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Zomato to invest Rs 400 Cr in Blinkit and Zomato Entertainment

EntrackrEntrackr · 1y ago
Zomato to invest Rs 400 Cr in Blinkit and Zomato Entertainment
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Foodtech major Zomato is pumping Rs 300 crore ($36 million) in its quick commerce arm Blinkit. The infusion will help the platform to beef up its offering against two competitors: Swiggy Instamart and Zepto. Besides Blinkit, Zomato is also set to invest another Rs 100 crore ($12 million) in Zomato Entertainment, a subsidiary that controls the firm’s live events and ticketing businesses. The board at Zomato has passed a resolution to invest Rs 300 crore in Blinkit Commerce and Rs 100 crore in Zomato Entertainment, its regulatory filing accessed from the Registrar of Companies shows. With this infusion, Zomato has invested Rs 2,300 crore ($277 million) in Blinkit since its acquisition in August 2022. BlinkIt (formerly Grofers) was acquired by the food delivery major in an all-stock deal for Rs 4,477 crore ($568 million). Fresh capital allocation comes soon after Zomato’s Q4 results which revealed that Blinkit managed to achieve EBITDA profitability with 19.4% growth in its revenue to Rs 769 crore in Q4 FY24. Overall, Zomato posted Rs 175 crore profit in the last quarter. Over the past couple of years, the competition in quick commerce is getting more fierce. In late 2021, Swiggy announced that it will invest $700 million in its quick commerce business Instamart. Since then, Zepto has scooped up around $430 million across three tranches and is planning to raise a new round. Meanwhile, e-commerce major Flipkart is also eying the quick commerce space. The Walmart-owned firm recently raised $350 million from search giant Google. Recently, analysts at Goldman Sachs had said that Blinkit is more valuable than Zomato. In an interview with Entrackr, Sanjeev Bikhchandani, founder of Zomato’s early backer Info Edge, also said that Blinkit is going to be fairly large.

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Zomato invests Rs 500 Cr in Blinkit

EntrackrEntrackr · 1y ago
Zomato invests Rs 500 Cr in Blinkit
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Food tech giant Zomato has invested Rs 500 crore (nearly $60 million) in its quick commerce subsidiary, Blinkit, bringing its total investment in the quick commerce segment to Rs 2,800 crore since the acquisition. The board has Blinkit has passed a resolution to issue 2,537 equity shares at an issue price of Rs 19,70,181 each to raise Rs 500 crore, its regulatory filing accessed from the Registrar of Companies shows. The capital injection into Blinkit comes just two months after Zomato raised Rs 8,500 crore through a Qualified Institutions Placement (QIP). The primary objective of that fundraising was to strengthen Zomato's financial position, enabling business expansion and strategic initiatives, particularly in the quick commerce segment through Blinkit. This marks Zomato's second capital infusion in Blinkit within seven months. In June 2024, it invested Rs 300 crore ($36 million) into the Albinder Dhindsa-led company. Blinkit, formerly known as Grofers, was acquired by the food delivery giant in an all-stock deal valued at Rs 4,477 crore ($568 million).

