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CitiusTech’s revenue crosses Rs 3,500 Cr in FY23; profit tanks 85%

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CitiusTech’s revenue crosses Rs 3,500 Cr in FY23; profit tanks 85%
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B2B health tech platform CitiusTech has grown steadily over the past few fiscal years. The company recently claimed that it clocked $500 million revenue during FY24 which seems plausible considering its FY23 numbers. CitiusTech’s revenue from operations grew 40% to Rs 3,499 crore in FY23 from Rs 2,499 in FY22, its consolidated financial statements filed with the Registrar of Companies (RoC) show. CitiusTech is a healthcare technology service and solutions provider which offers consulting, engineering, manufacturing and data oriented softwares to large hospitals and healthcare organizations. The sale of its software development, implementation, and support services comprised 97% of the company’s total revenue while the remaining income came from the sale and maintenance of software licenses. CitiusTech also made Rs 63 crore from non-operating activities which helped it post Rs 3,561 crore in total revenue during FY23. Similar to other technology-driven companies, its employee benefits formed 74% of the overall expenditure. This cost grew by 42.5% to Rs 2,137 crore in FY23 from Rs 1,500 crore in FY22. The firm’s burn on traveling, legal, training, consultancy, advertising, software cum licensing, and other overheads took its overall cost up by 38% to Rs 2,873 crore in FY23 from Rs 2,082 crore in FY22. See TheKredible for the detailed expenditure. Expenses Breakdown Total ₹ 2,082 Cr https://thekredible.com/company/citiustech/financials View Full Data To access complete data, visithttps://thekredible.com/company/citiustech/financials Total ₹ 2,873 Cr https://thekredible.com/company/citiustech/financials View Full Data To access complete data, visithttps://thekredible.com/company/citiustech/financials Employee benefit Employee benefit Travelling conveyance Travelling conveyance Legal professional Legal professional Training recruitment Training recruitment Consultancy charges Consultancy charges Sales and marketing Sales and marketing Software and license Software and license Others To check complete Expense Breakdown visit thekredible.com View full data The significant rise in its employee benefits and consultancy led profits decline by 84.7% to Rs 56 crore in FY23 from Rs 365 crore in FY22. Its ROCE and EBITDA margins stood at 6% and 6.5%, respectively. On a unit level, it spent Rs 0.82 to earn a rupee in FY23. FY22-FY23 FY22 FY23 EBITDA Margin 19% 6.5% Expense/₹ of Op Revenue ₹0.83 ₹0.82 ROCE 24% 6% The healthcare-focused firm ticks all the right boxes when it comes to operations, from a global outlook, to a legacy of experience(especially important in healthcare), marquee clients and a demonstrated ability to adapt. CitiusTech seems well placed for an IPO at some stage, in India or outside, and could well be a very enticing acquisition target as well.

BigHaat’s gross revenue nears Rs 700 Cr in FY23

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BigHaat’s gross revenue nears Rs 700 Cr in FY23
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Agritech startup BigHaat registered over five-fold growth during the fiscal year ending March 2023. However, in pursuit of rapid scale its losses also rose in a similar proportion during the same period. BigHaat’s gross revenue surged 5.3X to Rs 643 crore in FY23 from Rs 120 crore in FY22, its consolidated financial statements filed with the Registrar of Companies show. Founded in 2015, BigHaat leverages technology to provide a wide range of solutions and services to farmers, helping them optimize their agricultural practices and increase productivity. Market linkages formed 92% of the overall gross revenue which increased 6.6X to Rs 594 crore in FY23. The rest of the income comes from input business, exports, commission of marketplace, and others. See TheKredible for the detailed revenue breakup. In tune with growth in scale, its cost of procurement emerged as the largest cost center accounting for 92.5% of the total expenditure. This cost rose by 5.4X to Rs 623 crore in FY23 from Rs 115 crore in FY22. Its employee benefits, selling cum distribution, legal-professional, information technology, fulfillment, and other overheads took the total expenditure to Rs 673 crore in FY23 from Rs 128 crore in FY22. Head to TheKredible for the complete expense breakup. Expenses Breakdown Total ₹ 128 Cr https://thekredible.com/company/bighaat/financials View Full Data To access complete data, visithttps://thekredible.com/company/bighaat/financials Total ₹ 673 Cr https://thekredible.com/company/bighaat/financials View Full Data To access complete data, visithttps://thekredible.com/company/bighaat/financials Cost of procurement Cost of procurement Employee benefit Employee benefit Selling and distribution Selling and distribution Legal professional Legal professional Information technology Information technology Fulfilment cost Fulfilment cost Others To check complete Expense Breakdown visit thekredible.com View full data The spurt in procurement and employee benefits resulted in a significant increase in losses, rising 5.8X to Rs 35 crore in FY23 from Rs 6 crore in FY22. Its ROCE and EBITDA margin stood at -40% and -4.3%, respectively. On a unit level, it spent Rs 1.05 to earn a rupee in FY23. FY22-FY23 FY22 FY23 EBITDA Margin -6% -4.3% Expense/₹ of Op Revenue ₹1.07 ₹1.05 ROCE -14% -40% BigHaat has raised $29 million to date and was valued at $58 million in its last round. As per the startup data intelligence platform TheKredible, JM Financial is the largest external stakeholder with 27.29% followed by Ankur Capital and Beyond Next Ventures. Its co-founders Sateesh Nukala and Sachin Nandwana cumulatively command 23.29% of the company. The numbers would indicate a business that is more about trading and arbitrage than anything else, unless BigHaat incurred some major one off expenses. But at this scale, it’s obvious that the firm has the ability and knowledge to make it count, which is what should make it an interesting agritech to track from here on.

