Results · Mobility & Logistics
Ather Energy narrows loss, revenue rises 29%
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- Date
- Company
- Ather Energy
- What it does
- Electric scooter manufacturer
- Kind
- Results
- Sector
- Mobility & Logistics
What they do
Ather Energy makes electric scooters for performance and family use
What happened
Q4 FY25 net loss narrowed 17% to Rs 234.4 crore, revenue up 29% to Rs 676.1 crore
Why it matters
The company listed on stock exchanges in May 2025 after a Rs 2,981 crore IPO
The details
- Ather Energy reported a Q4 FY25 net loss of Rs 234.4 crore, narrowing 17% from Rs 283.3 crore a year ago.
- Operating revenue for the quarter was Rs 676.1 crore, up 29% year-on-year.
- Total expenses stood at Rs 922.2 crore, up 12.6% from Rs 818.7 crore.
- Adjusted gross margin improved to 18%, expanding about 900 basis points (bps) year-on-year.
- The company sold ~47,400 vehicles in Q4, a 35% increase from 35,244 units a year ago.
- Full-year FY25 operating revenue was Rs 2,255 crore, up from Rs 1,753.8 crore in FY24.
- Full-year net loss narrowed 23.3% to Rs 812.3 crore from Rs 1,059.7 crore.
- Ather listed on NSE at Rs 328 (2.18% premium) and BSE at Rs 326.05 (1.57% premium) on May 6, 2025.
The bigger picture
- The results come shortly after Ather's Rs 2,981 crore IPO in April-May 2025.
- Market share in the electric two-wheeler segment stood at 13.3% in Q4 and 14.3% in April 2025.
- The company added 143 stores in FY25, taking the total to 351 experience centres.
- Rizta scooter contributed 57% of total volume by the end of FY25, driving growth in family and utility segments.
About the business
- Ather Energy designs and manufactures electric scooters for the Indian market.
- Its product portfolio includes the performance-focused 450 series and the family-ride Rizta scooter.
- The Rizta, launched in Q2 FY25, targets the family and utility segment and expanded into new geographies like Delhi, Rajasthan, Maharashtra, and Gujarat.
- In FY25, 88% of customers purchased the Pro Pack (a paid software upgrade).
- The company operates 351 experience centres across India as of March 2025.
- Ather follows a capital-light model, which the CEO says will help achieve profitability at a lower scale than peers.
What happens next
- CEO expects profitability at a lower scale than peers due to the capital-light model.
- IPO proceeds will partly be used for a manufacturing plant in Maharashtra.
Investors
- Tiger Global (existing) — A global investment firm that backs technology companies.
Founders
- Tarun Mehta, CEO and co-founder
- Swapnil Jain, Co-founder
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