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Healthians achieves EBITDA breakeven with Rs 250 Cr income in FY24

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Healthians achieves EBITDA breakeven with Rs 250 Cr income in FY24
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Diagnostic startup Healthians recorded a modest 8% year-on-year growth during the fiscal year ending March 2024. However, the WestBridge-backed company reduced its losses by 65% and achieved EBITDA breakeven in the same period. Healthians’s revenue from operations increased to Rs 243 crore in FY24 from Rs 224 crore in FY23, its consolidated annual results sourced from the Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) show. Healthians offers at-home diagnostic services across over 250 cities and claims to have conducted more than 10 crore tests to date. Income from running laboratories for pathological tests was the primary source of revenue for Healthians which increased 8.62% to Rs 240.5 crore in FY24. The rest of the collections were from the sale of supplements, which stood at Rs 2.2 crore in the last fiscal year. Healthians also added Rs 10 crore from non-operational activities (interest income) which tallied the overall revenue to Rs 253 crore in FY24, as compared to Rs 236 crore in FY23. The Gurugram-based company allocated 40% of its overall burn to employee benefits. This cost dropped by 11.8% to Rs 120 crore in FY24 compared to Rs 136 crore in FY23. Advertising expenses also shrank over 62% to Rs 39 crore in FY24 from Rs 103 crore in FY23. The cost of material consumed, rent, Information technology, and other overheads took the overall expenditure to Rs 298 crore in FY24. The controlled spending on advertising and employee benefits helped Healthians to narrow losses by 65% to Rs 45 crore in FY24. With this, the company has achieved EBITDA breakeven in the previous fiscal (FY24). Coming to the ratios, Healthians’ ROCE and EBITDA margins improved to -20.4% and 0% (breakeven) in FY24. It spent Rs 1.23 to earn a rupee in FY24. The company has a total current assets of Rs 62 crore including the cash and bank balances of Rs 30 crore in the previous fiscal. Healthians has raised around $80 million to date including its last round of $54 million led by WestBridge in 2022. According to the startup data intelligence platform TheKredible, WestBridge is the largest external stakeholder with 25% followed by Beenext and DG Ventures. Financial stability is the primary thing that a company needs to survive. It seems like Healthians got some of the mantras to how to be constant with the scale while burning low. Achieving EBITDA breakeven for the first time will give more confidence to both founders and investors. Turning this achievement into net profits is difficult yet achievable- an approach Dr. PathLabs has been executing for many years. The next two to three years will be crucial in shaping the company's trajectory.

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Gameskraft achieves Rs 3,500 Cr income in FY24 with Rs 947 Cr PAT

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Gameskraft achieves Rs 3,500 Cr income in FY24 with Rs 947 Cr PAT
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Gameskraft achieves Rs 3,500 Cr income in FY24 with Rs 947 Cr PAT Gameskraft has consistently reported net profits of around Rs 1,000 crore over the past three fiscal years. Despite encountering various legal challenges, the Bengaluru-based company achieved a 30% year-on-year growth in the fiscal year ending March 2024. Gameskraft’s revenue from operations grew to Rs 3,475 crore in FY24 from Rs 2,673 crore in FY23, its consolidated annual financial statements sourced from the Registrar of Companies show. Gameskraft operates popular gaming apps such as Rummy Culture, Playship, Pocket 52, RummyPrime, Ludo Culture, and Rummy Time. Its revenue (gross gaming revenue) comes from a platform fee or commission charged as a percentage of the buy-in fees users invest in games. This remained its sole revenue source during FY24. The company also made Rs 46 crore from interest on fixed deposits and gain on sale of current investments which tallied its overall revenue to Rs 3,521 crore in FY24 from Rs 2,732 crore in FY23. Similar to other gaming companies, Gameskraft has over a dozen brand ambassadors, including Harbhajan Singh, Mahesh Bhupathi, and Abhinav Bindra, and has run several campaigns on social media and TV. This pushed its advertising costs up by 113% to Rs 1,315 crore in FY24 from Rs 616 crore in FY23. Gameskraft employee benefits grew 23.5% to Rs 463 crore in FY24. This includes Rs 12 crore as ESOP cost which is settled in cash. Its legal, communication, domain, web hosting, and other overheads took the overall cost up by 71.7% to Rs 2232 crore in FY24 from Rs 1300 crore in FY23. The more than two-fold increase in advertising costs outpaced Gameskraft's revenue growth, causing its profits to drop by 10.8% to Rs 947 crore in FY24 from Rs 1,062 crore in FY23. Its ROCE and EBITDA margin stood at 69.4% and 37.46% respectively with an expense-to-earning ratio of Rs 0.64. At the end of FY24, Gameskraft's total current assets were recorded at Rs 1,680 crore with the cash and bank balance of Rs 306 crore. In the real-money gaming sector, MPL reported a 22.2% increase in revenue from operations to Rs 1,068 crore in FY24, while also achieving positive cash flow during the year. Gameberry saw a 46.9% growth in revenue to Rs 461.7 crore, with a 150% surge in profit to Rs 92.8 crore in the same period. Meanwhile, major competitors such as Dream11 and A23 have yet to release their financial results for FY24.

