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PaisaWapas revenue nears Rs 70 Cr in FY24, remains profitable

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PaisaWapas revenue nears Rs 70 Cr in FY24, remains profitable
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Fintrackr All Stories PaisaWapas revenue nears Rs 70 Cr in FY24, remains profitable Cashback and coupons app PaisaWapas has managed steady growth as its revenue from operations grew 24% year-on-year for the fiscal year ending March 2024. Moreover, the Bengaluru-based company also increased its profit by around 17% during the same period. PaisaWapas’ revenue from operations grew by 24% to Rs 68.7 crore in FY24 from Rs 55.5 crore in FY23, its financial statements sourced from the Registrar of Companies (RoC) show. PaisaWapas operates as a cashback and deals platform, linking shoppers with e-commerce partners. It generates revenue through affiliate commissions, sharing a portion as cashback with users, and also earns from promotions and s. Revenue from these services surged 25.8% to Rs 66.7 crore in FY24, contributing 97% of the operating revenue in FY24. However, revenue from the sale of goods increased marginally by 35.4% to Rs 1.53 crore. The company also generated Rs 30 lakh from other income sources, pushing its total income to Rs 69 crore in the last fiscal year. Cashback to users remained the largest expense category, decreasing 14.6% to Rs 19.5 crore. Meanwhile, payouts to users increased 2.2X to Rs 15.5 crore. Advertising costs rose 95.1% to Rs 16 crore, indicating a focus on customer acquisition and engagement. Employee benefit expenses grew 41.1% to Rs 5.22 crore. Overall, total expenses increased 25% to Rs 64.4 crore, up from Rs 51.5 crore in FY23. PaisaWapas increased its profit by 16.7% to Rs 3.5 crore from Rs 3 crore in FY23. The firm recorded an EBITDA of Rs 4.86 crore, with an EBITDA margin of 7.04% and a Return on Capital Employed (ROCE) of 41.5%. The Bengaluru-based platform reported current assets of Rs 22 crore as of March 2024, while cash and bank balances rose 75% to Rs 7 crore. According to TheKredible, PaisaWapas has raised a total of $46K in funding to date. Vividhity Ventures is the lead investor, holding 2% of the company’s stake. Meanwhile, PaisaWapas’ founders, Shankar Singh and Ashish Kumar, collectively own 94% of the company. PaisaWapas competes against the companies such as CashKaro, CouponDunia, GoPaisa and GrabOn, among several others.

RailYatri posts Rs 274 Cr revenue in FY23; losses shrink 58%

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RailYatri posts Rs 274 Cr revenue in FY23; losses shrink 58%
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Train ticketing platform RailYatri has demonstrated strong financial health in the past couple of years. The growth can be witnessed from its topline which inched close to touching the Rs 300 crore mark. Along with this, the Noida-based company also managed to bring down its losses during FY23. RailYatri’s revenue from operations grew 2.3X to Rs 273.73 crore during the fiscal year ending March 2023 as compared with Rs 117.21 crore in FY22, as per the company’s consolidated financial statements with the Registrar of Companies. Founded in 2014, RailYatri offers train ticket information along with intercity bus service — IntrCity SmartBus which runs on routes such as Delhi–Lucknow, Delhi–Kanpur, Mumbai–Pune, Bengaluru–Hyderabad, and Chennai–Coimbatore among others. RailYatri has also launched a ‘flexi-ticket’ feature that allows users to make last-minute changes to their plans when finding a reservation on trains isn’t available. Co-founded by Kapil Raizada, Manish Rathi, and Sachin Saxena, the company made 93% of its revenue via roadway operations while the remaining part came from erectioning commissioning, and advertising publicity. It also made around Rs 6 crore via interest and gains on financial assets during the year which took its topline to Rs 279.75 crore at the end of FY23. RailYatri spent 11% of its expenses on employee benefits during the period. This cost went up 26.7% to Rs 32.9 crore during FY23 from Rs 25.97 crore in FY22. This cost also includes expenses on the employee stock option scheme and employee stock purchase plan worth Rs 24 lakh and Rs 3.71 crore in FY23 and FY22, respectively. Advertisement & promotional costs declined 21.8% to Rs 6.4 crore whereas Information technology expenses grew to Rs 1.82 crore during FY23. Notably, RailYatri booked Rs 242 crore of its expenditure under miscellaneous expenses which is likely to include outsourced support, cashback & discounts, and other operational and admin expenses during FY23. In total, the overall expenditure surged 83.4% to Rs 298 crore during FY23 from Rs 162.5 crore in FY22. Head to TheKredible for a complete expense breakdown and year-on-year financial performance of the company. Despite rising expenses, the company managed to control its bottom line by 58.5% during the year. Its losses shrank to Rs 18.2 crore in FY23 from Rs 43.87 crore in FY22. Also read: Decoding the financial performance of India’s top OTA players The stability of operations can also be witnessed from its operating cash outflows which improved by 45% to Rs 19.96 crore in FY23. Amid an improved financial performance, the EBITDA margin and ROCE of the company also strengthened to -5.55% and 13808.33%, respectively, during the year. On a unit level, RailYatri spent Rs 1.09 to earn a rupee of operating revenue in FY23. FY22-FY23 FY22 FY23 EBITDA Margin -35.96% -5.55% Expense/₹ of Op Revenue ₹1.39 ₹1.09 ROCE -475.11% 13808.33% As per the startup intelligence platform TheKredible, RailYatri has raised over $50 million to date. A few days back, it raised $3.44 million in a mix of equity and debt funding round led by Mirabilis Investment Trust. Entrackr exclusively reported this development.

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