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Eternal (543320) May 2025 Filing Analysis
Does management do what it says?
Management intends to reduce food delivery times from 30 minutes to a range of 20-25 minutes through logistics efficiency. — target: 20-25 minutes (+1 more commitment)
“So, our view is that we should try and bring that 30 minutes down to maybe 20-25 minutes over time by making our overall logistic fleet delivery system more efficient.”
The company is aggressively expanding its quick commerce store network into Tier 2 and Tier 3 cities.
“But yes, broadly, we are going into smaller cities every quarter. And incrementally, a larger portion of our new store expansion is happening in the non-top eight markets.”
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How durable is the business?
Blinkit is maintaining market share despite intense competition, but margins are under pressure as the company prioritizes market share over immediate profitability. Ad income is now a significant high-margin contributor at over 4% of GOV. (1 stable)
“And therefore, the ad income directly goes to our revenue. It's not part of the GOV definition. It's north of 4% of GOV today for us.”
Growth has slowed to 16% YoY, below the long-term 20%+ guidance, due to challenges in affordability and delivery timelines. The company is pivoting away from ultra-fast 10-minute delivery experiments to focus on general fleet efficiency. (3 contracting)
“In the quarter, we have 16% year-over-year growth and you explained quite well as to what's driven that slowdown.”
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