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Textiles stocks · Large cap · NSE
Vardhman Textiles Limited (VTL) is India's largest vertically integrated textile manufacturer with over 60 years of experience. It produces yarn, fabrics, garments, threads, fibres, and steels, serving a global footprint across 75+ countries. The company emphasizes consistency, reliability, flexibility, traceability, agility, and sustainability in its operations.
SMA20 -7.9% / mo · MACD +
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Mixed fundamentals, management evidence is still limited to a financial-only Trust Lite signal, price trend argues for patience, and recent execution is weak.
Fundamental lens: valuation, quality, growth, balance sheet, and cash flow.
Revenue +13.3% · PAT +51.4% YoY
Price trend and sector-relative-strength timing.
Legacy margin-of-safety estimate; the revised evidence label remains in shadow validation.
Financial-only signal; management claim evidence is not sufficient yet.
Fundamentals, quarterly history, margins, returns and balance-sheet evidence
Rev +13% YoY · PAT +51% YoY · margin expansion · +8% QoQ · operating leverage
| Metric | This quarter | YoY | QoQ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ₹2,703 Cr | +13.3% | +8.2% |
| EBITDA | ₹474 Cr | +45.4% | +61.2% |
| Operating margin | 18.0% | +400 bps | +600 bps |
| PAT | ₹315 Cr | +51.4% | +66.7% |
| PAT margin | 11.7% | +293 bps | +408 bps |
NDF means not disclosed in the current structured filing feed. It is intentionally not treated as zero.
Updated 20/10/2026
Trend interpretation, Stage 2, relative strength, volume and indicator evidence
Signals are conflicting — long-term trend down. RSI 41. Wait for confirmation.
Mechanical read from the price + indicator series above. Not a recommendation — technical setups can reverse without warning, especially around earnings and macro events.
U-Score 53 · legacy U-Score band FAIR VALUE · valuation evidence and comparable companies
Top U-Score contributors and drags from the latest stored fundamentals.
Cyclical companies can look cheapest near peak profits, so IndiaPulse flags value-trap risk separately.
This shows the stored score trend when snapshots exist, and also compares the latest stored nightly score with a live recompute from current fundamentals and price.
12 stored score snapshots. Latest stored move: +0 points.
Business-comparable peers in Textiles — ranked by industry, sub-sector, theme-tag overlap, market cap, and U-Score similarity. Green cells mark the best available peer metric in this table.
Growth engines, risks, management commitments and evidence-backed delivery
VTL reported a mixed Q4 FY26, with revenue slightly down YoY and QoQ. EBITDA and PAT saw significant YoY declines, reflecting margin pressure. Full-year FY26 revenue grew marginally, but profitability metrics (EBITDA, PAT) were lower than FY25, indicating a challenging operating environment despite capacity additions.
Despite ongoing capacity expansions and modernization efforts, VTL's profitability metrics (EBITDA, PAT, and their respective margins) declined significantly both YoY in Q4 FY26 and for the full FY26. The new capacities need to ramp up quickly and contribute meaningfully to offset the observed margin compression and justify the substantial capex.
Latest issuer-disclosed distribution across 2 reported categories.
Expansion of about 15,600 spindles completed in H1 FY26; another 17,000 spindles completed. Open-end project to be started.
Commercial production started for 31 million meters annually in March FY26.
Vardhman Performance Fabric (Synthetic Woven) unit started commercial production of 18 million meters annually in March FY26.
Board approved expanding garment unit capacity from 2.2 million to 4.5 million shirts p.a. by end of FY2026-27 with Rs. 125 Cr investment.
15,600 spindles completed in H1 FY26; 17,000 spindles completed. Open-end project to start.
Commercial production started for 31 million meters annually in March FY26.
Commercial production started for 18 million meters annually in March FY26.
Capacity to expand from 2.2 million to 4.5 million shirts p.a. by end of FY2026-27.
Issuer guidance and extracted claims are tracked against later reported outcomes. Treat these as management statements, not IndiaPulse forecasts.
