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Urban Company Narrows Loss, Posts Q1 Profit

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By Rediff Money Desk, New Delhi   Jul 24, 2024 14:52

Urban Company reported a narrowed loss of Rs 93 crore in FY'24 and achieved its first-ever operational profit in the June 2024 quarter, driven by strong revenue growth and new product launches.
New Delhi, Jul 24 (PTI) Doorstep service provider Urban Company has reported narrowing of its consolidated loss to Rs 93 crore in the financial year 2023-24 and has posted first-ever operational profit in the June 2024 quarter.

Urban Company had posted an operational loss of Rs 312 crore in FY'23.

The company, meanwhile, posted first-ever operational profit in the June 2024 quarter, Urban Company said on Tuesday.

"We made a strong start to FY'25 with our consolidated net revenue growth for the first quarter of FY'25 at 37.3 per cent YoY (unaudited).

"We achieved PBT (profit before tax) profitability in the quarter with consolidated PBT margin as a percentage of net revenue at 4.3 per cent. The India business also achieved healthy PBT margins with PBT margin at 12 per cent," UC added.

The net revenue of the company increased by about 30 per cent to Rs 827 crore in FY'24, from Rs 637 crore it posted in FY'23.

"This growth was achieved on the back of investments in service quality, partner training and enablement, technology development and the launch of Native RO water purifier devices," the statement said.

The company forayed in the water purifier industry in October 2023 with the launch of its own product under the Native brand name, UC claims that the water purifiers that need no servicing for two years and are capable of giving an output of 12,000 litres of pure water without requiring a filter change.

"The annualised net revenue for the Native RO water purifier range for the first quarter of FY'25 was around Rs 96 crore," UC said.

The company also forayed into wall panel solutions in FY'24 and claims to have installed over 1 lakh panels since the launch.
Source: PTI
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