Results     13-Jan-25
Analysis
Avenue Supermarts
Revenue up 17.7% YoY, Net profit up 4.8% YoY in Q3FY2025
On consolidated basis

Quarter ended December 2024 compared with Quarter ended December 2023.

Net sales (including other operating income) of Avenue Supermarts has increased 17.68% to Rs 15972.55 crore.  

Operating profit margin has declined from 8.25% to 7.62%, leading to 8.69% rise in operating profit to Rs 1,217.24 crore.  Purchase of finished goods cost rose from 84.87% to 85.05%.   Employee cost increased from 1.75% to 1.94%.   Other expenses rose from 4.99% to 5.28%.   

Other income fell 26.67% to Rs 24.14 crore.  PBIDT rose 7.68% to Rs 1241.38 crore.  Provision for interest rose 25.15% to Rs 18.21 crore.  

PBDT rose 7.46% to Rs 1223.17 crore.  Provision for depreciation rose 20.49% to Rs 228.12 crore.  

Profit before tax grew 4.86% to Rs 995.05 crore.  Share of profit/loss were nil in both the periods.  Provision for tax was expense of Rs 271.51 crore, compared to Rs 258.52 crore.  Effective tax rate was 27.29% compared to 27.24%.

Minority interest increased 10% to Rs -0.18 crore.  Net profit attributable to owners of the company increased 4.79% to Rs 723.72 crore.  

Promoters’ stake was 74.65% as of 31 December 2024 ,compared to 74.65% as of 31 December 2023 .  

Year-to-date (YTD) results analysis.

Net sales (including other operating income) of Avenue Supermarts has increased 16.88% to Rs 44486.19 crore.  

Operating profit margin has declined from 8.30% to 7.94%, leading to 11.78% rise in operating profit to Rs 3,532.26 crore.  Purchase of finished goods cost fell from 85.27% to 85.21%.   Employee cost increased from 1.73% to 1.89%.   Other expenses rose from 4.80% to 5.10%.   

Other income fell 8.58% to Rs 99.26 crore.  PBIDT rose 11.10% to Rs 3631.52 crore.  Provision for interest rose 12.93% to Rs 50.49 crore.  

PBDT rose 11.07% to Rs 3581.03 crore.  Provision for depreciation rose 19.55% to Rs 628.66 crore.  

Profit before tax grew 9.42% to Rs 2,952.37 crore.  Share of profit/loss were nil in both the periods.  Provision for tax was expense of Rs 795.71 crore, compared to Rs 725.66 crore.  Effective tax rate was 26.95% compared to 26.89%.

Minority interest decreased 2.22% to Rs -0.46 crore.  Net profit attributable to owners of the company increased 9.34% to Rs 2,157.12 crore.  

Promoters’ stake was 74.65% as of 31 December 2024 ,compared to 74.65% as of 31 December 2023 .  


Full year results analysis.

Net sales (including other operating income) of Avenue Supermarts has increased 18.56% to Rs 50788.83 crore.  

Operating profit margin has declined from 8.49% to 8.08%, leading to 12.83% rise in operating profit to Rs 4,103.77 crore.  Purchase of finished goods cost rose from 85.10% to 85.40%.   Employee cost increased from 1.72% to 1.76%.   Other expenses rose from 4.78% to 4.87%.   

Other income rose 13.23% to Rs 146.45 crore.  PBIDT rose 12.85% to Rs 4250.22 crore.  Provision for interest fell 13.77% to Rs 58.13 crore.  Loan funds declined from Rs 642.98 crore as of 31 March 2023 to Rs 592.16 crore as of 31 March 2024.  Inventories rose to Rs 3,927.31 crore as of 31 March 2024 from Rs 3,243.48 crore as of 31 March 2023.  Sundry debtors were higher at Rs 166.37 crore as of 31 March 2024 compared to Rs 62.16 crore as of 31 March 2023.  Cash and bank balance declined from Rs 1,408.33 crore as of 31 March 2023 to Rs 638.18 crore as of 31 March 2024.  Investments declined from Rs 202.20 crore as of 31 March 2023 to Rs 106.67 crore as of 31 March 2024.  

PBDT rose 13.33% to Rs 4192.09 crore.  Provision for depreciation rose 14.38% to Rs 730.76 crore.  Fixed assets increased to Rs 14,241.60 crore as of 31 March 2024 from Rs 12,091.37 crore as of 31 March 2023.  Intangible assets increased from Rs 78.27 crore to Rs 108.62 crore.  

