Reports quarterly sales of Rs 1,207 Cr, up +7% YoYand EBITDA of Rs.219 Cr (GAAP)

 by Priya Jadhav

• Beauty outperformed +10%, led by Fragrance +41%; Make up +6%; Overall Mix at 18%

• Private Brands Mix at 13% and apparels Mix at 19%; Women Indian wear outperformed +7%

• Premiumization on rise; ATV +6%

• Added 13 stores during the quarter; 4 Department, 4 Beauty, 4 Intune and 1 Airport; Capex Investments @ Rs.51 Cr for Q3 and YTD Rs162 Cr

• Debt free with Net Cash surplus of Rs 40 Cr

 

Mumbai, January 18, 2024: Shoppers Stop Ltd. a leadingdepartment store with premier fashion and beauty brands, hasdeclared its results for the quarter ended 31st December 2023. 

 

Key financial highlights for Q3 FY24

 

	Non GAAP			GAAP
Rs. In Cr	Q3FY24	Q3FY23	Growth%	Q3FY24	Q3FY23	Growth%
Sales	1,484	1,430	4%	1,207	1,132	7%
Gross Margin	37.1%	37.8%	(70) Bps	39.7%	40.9%	(110) Bps
EBITDA	91	128^	-29%	219	240^	-9%
PBT	54	91^	-40%	49	85^	-42%
PAT	40	68^	-40%	35	62^	-43%

^FY23 numbers includes reversal of Interest on GST Rs.17 Crs in other income and Rs.3 Crs in finance cost owing to repealing of certain section in the statutes

 

Management Comments:

 

Commenting on the Q3FY24 results, Mr. Kavindra Mishra, Executive Director and CEO, Shoppers Stop Ltd, said, “With considerable slowdown on the discretionary spending, we have demonstrated notable resilience in these tough conditions. Our Company has delivered admirable financial results with a Sales growth of 7% despite muted consumer demand. And during the festive period, the sales grew by 9% (LTL +5%). AverageTransaction value grew by 6% driven by premiumization and Items per Ticket grew by +5%. Some of the outliers for Q3 are, our external Brands both apparel and non-apparel have grown above average, with better yields on our KPI’s. Our Home Stop has turned around and had an impressive growth of 10%, with a sale of Rs. 42 Crs. We reported a GAAP EBITDA of Rs.219 Crs vs Rs.240 Crs in FY23. Our EBITDA has been lower due to one-time Income of Rs.17 Crs as other Income in FY23 and we have made provision for obsolescence of circa Rs.9 Crs during the quarter.

 

We have observed that despite the overall muted market conditions our customers have upped their spends on the differentiated mix of premium brands and experiences across various categories wherein SSL is a destination”.

 

 

Performance of strategic pillars in Q3FY24:

 

• First Citizen – Our First Citizen Members contributed 78% to overall sales, out of which 65% were repeat and 13% new members. Our Premium Black Card members contributed 13% to the overall sales, an increase of 18% YoY. During the quarter we added 191K members and total base at the quarter end is 9.7Mn.  The customer engagement continued to be strong, with events such as sailing and cocktail making organized for First Citizen Black Card members which had a good response. We had 118 Customer events across all our stores, making it a memorable shopping experience for our customers.

 

• Private Brands – Private Brands sales were at Rs 189 Cr withan overall contribution of 13% to the Sales and 19% to apparel’s sale. Women’s Indian Wear grew +7%. Our Sanya X Kashish campaign had a good response from customers. Kashish outperformed with Sales growth of +18%. Kidswearwithin the brand STOP grew by 8%.

 

• Beauty – Beauty grew by +10%, outperforming other segments in the retail with an overall sale of Rs.262 Crs.  Beauty Contribution to overall sales increased to 18%. We have been building Beauty Eco Systems through customer engagements and in store experiences. This has further strengthened by our 266,000 Makeovers and 138 Master Classes covering “Bridal makeup and Party Glam Look” this quarter.  During the quarter, we opened State of the Art Beauty Store sprawling 3000 sq ft at the prestigious T2 Bengaluru Airport. 

 

• Intune –Our “Fashion for all” format, Intune has been one of the promising and fast-growing segment. We have added 4 stores during the quarter and total store count is 10 across 6 cities. Akin to previous quarters, we had a Full price sell thru of 65%. The format received strong acceptance for Family shopping with Kidswear Mix at 27%. We are planning to add 14 Intune stores in Q4FY24, aggregating to 24 by FY24 end.

 

• Beauty Distribution – Beauty distribution business clockedRs 39 Cr sales with distribution network expanded to over 334 doors. We added Fragrance brand Armaf and Makeup brand Soda Makeup in our distribution portfolio taking total brand count to 18 consisting 10 Fragrance, 2 Makeup, 3 Skincare and 3 Full line brands.

 

• Store Expansion – The company is on course to meet the guided store expansion for FY24. We opened 4 department stores, 4 beauty stores, 4 Intune and 1 Airport stores in this quarter, aggregating to 13 stores this quarter and 33 stores year to date. The company made an investment of Rs 51crores on expansion during the quarter.