周二，阿达尼·威尔马（AWLA.NS），前身为AWL Agri Business，公布季度利润大幅下滑近25%，主要归咎于品牌棕榈油价格飙升迫使消费者转向更廉价替代品。工资增长缓慢持续压缩家庭预算，印度消费者日益避开高端品牌，拥抱实惠选项以应对成本压力。
监管文件显示，这家Fortune食用油制造商在截至6月30日的第一季度实现合并净利润23.6亿卢比（约2751万美元）。核心食用油业务贡献了季度总收入的五分之四，但销售量下滑4%，棕榈油销售疲软是主因；尽管高价推动整体收入增长21%至1705.9亿卢比，业务压力未减。
阿达尼·威尔马在声明中坦言，销量持续承压源于棕榈油价格相对较高导致的销售不振，且季度内市场份额流失。排除一次性影响，其食品部门（销售大米和豆类等主食）销量下降5%，小麦粉业务因需求低迷、本地竞争激烈及成本上升而挣扎于利润率维持。
财报出炉后，股价应声下跌2.2%。竞争对手马里科（MRCO.NS）以Saffola食用油著称，尚未发布业绩；本月初更新中预测第一季度收入增长约20%，归功于农村需求回暖。
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