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Exotel posts flat scale in FY24; losses shrink 61%

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Exotel posts flat scale in FY24; losses shrink 61%
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Fintrackr All Stories Exotel posts flat scale in FY24; losses shrink 61% Exotel’s revenue from operations increased 5.7% to Rs 444 crore in FY24 from Rs 420 crore in FY23, its consolidated annual financial statements sourced from the Registrar of Companies show. Kunal Manchanada 26 Dec 2024 11:55 IST Follow Us New Update Bengaluru-based cloud telephony platform Exotel reported flat growth for the fiscal year ending March 2024. Despite stagnant revenue, the company significantly improved its financial health, narrowing losses by more than 60%. This improvement was driven by strategic cost-cutting measures, particularly in employee benefits and advertising expenses. Exotel’s revenue from operations increased 5.7% to Rs 444 crore in FY24 from Rs 420 crore in FY23, its consolidated annual financial statements sourced from the Registrar of Companies show. Exotel provides cloud-based voice and SMS contact center solutions, enabling businesses to manage customer engagement efficiently. Its primary revenue stream comes from offering internet-enabled cloud communication services. Exotel also makes money through software licensing, chatbot services, and sales of its products, including APIs, browser extensions, software development kits, and mobile applications. Exotel has not provided the income bifurcation of above mentioned- services. However, 14% of its business came from Southeast Asia, the Middle East, and Africa in FY24. The company also added Rs 16 crore mainly from interest on deposits and investments, tallying the overall revenue to Rs 460 crore in FY24, compared to Rs 447 crore in FY23. For the cloud-based voice and SMS contact center firm, the cost of telephone and postage formed 39% of its overall cost which increased 10.2% to Rs 195 crore in FY23. Exotel managed to keep its employee benefits in check, which saw a reduction of 24% in FY24 to Rs 186 crore, as compared to Rs 245 crore in FY23. It’s worth noting that Exotel went through layoff during FY24, reducing its workforce by 15%. Its decreased advertising, legal, payment gateway, traveling, information technology, and other overheads took the total expenditure to Rs 499 crore in FY24 from Rs 555 crore in FY23. See TheKredible for the detailed expense breakup. Despite the modest growth in scale, the company managed to control its expenditures, resulting in its losses shrinking by 60.6% to Rs 43 crore in FY24 from Rs 109 crore in FY23. According to Fintrackr, Exotel’s EBITDA losses stood at Rs 16 crore in FY24. Exotel’s expense-to-revenue ratio was recorded at Rs 1.12, with ROCE and EBITDA margins of -8.9% and -3.48%, respectively. According to the annual statements, its total current assets were registered at 379 crore, with cash and bank balances of Rs 206 crore as of March 2024. The company has raised over $100 million so far including a $40 million Series D round led by Steadview Capital in 2022. According to the startup data intelligence platform TheKredible, A91 Partners is the largest external stakeholder with a 25.7% stake followed by Blume Ventures. Exotel directly competes with Gupshup-owned Knowlarity, MyOperator, Ozonotel, and Tata Communications, and a few others. exotel Advertisment Disclaimer: Bareback Media has recently raised funding from a group of investors. Some of the investors may directly or indirectly be involved in a competing business or might be associated with other companies we might write about. This shall, however, not influence our reporting or coverage in any manner whatsoever. You may find a list of our investors here. Subscribe to our Newsletter! Be the first to get exclusive offers and the latest news Subscribe Now Related Articles LIVE ShopKirana struggles to scale in FY24, narrows losses by 30% LIVE LEAD hits Rs 350 Cr revenue milestone in FY24; cuts losses by 56% LIVE Simplilearn cuts losses by 56% in FY24, revenue growth stagnates LIVE Curefoods reports Rs 635 Cr income in FY24, halves losses LIVE Mintifi reports Rs 92 Cr PAT on Rs 384 Cr revenue in FY24 Read the Next Article

