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SolarSquare bleeds in FY24 as losses surge 2.3X

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SolarSquare bleeds in FY24 as losses surge 2.3X
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Rooftop solar solutions provider SolarSquare recorded a 63.5% year-on-year growth in its operating scale, reaching Rs 175 crore in revenue in the last fiscal year. However, this growth came at a heavy cost, as the company’s losses surged 2.3X in FY24. SolarSquare’s revenue from operations grew to Rs 175 crore in FY24 from Rs 107 crore in FY23, according to its financial statements sourced from the Registrar of Companies (RoC). Founded by Neeraj Jain and Nikhil Nahar, SolarSquare designs, installs, and finances rooftop solar systems for homes. It also provides rooftop solar solutions for housing societies and commercial establishments. It is easily the largest firm focused on the home sector by installations now. SolarSquare makes money from product sales and services. In FY24, revenue from product sales, which constituted the majority of its operating revenue, surged by 66.35% to Rs 173 crore. In contrast, collection from services declined by 33.33% YoY to Rs 2 crore. The company earned an additional Rs 3 crore from interest on deposits and gains on current investments, pushing its total income to Rs 178 crore in FY24, up from Rs 108 crore in FY23. On the expense front, material costs remained the largest component, increasing by 52.27% to Rs 134 crore in FY24. Employee benefit expenses more than doubled, surging 105.56% to Rs 37 crore. Finance and rental costs collectively amounted to Rs 8 crore, while other expenses, including operational overheads, added Rs 50 crore in the last fiscal year. Outpacing its revenue growth, the company’s total expenses surged by 65.94%, reaching Rs 229 crore in FY24 from Rs 138 crore in FY23. Ultimately, SolarSquare’s losses surged 2.3X to Rs 69 crore in FY24. Its Return on Capital Employed (ROCE) stood at -112.85%, while its EBITDA margin was -35.96% for the fiscal year ending March 2024. On a unit level, the firm spent Rs 1.31 to earn one rupee in FY24. SolarSquare reported current assets worth Rs 120.5 crore in FY24 which includes Rs 60 crore in cash and bank balance. According to startup data intelligence platform TheKredible, SolarSquare has raised a total of $56 million of funding till date. Its lead investors include Elevation Capital, Lowercarbon Capital and Good Capital, among others. With a huge focus from the government on solar rooftops in the residential segment through the PM Suryaghar scheme, which offers up to 40% subsidies on solar rooftops, SolarSquare has a massive market opportunity to exploit over the coming two years. However, the firm, even as it gets high ratings for the quality of its work and after sales support, does have a relatively high cost structure to deliver these, leading to higher losses than peers, which include the division of Tata Power engaged in the business as well. As one of the few well funded firms in the retail solar installation space, it enjoys an advantage over peers that it hasn’t yet exploited as well as it should. For all its losses, it remains one of the priciest solar installers out there in a market that like most Indian markets, is value conscious, to say the least. Perhaps it is the inexperience with scaling up, but one would certainly expect a vastly improved show in FY25 from the firm, considering its leading position as an installer in PM Suryaghar.

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Mobikwik posts flat scale in Q4 FY25; bleeds heavily

