Trent Ltd

Bernstein said that while Zudio has dominated Trent's growth narrative over 5 years, Westside still accounts for about 40 per cent of the company's retail area and revenue.

In the past month, Trent outperformed the market by surging 17 per cent, as compared to 2 per cent rise in the Nifty 50.

Noel Tata to step down as Trent chairman in November after decades of leadership that shaped Westside and expanded the Tata retail business

The development would mark the end of a tenure that oversaw the transformation of the company from a single-store operation into one of India's largest retail networks

Private banking and select IT stocks led market pullback on Wednesday as lower oil prices, and hopes of India-US trade deal lifted sentiment.

Analysts believe Trent's strong execution capabilities, tie-up with suppliers across India and better mix will help witness a faster recovery in profitability in the medium to long run.

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Tata Group retail firm Trent remains in the early phase of its growth journey despite rapid expansion in recent years, said its Chairman Noel N Tata, exuding confidence that the company would achieve its ambitious target of becoming ten times bigger in revenue terms in the "not-so-distant future". Trent owns lifestyle and fashion department store chain Westside, value-fashion chain Zudio and hypermarket Star Bazaar. Tata, in Trent's latest annual report also said its future growth will continue to be anchored in building distinct, well-defined propositions across categories, while also aiming to take homegrown brands to international markets. Referring to his remarks at Trent's 2023 shareholders' meeting, Tata said he had envisioned the company becoming ten times larger in terms of revenues with commensurate profitability. "Since then, the revenue and profitability run rate have grown by over 2.5 times. Given all this, I am confident that we will reach the milestone I had reference

Ambit said crude-linked RM inflation is expected to impact companies unevenly, with margin outcomes depending on pricing strategy, balance sheet strength, and operating leverage

This marks Trent's first bonus issue in nearly 30 years. The company had last issued bonus shares in 1996 in a 1:1 ratio.

Trent's board will consider and take a call upon a range of subjects in Wednesday's meeting, including the first-ever bonus share issuance and dividend for the financial year 2026.

The bonus issue shall augur well with the shareholders as the company historically has never declared any bonus issue, said analyst at ICICI Securities.

As of March 31, Trent has a portfolio of 1,286 stores, including 300 Westside, 963 Zudio (including 6 in the UAE), and 23 stores across other lifestyle concepts

Trent has been on a store-opening spree over the last ‌few quarters, with its store count climbing to 1,286 by March 31, compared with about 1,043 a year earlier

Weak same-store sales, rising competition, muted discretionary demand weigh on sales

After a spectacular rally that multiplied investor wealth nearly tenfold between April 2021 and October 2024, Trent shares have been on a persistent decline

Markets in free-fall: The Sensex has declined over 1 per cent in the last seven out of nine trading sessions; dragging 55 out of BSE 500 stocks to new 52-week lows on Thursday.

Ambuja Cements, DLF, Dixon, Gail, Indian Hotels, Shree Cement, REC, Tata Motors PV, Wipro, Suzlon, Coforge, and Info Edge, among the BSE 100 index, also hit their respective 52-week lows amid Iran war

Here's why technical analysts at Kotak Securities and Bonanza are bullish on Trent, Tata Steel, Titan and Voltas. Tata Sons board meet on Tuesday, February 24.

Brokerages, however, agree that Trent continues to grow steadily, expand its store network and improve profitability, broadly in line with expectations