The suspension of supply to Telangana could meaningfully impact near-term earning, given operational deleverage. But United Breweries’ ask is reasonable, Kotak said.

United Breweries Ltd has halted beer supply to Telangana Beverages Corporation Ltd due to a longstanding issue over unrevised pricing since 2019-20, leading to substantial losses. Additionally, unpaid dues from the corporation have contributed to making the supply financially unfeasible.

United Breweries said the unpaid dues by Telangana Beverages Corp had made the continued supply of the company's beer to the state-owned beverage firm "unviable."

TGBCL's failure to revise the basic price of the company’s beer since fiscal 2020 is one of the reasons behind the suspension, United Breweries said.

Telangana contributes 18% to United Breweries' volumes and 15% to its revenues. United Breweries has suspended beer supplies to Telangana Beverages Corporation Limited (TGBCL), the state-owned sole distributor, citing two key issues: no upward revision in base prices since FY20 despite rising costs, leading to EBIT losses, and overdue receivables.

Shares of United Breweries dropped 4 per cent on 8 January after the company confirmed the suspension of beer supplies to Telangana Beverages Corporation Limited (TGBCL). The decision was attributed to financial losses stemming from TGBCL's failure to revise the basic price of beer since 2019-20 and significant overdue payments for past supplies.

The stock price of United Breweries closed 4.09 per cent lower in Wednesday's trade to end at Rs 1,990.50 per share on NSE.

United Breweries, the manufacturer of Kingfisher beer, has announced a decision to halt the supply of its products to Telangana

United Breweries said the unpaid dues by Telangana Beverages Corp had made the continued supply of the company's beer to the state-owned beverage firm "unviable."

United Breweries Ltd (UBL), the maker of Kingfisher beer, announced on Wednesday that it has suspended the supply of its beer to Telangana Beverages Corporation Limited (TGBCL), the state's sole distributor of alcohol.

Kingfisher beer will not be avaialble in Telangana now, as the beer maker United Breweries has suspended supply to the Telangana Beverages Corporation Ltd