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Trent Ltd

Quarterly Result - Q3FY24

Trent Ltd

Apparel Retailing

Current

CMP
Rs. 4033.70
Rating:
Hold
February 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)
143846.22
52w H/L (Rs)
3295.00 - 1206.05
Avg Daily Vol (BSE+NSE)
352,643

Shareholding Pattern

(as on 31-Dec)
%
Promoter
37.01
FIIs
25.91
DIIs
14.82
Public & Others
22.26
Source: Ace equity, StockAxis Research

Price performance

Return (%)
1m
3m
12m
Absolute
18.57
48.64
197.35
Sensex
1.12
11.10
19.68
Source: Ace equity, StockAxis Research

Indexed Stock Performance

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

Financial Highlights:

Particulars (Rs Crores) Q3FY24 Q3FY23 YoY (%) Q2FY24 QoQ (%)
Revenue 3467.00 2303.00 51.00% 2982.00 16.00%
EBITDA 629.00 323.00 94.00% 457.00 38.00%
EBITDA Margin (%) 18.00% 14.00% 410 bps 15.00% 282 bps
PAT 374.00 167.00 124.00% 235.00 59.00%

Source: Company Filings; StockAxis Research

Q3FY24 Financial Performance
Trent Limited reported a strong beat across all its parameters for the quarter ended Q3FY24. Consolidated Revenue surged by 51% to Rs 3,467 Crores as against Rs 2,303 Crores for the same quarter of the previous year, led by increased footfalls, strong growth across categories and channels, and continued store expansion. Consolidated EBITDA increased by 94% to Rs 628 Crores on account of strong operating leverage benefit. Consolidated PAT increased by 124% to Rs 374 Crores primarily driven by strong operating performance. EBITDA margin expanded by 410 bps and stood at 18% whereas PAT margin increased by 355 bps and stood at 11%.

As of 31st December 2023, Trent’s portfolio included 227 Westside, 460 Zudio, and 28 stores across other lifestyle concepts. During the quarter, Trent added 5 Westside and 50 Zudio stores across 36 cities including 13 new cities. In Q3FY24, it added four Westside and 50 Zudio stores and closed one store in each format

In Q3FY24, fashion concepts registered encouraging LFL growth of over 10% vis-à-vis Q3FY23. Across all the brands, it focuses on delivering consistent value to customers through a differentiated product portfolio. In addition, the stores continue to provide an elevated brand experience. Emerging categories including beauty and personal care, innerwear, and footwear continued to gain traction with customers. Online revenues continue to grow profitably through Westside.com and other Tata group platforms and currently contribute over 5% of Westside revenues.

Outlook & valuation

Over the past ten years, Trent’s success has been driven by customer affinity towards Westside, which has helped drive its industry-leading SSSG. Over the last three years, the scale-up of Zudio has added a new lever of growth.

EV/EBITDA multiples (adjusted for Ind AS) also reflect the same. The retail sector in India is emerging as one of the largest sectors in the economy and Trent Ltd is one of the leading retail apparel players in the market. Favorable factors like the increasing significance of private labels in the retail and e-commerce space along with attractive demographics are benefitting the demand dynamics of the company. Apart from the strong performance of its core business, the company’s emerging businesses which include beauty and personal care, innerwear, and footwear are also gaining traction in the market. We like Trent because of its best-in-class SSSG and balance sheet. Trent’s industry-leading revenue growth is majorly driven by a) strong SSSG and productivity, b) strong footprint additions, and c) Zudio’s store expansion. We believe it continues to outperform its peers and offers a huge runway for growth.

At CMP of Rs 3,998 the stock is trading at 74x its FY25E EPS and 36x EV/EBITDA and hence, we recommend a hold rating on the stock.

Quarterly Financials

Particulars (Rs Crores) Q3FY24 Q3FY23 YoY (%) Q2FY24 QoQ (%)
Revenue 3467.00 2303.00 51.00% 2982.00 16.00%
COGS 2210.00 1500.00 47.00% 1949.00 13.00%
Gross Profit 1257.00 803.00 56.00% 1033.00 22.00%
Gross Profit Margin (%) 36.00% 35.00% 137 bps 35.00% 160 bps
Employee Benefit Expense 267.00 179.00 49.00% 232.00 15.00%
Other Expense 361.00 302.00 20.00% 344.00 5.00%
EBITDA 629.00 323.00 94.00% 457.00 38.00%
EBITDA Margin (%) 18.00% 14.00% 410 bps 15.00% 282 bps
Depreciation and Amortisation 165.00 118.00 39.00% 152.00 8.00%
EBIT 464.00 205.00 126.00% 304.00 52.00%
EBIT Margin (%) 13.00% 9.00% 448 bps 10.00% 318 bps
Finance Cost 99.00 91.00 8.00% 95.00 4.00%
Other Income 80.00 62.00 30.00% 80.00 0.00%
Profit/ Loss before exceptional items and Tax 446.00 176.00 154.00% 289.00 54.00%
Share in Profit/ Loss of Associates/ JV 30.00 29.00 3.00% 25.00 17.00%
PBT 475.00 204.00 132.00% 314.00 51.00%
Tax 105.00 50.00 111.00% 86.00 21.00%
PAT 374.00 167.00 124.00% 235.00 59.00%
PAT Margin (%) 11.00% 7.00% 355 bps 8.00% 293 bps
EPS (Rs) 10.53 4.70 124.00% 6.60 60.00%