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Mobikwik posts flat scale in Q4 FY25; bleeds heavily
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Mobikwik posts flat scale in Q4 FY25; bleeds heavily Fintech platform MobiKwik reported its quarterly results for the fourth quarter of the last fiscal year (Q4 FY25) on Tuesday, showing a flat year-on-year growth. MobiKwik’s revenue from operations increased to Rs 268 crore in Q4 FY25 from Rs 265 crore in Q4 FY24, its consolidated financial statements accessed from the National Stock Exchange (NSE) show. However, Mobikwik's earnings for the full fiscal year grew 33.9% to Rs 1,192 crore in FY25, compared to Rs 890 crore in FY24. Commissions on recharges, processing, and interest on servicing loans, payment gateways, and technology platforms were the primary revenue sources for MobiKwik in Q4 FY25. However, the company did not provide an income breakdown in its quarterly report. According to the press release, MobiKwik's registered user base has grown to 176.5 million with 4.4 million new merchants. The company’s payment of GMV has also surged 2.3X year-on-year to Rs 331 billion. On the cost side, expenditures on the payment gateway were the largest cost center, accounting for 45% of the overall cost, which stood at Rs 147 crore in Q4 FY25. The cost of employee benefits and lending fees was recorded at Rs 43 crore and Rs 41 crore, respectively. Its financial guarantee, legal, advertising, finance, and other overheads took its total expenditure to Rs 324 crore in Q4 FY25 from Rs 266 crore in Q4 FY24. For instance, the Gurugram-based company posted a net profit of Rs 14 crore for the previous fiscal (FY24). In the end, Mobikwik reported a net loss of Rs 56 crore in Q4FY25, compared to a loss of Rs 60 lakhs in the same quarter of the previous fiscal year. During the full fiscal year, its bottom line was negative at Rs 121.5 crore. Mobikwik made its debut on the stock exchange last December 24 with an impressive 59% premium on its issue price on the first day of its listing. The company is currently trading at Rs 273.7 with a total market capitalization of Rs 2,126 crore or approximately $250 million.

Celebal Tech nears Rs 300 Cr revenue in FY24, but bleeds heavily

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Celebal Tech nears Rs 300 Cr revenue in FY24, but bleeds heavily
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Celebal Technologies, an IT services provider, crossed the Rs 270 crore revenue mark with a 43% year-on-year growth in the fiscal year ending March 2024. However, losses for the Norwest Ventures-backed firm surged to Rs 60 crore during the same period. Celebal Technologies’s revenue from operations increased to Rs 275 crore in FY24 from Rs 192 crore in FY23, its consolidated financial statements sourced from the Registrar of Companies (RoC) show. Co-founded in 2016 by Anupam Gupta and Anirudh Kala, Celebal Technologies specializes in data science, AI, and enterprise cloud solutions. Technology consulting remains the sole revenue driver for the Jaipur-headquartered firm. It also earned Rs 6 crore from interest and the sale of current investments, bringing its total revenue to Rs 281 crore in FY24. With a presence in the USA, APAC, UAE, Europe, and Canada, the company generated Rs 122 crore from international markets. Like other SaaS firms, employee benefits were the largest cost center for the company, accounting for 71% of total expenses. This expense surged 87% to Rs 245 crore in FY24 from Rs 131 crore in FY23. Notably, the firm has a dedicated workforce of over 2,000 professionals. Technical services, rent, travel, advertising, and legal expenses were among the key overheads that pushed Celebal Technologies’ total expenditure up by 73%—from Rs 199 crore in FY23 to Rs 344 crore in FY24. An 87% rise in employee benefits—primarily salaries and wages—outpaced revenue growth, pushing Celebal Technologies’ losses to Rs 60 crore in FY24 from Rs 1 crore in FY23. At a unit level, the company spent Rs 1.25 to earn a rupee, while its ROCE and EBITDA margins declined to -39.1% and -19.2%, respectively. By the end of FY24, its total current assets stood at Rs 139 crore, with cash and bank balances of Rs 18 crore. Celebal Technologies secured its first institutional funding of $32 million in 2022, led by Norwest Venture Partners. The company later raised debt from BlackSoil. According to startup data intelligence platform TheKredible, Norwest holds the largest external stake at 19.58%, while the two co-founders collectively own over 70% of the company’s capital.

