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Freshworks posts $196 Mn revenue in Q1 CY25, cuts op-losses by 67%

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Freshworks posts $196 Mn revenue in Q1 CY25, cuts op-losses by 67%
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Freshworks posts $196 Mn revenue in Q1 CY25, cuts op-losses by 67% Freshworks operating revenue grew to $196.2 million in the quarter ending March 2025 from $165.1 million in Q1 CYFY24, its regulatory filing accessed from NASDAQ shows. SaaS firm Freshworks registered a 19% year-on-year growth in the first quarter of the ongoing calendar year (2025). Meanwhile, the company narrowed its losses from operations by 67.7% during the same period. “Freshworks delivered a strong first quarter, surpassing our earlier financial projections with revenue rising 19% year-over-year to $196.3 million. We also achieved an operating cash flow margin of 30% and an adjusted free cash flow margin of 28%,” said Dennis Woodside, Chief Executive Officer and President of Freshworks. The company registered a 20.8% year-on-year growth during the full year, raising its scale from $596 million in CY23 to $720 million in CY24. Freshworks provides marketing, sales, support, and IT solutions through a portfolio of products: Freshservice, Freshdesk, Freshmarketer, Freshchat, and Freshsales to global companies. Moving over to the cost side, Freshworks’s sales and marketing formed 43% of the overall expenditure, which saw a decline of 5.8% to $89.1 million in Q1 CY25. The company’s spending on research, employees, and general overhead took the overall cost to $207.6 million in Q1 CY25. The decent increase in growth and controlled cost mechanism helped Freshworks reduce its losses from operations by 67.7% to $10.4 million in Q1 CY25 from $32.1 million in Q1 CYFY24. The company anticipates generating revenue between $197.3 million and $200.3 million in the second quarter of CY25, with total annual revenue projected to reach $824 million for the full year. During the last quarter of its previous financial year (Q4 CY24), Freshworks reduced the workforce by 13% to streamline its operations. The firm also announced a $400 million stock buyback program.

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Freshworks cuts losses by 14% in Q2; eyes $713 Mn revenue in CY24

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SaaS firm Freshworks registered a 5.5% growth quarter-on-quarter in the second quarter of the calendar year. Meanwhile, the company managed to narrow its losses by 13.7% during the same period. Freshworks operating revenue grew to $174.1 million in the quarter ending June 2024 from $165.1 million in Q1 CYFY24, its regulatory filing accessed from NASDAQ shows. Freshworks provides marketing, sales, support, and IT solutions through a portfolio of products: Freshservice, Freshdesk, Freshmarketer, Freshchat, and Freshsales to global companies. Freshworks acquired Device42 for $230 million in June this year. Consequently, Device42’s revenue will be included in Freshworks’ financials for the upcoming third quarter (Q3). Moving over to the cost side, Freshworks’s sales and marketing formed 50% of the overall expenditure which increased by 18.5% to $104.2 in Q2 CY24. The company’s spending on research, employees, and general overhead took the overall cost to $207.4 million in Q2 CY24. The decent increase in growth and controlled cost mechanism helped Freshworks to reduce its losses by 13.7% to $20.1 million in Q2 CY24 from $23.3 million in Q1 CY24. Freshworks said that it aims to achieve approximately $180-183 million in revenue for the third quarter of CY 2024. It targets to reach $707-713 million in revenue for the full year ending December 2024. In May, Freshworks founder Girish Mathrubootham stepped down from the position of chief executive officer. While Mathrubootham took the role of executive chairman, the company’s president Dennis Woodside was elevated as the new CEO.

Exotel posts flat scale in FY24; losses shrink 61%

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Fintrackr All Stories Exotel posts flat scale in FY24; losses shrink 61% Exotel’s revenue from operations increased 5.7% to Rs 444 crore in FY24 from Rs 420 crore in FY23, its consolidated annual financial statements sourced from the Registrar of Companies show. Kunal Manchanada 26 Dec 2024 11:55 IST Follow Us New Update Bengaluru-based cloud telephony platform Exotel reported flat growth for the fiscal year ending March 2024. Despite stagnant revenue, the company significantly improved its financial health, narrowing losses by more than 60%. This improvement was driven by strategic cost-cutting measures, particularly in employee benefits and advertising expenses. Exotel’s revenue from operations increased 5.7% to Rs 444 crore in FY24 from Rs 420 crore in FY23, its consolidated annual financial statements sourced from the Registrar of Companies show. Exotel provides cloud-based voice and SMS contact center solutions, enabling businesses to manage customer engagement efficiently. Its primary revenue stream comes from offering internet-enabled cloud communication services. Exotel also makes money through software licensing, chatbot services, and sales of its products, including APIs, browser extensions, software development kits, and mobile applications. Exotel has not provided the income bifurcation of above mentioned- services. However, 14% of its business came from Southeast Asia, the Middle East, and Africa in FY24. The company also added Rs 16 crore mainly from interest on deposits and investments, tallying the overall revenue to Rs 460 crore in FY24, compared to Rs 447 crore in FY23. For the cloud-based voice and SMS contact center firm, the cost of telephone and postage formed 39% of its overall cost which increased 10.2% to Rs 195 crore in FY23. Exotel managed to keep its employee benefits in check, which saw a reduction of 24% in FY24 to Rs 186 crore, as compared to Rs 245 crore in FY23. It’s worth noting that Exotel went through layoff during FY24, reducing its workforce by 15%. Its decreased advertising, legal, payment gateway, traveling, information technology, and other overheads took the total expenditure to Rs 499 crore in FY24 from Rs 555 crore in FY23. See TheKredible for the detailed expense breakup. Despite the modest growth in scale, the company managed to control its expenditures, resulting in its losses shrinking by 60.6% to Rs 43 crore in FY24 from Rs 109 crore in FY23. According to Fintrackr, Exotel’s EBITDA losses stood at Rs 16 crore in FY24. Exotel’s expense-to-revenue ratio was recorded at Rs 1.12, with ROCE and EBITDA margins of -8.9% and -3.48%, respectively. According to the annual statements, its total current assets were registered at 379 crore, with cash and bank balances of Rs 206 crore as of March 2024. The company has raised over $100 million so far including a $40 million Series D round led by Steadview Capital in 2022. According to the startup data intelligence platform TheKredible, A91 Partners is the largest external stakeholder with a 25.7% stake followed by Blume Ventures. Exotel directly competes with Gupshup-owned Knowlarity, MyOperator, Ozonotel, and Tata Communications, and a few others. exotel Advertisment Disclaimer: Bareback Media has recently raised funding from a group of investors. Some of the investors may directly or indirectly be involved in a competing business or might be associated with other companies we might write about. This shall, however, not influence our reporting or coverage in any manner whatsoever. You may find a list of our investors here. Subscribe to our Newsletter! Be the first to get exclusive offers and the latest news Subscribe Now Related Articles LIVE ShopKirana struggles to scale in FY24, narrows losses by 30% LIVE LEAD hits Rs 350 Cr revenue milestone in FY24; cuts losses by 56% LIVE Simplilearn cuts losses by 56% in FY24, revenue growth stagnates LIVE Curefoods reports Rs 635 Cr income in FY24, halves losses LIVE Mintifi reports Rs 92 Cr PAT on Rs 384 Cr revenue in FY24 Read the Next Article

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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.

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