Avenue Supermarts drops after Q2 PAT rises 7.6% YoY
Profit before tax stood at Rs 1,079.87 crore in Q2 FY27, down 13.75% vs Q1 FY27 and up 7.68% vs Q2 FY26.
EBITDA increased 14.06% YoY to Rs 1,403 crore in Q2 FY27 from Rs 1,230 crore in Q2 FY26. EBITDA margin declined to 7.3% from 7.6%.
Total expenses increased 19.02% YoY to Rs 18,149.58 crore in Q2 FY27 from Rs 15,248.89 crore in Q2 FY26. Employee benefits expense increased 19.75% to Rs 396.54 crore from Rs 331.13 crore, while finance costs rose 87.03% to Rs 59.55 crore from Rs 31.84 crore. Depreciation and amortisation expense increased 25.78% to Rs 287.04 crore from Rs 228.22 crore.
On a consolidated basis, revenue from operations rose 17.80% YoY to Rs 19,644 crore from Rs 16,676 crore in Q2 FY26. EBITDA increased 14.75% to Rs 1,393 crore from Rs 1,214 crore, while EBITDA margin declined to 7.1% from 7.3% in Q2FY26. Net profit rose 8.47% YoY to Rs 743 crore from Rs 685 crore, while PAT margin declined to 3.8% from 4.1% in Q2FY26.
Avenue Supermarts opened 15 new stores during the quarter, taking its total store count to 518 as of 30 September 2026. Same-store growth for DMart outlets that were at least two years old stood at 9.5% in Q2 FY27, compared with 6.8% in Q2 FY26.
Managing director and CEO Anshul Asawa said the company remained committed to offering value to customers amid inflationary pressures and that entry-level wage inflation had led to a marginal increase in operating expenses.
Avenue Supermarts follows an everyday low cost and everyday low price strategy, focusing on competitive procurement and operational and distribution efficiencies to offer products at competitive prices.
Avenue Supermarts is a Mumbai-based retail company that owns and operates DMart supermarkets. Its stores offer food, FMCG, general merchandise, apparel and daily essentials. The company opened its first store in Mumbai in 2002 and operated 518 stores across India as of 30 September 2026.
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