Healthians posts Rs 224 Cr revenue and Rs 184 Cr loss in FY23

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Healthians posts Rs 224 Cr revenue and Rs 184 Cr loss in FY23
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Healthtech startup Healthians had targeted Rs 500 crore revenue with profits in FY23. But it seems like the company has missed this projection by a significant margin: it did not reach even the halfway mark. At the same time, its losses spiked 55%. The company’s revenue from operations increased 34.13% to Rs 224 crore in FY23 from Rs 167 crore in FY22, its consolidated financial statements filed with the Registrar of Companies show. Healthians delivers health test at-home services, extending a diverse array of health tests across 250 cities in India. According to its website, the firm has facilitated over 100 million tests since its inception in 2015. The sale of diagnostics services was the primary source of revenue for Heathians while the rest of the income came from the sale of supplements. Visit TheKredible for a detailed revenue breakup. In line with similar healthtech platforms, its employee benefits formed 32% of the overall expenditure. This cost rose by 83.8% to Rs 136 crore in FY23 from Rs 74 crore in FY22. Its advertising and promotional costs also saw an increase of 45% in FY23. The cost of materials, legal-professional, technical service, information technology, and other overheads propelled its overall expenditure by 40.9% to Rs 420 crore in FY23 from Rs 298 crore in FY22. Head to TheKredible for a complete expense breakup. Expenses Breakdown Total ₹ 298 Cr https://thekredible.com/company/healthians/financials View Full Data To access complete data, visithttps://thekredible.com/company/healthians/financials Total ₹ 420 Cr https://thekredible.com/company/healthians/financials View Full Data To access complete data, visithttps://thekredible.com/company/healthians/financials Cost of materials consumed Cost of materials consumed Employee benefit Employee benefit Information technology Information technology Legal professional Legal professional Advertising promotional Advertising promotional Cost technical services Cost technical services Others To check complete Expense Breakdown visit thekredible.com View full data Caveat: We have excluded the gain/loss of the FVTPL for both years (FY23 and FY22). With the increase in expenses outpacing the revenue growth, losses for Healthians grew 54.6% to Rs 184 crore in FY23. Its ROCE and EBITDA stood at -74% and -61.4% respectively. FY22-FY23 FY22 FY23 EBITDA Margin -56% -61.4% Expense/₹ of Op Revenue ₹1.78 ₹1.88 ROCE -27% -74% On a unit level, it spent Rs 1.88 to earn a rupee in FY23. With the Covid pandemic and its associated after effects well behind now, it’s a testing time in more ways than one for health test firms. So much so that larger diagnostic firms stopped providing splits between Covid and non-Covid testing some time ago. Established players are fighting back with a vengeance, even as customers seek more options. Hospital chains in the larger cities are also probably much more aggressive today in trying to retain their OPD business for their diagnostic clinics. As independent entities, Healthians faces the obvious issue of doctors not really recommending it or worse, discounting its test results, as we have observed in many cases. Add to that the intense competition and consequent discounting in the market today, and profits are the last thing on the mind of players. While a listed player like Dr Lal PathLabs might be more careful, others are not so worried as these seek to grab market share. More importantly, the larger players with a captive base like hospitals or even listed players have the money to invest in newer testing methods and technology. The next big market by all measures remains tier 3 and 4 cities, something that will not please Healthians again for the investments they will demand to set up a network. It is probably time to brainstorm around a clear differentiator in terms of communications, or even a test area it can count on for higher margins, for Healthians to make the next step towards sustainability.

