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Company Atlas/FMCG/Varun Beverages
NSE: VBL· FMCGNot in Aug top-30Large cap

Varun Beverages

Rural distribution + Africa

Last close
₹430.00
29 Sept 2026 · reference
1D · 1M
0.0% · +3.9%
price-only
Weight
1.0%
31 Jul 2026 · Aug rank —
Thesis review
8 Sep 2026
Why We Own, p35
Coverage owner: Research (per book); latest results Q Jun-26Buoyant AIF I Top 30 Holdings - Aug 2026.pdf · p1Buoyant_Why_We_Own_What_We_Own_Sep2026.pdf (portfolio as of 31 July 2026) · p35Screener ↗Tijori ↗NSE ↗
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Sell-side views, extracted from the PDFs on file

Antique Stock Broking LimitedBUYdailymulti-company
Antique's Morning Presentation - From The Research Desk (Indian Banking Sector; NBFC 1QFY27 Review; Cement; FMCG)
19 Aug 2026 · Manjith Nair, Pashmi Chheda, Raju Barnawal · 86 pp · open PDF ↗
Target
₹563
At report
₹439
Vs our close
+30.9%

Varun Beverages appears only in the Valuation Guide appendix (no dedicated commentary), rated BUY.

Key points
  • Valuation Guide: TP Rs 563 (28% upside), Mcap $15.5bn, FY27E/FY28E/FY29E EPS Rs 9.5/11.3/13.3, P/E 46.1x/39.0x/33.0x

Extraction note: This is a very long (86-page) multi-sector daily; only sections/data relevant to tracked portfolio companies were extracted in depth. The daily's Banking sector report (pages 3-60) also covers non-portfolio banks in similar depth: Kotak Mahindra Bank, IndusInd Bank, Federal Bank,…

Figures are transcribed from each broker's PDF as printed (units as the broker states them) and are the broker's estimates, not Buoyant's. "Vs our close" recomputes the target against the latest reference close (29 Sept 2026).

SWOT

Strengths · Weaknesses · Opportunities · Threats

Draft
Strengths
  • Volume compounder: consolidated volumes +19.8% in Q2CY26 (India +14.4%) after +16.3% in Q1CY26; management sees no reason India growth cannot stay double-digit; 10-yr sales CAGR 20%.
  • Distribution and capacity flywheel: plans to add 0.5 mn outlets in CY26 (vs 0.3-0.4 mn historically); H1CY26 capex Rs 950 cr on brownfield lines, dairy, Zimbabwe snacks and Rs 400 cr of coolers/market infrastructure; WIP Rs 490 cr for South Africa and a Kenya CSD line.
  • International optionality: Twizza (South Africa, Rs 1,131 cr EV) and Crickley Dairy/BevCo (Rs 131 cr EV) take VBL into higher-growth African markets; international volume +38.4% in Q2CY26 with all African markets except Zambia growing at a healthy pace.
  • Margin resilience: 27.7% Q2 EBITDA margin and 55% gross margin (+44 bps) despite PET/sugar inflation; India EBITDA margin still expanding (+38 bps) and India is net-debt-free (consolidated net debt only Rs 371 cr at Jun-26).
Weaknesses
  • vs Nestle India: Nestle trades at 72.7x trailing vs VBL 40.6x; VBL delivers ~20% volume growth vs Nestle's high-single-digit volume, and although Nestle's ROE (74%) is far higher, VBL's incremental capex earns 20%+ ROCE and its 10-yr profit CAGR (40%) is multiples of Nestle's.
  • vs Tata Consumer Products: TCPL trades at 60.9x with ROE of only 7.4% and ROCE 9.2% (goodwill-heavy after Capital Foods/Organic India deals) and promoter holding 33.8%; VBL has 3x the ROE (20%) at two-thirds the multiple and 59% promoter skin in the game.
Opportunities
  • Q3CY26 results (late Oct-2026): monsoon-quarter India volume and first full quarter of Twizza; any upgrade to CY26 volume guidance from MOFSL's 16% CAGR.
  • Commissioning of South Africa expansion and Kenya CSD line (WIP Rs 490 cr) plus Zimbabwe snacks plant in H2CY26 - adds international capacity ahead of the Southern Hemisphere summer.
  • PepsiCo India portfolio moves (energy drinks/Sting extensions, value-added dairy line) and potential inclusion in more index/ESG portfolios (ESG rating raised to 63 for FY26).
Threats
  • Weather/seasonality: April-June is the peak quarter (Q2 ~35% of CY revenue); an early or extended monsoon (as in CY25) or unseasonal rain can wipe out a year's growth - Q2 revenue was below the Rs 8,631 cr estimate (TradingView).
  • Campa/Reliance price war at Rs 10 and PepsiCo concentrate-price/franchise terms; margin dilution from lower-margin African acquisitions (Twizza cut consolidated margin 76 bps).
  • Promoter holding fell 4.18% over three years to 59.4% (QIP and stake sales); ROE has halved from 29% (CY23) to 20% (CY25) as equity base expanded - Buoyant's FY27e ROE is only 16.6%.

Compiled from the approved one-pager (Why We Own What We Own, 8 Sep 2026): why-we-own → strengths, catalysts → opportunities, key risks → threats, peer caveats → weaknesses. Editorial mapping pending review. · author: compiled from the approved one-pager

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Internal evidence

Buoyant sources for this name

  • August 2026 top-30 disclosure — rank n/a, FMCG, —. Buoyant AIF I Top 30 Holdings - Aug 2026.pdf
  • One-pager, "Why We Own What We Own" — p35, 8 Sep 2026. Buoyant_Why_We_Own_What_We_Own_Sep2026.pdf (portfolio as of 31 July 2026)
  • Sales playbook, Aug 2026 — holdings matrix (PMS/AIF I/AIF II, $31 Jul 2026). Buoyant_Capital_Sales_Playbook_Aug_2026_Full_Holdings.pdf

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Ownership

Shareholding · Jun'26

Promoter59.43%
Indian Promoters59.43%
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Ravi Kant Jaipuria16.71%
Varun Jaipuria15.43%
Devyani Jaipuria1.94%
Vivek Gupta0.07%
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Chanda Exports Private Limited0.00%
Gee Kay Builder And Development Services Private Limited0.00%
Sara Ferrous Private Limited0.00%
Cryoviva Life Sciences Private Limited0.00%
Accor Developers Private Limited0.00%
Accor Industries Private Limited0.00%