Company background
Incorporated in 1980, Electronics Mart India Limited (EMIL) is the 4th largest
consumer durable and electronics retailer in India. EMIL is also the largest regional
organized player in the southern region in revenue terms with dominance in the
states of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh. The company offers a diversified range of
products with a focus on large appliances (air conditioners, televisions, washing
machines and refrigerators), mobiles and small appliances, IT and others. The
company's offering includes more than 6,000 SKUs (stock keeping units) across
product categories from more than 70 consumer durable and electronic brands.
EMIL’s business model is a mix of ownership and Lease rental model, as it focuses
to secure retail paces which ensures high visibility and easy accessibility to
customers. Under the ownership model, EMIL owns the underlying property
including the land and building and in lease rental model, it enters a long-term
lease arrangement. As of August 31, 2022, out of the total 112 stores it operates,
11 stores are owned, 93 stores are under long-term lease rental model and eight
stores are partly owned and partly leased.
Company operates its business activities across three channels of retail, wholesale,
and e-commerce:
1) Retail: Company has set up diverse consumer durable and electronic retail
stores arraying multifarious as well as specialized electronic products. As
of August 31, 2022, out of 112 stores, 100 stores are Multi Brand Outlets
(“MBOs”), and 12 stores are Exclusive Brand Outlets (“EBOs”). The revenue
from retail channel was ₹ 1,276.7cr, ₹ 3,958.1cr, ₹ 2,931.3cr and ₹ 2,899.1cr
which represented 90.65%, 91.01%, 91.55% and 91.38%, of the revenue
from operations, respectively, for the three-month period ended June 30,
2022, FY2022, FY2021 and FY2020, respectively.
2) Wholesale: Company supplies products to single shop retailers in Andhra
Pradesh and Telangana regions. The revenue from wholesale channel was
₹ 20.2cr, ₹ 64.2cr, ₹ 53.1cr and ₹ 50.5cr which represented 1.44%, 1.48%,
1.66% and 1.59% of the revenue from operations, respectively for the
three-month period ended June 30, 2022, FY2022, FY2021 and FY2020,
respectively.
3) E-Commerce: In 2017, EMIL diversified its operations by venturing into the
e-commerce space through its website. Company’s e-commerce website
currently functions as a catalogue for the products it retails at its stores.
Company further expanded its e-commerce operations in 2019 by
associating with the largest domestic and international players of the e-
commerce market thereby expanding its business reach from brick-and-
mortar retail stores to e-commerce platforms.