BookMyShow profit nears Rs 110 Cr in FY24, event biz bleeds

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BookMyShow profit nears Rs 110 Cr in FY24, event biz bleeds
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Online ticketing platform BookMyShow has experienced a remarkable turnaround over the past two years (FY23 and FY24), with its revenue soaring more than 5X and achieving profitability. Its revenue spiked to nearly Rs 1,400 crore in FY24, from only Rs 277 crore in FY22. BookMyShow reported a 43.2% year-on-year growth to Rs 1,396.86 crore in revenue from operations during the fiscal year ending March 2024 as compared to Rs 975.51 crore in FY23, its consolidated financial statement with the Registrar of Companies shows. BookMyShow, an online ticketing platform for movies and events, operates with 17 subsidiaries and two joint ventures. Here's a breakdown of its revenue growth across different streams. BookMyShow generates revenue primarily through online ticket bookings, turnkey ticketing solutions for concerts and events, and software sales. It also earns from advertisement space and from subscription contracts. Additional income sources include food and beverage sales, maintenance contracts, and on-ground services. The company collected 57.4% of its revenue from online ticketing (ticket bookings and turnkey solutions) which grew 23.8% year-on-year to Rs 801.57 crore in FY24. Around 32% of the revenue came from live events, worth Rs 454.72 crore which surged 91.5% during the year. The remaining sum of Rs 140.57 crore was collected via advertisement, marketing, sale of food & beverages, gift vouchers, and software, et al. The company also earned Rs 33.28 crore from interest and gains on financial assets, taking the overall revenue to Rs 1,430.14 crore in FY24. Out of the convenience fee, a certain portion of the revenue is shared with the cinema owners. BookMyShow paid a revenue share worth Rs 323.03 crore during FY24, accounting for 43.6% of the online ticket booking revenue. The firm spent Rs 233.49 crore on production which spiked 95% YoY in FY24, while the fees paid to artists soared 103.3% to Rs 211.32 crore in the same period. Employee benefit expenses went up 24% to Rs 170.72 crore during the year. Further, advertisement & promotions, and payment gateway charges stood at Rs 78.97 crore and Rs 49.57 crore, respectively. The overall expenditure of BookMyShow inclined 40.3% to Rs 1,319.88 crore in FY24 from Rs 940.86 crore during the previous fiscal year. Segment-wise, BookMyShow made profits of Rs 258.65 crore via online ticketing and Rs 84.13 crore through advertisement, marketing, sale of food & beverages, gift vouchers, and software et al. However, the live events vertical bled with a loss of Rs 137.99 crore during FY24. In the end, BookMyShow’s profits grew 27.6% to Rs 108.63 crore during FY24, against Rs 85.11 crore made in the last fiscal year (FY23). On the back of heavy cash burn on opex (operational expenses), its operating cashflows slipped 85.3% to Rs 33.54 crore during the period. Moreover, the outstanding losses of the firm stood at Rs 751.42 crore. The EBITDA margin and ROCE of the company registered at 11.07% and 15.25%, respectively. On a unit level, BookMyShow spent Re 0.94 to earn a rupee of operating revenue in the last fiscal year. At the end of FY24, the company had Rs 306.72 crore in cash and bank balances while its overall current assets were worth Rs 1,209.84 crore with a current ratio of 138%. As per TheKredible, BookMyShow has raised Rs 1,490 crore to date from the likes of TPG Growth, Elevation Capital, and Accel. Network 18 is the major stakeholder in the company having control of around 39% stake. Its valuation as per its Series D funding stood at nearly Rs 5,700 crore. Foodtech giant Zomato, which acquired Paytm’s movies and ticketing business, competes with BookMyShow.