Teachmint revenue grows 2X in FY24, losses down to Rs 82 Cr

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Teachmint revenue grows 2X in FY24, losses down to Rs 82 Cr
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SaaS-based edtech firm Teachmint improved its financial performance in the last fiscal year, doubling its operating scale while reducing year-on-year losses by more than 39%. However, the Lightspeed-backed company has yet to achieve significant scale. Teachmint’s revenue from operations spiked to Rs 17.1 crore in the fiscal year ending March 2024 from Rs 8.15 crore in FY23, its consolidated financial statements sourced from the Registrar of Companies show. Teachmint sells education software solutions through subscriptions to schools and teachers. The sale of software solutions accounted for 73% of the operating revenue which increased by 56% to Rs 12.5 crore in FY24. The rest of the income is derived from the sale of devices like biometrics, interactive flat panels, GPS devices, among others. The Bengaluru-based company firm managed to control its overall cost, reduced by 26.6% to Rs 160 crore in FY24 from Rs 218 crore in FY23. Key areas of cost reduction include employee benefits, marketing, and IT which dwindled by 21.2%, 63.6%, and 9.1% respectively. The 2X surge and controlled expenditure helped Teachmint reduce its losses by 39.2% to Rs 110 crore during the last fiscal year from Rs 181 crore in FY23. Excluding non-cash ESOP costs, the company’s losses stood at Rs 82 crore for the fiscal year ending March 2024. Its ROCE and EBIDTA margins stood at -24.7% and -198%, respectively. On a unit level, the company spent Rs 9.36 to earn a rupee in FY24. Importantly, the firm has a total current assets of Rs 440 crore including Rs 34 crore of cash and bank balances in the last fiscal year. The company’s transformation from pre-revenue to a significant revenue jump is largely driven by shifting its focus to digitize schools. Entrackr reported about the strategic move in April last year. Teachmint faced significant challenges in FY24, including laying off over 70 employees. It has raised over $100 million in funding, with a $78 million Series B round in October 2021 at a valuation of $500 million. However, it has not raised any additional funding in the last three years. Its competitor Classplus achieved a two-fold revenue increase to Rs 213 crore in FY24, while its newer rival, Lead School, recorded 25% growth to Rs 370 crore in revenue in the same period.

Livspace revenue crosses Rs 1,200 Cr in FY24; losses shrink by 48%

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Livspace revenue crosses Rs 1,200 Cr in FY24; losses shrink by 48%
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After an 85% year-on-year growth in FY23, omnichannel home interior and renovation platform Livspace saw a modest 14.78% growth in scale during the fiscal year ending March 2024. The Singapore-headquartered firm, however, kept its losses in check during the same period. Livspace’s revenue from operations increased to Rs 1,185.7 crore (SGD 192.48 million) in FY24 from Rs 1,033 (SGD 167.7 million) crore in FY23, according to its group company’s consolidated annual financial statements in Singapore. Livspace allows homeowners to discover pre-designed rooms, kitchens, and storage areas on its platform. Revenue from its interior projects biz formed 94% of the overall revenue which increased 16.5% to Rs 1,110.65 crore in FY24 from Rs 953.32 crore in FY23. The Bengaluru-based company generated additional revenue of Rs 69 crore from the sale of products and allied contractual services in FY24. It also added Rs 48.4 crore in income, mainly from interest on fixed deposits, bringing the total income to Rs 1,234 crore in FY24, up from Rs 1,058 crore in FY23. For the home interior brand, the cost of sales, including project materials, inventories, and materials consumed, accounted for 35.6% of the overall expenditure. Despite a 14% surge, this cost remained steady at Rs 586.8 crore in FY24. Its employee benefits decreased by 16.1% to Rs 579 crore in FY24, which includes Rs 124 crore in ESOP expenses. Marketing, rent, brokerage, and technology expenses contributed to an overall expenditure of Rs 1,647.8 crore (SGD 267.5 million) in FY24, down from Rs 1,861.6 crore (SGD 302.2 million) in FY23. FY23-FY24 FY23 FY24 EBITDA Margin -69% -27% Expense/₹ of Op Revenue ₹1.80 ₹1.39 ROCE -98% -79.5% Modest growth in scale, along with controlled spending on employee benefits and marketing, helped Livspace reduce its losses by 48.48% to Rs 413.8 crore (SGD 67.1 million) in FY24, down from Rs 803.3 crore (SGD 130.4 million) in FY23. Its ROCE and EBITDA margins improved to -79.5% and -27%, respectively. On a unit level, Livspace spent Rs 1.39 to earn a rupee in FY24. Livspace is all set to shift its domicile to India from Singapore and the firm has also received approval from its board, according to the company’s founder Ramakant Sharma. It has plans to go public in the next 18-24 months. The company, for all its all out efforts to reduce losses without giving up on growth faces a tough challenge to sustain these efforts. More often than not, there is a point where cost cuts become counter productive, or worse make you wonder what you were doing with them in the first place. Livspace is on course to discover either of those two realities soon. *Currency converted from Indian rupees to Singapore dollars: SGD 1 = 61.6 rupees.

