Shoppers Stop Ltd

The transcript from the Shoppers Stop Limited call on July 18, 2025 does not mention any current or planned fundraising through debt or equity. Key points related to capital and investment are: - The company is actively investing in expansion, including opening 7-8 departmental stores and 30-40 INTUNE stores this fiscal year. - There is ongoing investment in omnichannel capabilities and new store formats. - Losses in the INTUNE format are expected as part of investment phase. - The company has focused on reducing inventory and working capital by INR110 crores from March 2025. - No explicit mention of raising new debt or equity capital was made during the call. Hence, there is no information disclosed about any current or future fundraising via debt or equity in this document.

- Planning to open 7-8 departmental stores in the coming quarter and 7-8 more over the next two quarters. - INTUNE format expansion: targeting 30-40 new stores during the fiscal year; 4 already opened and 7-8 expected in the current quarter. - Beauty segment: opening 2-3 new stores expected soon, focusing on malls rather than stand-alone stores. - Actively exploring good locations for store expansions; keen to invest in attractive store spaces. - Investing in omnichannel capabilities: relaunching shoppersstop.com and beauty app to enhance inventory integration and customer experience (expected live within 20 days). - Continuing investments in supply chain improvements, marketing, and new shopping elements for INTUNE to improve appeal and responsiveness. - Capital allocation focused on store expansions across formats and enhancing the omnichannel platform to sustain growth.

- Management is reasonably confident the next two quarters will be outliers with improved performance, driven by the upcoming festival season and increased demand (Page 20). - Overall sales growth target includes an ambition to improve top-line growth beyond the consistent 5-6% seen recently (Page 20). - Expansion plans include opening 7-8 new departmental stores and 30-40 INTUNE format stores this fiscal year, showing focus on store additions for growth (Page 20). - INTUNE format is doubling business in the current quarter, despite expected losses, with continued investments to improve appeal and supply chain efficiency (Page 7). - Beauty segment continues to grow steadily with 2% growth driven by premiumization and expansion, expected to sustain (Pages 6-7). - Increase in customer footfall, 2% growth in like-for-like customer entries, and improved full-price sell-through rates indicate higher volume potential (Pages 16, 14). - Focus on premium larger stores (35,000-40,000 sqft) to capture higher sales productivity (Page 11).

The transcript from pages around 19-20 of the Shoppers Stop Limited document does not explicitly mention details on current, expected order book, or pending orders. However, relevant points related to store expansion and business outlook are: - Departmental stores: Planning to open 7 to 8 new stores. - INTUNE format: Targeting 30 to 40 new stores, with 4 already opened and 7 to 8 expected this quarter. - Beauty segment: Expected to open 2 to 3 new stores next quarter. - The company is actively exploring good retail spaces for investments. - Positive outlook on business growth with a focus on premiumization and customer experience enhancements. - No specific quantification or status of order books or pending orders is disclosed in the provided text. If further details on orderbooks are needed, they are not contained in the available pages.

- Shoppers Stop is reasonably confident of strong growth in the next two quarters, expecting them to be outliers driven by festival and seasonal factors. - EBITDA has shown substantial improvement with a 68% increase on a non-GAAP basis for the recent quarter. - Profit before tax losses have significantly reduced compared to last year, indicating improving profitability. - Beauty segment continues strong, registering consistent growth, with further expansion plans underway. - Departmental stores format delivering 5% like-for-like growth; EBITDA for this format grew by 145%. - INTUNE format is still loss-making but doubling business and investments are ongoing; losses expected to continue near term. - The Board is focused on improving top-line growth and profitability by expanding premium store formats and optimizing margins. - Confidence expressed on margin delivery not being compromised by current discount strategies. - Capital allocation includes opening 7-8 departmental stores and 30-40 INTUNE stores in the fiscal year, supporting revenue growth. - Overall, the company anticipates sustainable growth and improved operating profits driven by expansion, premiumization, and better inventory and sales efficiencies.