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Blue Tokai posts Rs 216 Cr revenue with improved EBITDA margin in FY24

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Blue Tokai posts Rs 216 Cr revenue with improved EBITDA margin in FY24
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Blue Tokai posts Rs 216 Cr revenue with improved EBITDA margin in FY24 Blue Tokai Coffee Roasters has achieved over five-fold growth in the past four fiscal years. The brand's revenue grew from Rs 41 crore in FY21 to Rs 75 crore in FY22, Rs 127 crore in FY23, and Rs 216 crore in FY24. Blue Tokai’s revenue from operations grew 70% year-on-year to Rs 216 crore in FY24 from Rs 127 crore in FY23, its annual consolidated financial statements sourced from the Registrar of Companies show. Income from the sale of coffee accounted for 93% of the overall operating revenue which stood at Rs 201 crore in FY24. The rest of the collections come from the sale of bakery products. Blue Tokai claims to have 130 outlets and plans to expand to over 350 locations in the next 3 years. The company also added Rs 5 crore from interest on deposits and gains on mutual funds, which tallied its overall income to Rs 221 crore in FY24 and Rs 129 crore in FY23. Moving towards the cost breakdown, employee benefits were the largest cost center, accounting for 29.5% of the overall cost, which increased by 95% to Rs 84 crore in FY24. Blue Tokai’s procurement costs increased by 46% to Rs 83 crore in FY24. Due to the notable expansion of the outlets, the rent cost surged 94% to Rs 33 crore in FY24. Its legal, advertising, communication, travel, and other overheads increased the total expenditure by 66% to Rs 285 crore in FY24 from Rs 172 crore in FY23. The surge in employee benefits and rent costs outpaced the revenue growth which led Blue Tokai to post a 46% increase in losses which stood at Rs 63 crore in FY24, compared to Rs 43 crore in FY23. However, the company improved its EBITDA margin, narrowing it from -24.7% in FY23 to -19% in FY24. Blue Tokai spent Rs 1.32 to earn a rupee during the fiscal year. By the end of FY24, the company reported current assets of Rs 153 crore, including cash and bank balances of Rs 61 crore. Blue Tokai has raised over $80 million to date including its $30 million Series C round led by Verlinvest in August last year. According to the startup data intelligence platform TheKredible, A91 Partners was the largest external stakeholder with 22.77% followed by Verlinvest. On the competition side, Third Wave Coffee posted Rs 240 crore of revenue with a loss of Rs 110 crore in FY24. While Starbucks India posted a whopping Rs 1,218 crore in revenue in the previous fiscal. Sleepy Owl, Subko Coffee, and Seven Beans are yet to post their financial results for FY24.

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Square Yards posts Rs 261 Cr revenue in Q1 FY25; projects Rs 1,500 Cr in FY25

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Square Yards posts Rs 261 Cr revenue in Q1 FY25; projects Rs 1,500 Cr in FY25
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Proptech firm Square Yards has announced its results for the first quarter of the ongoing fiscal year. The Gurugram-based company saw a 52% increase in its revenue during Q1 FY25 compared to Q1 FY24. Square Yards’ revenue from operations surged to Rs 261 crore in Q1 FY25, with a gross transaction value of Rs 10,053 crore, compared to Rs 172 crore in revenue and a gross transaction value of Rs 6,674 crore in Q1 FY24, the company said in a press release. In the fiscal year ending March 2024, the company reported revenue of Rs 1,004 crore with EBITDA profitability. However, the net losses of Square Yards stood at Rs 216 crore FY24. Income from financial services along with real estate services formed 83% of the total operating revenue for Square Yards which increased 48% and 61% YoY respectively. The press release added that its digital services also saw an impressive growth of 145% in the same period. Square Yards is a full-stack proptech platform, playing the entire consumer journey including search, discovery, transactions, mortgages, home furnishing, rentals, and property management. The company claims to have more than 8 million monthly traffic and approximately $5 billion GTV with a presence in more than 100 cities across 9 countries. In the first quarter of the current fiscal year (Q1 FY25), Square Yards reported a gross profit of Rs 25 crore with a negative EBITDA margin of Rs 32 crore, compared to a gross profit of Rs 15 crore and a negative EBITDA margin of Rs 29 crore in Q1 FY24. The company has projected Rs 1,506 crore revenue in the full year of FY25 up from Rs 1,004 crore in FY24 with a positive EBITDA of Rs 101 crore.

