Jubilant Foodworks (JFL) has expanded its platter by foraying into the Biryani segment under the brand name -Ekdum! by opening three restaurants in Gurgaon. This is inline with its strategy expand its portfolio to include products that Indian consumers prefer. The expected rise in QSR sector, shift to trusted brandspost COVID-19 and higher ordering through online platforms will be the key growth drivers for such ventures in the near term. Core business recovered m-o-m (in October,business bounced back to 96%). With stores operating at optimal levels and the on-going festive/cricket season, online...

Outlook improves with the ongoing growth momentum across delivery and take-away channels and expected recovery from Dine-in. Therefore, we upgrade our rating on the stock to ACCUMULATE with a revised price target of Rs. 2,830 based on 63x Dec 2022E adj. EPS....

returned to normalcy (96.2% in Oct'20) and is likely to emerge stronger from and 49.8% YoY) 2) lower competition as several smaller players have gone out of business 3) closure of dine in focused 105 stores which will be replaced...

Topline misses our estimate; We expect margins to sustain in near term Jubilant Foodworks' (JUBI) 2QFY21 standalone topline declined by 18.5% YoY to Rs8.06bn, lower than our estimate of 12% decline to Rs8.7bn. SSS declined by 20% YoY in the quarter (est. -15%). EBITDA declined by 8.7% YoY to Rs2.15bn (est. 5.6% decline to Rs2.2bn). During the quarter, 100 Domino's stores were closed and 10 were opened; and on a net basis, 7 cities were exited. JUBI also closed 5 Dunkin Donuts stores and opened 1 in 2QFY21. Closures during the quarter accordingly had an effect on property, plant and equipment by way of accelerated depreciation and de-recognition of Right-ofuse assets and related lease liabilities which got reflected in depreciation (Rs167.5mn) and other income (Rs203.8mn). Higher other income (up 80.7% at Rs311mn) meant that Adj. PAT was slightly...

Jubilant FoodWorks' (JUBI) closure of 90 stores at net level on sequential basis impacted sales performance v/s estimates in 2QFY21. However, store opening returning to end-FY20 levels is encouraging (1,335 stores by endFY21). Management believes sales would be positive by 4QFY21. Operating margins were significantly ahead of expectations, led by various factors like (a) introduction of delivery charges from 1QFY21, (b) deflation in raw material costs, (c) closure of least profitable stores, (d) costs savings on employee costs, both at the store level and delivery level, (e) lower energy costs, and (f) cut on wastages. Of these, most are sustainable....

returned to normalcy (96.2% in Oct'20) and is likely to emerge stronger from and 49.8% YoY) 2) lower competition as several smaller players have gone out of business 3) closure of dine in focused 105 stores which will be replaced...

recovery to 69.8/85/92% of last year sales. During October, the company recovered 96.2% of last year sales driven by delivery growth of 16.3% and takeaway growth of 64.3% YoY. In addition to benign RM, GM also benefited from lesser discounts and introduction of delivery charges in Q1FY21. JFL closed down 100 unprofitable Domino stores (>2/3rd contribution...

With measures being taken by the Government, to boost the economy, we anticipate an increase in demand in the near term which would support operations to mitigate short term challenges. We thereby recommend Hold rating on the stock with a revised target price of Rs. 2,445 based on 64x FY22E adj. EPS. Challenging Q1; Encouraging recovery expected The revenues for JFL fell drastically by 59.5% YoY to Rs. 380cr in Q1FY21, owing to acute challenges of demand and supply on account of nation-wide lockdown and...

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Delivery and Takeaway leading the recovery in an uncertain environment Jubilant Foodworks' (JUBI) 1QFY21 standalone topline declined by 59.5% YoY to Rs3.8bn as against our estimate of a 49.1% YoY decline to Rs4.8bn. SSSG declined by 61.4% YoY versus our est. of a 55% YoY decline. EBITDA declined by 89% YoY to Rs241mn (est. 95.4% YoY decline to Rs101mn). Loss at PBT level stood at Rs959mn vs our estimate of Rs982mn loss. There was a deferred tax credit of Rs233mn, which meant that reported loss came in at Rs726mn (vs est. loss of Rs982mn). Gross margin expanded by 260bps YoY to 78% (vs est. 74.1%), led by pullback of discounting (JUBI has reintroduced discounts in the 2QFY21), favourable input costs and introduction of delivery charges of Rs20 at the...

Though the lock down impacted performance significantly during Q1, the company was able to recover 69.8/84.6% of the sales during July/August'20. We believe that the delivery business would gain higher traction compared to dine in in the near term. The company has introduced delivery charges which is likely to mitigate impact of increased discounts and help improve margins. JFL would close down 105 Domino stores which are not profitable...

2 September 2020 Jubilant FoodWorks (JUBI)s 1QFY21 results were weaker than expected, especially in terms of operating margins. Depreciation and interest costs were also higher than anticipated. Three events underpin higher growth and profitability for JUBI beyond the (2) the introduction of delivery charge; and (3) opportunity created by the crisis to close down 105 of its least profitable (and dine-in dependent) stores. This would lead to all-time high EBITDA margins in FY22, resulting in 33% upward revision in our EPS projections for FY22. Maintain Like-for-like (LFL) growth stood at -61.5% (this refers to YoY growth in sales for non-split restaurants opened before the previous FY). LFL growth, excluding the restaurants temporarily closed due to COVID-19, stood at - 47.3%. 24 new Dominos Pizza stores were launched (net addition of 19 stores) and four stores for Dunkin Donuts were closed down in 1QFY21. Gross margins were up by 260bp YoY to 78%.

