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VerSe cuts burn by 51% in FY24, eyes profitability in H2 CY25

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VerSe cuts burn by 51% in FY24, eyes profitability in H2 CY25
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VerSe Innovation, the parent company of vernacular news aggregator Dailyhunt and social media app Josh, has reported a significant 51% reduction in EBITDA burn during the last fiscal year. The company’s EBITDA burn dropped from Rs 1,448 crore in FY23 to Rs 710 crore in FY24. The losses exclude non-cash expenses. Verse reported total revenue of Rs 1,261 crore in FY24, compared to Rs 1,809 crore in FY23. VerSe brought down its cost of services by 17% to Rs 1,155 crore and slashed business promotion expenses by 65%, from Rs 969 crore in FY23 to Rs 339 crore during the fiscal year ending March 2024. VerSe is projecting revenue growth of over 75% in FY25. The company’s growth plans are supported by its investment in AI-led tools and platforms. VerSe is also targeting break-even in the second half of calendar year 2025. VerSe was valued at $5 billion after raising a $805 million round in April 2022. The firm claims to have over 350 million users every month (MAU). Dailyhunt competes with Inshorts, whereas its short video app Josh competes with ShareChat’s Moj, YouTube Shorts, and Instagram, among others.

Blackbuck posts Rs 144 Cr revenue in Q1 FY26, profit grows 17%

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Blackbuck posts Rs 144 Cr revenue in Q1 FY26, profit grows 17%
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Blackbuck has released its financial report for the first quarter of the ongoing financial year ending March 2026. The Bengaluru-based company reported a 57% year-on-year growth in scale in Q1 FY26 and posted a profit of Rs 34 crore in the quarter. Blackbuck's revenue from operations grew to Rs 144 crore in Q1 FY26 from Rs 92 crore in Q1 FY25, its financial statements sourced from the National Stock Exchange show. On a quarter-on-quarter basis, Blackbuck’s operating revenue increased 18% to Rs 144 crore in Q1 FY26 from Rs 122 crore in Q4 FY25. Revenue from its truck operator services was the primary source of revenue, accounting for 98% of total operating revenue. The company also made Rs 16 crore from interest income which took its overall revenue to Rs 160 crore in Q1 FY26, compared to Rs 98 crore in Q1 FY25. Looking at the expenses, the employee benefit cost accounted for 32% of the overall expenditure which fell 5% year-on-year to Rs 37 crore in Q1 FY26 from Rs 39 crore in Q1 FY25. Deprecation and other operating expenses were key overheads that drove total expenditure to Rs 114 crore in Q1 FY26, compared to Rs 92 crore in the same quarter last year. Blackbuck’s net profit increased 17% to Rs 34 crore in Q1 FY26, as compared to Rs 29 crore in Q1 FY25. Blackbuck debuted on the stock exchange at Rs 208.90 and is now trading at Rs 481.85 (at 15:26 PM), bringing its total market capitalization to Rs 8,670 crore ($1 billion).

Tractor Junction grows 3X in FY23, posts Rs 7.5 Cr losses

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Tractor Junction grows 3X in FY23, posts Rs 7.5 Cr losses
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Rural vehicle marketplace Tractor Junction has managed to grow its scale by nearly three-fold during the last fiscal year (FY23). The byproduct of the fast-paced growth, however, is the five-year-old company slipping into red during the said period. Tractor Junction’s revenue from operations grew 196.2% to Rs 26.84 crore during the fiscal year ending March 2023 as compared to Rs 9.06 crore in FY22, as per the company’s consolidated annual financial statement with the Registrar of Companies. Launched by Shivani Gupta and Rajat Kumar, Tractor Junction is a rural vehicle marketplace that helps buy, sell, finance, and insure new and used tractors, farm equipment, and rural commercial vehicles. It also provides necessary information and vetted reviews on farm machinery, enabling users to compare shortlisted options, and bringing transparency in pricing. The company made 55% of its revenue from sale of tractors while the remaining came from the sale of services. The sales of services segment mainly deals in the business of providing advertising services to Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) through generation of leads from their website and selling those leads to OEM’s. Tractor Junction also cornered Rs 1.75 crore via interest and gains on financial assets (non-operating revenue). Including this, the company’s total income stood at Rs 28.6 crore in FY23. Further, the Alwar-based company spent most on the cost of materials accounting for 42% of the total expenditure. This cost shot up over 20X to Rs 14.54 crore in FY23 from Rs 71 lakh in FY22. Employee benefit cost for the company jumped over 2X to Rs 9.35 crore during the last fiscal year. Moreover, advertising & publicity expenses also increased 56.1% to Rs 3.81 crore during FY23 from Rs 2.44 crore in FY22. Overall, the company’s total expenditure ballooned more than four-fold to Rs 34.67 crore in FY23 from Rs 8.28 crore in FY22. Head to startup intelligence platform TheKredible for complete expense breakdown and year-on-year financial performance of the company. On the back of rising expenses, the company slipped into red. Tractor Junction recorded Rs 7.46 crore losses in FY23 against Rs 67 lakh profit in FY22. The impact of cash burn can also be seen in operating cash outflows which climbed to around Rs 17 crore during the last fiscal year. FY22-FY23 FY22 FY23 EBITDA Margin 11.15% -19.41% Expense/Rupee of ops revenue ₹1.29 ₹0.91 ROCE 33.95% -15.36% The EBITDA margin and ROCE of the firm stood at -19.41% and -15.36%, respectively in FY23. On a unit level, Tractor Junction spent Rs 1.29 to earn a rupee of operating revenue during the fiscal year. As per TheKredible, Tractor Junction has raised nearly $6 million to date from investors including Info Edge, Omnivore, Rockstart and Indigram Labs et al.