Bounce’s revenue surges 6X to Rs 91 Cr in FY23; cuts losses

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Bounce’s revenue surges 6X to Rs 91 Cr in FY23; cuts losses
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Electric scooter manufacturer Bounce grew six-fold in the fiscal year ending March 2023 while also reducing losses by 19% at the same time. Bounce’s revenue from operations surged to Rs 91 crore in FY23 from Rs 15 crore in FY22, its consolidated financial statements filed with the Registrar of Companies (RoC) show. Bounce Founded in 2014 by Anil G, Varun Agni, and Vivekananda Hallekere, Bounce initially focused on providing bike rental services. But in 2022, the company made a strategic shift to become an electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer. As a result, electric scooters contributed to 92% of the company’s total revenue in FY23. The rest of the income came from renting vehicles, the sale of spare parts, and software subscription charges. Bounce also made Rs 8 crore from interest on deposits tallying its total income to Rs 99 crore in FY23. Head to TheKredible for a complete revenue breakdown. Being an electric two-wheeler maker, the cost of procurement constituted 30% of the overall expenditure and burned Rs 89 crore during the previous fiscal year. Bounce’s employee benefit costs remained flat in the same period. Its legal/professional, advertising cum promotional, subcontractor, finance cost, amortization, and overheads took the overall expenditure to Rs 297 crore in FY23 from Rs 277 crore in FY22. Check TheKredible for the detailed expense breakup. Expenses Breakdown Total ₹ 277 Cr https://thekredible.com/company/bounce/financials View Full Data To access complete data, visithttps://thekredible.com/company/bounce/financials Total ₹ 297 Cr https://thekredible.com/company/bounce/financials View Full Data To access complete data, visithttps://thekredible.com/company/bounce/financials Employee benefit Employee benefit Legal professional Legal professional Advertising promotional Advertising promotional Subcontractor and manpower supply Subcontractor and manpower supply Finance cost Finance cost Depreciation Depreciation Others Others Cost of materials consumed To check complete Expense Breakdown visit thekredible.com View full data Bounce effectively managed to cut its costs, leading to a 19% reduction in losses to Rs 197 crore in FY23 from Rs 243 crore in FY22. Its ROCE and EBITDA stood at -82% and -142% respectively. On a unit level, it spent Rs 3.26 to earn a rupee in FY23. FY22-FY23 FY22 FY23 EBITDA Margin -524% -142% Expense/₹ of Op Revenue ₹18.47 ₹3.26 ROCE -60% -82% Bounce has raised around $200 million across several financing rounds. According to the startup data intelligence platform TheKredible, Accel is the largest stakeholder with 26.62% followed by Peak XV and B Capital. Go to TheKredible for the complete shareholding pattern.

