New Delhi, May 27 -- Metro Brands Ltd's FY25 turned out to be a tale of two halves. The first half was marked by painfully slow year-on-year growth of just 2% in consolidated revenue for the footwear specialty retailer, thanks to fewer wedding dates, the general election, and the heatwave.

While growth picked up in the second half of the year (H2FY25), it led to only 6.4% revenue growth in FY25 to Rs.2,507 crore.

In the earnings call, the management reiterated its long-term goal of 15% revenue growth. From a near-term perspective, a softer base of FY25 should support growth numbers, although much depends on whether the recovery seen in H2FY25 sustains.

For now, the sales growth momentum seen from the December quarter (Q3FY25) due to th...