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Square Yards posts 73.7% revenue jump in FY23

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Company
Square Yards
What it does
Housing and home loan brokerage
Kind
Results
Founded
2014
Sector
Financial Services

What they do

Square Yards is a real estate and home loan brokerage platform

What happened

It reported FY23 revenue of Rs 663.68 crore, up 73.7% from the previous year

Why it matters

The company is likely to file for an IPO and expects its first full year of profitability in FY24-25

The details

  • Square Yards reported FY23 revenue of Rs 663.68 crore, a 73.7% increase from Rs 382.13 crore in FY22.
  • The company's GTV (gross transaction value) for FY23 was Rs 22,870 crore, up 67% year-on-year.
  • Transactions saw a two-fold jump in FY23.
  • The India market contributed 77% of total collection, Gulf countries 10%, and the rest of the world 13%.
  • Square Yards processed $3 billion in GTV and has a monthly traffic of over 8 million.
  • The company operates in over 100 cities across 9 countries.
  • Total expenditure in FY23 was Rs 926.68 crore, up 49.5% from the previous year.
  • Losses in FY23 were Rs 256.17 crore, up 13.8% from Rs 225.1 crore in FY22, but the Q4 FY23 (Jan-Mar 2023) quarter was profitable.

The bigger picture

  • Square Yards has a strong investor roster and is gaining market share in an expanding market.
  • The company is likely to deliver an IPO and expects FY24-25 to be its first full year of profitability.
  • Its unit economics show it spent Rs 1.4 to earn Re 1 of operating revenue.

About the business

  • Square Yards deals in housing and home loan brokerage.
  • Real estate and financial services contribute ~87% of overall revenue.
  • Employee benefit cost was 49.21% of overall cost, at Rs 456.03 crore in FY23, up 42.8%.
  • Commissions to agents were Rs 156.6 crore in FY23, up 2.59X from Rs 60.44 crore in FY22.
  • Finance cost was Rs 127.9 crore in FY23, up 47.9%.
  • Advertising cost added Rs 33.88 crore in FY23.
  • Legal-professional cost added Rs 19.47 crore in FY23.

What happens next

  • Square Yards is likely to deliver an IPO.
  • The company expects FY24-25 to be its first full year of profitability.

About Square Yards

Product
based proptech startup
Customers
Home buyers, property developers, real estate brokers, and loan seekers
How it makes money
Earns commissions on primary real estate sales and mortgage disbursements, plus interior design fees
What sets it apart
Full-stack integration covering real estate listings, mortgage distribution, and post-possession interior solutions

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