Share price of Avenue Supermart jumps as Sensex gains 233.78 points

The share price of Avenue Supermarts Ltd. gained 0.77 per cent to Rs 3420.7 at 11:12AM (IST) in Monday's trade. The counter has hit a high of Rs 3429.25 and low of Rs 3385.0 so far during the session. The stock had closed at Rs 3394.55 in the previous session.

The counter has had a total traded volume of 2814 shares so far with a value of Rs 0.96 crore on the NSE. It traded at a price-to-earnings multiple of 93.18 and a price-to-book ratio of 13.72.

A higher price-to-earnings ratio shows 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 reflects the price investors are willing to pay even for no growth in the business.

The scrip declined 5.7 per cent during the past one year, while the 30-share index advanced 14.31 per cent during the same period.

Avenue Supermarts Ltd. belongs to the Supermarkets industry.

Promotor/FII Holding
Promoters held 74.93 per cent stake in the company as of 31-Mar-2023, while foreign investors and domestic institutional investors ownership stood at 8.18 per cent and 6.75 per cent, respectively.

Key Financials
The company reported consolidated net sales of Rs 10627.18 crore for the quarter ended 31-Mar-2023, down 8.39 per cent from the previous quarter's Rs 11600.61 crore and down 20.5 per cent from the year-ago quarter's Rs 8819.02 crore.

Profit for the latest quarter stood at Rs 460.13 crore, up 7.8 per cent from the same quarter a year ago.