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OYO most profitable startup in FY25 with ₹623 cr profit: Ritesh Agarwal

Global travel tech platform OYO has become the most profitable Indian startup with a profit after tax of Rs 623 crore in the 2024-25 financial year, Founder Ritesh Agarwal told employees in a townhall on Thursday, sources said. According to documents accessed by PTI, as per its unaudited financials, the company's FY25 PAT (profit after tax) grew 172 per cent from Rs 229 crore in the preceding year. It achieved an adjusted EBITDA of Rs 1,132 crore in FY25, compared to Rs 889 crore in the year-ago fiscal, registering a 27 per cent year-on-year growth and its tenth consecutive quarter of EBITDA profitability. Consequently, OYO's earnings per share (EPS) reached Rs 0.93 for FY25, up from Rs 0.36 in FY24, reflecting a 158 per cent increase, the documents showed. The travel tech platform reported a 54 per cent increase in Gross Booking Value (GBV) to Rs 16,436 crore and its revenue grew to Rs 6,463 crore, a 20 per cent increase year-on-year, fuelled by the company's premium offerings ...

Oyo forays into F&B, expects 5-10% additional revenue at hotel level

The company had launched a pilot programme in January this year across 100 company-serviced hotels in select cities such as Delhi, Gurugram, Hyderabad, and Bengaluru

OYO to enter F&B with in-house kitchens, QSR carts in serviced hotels

Global travel tech firm OYO on Thursday said it plans to enter the food and beverage business with in-house kitchens and Quick Service Restaurant (QSR) carts at its company-serviced hotels. The QSR initiative, under brand name 'Townhouse Cafe', will focus on the 'Townhouse by OYO' branded hotels. It will cover 1,500 company-serviced hotels during the first phase of the programme in FY2025-26. Besides, guests can order meals through online platforms, including the OYO app and website, as well as online travel agents, by selecting the "Kitchen Services" option. The kitchen setup would vary from a full-fledged commercial kitchen for an extensive menu or a pantry setup for essential food items, based on the individual hotel profile and back-end infrastructure. "The F&B initiative is a result of consistent consumer feedback that the hotels should provide in-room dining options as well. The programme is expected to increase customer satisfaction scores. "OYO is expecting F&B to ...

Oyo plans to expand 'SUNDAY Hotels' to 100 properties globally by FY26

With a focus on premiumization, OYO-parent Oravel Stays plans to ramp up the expansion of SUNDAY Hotels, eyeing 100 properties under the brand globally by the end of the next financial year. The SUNDAY Hotels have opened in 10 countries across the globe including India, the United Kingdom, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Philippines, and Vietnam. SUNDAY Hotels, a premium brand of four-star and five-star hotels, was originally launched in May 2023 through a joint venture between the SoftBank Group and Oravel Stays. The initiative is part of Oravel's ongoing programme to spread its premium hotel footprint around the globe. The brand made its debut in India in Jaipur followed by expansions into key business and leisure hubs such as Vadodara, Chandigarh, and Gurugram. Currently, Oravel Stays operates thirteen SUNDAY Hotels across India. "There are 30 SUNDAY Collection hotels already open across 10 countries including India and the compa

OYO to invest Rs 539.57 crore in UK to expand premium hotel portfolio

Travel tech unicorn OYO on Tuesday said it plans to invest 50 million pounds (Rs 539.57 crore) in the UK over the next three years, primarily to focus on expanding its premium hotel portfolio. The investment is expected to support 1,000 jobs over the next three years in the UK hospitality sector, OYO said in a statement. In a significant strategic shift, OYO is actively pursuing premiumization of its UK portfolio, by pivoting towards premium inventory acquisition, focusing on securing long-term leasehold and management contracts. The company is also in advanced stage talks with several large hotel chains and real estate companies for potential asset management transactions. "OYO's investment in premium hotels will not only strengthen our tourism infrastructure, but back our ambitious 'Showcase Britain' initiative, helping to boost economic growth as part of our Plan for Change," said the UK Minister for Investment Baroness Poppy Gustafsson OBE in the statement. Puneet Yadav, Count