Redcliffe Labs crosses Rs 350 Cr revenue in FY24, narrows losses significantly

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Redcliffe Labs crosses Rs 350 Cr revenue in FY24, narrows losses significantly
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Online diagnostic platform Redcliffe, backed by Leapfrog Investments, reported modest growth during the fiscal year ending March 2024, achieving a 28% reduction in losses, largely attributed to a significant cut in advertising and material costs. Redcliffe’s revenue from operations grew by 11% to Rs 348.38 crore in FY24 from Rs 313.86 crore in FY23, as per its consolidated financial statements sourced from the Registrar of Companies (RoC). Redcliffe Labs operates a network of laboratories specializing in pathological testing across various branches of biochemistry and radiology. Around 98% of its operating revenue came from these services, contributing Rs 341.02 crore in FY24. The sale of products and other operating income accounted for Rs 2.16 crore and Rs 5.20 crore, respectively, during the last fiscal year. The company’s total income crossed Rs 353 crore in FY24 with other non-operating income worth Rs 5.3 crore including interest income and excess provisions written back. The Noida-based company’s advertising costs fell by 45% to Rs 65.38 crore, and material costs, which declined by 15% to Rs 106.31 crore in FY24. However, there was a notable increase in laboratory test charges and depreciation costs which grew by 62.2% and 3X respectively. Overall, the company successfully controlled its total expenses, which dropped 14% to Rs 556.16 crore in FY24 from Rs 647.30 crore in FY23. In the end, the company managed to decrease its losses by 28% to Rs 250 crore in FY24 from Rs 345 crore in FY23. Its ROCE and EBITDA margin stood at -544.68% and -57.55%, respectively. On a unit basis, Redcliffe Labs spent Rs 1.6 to earn a rupee in FY24. Redcliffe recorded cash and bank balances of Rs 15.87 crore and had current assets worth Rs 89.64 crore as of FY24. According to TheKredible, Redcliffe Labs has amassed total funding of $113 million to date, including investments from LeapFrog. The company recently secured $42 million in a Series C funding round and acquired Bengaluru-based Celara Diagnostics for approximately $7 million. Entrackr exclusively reported the development. Among venture-funded companies, Redcliffe competes with PharmEasy-owned Thyrocare, Healthians, and 1mg. Tata 1mg’s revenue from operations increased to Rs 1,968 crore in FY24 from Rs 1,627 crore in FY23 while Healthians achieved EBITDA profitability with Rs 243 crore revenue in FY24. Thyrocare, which is a public company, reported 20% jump in revenue to Rs 177.4 crore in Q2 FY25 with a profit after tax of Rs 26.4 crore. While founded in 2018, Redcliffe Labs saw real interest, and backing for its plans in the year after Covid struck, when diagnostic labs were considered as good as money printing machines by some investors. That has meant the usual spike in funding, followed by the struggle we are seeing in the past two years, as momentum has all but died out, and much like edtech, the legacy players including hospitals have fought back to reclaim their space. On a smaller base as compared to its peers, Redcliffe’s topline growth remains unimpressive, and the bottomline pressure will continue to hurt. While it has done its own share of acquisitions to buy its way out of stagnation, that has clearly not worked, to no one’s surprise. The whole category faces a challenge of growth today, even if the overall size is much much larger than pre-2020, and looks set to remain that way. The only issue is the scramble for share among many more players, including those who raised money at hefty post-covid valuations, making growth difficult. Despite many promises, no firm has stood out for a breakthrough offering like faster speed, lower costs or specialised accurate diagnosis, to stand out. Fy25 promises to be yet another year of attrition, and for Redcliffe, the best hope might yet remain a respectable acquisition by a larger player, than trying to cut its own pathway ahead.

Treebo crosses Rs 100 Cr revenue in FY24, outstanding losses climb to Rs 488 Cr

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Treebo crosses Rs 100 Cr revenue in FY24, outstanding losses climb to Rs 488 Cr
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Treebo crosses Rs 100 Cr revenue in FY24, outstanding losses climb to Rs 488 Cr Treebo Hotels, a premium-budget hotel chain, crossed the Rs 100 crore revenue milestone in the fiscal year ending March 2024. Despite this growth, the Bengaluru-based company saw its losses rise by 17%, bringing total outstanding losses to Rs 488 crore. Treebo Hotels’s revenue from operations grew 22.5% to Rs 109 crore in FY24 from Rs 89 crore in FY23, its consolidated financial statements filed with the Registrar of Companies show. Income from accommodation services (taken on lease and managed properties) formed 95% of the total operating revenue which increased by 22.3% to Rs 104 crore in FY24 from Rs 85 crore in FY23. The rest of the income comes from the sale of products, and subscription services. The company also added Rs 7.22 crore as other income (non-operating) which tallied its overall revenue to Rs 116 crore in FY24 from Rs 94 crore in FY23. Treebo spent 41% of its overall expenditure on employee benefits which increased marginally by 7% to Rs 59 crore in FY24. Its cost and commission surged 70% and 48% to Rs 17 crore and Rs 43 crore in the previous fiscal year. Its cost of materials, legal, technology, traveling, and other overheads took the overall cost up by 22% to Rs 144 crore in FY24 from Rs 118 crore in FY23. The increased advertising and commission costs led Treebo to raise its losses by 16.7% to Rs 28 crore in FY24, compared to Rs 24 crore in FY23. Its ROCE and EBITDA margin stood at -540% and -18.1% respectively. On a unit level, it spent Rs 1.32 to earn a rupee in FY24. The company’s total current assets stood at Rs 34 crore with cash and bank balances of Rs 7 crore in the previous fiscal. According to startup data intelligence platform TheKredible, decade-old Treebo has secured Rs 566 crore (approximately $70 million) in funding from investors including Accor, Elevation Capital, Matrix Partners, and Bertelsmann. The company’s most recent major funding, amounting to $16 million, was raised in June 2021. Treebo competes directly with Bloom Hotels and FabHotels. In FY24, Bloom Hotels saw its operational revenue rise by 73.6% to Rs 250 crore, with a profit of Rs 14 crore. FabHotels recorded Rs 224 crore in operating revenue for FY23 but has not yet filed its FY24 annual report.

