Brands
Lenskart Q3 profit jumps 70-fold to Rs 131 crore
Revenue rises 38 per cent to Rs 2,308 crore; IPO costs weigh marginally
MUMBAI: Lenskart Solutions Limited delivered a blockbuster December quarter, reporting a multi-fold jump in profits as scale benefits and strong demand powered earnings.
Consolidated net profit for the third quarter of FY26 surged more than 70 times year-on-year to Rs 131 crore, compared with Rs 1.85 crore in the same period last year, the company said in a stock exchange filing.
Revenue from operations rose 38.3 per cent on-year to Rs 2,307.7 crore, up from Rs 1,668.8 crore, reflecting sustained expansion across Lenskart’s physical retail network and online channels.
The company reported an exceptional loss of Rs 5.3 crore during the quarter, entirely attributable to expenses linked to the fresh issue of shares under its initial public offering. Excluding this one-off charge, operating performance remained robust.
Lenskart shares closed at Rs 473 ahead of the earnings announcement, down 0.5 per cent on the day. Since its market debut in November 2025, the stock has gained 17.3 per cent, underscoring investor confidence in the company’s growth trajectory.
Brands
Faber-Castell India appoints Sunaina Haldar as director – marketing
With stints at Tata, SleepyCat and ADF Foods under her belt, Haldar is primed to redraw Faber-Castell’s brand story
MUMBAI: Faber-Castell India has poached Sunaina Haldar from ADF Foods, appointing her director – marketing as the German stationery brand looks to muscle up in a category that is rapidly reinventing itself around creativity and self-expression.
Haldar hit the ground running. “My first couple of weeks have been incredibly energising, understanding consumers, visiting markets, engaging with retailers and immersing myself into the world of Faber-Castell Group,” she said.
She arrives with considerable firepower. At ADF Foods, Haldar ran marketing across India and international markets for a portfolio spanning Ashoka, Aeroplane, Camel and ADF Soul. Before that, she was vice-president – marketing at direct-to-consumer mattress brand SleepyCat, where she helmed brand, content and performance marketing. Her résumé also includes a stint leading marketing, new product development and CRM for Tata SmartFoodz at Tata Consumer Products, no small proving ground.
Between corporate roles, Haldar also operated as a fractional CMO for early-stage startups, building marketing strategy and operational structures from scratch, a signal that she knows how to move fast with limited resources.
With 18 years straddling FMCG, D2C and the startup world, Haldar now takes the reins at a brand that has long owned the classroom but is clearly hungry for the living room. In a stationery market where the pencil has become a lifestyle statement, Faber-Castell has picked someone who knows exactly how to sell that story.
