Brands
VIP Clothing stitches a 177 per cent rise in Q2 net profit
MUMBAI: VIP Clothing Limited, the Mumbai-based apparel company, reported a solid financial performance for the quarter ended 30 September 2025. The company’s standalone net profit jumped to Rs 223.83 lakh, more than double the Rs 80.75 lakh recorded in the same period last year, while revenue from operations rose to Rs 6,606.76 lakh, up from Rs 5,923.07 lakh, reflecting a growth of 12 per cent.
Other income added a modest Rs 18.15 lakh, taking total income to Rs 6,624.91 lakh. Operating expenses increased to Rs 6,283.18 lakh, driven by higher material costs, employee benefits, and processing charges. Despite these, VIP Clothing maintained healthy margins, keeping the bottom line firmly in the black.
For the half-year ended 30 September 2025, net profit reached Rs 445.99 lakh, against Rs 104.23 lakh a year ago, supported by rising sales and tight cost control. Earnings per share stood at Rs 0.50 for the period.
On the balance sheet front, total assets were Rs 32,436.87 lakh, with inventories at Rs 8,224.87 lakh and trade receivables climbing to Rs 11,167.38 lakh. The company’s equity base remained strong at Rs 18,904.96 lakh.
The company’s cash flow from operations surged to Rs 1,769.49 lakh, offsetting investing and financing outflows, highlighting VIP Clothing’s ability to generate cash even in a challenging market.
With steady revenue growth, rising profits, and a robust financial position, VIP Clothing is tailoring a strong fabric for the rest of the year.
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.
