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Headsup B2B gross scales over 8X in FY24; profits spikes 88%

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Headsup B2B gross scales over 8X in FY24; profits spikes 88%
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Construction goods and services platform Headsup B2B achieved over 8X year-on-year growth during the fiscal year ending March 2024. At the same time, the Delhi-based company’s profit increased by over 88% in the same period. Headsup B2B’s gross revenue spiked to Rs 43.4 crore in FY24, from Rs 5 crore in FY23, its annual financial statement filed with the Registrar of Companies (RoC) shows. Headsup B2B supplies construction materials, including cement, TMT steel, tiles, sanitary fittings, at wholesale prices across Delhi (NCR). The sale of goods is the sole source of revenue for the firm in FY24. According to the website of the company, it had delivered 1, 1400 MT of MMT, 500 tons of aggregates, and 150 MT of MS steel. For the construction goods platform, the cost of procurement of construction materials formed the largest cost component forming 96.8% of the overall expenditure. To the tune of scale, this cost spiked 12X to Rs 41.34 crore in the last fiscal year. Employee benefit expenses saw a modest increase of 3.3% to Rs 62 lakh, while finance costs rose to Rs 21 lakh. Overall, the company’s total expenses surged 9X to Rs 42.7 crore during the last fiscal year, from Rs 4.6 crore in FY23. Headsup B2B achieved a net profit of Rs 64 lakh in FY24, a notable 88.2% increase from Rs 34 lakh in FY23. Its ROCE and EBITDA margins improved to 65% and 2.52%, respectively. On a unit basis, the company spent Re 0.98 to earn a rupee of operating revenue in FY24. Headsup B2B's cash and bank balances grew significantly to Rs 11 lakh, while current assets increased to Rs 7.55 crore. Headsup B2B secured its first investment round of Rs 18.89 crore in September this year. The company, which has already surpassed Rs 100 crore in revenue since its inception, is targeting Rs 150 crore in revenue for the current fiscal year. Headsup B2B is an emerging player in the B2B construction goods marketplace, a segment which has been dominated by established players like OfBusiness, Moglix and Infra.Market. It also competes with new age companies like BRKZ, which is backed by BECO Capital and Aramco’s Wa’ed Ventures. Highlighting the scope of Headsup B2B, its founder, Sumit Kumar, said, "B2B space offers untapped potential into areas that are yet to be explored by well-funded companies and this gives us an interesting proposition to explore such segments.” According to Sumit Kumar, the company plans to initiate a fundraising campaign soon. "Our business model is more capital-efficient compared to our competitors. We aim to let our performance metrics speak for themselves, building the trust we need from potential investors," he said.

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ProcMart GMV zooms 3X to Rs 621 Cr in FY24; profit slips 56%

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ProcMart GMV zooms 3X to Rs 621 Cr in FY24; profit slips 56%
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B2B procurement marketplace ProcMart has been growing at a scorching pace over the past two fiscal years, with its gross merchandise value (GMV) spiking 5X in FY23 and FY24 compared to FY22. In FY24, the company achieved 3X GMV growth, but its profit nosedived by 56.5% ProcMart’s gross revenue shot up over 200% to Rs 621.5 crore during the fiscal year ending March 2024 in comparison to Rs 206.07 crore in FY23, the company’s consolidated financial statements sourced from the Registrar of Companies (RoC) show. ProcMart is engaged in the trading business of industrial automation, electrical, mechanical, electronics, IT items, abrasive, fasteners, safety & security items, various tools & consumables. The sale of these products accounted for 98% of the total gross revenue in the last fiscal year. The company also provides business procurement assistance services which formed the remaining part of the GMV during the last fiscal year. Overall, the company generated Rs 624.3 crore in gross revenue including Rs 2.79 crore from interest and gains on financial assets. Moving forward, the cost of materials was found to be the largest burn and formed 93.4% of the total expenses. This cost ballooned 216.3% to Rs 582 crore in FY24. The company spent 3% of its total expenses on employee benefits which stood at Rs 19 crore during the same period. Further, expenses such as transportation, legal & professional, rent et al took over the company’s total cost by 205.6% to Rs 623.4 crore during FY24 from Rs 204 crore in FY23 For the complete expense breakdown, head to TheKredible. Despite accelerating scale, ProcMart barely finished staying in the green. The company’s profits slipped 56.5% to Rs 73 lakh in FY24 against Rs 1.68 crore in FY23. Its operating cash flows however turned positive at Rs 15.81 crore crore during the last fiscal year. FY23-FY24 FY23 FY24 EBITDA Margin 2.28% 1.33% Expense/₹ of Op Revenue ₹0.99 ₹1.00 ROCE 7.33% 5.45% As per TheKredible, the firm’s EBITDA margin and ROCE registered at 1.33% and 5.45%, respectively. On a unit level, ProcMart spent Re 1 to earn a rupee of operating revenue during the previous fiscal year. ProcMar has raised over $40 million in funding to date across three rounds. Its last funding round came in April this year where it raised $30 million funding co-led by Fundamentum and Edelweiss Discovery Fund. As per TheKredible, the company was valued at around Rs 724 crore or $88 million (post-money). The B2B procurement space has been a surprise winner with the storied success of multiple firms. There is however little doubt that margins are thin, prompting changes in the model to contract manufacturing, financing and more by players. ProcMart for now seems to be sticking to the plain vanilla procurement based model. As it scales up, it will be interesting to see if it sticks to the model, or finds its own way into a higher margin revenue stream. Until then, it will know that maintaining a strong growth rate will be the least expected of it.

