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Urban Company posts Rs 1,144 Cr revenue and Rs 28.5 Cr PBT in FY25

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Urban Company posts Rs 1,144 Cr revenue and Rs 28.5 Cr PBT in FY25
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Home services marketplace Urban Company recorded a 38.2% year-on-year revenue growth to Rs 1,144 crore during the fiscal year ended March 2025 (FY25), according to its annual report. The company also swung to profitability in FY25 from a significant loss in FY24. Urban Company claims to have completed 6.8 million annual customer transactions across 17 super categories in 51 cities with a total net transaction value of Rs 3,115 crore (India+International). Urban Company offers a wide range of home services, including spa and salon treatments, AC repairs, electrical work, painting, wall panel installations, pest control, and more. It also generates revenue through the sale of its water purifier (native) and products sold to service professionals. Platform services continued to be the largest revenue driver for Urban Company, contributing 64.8% of its total operating income, which rose 32.5% to Rs 742 crore in FY25. Revenue from customer memberships grew marginally by 7.7% to Rs 98 crore. On the product sales front, the company saw a sharp 300% jump in revenue from its native water purifier, which surged to Rs 116 crore in FY25 from Rs 29 crore in FY24. The remaining Rs 188 crore came from product sales to service professionals. Of its total operating revenue, Rs 997 crore was generated from India, including the sale of water purifiers, while the remaining Rs 147 crore came from its international operations. It also added Rs 117 crore from interest and profits from the sale of mutual funds, which tallied the overall income to Rs 1,261 crore in FY25 from Rs 928 crore in FY24. Employee benefits emerged as the largest cost center for Urban Company in FY25, accounting for 28.6% of the total expenditure. This expense remained flat at Rs 350 crore, which includes a non-cash ESOP cost of Rs 72.5 crore. Spending on advertising and business promotion also held steady at Rs 207 crore during the year. Other cost heads, including materials, professional incentives, freight, payment gateway charges, outsourced support, and overheads, pushed the company’s total expenditure to Rs 1,223 crore in FY25, up from Rs 1,021 crore in FY24. According to its annual report, Urban Company’s India consumer services segment posted a profit of Rs 113 crore in FY25. However, its native water purifier vertical and international operations reported losses of Rs 38.7 crore and Rs 33.7 crore, respectively. The year-on-year growth, coupled with controlled expenditure, particularly in employee benefits and advertising, helped Urban Company to post a PBT (profit before tax) of Rs 28.5 crore in FY25, compared to a loss of Rs 92.7 crore in FY24. Its ROCE and EBITDA margin improved to a positive 2.46% and 6.68%, respectively, in FY25. On a unit level, it spent Rs 1.07 to earn a rupee of operating revenue. By the end of FY24, the company’s total current assets were recorded at Rs 1671 crore, with cash and bank balances of Rs 590 crore. Urban Company is set to launch its initial public offering (IPO). In April, the company filed its Draft Red Herring Prospectus (DRHP) with the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) to raise Rs 429 crore (approximately $50 million) through a fresh issue and an offer for sale (OFS) of Rs 1,471 crore. Urban Company, once enjoying a relatively uncontested market, is now facing growing competition from emerging startups such as Snabbit and Pronto. Meanwhile, Swiggy has also entered the on-demand professional services segment with its offering, Pyng.

DCGpac hits profitability as revenue nears Rs 100 Cr in FY24

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DCGpac hits profitability as revenue nears Rs 100 Cr in FY24
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B2B packaging solutions platform DCGpac has been expanding steadily, reaching nearly Rs 100 crore in revenue for the fiscal year ending March 2024. Moreover, the Gurugram-based company, which raised only Rs 20 crore, achieved profitability during this period. DCGpac’s revenue from operations grew by 21.4%, reaching Rs 96.5 crore in FY24, up from Rs 79.5 crore in FY23, its consolidated financial statements sourced from the Registrar of Companies (RoC) show. DCGpac is a packaging materials supplier offering a range of products and services, including corrugated boxes, courier bags, bubble films, designer boxes, and “Design to Distribution” solutions. Sales of packaging materials represent the sole source of revenue for DCGpac. According to the company’s website, it serves over 50,000 customers, including Blinkit, Shiprocket, Delhivery, Myntra, DHL, Shadowfax, and others. As with other packaging solutions platforms, the cost of materials accounted for 83.17% of DCGpac’s total expenditure, rising by 19% to Rs 80.4 crore in FY24. Employee benefits expenses stood at Rs 8 crore for the last fiscal year. Additional costs, including advertising, warehousing, packing, information technology, printing, and other operating overheads, brought total expenditure up by 17.9% to Rs 96.7 crore in FY24, compared to Rs 82 crore in FY23. Steady growth and careful cost management helped DCGpac achieve profitability in FY24, posting net profits of Rs 19 lakh compared to a loss of Rs 1.67 crore in FY23. DCGpac’s ROCE and EBITDA margin stood at 3.34% and 1.19%, respectively. On a unit level, the company spent Re 1 to earn a rupee of operating revenue in FY24. FY23-FY24 FY23 FY24 EBITDA Margin -1.98% 1.19% Expense/₹ of Op Revenue ₹1.03 ₹1 ROCE -15.66% 3.34% DCGpac has raised a total of Rs 20 crore to date, including a pre-Series Seed round of $1.5 million led by Venture Catalysts, 9Unicorns, and Inflection Point Ventures in April 2022.

