Dec 28 2023, 10:18
4 small and midcap stocks in specialised retailers space:
If one looks at the history on how organised retailing in India has evolved, more players have gone down the drain as compared to ones that survived. Most prominent one which went down after years of existence was Future group companies. There are many industrial houses which tried their hands on retailing but sooner than later they realised that it is a very heavy capital intensive business and not their cup of tea. On the other hand, there have been retailers focussed on one single category of product and services.
Whenever the word retailer is heard, the first thought which comes to mind is that of large scale format stores selling right from grocery to apparels. But the fact is that there are many retailers who don't fall in typical format selling a gamut of products in large scale store format. They are specialized chains which deal in one product, a new breed of retailers, focussed on specific products, whether it shoes, watches, even occasion specific clothing have emerged. They not only have been able to survive in the initial year but even the competition which was supposed to have come from digital marketplaces.
Some of them evolved into hybrid companies with both digital and physical stores. Among the four companies on the list, three of them have a relationship with spending at particular time of the year, for example some are related to festive season spending.
The specialty retailers have some advantages, in terms of lower working capital requirement, secondly they are also able to get into franchise mode also, thirdly the bigger they get, better becomes their pricing power with OEM. But nothing comes without risks, because they focussed on a single product, any change in the environment for that product, including supply chain risks at the OEM levels. But over the years, they have learnt to live with it. A couple of them have recently listed so they carry the risk of a newly listed overhyped company getting more than its fair share of valuation. In one case analysts are expecting negative returns, but given the fact that markets are buoyed by liquidity, the chance of analyst estimates being proved wrong with stock moving higher cannot be ruled out.
One of the companies coming on the list, medplus health services does not fall into the category of companies.
Speciality Retail Stocks - Upside Potential
Dec 27, 2023
Company Name
MedPlus Health Services
Avg Score
7
Reco
Strong Buy
Analyst Count
5
Upside Potential %
44.06
Inst Stake %
34.0
Market Cap Type
Mid
Market Cap Rs Cr
8,711
Company Name
Ethos Ltd
Avg Score
6
Reco
Buy
Analyst Count
2
Upside Potential %
19.70
Inst Stake %
16.4
Market Cap Type
Mid
Market Cap Rs Cr
4,706
Company Name
Landmark Cars
Avg Score
7
Reco
Buy
Analyst Count
2
Upside Potential %
11.82
Inst Stake %
17.2
Market Cap Type
Small
Market Cap Rs Cr
3,224
Company Name
Electronics Mart India
Avg Score
7
Reco
Strong Buy
Analyst Count
3
Upside Potential %
-3.10
Inst Stake%
18.2
Market Cap Type
Mid
Market Cap Rs Cr
7,774
*Calculated from highest price target given by analysts
source:et
Dec 28 2023, 10:26