Facing stiff competition from Reliance Industries, D-Mart, known for discounts on everything from beans to clothing, is helping inflation-weary consumers cut back on non-essential purchases. is witnessing
Shares of Avenue Supermarts, which operates retail chain D-Mart, slumped Monday after the company posted lower-than-expected fourth-quarter earnings and a shrinking core profit margin as consumers curbed discretionary spending. It fell 4.7%.
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Facing stiff competition from Reliance Industries, D-Mart, known for discounts on everything from beans to clothing, is helping inflation-weary consumers cut back on non-essential purchases. is witnessing
The company’s stock has suffered its biggest drop in more than a month, down 9.6% since the beginning of the year at its most recent close.
The company said in a regulatory filing on Saturday that its earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation (EBITDA) margin fell to 7.3% for the quarter from 8.4% a year ago.
“Continued declines in consumer spending in general merchandise and apparel have had a negative impact on our margin mix,” Chief Executive Officer Neville Noronha said in a statement.
DMart’s General Merchandise and Apparel segment, which sells products such as toys, tableware and clothing, accounts for about 23% of the company’s revenue.
Stubborn inflation Analysts said the category has been slow to fully recover from the coronavirus-induced recession.
Refinitiv IBES data showed Dmart’s profit rose nearly 8% year-on-year to 4.6 billion rupees, while expenses rose 22% to 100.02 billion rupees, ahead of analysts’ expectations of 52 million rupees. It fell below 100 million rupees.
Although the Indian retail market is dominated by unorganized stores, organized retailers are gaining market share and e-commerce is accelerating.
Bernstein said Reliance Retail, the retail arm of Reliance, will grow its market share from 1.8% in 2018 to around 2.5-3% in 2023, with Dmart, Titan and Aditya Birla Fashion & Co. It is estimated that it has become 2.5 times the size of fashion combined. retail.
DMart’s revenue in the reported quarter increased by 20.6% to Rs 105.94 billion.
Date first published: May 15, 2023, 11:23 IST