Paytm revenue grows 25% and nears Rs 10,000 Cr in FY24

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Paytm revenue grows 25% and nears Rs 10,000 Cr in FY24
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One97 Communication Private Limited, the parent company of Paytm, scaled 25% year-on-year during the fiscal year ending March 2024. The Noida-based firm, however, managed to maintain EBITDA profitability before ESOP throughout the last fiscal year (FY24). Paytm’s revenue from operations grew 25% to Rs 9,978 crore in FY24 from Rs 7,990 crore in FY23, its annual financial statements disclosed through the National Stock Exchange show. Income from payment services accounted for 62.48% of the total operating revenue, which grew 25% to Rs 6,235 crore in FY24. Meanwhile, income from financial services grew by 30% to Rs 2,004 crore. The remainder income came from marketing and other sources. Paytm also made Rs 547 crore from non-operating activities mainly from interest and gain on financial assets, tallying the total income to Rs 10,525 crore in the last fiscal year (FY24). To the tune of other technology firms, its employee benefits accounted for 39.4% of the overall expenditure. This cost surged 21.5% to Rs 4,589 crore in FY24 from Rs 3,778 crore in FY23. This includes Rs 1,466 crore as share-based payment aka ESOPs cost. Its payment processing charges grew 10.9% to Rs 3,280 crore in FY2. Paytm’s software/tech, marketing cum promotional, legal, and other overheads drove its total expenditure up by 15% to Rs 11,645 crore in FY24 from Rs 10,130 crore in FY23. Note: Paytm has booked Rs 1,465 crore of ESOPs and wrote off Rs 227 crore worth of investments which was made to its associate firm Paytm Payments Bank Ltd (PPBL) after RBI’s action. The decent growth and controlled expenditure helped Paytm to reduce its net losses by 20% to Rs 1,422 crore in FY24. Meanwhile, Paytm maintained its EBITDA profitability before ESOP throughout the year which stood at Rs 559 crore in FY24.

Redcliffe Labs posts Rs 419 Cr revenue in FY25; narrows EBITDA losses

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Redcliffe Labs posts Rs 419 Cr revenue in FY25; narrows EBITDA losses
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Redcliffe Labs posts Rs 419 Cr revenue in FY25; narrows EBITDA losses Diagnostics platform Redcliffe Labs has posted a 20% increase in its operating revenue to Rs 419 crore in FY25 from Rs 350 crore in FY24 and managed to narrow its EBITDA losses, as per the company’s press release. Diagnostics platform Redcliffe Labs has posted a 20% increase in its operating revenue to Rs 419 crore in FY25 from Rs 350 crore in FY24, as per the company’s press release. The Gurugram-based firm also managed to reduce its EBITDA losses from -38% to -21% during the same period. Founded by Aditya Kandoi, Redcliffe operates a nationwide network of over 80 labs and claims to have the widest home sample collection footprint in the country. Diagnostic services contributed over 95% of the company’s revenue in FY25, with the rest coming from product sales and other operating income. The company said it diagnosed over 2.5 million cases last fiscal and continues to focus on expanding in underserved regions, with more than 70% of its testing volumes now coming from Tier II cities and beyond. On the profitability front, Redcliffe reported a gross margin of 70% in FY25 and is aiming to expand it to 74% in FY26. It has also set a revenue target of Rs 560 crore for the ongoing fiscal through organic growth and strategic acquisitions. “We are transforming lives and making diagnostics a first-line solution for millions who were previously underserved,” said Kandoi. The company plans to expand its presence to over 300 cities with 150 labs by FY28. According to startup data platform TheKredible, Redcliffe has raised $113 million to date, including a $42 million Series C round led by LeapFrog. It also acquired Bengaluru-based Celara Diagnostics in a $7 million deal. Redcliffe competes with players like PharmEasy-owned Thyrocare, Tata 1mg, and Healthians.

Square Yards posts Rs 261 Cr revenue in Q1 FY25; projects Rs 1,500 Cr in FY25

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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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