New Delhi, June 3 -- Bata India said there is room for improvement in inventory reduction as the footwear maker focuses on efficiency.

"Inventory, while I would say 70% or 75% of the job is done... there is some amount of improvement still left in our view," managing director and chief executive officer Gunjan Shah said on a call with analysts following its quarterly results.

The company reported a 13% year-on-year reduction in gross inventory in Q4 of FY26.

"Inventory days improved sharply to 73 (vs 85 days in FY25), the lowest in several years, driven by an accelerated clearance of aged inventory, decluttering initiatives and tighter inventory control," analysts at Motilal Oswal Financial Services said in a report on 27 May.

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