Centrum Sees 30% UPSIDE in Kalyan Jewellers Strong Wedding Demand
Centrum Sees 30% UPSIDE in Kalyan Jewellers Strong Wedding Demand
Institutional Research
India I Consumer
08 May, 2025
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Kalyan Jewellers 08 May, 2025
Thesis Snapshot
Estimate revision Valuation
FY26E FY26E FY27E FY27E We reckon that Kalyan’s strategy revolves around adding FOCO stores in
YE Mar (Rs mn) % chg % chg
New Old New Old non-south markets and calibrated expansion in the Middle East/USA
Revenue 3,28,313 3,24,854 1.1 4,25,936 4,16,662 2.2 region gaining momentum. It has demonstrated that its strategy of
EBITDA 19,469 17,802 9.4 24,193 21,583 12.1 opening stores in non-south markets has helped it to improve studded
EBITDA margin % 43bps 48bps ratio. With focus on offline stores under Candere, serving millennials to
5.9 5.5 5.7 5.2
meet their aspirational demand (by introducing new designs), we are
Adj. PAT 10,863 10,539 3.1 14,567 14,708 (1.0) optimistic about the FOCO opportunity. Going forward, we expect
Diluted EPS (Rs) 10.5 10.2 3.3 14.1 14.3 (1.2) 50bps/40bps impact in Gross margin/EBITDA margin while PBT margin
Source: Centrum Broking would expand by 80bps over FY25-27E. Further, reduced Non GML share
and higher FOCO share may help it to improve profitability. We have
Kalyan Jewellers versus NIFTY midcap 100 tweaked our earnings and have maintained BUY, with a P/E -based target
1m 6m 1 year of Rs664 (P/E 47x FY27E EPS). Risks: Irrational competition and a
prolonged recovery in the economy.
KALYANKI IN 4.1 (26.2) 30.3
NIFTY midcap 100 7.4 (5.5) 8.4 Valuation Rs/share
Source: Bloomberg, NSE P/E based target price (Rs) 664
EPS 14.1
Key assumptions P/E 47
YE Mar FY26E FY27E
No of own stores in India 121 117 P/E mean and standard deviation
Franchised stores in India 248 328 100
No of stores in Middle East 42 48 80
Source: Centrum Broking
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40
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Sep-22
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Sep-24
Nov-22
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Jul-22
Jul-23
May-24
May-22
Jan-23
Mar-23
May-23
Jan-24
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Jan-25
Mar-25
May-25
P/E Mean
+1 S.D. -1 S.D.
Mean + 2 Std Dev
Nov-23
Nov-24
Jul-22
Jul-23
Jul-24
Sep-22
Sep-23
Sep-24
May-22
May-23
May-24
May-25
Jan-23
Mar-23
Jan-24
Mar-24
Jan-25
Mar-25
EV/EBITDA Mean
Mean + Std Dev Mean - Std Dev
Mean + 2 Std Dev
Source: Bloomberg, Centrum Broking
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