Oyo early investors consider partial stake sale at $3.9 billion valuation

The latest stake sale is set at a 60 per cent premium compared to the valuation during Oyo's August 2024 funding round, where prominent family offices invested

Indian hotel industry cannot surrender to 'civil society's' marriage police

Unlike toy makers or sellers of detergent, service-based companies must deal with customers as people, but there's no point achieving scale at the cost of your brand's core appeal

Oyo Q2 results: Net profit at Rs 158 cr, revenue surges to Rs 1,578 cr

Travel tech platform OYO achieved a profit after tax of Rs 158 crore in the second quarter of the current fiscal ended September, Founder Ritesh Agarwal told employees in a townhall on Thursday, sources said. Oravel Stays Ltd, the parent company of OYO, had posted a loss of Rs 50 crore in the same period of the previous year. During the first quarter, OYO's profit after tax stood at Rs 132 crore. This brings the company's H1 FY25 net profit to Rs 290 crore (USD 35 million), marking a turnaround from the Rs 91 crore net loss reported in the same period of the previous fiscal, the sources said. In Q2 FY25, OYO's revenue surged to Rs 1,578 crore, from Rs 1,413 crore in Q1. OYO recently announced its acquisition of G6 Hospitality, a US-based economy lodging franchisor and parent company of the iconic Motel 6 and Studio 6 brands, from Blackstone.

Oyo reports Rs 132 cr in Q1 profits, aims for Rs 700 cr in full year FY25

In the US, Agarwal said that Oyo is opening a new property every three days, reflecting very strong momentum in the world's largest economy

IPO-bound OYO reports first ever net profit of Rs 229 crore in FY24

IPO-bound unicorn OYO reported its first-ever net profit at Rs 229 crore during the financial year ended March, as per its latest annual report. Ritesh Agarwal, OYO founder, acknowledged on X (formerly Twitter) on Wednesday that the numbers have exceeded his earlier estimate of Rs 100 crore for the 2023-24 fiscal year. "One big learning for me over the years is under-promise and over-deliver. Our audited results are published post-adoption by the board. The effort of OYOpreneurs has delivered Rs 229 crore net profit, exceeding my earlier estimate of Rs 100 crore," Agarwal tweeted. In a statement, OYO informed that the first-ever net profit comes on the back of eight consecutive quarters of positive Adjusted EBITDA. "OYO's Adjusted EBITDA grew by 215 per cent to reach nearly Rs 877 crore in FY24, up from about Rs 277 crore in FY23," the travel tech platform reported in its annual report. Aiming for global expansion, the company said it has acquired K&J Consulting, which operates ..

Oyo founder Ritesh Agarwal invests Rs 830 cr in firm's latest funding round

Besides Agarwal, key contributors in the funding round include InCred Wealth, J&A Partners, the family office of Mankind Pharma promoters and ASK Financial Holdings

OYO's parent Oravel Stays raises Rs 1,457 crore in latest funding round

Oravel Stays Ltd, the parent company of OYO, has raised Rs 1,457 crore from a consortium of investors in the latest funding round, sources said. The IPO-bound unicorn has raised nearly Rs 1,040 crore in the Series G funding round. This follows an earlier raise of Rs 416.85 crore in the same series and concludes the round. According to different documents accessed by PTI, the additional equity issuance was approved by 99.99 per cent shareholders in an EGM held on August 8. The capital will be used to support OYO's growth and its global expansion plans, sources said. The additional fund raise values the company at the same valuation of USD 2.4 billion, as the first Series G tranche issued to InCred in July, a source said. The investment is being made through Compulsory Convertible Cumulative Preference Shares, each priced at Rs 29, consistent with the valuation of the recent raise in Series G. The funding round includes contributions from InCred Wealth, who led the recent fundrai

Softbank nominee likely to join Oyo board as non-executive director

IPO-bound unicorn OYO's parent firm Oravel Stays Ltd is set to appoint Sumer Juneja, Managing Partner and Head of EMEA & India Investing at SoftBank Vision Fund, as a non-executive director on its board, sources said. The appointment is subject to shareholders' approval to be sought at an Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM), according to information accessed by PTI. Sumer will join Oravel Stays' Board as a nominee director of Softbank. Sources, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the move signals SoftBank's bullish stance on OYO, in light of the company turning profitable. Travel tech platform OYO reported financial year 2023-24 as the maiden profitable fiscal year with net earnings of nearly Rs 100 crore, founder Ritesh Agarwal said in a post on microblogging site X, formerly Twitter, recently. "SoftBank is actively supporting OYO and showing renewed interest in its prospects. They want to provide impetus to the company's growth in international markets," said a person ...

