India's Devyani International falls as core profit margin shrinks
** Shares of Devyani International DEVY.NS down 2.6% to
173.3 rupees, eyes worst day since mid-May
** The KFC India operator's Q1 core profit margin narrowed
to 18.3% from 20.5% a year ago
** Net profit, rev from ops inched higher
** Shares were trading ~1% lower ahead of results
** Stock down amid a broader market sell-off with Nifty 50
.NSEI down 2.7% .BO
** Analysts avg rating on stock is "Buy", median PT is 180
rupees - LSEG data
(Reporting by Manvi Pant in Bengaluru)
((Manvi.Pant@thomsonreuters.com; +918447554364;))
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