Apex Frozen Foods Ltd (APEX) Q2FY26 Concall Summary - Sep-2025 Qtr
Performance Overview
- The company demonstrated strong performance driven by a 25% year-on-year increase in sales realization to 870 per kilo, attributed to firm global shrimp prices and favorable exchange rates.
- A key strategic success was the significant diversification of its market base, with the non-US business share growing to 56%. The European Union market, in particular, showed robust growth momentum, with sales increasing 18% year-on-year.
- Profitability saw a substantial improvement, with gross profit increasing by 76% and EBITDA growing by 284% year-on-year, primarily due to higher realizations and stable farm gate prices.
- The company significantly strengthened its balance sheet by reducing total borrowings from 167 crores in March 2022 to just 41 crores as of September 2025, reflecting a sustained focus on debt reduction.
- Management expressed optimism about future growth, citing the resolution of major barriers to the EU market and the potential for favorable outcomes from ongoing India-US and India-EU free trade agreement (FTA) negotiations.
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