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Future Consumer Limited is a food-led FMCG company with a considerable presence in the home, personal care and beauty categories. It is part of the Future Group, a prominent retail conglomerate in India. Future Consumer Limited focuses on producing a wide range of consumer products, including food and beverages and personal care.

The company’s total market capitalisation stands close to ₹180 crore. Future Consumer’s share price experienced a decline of 89% in the last three years.

The company started its journey on July 10, 1996, in Tamil Nadu, operating as Subhikshith Finance and Investments Limited. In 1998, an non-banking financial company (NBFC) certificate of registration was awarded by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to the firm, enabling it to conduct business as a non-deposit-taking company. In response to the company's application, the RBI revoked the Certificate of Registration by an order issued in 2015. As a result, the company was no longer an NBFC.

The company was renamed Future Ventures India Private Limited on August 9, 2007, and then on September 7, 2007, it became a public limited company under the name Future Ventures India Limited.

Since May 10, 2011, the company's shares have been listed on the National Stock Exchange Limited and the BSE Limited. The company was previously known as Future Consumer Enterprise Limited from September 30, 2013. In October 2016, it changed its name to Future Consumer Limited.

Business Operations

Future Consumer Limited is involved in the procurement, production, branding, marketing and distribution of food, processed food products and FMCG goods. The company is developing and expanding a range of goods across numerous categories in the food, home care, personal care and beauty space.

Future Consumer has a broad portfolio of FMCG brands supported by an integrated value chain. The group manages over 40 food processing and manufacturing units, along with a network of 38 integrated distribution centres. Approximately 30 food and FMCG brands contribute to one-third of the Group's total sales in its food and grocery retail networks.

Future Group runs nearly 2,000 retail stores under various brands and formats, catering to diverse customer segments across the country. The stores attract around 600 million customer visits annually. Its flagship chain, Big Bazaar, operates more than 295 stores, while it also manages over 1,200 small-format grocery stores under brands such as EasyDay, Heritage Fresh, Nilgiris and Foodworld.

The company's registered office is situated in Mumbai's Jogeshwari (East).

Financial highlights

– Future Consumer Limited’s revenue from operations for FY23 stood at ₹381 crores, down by 53.3% compared to ₹1,469 crore in FY22. – The EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization) loss of the company reduced to a negative ₹54 crores in FY23 from ₹239.6 crores in FY22. – Future Consumer’s net loss for FY23 was ₹335 crore compared to the net loss of ₹450 crore during the previous year. – The company's earnings per share (EPS) stood at ₹1.69 in FY23 compared to ₹2.27 in the previous financial year.