Go Digit’s revenue falls in Q1 FY25 but profit spikes 90%

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Go Digit’s revenue falls in Q1 FY25 but profit spikes 90%
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Go Digit General Insurance’s revenue from operations (net premium) decreased 8% to Rs 1,824 crore in Q1 FY25 from Rs 1,982 crore in Q4 FY24. However, its gross premium stood at Rs 2,660 crore in the first quarter of the ongoing fiscal year. The Bengaluru-based company also demonstrated strong financial standing during the previous fiscal year ending March 2024, marking a 37.4% year-on-year growth to Rs 7,096 crore (net premium) with its profits ballooning over 5X to Rs 182 crore during the last fiscal year Besides the operational income, Go Digit also made Rs 253 crore from its investments, tallying its overall revenue q Rs 2,077 crore in Q1 FY25 from Rs 2,692 crore in Q4 FY24. For the general insurance firm, the claims paid were naturally the largest cost center forming 64.48% of the overall expenditure. Akin to its scale, this cost decreased by 10% to Rs 1,285 crore in Q1FY25. The firm’s spending on commission, employee benefits, business development, sales promotion, and other overheads took its overall expense to Rs 1,993 crore in Q1 FY25 from Rs 2,198 crore in Q4 FY25. Despite a slight decrease in scale, Go Digit managed to control its costs by 9.3% QoQ, leading to a significant profit increase. Their profits rose by 90.6%, to Rs 101 crore in Q1FY25 from Rs 53 crore in Q4FY24. Sequentially, the firm posted 5X growth in profits during FY24. Go Digit General Insurance’s IPO was valued at Rs 2,616 crore, comprising a fresh issue of Rs 1,250 crore and the remainder offered for sale. The company debuted on the stock exchange on May 23 this year with a share price of Rs 286, marking a 5.1% gain compared to their price band of Rs 258-272 per share. GoDgit’s share price is currently trading at Rs 349.5 (as of 12.13 PM), According to Entrackr’s estimates, its total market capitalization stood at Rs 32,077 crore or $3.86 billion.

Hangyo nears Rs 300 Cr revenue in FY24; profit spikes 2X

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Hangyo nears Rs 300 Cr revenue in FY24; profit spikes 2X
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Hangyo Ice Cream secured India's largest venture funding for an ice cream brand, raising $25 million from Faering Capital in August last year. The investment was driven by the company’s expanding scale, as it surpassed Rs 300 crore in revenue in FY24 while maintaining profitability. Hangyo’s revenue from operations grew 23.5% year-on-year to Rs 294 crore in FY24 from Rs 238 crore in FY23, its consolidated financial statements sourced from the Registrar of Companies show. Founded in 2003 by Pradeep Pai and Dinesh Pai, Hangyo sells cups, cones, sorbets, stick ice creams, tubs, and kulfis across general trade, modern trade, and online channels including quick commerce apps. Income from the sale of ice creams is the sole source of revenue for Hangyo in FY24. For the ice cream seller, the cost of procurement was the largest cost center forming 57% of its overall expenditure. This cost grew by 9.1% to Rs 168 crore in FY24. The employee benefits also saw a surge of 38.9% to Rs 25 crore in the previous fiscal (FY24). Its power, fuel, advertising, transportation/distribution, traveling, and other overheads drove the total expenditure up by 23.5% to Rs 294 crore in FY24 from Rs 238 crore in FY23. The decent scale and controlled costs helped Hangyo to register a 2.1X surge in its profits to Rs 11.8 crore in FY24, compared to Rs 5.6 crore in FY23. At a unit level, it spent Rs 0.95 to earn a rupee. Its ROCE and EBITDA margins improved to 28.77% and 11.86% respectively. By the end of FY24, its total current assets stood at 59 crore. Hangyo has raised a total of $30 million to date including $5 million from Capvent Partners in 2013. Over the past two years, several new-age and established ice cream brands, including Hocco, Go Zero, and NIC, have secured significant funding. Hocco raised $12 million from the Chona family and others, while NIC secured $31 million across two rounds. Mumbai-based Go Zero also raised $2.5 million through two funding rounds.