YoY comparison is crucial for understanding annual trends and the impact of seasonal demand in the textile sector. QoQ comparison is important for assessing sequential momentum, the immediate impact of new capacity commissioning, and short-term operational efficiency changes.
Q4 FY26: Rs 2,441 Cr (-1% YoY, -0% QoQ). FY26: Rs 9,652 Cr (+1% YoY).
Q4 FY26: 14.1% (-171bps YoY, -9bps QoQ). FY26: 15.1% (-127bps YoY).
Q4 FY26: 7.1% (-175bps YoY, +42bps QoQ). FY26: 7.5% (-138bps YoY).
FY26: 277,072 MT (+4% YoY).
Aim to achieve Net Zero Emissions by 2045, 30% reduction in freshwater consumption by 2030, and 60% green power generation by FY 2027-28.
Initiative largely completed, leading to improved operational efficiency and enhanced process capabilities.
| Checkpoint | Current evidence | What to verify next |
|---|---|---|
| EBITDA Margin | Q4 FY26: 14.1% | Stabilization and improvement in margins as new capacities ramp up and contribute to economies of scale. |
| Yarn Production Growth | FY26: +4% YoY | Continued positive growth reflecting demand and effective utilization of expanded capacities. |
| Processed Fabric Production Ramp-up | New capacity of 31 MM p.a. started in March FY26 | Utilization rates and revenue contribution from the newly commissioned processed fabric capacity. |
| Garment Capacity Expansion Progress | Targeting 4.5 MM shirts p.a. by end of FY2026-27 | Timely completion of the garment unit expansion and its subsequent revenue generation. |
Verification checkpoints are IndiaPulse research interpretation, not investment advice.
The Garment division's current capacity is intended to be doubled, taking about 8 months to complete once the project starts.
"We intend to make it to the double from the current capacity."
The figure of closed spindles could reach 15 million in the next 1 year, unless raw material prices are corrected.
"figure reaching to 15 million spindles in the next 1 year, unless the raw material prices are corrected, it can happen."
Industry margins will start improving if another 5 million to 7 million spindles get stopped in the country.
"if another 5 million, 7 million spindles gets stopped into the country, I think then...the margins will start improving."
Outcome check: OPM moved from 11.0% to average 12.0% (+1.0 pp).
Green power usage is in line to increase to about 49-50% of total demand in FY '27.
"in FY '27, we are in line to increase this to about 49%, 50%."
For performance wear, the company is targeting capacity utilization upwards of around 60% for the full next financial year.
"we are targeting capacity utilization upwards of around 60% for the full year."
Efforts to diversify into non-U.S. markets (EU, U.K., Australia, Canada) to mitigate tariff risk will bear fruit in time.
"we are confident that our efforts will bear fruit in time."
The fabric expansion at Budhni on existing cotton blend lines is expected to gain momentum from Quarter 1 next year.
"it is expected to gain momentum from Quarter 1 next year."
Vardhman Performance Fabrics, focused on performance wear, will start building scale from Quarter 1 of next financial year.
"We will start building scale from Quarter 1 of next financial year."
Outcome check: Revenue YoY averaged -0.4% across 1 later quarter(s).
Trust asks: does management behaviour match later outcomes? Higher is better, but confidence and evidence depth matter as much as the number.
Limited evidence: Management has 50% delivered/partly-delivered outcomes on 2 checked claims, with 1 adverse claim outcome. It ranks around the 56th percentile of the scored universe and 50th percentile within Textiles. Main check: results consistency is weak at 41/100.
This is a financial-behaviour screen, not a claim-tested management reliability verdict.
Financial behaviour is scored, but management claims do not yet have enough outcome checks.
overall median 67 · Textiles: 50th pctile, median 70 · Large: 32nd pctile, median 73
63 documents have extracted text, but claim history is not strong enough yet.
2/8 claims checked · 1 contradicted/failed claim
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