• Performance and supply chain: Castrol India delivered broad-based quarterly growth across all business lines, supported by continuous innovation, close customer engagement, and resilient end-to-end supply chain planning.
• Cost impact outlook: Full input cost increases will flow into the P&L with a lag across the second and third quarters of the January–December fiscal cycle. Management anticipates one to two quarters of short-term volatility before pricing and execution discipline help recover margins over the longer term.
• Pricing and inflation: Significant cost increases across crude-linked base oil, transportation fuel, additives, and packaging led the company to implement price increases alongside the industry. The pricing actions are structured to protect margins while minimizing shocks for distributors and consumers.