Shares of Zomato, which listed on July 23 at Rs 116, ended at Rs 135.80 on Wednesday. The food delivery platform’s net loss widened to Rs 356 crore against a loss of Rs 99.8 crore in the same quarter a year ago. The company said loss widened on account of employee stock options. Zomato’s revenue reported adjusted sales growth of 26% year-on-year to Rs 1,160 crore.
Brokerages, which initiated coverage on Zomato after its recent listing, have maintained their buy ratings post the quarterly numbers.
“…the performance is better than our expectations as the Q1 (June quarter) revenue amounts to around a third of our FY22 estimate of Rs 26 billion (Rs 2,600 crore). Food delivery Gross Order Value (GOVs) were up 37% QoQ (quarter on quarter) to Rs 45 billion (Rs 4,500 crore),” said UBS, retaining a buy rating and a target price of Rs 165.
The brokerage has raised FY22-FY24 earnings estimates by 10-20%, resulting in its target price being increased to Rs 175 from Rs 170. The brokerage has also raised its EBITDA loss estimates but continues to see a breakeven by FY25-FY26. “In our base case, we expect a 36% CAGR (compounded annual growth rate) in delivery GOV over FY20-FY26 to reach $9 billion by FY26. We assume limited impact of Covid-19 in FY22 and expect GOV growth to accelerate,” said Jefferies.
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