Ixigo ends Q2 FY25 with Rs 206 Cr revenue and Rs 13 Cr PAT

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Ixigo ends Q2 FY25 with Rs 206 Cr revenue and Rs 13 Cr PAT
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Online travel aggregator (OTA) Ixigo’s revenue from operations grew 26% to Rs 206.47 crore in Q2 FY25 as compared to the same quarter of FY24. The growth was steered by the flight and bus segment. The flight gross transaction value grew by 43% YoY, while the bus GTV increased by 46%. The company’s contribution margin also improved by 24% to Rs 91.08 crore in Q2 FY25, compared to Rs 73.67 crore in Q2 FY24, the company said in a stock exchange filing. However, the contribution margin as a percentage of revenue from operations slightly decreased from 45% in Q2 FY24 to 44% in Q2 FY25. The Gurugram-based company generated the majority (53.5%) of its operating revenue from train ticketing amounting to Rs 110.4 crore in Q1 FY25. Flight and bus booking services contributed 27% and 19.3% to the company’s coffers, respectively. The firm’s operating expenses rose in Q2 FY25, reflecting increased investments in growth. Employee expenses and marketing costs contributed to this spike, which was necessary to support the company’s expansion in user acquisition and market penetration. Despite the rise in costs, EBITDA saw a sharp increase of 655%, reaching Rs 22.4 crore in Q2 FY25, compared to Rs 2.96 crore in Q2 FY24. Adjusted EBITDA also jumped 326% to Rs 20.99 crore in Q2 FY25. Ixigo profit after tax (PAT) declined by 51%, from Rs 26.70 crore in Q2 FY24 to Rs 13.08 crore in Q2 FY25. This decline was primarily due to a deferred tax charge of Rs 5.26 crore in Q2 FY25.

NephroPlus posts Rs 566 Cr revenue and Rs 35 Cr profit in FY24

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NephroPlus posts Rs 566 Cr revenue and Rs 35 Cr profit in FY24
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NephroPlus posts Rs 566 Cr revenue and Rs 35 Cr profit in FY24 Dialysis service provider NephroPlus reported a 29% year-on-year increase in operating revenue for the fiscal year ending March 2024. Significantly, the Hyderabad-based company turned profitable during the period, marking a notable recovery from a Rs 12 crore loss in FY23. NephroPlus’ operating revenue grew to Rs 566 crore in FY24 from Rs 438 crore in FY23, according to its consolidated financial statement sourced from the Registrar of Companies (RoC). NephroPlus runs over 275 dialysis centers in more than 170 cities in India and treats nearly 20,000 patients on a monthly basis. Revenue from these services accounted for 95% of the company’s income in FY24. On the expense side, the largest component of expenditure remained the cost of materials, which rose 19% to Rs 169 crore, accounting for over 31% of the total spend. Employee benefit expenses dropped slightly to Rs 91 crore from Rs 97 crore in FY23, while healthcare professional fees surged by 90% to Rs 59 crore. Hospital fees also increased to Rs 56 crore from Rs 48 crore, and other operational expenses climbed to Rs 166 crore. Overall, NephroPlus reported total costs rose 19.7% to Rs 541 crore in FY24. The strategic focus on cost discipline and improved margins helped NephroPlus post a net profit of Rs 35 crore in FY24, as compared to a net loss of Rs 12 crore a year earlier. Its ROCE and EBITDA margin improved to 9.40% and 18.96% respectively. On a unit basis, NephroPlus spent Rs 0.96 to earn a rupee of revenue in FY24. As of March 2024, the company reported current assets worth Rs 390 crore in FY24, out of which Rs 61 crore were in cash and bank balances. According to startup data intelligence platform TheKredible, NephroPlus has raised approximately $212 million in funding to date, having IFC and Besemer Venture Partners as its lead investors. The company’s co-founder and CEO Vikram Vuppala owns 11.6% of the company. Recently, NephroPlus acquired seven new dialysis clinics in the Philippines. The firm is also planning to start its clinics in Saudi Arabia later this year.

