Avenue Supermart shares down 0.89% as Nifty falls

Shares of Avenue Supermarts Ltd. rose 0.89 per cent to Rs 4054.25 in Monday's trade. It hit an intraday high of Rs 4085.0 and low of Rs 4012.2, respectively, during the day.

The stock quoted a 52-week high price of Rs 5899.9 and low of Rs 2677.0.

As of 12:42PM (IST), the counter saw total traded volume of 8,287 shares with a traded value of Rs 3.35 crore, according to NSE.

The stock had closed at Rs 4090.5 in the previous session.

The scrip has declined -2.71 per cent in the past one month till date, while the benchmark BSE Sensex has gained 2.5 per cent during the same period.

According to exchange data, the stock traded at a price-to-earnings (P/E) multiple of 179.08 while price-to-book ratio stood at 15.17. A higher P/E ratio shows that investors are willing to pay a higher price for per rupee earnings given by the stock because of better future growth expectations. The price-to-book value indicates the inherent value of a company and it reflects the price investors are ready to pay even for no growth in a business.

The stock belongs to the Supermarkets industry.

Promoter/FII Holding
Promoters held 74.99 per cent stake in the company as of 31-Dec-2021, while FII and MF ownership in the firm stood at 9.44 per cent and 6.23 per cent, respectively.

Key Financials
The company reported consolidated sales of Rs 9243.72 crore for the quarter ended 31-Dec-2021, up 18.26 per cent from the previous quarter's Rs 7816.44 crore and up 21.83 per cent from the year-ago quarter's Rs 7587.32 crore. Its net profit for the latest quarter stood at Rs 552.56 crore, up 23.62 per cent from the same quarter a year ago.