a company discovering geopolitics for the first time. It has survived wars, cotton cycles, and fashion trends that should’ve been illegal. FY25 numbers looked blockbuster, FY26 suddenly added a thriller subplot called “60% US tariffs.”
Management insists this is a temporary inconvenience, not a plot twist. Premiumisation, new geographies, and a factory that’s already bursting at the seams are supposed to save the day.
Stick around. The real drama begins once you realise 40% of revenue depends on one US customer, and management is oddly calm about it.
2. At a Glance
- Revenue ₹344.5 Cr – YoY up 66%, apparently without divine intervention.
- Export share 64% – Global ambition, global headaches included.
- EBITDA margin 19.4% – Last year’s flex, not this quarter’s reality.
- PAT ₹45.4 Cr – Up 149%, tariffs arrived fashionably late.
- US tariffs 60% – Nobody pays them, but everyone bleeds anyway.
3. Management’s Key Commentary
“Our FY25 growth was driven primarily by home textiles.”
(Translation: Grey fabric is passé, quilts are the new gold 😏)
“Export sales were 64% of turnover.”
(Translation: Domestic market, we’ll text you later.)
“Tariffs impacted Q2 FY26 EBITDA and PAT.”
(Translation: Numbers blinked first.)
“We are shifting
