Results · Commerce & Consumer Brands
Shiprocket narrows loss, revenue jumps 34% in Q1
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- Date
- Company
- Shiprocket
- What it does
- Ecommerce growth partner for merchants
- Kind
- Results
- Stage
- public
What they do
Shiprocket is an all-in-one ecommerce platform offering shipping, marketing, and financial services to Indian merchants
What happened
In Q1FY27, its consolidated net loss fell 24% to ₹13.7 crore while revenue rose 34% to ₹592.1 crore
Why it matters
The company's emerging businesses, including martech and omnichannel, grew 70% and now contribute 30% of total revenue
The details
- Shiprocket reported its first earnings since listing on the stock exchanges in August 2026.
- Consolidated net loss for Q1FY27 was ₹13.7 crore, down 24% from ₹18 crore in the same quarter last year.
- Revenue from operations rose 34% year-on-year to ₹592.1 crore.
- Overall EBITDA loss narrowed to ₹21 crore from ₹26 crore a year ago.
- Adjusted EBITDA turned positive at ₹8.9 crore, up from ₹1 crore in Q1FY26.
- The core business (domestic shipping) posted revenue of ₹411.7 crore, up 22% YoY, with an adjusted EBITDA margin of 12.8%.
- The emerging business (cross-border, martech, omnichannel) revenue surged 70% to ₹180.4 crore, though its EBIT loss widened to ₹43.7 crore.
- Shiprocket launched several AI-powered products including RADAR courier intelligence, AI Ads platform, and AI Assist for order confirmation.
The bigger picture
- The results show Shiprocket is narrowing losses while scaling revenue, a key milestone for a newly listed company.
- Emerging businesses now contribute 30% of total revenue, up from 24% a year ago, indicating successful diversification beyond core shipping.
- Martech revenue grew 193% and omnichannel revenue grew 92%, highlighting strong demand for value-added services.
- The company's stock rose 5.7% on the day of the results, trading at ₹142.99, up 48.2% from the IPO issue price of ₹97.
About the business
- Shiprocket is an all-in-one ecommerce growth partner for Indian merchants, offering shipping, marketing, and financial services.
- Its core business provides domestic shipping through 42+ courier partners covering 19,000+ pin codes across India.
- It also offers cross-border shipping to 220+ countries via ShipX, CargoX, and LaunchX.
- The company provides AI marketing tools such as Checkout, Promise, fastrr, Identify, and Trends.
- It offers financial services including Capital and credit score products for merchants.
- Shiprocket serves 4 lakh+ businesses and sellers, including SMBs, online retailers, D2C brands, and drop shippers.
- The platform enables 5 lakh+ transactions daily and has 250+ ecosystem partners.
- It reported 224,314 active merchants at the end of Q1FY27 and a trailing 12-month GMV of ₹34,661.8 crore.
What happens next
- Shiprocket plans to use IPO proceeds of ₹365.6 crore to expand its core and emerging businesses.
- It will allocate ₹210 crore for debt repayment.
- The remaining funds will be used for inorganic growth (acquisitions) and general corporate purposes.
Investors
- Bertelsmann (existing) — Pre-IPO shareholder with 21.32% stake.
- Tribe Capital (existing) — Pre-IPO shareholder with 14.14% stake.
- Eternal (existing) — Pre-IPO shareholder with 6.85% stake.
- KDT Venture Holdings (existing) — Pre-IPO shareholder with 5.49% stake.
- MacRitchie Investments (existing) — Temasek-backed pre-IPO shareholder with 5.29% stake.
- New York State Teachers Retirement System (anchor) — Anchor investor in the IPO.
- Nomura Funds Ireland (anchor) — Anchor investor in the IPO.
- Société Générale-ODI (anchor) — Anchor investor in the IPO.
- ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Company (anchor) — Anchor investor in the IPO.
Founders
- Saahil Goel, Founder
- Gautam Kapoor, Founder
- Akshay Ghulati, Founder
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