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Nazara invests Rs 196 Cr in five firms including Funky Monkeys Play

EntrackrEntrackr · 7m ago
Nazara invests Rs 196 Cr in five firms including Funky Monkeys Play
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Nazara Technologies Limited, India's premier listed gaming and esports company, has invested Rs 196 crores in four gaming companies. The company acquired a 60% stake in Funky Monkeys Play for Rs 43.7 crore. This investment in Funky Monkeys Play is aimed to expand Nazara’s footprints into physical entertainment. Nazara also invested Rs 4.2 crores in LearnTube.ai, an AI-driven educational platform with over 20 lakh users, to improve gamified learning experiences. The rest of the Rs 148 crore has been allocated to existing subsidiaries, including Nodwin Gaming, Sportskeeda, and Datawrkz at Rs 64 crore, Rs 69 crore and Rs 15 crore, respectively. “These initiatives align with our vision of creating a diversified global gaming and entertainment platform,” said Nitish Mittersain, CEO, Nazara. Nazara continues to dominate India's esports landscape with back to back acquisitions through main and subsidiaries. Recently, Nazara-backed NODWIN Gaming acquired a gaming agency Trinity Gaming for $2.8 million. In October, Nazara' subsidiary Datawrkz acquired a 100% stake in UK-based Space & Time. It also invested Rs 982 crore in PokerBaazi’s parent Moonshine Technology and acquired stakes in e-sports companies such as Stan, Fusebox Games, Kiddopia’s developer Paper Boat Apps, Ultimate Teen Patti, and DeltiasGaming. Last month, the Mumbai-based firm also raised Rs 855 crore (approximately $100 million) through a preferential issue. Nazara’s revenue from operations reported a modest growth of 7.4% Q-o-Q to Rs 319 crore in Q2 FY25 with profits increasing only 2.4% to Rs 21.75 crore in the same period. Before the market closed on Monday, the company’s shares were trading at Rs 1,012, with a total market capitalization of Rs 7,747 crore (approximately $922 million).

Nazara acquires IP rights of Ultimate Teen Patti from Games24x7

EntrackrEntrackr · 11m ago
Nazara acquires IP rights of Ultimate Teen Patti from Games24x7
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Nazara Technologies’ mobile gaming arm Next Wave Multimedia has acquired the intellectual property rights of Ultimate Teen Patti from Games24X7 for Rs 10 crore. Ultimate Teen Patti lets users play teen patti, a form of poker, online and with other competitors without any real money and is designed as a free to play online game. It claims to have achieved a gross turnover of Rs 7 crore in the financial year 2022-23 (FY23). With the acquisition, Nextwave will expand its offerings in the casual freemium gaming space. Recently, Nazara announced the acquisition of an additional 48.42% stake in Paper Boat Apps (PBA) from its promoters Anupam and Anshu Dhanuka for a sum of Rs 300 crore. In May, Nazara acquired 100% stake in mobile gaming subsidiary Nextwave Multimedia by buying the remaining 28.12% from founders. Nazara’s portfolio companies include, Nodwin Gaming in the esports space, Sportskeeda and Pro Football Network in the sports media space.

Nazara posts 250 Cr revenue in Q1 FY25, profit spike 38%

EntrackrEntrackr · 11m ago
Nazara posts 250 Cr revenue in Q1 FY25, profit spike 38%
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Gaming and sports media company Nazara Technologies operating revenue has decreased marginally in Q1 FY25. However, the firm managed to grow its profit by over 38% majorly due to low deferred tax. Nazara’s operating revenue fell 6.06% to Rs 250 crore in Q1 FY25 from Rs 266.2 crore in Q4 FY24, its unaudited consolidated financial statements sourced from National Stock Exchange (NSE) show. e-sports formed 52.73% of the company’s total operating revenue whereas the gaming segment had a share of 37.11% followed by ad tech which accounted for 10.26% of the topline. Nazara also made Rs 25.57 crore via interest and gains on financial assets during the quarter which pushed its overall revenue to Rs 275.65 crore. The company reduced its total expenses by 15.44%, bringing them down to Rs 241 crore in Q1 FY25 from Rs 285 crore in Q4 FY24. Content, events, and web servers collectively contributed 35.17% to the total expenses, while employee benefits and marketing accounted for 21.28% and 17% of the total costs, respectively. Nazara’s fall in expenses led to a 38.53% spike in profit which stood at Rs 23.62 crore in Q1 FY25 against Rs 17 crore in Q4 FY24. With more than a dozen brands under its portfolio, Nazara Technologies is on an acquisition spree. As per TheKredible, the company has acquired 14 startups to date, with 4 deals concluded in the last two months including Fusebox Games, Kiddopia’s developer Paper Boat Apps, IP rights of Ultimate Teen Patti and assets of DeltiasGaming. Nazara has seen significant success in its ‘acquire and scale’ strategy over the last few years and plans to invest $100 million for mergers and acquisitions in the coming two years. Nazara also made headlines last month when Openplay Technologies and Halaplay Technologies, the two subsidiaries of the gaming firm, received notice from the Goods and Services (GST) department to pay nearly Rs 1,120 crore in retrospective taxes for the period of FY18 to FY23. Nazara made its entry into the public market in March 2021 at Rs 1,990 per share and achieved an all-time high of over Rs 2,600 in October 2021. The company also went for a stock split in June 2024 at a 2:1 ratio. Its current share price stands at around Rs 932.15 with a market cap of Rs 7,130 crore or $$850 million, as of Aug 14, 2024 (IST 1:00 PM).

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