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Go Digit’s revenue falls in Q1 FY25 but profit spikes 90%

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Go Digit General Insurance’s revenue from operations (net premium) decreased 8% to Rs 1,824 crore in Q1 FY25 from Rs 1,982 crore in Q4 FY24. However, its gross premium stood at Rs 2,660 crore in the first quarter of the ongoing fiscal year. The Bengaluru-based company also demonstrated strong financial standing during the previous fiscal year ending March 2024, marking a 37.4% year-on-year growth to Rs 7,096 crore (net premium) with its profits ballooning over 5X to Rs 182 crore during the last fiscal year Besides the operational income, Go Digit also made Rs 253 crore from its investments, tallying its overall revenue q Rs 2,077 crore in Q1 FY25 from Rs 2,692 crore in Q4 FY24. For the general insurance firm, the claims paid were naturally the largest cost center forming 64.48% of the overall expenditure. Akin to its scale, this cost decreased by 10% to Rs 1,285 crore in Q1FY25. The firm’s spending on commission, employee benefits, business development, sales promotion, and other overheads took its overall expense to Rs 1,993 crore in Q1 FY25 from Rs 2,198 crore in Q4 FY25. Despite a slight decrease in scale, Go Digit managed to control its costs by 9.3% QoQ, leading to a significant profit increase. Their profits rose by 90.6%, to Rs 101 crore in Q1FY25 from Rs 53 crore in Q4FY24. Sequentially, the firm posted 5X growth in profits during FY24. Go Digit General Insurance’s IPO was valued at Rs 2,616 crore, comprising a fresh issue of Rs 1,250 crore and the remainder offered for sale. The company debuted on the stock exchange on May 23 this year with a share price of Rs 286, marking a 5.1% gain compared to their price band of Rs 258-272 per share. GoDgit’s share price is currently trading at Rs 349.5 (as of 12.13 PM), According to Entrackr’s estimates, its total market capitalization stood at Rs 32,077 crore or $3.86 billion.