CarTrade revenue and profit slip in Q1 FY25; shuts down used car retail biz

Automobile classifieds portal CarTrade Tech’s revenue from operations slipped 2.8% quarter on quarter in the opening quarter of FY25. At the same time, its profit took a hit of 8% due to rising employee costs.

CarTrade Tech’s operating revenue decreased to Rs 141 crore in Q1 FY25, from Rs 145 crore in Q4 FY24, according to its disclosure with NSE.

The Mumbai-based company operates in three segments: Consumer, Remarketing, and Classifieds. The income from these segments stood at Rs 50 crore, Rs 44 crore, and Rs 47 crore, respectively, during Q1 FY25.

The firm collected Rs 15 crore from other income, which remained flat QoQ, bringing its total income to Rs 156 crore in Q1 FY25.

CarTrade’s burn on employees accounted for 54% of the overall expense. This cost grew 6% to Rs 71 crore in Q1 FY25 from Rs 67 crore in Q4 FY24.

Other expenses, including legal and advertising, took the firm’s overall costs to Rs 132 crore in the said quarter. The slight decline in revenue impacted its profit, reducing it by 8% to Rs 23 crore in Q1 FY25.

Note: CarTrade acquired 100% of OLX India's business for Rs 535 crore in August last year. Post acquisition, the company made a strategic decision to close its C2B operations, specifically in the used car retail segment.

Meanwhile, the company emphasized that it will continue to focus and grow its classified business —Olx.in — which includes both auto and non-auto verticals, according to the filing with NSE.

CarTrade was trading at Rs 861 and its total market capitalization stood at Rs 4,063 crore or $490 million (as of July 30 12 PM).