Smartworks cuts losses by 82% in Q1 FY26; share hits all-time high

Managed office space provider Smartworks has posted its first set of quarterly results since going public, recording a sharp 82% cut in losses during Q1 FY26 alongside double-digit revenue growth.

The company’s revenue from operations rose 21% year-on-year to Rs 379 crore in the quarter ending June 2025 from Rs 313 crore in Q1 FY25, according to its unaudited consolidated financial statements filed with the National Stock Exchange (NSE). 

On a sequential basis, revenue was up nearly 6% from Rs 358 crore in Q4 FY25. However, during the full fiscal year ended March 2025, its revenue was recorded at Rs 1,374 crore with a loss of Rs 62 crore.

Smartworks makes money from developing, designing, and licensing serviced office spaces and fit-out services, with additional income from other ancillary offerings. It also booked Rs 8.9 crore from non-operating activities, pushing total income to Rs 388 crore in the quarter, compared to Rs 323 crore in Q1FY25.

On the cost front, depreciation remained the largest expense at Rs 174 crore, followed by operating expenses of Rs 103 crore. Finance costs, employee benefits, and marketing took the total expenditure to Rs 393 crore, compared to Rs 354 crore in the same quarter last year.

The decent growth in scale and cost control mechanisms helped the firm narrow its net loss to Rs 4.1 crore in Q1 FY26 from Rs 23 crore a year ago.

Smartworks listed on the NSE earlier this year at Rs 435 per share, a 7% premium to its IPO price of Rs 407. The stock closed today at Rs 467, valuing the company at Rs 5,332 crore ($627 million).

Smartworks competes with Awfis, which went public in May 2024 and currently trades at Rs 579. Awfis posted Rs 355 crore in revenue and Rs 10 crore in net profit in Q1FY26. Another peer, WeWork India, has also received SEBI’s nod for its upcoming IPO.