DMart Q1FY25 preview: Standalone PAT to likely climb 15%; margins seen to remain steady

Avenue Supermarts, which owns and runs DMart stores, is slated to release its Q1FY25 earnings on Saturday (July 13). Zee Business research estimates the retail company with a m-cap of over Rs 3.22 lakh crore to post a decent Q1 show. The company’s standalone PAT or net profit is seen to come in at Rs 800 crore for April-June quarter as against Rs 695 crore recorded during the same period last year, marking a 15 per cent year-on-year (YoY) rise.

Revenue at the company is expected to clock 18.4 per cent on-year growth during the reporting quarter to Rs 13,712 as against Rs11,584 crore posted in the year-ago period.

The company’s June-quarter earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization or EBITDA is expected to climb 20 per cent on-year to Rs 1,240 crore as against Rs 1,036 crore in the same quarter last year. Meanwhile, margin - a key measure of profitability - is seen to more or less remain steady and come in at 9 per cent versus 8.9 per cent in Q1FY24.

In Q1, the company added 6 new stores, while the SSSG (same-store sales growth) grew by single digits. The desk stated that the company’s annualised revenue per square feet logged 4.2 per cent growth.

Key monitorables

The growth in the general merchandise category of the company will be watched out for. 

DMart share price

Ahead of the Q1 earnings, shares of the company ended higher by over 1 per cent at Rs 4,953.35. The stock in the past one year has gained over 29 per cent.