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Quikr posts Rs 51 Cr revenue in FY23, losses shrink 62%

EntrackrEntrackr · 1y ago
Quikr posts Rs 51 Cr revenue in FY23, losses shrink 62%
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Quikr, the online marketplace and classified platform, experienced a drop in scale from Rs 191 crore in FY19 to Rs 110 crore in FY20. This declining trend continued until FY22. The Bengaluru-based firm, however, has recently shown signs of stability and resilience with its revenue growing for the first time in the last three years in FY23. Additionally, the former unicorn also managed to bring down its losses by a significant margin during the period. Quikr’s revenue from operations marginally grew 4.7% to Rs 51.36 crore during the fiscal year ending March 2023 as compared to Rs 49.07 crore recorded in FY22, as per the company’s consolidated financial statements with the Registrar of Companies. Quikr made the majority of its revenue from lead referral fees followed by advertising, both verticals collectively contributed to around 90% of revenue in FY23. The remaining sum was collected via commissions, management consultancy services, business support, and other operating activities. The company also earned Rs 2 crore from interest and gains on other financial assets (non-operating income). Considering this, the total income of the company stood at Rs 53.38 crore in FY23. On the cost side, employee benefit was the largest cost expense for the company. Which however shrank 17% to Rs 41.5 crore in FY23 from Rs 50 crore in FY22. IT costs including web hosting and payment gateway also dwindled 43% to Rs 3.5 crore during the year from Rs 6.13 crore in FY22. The company also cut down its legal, promotional, and other expenses, akin to which, the overall expenditure dwarfed 27% to Rs 61.36 crore in FY23. The total expenditure was Rs 84 crore during the previous fiscal year. For a complete expense breakdown and year-on-year financial performance and more information about the company, visit TheKredible. The cost-cutting measures taken by the company during the year can also be seen in its bottom line which improved significantly. Quikr’s losses declined 62% to Rs 7.98 crore during FY23 in comparison to Rs 20.98 crore in FY22. Additionally, the company’s outstanding losses stand at Rs 3,077 crore at the end of FY23. Operating cashflows also turned green (positive) to Rs 2.57 crore in FY23 against Rs 29.23 crore (negative) in the previous year. The EBITDA margin and ROCE of the company strengthened to -3.52% and -3.87%, respectively during the period. On a unit level, Quikr spent Rs 1.19 to earn a rupee of operating revenue in FY23.

CarDekho Group posts Rs 2,795 Cr revenue in FY25; losses narrow marginally

EntrackrEntrackr · 14d ago
CarDekho Group posts Rs 2,795 Cr revenue in FY25; losses narrow marginally
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CarDekho Group posts Rs 2,795 Cr revenue in FY25; losses narrow marginally CarDekho Group, which operates platforms like CarDekho, InsuranceDekho, BikeDekho, PriceDekho, Rupyy.com, reported a 24% year-on-year increase in its consolidated operating revenue to Rs 2,795 crore in FY25, compared to Rs 2,250 crore in the previous fiscal year, according to its press release. According to CarDekho, growth was driven by steady performance across its diversified businesses, including auto classifieds, fintech, shared mobility, insurance, and international operations. The company’s fleet management arm Carrum emerged as a key growth driver during the year, while the core standalone business continued to post profitability. Despite the topline growth, CarDekho’s consolidated losses narrowed marginally to Rs 266 crore in FY25 from Rs 276 crore a year earlier, excluding exceptional items and share of losses in associates. The company attributed the losses largely to continued investments and growth-stage losses in its insurance and Southeast Asia businesses. As of March 2025, CarDekho Group held net cash reserves of Rs 1,177 crore. On a standalone basis, which houses the flagship auto classifieds and financing operations, the company remained profitable for the second consecutive year. As per the press release, Standalone revenue crossed the Rs 1,000 crore mark in FY25, while profitability from the auto classifieds segment rose 60%. During FY25, CarDekho’s fintech arm Rupyy facilitated loan disbursements worth approximately Rs 16,000 crore across used cars, new cars, commercial vehicles, and personal loans. Notably, the new car financing segment nearly doubled, recording 97% growth. Rupyy now services over 95% of India’s pin codes, the press release added. The group’s fleet management business, Carrum, in which CarDekho invested early in FY25, scaled rapidly during the year. Carrum partnered with Uber to manage Uber Black fleets in Delhi-NCR and Mumbai and expanded operations to all major Tier-1 cities, managing over 1,500 vehicles. As per the company, its shared mobility subsidiary Revv, acquired in FY24, reported 40% year-on-year growth. The business expanded to 16 cities with a fleet of more than 1,300 cars and served over 65,000 customers during the year. InsuranceDekho also continued its expansion, operating in over 1,500 cities and covering 98% of India’s pin codes. Internationally, CarDekho expanded its auto classifieds and financing presence across Southeast Asia and entered the Middle East markets of the UAE and Saudi Arabia. Founded in 2008 by Amit Jain and Anurag Jain, CarDekho Group operates platforms across auto classifieds, fintech, shared mobility, education, and insurance, and is backed by investors including Peak XV, CapitalG, Hillhouse Capital, and Advent. CarDekho was recently in talks with CarTrade on a potential merger that could have created one of India’s largest auto-tech platforms. However, the two companies have officially called off the proposed consolidation.

