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Honasa Consumer Ltd.

NSE: HONASAConsumer DefensiveHousehold & Personal Products

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About Honasa Consumer

Honasa Consumer Ltd. is a dynamic personal care company, prominently known for brands like Mamaearth. This company focuses on manufacturing and distributing a wide range of natural and toxin-free personal care products. One of its primary functions is to provide consumers with ethically produced skincare, haircare, and baby care products that cater to environmentally conscious individuals. Honasa's product offerings are distinguished by their commitment to organic ingredients, aligning with the increasing consumer demand for sustainable and eco-friendly solutions. Operating in the consumer goods sector, Honasa Consumer Ltd. significantly impacts the personal care industry by promoting transparency and leveraging digital platforms for direct consumer outreach and engagement. Its market presence is further strengthened by a strong online sales strategy and adept utilization of social media for brand building. Honasa Consumer Ltd. plays a pivotal role in the shift towards sustainable personal care products, contributing positively to industry trends with their innovative, conscientious approach.

Sector
Consumer Defensive
Industry
Household & Personal Products
Listing
NSE: HONASA
Next results
Chief executive
Mr. Varun Alagh
Employees
936
Headquarters
Gurugram, India
ISIN
INE0J5401028
Website
honasa.in

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Business model & financial foundation

Honasa Consumer (NSE: HONASA), Beauty and personal care brands: revenue of ₹2,392 crore in FY26 (+15.7% on FY25), an EBITDA margin of 9.9%, net profit of ₹199.9 crore and net cash of ₹832.2 crore.

Key figures
Revenue, FY26 (₹ crore)
2,392
consolidated
Revenue growth, FY26
+15.7%
on FY25
EBITDA margin, FY26
9.9%
EBITDA (revenue less COGS, employee, other expenses) / revenue
Net profit, FY26 (₹ crore)
199.9
to owners
Return on equity, FY26
15.4%
on average equity
Net debt, FY26 (₹ crore)
-832.2
Lease inclusive net debt unrestricted treasury
Market capitalisation (₹ crore)
15,300
at the close of 17 Oct 2026

Company profile

Honasa is a digital-first, asset-light house of beauty and personal-care brands selling primarily in India, with products made by third-party contract manufacturers. Brands include Mamaearth, The Derma Co, Aqualogica, Dr. Sheth's, BBlunt, Staze, Lumineve and Reginald Men. Distribution spans e-commerce, general trade and modern trade; direct distribution is expanding. Exact comparable brand/channel revenue weights are not available for modelling.

Item, Value
ItemValue
Legal nameHonasa Consumer Limited (formerly Honasa Consumer Private Limited)
Exchange and tickerNSE: HONASA; BSE: 544014
ISININE0J5401028
CINL74999DL2016PLC306016
SectorConsumer Staples
IndustryBeauty and personal care brands
HeadquartersGurugram, India
Fiscal year endMarch
Reporting basis and unitconsolidated, in ₹ crore
AuditorS.R. Batliboi & Associates LLP
Market capitalisation₹15,300 crore (17 Oct 2026)
Shares outstanding32.54 crore shares (FY26)
Price₹452.3 (close, 17 Oct 2026)
52-week range₹248.4 - ₹509.8 (to 17 Oct 2026)
Websitehttps://honasa.in

Corporate structure and shareholding

Entity, Holding, Business
EntityHoldingBusiness
BTM Ventures Private Limited95%Reginald Men men personal-care brand; acquired 6 Jan 2026
Bhabani Blunt Hairdressing Private Limited100%BBlunt professional hair care and salon/academy
B:Blunt Spratt Hairdressing Private Limited100%BBlunt salon chain; step-down subsidiary
Honasa Consumer General Trading L.L.C.100%UAE beauty and personal care trading
PT Honasa Consumer Indonesia100%Indonesian subsidiary not yet operational
Couch Commerce Private Limited25%Fang Oral oral beauty; JV under Ind AS 28
Honasa Health Private Limited100%Nutraceutical B2C subsidiary incorporated 7 Jul 2026

Board said no material subsidiaries in FY26. Fusion Cosmeceutics and Just4Kids merged into parent effective 24 Jul 2025. Registered office Dwarka, New Delhi; corporate office Gurugram.