Exclusive: OfBusiness revenue nears Rs 20,000 Cr in FY24; profits crosses Rs 600 Cr

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Exclusive: OfBusiness revenue nears Rs 20,000 Cr in FY24; profits crosses Rs 600 Cr
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Following a 2X jump in scale during FY23, industrial goods and services procurement platform OfBusiness continued its growth run as its revenue grew by 25.8% in the fiscal year ending March 2024. At the same time, the firm’s profit spiked by 30% and crossed the Rs 600 crore mark. OfBusiness’ revenue grew to Rs 19,296 crore in FY24 from 15,343 crore in FY23, according to the company’s consolidated financial documents reviewed by Entrackr. The sale of industrial goods (raw materials) and revenue from financial services offered to the buyers on their platforms were the primary sources of operating revenue for OfBusiness in FY24. The company also made Rs 232 crore from interest and other financial activities, tallying the overall revenue to Rs 19,529 crore in FY24. Being a goods and service procurement platform, the purchase of industrial goods and raw materials including construction materials, chemicals, and produce emerged as the largest cost centers, forming 88.5% of OfBusiness’ total expenses during FY24. In the line of scale, this cost increased by 21% to Rs 16,543 crore in FY24. The firm’s burn on employee benefits, finance, legal, conveyance, advertising, and other overheads took its overall cost up by 24.3% to Rs 18,696 crore in FY24 from Rs 15,037 crore in FY23. Note: OfBusiness’ ESOP-related expenses for this year stood at Rs 32 Cr in FY24 which is similar to last year. The decent growth in scale and controlled expenditure helped OfBusiness to post a 30.2% increase in its profits to Rs 603 crore in FY24. Its ROCE and EBITDA margin improved to 12.33% and 7.44% respectively. On a unit level, OfBusiness spent Rs 0.97 to earn a rupee in FY24. FY23-FY24 FY23 FY24 EBITDA Margin 6.30% 7.44% Expense/₹ of Op Revenue ₹0.98 ₹0.97 ROCE 9.28 12.23 OfBusiness has raised around $800 million including its $325 million Series G round in December 2021 where it was valued at $5 billion. According to the startup data intelligence platform TheKredible, Alpha Wave is the largest external stakeholder with 19.16% followed by Creation Investment and Matrix Partners. OfBusiness competes with Zetwerk, Infra.market, and Moglix. Zetwerk recorded Rs 11,449 crore GMV in FY23 while Infra. Market and Moglix’s gross revenue stood at 11,846 crore and Rs 4,500 crore respectively in the same period (FY23).

Rebel Foods posts Rs 1,420 Cr revenue in FY24; losses down by 42%

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Rebel Foods posts Rs 1,420 Cr revenue in FY24; losses down by 42%
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Cloud kitchen posterboy Rebel Foods (formerly Faasos) significantly improved its financial health during the fiscal year ending in March 2024. The Mumbai-based firm achieved nearly 19% growth in scale and reduced its losses by over 40% during the same period. Rebel Foods’ revenue from operations grew to Rs 1,420 crore in FY24 as compared to Rs 1,195 crore in FY23, as per the company’s consolidated financial statements with the Registrar of Companies. The company generated most of its revenue through its core operations (sale of food), contributing 96.7% of the total operating revenue in FY24. Rebel Foods is a full-stack food tech firm that makes money from the sale of food through its owned stores and kitchens. A small part of its income also came from commission, storage, franchise, delivery services, compensation on account of cancellation, and royalty. Apart from operating income, the foodtech firm also earned Rs 65.29 crore via interest and gain on financial assets (non-ops income) which increased the overall revenue to Rs 1,485.53 crore in FY24. On the expense front, the cost of materials accounted for 33% of the total burn which increased 6.2% to Rs 613.35 crore in FY24. Employee benefits expenses, however, marginally decreased (2.6%) to Rs 394.92 crore during the last fiscal. This overhead also includes the ESOP expenditure of Rs 46.55 crore, followed by brokerage, commission, and promotional costs. For more details, head to TheKredible. Also read: Decoding the financial health of leading cloud kitchen startups With improved topline, Rebel Foods also managed to keep a check on total expenses which grew mere 1.6% to Rs 1,857 crore in FY24. The firm also cut down its losses by over 42% to Rs 378 crore. As of FY24, the company’s outstanding losses stood at Rs 2,911 crore. The improved bottom line can also be seen via EBITDA margin which bettered to -10.76% in FY24, improving by nearly 2,000 BPS. Rebel Foods recorded an EBITDA loss of Rs 159.83 crore in the same period. FY23-FY24 FY23 FY24 EBITDA Margin -30.33% -10.76% Expense/₹ of Op Revenue ₹1.53 ₹1.31 ROCE -39.65% -35.50% On a unit level, the foodtech major spent Rs 1.31 to earn a rupee of operating revenue during the period. Rebel Foods currently claims to have over 450 cloud kitchens across India, MENA, Indonesia, UK, including 75 cities in India. The Peak XV-backed firm raised its last equity round in November 2021 and since then it has received nearly $50 million in debt across five tranches. It’s reportedly in talks to raise up to $150 million in a mix of primary and secondary components. Rebel Foods’ major competition includes horizontal and vertical foodtech plays including Curefoods, EatClub, Biryani By Kilo, FreshMenu, Biryani Blues, Kitchens@, Bigspoon, and HOI Foods.

