Bata India shares surge 8% after Q3; Hush Puppies, Power drive growth

Shares of Bata India Ltd. jumped 8% on Tuesday, February 10, after the company reported its December quarter results.

The company reported soft revenue growth. Topline rose 2.8% year-on-year to ₹944.6 crore, compared with ₹918.7 crore in the year-ago period.

Profit after tax climbed 12.8% on-year to ₹66.1 crore from ₹58.6 crore.

EBITDA grew at a faster pace of 6.5% to ₹211.9 crore, while margins expanded to 22.4% from 21.7% a year earlier.

Metric	%YoY	Q3FY26	Q3FY25
Revenue	2.8%	944.6	918.7
EBITDA	6.5%	211.9	198.9
EBITDA margin	—	22.4%	21.7%
PAT	12.8%	66.1	58.6

Management said demand improvement seen after GST 2.0 has continued.

Bata also reported robust growth in key brands such as Hush Puppies and Power, and added 27 franchise stores during the quarter.