Disclosure Context
Avenue Supermarts Limited (Scrip Code: BSE 540376, NSE: DMART) submitted its corporate presentation for the Analyst/Investor Meet scheduled for 28th and 29th July, 2026. The document was filed with BSE and NSE on 24th July, 2026 by Ashu Gupta, Company Secretary & Compliance Officer.
Business Overview and Expansion
- The company continues its cluster-based expansion strategy, focusing on key large towns for DMart Ready operations.
- Total store count reached 500 locations in FY26, including one store (Sanpada, Navi Mumbai) currently closed for reconstruction.
- The company added 60 new stores in FY26, maintaining consistent physical expansion.
Financial Performance - Standalone (FY26)
- Revenue from Operations: ₹66,968 Crores, representing 15.9% growth over FY25 (₹57,790 Crores)
- Total Income: ₹67,096 Crores (15.8% growth)
- Cost of Goods Sold: ₹57,391 Crores (15.7% growth)
- Gross Margin: 14.30% (improved by 16 basis points from FY25's 14.14%)
- Employee Expenses: ₹1,352 Crores, representing 2.02% of total income (33.5% increase YoY)
- Other Expenses: ₹2,969 Crores, representing 4.43% of total income (13.4% increase YoY)
- EBITDA: ₹5,255 Crores with EBITDA margin of 7.85% (slight decrease of 1 basis point)
- Finance Costs: ₹130 Crores (125.0% increase from ₹58 Crores in FY25)
- Depreciation & Amortization: ₹935 Crores (20.5% increase)
- PBT: ₹4,319 Crores with PBT margin of 6.44% (11.2% growth)
- Tax Expense: ₹1,095 Crores (14.5% increase), comprising entirely of current tax
- PAT: ₹3,224 Crores with PAT margin of 4.81% (10.1% growth)
- PAT excluding tax gain: ₹3,224 Crores (11.5% growth over FY25's adjusted PAT of ₹2,891 Crores)
Financial Performance - Consolidated (FY26)
- Sales: ₹68,821 Crores (15.9% growth)
- Total Income: ₹68,895 Crores (15.8% growth)
- Gross Margin: 15.06% (improved by 22 basis points)
- EBITDA: ₹5,187 Crores with EBITDA margin of 7.54%
- PAT: ₹2,970 Crores with PAT margin of 4.31% (9.7% growth)
Operational Metrics
- Days Inventory: 33.2 days in FY26 (increased from 31.4 days in FY25)
- Days Payables: 7.2 days (unchanged from FY25)
- Fixed Asset Turnover Ratio: Revenue from Operations/Total Fixed Assets
- Inventory Turnover Ratio: Revenue from Operations/Average Inventory
- Return on Net Worth and Return on Capital Employed metrics provided but not quantified in disclosure
Subsidiary Performance (FY26)
DMart Impex Limited:
- Sales: ₹4,094 Crores (16.9% growth)
- Gross Margin: 12.37% (unchanged)
- EBITDA: (₹185) Crores (EBITDA margin: -4.52%)
- PAT: (₹307) Crores (PAT margin: -7.48%)
Avenue E-Commerce Limited:
- Sales: ₹307 Crores (35.8% growth)
- Gross Margin: 40.66% (improved by 630 basis points)
- EBITDA: ₹29 Crores (EBITDA margin: 9.48%)
- PAT: ₹9 Crores (PAT margin: 3.05%), turning profitable from FY25 loss of ₹10 Crores
Additional Notes
- The presentation includes standard safe harbor statements regarding forward-looking statements and external data sources.
- FY23 and FY25 PAT figures are not directly comparable due to one-off tax benefits of ₹138.8 Crores and ₹36.0 Crores respectively.
- The document serves as preparatory material for investor meetings and contains operational and financial updates rather than new material announcements.