BetterPlace crossed Rs 500 Cr revenue in FY23; losses grew 47%

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BetterPlace crossed Rs 500 Cr revenue in FY23; losses grew 47%
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HR-tech startup BetterPlace has demonstrated outstanding financial performance during the last two fiscal years: tenfold growth from Rs 51 crore in FY21 to Rs 523 crore in FY23. BetterPlace’s revenue from operations grew 90% to Rs 523 crore in FY23 from Rs 275 crore in FY22, its consolidated financial statements filed with the Registrar of Companies show. Founded in 2015, BetterPlace caters to the entire value chain of frontline workforce management encompassing discovery, hiring, onboarding, background verification, and payroll to upskilling, and services such as vendor management, workforce fulfillment, insurance, and credit. The income from workforce fulfillment services accounted for 91.2% of the total operating revenue which surged 2.3X to Rs 477.3 crore in FY23 from Rs 202.29 crore in FY22. Onboarding, software licensing, sale of products, and interest income (non-operating) are some other revenue drivers that tallied its total income to Rs 534 crore during the preceding fiscal year (FY23). Check TheKredible for the detailed revenue breakup. Employee benefits emerged as the largest cost center for BetterPlace, forming 82.73% of the overall expenditure. This cost grew two-fold to Rs 551 crore in FY23. It includes Rs 8.78 crore as ESOPs cost. Other overheads such as procurement, legal, KYC authentication, software, and technology took the overall expenditure to Rs 666 crore in FY23 from Rs 371 crore in FY22. Head to TheKredible for the complete expense breakdown. Expense Breakdown Total ₹ 371.3 Cr https://thekredible.com/company/betterplace/financials View Full Data To access complete data, visithttps://thekredible.com/company/betterplace/financials Total ₹ 665.93 Cr https://thekredible.com/company/betterplace/financials View Full Data To access complete data, visithttps://thekredible.com/company/betterplace/financials Cost of procurement Cost of procurement Employee benefit Employee benefit Depreciation and amortization Depreciation and amortization Legal and professional charges Legal and professional charges Sub-Contracting Expenses Sub-Contracting Expenses KYC authentication charges KYC authentication charges Software expense Software expense Other To check complete Expense Breakdown visit thekredible.com View full data The 90% growth in scale and controlled cost helped BetterPlace restrict its losses to Rs 132 crore in FY23 which stood at Rs 89 crore in FY22. Its ROCE and EBITDA margin stood at -182% and -24% respectively. On a unit level, it spent Rs 1.27 to earn a rupee in FY23. FY22-FY23 FY22 FY23 EBITDA Margin -27% -24.0% Expense/₹ of Op Revenue ₹1.35 ₹1.27 ROCE -46% -182% BetterPlace has raised over $90 million across rounds. According to the startup data intelligence platform TheKredible, Jungle Ventures is the largest stakeholder with 17.99% shares followed by Unitus Ventures and 3one4 Capital. Visit TheKredible for the full shareholding pattern. Betterplace certainly seems to be well placed to grow, having finally cracked the growth code after years of trials and learning, one assumes. Typically, when a firm this old grows this fast, it can mean some strong years of growth ahead. Starting from just verification services, the firm has quietly integrated all subsequent services like onboarding, upskilling etc into a single platform, making it a true HR SaaS firm. Going ahead, it will probably be the quality of the top tier team, rather than just the founders who decide how far this firm goes.