Shareholding (% of shares)
Shareholding (% of shares)Q2FY26Q3FY26Q4FY26Q1FY27
Promoter34.97%35.54%35.54%35.47%
Promoter holding pledged0.00%1.48%1.47%
Foreign institutions15.50%14.63%13.74%13.64%
Domestic institutions19.16%18.64%19.24%21.58%
of which mutual funds2.51%2.90%3.44%6.10%
Retail4.67%5.00%5.92%

The promoter holding pledged is a share of the promoter's own holding.

Business model

Honasa is an asset-light house of beauty and personal-care brands, outsourcing product manufacturing while owning brand development, marketing, digital customer acquisition and distribution. Mamaearth is the anchor; The Derma Co, Aqualogica, Dr. Sheth's, BBlunt, Staze and acquired Reginald Men broaden category/consumer exposure. Own D2C sites, marketplaces, quick commerce, modern trade and general trade are complementary routes. Physical capex understates economic investment because advertising is expensed. BBlunt salon operations, acquired goodwill/brands and leases mean asset-light is not asset-free.

The statutory operating disclosure is one BPC products/services segment, not separate brand segments. FY26 revenue INR2,391.942cr comprises India INR2,327.487cr and outside India INR64.455cr (FY26 annual, 3 September 2026, printed p331). Exact brand/channel weights are not found; ARR milestones and growth lower bounds cannot be summed into audited revenue. Internal descriptions conflict on online-channel salience in identity.json and industry.json; neither percentage is used to weight the model. A primary definition/period bridge is still needed.

Reginald/BTM is consolidated from 6 January 2026; Fang/Couch Commerce is equity-accounted rather than gross consolidated revenue. Fusion/Just4Kids merger changes standalone comparatives, not consolidated economics. Honasa Health is a post-FY26 nutraceutical start-up; abandoned Fluence is not a completed acquisition.

Segment, revenue, FY26 (₹ crore), Share
Segmentrevenue, FY26 (₹ crore)Share
Beauty and personal care products and services (single segment)2,392100.0%

Segments as the company reports them (consolidated); each share is of the segments' sum.

Peer, Why the dossier compares them
PeerWhy the dossier compares them
Hindustan Unilever (HINDUNILVR)Largest Indian beauty and personal-care incumbent across skin, hair and channels
Dabur India (DABUR)Natural personal-care and hair-care portfolio with overlapping ingredient positioning
Emami (EMAMI)Branded personal care including men grooming and skin care
Marico (MARICO)Hair care and digital-first brands portfolio
Gillette India (GILLETTE)Men grooming adjacency now relevant after Reginald Men
Procter & Gamble Hygiene and Health Care (PGHH)
FSN E-Commerce Ventures (NYKAA)Digital beauty ecosystem and owned beauty brands