Yatra profit spikes 10X in Q3 FY25; revenue doubles

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Yatra profit spikes 10X in Q3 FY25; revenue doubles
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Yatra’s revenue from operations increased to Rs 235 crore in Q3 FY25 from Rs 110 crore in Q3 FY24, its consolidated unaudited financials sourced from National Stock Exchange (NSE) shows. The Gurugram-based firm managed to double its year-on-year revenue during the third quarter of FY25, compared to the same quarter of the previous fiscal (Q3 FY24). Income from hotels and packages was the largest revenue source followed by air ticketing and other allied services. It also made Rs 6 crore from financial sources tallying the firm’s overall income to Rs 241 crore in Q3 FY25 from Rs 119.2 crore in Q3 FY24. For more context, Yatra has reported a revenue of Rs 572 crore with a positive bottom line of Rs 21.3 crore in the first nine months of the ongoing fiscal year (FY25). The travel aggregator firm spent 56% of the overall expenditure on service costs which stood at Rs 131 crore, followed by employee benefits which were recorded at Rs 39 crore. Its spending on marketing, legal, information technology, and other costs pushed its overall expense to Rs 231 crore in Q3 FY25. The twofold year-on-year scale helped Yatra to register a 10X surge in its profits, bringing it to Rs 10 crore in Q3 FY25 against Rs 1 crore in Q3 FY24. On a unit level, the firm spent Re 0.98 to earn a rupee in Q3 FY25. Yatra is currently trading at Rs 93.21 with a 0.52% increase in its share price. Its total market capitalization stood at Rs 1,462 crore.

Bloom Hotels posts Rs 250 Cr revenue in FY24; profit spikes 2.3X

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Hospitality chain Bloom Hotels has showcased impressive over fivefold growth in the past two fiscal years, surging its scale from Rs 49 crore in FY22 to Rs 250 crore in FY24. On a year-on-year basis, its operating revenue grew 73.6% in the fiscal year ending March 2024, while the firm’s profit spiked 2.3X. Bloom’s revenue from operations grew by 73.6% to Rs 250 crore in FY24 from Rs 144 crore in FY23, according to its annual consolidated financial statements sourced from the Registrar of Companies. The company operates hotel brands such as Bloom Hotel, Bloom Hub, BloomSuites, and Bloomrooms. Income from the room rental accounted for 85.2% of the operating revenue which surged 79% to Rs 213 crore in the last fiscal year from Rs 119 crore in FY23. The rest of the revenue came from food/beverages and other allied services which stood at Rs 33 crore and Rs 4 crore, respectively. Bloom also added Rs 8 crore primarily from the interest on deposits which pushed its overall revenue to Rs 258 crore in FY24. Currently, it has over 50 hotels located across Mumbai Pune, Udaipur, Jaipur, NCR et al. For the hospitality chain business, the cost of lease rent was the latest cost center, forming 31.5% of the overall cost. In the line of expansion, the cost grew 79% to Rs 77 crore in FY24. Notably, Bloom has entered into multiple operating lease agreements, with lease durations ranging from 5 to 44 years. These agreements encompass a mix of company-owned leased hotels and revenue-linked lease arrangements based on earnings from the leased premises. Its employee benefits and commissions to agents grew by 58% and 78% to Rs 60 crore and Rs 16 crore, respectively. Advertising, legal, and cost of food & beverages were other overheads, taking the total cost to Rs 244 crore in FY24 from Rs 144 crore in FY23. Check TheKredible for more details. The impressive scale and controlled cost boosted Bloom’s profits over two-fold to Rs 14 crore in FY24. Its ROCE and EBITDA margin improved to 6.25% and 10.08% respectively in the last fiscal year. Bloom has improved its expense-to-revenue ratio, reducing it to Rs 0.98 from Rs 1.00 in the previous fiscal year. Its total current assets stood at Rs 118 crore, including Rs 97 crore in cash and bank balances. Bloom Hotels has secured approximately Rs 362 crore (around $45 million) in funding from Samena Capital, which now holds a majority stake in the company. Its competitors Treebo Hotels and FabHotels reported operating revenue of Rs 88.6 crore and Rs 224 crore, respectively, in FY23. Both companies are yet to submit their annual reports for the last fiscal year (FY24).