Quikr posts Rs 51 Cr revenue in FY23, losses shrink 62%

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Quikr posts Rs 51 Cr revenue in FY23, losses shrink 62%
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Quikr, the online marketplace and classified platform, experienced a drop in scale from Rs 191 crore in FY19 to Rs 110 crore in FY20. This declining trend continued until FY22. The Bengaluru-based firm, however, has recently shown signs of stability and resilience with its revenue growing for the first time in the last three years in FY23. Additionally, the former unicorn also managed to bring down its losses by a significant margin during the period. Quikr’s revenue from operations marginally grew 4.7% to Rs 51.36 crore during the fiscal year ending March 2023 as compared to Rs 49.07 crore recorded in FY22, as per the company’s consolidated financial statements with the Registrar of Companies. Quikr made the majority of its revenue from lead referral fees followed by advertising, both verticals collectively contributed to around 90% of revenue in FY23. The remaining sum was collected via commissions, management consultancy services, business support, and other operating activities. The company also earned Rs 2 crore from interest and gains on other financial assets (non-operating income). Considering this, the total income of the company stood at Rs 53.38 crore in FY23. On the cost side, employee benefit was the largest cost expense for the company. Which however shrank 17% to Rs 41.5 crore in FY23 from Rs 50 crore in FY22. IT costs including web hosting and payment gateway also dwindled 43% to Rs 3.5 crore during the year from Rs 6.13 crore in FY22. The company also cut down its legal, promotional, and other expenses, akin to which, the overall expenditure dwarfed 27% to Rs 61.36 crore in FY23. The total expenditure was Rs 84 crore during the previous fiscal year. For a complete expense breakdown and year-on-year financial performance and more information about the company, visit TheKredible. The cost-cutting measures taken by the company during the year can also be seen in its bottom line which improved significantly. Quikr’s losses declined 62% to Rs 7.98 crore during FY23 in comparison to Rs 20.98 crore in FY22. Additionally, the company’s outstanding losses stand at Rs 3,077 crore at the end of FY23. Operating cashflows also turned green (positive) to Rs 2.57 crore in FY23 against Rs 29.23 crore (negative) in the previous year. The EBITDA margin and ROCE of the company strengthened to -3.52% and -3.87%, respectively during the period. On a unit level, Quikr spent Rs 1.19 to earn a rupee of operating revenue in FY23.

Amazon nears complete acquisition of Axio in all cash deal

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Amazon nears complete acquisition of Axio in all cash deal
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E-commerce major Amazon appears to be inches away from its second acquisition in the Indian fintech space, after Emvantage. The company is in advanced discussion to acquire online lending platform Axio (formerly Capital Float), two sources told Entrackr. This would be the second acquisition by Amazon this year. It had acquired MX Player’s assets in May to scale its Mini TV offerings in India. “Amazon is buying Axio in a $150-175 million all cash deal,” said one of the sources requesting anonymity. “The terms of the deal have been finalized, and it’s (Amazon) currently conducting due-diligence.” Amazon is already an investor in Axio which participated in its Rs 144 crore worth extended Series C round in 2018. Currently, the firm owns around 8% of the Bengaluru-based lending platform. Sources emphasized that Ribbit Capital-backed Axio would power buy now pay later (BNPL) for Amazon Pay. “The acquisition makes absolute sense for both companies as they are over-dependent on each other. Over 80% of Axio’s volume comes from Amazon, while the e-commerce major’s BNPL is largely powered by Axio,” said another source who also wished not to be named. Besides Amazon, Decathlon and Xiaomi are Axio’s other partners. As per its website, the company offered credit to 9 million customers till date. Axio acquired Elevation-backed Walnut for about $30 million in 2018. Sources indicate that Amazon invested in Axio at a valuation of around $350 million in 2018. This essentially means that the deal isn’t very lucrative for its investors and other stakeholders. Queries sent to Amazon and Axio didn’t elicit any immediate response. We will update the story in case they do. According to startup data intelligence platform TheKredible, Axio reported 2X growth in its revenue to Rs 220 crore in FY23 as compared to Rs 110 crore in FY22. However, the firm’s losses grew marginally to Rs 137 crore in the same period (FY23). It’s yet to disclose FY24 numbers.

