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Mobikwik losses surge 6X in Q1 FY26

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Mobikwik losses surge 6X in Q1 FY26
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Mobikwik losses surge 6X in Q1 FY26 Fintech platform MobiKwik reported its quarterly results for the first quarter of the ongoing fiscal year (FY26), with revenue declining 20.8% year-on-year and losses rising over six-fold. MobiKwik’s revenue from operations decreased by 20.8% to Rs 271 crore in Q1 FY26 from Rs 342 crore in Q1 FY25. Commissions on recharges, processing, and interest on servicing loans, payment gateways, as well as platform fees were the primary revenue sources for MobiKwik in Q1 FY26. The company has 180.2 million registered users and 4.64 million merchants at the end of the first quarter (FY26). For the payments platform, payment gateway costs accounted for the largest expense, making up 46% of the total cost of Rs 143 crore in Q1 FY26. Employee benefit expenses stood at Rs 42 crore, while lending fees amounted to Rs 29 crore. MobiKwik’s financial guarantee, legal, advertising-marketing, finance, and other overheads took its total burn to Rs 313 crore in Q1 FY26. MobiKwik’s losses rose over six-fold to Rs 42 crore in Q1 FY26, compared to Rs 6.6 crore in the same quarter last year. For the fiscal year ended in March 2025, it reported a net loss of Rs 121.5 crore. Earlier this month, Mobikwik received approval from SEBI to operate as a stockbroker and clearing member through its wholly owned subsidiary, Mobikwik Securities Broking Private Limited (MSBPL). At the end of Thursday's session, Mobikwik’s stock was trading at Rs 246.80 with a total market capitalization of Rs 1,929 crore or approximately $227 million.

QRG Investments offloads Awfis’ shares worth Rs 141 Cr

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QRG Investments offloads Awfis’ shares worth Rs 141 Cr
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QRG Investments offloads Awfis’ shares worth Rs 141 Cr QRG Investment has sold its 82% stake in co-working solutions firm Awfis through a bulk deal. The investor has offloaded its 24,07,800 shares at Rs 585.14 per share for Rs 140.9 crore. According to a corporate disclosure on the National Stock Exchange (NSE), the investor has offloaded its 24,07,800 shares at Rs 585.14 per share for Rs 140.9 crore. Prior to this, QRG had offloaded 3,67,408 Awfis’ shares last month, aggregating to Rs 22 crore, taking its total disinvestment to 94% of its overall stake in the company. As of March 2025, QRG Investments owned 29,39,074 shares of Awfis, forming a total of 4.11% of Awfis' total captable. QRG Investments and Holdings Limited, the promoter holding arm of QRG Group, operates as a mid-tier NBFC. On the other hand, HSBC MUTUAL FUND picked up 9,18,300 shares of Awfis at a price of Rs 585 per share, which totaled to Rs 53.72 crore in a bulk deal. Earlier this month, VBAP Holdings Private Limited also sold its 23.6% stake in Awfis through a bulk deal for Rs 56.8 crore. Awfis’ revenue from operations grew 30% year-on-year to Rs 335 crore in Q1 FY26 from Rs 258 crore in the same quarter last year. The company’s profit surged 3.5X to Rs 10 crore in Q1 FY26, from Rs 2.8 crore in Q1 FY25 in the same period. Awfis’ stock is trading at Rs 577 with a total market capitalization of Rs 4,126 crore.

Aye Finance profit halves in Q1 FY26; revenue up 21%

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Aye Finance profit halves in Q1 FY26; revenue up 21%
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Microlending platform Aye Finance has shown moderate growth in the first quarter of the ongoing fiscal year (Q1 FY26). The firm’s revenue grew by 21% over the period, while profit fell by 50%. Aye Finance's revenue from operations increased 21.5% to Rs 407 crore in Q1 FY26, compared to Rs 335 crore in Q1 FY25, its unaudited financial statements sourced from the company’s website show. On a quarter-on-quarter basis, Aye Finance’s operating revenue remained flat at Rs 407 crore in Q1 FY26 as compared to Rs 409 crore in Q4 FY25. Aye Finance generated the majority of its revenue from interest income which accounted for 89% of income. This revenue source increased 16% to Rs 361 crore in Q1 FY26. The rest of the revenue came from gains on fair value and commissions. The company also made Rs 9 crore from non-operating sources which took Aye Finance’s total revenue to Rs 416 crore in the first quarter. On the expense front, finance cost remained the largest cost center for Aye Finance, accounting for 33% of its total expenditure. This expense increased by 17% year-on-year, rising to Rs 126 crore in Q1 FY26 from Rs 108 crore in Q1 FY25. Employee benefit rose 40% to Rs 115 crore in Q1 FY26 from Rs 82 crore in Q1 FY25. Overall, Aye Finance's total costs grew 39% to Rs 375 crore in Q1 FY26 from Rs 269 crore in Q1 FY25. Due to expense outpacing revenue growth, profit decreased 50% to Rs 30.5 crore in Q1 FY26 from Rs 61 crore in Q1 FY25. The company reported a positive EBITDA of Rs 172 crore. Aye Finance received final approval from the market regulator for its public listing, following the submission of its Draft Red Herring Prospectus (DRHP) in December. The forthcoming IPO will include a fresh issue of equity shares totaling Rs 885 crore, alongside an offer-for-sale (OFS) of Rs 565 crore. Investors such as LGT Capital, CapitalG LP, A91 Emerging Fund I LLP, and Alpha Wave Ventures are expected to participate in the OFS.

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