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Kalyan Jewellers Q4 Update:Revenue Surges 37% Year-on-Year
The recently concluded quarter has been a very fulfilling one recording consolidated revenue growth of approximately 37% when compared to the same period in the previous financial year despite extreme volatility in the gold prices.Our India operations witnessed revenue growth of approximately 39% during Q4 FY2025 as compared to Q4 FY2024, driven primarily by robust wedding demand. The quarter recorded healthy same-store-sales-growth of approximately 21%.
We launched 25 Kalyan showrooms in India during the recently concluded quarter, and another 3 showrooms during the first week of April 2025. We launched 14 Candere showrooms during Q4 FY 2025.
In the Middle East, we witnessed revenue growth of approximately 24% when compared to the same period in the previous financial year driven primarily by same-store-sales-growth. Middle East contributed approximately 12% to our consolidated revenue for the recently concluded quarter.
Our digital-first jewellery platform, Candere, recorded a revenue de-growth of approximately 22% during the recently concluded quarter as compared to the same period during the last year.
As communicated earlier, for FY 2026, we have drawn up plans to launch 170 showrooms across Kalyan and Candere formats – 75 Kalyan showrooms (all FOCO) in non-south India (including 5 larger-format flagship Kalyan showrooms), 15 Kalyan showrooms (all FOCO) across south India and international markets and 80 Candere showrooms in India. We have completed signing LOIs for the Franchisee Owned Company Operated (FOCO) showrooms planned for the year in India.
Kalyan is upbeat about the ongoing quarter and are witnessing encouraging trends in the advance collections for both Akshaya Tritiya as well as for wedding purchases for the festive/wedding season.As of March 31, 2025, our total number of showrooms across India and the Middle East stood at 388 (Kalyan India – 278, Kalyan Middle East – 36, Kalyan USA – 1, Candere – 73).
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India does not need gold monetization programme to cushion dollar demand: RBI Governor
Sanjay Malhotra highlighted several structural strengths supporting the economy, including ample foreign exchange reserves, buoyant services exports, robust remittance inflows, favorable trade agreements, and ongoing policy initiatives aimed at reducing energy dependence.
RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra reaffirmed strong confidence in the resilience of India’s external sector, emphasizing that the country’s macroeconomic fundamentals remain robust despite short-term currency pressures on the rupee.
Addressing queries on whether a gold monetisation programme could be introduced to help cushion dollar demand, he stated that India does not require such a scheme. He highlighted several structural strengths supporting the economy, including ample foreign exchange reserves, buoyant services exports, robust remittance inflows, favorable trade agreements, and ongoing policy initiatives aimed at reducing energy dependence.
He further addressed market speculation regarding the mobilization of idle household gold to ease pressure on the Indian rupee and lower import-driven dollar demand. He emphasized that the central bank has no proposal under consideration for a new scheme
Looking ahead, Governor Sanjay Malhotra expressed optimism about the medium-term outlook for India’s balance of payments. He noted that as geopolitical tensions in West Asia ease and global crude oil prices stabilize downward, India’s external account position is expected to remain firm and well-managed.
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