Kajaria Ceramics Limited CC-Dec24.pdf · 2025-02-04
One thing which was a little bothering me on the overall results was the employee cost. So when I look at last year versus this year, the sales is absolutely flat, but almost 150 basis points has got increased on the employee cost, now 13% of sales. And when I look at all the companies in India with a gross margin between 35% to 40%, we have one of the highest employee cost? How do you address that? Because if market tends to be sluggish, then this is a sticky cost, which can remain with us for a long time and margins would be under pressure. Just wanted your thoughts on that side.
Okay. So about 150, 200 basis points, which is looking higher right now?