Akumentis Healthcare income crosses Rs 400 Cr in FY24; posts Rs 57 Cr profit

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Akumentis Healthcare income crosses Rs 400 Cr in FY24; posts Rs 57 Cr profit
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Pharmaceutical company Akumentis Healthcare has reported a flat scale during the last fiscal year ending March 2024. However, the controlled cost mechanism helped the Thane-based firm to improve its margins and bottom line during the same period. Akumentis Healthcare saw a modest 2.8% increase in its scale to Rs 398 crore in FY24 from Rs 387 crore in FY23, its standalone financial statements filed with the Registrar of Companies show. *Note: Akumentis Healthcare is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Akum Drugs and Pharma Ltd which recorded a 14.3% increase in revenue to Rs 4,178 crore in FY24 from Rs 3,655 crore in FY23. Founded in 2010, Akumentis Healthcare provides medicinal products including creams and medicines across dermatology, orthopedics, gynecology, critical care, cardiovascular, diabetes, and pediatrics. The sale of these products was the sole source of revenue for the company. Akumentis made Rs 10 crore from interest and other miscellaneous sources tallying its overall income to Rs 409 crore in FY24. When it comes to burn, around 36.6% (Rs 122 crore) of its total burn went to employee benefits while cost of material consumed 31.5% (Rs 105 crore) of the overall expenditure in FY24. Its marketing (advertising cum promotion), commission paid to selling agents, traveling, legal and other overheads took Akumentis’ total expenditure to Rs 333 crore in FY24 from Rs 340 crore in FY23. Check TheKredible for more details. The controlled spending on employee benefits and related expenses helped Akumentis Healthcare increase its margins. As a result, the firm’s profit spiked 62.9% to Rs 57 crore in FY24 from Rs 35 crore in FY23. Its ROCE and EBITDA margin improved to 57.46% and 62.90%, respectively. On a unit level, Akumentis spent Rs 0.84 to earn a rupee. FY23-FY24 FY23 FY24 EBITDA Margin 19.26% 62.90% Expense/₹ of Op Revenue ₹0.88 ₹0.84 ROCE 65.38 57.46 Rajaram Samant, who was the co-founder and chief executive officer of Akumentis Healthcare for nearly 10 years, left the company in February 2020. Samant had previously worked at three large public companies: Ranbaxy, Emcure and Wanbury. In 2015, Peak XV had led a $19 million round in Akumentis.

Zolostays hits Rs 200 Cr revenue in FY24, trims losses

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Zolostays hits Rs 200 Cr revenue in FY24, trims losses
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Zolostays hits Rs 200 Cr revenue in FY24, trims losses Co-living company Zolostays has achieved a fivefold increase in growth over the last two fiscal years, expanding its revenue from Rs 43 crore in FY22 to more than Rs 200 crore in FY24. Despite this growth, the Nexus Ventures-backed firm maintained control over its losses during this period. Zolostays’ revenue from operations doubled to Rs 204.4 crore in FY24 from Rs 95.5 crore in FY23, as per its consolidated financial statement sourced from the Registrar of Companies (RoC). Zolostays provides co-living spaces to students, professionals, and organizations. Income from residential accommodations and facilities, including service fees and accommodation charges, accounted for 93% of the total operating revenue. This income grew 3.4x to Rs 191 crore in FY24 from Rs 55 crore in FY23. Zolostays also offers services to colleges and universities for managing residential facilities, along with food subscriptions and other amenities. Revenue from this segment dropped 72% to Rs 10.4 crore in FY24. The firm earned Rs 4.6 crore in interest income, bringing its total income to Rs 209 crore in FY24. On the cost front, property management and operational expenses were the largest component, accounting for 52% of total costs. These expenses, which include food, rent, electricity, housekeeping, and consumables, increased 2.3X to Rs 139 crore in FY24 from Rs 60.5 crore in FY23. Its employee benefit expenses increased by 16% to Rs 83 crore in FY24. Legal, advertising, communication, commission, and other overheads took the total cost up by 58% to Rs 266 crore in FY24 from Rs 168 crore in FY23. Zolostays' two-fold growth and controlled expenses led to a 17.4% reduction in losses, down to Rs 57 crore in FY24 from Rs 69 crore in FY23. Its ROCE and EBITDA margin stood at -89.96% and -16.75%, respectively, with an expense-to-revenue ratio of Rs 1.30. In FY24, the Bengaluru-based firm reported current assets of Rs 76 crore, including Rs 34 crore in cash and bank balances. Zolo has raised a total of $118 million of funding to date. According to the startup data intelligence platform TheKredible, Nexus Ventures is the largest external stakeholder with 34% followed by Investcrop and Mirae Asset.

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