Particulars (Rs. in cr) | Q2FY25 | Q2FY24 | YoY (%) | Q1FY25 | QoQ (%) |
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Revenue from operations | 4157.00 | 2982.00 | 39.00% | 4104.00 | 1.00% |
EBITDA | 643.00 | 457.00 | 41.00% | 613.00 | 5.00% |
EBITDA Margin (%) | 15.47% | 15.33% | 14 bps | 14.94% | 53 bps |
PAT | 335.00 | 228.00 | 47.00% | 391.00 | -14.00% |
EPS (Rs.) | 9.53 | 6.60 | 44.00% | 11.04 | -14.00% |
Source: Company Filings; stockaxis Research
Q2FY25 Result Highlights
Trent Ltd (TRENT) continued to buck the weak consumer sentiment trends, delivering
robust 39% YoY revenue (though weaker than 50%+ YoY in the past few quarters) driven
by 26% YoY net store additions and double-digit LFL growth and 47% YoY PAT growth
in Q2. Star business continued its strong growth momentum with 27% YoY growth on
robust 14% LFL growth. Gross profit grew 38% YoY to Rs.1793 cr as margins contracted
40bp YoY to 43.13%, possibly on higher discounts. As a result, EBITDA grew 41% YoY
to Rs.643 cr as lower gross margin was offset by operating leverage benefits. PAT
grew by 47% YoY to Rs.335 cr. The company opened 43 stores in Q2FY2025, taking the
total count to 831 fashion stores at H1FY2025-end.
In Q2FY25, fashion concepts registered double digit LFL growth. Both Westside and Zudio witnessed traction in spite of business seasonality. Westside loyalty program, WestStyleClub, registered strong growth.
The emerging categories including beauty & personal care, innerwear and footwear continued to gain traction with customers. These emerging categories contribute to over 20% of our revenues.
The Star business, consisting of 74 stores (2 stores added in Q2), delivered strong 27% YoY revenue growth (14% LFL growth). The business continued to witness all-round improved operating performance, driven by own brands, staples, fresh and general merchandise offerings which now contribute to over 73% of revenues.
Management commentary
In Q2FY2025, Trent opened seven Westside and 34 Zudio stores (including 1 in Dubai) across 27 cities and consolidated nine Westside and 16 Zudio stores. As of 30th September, Trent’s store portfolio (fashion concepts) included 226 Westside, 577 Zudio and 28 stores across other lifestyle concepts.
TRENT continues to buck the trends, with strong double-digit LFL growth and robust store area additions, despite a weak discretionary demand. TRENT’s industry-leading growth, driven by healthy SSSG, store productivity, and robust footprint additions, along with the scale-up of Zudio and newer categories (Beauty, Lab-grown diamonds), offer a huge runway for growth over the next few years. Trent’s fashion concepts are increasingly gaining traction with consumers, and the company has indicated immense growth prospects. A strong loyal customer base (WestStyle club members), increasing traction of emerging categories and almost entirely own brand portfolio ensure increased sales throughput, along with sustained profitability.
Trent is seeing strong pick-up in new initiatives/ categories through higher contribution from online sales and emerging categories. Accelerated store expansion, higher contribution from the online channel, and a pick-up in foods business will augur well in the near term. Innovation in product portfolio, 100% contribution from own brands, aggressive store expansions, scaling up of the Star business and leveraging on digital presence will be key growth drivers in the medium term. At a CMP of Rs.6460, the stock is trading at 51x EV/EBITDA of FY26E. We maintain HOLD rating on the stock.
Particulars (Rs. in cr) | Q2FY25 | Q2FY24 | YoY (%) | Q1FY25 | QoQ (%) |
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Revenue from operations | 4157.00 | 2982.00 | 39.00% | 4104.00 | 1.00% |
COGS | 2364.00 | 1684.00 | 40.00% | 2252.00 | 5.00% |
Gross Profit | 1793.00 | 1298.00 | 38.00% | 1852.00 | -3.00% |
Gross Margin (%) | 43.13% | 43.53% | (40 bps) | 45.13% | (200 bps) |
Employee benefit exps | 314.00 | 232.00 | 35.00% | 327.00 | -4.00% |
Other expenses | 836.00 | 609.00 | 37.00% | 913.00 | -8.00% |
EBITDA | 643.00 | 457.00 | 41.00% | 613.00 | 5.00% |
EBITDA Margin (%) | 15.47% | 15.33% | 14 bps | 14.94% | 53 bps |
Depreciation expenses | 197.00 | 152.00 | 30.00% | 181.00 | 9.00% |
EBIT | 446.00 | 305.00 | 46.00% | 432.00 | 3.00% |
Finance cost | 33.00 | 95.00 | -65.00% | 32.00 | 3.00% |
Other Income | 48.00 | 80.00 | -40.00% | 46.00 | 4.00% |
Profit before share of JV and tax | 461.00 | 289.00 | 60.00% | 446.00 | 3.00% |
Share of profit of JV | 6.00 | 25.00 | -76.00% | 56.00 | -89.00% |
PBT | 467.00 | 314.00 | 49.00% | 502.00 | -7.00% |
Tax expenses | 132.00 | 86.00 | 53.00% | 110.00 | 20.00% |
PAT | 335.00 | 228.00 | 47.00% | 391.00 | -14.00% |
EPS (Rs.) | 9.53 | 6.60 | 44.00% | 11.04 | -14.00% |