B2B fintech unicorn Oxyzo Financial Services recorded 58.4% year-on-year growth during the fiscal year ended March 2024. At the same time, the profits of the Tiger Global-backed company spiked 47% and neared the Rs 300 crore threshold.
Oxyzo’s revenue from operations increased to Rs 903 crore in FY24 from Rs 570 crore in FY23, according to the company’s consolidated financial statement reviewed by Entrackr.
Oxyzo is the lending arm of industrial goods and services procurement platform OfBusiness which provides credit solutions and loans to small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and startups.
Interest received from the disbursement of loans formed 96% of the total operating revenue which increased 61.3% to Rs 866 crore in FY24. The rest of the income came from fees and commissions which grew 50% to Rs 36 crore in FY24.
Finance cost became the largest cost center for Oxyzo, forming 61.67% of its overall expenditure. These expenses surged 73.2% to Rs 317 crore in FY24.
Expense Breakdown
FY23
Total ₹ 309 Cr
FY24
Total ₹ 514 Cr
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Finance cost
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Employee benefits
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Others
Oxyzo’s employee benefits also saw a growth of 48.7% during FY24. The firm’s burn on legal cum professional, advertising, technology, and other overheads pushed its total expenditure up by 66.3% to Rs 514 crore in FY24 from Rs 309 crore in FY23.
Revenue Breakdown
FY23
Total ₹ 570 Cr
FY24
Total ₹ 903 Cr
The notable scale and controlled cost helped Oxyzo post a 47% increase in its PAT (profits after tax) to Rs 291 crore in FY24 from Rs 198 crore in FY23. On a unit level, it spent Rs 0.57 to earn a rupee in FY24.
Oxyzo claims that it ended FY24 with an approximately Rs 2,600 crore of net worth with post tax return of assets (RoA) of 4.5% and a gross non-performing assets (NPA) of 1.02%. In addition to scaling its balance sheet, the company will continue to invest and grow its debt capital markets platforms for its enterprise clients.
FY23-FY24
FY23 | FY24 | |
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EBITDA Margin | 46% | 43.4% |
Expense/₹ of Op Revenue | ₹0.54 | ₹0.57 |
ROCE | 11% | 15% |
Oxyzo has raised around $200 million in 2022 and entered the unicorn club after its Series A round led by Alpha Wave and Tiger Global. As per the startup data intelligence platform TheKredible, OFB group including promoters holds 74.5% while Alpha Wave is the largest external stakeholder with 7.4% followed by Tiger Global.
Like its parent firm, Oxyzo has been quick to latch on to a relevant and profitable service in the B2B market it serves. The rising profitability places it very well to meet its ambitious goal for the debt capital markets platform. It's the kind of virtuous cycle that investors love, and it should be no surprise to see a spike in valuations here soon.