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Loss se Profit mein kaise aayi company?
AFL ke liye ye quarter ek bade comeback jaisa raha. Pura saal bhi profit mein nikla, jo ki badhiya baat hai. CEO Amisha Jain ne isko "quality, consistency" ka asar bataya hai. Company ka kehna hai ki unki brand momentum strong hai aur operational performance bhi sudhra hai. Sales mein 7.8% ka growth toh apne purane stores se hi aaya hai, aur direct sales channels bhi achhe chal rahe hain.
Par Valuation par kyun chal rahi hai bahas?
Itna sab accha hone ke baad bhi, company ka stock performance utna exciting nahi raha. Market mein iska valuation lagbhag ₹12,000 crore hai aur trailing P/E ratio 45x hai. Matlab, pichhle 12 mahine ki earnings ke hisaab se ye share kaafi mehenga lag raha hai. Aur jabse share ka price dekha ja raha hai, toh pichhle ek saal mein isme koi khaas tezi nahi aayi hai, bilkul flat hi raha hai.
Competitors se comparison
Jab hum sector ke doosre players ko dekhte hain, toh Arvind Fashions ka valuation aur bhi zyada lagta hai. Jaise Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail (ABFRL) ka market cap ₹50,000 crore hai aur P/E 55x, par unka stock pichhle saal 15% bhaga hai. Trent ka toh aur bhi acha hai, ₹70,000 crore market cap aur 60x P/E ke saath stock 40% upar gaya hai, mostly Zudio ki wajah se. Raymond ka P/E 30x hai aur stock 12% bada hai. Toh yahan Arvind Fashions ka 45x P/E thoda mismatched lag raha hai jab stock utna perform nahi kar raha.
Aage ka Rasta Aur Challenges
Indian apparel market recover ho raha hai, lekin inflation aur badhti raw material costs jaise issues abhi bhi hain. AFL apni new categories mein expand karne aur technology mein invest karne ka plan bana raha hai. Par competition bhi bahut hai, aur baaki companies bhi tech mein invest kar rahi hain. Inflation aur supply chain ki dikkaton ko manage karna company ke liye bada challenge hoga.