Financial databook

Profit and loss (₹ crore)
Profit and loss (₹ crore)FY22FY23FY24FY25FY26
Revenue from operations943.51,4931,9202,0672,392
Cost of revenue (vendor classification) *283.4446.7580.7612.9714.4
Other operating costs (vendor classification) *561.9843.51,0061,1531,179
EBITDA (vendor classification) *19.2-100.8165.8129.1319.6
Operating EBIT before exception and JV25.1-134.9106.523.5191.8
Finance cost2.686.109.0412.613.1
Profit before tax22.4-141.0147.189.6257.3
Total tax8.009.9336.616.957.1
PAT including NCI14.4-151.0110.572.7200.2
Diluted EPS (₹)0.49-4.443.552.236.12
Purchases of traded goods593.6656.4714.7
Inventory change (increase negative)-12.8-43.5-0.23
Employee cost170.6200.4262.6
Other expenses including advertising1,0321,1851,179
EBITDA (revenue less COGS, employee, other expenses)137.168.5236.2
Other income49.778.783.6
Depreciation and amortisation30.645.044.4
Exceptional items signed0.000.00-4.80
JV share of profit or loss signed0.000.00-0.14
Current tax36.827.760.0
Deferred tax signed-0.20-10.8-2.97
NCI profit or loss signed-1.250.000.25
PAT attributable to owners111.872.7199.9
Basic EPS (₹)3.572.246.15
COGS purchases plus inventory change580.7612.9714.4
Advertising661.3743.4788.1
Freight forwarding179.5162.2182.1
Software support26.823.124.0
Sales commission56.1114.062.4
Packaging consumables18.325.320.1
Influencer expense1.830.00n.d.
Content creation0.430.00n.d.
Activation expense0.580.00n.d.
Power fuel1.432.143.13
Rent4.617.8711.4
Rates taxes0.762.021.14
Contract labour19.321.322.8
Insurance1.030.680.83
Repairs maintenance4.486.566.98
Travel conveyance11.312.311.6
Communications0.561.552.31
Printing stationery0.260.180.12
Legal professional25.333.735.2
Bad debts written off0.210.130.00
Doubtful advances0.390.00n.d.
Payment gateway1.411.391.55
Research insights0.290.030.08
PPE disposal loss or writeoff1.101.640.01
FX loss signed-0.040.00n.d.
Slow inventory provision signed0.969.48-3.41
CSR expense0.771.532.08
Doubtful debts10.412.41.82
Miscellaneous expense1.611.473.64
Directors sitting fees0.740.740.74
Balance sheet (₹ crore)
Balance sheet (₹ crore)FY22FY23FY24FY25FY26
Total equity705.6605.91,0951,1801,412
Borrowings excluding leases59.692.20.000.000.00
Cash equivalents33.78.26107.033.0119.2
Trade receivables net72.8130.8159.4132.3198.3
Inventories net65.9111.0122.8158.3165.1
Total trade payables170.4196.7294.1356.8377.7
PPE net excludes intangibles and ROU0.000.0020.025.822.2
CWIP0.000.430.460.080.00
Total assets1,035976.61,6321,7902,092
Current leases18.526.634.9
Noncurrent leases112.5109.8100.5
Total leases131.0136.4135.3
Other bank balances378.6298.394.5
Current investments total291.8304.8252.2
Quoted current treasury investments291.8304.8252.2
Noncurrent quoted treasury bonds0.000.0010.4
Strategic JV investment0.000.009.86
Deposits maturity over twelve months187.0438.0555.5
Investments securing bank guarantees29.529.529.5
FDs securing guarantees15.07.027.02
FDs lien against overdraft facility24.429.827.8
Other intangible assets101.8102.5180.6
Right of use assets124.3121.0113.6
Goodwill52.852.8172.5
Gross cash deposits quoted treasury964.41,0741,032
Treasury after disclosed collateral895.51,008967.6
Lease inclusive net debt unrestricted treasury-764.6-871.4-832.2
Cash flow (₹ crore)
Cash flow (₹ crore)FY22FY23FY24FY25FY26
Net cash generated from operations-33.3-251.7235.3102.2141.3
Free cash flow (vendor definition) *42.0-63.3223.581.8133.9
Cash capex positive outflow-1.41-11.711.820.47.44
Cash PPE purchases including CWIP advances11.817.17.44
Cash intangible purchases0.033.280.00
CFO less gross cash capex223.581.8133.9
Acquisition and NCI buyout cash outflow23.00.00192.2
Cash invested in joint venture0.000.0010.00
Lease principal cash paid17.423.325.3
Lease interest cash paid8.2511.912.1
Cash dividends paid in fiscal year0.000.000.00
Other reported lines (₹ crore)
Other reported lines (₹ crore)FY22FY23FY24FY25FY26
Year end issued equity shares32.1732.1732.4232.5232.54
Diluted EPS weighted average shares31.4932.5932.69
Basic EPS weighted average shares31.3332.5132.56
Employee salaries wages bonus147.8180.7219.6
Provident and other funds2.572.913.04
Gratuity expense2.403.875.05
Equity settled share based payment expense13.17.1028.8
Staff welfare4.725.816.10
PPE depreciation5.569.7710.0
ROU depreciation23.132.733.0
Intangible amortisation1.952.501.33
Quarterly profit and loss (₹ crore)
Quarterly profit and loss (₹ crore)Q2FY25Q3FY25Q4FY25Q1FY26Q2FY26Q3FY26Q4FY26Q1FY27
Revenue from operations461.8517.5533.6595.3538.1601.5657.1755.9
Cost of revenue (vendor classification) *144.2155.5156.2171.4158.8189.3195.0229.1
Other operating costs (vendor classification) *296.9284.1-784.7317.7271.8275.7313.5350.3
EBITDA (vendor classification) *-10.745.447.069.767.886.296.0132.8
EBIT *-21.232.734.658.956.070.385.2122.3
Finance costs3.133.323.173.283.303.233.333.02
Profit before tax including joint venture result-24.429.432.255.652.767.181.8119.2
Total current and deferred tax expense/(credit)-5.803.407.1914.313.516.912.428.8
Profit after tax including non-controlling share-18.626.025.041.339.250.269.490.4
Diluted EPS, not annualised (₹)-0.570.790.771.261.201.542.122.76
Exceptional items, signed gain/(cost)n.a.n.d.0.000.00n.a.-4.800.000.00
Cost of goods sold144.2155.5156.2171.4158.8189.3195.0229.1
Employee benefits expense51.551.847.860.459.871.071.466.4
Other expenses including advertising296.9284.1302.6317.7271.8275.7313.5350.3
Operating EBITDA excluding other income-30.726.127.045.847.665.577.2110.2
Other income20.019.220.823.920.120.718.922.5
Depreciation and amortisation10.612.612.410.811.711.010.810.5
PAT attributable to non-controlling interests0.000.000.000.000.000.000.250.20
Share of joint venture profit/(loss), net of taxn.a.n.a.0.00n.a.n.a.-0.02-0.120.06
PAT attributable to owners of parent-18.626.025.041.339.250.269.290.2
Purchases of traded goods189.2148.3135.3170.6158.0163.6222.5240.2
Decrease/(increase) in inventories, signed expense-45.07.1920.90.790.7825.7-27.5-11.2
Current tax expense/(credit)-3.2810.07.038.5715.514.022.028.5
Deferred tax charge/(credit)-2.52-6.620.165.70-1.952.90-9.620.25