Akumentis Healthcare income crosses Rs 400 Cr in FY24; posts Rs 57 Cr profit

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Akumentis Healthcare income crosses Rs 400 Cr in FY24; posts Rs 57 Cr profit
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Pharmaceutical company Akumentis Healthcare has reported a flat scale during the last fiscal year ending March 2024. However, the controlled cost mechanism helped the Thane-based firm to improve its margins and bottom line during the same period. Akumentis Healthcare saw a modest 2.8% increase in its scale to Rs 398 crore in FY24 from Rs 387 crore in FY23, its standalone financial statements filed with the Registrar of Companies show. *Note: Akumentis Healthcare is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Akum Drugs and Pharma Ltd which recorded a 14.3% increase in revenue to Rs 4,178 crore in FY24 from Rs 3,655 crore in FY23. Founded in 2010, Akumentis Healthcare provides medicinal products including creams and medicines across dermatology, orthopedics, gynecology, critical care, cardiovascular, diabetes, and pediatrics. The sale of these products was the sole source of revenue for the company. Akumentis made Rs 10 crore from interest and other miscellaneous sources tallying its overall income to Rs 409 crore in FY24. When it comes to burn, around 36.6% (Rs 122 crore) of its total burn went to employee benefits while cost of material consumed 31.5% (Rs 105 crore) of the overall expenditure in FY24. Its marketing (advertising cum promotion), commission paid to selling agents, traveling, legal and other overheads took Akumentis’ total expenditure to Rs 333 crore in FY24 from Rs 340 crore in FY23. Check TheKredible for more details. The controlled spending on employee benefits and related expenses helped Akumentis Healthcare increase its margins. As a result, the firm’s profit spiked 62.9% to Rs 57 crore in FY24 from Rs 35 crore in FY23. Its ROCE and EBITDA margin improved to 57.46% and 62.90%, respectively. On a unit level, Akumentis spent Rs 0.84 to earn a rupee. FY23-FY24 FY23 FY24 EBITDA Margin 19.26% 62.90% Expense/₹ of Op Revenue ₹0.88 ₹0.84 ROCE 65.38 57.46 Rajaram Samant, who was the co-founder and chief executive officer of Akumentis Healthcare for nearly 10 years, left the company in February 2020. Samant had previously worked at three large public companies: Ranbaxy, Emcure and Wanbury. In 2015, Peak XV had led a $19 million round in Akumentis.