Zomato posts Rs 3,288 Cr revenue and Rs 138 Cr profit in Q3 FY24

EntrackrEntrackr · 2y ago
Zomato posts Rs 3,288 Cr revenue and Rs 138 Cr profit in Q3 FY24
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Foodtech and quick commerce platform Zomato on Thursday released its financial results for the third quarter of the ongoing fiscal year (Q3 FY24). The results showcase a decent growth in scale along with a 3.8X jump in profits. Zomato’s revenue from operations grew 15.4% to Rs 3,288 crore in Q3 FY24 in contrast to Rs 2,848 crore Q2 FY24, as per the firm’s consolidated financial results sourced from National Stock Exchange. Compared to the third quarter of the previous fiscal (Q3 FY23) year, its operating revenue went up by 68.8% from Rs 1,948 crore. Zomato operates several units including a food marketplace platform connecting end users, restaurants, and delivery personnel. Hyperpure provides farm-to-fork supplies to restaurants and businesses while Blinkit offers kirana, FMCG and other essentials within 10 minutes. Meanwhile, dining.out and Zomato Live let users discover restaurants, reserve tables, and book tickets for entertainment events. The firm made 51.8% of its total operating revenue via food ordering and delivery business, which grew 10.2% to Rs 1,704 crore in Q3 FY24 from Rs 1,546 crore in Q2 of the same financial year. Collections from its Hyperpure supplies (B2B business) increased 15.3% to Rs 859 crore during the same period while quick commerce vertical (Blinkit) contributed Rs 644 crore to the group’s coffers. The remaining income came from the ‘Going-out’ segment and other operating activities during the quarter ending December 2023. Additionally, Zomato also earned Rs 219 crore as non-operating income (mainly from interest and gains on financial assets) in Q3 FY24. As a result, its overall revenue crossed Rs 3,500 crore during the period. Coming to expenses, delivery and related charges accounted for 31.6% in Q3 which surged 16.2% to Rs 1,068 crore. Purchase of stock (after adjustment of changes in inventories) inclined 16% to Rs 782 crore while employee benefits cost remained flat at Rs 423 crore during the quarter. Zomato also spent Rs 374 crore on advertisement and promotions, akin to which its total expenditure rose 11.3% to Rs 3,383 crore in Q3 of FY24. On the lines of rising scale, Zomato’s profits also jumped 3.8X to Rs 138 crore in Q3 against Rs 36 crore in the previous quarter. Last year in the same quarter (Q3 FY23), it booked Rs 347 crore in losses. On a unit level, the company spent Rs 1.03 to earn a rupee in Q3 of FY24. For the nine months ended period (Apr-Dec 2024), Zomato recorded Rs 8,552 crore revenue from operations with a profit of Rs 176 crore. Zomato made its public market debut in July 2021 at a valuation of $12 billion and touched its peak of over Rs 150 per share in November 2021. Later, it dwindled under Rs 50 during July 2022. Zomato got its momentum back in Q1 of FY24 when it recorded profits for the first time. Since then, the company attained nearly 3X surge in its share price and its current share price stands around Rs 144 a piece.

Exclusive: Eternal infuses Rs 450 Cr into Blinkit as quick commerce rivalry heats up

EntrackrEntrackr · 2d ago
Exclusive: Eternal infuses Rs 450 Cr into Blinkit as quick commerce rivalry heats up
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Exclusive: Eternal infuses Rs 450 Cr into Blinkit as quick commerce rivalry heats up Foodtech giant Eternal has invested Rs 450 crore (around $50 million) in its quick commerce subsidiary Blinkit through a rights issue. This is the first capital infusion into Blinkit in 2026, after the company received Rs 2,600 crore from Eternal in 2025. The board of Blinkit has passed a resolution to allot 2,799 equity shares to Eternal (formerly Zomato) at an issue price of Rs 16,07,161 per share, raising Rs 450 crore, according to regulatory filings reviewed by Entrackr. The latest infusion follows a series of capital injections by Eternal into Blinkit last year. The parent company invested Rs 500 crore in January 2025, followed by Rs 1,500 crore in February, and Rs 600 crore in November, taking the total investment in 2025 to Rs 2,600 crore. The move also comes amid rising competition in the quick commerce space. Zepto raised $450 million in October last year in a round led by US-based pension fund California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS). Swiggy’s board also mopped up Rs 10,000 crore through public or private offerings to ramp up its quick commerce play. Queries sent to Blinkit did not elicit a response. Earlier this year, Albinder Dhindsa, the CEO of Blinkit, took charge as Group CEO of Eternal, after Deepinder Goyal stepped down from the role. Financially, Blinkit has remained a leading player in the quick commerce segment. The company reported Rs 12,256 crore in revenue in Q3 FY26 and posted an adjusted EBITDA of Rs 4 crore during the same period. Meanwhile, Swiggy Instamart, in the same quarter, reported a loss of Rs 908 crore with the GOV of Rs 7,938 crore. Zepto also expected to be in loss although it didn’t reveal any numbers beyond FY25. With competition intensifying in quick commerce, companies continue to invest in supply chains, dark store networks, and faster delivery. Discounts have become a key growth driver for Blinkit, Swiggy Instamart, and Zepto. However, Sriharsha Majety recently said Swiggy will not chase discount-seeking customers and will instead focus on better SKUs and a stronger understanding of user needs. The space is gradually shifting from aggressive to sustainable growth. While all three are working toward profitability, Blinkit appears closer to real profit after reporting a marginal adjusted EBITDA profit in the last quarter.

