Incorporated in 2000, One 97 Communications Ltd is India’s leading digital ecosystem for consumers as well as merchants. As of March 31, 2021, the company has a 333 million+ client base and 21 million+ registered merchants to whom it offers payment services, financial services, and commerce and cloud services. Presenting below are its Q1 FY26 earnings.
Q1 FY26 Earnings Summary
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Consolidated Revenue from Operations: ₹1,918 crore, up 27.7% year-over-year (YoY) from ₹1,502 crore in Q1 FY25.
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Net Profit (PAT): ₹122 Crore, swinging to profit from a loss of ₹839 crore YoY—Paytm’s first-ever quarterly profit at both EBITDA and PAT levels.
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EBITDA: ₹72 crore (margin ~4%).
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Contribution Profit: ₹1,151 crore, up 52% YoY; contribution margin of 60%, up 10 percentage points YoY.
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Net Payment Revenue: ₹529 crore, up 38% YoY, driven by growth in subscription merchants and increased payment processing margins.
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Financial Services Revenue: ₹561 crore, up 100% YoY, led by strong growth in merchant loans, trail revenue from the Default Loss Guarantee (DLG) portfolio, and improved collection performance.
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Merchant Device Subscriptions: 1.30 crore as of June 2025, maintaining leadership in merchant payments.
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Other Notes: Cash balance of ₹12,872 crore, providing strategic flexibility to invest and grow.
Key Management Commentary & Strategic Highlights
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Management celebrated Paytm’s landmark quarter achieving profitability across EBITDA and PAT, attributing this to AI-led operating leverage, disciplined cost control, and robust revenue growth in merchant services and financial distribution.
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The company’s leadership reaffirmed guidance to exit FY26 with significantly better margins, targeting an EBITDA margin of 15–20% longer term.
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Focus areas include deepening product-led growth, continued operational efficiency, and a payments-first business strategy.
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Plans to move away from the “super-app” approach, re-emphasizing payments as the business core.
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Expectation to sustain contribution margins (already at 60%) and further improve overall profitability by tight cost control and digital innovation.
Q4 FY25 Earnings Summary
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Consolidated Revenue: ₹1,911 crore, down ~16% YoY, but up 5% sequentially.
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Net Profit (Loss): Loss of ₹23 crore (excluding a ₹522 crore exceptional ESOP-related charge; reported loss was ₹540 crore).
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EBITDA Before ESOP: Positive ₹81 crore.
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Contribution Profit: ₹1,071 crore, up 12% sequentially; margin 56%.
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Merchant Loan Disbursement: ₹4,315 crore, with strong repeat borrower base.
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Cash Balance: ₹12,809 crore; healthy financial position for future investments.
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Key Context: Q4 saw strong operational metrics, margin improvement, but also a large one-off cost related to ESOPs.
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