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Jubilant FoodWorks slumps on weakening same-store sales growth

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Last Updated : Apr 22 2013 | 2:47 PM IST

The result was announced during trading hours on Monday, 4 February 2013. The stock fell 5.23% to Rs 1,134.15 that day.

Meanwhile, the BSE Sensex was down 37.89 points, or 0.19%, to 19,713.30.

On BSE, 1.80 lakh shares were traded in the counter as against an average daily volume of 58,195 shares in the past one quarter.

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The stock hit a high of Rs 1,130.10 and a low of Rs 1,044.20 so far during the day. The stock had hit a record high of Rs 1,397 on 28 September 2012. The stock had hit a 52-week low of Rs 910.15 on 7 February 2012.

The stock had underperformed the market over the past one month till 4 February 2013, falling 14.30% compared with the Sensex's 0.17% fall. The scrip had also underperformed the market in past one quarter, sliding 15.35% as against Sensex's 5.31% rise.

The mid-cap company has an equity capital of Rs 65.23 crore. Face value per share is Rs 10.

Same-store sales slowed to a growth pace of 16.1% in Q3 December 2012 from 30.1% in Q3 December 2011. It was also slower than 20% in Q2 September 2012 and 22% in Q1 June 2012.

The company's net profit rose 27.93% to Rs 37.70 crore on 39% increase in net sales to Rs 385.08 crore in Q3 December 2012 over Q3 December 2011.

The robust revenue growth was driven by continued momentum in sales from existing stores, addition to business from new stores, a broader array of menu options, toppings and bases for pizza, attractive side-orders and the climbing share from Dunkin' Donuts.

The operating margins down by 150 basis points (bps) to 17.4% due to rise in raw material cost by 90 bps to 21.7%, rent by 90 bps to 8% and other expenditure by 100 bps to 30.6% of adjusted net sales. The operating profit increased by 28% to Rs 67.18 crore.

The increment in raw material expenses broadly tracks business growth. Total number of employees as on 31st December 2012 stood at 20,659 from 15,049 on 31 December 2011. Personnel Expenses have enhanced normatively as per the expanded scale of operations of both Domino's Pizza and Dunkin' Donuts brands.

Other income increased by 38% to Rs 1.97 crore. Depreciation rose by 47% to Rs 14.01 crore. Profit before tax (PBT) before extraordinary items (EO) was up by 24% to Rs 55.08 crore.

Tax outgo was up by 25% to Rs 17.38 crore. The effective tax rate was at 31.6%, down from 32.1%.

The company said 37 new stores were opened in the quarter, thus taking total stores as on 31st December 2012 to 552, which was at 439 as on 31 December 2011. The company is present in 118 cities as on 31 December 2012, up from 100 cities as on 31 December 2011. Domino's Pizza expanded its reach to new cities such as Guntur, Navsari, Ankleshwar, Tirupur, Ambala and Tumkur coupled expansion in existing cities.

Online Ordering (OLO) contribution to delivery sale was 15% during the quarter. Mobile Ordering sale contribution to OLO continues to gain healthy traction and averaged 10%.

The company has launched 8 Dunkin' Donuts restaurants in India as of 10 January 2013. Dunkin' Winter Blast launched in December 2012 with new varieties of winter donuts and hot chocolate along with impactful engagement driving initiatives at the store. The launch was highly appreciated and received positive response from consumers, enhancing Dunkin' Donuts' awareness and increasing footfall at the stores.

In its outlook, the company said it has a target of launching 110 Domino's Pizza stores in fiscal year ending March 2013 (FY13). Year-to-date, the company has successfully inaugurated 87 Domino's Pizza stores across the country.

Eight Dunkin' Donuts restaurants have been launched, enhancing the brand's presence in the Delhi NCR region. For FY13, the company maintains a target of launching around 10 restaurants. Whereas over a longer, 5 year time horizon, the company plans to roll-out 80-100 Dunkin' Donuts restaurants in India.

Jubilant FoodWorks and its subsidiary operate Domino's Pizza brand with the exclusive rights for India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, and Nepal. The company has exclusive rights for developing Dunkin' Donuts brand and operating Dunkin' Donuts restaurants in India.

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First Published: Feb 05 2013 | 11:32 PM IST

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