We are cutting FY21 estimates by 23% but increase FY22 and FY23 EPS by 15.2% and 25.2% and assign Hold rating to the stock. Dominos is on a path of recovery and is likely to emerge stronger from Covid 19 scenario given that 1) Sharp recovery in delivery and takeaway in July and August (110% and...

In its Annual report FY20, Jubilant Foods (JFL) continues to emphasize its 5-pillar growth strategy 1) fortress Domino's in India, 2) elevate customer experience 3) sustained technology investments 4) build portfolio of brands 5) focus on international. With a robust business model, efficient supply chain, large network, strong reputation for quality, hygiene and...

Given near-term challenges amidst COVID-19 situation, we cut our estimates and downgrade our rating on the stock to a ACCUMULATE, with a revised target price of Rs. 1,903 based on 55x FY22E adj. EPS. Nation-wide lockdown impacts operations JFL reported muted growth in revenue of 3.8% YoY to Rs. 898cr for Q4FY20, mainly impacted by nation-wide lockdown since March amidst COVID-19 pandemic. Company witnessed strong revenue growth during the first two months with LFL/SSG growth at 8.4%/7.2% in Jan and 14.9%/13.1% in Feb. However, LFL/SSG growth fell sharply in...

However, high impact on OOH consumption will have several challenges for growth (co is also returning to muted store expansion in FY21). We believe even in such challenging time, JUBI will be able to cut cost sharply to sustain margin (overhead cost is 55% of sales). However, we cut EPS estimate by 5% for FY21/FY22 (43/22% cut in our FMCG thematic in April) to factor-in consistent extension of lockdown, weaker consumption sentiments and slower store expansion in FY21/FY22. We value JUBI at 40x on Mar-22E EPS, deriving a TP of Rs 1,420. With unattractive risk-reward at current price, we downgrade JUBI to REDUCE. Jubilant was on course to returning to double digit SSG (7/13% SSG in Jan/Feb) after mid-single digit clocked in the previous four quarters. It justified our thesis on Dominos SSG recovery even when street was factoring aggregator pressure. Covid impacted OOH consumption sharply, thereby, Dominos March SSG saw sharp dip of 28% yoy. QSR will be among the most impacted categories in FY21 (stated in our FMCG thematic report) as dine-in pressure will be immense. We continue to believe that Jubilant is one of the strongest QSR players (superior store economics, healthy FCFs, strong balance sheet) and will be able to gain market share.

Short term pain prompts earnings cut; Limited upside; Downgrade to Accumulate Jubilant Foodworks' (JUBI) 4QFY20 standalone topline grew by 3.8% YoY to Rs9bn (est. 5% growth to Rs9.1bn). The quarter started on a healthy note with Jan and Feb months seeing 7.2% and 13.1% SSSG, respectively but sharp drop in revenue in March (SSSG declined 28.4%) because of the national lockdown (due to COVID-19 pandemic) which affected the overall quarter's performance, leading to SSS declining by 3.4% YoY for the quarter (est. 3%). Like-for-like growth (LFL) declined by 2.3% for the quarter. Gross margin contracted 160bps YoY to 74.4% due to continuous inflation in cheese. Reported EBITDA margin came in at 18.9%, up 180bps YoY (est. 21.1%) while underlying margin (w/o IND AS 116)...

Jubilant Foodworks (JUBI) has reported below expected result for Q4FY20. Revenue came in line with our estimates but higher expenses and exceptional losses led to negative surprise on PAT. During first two months of the quarter, JUBI reported strong recovery in SSSG. However, in the month of March (only 10 days lock-down), decline in SSSG has been steep. JUBI has now opened 70% of their stores and aims to open other 30% by the mid June'20. Positively, JUBI is likely to soon launch Zero Contact Takeaways which is likely to offset business lost in dine-in (this earlier contributed 3540% of revenue). Also, due to COVID19 QSRs which are based on open-kitchen concept will gain market share from un-unorganized restaurants as customers will give more...

20 May 2020 While 4QFY20 sales were in line with expectations, EBITDA and PAT were significantly below expectations. Extended lockdown, the economic implications of COVID-19 on discretionary consumption, a minimum wage increase, and 30% of sales generated from dine-ins were major concerns that more than offset market share gains in other restaurants and aggregators. Downgrade to year growth in sales of non-split restaurants opened before the previous financial year) stood at -2.3%. This led to EBITDA margin expansion of 180bp to 18.9%. EBITDA for 4QFY20 (without the impact of Ind-AS 116) declined 59.8% YoY to INR593m, with the EBITDA margin at 6.6%. The company reported an exceptional item of INR323m pertaining to a) provision for diminution in the value of the investment of INR200m in the Sri Lankan subsidiary and (b) COVID-19-led expenses of INR123m.

We recommend a SELL on JUBILANT FOODWORKS with a Target Price of Rs 1,408 a downside of 7% from CMP of Rs 1,515 and Stop Loss Rs 1,568.