FabAlley and Indya-parent posts Rs 185 Cr revenue and Rs 45 Cr loss in FY23

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FabAlley and Indya-parent posts Rs 185 Cr revenue and Rs 45 Cr loss in FY23
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High Street Essentials, the parent company of “FabAlley” and “Indya”, witnessed sluggish growth during the previous fiscal year ending March 2023. However, the losses for the Noida-based company also were flat during the same period. High Street Essentials’ revenue from operations increased 17.8% to Rs 185 crore in FY23 from Rs 157 crore in FY22, its annual financial statements filed with the Registrar of Companies show. Established in 2012 by Shivani Poddar and Tanvi Malik, High Street Essentials has two women-focused brands – Indya and FabAlley. Indya specializes in offering ethnic clothing and accessories for women, whereas FabAlley caters to women’s Western apparel and loungewear needs. The company claims to have more than 30 stores across the country. The sale of apparel constituted 77% of the total operating revenue which increased 12.7% to Rs 142 crore in FY23. The rest of the income comes from agency commission which increased by 38.7% to Rs 43 crore in FY23. For the fashion brand, the cost of material consumed (procurement) formed 27% of the overall expenditure. This cost increased by 6.8% to Rs 63 crore in FY23. Its advertising cum selling cost saw a growth of 30.8% during the previous fiscal (FY23). Its employee benefit, legal cum professional, freight, and logistics pushed the overall expenditure to Rs 235 crore in FY23 from Rs 206 crore in FY22. Check TheKredible for the detailed expense breakup. Expenses Breakdown Total ₹ 206 Cr https://thekredible.com/company/faballey/financials View Full Data To access complete data, visithttps://thekredible.com/company/faballey/financials Total ₹ 235 Cr https://thekredible.com/company/faballey/financials View Full Data To access complete data, visithttps://thekredible.com/company/faballey/financials Cost of procurement Cost of procurement Employee benefit Employee benefit Advertisement and sales promotion Advertisement and sales promotion Selling and distribution Selling and distribution Freight Freight Others To check complete Expense Breakdown visit thekredible.com View full data The flat scale and cost did not affect its losses, which remained constant at Rs 45 crore in FY23. Its ROCE and EBITDA margin stood at -247% and -14.2%, respectively. On a unit level, it spent Rs 1.27 to earn a rupee in FY23. FY22-FY23 FY22 FY23 EBITDA Margin -17% -14.2% Expense/₹ of Op Revenue ₹1.31 ₹1.27 ROCE -130% -247% High Street has raised Rs 180 crore so far and is valued at Rs 700 crore. According to the startup data intelligence platform TheKredible, Elevation Capital is the largest shareholder with 28.18% followed by India Quotient. Its co-founders Tanvi Malik and Shivani Poddar cumulatively command 37.18% of the company.

CityMall’s GMV soars 2.4X to Rs 352 Cr in FY23; losses grow 10%

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CityMall’s GMV soars 2.4X to Rs 352 Cr in FY23; losses grow 10%
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Social commerce startup CityMall raised $75 million in its Series C round led by Norwest Ventures just before the start of FY23. The fundraise enabled it to hack 140% growth in its gross revenue in the last fiscal year. CityMall’s revenue from operations surged to Rs 352 crore in the fiscal year ending March 2023 from Rs 144 crore in FY22, its annual financial statement filed with the Registrar of Companies shows. CityMall deals in lifestyle, grocery, and other essentials through a network of community resellers in tier II and III cities. The Gurugram-based firm claims to have around 20,000 resellers, and 200K consumers in eight smaller cities across the state of Haryana. The sale of traded goods formed 94.8% of the total operating revenue for CityMall which increased 2.43X to Rs 334 crore in FY23. Logistics, marketing contracts, brand, and scrap were other revenue drivers of the Elevation Capital backed company. See TheKredible for the detailed revenue breakup. When it comes to cost, procurement of goods was the largest burn accounting for 62% of the firm’s overall expenditure. In line with scale, this cost surged 2.4X to Rs 326 crore in FY23 while its employee benefits saw an increase of 56.4% during the said period. Its rent, advertising cum promotional, transportation, cloud/hosting, contractual manpower, and other overheads took the overall expenditure up by 88.53% to Rs 526 crore in FY23 from Rs 279 crore in FY22. Check TheKredible for the complete expense breakdown. Expenses Breakdown Total ₹ 279 Cr https://thekredible.com/company/citymall/financials View Full Data To access complete data, visithttps://thekredible.com/company/citymall/financials Total ₹ 526 Cr https://thekredible.com/company/citymall/financials View Full Data To access complete data, visithttps://thekredible.com/company/citymall/financials Cost of procurement Cost of procurement Employee benefit Employee benefit Rent Rent Advertising promotional Advertising promotional Cost transportation Cost transportation Cloud and hosting Cloud and hosting Manpower Manpower Others To check complete Expense Breakdown visit thekredible.com View full data Despite a spurt in expenses, CityMall has managed to hold tight control on losses which grew only 10% to Rs 145 crore in FY23 compared to Rs 131 crore in FY22.Its ROCE and EBITDA margin stood at -25% and -35.7% respectively. On a unit level, it spent Rs 1.49 to earn a rupee. FY22-FY23 FY22 FY23 EBITDA Margin -86% -35.7% Expense/₹ of Op Revenue ₹1.94 ₹1.49 ROCE -23% -25% CityMall has raised over $110 million across several rounds and was valued at around $300 million in its last equity funding round. According to the startup data intelligence platform TheKredible, Elevation Capital is the largest external stakeholder with 18.58% followed by Accel Partners and Jungle Ventures. Its co-founders Naisheel Verdhan and Angad Kikla collectively hold 19.23% of the company.

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