Zomato posts Rs 5,405 Cr revenue and Rs 59 Cr profit in Q3 FY25

EntrackrEntrackr · 1y ago
Zomato posts Rs 5,405 Cr revenue and Rs 59 Cr profit in Q3 FY25
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Zomato posts Rs 5,405 Cr revenue and Rs 59 Cr profit in Q3 FY25 Zomato’s revenue from operations surged 64.4% to Rs 5,405 crore in Q3 FY25 in contrast to Rs 3,288 crore in Q3 FY24. The results showcase a decent growth in scale while the year-on-year (YoY) profits declined 57% during the period. Zomato’s revenue from operations surged 64.4% to Rs 5,405 crore in Q3 FY25 in contrast to Rs 3,288 crore in Q3 FY24, as per the firm’s consolidated financial results sourced from the National Stock Exchange. Compared to the previous quarter (Q2 FY25) year, its operating revenue went up by 12.6% from Rs 4,799 crore. Zomato operates several units including a food marketplace platform connecting end users, restaurants, and delivery personnel. Hyperpure provides farm-to-fork supplies to restaurants and businesses while Blinkit offers kirana, FMCG, and other essentials within 10 minutes. The firm made 38.3% of its total operating revenue (Rs 2,072 crore) via the food ordering and delivery business. Collections from its Hyperpure supplies (B2B business) increased 13.4% to Rs 1,671 crore during the same period while the quick commerce vertical (Blinkit) contributed Rs 1,399 crore to the group’s coffers. The remaining income came from the ‘Going-out’ segment and other operating activities during the quarter ending December 2024. Blinkit’s revenue ramped up over 117% YoY from Rs 644 crore generated in Q3 FY24. Zomato also earned Rs 252 crore as non-operating income (mainly from interest and gains on financial assets) in Q3 FY25. As a result, its overall revenue reached Rs 5,657 crore during the period. Coming to expenses, delivery and related charges accounted for 26% in Q3 which registered at Rs 1,450 crore. The purchase of stock (after adjustment of changes in inventories) inclined to Rs 1,500 crore, while employee benefits cost was at Rs 689 crore during the quarter. Zomato also spent Rs 521 crore on and promotions, akin to which its total expenditure rose 63.6% YoY to Rs 5,533 crore in Q3 of FY25. Zomato’s profits slipped 57.2% YoY to Rs 59 crore in Q3. In the previous quarter (Q2 FY25), it booked Rs 176 crore in profits. On a unit level, the company spent Rs 1.02 to earn a rupee in Q3 of FY25. For the nine-month ended period (Apr-Dec 2025), Zomato recorded Rs 14,410 crore revenue from operations with a profit of Rs 488 crore. In December 2024, Zomato achieved a historic milestone by becoming the first Indian startup to join the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) Sensex 30, replacing JSW Steel Limited. In the race for instant food delivery, a few days back, Zomato re-introduced a 15-minute food delivery service in select cities. The company also received a GST demand notice amounting to Rs 803 crore from the Thane Commissionerate in Maharashtra, related to the non-payment of GST on delivery charges, including interest and penalties. In the first week of January, Zomato was trading above Rs 250 when its foreign brokerage Jefferies downgraded Zomato from “buy” to “hold” rating, citing competition in the quick commerce space. Following the rating, its price tumbled down under Rs 230, however, on the back of strong YoY growth, the company is regaining momentum as its price is at Rs 239.9 with a market cap of Rs 2,10,336 crore or $24.3 Bn. In December 2024, Zomato achieved its all-time high price at Rs 304.5 a share.

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