In the past six months, the stock has underperformed the market by falling 26 per cent as compared to a 10 per cent decline in the S&P BSE Sensex.
Growth in the quarter has largely come from store additions
IT stocks are likely to be in focus ahead of the earnings season and likely benefit from the India-Australia trade deal.
According to Mehul Kothari of Anand Rathi, traders can buy Avenue Supermarts near the 4,150-mark with a stop loss of 3,950 for upside target of 4,550 in 3-5 weeks.
The management indicated that it continues to monitor the current situation, wherein the trend in sales and footfall will depend on any local pandemic related restriction on trade activities.
Moderation in growth trajectory going ahead, owing to Covid-related disruptions, along with extremely stretched valuations, cap near-term upside in the stock price
Standalone revenue rose 22% to Rs 9,065 crore
The company had revenue from operations of Rs 7,432.69 crore in the October-December quarter a year ago, Avenue Supermarts informed BSE in a regulatory filing
The technical analyst from HDFC Securities suggests that Ashok Leyland has one of the strongest set-up on the charts in the auto space
Margin disappointment weighs on stock, which has gained 47% in 3 months
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ICICI Securities said it continue to remain structurally positive on the stock, however it believes recent appreciation of the stock price factors in most positives.
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Avenue Supermarts, which owns retail chain D-Mart, has reported a 46.6 per cent increase in its standalone revenue from operations at Rs 7,649.64 crore for the second quarter ended September 2021
Changes in the income-tax, likely good monsoon and the on-going above normal Rabi acreage along with higher MSPs are the key triggers analysts are betting on for the consumption revival
DMart, set up in 2002, saw strong double-digit growth in sales and profits between FY09 and FY20
Newly listed start-up Zomato is seen entering the index before the end of 2022
Expensive valuations, risk of a moderation in growth, and the presence of deep pocket players like Amazon and Reliance Retail restricts the near-term upside
Basic Earnings per share for Q1FY22 stood at Rs 1.78, as compared to Rs 0.77 for Q1FY21
Q1 revenues, too, were lower than expectations