CitiusTech’s profit balloons 6X to Rs 350 Cr in FY24

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Bain Capital Private Equity-backed healthcare technology and consulting platform CitiusTech reported flat revenue growth for the fiscal year ending March 2024. However, the Mumbai-based firm’s profit surged six-fold on the back of reduction in key expenses, including consulting charges. CitiusTech’s revenue increased by 1% to Rs 3,536 crore in the last fiscal year from Rs 3498 crore in FY23, its consolidated financial statement sourced from the Registrar of Companies shows. CitiusTech is a healthcare technology services and solutions provider offering consulting, engineering, manufacturing, and data-oriented software to large hospitals and healthcare organizations. Its core business—software development, implementation, and support services—accounted for 98.8% of the operating revenue which grew by 2.49% to Rs 3,495 crore in FY24. However, revenue from the sale and maintenance of software licenses declined by 53% to Rs 38 crore. The firm also generated an additional Rs 15.7 crore from non-operating activities, which took its total revenue to Rs 3,551 crore in FY24. On the expense side, employee benefit expenses remained the largest cost driver, accounting for 75% of the expenses. This cost increased by 4.2% to Rs 2,226 crore in FY24 from Rs 2,137 crore in FY23. Depreciation expenses increased by 6.2% to Rs 136 crore, while consultancy charges decreased 7.53% to Rs 299 crore. Overall, CitiusTech’s total expenses rose 3.31% to Rs 2,968 crore in FY24 from Rs 2,873 crore in FY23. CitiusTech achieved a notable milestone as its profit after tax (PAT) spiked 6X to Rs 350.28 crore in FY24 from Rs 55.5 crore in FY23. Its ROCE and EBITDA margin stood at 37.67% and 20%, respectively. On a unit basis, the company spent Re 0.84 to earn a rupee in FY24. The company reported Rs 458 crore in cash and bank balances and had current assets of Rs 1232 crore as of FY24. CitiusTech’s bottomline growth might have impressed, but the topline stagnation will be a worry for the firm that had targeted $500 million (Rs 4100 crores then) as recently as Sep 2023. With a $1 billion target for FY28, the firm is expected to consider all possible avenues, including acquisitions to fund growth. Baring Private Equity acquired the firm for $955 million in 2022 after it had filed for an IPO in the US, which would seem to give it at least a couple more years to expand before Barings seeks an exit via an IPO possibly.