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Eternal Q2: Profit Slides 63% Year-on-Year as Revenue Jumps 183%, Blinkit Loss Narrows

Quick-commerce momentum drove order growth with improving margins.

Overview

  • Consolidated revenue rose to Rs 13,590 crore, up 183% year-on-year and 90% sequentially.
  • Net profit came in at Rs 65 crore, down 63% year-on-year and below the Rs 108 crore expectation, but improved from Rs 25 crore in Q1.
  • Blinkit reported a 137% year-on-year and 27% quarter-on-quarter rise in net order value, with adjusted EBITDA margin improving to -1.3% of NOV from -1.8%.
  • Quick-commerce losses narrowed to Rs 156 crore from Rs 162 crore in Q1, as the business added 272 net new stores and 3.9 million monthly transacting customers.
  • Food delivery net order value grew 14% year-on-year, with segment profitability improving to 5.3% of NOV from 5% in the prior quarter.