Amazon India marketplace posts Rs 588 Cr adjusted EBITDA in FY24

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Amazon India marketplace posts Rs 588 Cr adjusted EBITDA in FY24
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Amazon India’s marketplace revenue has continued to outpace Flipkart Marketplaces, with collections from its platform and related services crossing the Rs 25,000 crore mark and registering an adjusted EBITDA of Rs 588.6 crore in FY24. However, Flipkart’s top-line growth was significantly higher than that of Amazon Seller Services during the fiscal year ending March 2024. Amazon India’s revenue from operations grew 14.5% to Rs 25,406 crore in FY24 in contrast to Rs 22,198 crore booked in FY23, its standalone financial statements filed with the Registrar of Companies show. The entity generated 82.4% of the revenue from marketplace services while the remaining came from the services rendered to related parties including platform services, marketing, and royalty revenues. The firm also generated a non-operating income worth Rs 186.8 crore, pushing the overall revenue to Rs 25,592.8 crore in FY24. Amazon Seller Services is engaged in marketplace and marketing support services. Its ultimate holding company is Amazon.com, Inc., which is based in the United States of America. Moving over to the spending, delivery charges were the largest cost element forming 25.8% of the total expenses. The cost went up 9.1% to Rs 7,487.9 crore in FY24 from Rs 6,863.1 crore in FY23. Sales promotion and legal cum professional costs were the other two significant elements which formed around 12% each and stood at Rs 3,586.1 crore and Rs 3,530.2 crore, respectively, in FY24. During the year, Amazon Seller Services spent Rs 2,771.2 crore on employee benefits which also include share-based payments (ESOP cost) of Rs 682.7 crore. Amazon India marketplace arm’s total expenses increased 6.5% to Rs 29,062.3 crore during FY24 from Rs 27,283.6 crore in FY23. In the end, the company managed to control its losses by 28.5% to Rs 3,469.5 crore in FY24 as compared to Rs 4,854.1 crore in FY23. Its operating cash flows also turned positive to Rs 724.1 crore during the last fiscal year against Rs -1,542.1 crore in FY23. It is worth noting that the company reported an EBITDA loss of Rs 94.1 crore in FY24, excluding the ESOP cost (non-cash expenses), the company turned profitable on the operational level with an adjusted EBITDA of Rs 588.6 crore during the year. The highlights of the improved bottom line can also be seen in the EBITDA margin which strengthened to -0.37%. On a unit level, Amazon’s Indian entity spent Rs 1.14 to earn a rupee of operating revenue in FY24. The entity’s rival, Flipkart's marketplace arm reported Rs 17,907 crore in revenue with 21% YoY growth while the company’s losses shrank over 40% to Rs 2,358 crore in FY24.

Drishti IAS posts Rs 405 Cr revenue and Rs 90 Cr PAT in FY24

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Drishti IAS posts Rs 405 Cr revenue and Rs 90 Cr PAT in FY24
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Drishti IAS posts Rs 405 Cr revenue and Rs 90 Cr PAT in FY24 Offline coaching firm Drishti IAS Institute crossed Rs 400 crore of revenue during the previous fiscal year ended in March 2024. The profits for the Vikas Divyakirti-led firm touched Rs 90 crore in the same period. Drishti IAS’s revenue from operations increased by 30.6% year-on-year to Rs 405 crore in FY24 from Rs 310 crore in FY23. The Delhi-based company's revenue rose from Rs 40 crore in FY21 to Rs 119 crore in FY22, and further to Rs 310 crore in FY23. The 26-year-old educational platform mainly provides offline coaching for Civil Services Examination (CSE). Income from coaching services accounted for 94.8% of the total operating revenue, which increased by 37.6% to Rs 384 crore in FY24 from Rs 279 crore in FY23. The remaining income is generated from the sale of study materials, including pen drives, books, test papers, and other resources. Drishti IAS operates seven institutes, including two in Delhi, three in Uttar Pradesh, and one each in Jaipur and Indore. Its Mukherjee Nagar Institute is the largest revenue contributor, accounting for 58% of the total coaching income. Employee benefits and faculty charges constituted 40% of its overall cost, increasing by 41% to Rs 117 crore in FY24 from Rs 83 crore in FY23. Drishti IAS's advertising spending also jumped 3.4X to Rs 51 crore in FY24. Drishti IAS's overall expenditure increased to Rs 289 crore in FY24 from Rs 197 crore in FY23. Higher spending on employee benefits and advertising resulted in a modest 3.4% increase in net profits, which rose to Rs 90 crore in FY24 from Rs 87 crore in FY23. The company's ROCE and EBITDA margin were recorded at 55.7% and 33.73%, respectively, while the expense-to-revenue ratio stood at Re 0.71. As of March 2024, the company's total current assets were valued at Rs 88 crore, with cash and bank balances of Rs 54 crore.

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