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Trent Ltd

Quarterly Result - Q2FY25

Trent Ltd

Apparel Retailing

Current

CMP
Rs. 6658.40
Rating:
Hold
November 07, 2024

Previous

Rating:
Hold

Stock Info

BSE
500251
NSE
TRENT
Bloomberg
TRENT:IN
Reuters
TREN.NS
Sector
Apparel Retailing
Face Value (Rs)
1
Equity Capital (Rs cr)
36
Mkt Cap (Rs cr)
229625.35
52w H/L (Rs)
8345.00 - 2181.70
Avg Daily Vol (BSE+NSE)
573,032

Shareholding Pattern

(as on 30-Sep)
%
Promoter
37.01
FIIs
26.62
DIIs
13.39
Public & Others
22.98
Source: Ace equity, stockaxis Research

Price performance

Return (%)
1m
3m
12m
Absolute
-12.77
18.66
167.62
Sensex
-1.86
0.09
22.48
Source: Ace equity, stockaxis Research

Indexed Stock Performance

Trent Ltd Sensex
Trent Ltd
Source: Ace equity, stockaxis Research

Financial Highlights:

Particulars (Rs. in cr) Q2FY25 Q2FY24 YoY (%) Q1FY25 QoQ (%)
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

  • Fashion concepts (Westside, Zudio, and others) posted double-digit LFL growth despite subdued consumer sentiments.
  • Retail businesses faced headwinds in Q2 owing to muted demand sentiment and seasonality. However, despite this, both Westside and Zudio witnessed traction during the quarter. WestStyleClub – Westside’s loyalty program, registered strong growth.
  • Emerging categories (beauty and personal care, innerwear and footwear) continued to gain traction with customers; contributed to over 20% of standalone revenues.
  • Online reach via Westside.com and the Tata Neu platform contributed to over 5% of Westside revenues.
  • With an aim to explore additional avenues of growth, the company recently launched its first international Zudio store in the UAE and Zudio Beauty concept in India.

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.

Outlook & valuation

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.

Consolidated Financial statements

Profit & Loss statement

Particulars (Rs. in cr) Q2FY25 Q2FY24 YoY (%) Q1FY25 QoQ (%)
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%