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Miko reports Rs 358 Cr revenue in FY24, income from subscription biz surges 29X

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Miko reports Rs 358 Cr revenue in FY24, income from subscription biz surges 29X
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Miko, a Mumbai-based robotics and AI startup known for its interactive robots for children, continued its growth trajectory in the fiscal year ending March 2024, recording a 58% year-on-year increase in revenue. Miko's revenue from operations increased to Rs 358 crore in FY24, from Rs 226 crore in FY23, according to its consolidated financial statement sourced from the Registrar of Companies (RoC). Miko creates personal companion robots focusing on educating and entertaining children from the age group of 5 years to 11 years. The company also allows child-focused content partners and developers to port their content on Miko and monetise via subscription. The company's revenue from product sales (robots) grew 46% to Rs 329 crore in FY24, while income from subscription services of content applications saw an exponential rise — growing 29 times from Rs 1 crore to Rs 29 crore during the same period (FY24). On the expense front, the largest cost center was material cost, which surged 50% to Rs 182 crore. Advertising expenses, which typically reflect brand-building efforts, jumped 79% to Rs 113 crore. Depreciation expenses surged 206% year-on-year to Rs 95 crore in FY24. Employee benefit expenses, however, declined by 23% to Rs 30 crore in the said fiscal year. Overall, the firm’s total expense grew 55% YoY to Rs 505 crore in FY24 from Rs 325 crore in FY23. The company reported a net loss of Rs 120 crore in FY24, up from Rs 108 crore in FY23. Its ROCE and EBITDA margin stood at -85.71% and -8.45%, respectively. On a unit economics basis, Miko spent Rs 1.41 to earn a rupee in FY24. The Mumbai-based firm reported current assets worth Rs 297 crore in FY24 which includes Rs 89 crore in cash and bank balance. According to startup data intelligence platform TheKredible, Miko has raised a total of $76 million till date, having Chiratae Ventures and Yournest as its lead investors. The company's co-founders Sneh Vaswani, Prashant Iyengar and Chintan Raikar together own 19% of the company.

Arya.ag reports Rs 340 Cr revenue in FY24, profit surges 2.5X

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Arya.ag reports Rs 340 Cr revenue in FY24, profit surges 2.5X
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Arya.ag became the first agritech startup to secure two funding rounds in 2024. This milestone was driven by a significant increase in scale while maintaining profitability, a rarity in the sector in recent years. Arya.ag’s operating revenue climbed 18% to Rs 340 crore in FY24 from Rs 288 crore in FY23, as per its consolidated financial statement sourced from the Registrar of Companies (RoC). Noida-based Arya.ag is a grain commerce platform, connecting agriproduce sellers and buyers. It enables farmgate storage, finance, and year-round supply, serving farmers, FPOs, financial institutions, SME processors, traders, and corporate agribusinesses. Its subsidiary, Aryadhan, offers warehouse receipt financing. Storage and warehousing income was the largest contributor and generated Rs 212.8 crore or 62.64% of total operating revenue, with a 7.5% rise. Interest income on loans rose significantly by 27.2% to Rs 55.4 crore, while other income contributed another Rs 71.5 crore. The company earned additional Rs 13 crore from non-operating revenue which pushed its total income to Rs 352 crore in FY24. On the expense front, the cost of services, its largest expense, grew marginally by 3.1% to Rs 183.9 crore, representing 55.66% of total expenses, employee benefit costs rose by 17.1% to Rs 50 crore, while finance expenses surged by 56.3% to Rs 60 crore. Other expenses added another Rs 36.5 crore. Overall, Arya.ag’s total expenses increased by 16% to Rs 330.4 crore in FY24 from Rs 284.6 crore in FY23. Arya.ag’s profit spiked 2.5X to Rs 19 crore in FY24 from Rs 7.6 crore in FY23. Its ROCE and EBITDA margin stood at 14.87% and 25.3% respectively. Arya.ag’s expense-to-earning ratio stood at Rs 0.97. As of March 2024, the firm reported Rs 1114 crore of current assets including Rs 103 crore of cash and bank balance. According to TheKredible, Arya.ag has raised a total of $144 million in funding till date having Lightrock Venture and Aspada Investment Company as its lead investors. Recently, the firm secured a $19.8 million commitment from the United States International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) to guarantee a debt facility for its agri-commerce subsidiary, Aryatech.

LiquiLoans revenue surges 3.4X to Rs 696 Cr in FY24, remains profitable

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LiquiLoans revenue surges 3.4X to Rs 696 Cr in FY24, remains profitable
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LiquiLoans revenue surges 3.4X to Rs 696 Cr in FY24, remains profitable While the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) tightens regulations around the peer-to-peer (P2P) lending space, with the impact expected to be seen in FY25 and FY26, the sector’s poster child, LiquiLoans, has experienced 3.4x growth in the fiscal year ending March 2024. LiquiLoans’ revenue from operations jumped to Rs 695.63 crore in the last fiscal year (FY24) from Rs 203.43 crore in FY23, its financial statements sourced from the Registrar of Companies (RoC) show. LiquiLoans operates as a peer-to-peer lending platform, providing personal loans, consumer loans, and deposit financing. The platform emphasizes high diversification, capping portfolio exposure per borrower at 0.5%. During the last fiscal year, the sale of these services was the company’s sole source of revenue. LiquiLoans made additional Rs 10 crore from interest income which pushed its total income to Rs 706 crore in FY24. On the expense front, service fee expenses accounted for the largest share, surging 4X to Rs 578.57 crore in FY24, compared to Rs 140 crore in FY23. Commission payouts increased by 88% to Rs 64.72 crore, while employee benefit expenses rose 2.5X to Rs 40.80 crore. Overall, LiquiLoans' total expenses jumped 3.3X, reaching Rs 704.59 crore in FY24, up from Rs 212.94 crore in FY23. The steep rise in expenses led to an 88% drop in profits for LiquiLoans, declining to Rs 71 lakh in FY24 from Rs 5.70 crore in FY23. The company's ROCE and EBITDA margin stood at 1.11% and 0.35%, respectively. On a unit basis, LiquiLoans spent Rs 1.01 to generate every rupee of operating revenue in the last fiscal year. The Mumbai-based company reported cash and bank balances of Rs 33 lakh and current assets worth Rs 283 crore in FY24. According to TheKredible, Liquiloans has raised $15 million to date, with Matrix Partners and CRED serving as its lead investors. LiquiLoans has built a strong reputation in the business, and market feedback indicates some of the lowest non-performing loans in its portfolio as well. As the backend for some leading players in the business, the firm has also focused on the higher credit score side of the market, further reducing risk. What that has also meant is that margins can be narrower if returns are safer. Thus, margin expansion will need to look at the cost side harder. With the regulator keen to weed out short-term players, LiquiLoans seems well placed for a strong run in the vanilla personal loans business, besides future opportunities with other products as it builds its own database of high-quality borrowers.

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