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I wanted to add a jewellery stock. People are shifting from local jewellers to branded chains and new age jewellery so the sector looks interesting to me. I checked Titan, Thangamayil and Sky Gold and all are near ATH. So I looked at Senco and PN Gadgil and initially they looked cheap to me. But then I read the presentations and concalls and probably understood why. Senco's revenue was boosted by higher gold prices while volumes fell and OCF was also negative. PN Gadgil's revenue was fine but it had flat volumes, slower expansion, and negative OCF.
Also checked RBZ Jewellers then
\- **Mcap 590 cr** (microcap)
\- **PE** 10.8x
\- **ROCE** 21.8%
They have 1 showroom in Ahmedabad, rest of the business is contract manufacturing for Titan, Malabar etc.
What worries me:
* **Gold prices make the revenue look inflated.** Volumes fell in all segments. Management also said FY26 PAT would have been 40-45 cr instead of 55 cr without the gold price move. So the real PE is somewhere around 14-15x.
* **Margins have been falling.** EBITDA margin was around 19.5% in Q2 but fell to around 11% by Q4. It's a mix issue, they sold more wholesale and less job work, and job work has the better margins.
* They're opening 4 new stores which needs around 125 to 150 cr of working capital just for inventory. Interest costs were already up almost 50% last year and **debt is expected to go up** further, and they didn't even give any FY27 guidance.
On the positive side they are trying to improve supply chain efficiencies, which could help in reducing costs:
* They're shifting from expensive working capital loans to **Gold Metal Loans** which should bring down financing costs quite a bit. Q1 should show whether that's actually reflecting or not.
* Their own manufacturing setup helps them r**ecover gold wastage, which adds 2-3% to margins** without extra sales.
* Management says the **B2B + retail model** helps them maintain better margins than many of its peers.
* They **didn't cut making charges** even when gold went up and clients pushed for it. Lets see how long they can maintain this.
* They have everything under one roof so they **save on transport, insurance and third party manufacturing costs.**
I am keeping it on my watchlist. Main thing for me is the Surat and Rajkot stores opening this quarter. If they get anywhere close to the Ahmedabad store, their earnings profile could change quite a bit because of operating leverage. If not then the higher debt might just become a problem.
Anyone here tracking RBZ? And for others jewellery stocks what are you using to judge real growth vs gold price inflation? Genuinely curious
Not financial advice, DYOR.

I’ve been looking to add a jewellery stock as more people are moving from local jewellers to branded chains, and new age jewellery. But with Titan, Thangamayil, and Sky Gold all near ATHs, I looked into Senco and PN Gadgil.
Both looked cheap initially to me. But then I read the presentations and concalls and the valuation seems justified. Senco's revenue was boosted by higher gold prices while volumes fell and OCF was negative. PN Gadgil’s revenue was fine but it had flat volumes, slower expansion and negative OCF. 
So I checked RBZ Jewellers in detail.
* **Market cap:** 594 Cr (microcap)
* **PE:** 10.8x PE 
* **ROCE:** 21.8% 
They run one retail showroom in Ahmedabad and do contract manufacturing for giants like Titan and Malabar. 
Here's what I think about it. A few things which worry me:
* **Revenue growth looks inflated:** Same issue as other jewellery stocks. Their volumes fell across all segments, and management also said FY26 PAT would've been 40-45 Cr instead of 55 Cr without higher gold prices. This adjusts the PE closer to 14-15x 
* **Margins have been getting worse every quarter**. EBITDA margin was around 19.5% in Q2 but fell to nearly 11% by Q4. But it fell because they sold more wholesale and less job work, which has better margins.
* They're opening 4 new stores this year, which needs a lot of working capital (around 125 to 150 Cr just for inventory). Interest costs were already up almost 50% last year, **debt is expected to rise** more and they didn't even give any FY27 guidance.
On positive side though they are working on improving supply chain efficiencies which could be helpful in reducing costs:
* They're shifting from expensive working capital loans to **Gold Metal Loans**, which should bring down financing costs quite a bit. Q1 should tell us whether that's actually showing up in the numbers. 
* Their manufacturing setup lets them **recover gold wastage, which adds roughly 2-3% to margins** without needing extra sales. 
* Management says that the **B2B + retail model** helps them maintain better margins than many of its peers. 
* Even when gold prices shot up and clients pushed for lower making charges, management didn't cut prices. Though lets see if they can continue doing this. 
* They have everything under one roof so they also **save on transport, insurance and third-party manufacturing costs**
I am curious to see how the new stores expected to open this quarter in Surat and Rajkot perform. If they are able to get closer to Ahmedabad store’s performance, their earnings profile could change quite a bit because of operating leverage. If they dont then the higher debt is going to become a problem then. Currently its on my watchlist. 
What are your thoughts on this stock? And for anyone else tracking the jewellery sector, what are you guys looking at to judge actual fundamental growth? 
No position. Not financial advice, DYOR

PN pls
Ich will es nicht zu sehr bewerben, damit es nicht überrannt wird
Disclaimer: Ich habe den Reseller nur für Grok 4.5 selber überprüft. Meine Erfahrung mit anderen Resellern ist, dass man bei Sonnet recht oft das Versprochene bekommt, aber das teure Opus und erst recht Fable häufig in Wirklichkeit Sonnet ist.