Results     14-May-22
Analysis
Avenue Supermarts
Revenue up 18.6% YoY, PAT up 3.1% YoY in Q4FY2022
On consolidated basis

Quarter ended March 2022 compared with Quarter ended March 2021.

Net sales (including other operating income) of Avenue Supermarts has increased 18.55% to Rs 8786.45 crore.  

Operating profit margin has jumped from 8.27% to 8.41%, leading to 20.67% rise in operating profit to Rs 739.28 crore.  Purchase of finished goods cost fell from 85.78% to 85.30%.   Employee cost increased from 1.77% to 1.80%.   Other expenses rose from 4.50% to 4.63%.   

Other income fell 32.32% to Rs 32.57 crore.  PBIDT rose 16.81% to Rs 771.85 crore.  Provision for interest rose 35.64% to Rs 16.63 crore.  Loan funds rose to Rs 646.94 crore as of 31 March 2022 from Rs 392.71 crore as of 31 March 2021.  Inventories rose to Rs 2,742.66 crore as of 31 March 2022 from Rs 2,248.28 crore as of 31 March 2021.  Sundry debtors were higher at Rs 66.89 crore as of 31 March 2022 compared to Rs 43.58 crore as of 31 March 2021.  Cash and bank balance declined from Rs 1,445.58 crore as of 31 March 2021 to Rs 298.58 crore as of 31 March 2022.  Investments rose to Rs 5.94 crore as of 31 March 2022 from Rs 2.95 crore as of 31 March 2021 .  

PBDT rose 16.45% to Rs 755.22 crore.  Provision for depreciation rose 39.42% to Rs 146.33 crore.  Fixed assets increased to Rs 10,311.09 crore as of 31 March 2022 from Rs 7,950.12 crore as of 31 March 2021.  Intangible assets stood at Rs 78.27 crore.  

Profit before tax grew 12.02% to Rs 608.89 crore.  Share of profit/loss were nil in both the periods.  Provision for tax was expense of Rs 182.14 crore, compared to Rs 129.69 crore.  Effective tax rate was 29.91% compared to 23.86%.

Minority interest decreased 700% to Rs -0.08 crore.  Net profit attributable to owners of the company increased 3.13% to Rs 426.83 crore.  

Equity capital stood at Rs 647.77 crore as of 31 March 2022 to Rs 647.77 crore as of 31 March 2021.  Per share face Value remained same at Rs 10.00.  

Promoters’ stake was 74.99% as of 31 March 2022 ,compared to 74.99% as of 31 March 2021 .  

Full year results analysis.

Net sales (including other operating income) of Avenue Supermarts has increased 28.30% to Rs 30976.27 crore.  

Operating profit margin has jumped from 7.22% to 8.07%, leading to 43.34% rise in operating profit to Rs 2,498.50 crore.  Purchase of finished goods cost rose from 85.32% to 85.45%.   Employee cost decreased from 2.20% to 1.96%.   Other expenses fell from 5.35% to 4.65%.   

Other income fell 40.12% to Rs 117.49 crore.  PBIDT rose 34.90% to Rs 2615.99 crore.  Provision for interest rose 29.15% to Rs 53.79 crore.  Loan funds rose to Rs 646.94 crore as of 31 March 2022 from Rs 392.71 crore as of 31 March 2021.  Inventories rose to Rs 2,742.66 crore as of 31 March 2022 from Rs 2,248.28 crore as of 31 March 2021.  Sundry debtors were higher at Rs 66.89 crore as of 31 March 2022 compared to Rs 43.58 crore as of 31 March 2021.  Cash and bank balance declined from Rs 1,445.58 crore as of 31 March 2021 to Rs 298.58 crore as of 31 March 2022.  Investments rose to Rs 5.94 crore as of 31 March 2022 from Rs 2.95 crore as of 31 March 2021 .  

PBDT rose 35.02% to Rs 2562.2 crore.  Provision for depreciation rose 20.26% to Rs 498.08 crore.  Fixed assets increased to Rs 10,311.09 crore as of 31 March 2022 from Rs 7,950.12 crore as of 31 March 2021.  Intangible assets stood at Rs 78.27 crore.  

Profit before tax grew 39.14% to Rs 2,064.12 crore.  Share of profit/loss were nil in both the periods.  Provision for tax was expense of Rs 571.72 crore, compared to Rs 384.02 crore.  Effective tax rate was 27.70% compared to 25.89%.

Minority interest decreased 150% to Rs -0.15 crore.  Net profit attributable to owners of the company increased 35.75% to Rs 1,492.55 crore.  

