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Bombay Shaving Company crosses Rs 200 Cr revenue in FY24; cuts losses by 22%

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Bombay Shaving Company, a grooming and personal care brand, narrowed down its losses to Rs 62.15 crore in FY24, making a notable improvement from Rs 80.25 crore in FY23. Meanwhile, its operating scale also crossed the Rs 200 crore revenue mark in the last fiscal year. Bombay Shaving Company’s revenue from operations surged 27.38% to Rs 225.85 crore in FY24 from Rs 177.30 crore in FY23, its consolidated financial report sourced from the Registrar of Companies (RoC) shows. Bombay Shaving Company is a D2C grooming and personal care startup with a portfolio of a wide range of products including shaving cream, haircare, skincare, and beard care products. The sale of these products was the sole source of revenue for the company in the last fiscal year. The company made an additional Rs 7.6 crore from interest income which pushed its total revenue to Rs 233.4 crore in FY24. For the men's grooming brand, the cost of material was the largest component of BSC’s expenses, increasing by 34.39% to Rs 118.76 crore in FY24. The advertising and employee benefits costs rose marginally to Rs 85.90 crore and Rs 36.79 crore, respectively. Its delivery and handling charges declined by 9.41% to Rs 18.78 crore, respectively, while other expenses remained stable at Rs 35.34 crore. Overall, total expenses for Bombay Shaving Company increased to Rs 295.57 crore in FY24 from Rs 262 crore in FY23. The Gurugram-based Company managed to reduce its net loss by 22% to Rs 62.2 crore in FY24. Its ROCE and EBITDA margin stood at -74.66% and -22.90%, respectively. On a unit basis, the company spent Rs 1.31 to earn a rupee in FY24. The firm reported Rs 203 crore of current assets in FY24 including Rs 72.5 crore of cash and bank balance. According to TheKredible, Bombay Shaving Company has raised a total of $51.5 million in funding to date. Its lead investors include Sixth Sense Ventures, Colgate-Palmolive, Malabar Investments, Reckitt, and Patni & Family. Bombay Shaving Company competes with Ustraa, Beardo, and The Man Company in the grooming segment. Ustraa reported a 2.94% revenue decline to Rs 94.02 crore and a loss of Rs 50 crore in FY24. Meanwhile, Beardo’s revenue from operations rose to Rs 173.2 crore, and The Man Company saw a 58% increase in revenue, reaching Rs 182 crore.