Mumbai, Oct. 28 -- Standalone net sales rose 24% year on year to Rs 2,536 crore from Rs 2,051 crore. Growth was supported by higher sales volumes, premiumisation, pricing actions and a favourable product and geographic mix.

EBITDA surged 108% year on year to Rs 301 crore from Rs 145 crore. The EBITDA margin expanded to 11.9% from 7.1%, an improvement of 480 basis points. Gross profit increased 29% to Rs 1,134 crore from Rs 878 crore, while the gross margin improved to 44.7% from 42.8%.

Profit before tax rose 176% year on year to Rs 184 crore from Rs 67 crore.

COGS (Cost of Goods Sold) rose 19% to Rs 1,401 crore from Rs 1,173 crore, while employee expenses increased 11% to Rs 205 crore from Rs 185 crore. Other expenses climbed 19% to Rs...