Shares of Delhivery Ltd. dropped as much as 11.3%, the most since the company debuted on the bourses on May 24 on wider losses in Q1.
The company posted a net loss of Rs 400 crore, compared to a Rs 192 crore loss in the same period last year.
Highlights (YoY)
Revenue up 15.7% to Rs 1,746 crore.
Adjusted Ebitda at a negative Rs 217 crore vs a negative Rs 58 crore.
Ebitda margin at -12.5% vs -3.8%
“Our Ebitda margins were temporarily affected through the integration phase with Spoton as a result of inherent seasonality in the partial truckload business, slightly slower than planned phasing of customer restarts and retention of capacity to maintain service quality and in anticipation of second half volumes”, said Abhik Mitra, chief customer experience officer, Delhivery and CEO of Spoton.
“The first half is the period during which we commission new capacity in preparation for seasonally higher volumes in the second half. As PTL Freight volumes continue to recover and Express Parcel shipments continue to grow, we expect capacity utilization to improve”, said Ajith Pai, chief operating officer, Delhivery.
Shares of the company fell over 11%. Of the 10 analysts tracking the company, five maintain 'buy' and three suggest 'hold', while two recommend 'sell'. The overall consensus price of analysts tracked by Bloomberg implies an upside of 2.5%.