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

EntrackrEntrackr · 1y ago
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.

Zepto’s 50:50 Bet: Can It Balance The Quick Commerce Scale?

Inc42Inc42 · 7m ago
Zepto’s 50:50 Bet: Can It Balance The Quick Commerce Scale?
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Quick commerce has rapidly transformed the ecommerce landscape in India. From Swiggy to Zepto to Blinkit, various companies are venturing into quick deliveries. While fruits and vegetables currently dominate demand, there is a shift towards a more balanced split between grocery and emerging categories like beauty, personal care, home appliances, apparel, and electronics. Thin margins in the grocery vertical drive the need to explore higher-margin categories. Quick commerce platforms aim to provide high-quality essentials at great value and expand their presence in tier 2 cities. The convenience and lack of accessible grocery chains in certain areas contribute to the popularity of quick commerce. Overall, the dynamics of quick commerce in India are evolving rapidly.

Breaking down BlinkIt’s growth by its numbers in Q1 FY25

EntrackrEntrackr · 11m ago
Breaking down BlinkIt’s growth by its numbers in Q1 FY25
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Blinkit has displayed outstanding growth since getting acquired by Zomato in 2022, a deal that many considered a distressed one, for $569 million. Not only the quick commerce firm has seen growth in topline but also turned profitable*. Many experts are apprehensive about the quick commerce model as they believe economics won’t work out in the ten-minute delivery. Blinkit, however, appears to have proven this notion wrong through its latest numbers. Blinkit saw an exceptional 2.4X year-on-year growth in revenue to Rs 942 crore in June 2024 from Rs 384 crore in June 2023, its financial statements filed by the Zomato Group with the NSE show. The consistent growth in scale and effective cost-cutting measures enabled Blinkit to turn around its bottom line —shifting from a loss of Rs 105 crore in Q1 FY23 to a profit of Rs 43 crore in the last quarter. Importantly, Blinkit’s profit zoomed 23X QoQ to Rs 43 crore in Q1 FY25 from Rs 2 crore Q4 FY24. The quick commerce biz along with Hyperpure spiked the Zomato group’s profit by 44.6% to Rs 253 crore in Q1 FY25 *Caveat: Blinkit’s profit figures do not include other income and non-cash elements including ESOPs, depreciation and finance costs. As per Zomato, BlinkIt’s adjusted EBITDA stood at negative Rs 3 crore in the last quarter of the ongoing fiscal year (Q1 FY25). Blinkit’s gross order value (GOV) surged 2.3X to Rs 4,923 crore in Q1 FY25 from Rs 2,140 in Q1 FY FY24 while its numbers of order grew in a similar pattern to 78.8 million during the same period. The Q1 numbers drive home the point that you underestimate, or even write off Zomato at your own peril. Besides an almost Teflon-like ability to shrug off controversies, the firm has built a bit of a reputation for its unconventional approach to business, including its marketing, with the numbers to justify it. Even now, many people have rushed to say Blinkit will be the horse pulling the group wagon soon, but we wouldn’t go as far as that. Besides the almost duopoly we have in the market today nationally between Zomato and Swiggy, Zomato’s other diversifications might yet surprise too. Be it Dine Out or Live events, none have come with quite the barrage of negativism that had greeted Blinkit, and yet, we know the story only too well. Zomato’s high valuation certainly has enough behind it for now.

Zomato halts Blinkit integration, shifts focus on building super brands

Inc42Inc42 · 1y ago
Zomato halts Blinkit integration, shifts focus on building super brands
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Foodtech giant Zomato has decided to pause the integration of its quick commerce arm Blinkit and instead focus on building "super brands." Zomato CEO Deepinder Goyal expressed that super apps have not been as successful in India as they have been in China and that Indians gravitate towards super brands. Zomato plans to maintain a separate identity for its food delivery platform and quick-commerce unit, developing Blinkit as an independent brand. The integration will primarily focus on sourcing synergies with Zomato's B2B supplies vertical, Hyperpure. Zomato's rival Swiggy has opted to integrate its quick commerce vertical, Instamart, directly into its main app. Blinkit turned contribution positive in Q2 FY24, recording 45.5 million orders during this period.

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