Eternal (Zomato) Share Near 3‑Month Low: Opportunity Or Fresh Risk For Investors?

Eternal's shares – that's the new name for Zomato, right? – just dipped close to a 3-month low around ₹282. Kinda scary if you're holding, but maybe a buy signal? Let's dig in without the jargon.

Why the Price Drop?

Blame it on tough Q2 numbers. Revenue tripled to ₹13,590 crore, but net profit crashed 63% YoY to ₹65 crore. Blinkit, their quick grocery arm, switched models – now they hold inventory, spiking costs. Food delivery slowed too, hit by weak spending, rains, and Swiggy grabbing share. Shares fell 10% in a month despite that revenue pop. Feels like investors panicked over short-term pain. 

Key Financial Snapshot:

Market cap sits at ₹2.72 lakh crore – huge for food tech. P/E ratio? A whopping 1,446, way above industry avg of 168. Book value ₹32, no dividend yield. Debt to equity near zero at 0.11, cash flow positive at ₹357 crore last year. ROE 1.71%, profit growth? TTM down 75% YoY, but sales up 102%. Low debt's a plus, like a safety net in a storm. 

Deepinder Goyal and Pankaj Chaddah kicked it off in 2008 as Foodiebay – just scanned menus for office folks tired of bad eats. Rebranded Zomato 2010, went global, added delivery. IPO in 2021 was wild. Now Eternal owns Zomato, Blinkit (bought 2022), Hyperpure supplies, even District tickets. Goyal's still CEO, navigating this messy food wars. 

Zomato app for restaurant finds and food drops – 44% revenue now. Blinkit zips groceries in 10 mins from dark stores, exploding but burning cash. Hyperpure sells bulk to eateries, District books events. It's platform fees, commissions, ads. Shift to owning stock in quick commerce? Risky, like jumping from Uber to running your own taxis. GOV up, but margins squeezed. 

Short-term shaky. 2026? Analysts eye ₹380-430, if Blinkit scales. 

By 2030, ₹800-1,200 possible with market share grabs – India's quick commerce could hit billions. 

2035: ₹1,500? Wild guess, assuming no recessions. 

2040: ₹2,000+, but who knows – tech eats disruptors. Opportunity if you believe in Goyal's hustle, risk if competition kills margins. Like betting on your local chaiwala going national. Watch Q3 results.

These numbers are my wildest guesses. Kindly do your own research or consult with your financial planner/advisor.