Results · Financial Services
Go digit reports profit decline in first quarter
By Startup Enthusiast ·
- Date
- Company
- Go Digit
- What it does
- Digital insurance provider
- Kind
- Results
- Founded
- 2017
- Sector
- Financial Services
What they do
Go Digit sells motor, health and property insurance through digital channels
What happened
First quarter profit fell 37.5 percent to ₹86.4 crore from last year
Why it matters
Total expenses rose 11.2 percent while gross premiums dropped slightly
The details
- Go Digit reported a sharp drop in quarterly profits for the first quarter of FY27.
- Net profit declined 37.5% year-on-year to reach ₹86.4 crore.
- The company reported total income of ₹2,359.4 Cr for the quarter.
- Gross premium written fell by 8.4% to ₹2,730.9 crore during the period.
- Total income decreased by 8.3% to ₹2,359.4 crore from the prior year.
- Expenses increased significantly by 11.2% rising to ₹2,289 crore.
- Gross direct premium income dropped marginally by 2.4% to ₹2,447 crore.
- Motor insurance non-performing exposures rose by 5.3% to ₹1,510.1 crore.
The bigger picture
- Rising operational costs contributed to the significant contraction in net profitability.
- Premium growth slowed as total income and gross premiums both declined.
- The results highlight pressure on margins despite continued expansion in customer base.
About the business
- The company operates as a full-stack digital insurance provider.
- It offers coverage across motor vehicle, health, travel and property sectors.
- Go Digit sold 42 lakh policies during the reported quarter.
- Its cumulative customer base reached 8.9 crore customers.
- Assets under management grew by 14.2% to ₹23,377 crore.
- The firm was founded in 2017 by Kamesh Goyal.
- It has raised over $462 million in total funding to date.
- Backers include Faering Capital, Wellington Management and TVS Capital Funds.
- Peak XV Partners executed a block deal selling shares worth ₹100 crore.
Investors
- Faering Capital (existing) — Investment firm backing Go Digit.
- Wellington Management (existing) — Global investment management firm.
- TVS Capital Funds (existing) — Financial services and investment entity.
- JP Morgan (buyer) — Purchased shares in the recent block deal.
- Aditya Birla Sunlife Mutual Fund (buyer) — Acquired shares from Peak XV Partners.
Founders
- Kamesh Goyal, Founder
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