Financial Highlights Q2 FY22 revenues up 126% YoY at INR 1020 crores H1 FY22 revenues up 146% YoY at INR 1348 crores The second quarter saw sustained recovery from the covid 2nd wave related disruptions which had significantly impacted our operations during Q1. Our fashion business (Westside and Zudio) operated for 91% of the trading days, up from 46% in Q1. The later part of the quarter saw significant easing of pandemic related restrictions following the vaccination drives considerably aiding consumer sentiment. In this backdrop, the recovery of revenues coupled with various cost mitigation measures, including with respect to property related pay-outs led to improved operating profitability. Also, for the half year revenues at INR 1348 crores was a growth of 146% with a profit from operations at INR 49 crores compared with a loss of INR 230 crores in the corresponding period. We continue with the initiative of crystallizing reductions in rent and related charges. As required by the applicable standards, INR 12 crores have been accounted as part of other income in the current quarter notwithstanding their operating nature. We continue to engage with our property partners as in the previous periods. The reported results incorporate the IndAS 116 lease accounting requirements reflected across rent, depreciation, other income and finance costs in the statement of profit and loss. The net effect of Ind AS 116 on the standalone profit before tax was an adverse impact of INR 19 crores in Q2 FY22 and INR 43 crores in H1 FY22. Other income primarily includes rent waivers, investment & dividend income / fair value changes and recognition of Ind AS 116 impact of lease modification / termination. For Q2, the consolidated revenues of INR 1178 crores with a growth of 101% over the corresponding previous period and the profit after tax as attributable to the equity shareholders of the company was INR 93 crores vis-à-vis a loss of INR 72 crores in Q2 FY21 The consolidated results also incorporate the Ind AS 116 lease accounting requirements. The net effect of Ind AS 116 was an adverse impact of INR 19 crores for the quarter and INR 48 crores for the half year. Speaking on the performance, Mr. Noel N Tata, Chairman, Trent Limited said, “The second wave and the aftermath disrupted our operations across our concepts in the first quarter. Nevertheless, we have been pleasantly encouraged by the rapid recovery in customer offtake starting from the middle of June as the business reopened in many markets. Our fashion business has in particular recovered sharply and is now back to operating profitability. We have continued to focus on our expansion program, and I am happy to report that we are seeing good progress on building a strong pipeline, even as the constraints for actual opening to customers remains a challenge in the near term in the case of mall locations/ select markets. Increasingly, we are also convinced that the model we have pursued with our Star food business over the last couple of years – tight footprint stores, sharp pricing, focus on fresh etc is resilient and has strong economic viability. The customer traction witnessed by Star stores operating under this model has been encouraging. In this context, we are actively readjusting properties on the basis of this model and are looking to pursue a significantly accelerated expansion program. While we cannot predict how quickly we will see the end of this pandemic, we know that it will get behind us, especially given the substantial vaccination program. We are confident that the business has the expertise and importantly the resilience to navigate and leverage this difficult phase. Near term uncertainties notwithstanding, we are continuing to focus on building out differentiated brands and strong expansion of our reach through stores and digital platforms.” Result PDF
Standalone Results: The covid 2nd wave related disruptions significantly impacted our operations during Q1. Our fashion business (Westside and Zudio) operated for 46% of the trading days, up from 26% in the corresponding previous period. However, by the close of the quarter, we were operational for over 80% of the trading days. The latter part of first quarter saw the pandemic related restrictions ease considerably aiding sentiment and improving consumer traction. In this backdrop, revenue from operations recovered to Rs. 327 crs registering a 240% growth over the corresponding previous quarter. This coupled with various cost mitigation measures, including with respect to property related payouts and operating expenditures, led to significantly lower loss from operations1 of Rs. 89 crs (Rs. 171 cr loss in Q1 FY21). We continue with the initiative of crystallizing reductions in rent and related charges. As required by the applicable standards, Rs. 35crs have been accounted as part of other income notwithstanding their operating nature. We continue to engage with our property partners as we navigate the business disruptions across select stores/ locations. The reported results incorporate the IndAS 116 lease accounting requirements reflected across rent, depreciation, other income and finance costs in the statement of profit and loss. The net effect of Ind AS 116 on the standalone profit before tax was an adverse impact of Rs. 25 crs in Q1 FY22. Other income primarily includes rent waivers, investment & dividend income / fair value changes and recognition of Ind AS 116 impact of lease modification / termination. It is encouraging to note that in recent weeks, over 90% of our stores are operational on most days of a week with local restrictions being increasingly eased. We are witnessing a sharp recovery in our fashion business with July registering revenue recovery of over 80% vis-à-vis FY20 levels. Post the first wave, this level of recovery only played out several months following the reopening. Our customers continue to increasingly leverage the convenience of our digital platforms with the online channel registering close to 200% growth in Q1 over corresponding quarter. We continue to register over 5% of Westside revenues through online channels. Digital content and social media initiatives are increasingly central to our ongoing communication of the customer offer. The synchronization of these efforts with product launches each week has improved engagement across our target audience. We continue to remain focused and committed to the accelerated store expansion agenda. As of date, 184 Westside and 137 Zudio stores are operational. Further, an additional 13 Westside and 12 Zudio stores were fitted out and ready to open. These 25 stores would open once covid related restrictions are eased/ local municipal approvals are in place. Consolidated Results: For Q1, the consolidated revenues of Rs. 492 crs was a growth of 98% over the corresponding previous period. Loss after tax as attributable to the equity shareholders of the company was Rs. 127 crs vis-à-vis a loss of Rs 178 crs in Q1 FY21. The consolidated results also incorporate the Ind AS 116 lease accounting requirements. The net effect of Ind AS 116 on the reported loss before tax for the year was an adverse impact of Rs. 28crs. Speaking on the performance, Mr. Noel N Tata, Chairman, Trent Limited said, “The second wave and the aftermath disrupted our operations across our concepts in the recent months. Nevertheless, we have been pleasantly encouraged by the rapid recovery in customer offtake starting from the middle of June as the business reopened in many markets. Our fashion business has, in particular, recovered sharply and is now back to operating profitability. We continue to focus on our expansion program and I am happy to report that we are seeing good progress on building a strong pipeline, even as the constraints for actual opening to customers remains a challenge in the near term in the case of mall locations/ select markets. While we cannot predict how quickly we will see the back of this crisis, we know that it will get behind us, especially given the substantial vaccination program. And when it does abate, customer demand should further grow robustly. We are confident that the business has the expertise and importantly the resilience to weather this crisis. Near term uncertainties notwithstanding, we are continuing to focus on building out differentiated brands and strong expansion of our reach through stores and digital platforms.” Result PDF