Speciality Retail industry

26 companies · ₹3.3 L cr · 12 with AI deep dives · Q1FY27 report

Revenue recovery broadens to 10 of 11 names, but 4-10% RM inflation building into H2 tests the margin upturn

Turning upmargin troughed at 13.6% and has risen for 7 quarters to 15.7%, on positive revenue growth
Revenue YoY
+18.6%
EBITDA margin
15.7%
+90bps YoY
Price, 1 year
-20.6%
30% of names up
P/E vs own 5y
-17.3%
53.6x now

Exhibit 1The quarter in numbers

constant panel of 9 companies above ₹500 cr
aggregate revenue (₹ cr)EBITDA margin (right axis)
Revenue
Jun 26
12,634 cr
Mar 26
11,285 cr
QoQ
+12.0%
Jun 25
10,656 cr
YoY
+18.6%
Peak
12,850 cr
vs peak
-1.7%
EBITDA margin
Jun 26
15.7%
Mar 26
16.0%
QoQ
-30bps
Jun 25
14.8%
YoY
+90bps
Peak
18.3%
vs peak
-260bps

Breadth: 91% of 11 companies grew revenue year on year (was 89% a quarter earlier) and 55% expanded margin (was 33%).

Exhibit 2What it costs

35.27x - 61.33x across the panel today

The median name trades at 53.6x, -17.3% against this industry's own 5-year median of 64.8x, and -37.7% against its own peak of 86.0x.

Exhibit 3Structure

₹3.3 L cr

Trent Ltd is 46% of this industry by market cap. The top 5 are 90.5% and the top 10 are 98.4%.

large 2mid 2small 8micro 1412 above ₹500 cr

Exhibit 4Screen

P/E below the sub-industry median of 53.59x, 5y ROCE above its median of 13.57%, 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 (25 of 28)

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

Mcap
₹1.5 L cr
P/E
82.2x
EV/EBITDA
39.9x
ROCE
28.2%
Margin
18.6%
Rev YoY
+17.8%
Mcap
₹1.2 L cr
P/E
183.9x
EV/EBITDA
62.3x
ROCE
9.0%
Margin
21.3%
Rev YoY
-
Mcap
₹14,200 cr
P/E
-
EV/EBITDA
-
ROCE
27.8%
Margin
50.6%
Rev YoY
+7.2%
Mcap
₹10,204 cr
P/E
58.5x
EV/EBITDA
8.0x
ROCE
13.2%
Margin
16.3%
Rev YoY
+11.1%
Mcap
₹7,987 cr
P/E
55.8x
EV/EBITDA
35.2x
ROCE
21.7%
Margin
8.8%
Rev YoY
+26.9%
Mcap
₹7,949 cr
P/E
44.6x
EV/EBITDA
16.6x
ROCE
20.6%
Margin
16.0%
Rev YoY
+57.7%
Mcap
₹6,155 cr
P/E
-
EV/EBITDA
8.5x
ROCE
-3.3%
Margin
10.9%
Rev YoY
+10.6%
Mcap
₹5,950 cr
P/E
50.7x
EV/EBITDA
9.0x
ROCE
21.4%
Margin
13.5%
Rev YoY
+15.5%
Mcap
₹3,043 cr
P/E
23.4x
EV/EBITDA
13.8x
ROCE
40.9%
Margin
3.3%
Rev YoY
-
Mcap
₹1,720 cr
P/E
31.9x
EV/EBITDA
-
ROCE
11.5%
Margin
30.4%
Rev YoY
0.0%
Mcap
₹1,262 cr
P/E
9.4x
EV/EBITDA
4.6x
ROCE
13.3%
Margin
16.4%
Rev YoY
-1.0%
Mcap
₹479 cr
P/E
12.0x
EV/EBITDA
-
ROCE
17.9%
Margin
29.8%
Rev YoY
+4.5%
Mcap
₹4,461 cr
P/E
-
EV/EBITDA
-
ROCE
-
Margin
-
Rev YoY
-
Mcap
₹2,954 cr
P/E
61.8x
EV/EBITDA
10.7x
ROCE
13.6%
Margin
16.5%
Rev YoY
+28.7%
Mcap
₹464 cr
P/E
21.5x
EV/EBITDA
16.7x
ROCE
14.3%
Margin
4.8%
Rev YoY
+70.4%
Mcap
₹360 cr
P/E
72.7x
EV/EBITDA
18.5x
ROCE
5.3%
Margin
2.3%
Rev YoY
-78.7%
Mcap
₹267 cr
P/E
18.8x
EV/EBITDA
13.2x
ROCE
37.5%
Margin
2.6%
Rev YoY
+22.2%
Mcap
₹193 cr
P/E
189.2x
EV/EBITDA
11.0x
ROCE
11.6%
Margin
8.8%
Rev YoY
+11.0%
Mcap
₹128 cr
P/E
12.8x
EV/EBITDA
11.9x
ROCE
11.1%
Margin
2.0%
Rev YoY
+74.8%
Mcap
₹113 cr
P/E
11.3x
EV/EBITDA
8.5x
ROCE
37.1%
Margin
6.9%
Rev YoY
-
Mcap
₹99 cr
P/E
45.8x
EV/EBITDA
27.0x
ROCE
3.3%
Margin
76.5%
Rev YoY
+49.7%
Mcap
₹85 cr
P/E
8.8x
EV/EBITDA
9.5x
ROCE
14.3%
Margin
1.7%
Rev YoY
-
Mcap
₹83 cr
P/E
-
EV/EBITDA
-5.5x
ROCE
-56.3%
Margin
-23.1%
Rev YoY
+13.2%
Mcap
₹28 cr
P/E
-
EV/EBITDA
9.7x
ROCE
7.0%
Margin
2.9%
Rev YoY
+11.6%
Mcap
₹20 cr
P/E
14.4x
EV/EBITDA
72.9x
ROCE
0.6%
Margin
2.4%
Rev YoY
-42.4%

Exhibit 6What managements said

from this industry's latest earnings calls · as of 2026-06-30
headwindRaw material and input cost inflation of 4-10% building into H2 FY277 managements

Fabric, yarn, logistics, and wage costs are rising 4-10% across the sector, driven by geopolitical conflict affecting energy and supply chains. V2Retail estimates 4-5% garment…

  • V2RETAIL: “We'll start seeing that impact from the third quarter onwards, and it will be an increase…
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Exhibit 7Outlook

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AppendixThe other 3 companies

1-3
sort: mcap · composite · name
Mcap
₹11 cr
P/E
-
EV/EBITDA
-6.5x
ROCE
-32.9%
Margin
-2.1%
Rev YoY
-
Mcap
₹3 cr
P/E
5.9x
EV/EBITDA
7.0x
ROCE
11.6%
Margin
6.1%
Rev YoY
-4.9%
Mcap
₹0 cr
P/E
5.2x
EV/EBITDA
0.8x
ROCE
82.3%
Margin
12.2%
Rev YoY
-