Milky Mist posts Rs 2,349 Cr revenue in FY25, profit jumps over 2.4X

Dairy company Milky Mist has filed its draft red herring prospectus (DRHP) with the Securities Exchange Board of India to raise up to Rs 2,035 crore through an initial public offering (IPO). The company's financial report for FY25 indicates a 2.4X spike in its profit with a decent growth in revenue.

Milky Mist’s revenue from operations grew 29% to Rs 2,349 crore in FY25 from Rs 1,822 crore in FY24, according to its restated financial statement sourced from the DRHP.

Paneer remained Milky Mist’s top-selling product in FY25 with Rs 694 crore in revenue, followed by cheese at Rs 408 crore and curd at Rs 370 crore. Ice cream emerged as the fastest-growing segment with a 294% jump to Rs 138 crore, while other products like ghee, milk, and beverages brought in Rs 739.5 crore. Regionally, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu led the charts with nearly equal contributions, while West India (Rs 418 crore) and North-Central India (Rs 116 crore) posted the highest growth at 49% and 55%, respectively. Export revenue also surged 43% to Rs 88.5 crore.

On the expense front, the cost of materials continued to be the biggest outlay, growing 24% to Rs 1,553 crore in FY25. Employee benefit expenses rose to Rs 145 crore, while depreciation and finance costs increased to Rs 136 crore and Rs 86 crore, respectively.

Notably, selling and distribution costs jumped over 134% to Rs 122 crore. Overall, total expenses increased 27% to Rs 2,267 crore in FY25 from Rs 1,784 crore a year earlier.

Milky Mist ended the year with a return to strong profitability, with a spike of 2.4X to Rs 46 crore in FY25 from Rs 19 crore in FY24. Its ROCE and EBITDA margin stood at 11.57% and 13.14% respectively.

The company spent Rs 0.96 to earn a rupee of operating revenue in FY25. The company reported current assets worth Rs 419 crore, including Rs 21 crore in cash and bank balance.

As per the DRHP, Anitha S is the largest shareholder with a 51.45% stake in Milky Mist, followed by T. Sathishkumar who owns 40.94%. Aquarius Family Private Trust and Taurus Family Private Trust hold 2.5% each in the company. JM Financial, Axis Capital, and IIFL Securities are the book-running lead managers for the IPO.