Urban company claims Rs 827 Cr revenue in FY24; 70% cut in losses

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Urban company claims Rs 827 Cr revenue in FY24; 70% cut in losses
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Home service marketplace Urban Company is one of the consumer internet startups which has reported an upward trajectory in terms of scale since its inception. Even during the pandemic (FY21), the firm managed a double digit growth and since then its operating revenue grew almost four-fold: Rs 827 crore in FY24 from Rs 248 crore in FY21. Urban Company’s revenue from operations grew 30% year-on-year to Rs 827 crore in the fiscal year ending March 2024 from Rs 637 crore in FY23, according to the firm’s business summary. The Gurugram-based startup also claimed a 70% decline in its losses which shrunk to Rs 93 crore in FY24 from Rs 312 crore in FY23. Capital efficiency on the back of improved margin and cut in fixed costs appear to have reduced the firm’s losses drastically. Urban Company didn’t offer revenue and expense breakups in the business summary. Caveat: These numbers aren’t audited and may vary with the actual balance sheet which will be out in the coming months. Besides FY24, the company recorded Rs 281 crore in revenue during the first quarter of FY25, marking a 37.3% growth compared to Q1 FY24, mentions the business summary. The Tiger Global-backed firm’s operating EBITDA stood at Rs 7 crore in the same period. As per Urban Company’s summary, the average monthly net earnings of service partners delivering more than 30 services in a month was Rs 33,469 while the average earning of the top 20% stood at Rs 42,792. The hourly earnings of female service partners are 23% more than males on the platform in H2 CY23, said the summary. Significantly, the company charged around 25% average commission from their service partners. As per the Entrackr estimates, Urban Company had a total volume (GMV) of around Rs 3,300 crore in FY24. The disclosure of financial numbers by Urban Company was preceded by a completion of a $63 million secondary sale where some backers, founders, and staff diluted their holdings. As per Entrackr’s sources, the new buyback concluded in a valuation range of $2.2 to $2.5 billion.

Urban Company posts Rs 846 Cr revenue in 9M FY25, locks and RO biz grows 7X

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Urban Company posts Rs 846 Cr revenue in 9M FY25, locks and RO biz grows 7X
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Urban Company’s revenue from operations grew to Rs 846 crore in the first nine months of FY25 from Rs 601 crore in the first three quarters of FY24, its financial statements disclosed in the DRHP show. Urban Company provides home services, including spa and salon treatments, AC repair, electrical work, painting, wall panel installation, pest control, and more. Revenue from these services contributed 75% of the company’s total collections, which rose 31% to Rs 639 crore in the nine months ending December FY25. The remaining operating revenue came from the sale of products to customers and professionals, amounting to Rs 207 crore during the same period. In addition to selling white-label products for salon services, the company also supplies locks, panels, and water filtration (RO) systems, which increased 7X to Rs 75.8 crore in 9M FY25 from Rs 10.8 crore in 9M FY24. Importantly, Urban Company’s international business accounts for Rs 116.4 crore of revenue during the first three quarters of FY25. It also added Rs 84.2 crore from other income (interest income on zero-coupon bonds and fixed deposits), which took the overall revenue to Rs 930 crore in the first nine months of the last fiscal year. On the expense side, employee benefits accounted for 28.5% of the overall expenditure, which stood at Rs 258 crore during the first nine months of FY25. Urban Company spent Rs 160 crore on advertising and promotional activities and Rs 148 crore on procurement costs during the same period. The incentive given to professionals, outsourced support, cost, freight, warehousing, legal, and other overheads took the overall expenditure up by 23.2% to Rs 903 crore in 9M FY25 from Rs 733 crore in 9M FY24. A combination of over 40% revenue growth and tighter cost controls helped Urban Company swing to a profit before tax of Rs 27.1 crore in the first nine months of FY25, compared to a loss of Rs 57.7 crore during the same period last year. The company’s Return on Capital Employed (ROCE) improved to 1.84%, while its EBITDA margin rose to 6.78%. At the unit level, Urban Company spent Rs 1.07 to generate a unit of operating revenue. As of December 2024, its total current assets stood at Rs 1,514 crore, including Rs 591 crore in cash and bank balances. Urban Company plans to raise Rs 1,900 crore through its initial public offering (IPO), comprising a fresh issue of Rs 429 crore and an offer for sale (OFS) worth Rs 1,471 crore. The price band for the Tiger Global-backed company is yet to be announced. As part of the OFS, investors including Accel, VY Capital, Prosus, Bessemer, and Elevation Capital will divest a portion of their holdings.

Dezerv reports Rs 26 Cr revenue and Rs 75 Cr loss in FY24

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Dezerv reports Rs 26 Cr revenue and Rs 75 Cr loss in FY24
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Dezerv, a company backed by Premji Invest, reported a revenue of Rs 26.25 crore and a loss of Rs 74.53 crore for the fiscal year ending March 2024. The revenue grew by 160% compared to the previous year, while losses increased by 95.1%. The total income for the year was Rs 26.33 crore, with significant expenses in employee costs (Rs 63.34 crore), marketing (Rs 18.48 crore), legal (Rs 4.13 crore), and miscellaneous expenses (Rs 14.89 crore), totaling Rs 100.84 crore. The company’s ROCE was -64.9% and EBITDA margin was -267.45%. Dezerv had cash and bank balances of Rs 100 crore and current assets worth Rs 122 crore. In FY23, the company had a revenue of Rs 10.22 crore and a loss of Rs 38.20 crore. The company raised $60 million in funding, with investors including Premji Invest, Elevation Capital, Matrix, and Accel. Dezerv targets high net-worth individuals (HNIs) with an investment threshold ranging from Rs 15 lakhs to several crore rupees, focusing on portfolio management services for working professionals.

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