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Zaggle shares fall 19% despite strong Q4 results
By Startup Enthusiast ·
- Date
- Company
- Zaggle
- What it does
- Spend management and rewards platform
- Kind
- Results
- Founded
- 2011
- Sector
- Financial Services
What they do
Zaggle provides spend management, rewards, and payment solutions to corporate clients
What happened
Q4 FY26 net profit rose 30.4% YoY to ₹40.6 Cr, revenue grew 49.9% to ₹617.9 Cr
Why it matters
Shares dropped 19% intraday as cashback expenses rose and EBITDA margin fell sequentially
The details
- Zaggle shares fell 19% intraday to ₹230.5 on BSE after Q4 results.
- The stock hit a 20% lower circuit at ₹227.6 and closed at that level.
- Market capitalisation at session end was ₹3,060.9 Cr ($319.6 Mn).
- Q4 FY26 consolidated net profit was ₹40.6 Cr, up 30.4% YoY from ₹31.1 Cr.
- Revenue from operations was ₹617.9 Cr, up 49.9% YoY from ₹412.2 Cr.
- Adjusted EBITDA was ₹60.5 Cr, up 62.4% YoY, with margin at 9.8%.
- Total expenses rose 49.6% YoY to ₹573.7 Cr, driven by incentive and cashback costs of ₹152.1 Cr.
- Full-year FY26 profit was ₹138.6 Cr, up 57.9% YoY; revenue was ₹1,907.6 Cr, up 46.3% YoY.
The bigger picture
- The stock decline came despite profit and revenue growth, as investors focused on rising cashback expenses and a slight sequential dip in EBITDA margin.
- JM Financial maintained a 'Buy' rating with a target price of ₹380, citing margin expansion and traction in new products.
- Zaggle said cashback expenses will keep rising until the customer cohort matures and expectations of subsidies normalise.
About the business
- Zaggle is a spend management and rewards platform for corporate clients.
- It operates the Propel platform (revenue ₹357.8 Cr in Q4, up 46% YoY) for employee rewards and incentives.
- It earns program fees (₹221.8 Cr, up 41.2% YoY) and software fees (₹13.1 Cr, up 40.5% YoY).
- Total corporate customers at FY26 end: 3,915, up 13.3% YoY.
- Aggregate users on platform: 3.9 Mn, up 18.2% YoY.
- In FY26, it acquired GreenEdge Enterprises and Rivpe Technology (rebranded as Zagg.Money) to enter consumer retail credit cards and strengthen UPI.
- It set up Zaggle Payments IFSC Ltd in GIFT City for international payments and cross-border business.
What happens next
- FY27 guidance: standalone revenue growth 25-30%, consolidated revenue growth ~40%.
- Growth drivers include AI-first product development, expansion into MENA and US markets, and deeper monetisation.
Founders
- Raj P Narayanam, Cofounder and executive chairman
About Zaggle
- Product
- Digital expense management and spend management SaaS platform
- Customers
- Mid to large enterprises managing corporate spending
- How it makes money
- SaaS subscription-based software solution
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