Varun Beverages shares slide 5% after Q2 margin narrows 76 bps on South Africa’s Twizza consolidation
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Varun Beverages' Q2 CY2026 results showed strong revenue and volume growth, but the market focused on a 76 bp EBITDA margin contraction from consolidating lower-margin Twizza operations and a sharp rise in finance costs tied to the acquisition. The intraday 5% equity drop highlights sensitivity to near-term profitability dilution and leverage, despite improved gross margin and higher net profit.
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Shares of Pepsi bottler Varun Beverages fell as much as 5% intraday after its Q2 CY2026 EBITDA margin narrowed 76 basis points to 27.7% following the consolidation of Twizza in South Africa. Revenue from operations rose 20.4% year on year to Rs 8,451.23 crore, while profit after tax increased 15.1% to Rs 1,525.36 crore. Finance costs climbed 55.8%, largely linked to the Twizza acquisition.
