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Exclusive: Shadowfax to raise Rs 2,000 Cr via IPO; fresh issue and OFS at Rs 1,000 Cr each

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Exclusive: Shadowfax to raise Rs 2,000 Cr via IPO; fresh issue and OFS at Rs 1,000 Cr each
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Exclusive: Shadowfax to raise Rs 2,000 Cr via IPO; fresh issue and OFS at Rs 1,000 Cr each Logistics startup Shadowfax is set to raise Rs 2,000 crore (around $235 million) through its upcoming IPO, as per its RoC filing. The public offering will include a fresh issue of shares worth Rs 1,000 crore and an offer for sale (OFS) of Rs 1,000 crore. Logistics startup Shadowfax is set to raise Rs 2,000 crore ($235 million) through its upcoming initial public offering (IPO), according to its filing with the Registrar of Companies (RoC). The IPO will comprise a fresh issue of equity shares worth Rs 1,000 crore and an offer for sale (OFS) of shares worth Rs 1,000 crore. ICICI Securities, JM Financial, and Morgan Stanley are acting as advisors to the public issue. This development comes after the company recently filed its draft red herring prospectus (DRHP) with SEBI via the confidential route. The Flipkart-backed company has also strengthened its board with the appointment of co-founders Gaurav Jaithlia as whole-time directors. Additionally, in line with regulatory requirements, the company has also appointed Bijou Kurien, Ruchira Shukla, Pirojshaw Sarkari, and Dinkar Gupta as independent directors. Shadowfax is reportedly aiming for a post-issue valuation of Rs 8,500 crore. The company is currently valued at around Rs 5,981 crore (approximately $712 million) following a $16.8 million investment from Mirae Asset and Nokia Growth Partners in the first tranche of its Series F round in February this year. Founded in 2015 by Abhishek Bansal, Vaibhav Khandelwal, Praharsh Chandra, and Gaurav Jaithliya, Bengaluru-based Shadowfax offers last-mile delivery services with a focus on e-commerce and hyperlocal logistics. The company claims to have a network of over 1.25 lakh monthly active delivery partners catering to segments such as grocery, food, and medicine delivery. According to data from TheKredible, Shadowfax has raised approximately $246 million to date. Eight Roads Ventures is the largest external stakeholder, followed by Flipkart, NewQuest Asia, and Nokia Growth Partners. While its FY25 numbers are yet to be filed, the company posted a revenue of Rs 1,885 crore in FY24, marking a 33.2% year-on-year growth. It also managed to narrow its losses by 91% to Rs 11.8 crore in FY24 from Rs 142 crore in FY23. 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.

Zetwerk’s GMV slips 11% in FY25; posts Rs 371 Cr loss

EntrackrEntrackr · 8d ago
Zetwerk’s GMV slips 11% in FY25; posts Rs 371 Cr loss
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B2B e-commerce unicorn Zetwerk, which is reportedly preparing to file for an initial public offering (IPO), saw its revenue decline in FY25. Despite the slowdown in the top line, the company managed to reduce its losses during the same period. Zetwerk’s gross revenue fell 11% to Rs 12,798 crore in FY25 from Rs 14,443 crore in FY24, according to its consolidated financial statements sourced from the Registrar of Companies (RoC). Zetwerk is a B2B manufacturing and construction marketplace. The company derives its revenue primarily from trading activities, manufacturing services, and construction and project contracts. Revenue from trading activities, which accounted for 58% of the income, declined 20% to Rs 7,706 crore in FY25. In contrast, revenue from manufacturing services grew 33.5% to Rs 2,682 crore. Income from construction and project contracts slipped 19% to Rs 2,242 crore, while other income stood at Rs 535 crore in FY25. Including non-operating income, Zetwerk’s total income stood at Rs 12,981 crore in FY25, compared to Rs 14,612 crore in FY24. On the expense side, the cost of materials accounted for over 85% of the total expense. This cost declined 17% to Rs 11,232 crore in FY25 from Rs 13,467 crore in FY24. Employee benefit expenses, however, rose 12% to Rs 517 crore, while subcontracting expenses increased 16% to Rs 250 crore. Finance costs remained largely flat at Rs 450 crore, and other expenses added another Rs 670 crore during the year. Overall, Zetwerk reduced its total expenses by 12% to Rs 13,196 crore in FY25 from Rs 15,001 crore in FY24. As a result, its expense-to-revenue ratio improved marginally to 1.03 from 1.04 a year earlier. With GMV declining, procurement costs came down accordingly, and coupled with a sharp drop in exceptional items, the company reduced its losses by 60% to Rs 371 crore in FY25 from Rs 918 crore in FY24. However, the company posted a positive EBITDA of Rs 145 crore in the same period. Its ROCE and EBITDA margin improved to -0.68% and 1.13% respectively. On the balance sheet front, Zetwerk’s cash and bank balances rose sharply to Rs 1,908 crore in FY25 from Rs 1,150 crore a year earlier. The company reported current assets worth Rs 7,840 crore in the same period. According to TheKredible, Zetwerk has raised a total of $889 million of funding till date, having Greenoaks, Peak XV Partners, Lightspeed Venture Partners and Accel as its lead investors. In April last year, Zetwerk had indicated that it was targeting a public listing within a 12 to 24 month period. The company is expected to file its draft prospectus this year through the confidential route for its $750 million IPO, which would be among the larger public market debuts by an India-based manufacturing company.

Zomato posts Rs 175 Cr PAT in Q4 FY24, revenue grows 8.3%

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Zomato posts Rs 175 Cr PAT in Q4 FY24, revenue grows 8.3%
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Foodtech and quick commerce platform Zomato on Monday released its financial results for the fourth quarter of the ongoing fiscal year (Q4 FY24). With the steady expansion, the company has witnessed around 27% increase in its profit along with marginal growth in revenue. Zomato’s revenue from operations grew 8.3% to Rs 3,562 crore in Q4 FY24 in contrast to Rs 3,288 crore in Q3 FY24, as per the firm’s consolidated financial results sourced from the National Stock Exchange. With this, Zomato’s overall revenue for the fiscal year ending March 2024 jumped 71% to Rs 12,114 crore from Rs 7,079 in FY23. Zomato operates several business units including a food marketplace, Hyperpure and quick commerce platform BlinkIt. Income from food and delivery biz accounted for 48.8% in Q4 FY24 which grew 2.1% to Rs 1,739 in Q4 FY24 from Rs Rs 1,704 crore in Q3 FY24. The collections from Hyperpure supplies (B2B) and quick commerce vertical (Blinkit) grew 10.7% and 19.4% to Rs 951 crore and Rs 769 crore, respectively. Earning from “Going-out” and other non-operating income took Zomato Group’s overall revenue to Rs 3,797 crore in Q4 FY24. The cost for delivery and related charges formed 30.7% of the overall expenditure which increased 4.7% to Rs 1,118 crore in Q4 FY24. Its cost of procurement, employee benefits, advertising, and marketing pushed its overall expenditure to Rs 3,636 in Q4FY24 from Rs 3,382 in Q3FY24. The optimum cost mechanism and increased scale helped Zomato to record a 26.8% hike in its profits to Rs 175 in Q4 FY24 from Rs 138 crore in Q3 FY24. On a unit level, the Gurugram-based company spent Rs 1.02 to earn a rupee in Q4 FY24.

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