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The Corner Office : Aiming to win, and not avoid losses
14-Aug-2017

  • Value for money, accessibility, brand, and ideal match of food and beverages are the key propositions for Westlife Development, the McDonald's franchisee for Western and Southern India
  • Continued rapid growth in McCafe and delivery (Westlife is targeting INR7b annual sales put together in 3-4 years) will be the big driver of incremental sales per store and margins.
  • The company remains confident of achieving its 2022 vision of 2.5-3x increase in sales. As recovery sets in, it expects EBITDA margin of ~15%, up from the current ~5%. The earlier peak was ~12%. With a  wider and more profitable basket of offerings, EBITDA margin should cross the earlier peak.
  • Overall, Westlife aims to evolve into a USD1b business, up from annual sales of ~USD150m currently.
  • We do not have a rating on the stock.