CarTrade Tech - A Multi-Channel Auto Platform

Similarly, for used motor cars under the same category, the tariff rate has been lowered from 125% to 70%, with an effective rate of 70% plus 67.5% AIDC.

^ this is +ve for Cartrade i think.

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Summary form Q32025 results PPT and transcript. Please feel free to suggest views/edits.

Not sure what shall be fair PE and need support & advice form members/experts

Revenue and profits:

  • Q3 revenues: **Rs. 193 crores
  • Profit after tax: **Rs. 46 crores, For the nine months of the year:
  • Revenue surged by 32%.
  • EBITDA grew by 100%.
  • Profit after tax zoomed to Rs. 99 crores.
  • Q3 versus Q2 profit soared sharply by 48%.

Growth drivers

  • Consumer group (CarWale and BikeWale): Revenue increased 38% year-on-year, resulting in a profit after tax growth of 172%. Achieved a 35% margin.
  • Remarketing business: Delivered 28% growth in revenue and 178% profit after tax growth.
  • OLX: Continuous growth with an 80% surge in profits.

Additional points

  • Market Position- #1 Automotive Platform", “#1 Used Classified Platform”, and number one vehicle auction platform in the country. Used car market is likely to grow as the car penetration increases (my view)
  • Traffic: 79 million monthly active unique visitors across platforms. More than 150 million customers per year across CarWale, BikeWale, and OLX India. 95% of users come organically.
  • Auction volume went up to a rate of 1.5 million vehicles a year

Disc: Still tracking

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Growth Drivers Here are the key growth catalysts, as per the report: OLX India Acquisition: This has significantly boosted the company’s horizontal reach across 12 non-auto categories, including furniture and real estate. SAMIL Auctions: Offers counter-cyclical benefits, capitalising on asset repossessions.

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PPT MAY 25 CARTRADE.pdf (1.1 MB)

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Q1FY26
Revenue :upwards_button: 27%
PAT :upwards_button: 91% :fire::fire:
EPS :upwards_button: 91%
Huge operating leverage

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CAR TRADE:
OLX projects that Q2 FY26 will deliver a strong revenue growth of approx. 15% Y-o-Y,
translating into its highest ever Revenues and Profits and cementing its position as India’s
leading destination for buying and selling used cars and products.

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It’s clearly evident from the traffic surge that CarTrade is set to benefit significantly. Brokerages will have to upgrade their ratings once they realize their earlier mistake

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CarTrade declares super strong set of numbers for Q2.

Key Highlights – Q2FY26 (Consolidated):

• Revenue of ₹222.14 crores in Q2FY26, resulting in YoY growth of 29%.

• EBITDA of ₹63.60 crores in Q2FY26, resulting in YoY growth of 94%

• Profit before tax for the quarter is at ₹79.93 crores, resulting in YoY growth of 115%.

• Profit after tax for the quarter is at ₹64.08 crores, resulting in YoY growth of 109%.

Key Highlights – H1FY26 (Consolidated):

• Revenue of ₹420.64 crores in H1FY26, resulting in YoY growth of 28%.

• EBITDA of ₹107.10 crores in H1FY26, resulting in YoY growth of 96%

• Profit before tax for the H1FY26 is at ₹136.84 crores, resulting in YoY growth of 122%.

• Profit after tax for the H1FY26 is at ₹111.14 crores, resulting in YoY growth of 107%.

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