• Plumbing growth guidance: Astral is maintaining its full-year volume growth guidance of 10% to 15%, supported by strong Q2 momentum, while value growth is projected to outpace volume growth by roughly 10% due to favorable polymer price trends.
• Plumbing margin outlook: The company expects full-year plumbing EBITDA margins within the guided 16% to 18% band, with potential to beat this range if high volume growth persists.
• Paint division expansion: Top-line growth in paints is tracking at 40% to 50% across six operational states, with management expecting to achieve low single-digit positive EBITDA this fiscal year and further margin expansion next year.
• DSS business targets: The specialty DSS acquisition is projected to generate at least ₹125 crore to ₹130 crore in revenue next year, with EBITDA margins expected to scale from 13% in Q1 to at least 20% by year-end.