Profit before tax grew 13.11% to Rs 3,461.33 crore.  Share of profit/loss were nil in both the periods.  Provision for tax was expense of Rs 925.72 crore, compared to Rs 681.75 crore.  Effective tax rate was 26.74% compared to 22.28%.

Minority interest decreased 229.41% to Rs -0.56 crore.  Net profit attributable to owners of the company increased 6.63% to Rs 2,536.17 crore.  

Equity capital increased from Rs 648.26 crore as of 31 March 2023 to Rs 650.73 crore as of 31 March 2024.  Per share face Value remained same at Rs 10.00.  

Promoters’ stake was 74.65% as of 31 March 2024 ,compared to 74.93% as of 31 March 2023 .  

Cash flow from operating activities increased to Rs 2,745.84 crore for year ended March 2024 from Rs 2,630.27 crore for year ended March 2023.  Cash flow used in acquiring fixed assets during the year ended March 2024 stood at Rs 2,731.25 crore, compared to Rs 2,211.95 crore during the year ended March 2023.  

 

Operational highlights:

As of December 31, 2024, the Company had 387 operating stores with Retail Business Area of 16.1 million sq. ft across Maharashtra, Gujarat, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Punjab, NCR, Chhattisgarh and Daman.

Management Commentary:

 

D-Mart follows Everyday low cost - Everyday low price (EDLC-EDLP) strategy which aims at procuring goods at competitive price, using operational and distribution efficiency and thereby delivering value for money to customers by selling at competitive prices.

 

Commenting on the performance of the company Mr. Neville Noronha, CEO & Managing Director, Avenue Supermarts Limited, said:

 

“Our revenue for Q3 FY 2025 grew by 17.5% over the previous year. The Q3 FY 2025 same store revenue growth for 2 years and older stores was at 8.3%.

 

We continue to see increased intensity in discounting in the FMCG category and the consequent impact to high turnover per square feet stores in metro towns. However, this quarter the impact has relatively reduced versus the previous quarter (Q2 FY 2025). We stay committed to being the most preferred value retailer to customers in the vicinity of a DMart store or a Fulfilment centre of DMart Ready.

 

DMart Ready grew by 21.5% in 9 months FY 2025. In the rapidly evolving dynamics of the grocery ecommerce market, we are seeing significantly more demand for home delivery compared to pick-up point and hence we continue to align our business to that extent. Our home delivery business now far exceeds our pick-up point sales contribution. We will continue to provide both channels of delivery as an option to our shoppers in select towns. In several towns we now only operate ‘Home Delivery’ as a delivery channel.”



Avenue Supermarts : Consolidated Results
 Quarter endedYear to DateYear ended
Particulars202412202312Var.(%)202412202312Var.(%)202403202303Var.(%)
Net Sales (including other operating income)15,972.5513,572.4717.6844,486.1938,062.2816.8850,788.8342,839.5618.56
OPM (%)7.628.25-63 bps7.948.30-36 bps8.088.49-41 bps
OP1,217.241,119.898.693,532.263,160.1311.784,103.773,637.0312.83
Other Inc.24.1432.92-26.6799.26108.58-8.58146.45129.3413.23
PBIDT1,241.381,152.817.683,631.523,268.7111.104,250.223,766.3712.85
Interest18.2114.5525.1550.4944.7112.9358.1367.41-13.77
PBDT1,223.171,138.267.463,581.033,224.0011.074,192.093,698.9613.33
Depreciation228.12189.3320.49628.66525.8719.55730.76638.8714.38
PBT995.05948.934.862952.372698.139.423461.333060.0913.11
Share of Profit/(Loss) from Associates00-00-00-
PBT before EO995.05948.934.862952.372698.139.423461.333060.0913.11
EO Income00-00-00-
PBT after EO995.05948.934.862952.372698.139.423461.333060.0913.11
Taxation271.51258.525.02795.71725.669.65925.72681.7535.79
PAT723.54690.414.802156.661972.479.342535.612378.346.61
Minority Interest (MI)-0.18-0.210.00-0.46-0.45-2.22-0.56-0.17-229.41
Net profit723.72690.614.792157.121972.929.342536.172378.516.63
P/(L) from discontinued operations net of tax00-00-00-
Net profit after discontinued operations723.72690.614.792157.121972.929.342536.172378.516.63
EPS (Rs)*11.1210.614.7933.1530.329.3438.9736.556.63
* EPS is on current equity of Rs 650.73 crore, Face value of Rs 10, Excluding extraordinary items.
# EPS is not annualised
bps : Basis points
EO : Extraordinary items
Figures in Rs crore
Source: Capitaline Corporate Database


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