Five year old Eloelo reports zero revenue and Rs 99 Cr loss in FY24

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Five year old Eloelo reports zero revenue and Rs 99 Cr loss in FY24
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Five-year-old Eloelo reports zero revenue and Rs 99 Cr loss in FY24 Venture capital firm, Play Ventures backed five-year-old company remained in the pre-revenue stage until March 2024 (FY24) while continuing to incur losses. Venture capital firms Play Ventures, along with existing backers Westbridge and Kalaari, have shown strong conviction in the potential of live social entertainment startup Eloelo. Together, they have infused $50 million into the company, including a recent $13 million round. However, the five-year-old firm remained in the pre-revenue stage until March 2024 (FY24) while continuing to incur losses. While the company posted zero operating revenue during FY24, it made Rs 5 crore from interest on fixed deposits, according to the firm’s annual financial statements sourced from the Registrar of Companies (RoC). Eloelo is a social gaming and live streaming platform that brings native activities like tambola, antakshari and musical chairs in live formats with creators hosting games for their community of fans. The Bengaluru-based company spent heavily on marketing to attract and retain users. Advertising and promotional expenses were its largest cost center, accounting for nearly 38.5% of total expenses, more than doubling to Rs 40 crore in FY24 from Rs 17 crore in FY23. Employee benefit expenses also rose 2.4X to Rs 24 crore, while spending on content creators stood at Rs 14 crore. Technology costs amounted to Rs 14 crore, forming over 13% of the overall expenses, while other overheads contributed another Rs 12 crore in FY24. Overall, Eloelo’s total expenses surged 2.3X to Rs 104 crore in FY24 from Rs 45 crore in FY23. Consequently, the company’s net loss widened 2.3X to Rs 99 crore in FY24 compared to the previous fiscal year. The WestBridge-backed firm recorded current assets worth Rs 166 crore in FY24 including Rs 149 crore in cash and bank balance. According to TheKredible, Eloelo has raised a total of $50 million in funding till date, having WaterBridge Ventures as its lead investors. The company’s co-founders Saurabh Pandey and Akshay Dubey together own 20% of the company.

Exclusive: SolarSquare raises fresh funds from Zerodha's Rainmatter, Gruhas, others

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Exclusive: SolarSquare raises fresh funds from Zerodha's Rainmatter, Gruhas, others
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Rooftop solar startup SolarSquare has raised $4.2 million from existing investors Zerodha’s Rainmatter Capital, Abhijeet Pai and Nikhil Kamath’s Gruhas Proptech, Lowercrabon Capital, Climate Angels and Good Capital. The board at SolarSquare has passed a special resolution to allot 7,589 Series B compulsory convertible debentures at an issue price of Rs 46,710 to raise Rs 35.44 crore, its regulatory filing shows. Lowercarbon and Good Capital invested Rs 20.74 crore and 3.32 crore while Gruhas Proptech and Rainmatter separately pumped in Rs 6.22 crore and Rs 3.98 crore, respectively. The funding will be used for the expansion, working capital requirements, and general corporate purposes, according to the filings. Every debenture issue during the round will be converted into a preference share at the next qualified funding round and the investors are considering the same to take place at a valuation of $75 million, the filings further added. As per TheKredible estimates, the company has been valued at around Rs 394 crore or $48 million post-allotment. The company is likely to raise more funds in this round and the valuation may vary after the final tranche. SolarSquare has raised over $20 million to date including its Rs 100 crore ($12 million) Series A round led by Elevation Capital and Lowercarbon in November 2022. According to the startup data intelligence platform TheKredible, Lowercrabon is the largest external stakeholder with 20.29% followed by Elevation Capital which holds 14.99%. Rainmatter and Gruhas Proptech own 3.84% and 2.50% respectively in SolarSquare. Head to TheKredible for the complete shareholding pattern. Founded by Neeraj Jain and Nikhil Nahar, SolarSquare designs, installs, and finances rooftop solar systems for homes. It also provides rooftop solar solutions for housing societies and commercial establishments. The company is yet to file its financial statements for FY24 but its revenue from operations grew 35.4% to Rs 107 crore in FY23. It posted Rs 35 crore loss in the same period. SolarSquare competes with Zunroof, Cleantech, Mysun, Oorjan, and Freyr Energy, among others. In February, the company acquired PV Diagnostics, a company with expertise in the utility scale solar power sector. Update: The story and headline have been updated to reflect Zerodha Technology as Zerodha’s Rainmatter Capital.

