Diversified Retail industry

20 companies · ₹3.2 L cr · 5 with AI deep dives · Q1FY27 report

SSSG recovery broad-based but uneven; input-cost and wage inflation cap gross margin even as footfall surges.

Turning upmargin troughed at 7.1% and has risen for 5 quarters to 8.8%, on positive revenue growth
Revenue YoY
+17.2%
EBITDA margin
8.8%
+30bps YoY
Price, 1 year
-5.8%
50% of names up
P/E vs own 5y
-39.7%
49.0x now

Exhibit 1The quarter in numbers

constant panel of 5 companies above ₹500 cr
aggregate revenue (₹ cr)EBITDA margin (right axis)
Revenue
Jun 26
23,600 cr
Mar 26
21,780 cr
QoQ
+8.4%
Jun 25
20,145 cr
YoY
+17.2%
Peak
23,600 cr
vs peak
0.0%
EBITDA margin
Jun 26
8.8%
Mar 26
7.5%
QoQ
+130bps
Jun 25
8.5%
YoY
+30bps
Peak
8.9%
vs peak
-10bps

Breadth: 100% of 7 companies grew revenue year on year (was 100% a quarter earlier) and 43% expanded margin (was 50%).

Exhibit 2What it costs

33.17x - 57.07x across the panel today

The median name trades at 49.0x, -39.7% against this industry's own 5-year median of 81.3x, and -60.0% against its own peak of 122.5x.

Exhibit 3Structure

₹3.2 L cr

Avenue Supermarts Ltd is 77.4% of this industry by market cap. The top 5 are 98.7% and the top 10 are 99.9%.

large 2small 4micro 147 above ₹500 cr

Exhibit 4Screen

P/E below the sub-industry median of 49x, 5y ROCE above its median of 8.93%, and at least 2 growth triggers stated on the latest earnings call.

Which names clear this screen is premium

The screen runs on stated growth triggers from the latest earnings calls - the same guidance data the stock screener reserves for premium. Premium names every company in this industry that is cheap against its own median and has the triggers behind it.

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Exhibit 5Coverage (20 of 20)

Every company here with a deep dive, topped up by market cap. The rest of the industry is in the appendix.

Mcap
₹2.4 L cr
P/E
78.1x
EV/EBITDA
46.2x
ROCE
17.0%
Margin
7.7%
Rev YoY
+14.9%
Mcap
₹47,465 cr
P/E
54.1x
EV/EBITDA
-
ROCE
14.6%
Margin
15.2%
Rev YoY
+18.7%
Mcap
₹7,287 cr
P/E
35.8x
EV/EBITDA
18.0x
ROCE
15.0%
Margin
7.5%
Rev YoY
+39.1%
Mcap
₹6,417 cr
P/E
47.1x
EV/EBITDA
12.4x
ROCE
15.7%
Margin
13.9%
Rev YoY
+23.0%
Mcap
₹4,137 cr
P/E
-
EV/EBITDA
5.6x
ROCE
7.6%
Margin
15.2%
Rev YoY
+11.2%
Mcap
₹1,951 cr
P/E
-
EV/EBITDA
3370.6x
ROCE
-2.2%
Margin
-10.6%
Rev YoY
-
Mcap
₹700 cr
P/E
16.9x
EV/EBITDA
9.9x
ROCE
15.8%
Margin
7.8%
Rev YoY
+69.6%
Mcap
₹257 cr
P/E
-
EV/EBITDA
98.5x
ROCE
-43.8%
Margin
0.8%
Rev YoY
+12.9%
Mcap
₹239 cr
P/E
277.6x
EV/EBITDA
57.0x
ROCE
2.5%
Margin
3.9%
Rev YoY
+100.4%
Mcap
₹210 cr
P/E
16.2x
EV/EBITDA
13.7x
ROCE
15.6%
Margin
2.1%
Rev YoY
+46.1%
Mcap
₹202 cr
P/E
10.3x
EV/EBITDA
13.5x
ROCE
10.4%
Margin
4.9%
Rev YoY
+21.4%
Mcap
₹149 cr
P/E
29.4x
EV/EBITDA
15.4x
ROCE
18.8%
Margin
14.5%
Rev YoY
-
Mcap
₹48 cr
P/E
-
EV/EBITDA
-199.1x
ROCE
-8.3%
Margin
-0.3%
Rev YoY
-6.1%
Mcap
₹46 cr
P/E
-
EV/EBITDA
18.5x
ROCE
-20.3%
Margin
12.4%
Rev YoY
+1.2%
Mcap
₹43 cr
P/E
2.4x
EV/EBITDA
2.9x
ROCE
7.8%
Margin
4.3%
Rev YoY
-5.9%
Mcap
₹26 cr
P/E
-
EV/EBITDA
-5.1x
ROCE
-13.2%
Margin
-64.1%
Rev YoY
-13.2%
Mcap
₹24 cr
P/E
-
EV/EBITDA
-1.2x
ROCE
2.4%
Margin
-55.0%
Rev YoY
-78.7%
Mcap
₹22 cr
P/E
-
EV/EBITDA
-5.1x
ROCE
-13.2%
Margin
-64.1%
Rev YoY
-13.2%
Mcap
₹14 cr
P/E
-
EV/EBITDA
4.5x
ROCE
2.6%
Margin
14.6%
Rev YoY
+21.5%
Mcap
₹11 cr
P/E
1.0x
EV/EBITDA
-
ROCE
50.3%
Margin
91.8%
Rev YoY
+228.6%

Exhibit 6What managements said

from this industry's latest earnings calls · as of 2026-06-30
tailwindPositive SSSG across all covered names - volume-led, not price-led5 managements

All five managements reported positive like-for-like or same-store growth: EMIL 34.2%, VMM 10%, VMART 9%, Shoppers Stop 6%, DMART 8.1% on a 24-month basis. Bill cuts and footfall…

  • VMM (Q1FY27): “we did a revenue from operations of INR 3,727 crores. This was a growth of 18.7% over…
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Exhibit 7Outlook

The outlook and what resolves next quarter

Where these managements said things are heading, and the dated, checkable events that would change it. Free with an account - 3 full reports a quarter.

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