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Avenue Supermarts moved higher in a quarterly results development.
· Business Standard Mkts
Avenue Supermarts reported an increase of 8.5 per cent in consolidated net profit at ₹742.98 crore for the September quarter, on a year-on-year basis.
The analysis
Avenue Supermarts reported ₹742.98 crore, with movement of 3% and 8.5% attached to those lines. Those are the figures as filed — what moves the price is how they sit against what the market already expected, not their absolute size.
Against that, the stock is +0.8% on the day at ₹3,199.00, and has returned -17.4% over three months. It sits 31% below its 52-week high, which means a good deal of bad news was already in the price. The consumer & retail sector has moved -9.5% over the same period, so Avenue Supermarts is running 7.9 points behind its peers.
For Avenue Supermarts, the question is how much of this is already reflected in the price and how much re-rates the consumer & retail peer set alongside it.
Why it matters
- Earnings versus expectations is what actually re-rates a stock; the surprise matters more than the absolute number.
Market context
- In focus: Avenue Supermarts (DMART), in Consumer & Retail.
- Over three months: Avenue Supermarts -17.4% against Consumer & Retail -9.5% (7.9 points behind).
- At least 25% below the 52-week high: Avenue Supermarts (31%).
| Company | Price | Day | 1M | 3M | From 52-wk high | Volume vs 20-day | Market cap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avenue SupermartsDMART · Consumer & Retail | ₹3,199.00 | +0.8% | -15.8% | -17.4% | -30.9% | 0.4× | — |
Consumer & Retail
1M -4.9% · 3M -9.5%
Avenue Supermarts
Prices as of 30 Oct 2026, 16:10 IST. Sector moves are the average of the stocks we track in each sector.
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