Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail Limited reports an 11% rise in revenue for Q1 FY27, driven by Pantaloons, OWN D, and luxury brands, despite widening net losses and profitability pressures.
Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail Limited said its revenue rose 11% in the latest quarter, helped by stronger performances from Pantaloons, its OWND youth label and the luxury business, even as the company slipped to a wider loss.
The retailer reported revenue of ₹2,026 crore for the first quarter of FY27 and a net loss of ₹249 crore, compared with a loss of ₹234 crore a year earlier. EBITDA, a measure of operating profit before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation, came in at ₹167 crore, down slightly from ₹169 crore last year. The company said lower other income and spending linked to growth at OWND and La Ferrette weighed on earnings. The figures in the company’s release also contained an apparent inconsistency in the prior-year revenue comparison.
Pantaloons and OWN D together generated ₹1,204 crore in revenue, up 10% from a year earlier. OWND, the Gen Z-focused brand, grew 55% as the chain added stores. In the luxury division, revenue climbed 30% year on year, with The Collective and Galeries Lafayette both contributing. Tasva, the ethnic wear brand, posted 35% sales growth, extending what the company described as an eighth straight successful quarter.
ABFRL also said its digital-first brands portfolio grew 11% while reducing cash losses. That follows a year in which the business reported 11% full-year revenue growth to ₹8,177 crore in FY26, according to Fibre2Fashion, with EBITDA rising 28% to ₹967 crore as losses narrowed. In the fourth quarter of FY26, the company said revenue increased 16%, helped by store additions and stronger omni-channel execution, while its ethnic portfolio passed an annual revenue run rate of ₹2,200 crore, according to a company statement.
The latest quarterly update suggests ABFRL is still leaning on store expansion, premium brands and ethnic wear to drive growth, even as profitability remains under pressure. Related company disclosures and analyst notes point to continued momentum in TMRW, the group’s digital-first platform, and in ethnic labels such as Tasva, which has been expanding steadily through FY26 and into FY27.
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