{
  "id": 16017888,
  "title": "Sapphire Foods posts best revenue growth in four years, stock slides",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/sapphire-foods-posts-best-revenue-growth-in-four-years-stock-slides",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-22T08:03:56.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hindu BusinessLine",
    "slug": "hindu-businessline",
    "url": "https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/companies/sapphire-foods-posts-best-revenue-growth-in-four-years-stock-slides/article71610662.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Sapphire Foods India reported a remarkable 20% year-on-year increase in consolidated restaurant sales to ₹8,853 million for Q2 FY27, marking the strongest growth since the Covid-19 pandemic. Adjusted EBITDA surged 39% to ₹624 million, with margins expanding by 100 basis points to 7.1%. This performance represented the best quarter for revenue and adjusted EBITDA growth in the past 16 quarters.\n\nThe KFC brand led the charge with a 26% revenue growth, driven by a 14% same-store sales growth and double-digit transaction growth. KFC's restaurant EBITDA margin improved by 70 basis points to 14.5%, despite challenges from raw material and energy cost inflation. Restaurant count rose to 606 from 529 a year earlier.\n\nPizza Hut India delivered a 7% revenue growth with a 5% same-store sales growth, the highest in seven quarters, boosted by value offers like a ₹99 four-course meal and buy-one-get-one deals. However, Pizza Hut's restaurant EBITDA remained negative at -2.8%, worsening by 100 basis points YoY due to higher energy costs.\n\nSri Lanka's business grew revenue 9% in local currency terms, with a 5% same-store sales growth. Restaurant EBITDA margin declined by 290 basis points to 12.5%, pressured by wage and energy inflation. The company operated 1,086 restaurants as of September 30.\n\nDespite the strong operational performance, the company's stock slipped, trading down 0.58% to ₹191.85 on the NSE. This marked a steep decline, with shares down nearly 35% over the past year from a 52-week high of ₹310.50.",
  "summary": "The adjusted profit before tax turned positive at ₹120 million against a loss of ₹43 million in Q2 FY26, though reported PBT remained marginally negative at -₹6 million",
  "key_points": [],
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}