Consolidated, as reported. Lines marked * are the market-data provider's figures; the rest are extracted from the company's filings or derived from them. n.d. not disclosed, n.r. not retrieved, n.a. not applicable.

Metrics dashboard

Metric, FY22, FY23, FY24
MetricFY22FY23FY24FY25FY26
Revenue growth105.1%58.2%28.6%7.7%15.7%
EBITDA margin7.1%3.3%9.9%
Net margin5.8%3.5%8.4%
Return on equity13.1%6.4%15.4%
Return on capital employed-5.1%-18.4%11.9%2.1%14.8%
Return on assets8.6%4.2%10.3%
Net debt (₹ crore)-764.6-871.4-832.2
Net debt / EBITDA-5.58x-12.7x-3.52x
Interest cover9.37x-22.1x11.8x1.86x14.6x
Asset turnover1.41x1.48x1.47x1.21x1.23x
Receivable days2832302330
Inventory days (on revenue)2527232825
Payable days (on revenue)6648566358
Cash conversion2.11x1.41x0.71x
Capex intensity0.1%0.8%0.6%1.0%0.3%
Free cash flow (₹ crore)-34.7-263.5223.581.8133.9
Dividend payout0.0%0.0%0.0%
EPS, diluted (₹)0.49-4.443.552.236.12
Book value per share (₹)21.9318.8333.7836.2843.39

Computed from the statements above:

  • Revenue growth: revenue over the previous year's, less one.
  • EBITDA margin: EBITDA (revenue less COGS, employee, other expenses) / revenue.
  • Net margin: net profit to owners / revenue.
  • Return on equity: net profit to owners / average equity.
  • Return on capital employed: EBIT / average equity plus borrowings.
  • Return on assets: net profit to owners / average total assets.
  • Net debt (₹ crore): Lease inclusive net debt unrestricted treasury; negative is net cash.
  • Net debt / EBITDA: net debt / EBITDA (revenue less COGS, employee, other expenses).
  • Interest cover: EBIT / finance cost.
  • Asset turnover: revenue / average total assets.
  • Receivable days: receivables / revenue x 365.
  • Inventory days (on revenue): inventory / revenue x 365.
  • Payable days (on revenue): payables / revenue x 365.
  • Cash conversion: cash from operations / net profit to owners.
  • Capex intensity: capital expenditure / revenue.
  • Free cash flow (₹ crore): cash from operations less capital expenditure.
  • Dividend payout: dividends paid / net profit to owners.
  • EPS, diluted (₹): as reported (Diluted EPS).
  • Book value per share (₹): equity / shares outstanding.

Source: the company's filings and disclosures as extracted into Mool's company dossier (version 1, information to 17 Oct 2026); market data at the close of 17 Oct 2026. Every figure is read from the dossier's files or computed from them; the account of the business model is the analyst's, from the dossier's workings.

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