Equity capital stood at Rs 647.77 crore as of 31 March 2022 to Rs 647.77 crore as of 31 March 2021.  Per share face Value remained same at Rs 10.00.  

Promoters’ stake was 74.99% as of 31 March 2022 ,compared to 74.99% as of 31 March 2021 .  

Cash flow from operating activities decreased to Rs 1,372.35 crore for year ended March 2022 from Rs 1,375.14 crore for year ended March 2021.  Cash flow used in acquiring fixed assets during the year ended March 2022 stood at Rs 2,410.42 crore, compared to Rs 2,029.42 crore during the year ended March 2021.  



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: “January 2022 started extremely well but then the Omicron wave of Covid-19 reduced the momentum over the middle of the month. These waves typically hurt the high margin and discretionary items more. As is the trend of the past, recovery does take 40-50 days after restrictions are removed or anxiety of a Covid wave recedes. Omicron was a milder wave and hence had a significantly lower negative impact

 

March 2022 month again had robust recovery and very satisfactory like for like growth vis a vis March 2021. In general, the quarter performance and past two waves of stop-start-stop give us extreme confidence on the resilience of the business to recover in the short term.  

 

Our FMCG business is recovering well. The value proposition is being distinctly seen by our customers in this segment. In the discretionary non-FMCG segment, as of now it is hard to estimate if the relative lower growth is due to a secular change over time due to Ecommerce shift or due to inflation or due to significantly higher Covid related negative economic impact for certain shoppers. We would be able to give that qualitative interpretation only if there are no more Covid shutdowns/restrictions over at least 2 more quarters. High inflation environment is helping us manage our costs better and also deliver relatively better value to shoppers. 

 

DMart (Brick and Mortar) Business Overview We ended the year with growth across key financial parameters of Revenue, EBITDA and PAT. Two years and older DMart stores grew by 16.7% during FY 2022 as compared to FY 2021. We have 214 stores that are 2 years or older. Our sales from General Merchandise and Apparel moved slightly up at 23.40% as compared to 22.90% in the previous year. However, this may not be representative of post-Covid steady state contribution from these Non-FMCG categories. We remain more optimistic on this for the future.  

 

 Our store footprint continues to grow across the country. We opened 50 additional stores during the year taking our total to 284 stores. We had a record opening this year primarily because of delayed openings in the previous year due to Covid 

 

  DMart Ready Gradual expansion of our E-Commerce business continued during the year. We are now present in 12 cities across the country. We commenced operations in 7 new cities during the year – Bhopal, Indore, Kolhapur, Nagpur, Surat, Vadodara and Vizag and continued our steady expansion during the year in Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Hyderabad and Pune.

 

Post Omicron wave, the Ecommerce business has slowed down its growth trajectory. However, in general we are quite happy and excited about this business. We are learning every single day. DMart Ready has again had a tremendous year. Top line sales this year were slightly more than double that of last year. 

 

At a fundamental level, we believe that for Grocery, Ecommerce is a channel of convenience while Brick and Mortar is still the channel of Joy, except for the effort to reach the store and the time to wait at the checkout. Each has its own unique magic. 

 

We will operate both channels to the best of our abilities with a mindset to improve on these principles and ensure that the value to the shopper remains supreme.”     



Avenue Supermarts : Consolidated Results
 Quarter endedYear ended
Particulars202203202103Var.(%)202203202103Var.(%)
Net Sales (including other operating income)8,786.457,411.6818.5530,976.2724,143.0628.30
OPM (%)8.418.2715 bps8.077.2285 bps
OP739.28612.6620.672,498.501,743.0543.34
Other Inc.32.5748.12-32.32117.49196.21-40.12
PBIDT771.85660.7816.812,615.991,939.2634.90
Interest16.6312.2635.6453.7941.6529.15
PBDT755.22648.5216.452,562.201,897.6135.02
Depreciation146.33104.9639.42498.08414.1620.26
PBT608.89543.5612.022064.121483.4539.14
Share of Profit/(Loss) from Associates00-00-
PBT before EO608.89543.5612.022064.121483.4539.14
EO Income00-00-
PBT after EO608.89543.5612.022064.121483.4539.14
Taxation182.14129.6940.44571.72384.0248.88
PAT426.75413.873.111492.41099.4335.74
Minority Interest (MI)-0.08-0.01-700.00-0.15-0.06-150.00
Net profit426.83413.883.131492.551099.4935.75
P/(L) from discontinued operations net of tax00-00-
Net profit after discontinued operations426.83413.883.131492.551099.4935.75
EPS (Rs)*6.596.393.1323.0416.9735.75
* EPS is on current equity of Rs 647.77 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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