Anant Gawande

Talwalkars, the health and fitness centre chain, says the deal will cut the cost of setting up or acquiring a gym by 35-40 percent.

See RoCE inching up; plan to open 10-15 gyms soon: Talwalkars

Talwalkars would have done better in the third quarter if it was not for demonetisation, says CFO & Wholetime Director Anant Gawande, adding, around 3-4 percent growth was lost.

Expect to see topline inch up due to expansions: Talwalkars

"In some gyms we have hiked price for about 4.5-5 percent. The biggest move is we have opened 20 gyms on one day in Bengaluru. You will see a little inching up of the topline", Anant Gawande, CFO & Wholetime Director of Talwalkars told CNBC-TV18.

Sri Lanka foray a part of co's expansion strategy: Talwalkars

Talwalkars Fitness will continue to focus on improving geographical presence say MD Prashant Talwalkar and CFO & Whole-time Director Anant Gawande in an interview to CNBC-TV18.

Q2 member additions likely to grow 8% YoY: Talkwalkars

Talwalkars plans to acquire local gyms to facilitate deeper penetration and enhance presence in new cities says CFO and Wholetime Director Anant Gawande.

Talwalkars rises 8%, Porinju Veliyath's EQ picks up stake in co

Equity Intelligence India [PMS] bought 2,08,679 (representing 0.7 percent of total paid up equity) of the company at Rs 196.96 apiece through a block deal on Tuesday.

Sri Lankan biz may contribute 12-14% to profit: Talwalkars

Speaking to CNBC-TV18, Anant Gawande, CFO and Wholetime Director at Talwalkars said that he expects a 12-14 percent contribution to net profit from the business in Sri Lanka and a 26-27 percent return on capital from investments in Power World.

Plan to buy 10-15% stake in aggregator cos: Talwalkars

The number of gyms for the company would move from 170 to 250-300 over next three years, said Anant Gawande, CFO & Wholetime Director of Talwalkars.

See steady store sales; acquisitions to impact Q3: Talwalkars

Speaking to CNBC-TV18, Anant Gawande, chief financial officer, Talwalkars says the occupancy rates are the highest in first 15 days of the year and most renewals too take place in the same month.

To acquire 51% stake in Inshape Health: Talwarkars

Anant Gawande, CFO, Talwalkars in an interview to CNBC-TV18 spoke in detail about their plans to acquire ‘Inshape Health and Fitnez‘. The company plans to acquire 51 percent stake from the promoters in an all cash deal.

Club venture with David Lloyd to start by Q3FY16:Talwalkars

Talwalkars‘ Annual August Scheme contributes 35 percent to the annual turnover and excess of 40 percent of the annual profits, says Anant Gawande, CFO and Wholetime Director of the company.

David Lloyd will help our brand: Talwalkars

Anant Gawande, CFO & Wholetime Director of Talwalkars said David Lloyd is a leading club company in the world and it has technology and brand name which will help Talwalkars establish its presence in a major way in India.

Zumba, Reduce will aid 30% bottomline in FY15: Talwalkars

Speaking to CNBC-TV18, Anant Gawande, chief financial officer and wholetime director, Talwalkars, says the new value added services are being lapped up by customers and Zumba, specifically is likely to be the gym chains‘ focus area going ahead.

Talwalkars to focus on value-added products in H2

For the first time since initial public offering (IPO), Talwalkars has become net cash flow positive. During the quarter gone by, it also managed to pare down its deby by 7-8 percent and .

Banking on Zumba, Reduce to boost performance: Talwalkars

Breaking away from the traditional gym framework, Talwalkars has added Zumba, a dance fitness regime and Reduce, a diet program to its offerings.

Talwalkars sees more gym-goers during rains; 25-30 new gyms

Anant Gawande, CFO & Whole Time Director, Talwalkars told CNBC-TV18 that this year it will start between 25-30 gyms.

Expect traction in revenue from new initiatives: Talwarkars

With an eye on better earnings performance ahead, the fitness centre is introducing new products and ideas to help customers utilise more facilities.

New products to help maintain profits in FY14: Talwalkars

Anant Gawande, CFO, Talwalkars Better Value Fitness is confident of maintaining the growth trajectory seen in the last 9 months.

Talwalkars to expand into sports clubs with David Lloyd

Health club operator Talwalkars Better Value Fitness has joined hands with UK's David Lloyd Leisure to expand into leisure and sports clubs in India.

Expect margins to rise 180-200 bps over FY12: Talwalkars

In an interview to CNBC-TV18, Anant Gawande the CFO of Talwalkars ‘Better Value Fitness‘ talks about how they made a good set of profit numbers this quarter.

Talwalkars eyes 35% sales growth in FY13

Anant Gawande, CFO of Talwalkars said the company's performance has been encouraging in the first quarter of FY13. Looking at the good responses to new initiatives, Talwalkars is hoping to maintain 35% sales growth in the current fiscal.

Talwalkar fit to maintain 30-35% growth ahead: Gawande

Anant Gawande, CFO, Talwalkars Better Value Fitness told CNBC-TV18 that finacial year 2013 has started on a positive note for the company. Its topline grew 30% and bottonline 48% last year and it is confident of maintaining the company's grwoth rate at 30-35%.

Targeting 35-40 clubs within 6 months: Talwalkars Fitness

Talwalkars Better Value Fitness saw a 24% year-on-year growth in net profit, coming in at Rs.2.01 crore. In an exclusive interview with CNBC-TV18, Anant Gawande, chief financial officer said that the company witnessed a small decline in PAT due to minority interest accounting.

Talwalkars targets sales of Rs 160cr for next year

Anant Gawande, CFO, Talwalkars Better Value Fitness in an interview with CNBC-TV18 spoke about the quarterly performance of the company.

To open 25 gyms in this quarter: Talwalkars

In an interview with CNBC-TV18, Anant Gawande, CFO, Talwalkars, speaks about the results and gives his outlook going forward.