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DMart parent Avenue Supermarts Q2 net profit rises 8.5% to ₹742.98 crore as total income grows nearly 18%
Our read
Avenue Supermarts will keep growing income at a high-teens pace, but profit growth will trail it for at least one more quarter as the company puts price and expansion ahead of margin.
For strategy teams
With quarterly income of ₹19,657.50 crore growing nearly 18%, Avenue Supermarts remains the scale benchmark for grocery-retail comparables, but 8.5% profit growth means earnings-based multiples should be weighed against thinner profit conversion.
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Reported operating margin and gross margin trend in the next results
The report,
Avenue Supermarts (DMart) booked total income of ₹19,657.50 crore in Q2 FY27, against ₹16,695.87 crore in the same period last year. Consolidated net profit compares with ₹685.01 crore a year earlier.
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Why it matters to operators and investors
DMart grew total income nearly 18% to ₹19,657.50 crore, but net profit rose only 8.5%, so profit fell to about 3.8% of income from about 4.1%; rivals face a scale player whose volume growth is outpacing its margin conversion.
What to watch next
- Q3 FY27 net profit growth versus income growth, to show whether the gap narrows from the Q2 level of 8.5% against almost 18%
- Store additions and revenue per store disclosed in the next quarterly update
- Discounting moves by quick-commerce and large-format grocery rivals
- Share price reaction and any analyst estimate cuts after the results
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Confirmed by NDTV Profit, The Hindu BusinessLine, Business Standard Companies & Industry, Storyboard18, Fortune India, Financial Express
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