Zolostays hits Rs 200 Cr revenue in FY24, trims losses

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Zolostays hits Rs 200 Cr revenue in FY24, trims losses
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Zolostays hits Rs 200 Cr revenue in FY24, trims losses Co-living company Zolostays has achieved a fivefold increase in growth over the last two fiscal years, expanding its revenue from Rs 43 crore in FY22 to more than Rs 200 crore in FY24. Despite this growth, the Nexus Ventures-backed firm maintained control over its losses during this period. Zolostays’ revenue from operations doubled to Rs 204.4 crore in FY24 from Rs 95.5 crore in FY23, as per its consolidated financial statement sourced from the Registrar of Companies (RoC). Zolostays provides co-living spaces to students, professionals, and organizations. Income from residential accommodations and facilities, including service fees and accommodation charges, accounted for 93% of the total operating revenue. This income grew 3.4x to Rs 191 crore in FY24 from Rs 55 crore in FY23. Zolostays also offers services to colleges and universities for managing residential facilities, along with food subscriptions and other amenities. Revenue from this segment dropped 72% to Rs 10.4 crore in FY24. The firm earned Rs 4.6 crore in interest income, bringing its total income to Rs 209 crore in FY24. On the cost front, property management and operational expenses were the largest component, accounting for 52% of total costs. These expenses, which include food, rent, electricity, housekeeping, and consumables, increased 2.3X to Rs 139 crore in FY24 from Rs 60.5 crore in FY23. Its employee benefit expenses increased by 16% to Rs 83 crore in FY24. Legal, advertising, communication, commission, and other overheads took the total cost up by 58% to Rs 266 crore in FY24 from Rs 168 crore in FY23. Zolostays' two-fold growth and controlled expenses led to a 17.4% reduction in losses, down to Rs 57 crore in FY24 from Rs 69 crore in FY23. Its ROCE and EBITDA margin stood at -89.96% and -16.75%, respectively, with an expense-to-revenue ratio of Rs 1.30. In FY24, the Bengaluru-based firm reported current assets of Rs 76 crore, including Rs 34 crore in cash and bank balances. Zolo has raised a total of $118 million of funding to date. According to the startup data intelligence platform TheKredible, Nexus Ventures is the largest external stakeholder with 34% followed by Investcrop and Mirae Asset.

Kinetic Green's losses balloon 11X in FY24, revenue dips 3%

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Kinetic Green's losses balloon 11X in FY24, revenue dips 3%
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Kinetic Green's losses balloon 11X in FY24, revenue dips 3% Electric vehicle manufacturer Kinetic Green faced significant financial strain in FY24, with losses increasing 11X. Meanwhile, the Greater Pacific Capital-backed company's revenue declined by 3% year-on-year. Kinetic Green’s revenue from operations decreased to Rs 291 crore in FY24 from Rs 301 crore in FY23, its consolidated financial statement from the Registrar of Companies (RoC) shows. Kinetic Green manufactures electric vehicles, including two and three-wheelers such as electric scooters, rickshaws, cycles, and buggies. Collections from the sale of electric vehicles were the sole source of revenue for Kinetic Green for the fiscal year ending March 2024. The cost of procurement remains the largest cost center for Kinetic Green, forming 62% of the overall expenditure. To the tune of scale, this cost dipped by 5.4% to Rs 229 crore in FY24 from Rs 242 crore in FY23. The firm’s advertising cost spiked 8.2X to Rs 58 crore while its employee benefits saw a surge of 52.4% during the previous fiscal. Its finance, transportation, legal, travel, and other overheads increased the total expenditure by 19% to Rs 369 crore in FY24 from Rs 310 crore in FY23. The 8X surge in advertising and a sharp rise in employee benefits led Kinetic Green to widen its losses by 11X to Rs 77 crore in FY24, compared to Rs 7 crore in FY23. Its EBITDA margins stood at -20.55% while the company spent Rs 1.27 to earn a rupee of operating revenue in FY24. By the end of FY24, the Pune-based firm reported current assets worth Rs 169 crore including Rs 2.3 crore of cash and bank balance. Kinetic Green has raised a total of $27 million of funding to date, including a $25 million round from Greater Pacific Capital. According to the startup data intelligence platform TheKredible, Greater Pacific Capital is the largest external stakeholder with 5.6%. Its co-founders Sulajia Firodia Motwani and Ritesh Ramesh Mantri cumulatively hold 91.7% of the company.

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