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The BSE, founded in 1875, is Asia's oldest stock exchange — it started under a banyan tree on Dalal Street, where the bronze bull stands today.
The BSE, founded in 1875, is Asia's oldest stock exchange — it started under a banyan tree on Dalal Street, where the bronze bull stands today.
Avenue Supermarts Limited is an India-based company, which is engaged in the business of organized retail and operating supermarkets under the DMart brand name. DMart is a supermarket chain that offers customers a range of products with a focus on the foods, non-foods…
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A middling, slow-growing business, trading cheap versus its own history.
Avenue Supermarts is scored on the consumer / fmcg framework. It keeps a slim 4.3% of every rupee of sales as net profit. Those profits are backed by real cash — operating cash flow runs 1.17× reported profit. Free cash flow is worth about -0.3% of its market value.
Over the last 3 years revenue compounded at 17%/yr and profit at 8%/yr. Book value itself has compounded 15%/yr — the hallmark of a genuine compounder. Return on equity is a modest 11.9%. In the latest quarter profit fell 14% versus the prior quarter.
At 75× earnings, the stock sits at the 2nd percentile of its own 3.6-year range — the cheap end of where it has historically traded. Today's price already implies ~27%/yr earnings growth sustained for a decade — a demanding bar. The books come through clean — a forensic grade of A, and Altman puts distress risk in the safe zone.
A plain-English restatement of the figures on this page — rules-based, for education and research context, not investment advice or a recommendation.
| Ratio | Company | Sector | Read |
|---|---|---|---|
| P/E | 71.71 | 14.7 | worse |
| P/B | 8.56 | 2.86 | worse |
| EV/EBITDA | 40.27 | — | — |
| ROE | 11.94 | — | — |
| ROCE | 14.77 | 63.14 | worse |
| ROA | 9.5 | — | — |
| Quick Ratio | 0.42 | 2.1 | worse |
| Peer | P/E | P/B | ROE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trent | 85.9 | 21.1 | 24.4% |
| Vishal Mega Mart | 49.0 | 5.6 | 11.4% |
| Cartrade Tech | 51.4 | 5.0 | 8.8% |
Revenue has grown every year across all 4 financial years shown. 17% CAGR over 3 years — steady double-digit compounder.
Net profit has risen every year — the hallmark of a compounder. Revenue is outpacing profit (17% vs 8%) — costs are rising faster than the top line.
Operating margins have been stable around 6% — no major structural shift. Margins have declined for 3 consecutive years — watch for a structural cost problem.
ROE at 12% — a respectable return on shareholder capital. Low variance across years — a predictable business that earns steadily on its equity base.
EPS has grown every year — each share earns more than the last, consistently. 8% EPS CAGR — this is the rate at which each share's claim on earnings is compounding.
Operating cash flow has been positive every year — the business generates real cash, not just accounting profit. Investing outflows exceed operating cash — the company relies on external funding to finance expansion. Raising capital despite positive cash flow — could signal expansion plans or opportunistic fundraising.
When operating cash keeps pace with reported profit, earnings are cash-backed; a persistent shortfall is a quality flag.
Revenue broadly flat QoQ — stable but not accelerating. Low quarterly variance (10% spread) — a predictable, non-seasonal revenue stream.
Profit fell 14% QoQ — one-quarter drops can be noise, but a pattern matters.
How today's P/E compares to the stock's own historical range. Dashed line = the 3.6y median.
Promoters hold 74.5% — heavily owner-operated with strong skin in the game.
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