Quikr posts first-ever profit in FY24 but left with only Rs 20 Cr in current assets

EntrackrEntrackr · 8m ago
Quikr posts first-ever profit in FY24 but left with only Rs 20 Cr in current assets
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Quikr’s revenue from operations dropped 12% to Rs 45 crore in FY24 from Rs 51 crore in FY23, according to its consolidated financial statement sourced from the Registrar of Companies (RoC). Once one of India’s early unicorns, horizontal classifieds platform Quikr has experienced a consistent year-on-year decline in revenue and is now barely clinging to survival, operating at a drastically reduced scale. While the Bengaluru-based company reported a 12% drop in operating revenue, the silver lining is that it turned profitable for the first time, achieving a profit-to-revenue ratio of 1:22 in the fiscal year ending March 2024. Quikr’s revenue from operations dropped 12% to Rs 45 crore in FY24 from Rs 51 crore in FY23, according to its consolidated financial statement sourced from the Registrar of Companies (RoC). The bulk of Quikr’s revenue, accounting for 86% of total income, came from lead referral fees and advertising. Lead referral fees generated Rs 22 crore, while advertising services brought in Rs 17 crore. Commission and other service income contributed Rs 3 crore each. The firm earned an additional Rs 11 crore from provision write-backs and gains on financial assets, taking its total income to Rs 56 crore in FY24. On the expense side, employee benefit expenses remained the largest cost center, accounting for 69% of the expense. To the tune of scale, this cost was trimmed by 10% to Rs 37 crore. Interestingly, spending on advertising, while still relatively small, tripled to Rs 3 crore from Rs 1 crore in FY23. Depreciation and amortization expenses fell drastically from Rs 5 crore in FY23 to just Rs 15 lakh in FY24, significantly reducing non-cash expenses. Overall, Quikr managed to cut total costs by 11.5% to Rs 54 crore in FY24 from Rs 61 crore in the previous year. The company’s ability to bring down operating costs along with other revenue helped Quikr to gain profitability in FY24. The Tiger Global-backed firm recorded a profit of Rs 2 crore in contrast to Rs 8 crore loss in FY23. Its ROCE and EBITDA margin improved to 1.69% and 5.36%, respectively. Quikr spent Rs 1.20 to earn a rupee of operating revenue in FY24. As of March 2024, the Bengaluru-based firm reported current assets of Rs 20 crore for FY24, including Rs 2 crore in cash and bank balances. This marks an 80% drop from Rs 11 crore in FY23, raising concerns about liquidity, cash flow utilization, or a potential shift in capital deployment strategy. According to startup data intelligence platform TheKredible, Quikr has raised a total of $380 million in funding to date, which is a staggering 52 times its FY24 revenue. Its prominent backers include Warburg Pincus, Kinnevik, Tiger Global, and Matrix Partners India (now Z47). With most investors having written off their investments in the firm, the only question remaining now is if it can survive as some sort of sustainable business. While perhaps enriching for many personally, such a spectacular burnout does leave its mark on the ability to pivot to new realities, something Quikr consistently failed to do. For a firm that doubled down harder with even more money spent every time it faced a setback, the new reality is to use the collective experience of a decade and more to monetise, at however small a scale. And do it profitably. Will the present reserves be enough to turn it around for good? We wouldn’t count on it, the profits notwithstanding.

CarTrade posts Rs 193 Cr in revenue, profit doubles to Rs 64 Cr

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CarTrade posts Rs 193 Cr in revenue, profit doubles to Rs 64 Cr
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CarTrade posts Rs 193 Cr in revenue, profit doubles to Rs 64 Cr Automobile classifieds platform CarTrade announced its financial results for the second quarter of FY26, reporting a 25% year-on-year increase in revenue and a two-fold rise in profit compared to Q2 FY25. CarTrade’s revenue from operations grew 25% to Rs 193.41 crore in Q2 FY26 in contrast to Rs 154.2 crore in Q2 FY25. The company also added another 28.73 crore in other income, taking its total income for Q2 FY26 to Rs 222.14 crore. The Mumbai-based company operates across three segments: Consumer, Remarketing, and Classifieds. Revenue from the Consumer segment accounted for 39.4% of total operating income, rising to Rs 76.24 crore in Q2 FY26 from Rs 55.62 crore in Q2 FY25. The Remarketing and Classifieds segments contributed Rs 62.62 crore and Rs 55.5 crore, respectively. On the expense front, employee benefits accounted for 55% of total spending, increasing 11% to Rs 77.5 crore during the period. CarTrade’s total expenses grew modestly by 5% to Rs 142.2 crore in Q2 FY26. A 25% year-on-year rise in operating revenue, coupled with controlled expenses, helped the firm double its profit to Rs 64 crore in Q2 FY26 from Rs 30.7 crore in Q2 FY25. On a half-yearly basis, the company’s revenue rose 24% year-on-year to Rs 366.45 crore, while its profit more than doubled to Rs 111.13 crore. The firm has also appointed Varun Sanghi as its Chief Strategy Officer (CSO) and senior management personnel.

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