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Paytm Delivers Third Straight Profit as Core Payments Rebound

Investor concern over fading RBI incentive support pulled the shares lower despite solid operating gains.

Overview

  • One97 reported a parent net profit of about ₹225 crore for the quarter ended December 31, with operating revenue up 20% to ₹2,194 crore and GMV rising 24% to ₹6.2 lakh crore.
  • Payments revenue grew roughly 19–21% year-on-year and financial-services distribution rose 34%, while EBITDA reached ₹156 crore as total expenses declined about 2%.
  • The company booked ₹216 crore from RBI’s PIDF for the nine months to December, and the stock fell roughly 3–5% on worries about the scheme not extending beyond 2025.
  • The board approved shifting the offline merchant business into Paytm Payment Services Ltd and named founder Vijay Shekhar Sharma as PPSL’s MD and CEO for a five-year term; the unit also won approvals to operate as a payment aggregator online, for physical payments and cross-border transactions.
  • Some coverage cited a higher quarterly profit of about ₹266 crore linked to an exceptional gain from a PayPay stake sale, differing from the company’s reported ₹225 crore figure.