India's Westlife Foodworld jumps; analysts say same-store-sales growth positive in January

Westlife Foodworld

05/02/2026 07:44

Updates

** Shares of Westlife Foodworld WEST.NS jump 12% to 533.85 rupees

** Brokerage BOB Capital Markets says WEST is at early stages of a guest-count-led recovery, driven by sharper everyday value proposition and improved dine-in execution

** Macquarie says co's same-store-sales growth was positive on a mild single-digit drop in guest counts in January as co focused on affordability and product innovations

** McDelivery platform had strong growth supported by customer acquisition and growth investments, on significant traction in December and January - J.P. Morgan

** CLSA says WEST's same-store-sales growth was positive in January driven by a mid-single-digit increase in guest counts

** Trading vols nearly 30x the 30-day average at 4.6 mln shares so far

** Analysts, on average, have 'hold' rating on WEST, mean PT at 593.86 rupees - LSEG data

** WEST fell 29% in 2025

(Reporting by Vijay Malkar)

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