Snapdeal records Rs 384 Cr revenue in FY24, adjusted EBITDA loss drops by 88%

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Snapdeal records Rs 384 Cr revenue in FY24, adjusted EBITDA loss drops by 88%
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Snapdeal records Rs 384 Cr revenue in FY24, adjusted EBITDA loss drops by 88% E-commerce marketplace Snapdeal delivered steady financial results in FY24 as its revenue from operations increased by 2.1%, rising to Rs 379.76 crore in FY24. The company’s cost-reduction measures led to its adjusted EBITDA loss dropping by 88% from Rs 144 crore in FY23 to Rs 16 crore in FY24. It also improved its operating cash flows during the last fiscal year. Snapdeal’s revenue from operations increased by 2.1%, rising to Rs 379.76 crore in FY24 from Rs 371.96 crore in FY23, according to its consolidated financial statements filed with the RoC. Snapdeal’s primary revenue streams include marketing services, e-commerce enablement, and other ancillary sources. Marketing services continued to be the largest contributor, generating Rs 252.55 crore, though it witnessed a dip of 9.6% compared to FY23. Its enablement revenue increased by 14.8% to Rs 103.36 crore, reflecting the platform’s growing traction among value-focused sellers. Additionally, revenue from other sources surged over 8X to Rs 23.85 crore in FY24. Snapdeal’s strategic focus on targeted cost-reduction initiatives led to significant expense savings across multiple categories. The company’s spending on employee benefits reduced by 48.5% to Rs 158.4 crore in FY24 from Rs 307.53 crore in FY23. Promotional costs were also reduced by 23.5% to Rs 70.37 crore during the same period. Overall, the Gurugram-based firm’s total expenditure dropped by 21.4% to Rs 540.76 crore in FY24 from Rs 687.93 crore in FY23. The company’s improved performance was visible in the 43.2% reduction of loss to Rs 160.38 crore in FY24. Further, most of this loss seems to be on account of non-cash heads, including the revaluation of a put option held by Unicommerce investors to the tune of Rs 110 crore, leading to an adjusted EBITDA loss of Rs 16 crore, which shows that the company is nearing its target of reaching profitability. As per the filings, Snapdeal reduced its stake in Unicommerce, generating Rs 33 crore from a secondary sale of 3.4% stakes in May/June 2024 prior to the IPO and an offer for sale of 9.2% stake for Rs 81 crore in the IPO completed in August 2024.

ApnaKlub’s gross revenue spikes 6X to Rs 278 Cr in FY23

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ApnaKlub’s gross revenue spikes 6X to Rs 278 Cr in FY23
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B2B consumer goods startup ApnaKlub raised $16 million led by TrueScale Capital and ICMG partners in January this year. And, it looks like the company’s growth numbers attracted the two backers: Its gross scale spiked nearly six-fold in the fiscal year ending March 2023. ApnaKlub’s gross revenue grew to Rs 278 crore in FY23 from Rs 47 crore in FY22, its financial statements sourced from RoC show. Founded in 2020, Apnaklub connects retailers, kirana stores, and fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) brands via its wholesale partners. The sale of products was the primary source of revenue for ApnaKlub. Its personal care products top the collection charts followed by beverages, home care, processed foods, and others. The company also has an income of Rs 3 crore from the interest on long-term investments (non-operating) in FY23. See TheKredible for the detailed revenue breakup. In line with fellow B2B wholesale startups, the cost of procurement of goods turned out to be the largest cost center forming 82% of the overall expenditure. In sync with scale, this cost surged 5.8X to Rs 275 crore in FY23 from Rs 47 crore in FY22. ApnaKlub’s employee benefits, rent, advertising cum promotional, freight, contract, legal, and other overheads pushed its total expenditure to Rs 332 crore in FY23 from Rs 63 crore in FY22. Head to TheKredible for the detailed expense breakup. ApnaKlub bled heavily in pursuit of growth, leading to a 4.6X increase in losses to Rs 56 crore in FY23 as compared to Rs 12 crore in FY22. Its ROCE and EBITDA margins were recorded at -50% and -17.4% respectively. On a unit level, it spent Rs 1.19 to earn a rupee in FY23. FY22-FY23 FY22 FY23 EBITDA Margin -32% -17.4% Expense/₹ of Op Revenue ₹1.34 ₹1.19 ROCE -52% -50% While ApnaKlub might be on a path to breakeven only at a Rs 1000 crore plus turnover, the higher share of personal care products might allow a faster path to profitability, considering the better margins in that segment. Having said that, it is no secret that the actual marketplace for this segment is a battlefield that has left most players bloodied, if not fatally wounded. ApnaKlub must be doing something different to convince investors to bet on it in the current funding environment, and just for that, the firm needs to be tracked carefully for the next steps on its journey.

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