Shares of Allied Blenders and Distillers Ltd declined 2.52 per cent to trade at ₹655.10 on the National Stock Exchange on Thursday afternoon, despite the company reporting strong financial results for the second quarter. The stock opened at ₹665.90 and touched a high of ₹672, close to its 52-week peak of ₹696.80 hit on November 4, before retreating to the day’s low of ₹645.95. Over 8.57 lakh shares changed hands by midday.
The Mumbai-based spirits company, which announced its Q2FY26 results on November 5, posted a 32.3 per cent year-on-year increase in profit-after-tax to ₹63 crore. Income from operations rose 14.4 per cent to ₹995 crore, while EBITDA grew 23.6 per cent to ₹130 crore. The EBITDA margin expanded to 13.1 per cent, marking the company’s fifth consecutive quarter of strong performance since listing.
Allied Blenders, India’s largest domestic spirits company by volume, said its Prestige & Above segment continued to strengthen with volume salience rising to 47.1 per cent. The company commissioned a ₹115-crore PET bottle manufacturing unit in Telangana during the quarter, part of a ₹525-crore backward integration programme aimed at improving gross margins by 300 basis points by FY28.
Managing Director Alok Gupta expressed confidence in maintaining a profitable growth momentum through the second half of the fiscal year, supported by strong festive season demand.
Published on November 6, 2025