LoadShare’s scale remains flat in FY23, losses shrink 19%

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LoadShare’s scale remains flat in FY23, losses shrink 19%
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Last-mile logistics startup LoadShare seems to have lost momentum during FY23 as the company’s scale barely grew in single digits as compared to over 90% growth in FY22. However, in a pointer perhaps to the firm’s focus during the year, it managed to cut losses by almost 20% during the fiscal year ending March 2023. LoadShare’s revenue from operations grew 6.5% to Rs 384.5 crore during FY23 as compared to Rs 361.2 crore in FY22, as per its consolidated annual financial statement with the Registrar of Companies. Loadshare provides logistics solutions which include 10-minute quick commerce, 30-minute food deliveries, intraday e-commerce deliveries, and regional trucking to warehouses. The majority of its revenue comes from B2B deliveries while the rest from B2C delivery services. The company has not disclosed the breakdown of revenue in FY23. Loadshare claims to process over 350K last-mile deliveries per day and serves over 200 clients across more than 10,000 pin codes. Moving further, delivery charges and related costs formed 71.4% of the total expenditure which went up 12% to Rs 362.2 crore in FY23 from Rs 323.5 crore in the previous financial year(FY22). Spends on employee benefits grew 36.8% to Rs 95.85 crore during the year from Rs 70.08 crore in FY22. This cost also included expenses on the employee stock option scheme and employee stock purchase plan worth Rs 17.35 crore in FY23 and Rs 11.13 crore in FY22. LoadShare further incurred expenses on information technology, legal & professional fees, and other operating and admin expenses which catalyzed its total expenditure to Rs 507.5 crore in FY23. However, compared to the previous fiscal year, the company’s total expenses increased only 1.8% from Rs 498.3 crore in FY22. Head to the startup intelligence platform TheKredible for more details about the company’s financials. Following its prudent spending, LoadShare’s losses shrank 19.4% to Rs 111 crore during FY23 against Rs 137.7 crore in FY22. Additionally, operating cash outflows of the company went up 38.3% to Rs 98.9 crore during the last fiscal year. While its net cash outflows stood at Rs 5.45 crore. Coming to ratios, the EBITDA margin of the firm bettered to -25.79% in FY23 whereas ROCE registered at -75.61%. On a unit level, LoadShare spent Rs 1.32 to earn a rupee of operating revenue during the fiscal year. FY22-FY23 FY22 FY23 EBITDA Margin -35.19% -25.79% Expense/₹ of Op Revenue ₹1.38 ₹1.32 ROCE -54.92% -75.61% As per TheKredible, LoadShare has raised over $60 million to date from the likes of Tiger Global, Beenext, Matrix Partners, and Filter Capital, among others. It last raised $40 million in Series C funding led by Tiger Global in February 2022. The direction of the firm’s business, when taken with the broad direction of the economy, would seem to indicate Fy24 will mark further improvement in metrics for LoadShare. A double digit growth in topline with a further shrinking of losses to bring EBITDA margins to -15% or below would be a welcome target, placing the firm in a position to build strongly for growth again. The broader market seems to be on a strong footing after years of investments by multiple startups and established players, and logistics services firms like LoadShare find a far more receptive market for their services today. Investor interest will narrow down to the larger firms in the business soon, and LoadShare should be well placed to attract further support for its growth ambitions.

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