JP Morgan extends Rs 200 cr credit line to boost Oyo accelerator programme

Oyo almost doubled its profit after tax to Rs 30 cr in Q3FY24, compared to the previous quarter's Rs 16 crore

Oyo parent Oravel Stays plans to launch 13 premium hotels this year

Last year, the company started a pilot by setting up 10 Palette resorts in Jaipur, Hyderabad, Digha, Mumbai, Chennai, Manesar, and Bengaluru

No TDS on minimum guarantee paid by OYO Rooms to hotels: ITAT

OYO Rooms assures minimum benchmarks, occupancy of hotels and in case such benchmark is exceeded, the service fee is payable by the hotel and in case of shortfall

Oyo likely to withdraw IPO papers, may opt for private fundraise: Report

The revised IPO draft, filed by Oyo in April 2023, was 40-60 per cent smaller than the original proposal

OYO expects consistent PAT rise in upcoming quarters: CEO Ritesh Agarwal

Hospitality and travel-tech firm OYO expects a consistent rise in its Profit After Tax (PAT) after doubling it sequentially in Q3 FY24 to Rs 30 crore, according to company Founder & CEO Ritesh Agarwal. Agarwal shared the update about the two-fold increase in the company's profit during an employee town hall on Friday. Oravel Stays Ltd, which operates travel tech brand OYO, had its maiden profitable quarter in Q2 FY24 with a PAT of Rs 16 crore. "In the upcoming quarters, we anticipate a consistent rise in PAT, driven by enhanced patron confidence, improved customer experience , and favourable market conditions conducive to sustained growth," Agarwal told the employees. He also informed the staff that the company clocked adjusted EBITDA of Rs 750 crore in FY23 and expects to clock adjusted EBITDA of Rs 1,000 crore in FY24, surpassing its earlier projection of Rs 800 crore for FY24. When contacted, OYO spokesperson declined to comment. Last year OYO had prepaid Rs 1,620 crore debt .

OYO restarts self-operated hotels, seeks partnerships with realty sector

Hospitality tech platform OYO on Tuesday said it has restarted self-operated hotels tagged as 'Managed by OYO' through the company's app and website and is seeking partnerships with real estate developers to identify properties for these hotels. "As part of the program, OYO will secure annual to long-term management contracts on the revenue share basis of 200 premium hotels across Indian metros and give its top hotel operators an opportunity to leverage their expertise in maintaining operational excellence and high customer satisfaction," the company said. OYO closed its self-operated hotel model in 2020, just before the start of the first wave of COVID-19, and is restarting after three years. During the pilot phase of the programme, OYO has partnered with 30 realtors and started operations in more than 35 hotels. These hotels are spread across key cities such as Delhi, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Goa, Jaipur, Mumbai, Chennai, Pune, Pondicherry and Vadodara. These hotels will be

OYO set to prepay over Rs 1,600 crore debt through buyback process

Global travel-tech player OYO is set to prepay a significant chunk of its debt amounting to Rs 1,620 crore through a buyback process. The buyback initiative involves the repurchase of 30 per cent of OYO's outstanding Term Loan B (TLB), as per an announcement by the IPO-bound company on the Bloomberg terminal. The repayment of this debt is scheduled for June 2026. The offer is being fully funded with cash on balance sheet and from cash collateral account. The move comes on the back of Ritesh Agarwal-led startup reporting its first-ever profit in the second quarter of 2023-24, with a Profit After Tax (PAT) of Rs 16 crore. A successful buyback of the full quantum on offer will mean a substantial reduction in OYO's interest outgo by Rs 225 crore per annum. The buyback is being done at par value through a public bidding process, which is open from November 14-18. If the bid exceeds the stipulated amount, then OYO will buy the loan back on a pro-rata basis. OYO's debt paper closed at 9