EaseMyTrip's Profit Jumped Over Four-Fold Rs. 27.1 Crores

EaseMyTrip has announced Q2 results with a profit jump of more than four-fold to Rs. 27.1 crores as against a net profit of Rs.6.3 crores in the corresponding quarter of the previous fiscal. Further, the Q2FY22 Gross Booking Revenue (GBR) stood at Rs. 895.1 crore generating strong and sustainable growth for its shareholders, investors and customers.                                                                                                               

Q2FY22 Financial Highlights

1)     Air segment booking grew 2.5 times and hotel nights booking grew by 11 times for Q2FY22

2)     Consistent performance across businesses; Continues to gain market share basis increased margins and commissions, and enhanced operational efficiency.

3)     Gross Bookings Revenue (GBR) for Q2FY22 stood at Rs. 895 crore as compared to Rs. 339 crore in Q2FY21 up by 164% YoY and Rs. 357 crore in Q1FY22 up by 151% QoQ.

4)     Adjusted revenue for Q2FY22 crossed Rs. 100 crore mark per quarter and was up by 291% YoY and 106% QoQ.

5)     Profit after Tax for Q2FY22 stood at Rs. 27.1 crore as compared to Rs. 6.3 crore in Q2FY21, up by almost 4.3 times.

H1FY22 Financial Highlights

1)     Gross Bookings Revenue (GBR) for H1FY22 stood at Rs. 1,252 crore as compared to Rs. 438 crore in H1FY21 up by 186% YoY.

2)     Adjusted revenue for H1FY22 was Rs. 150 crore up by 312% YoY.

3)     Air segment booking was up by 3 times, and hotel nights booking grew by 13 times for H1FY22.

4)     Profit after Tax for H1FY22 stood at Rs. 42.1 crore as compared to Rs. 8.5 crore in H1FY21, up by almost 5 times.

*Air segments net of cancellations

Commenting on the company’s exceptional performance, Rikant Pittie, Co-Founder, EaseMyTrip said, “Being India’s 2nd largest online travel platform, we continue to deliver exceptional performance and generate greater value for our investors, shareholders and customers. Apart from the air segment, the performance across the businesses such as hotels, bus, trains, holidays is exceptional. This growth is the direct result of our persistent efforts to innovate and build an efficient infrastructure to serve our customers better. This growth also represents a strong recovery of India's travel sector that was severely affected due to the pandemic. We are now extremely bullish about the strong pent-up demand in the travel industry. We will continue to strengthen on all fronts and are confident that our continued focus on financial and operational efficiency will help us to achieve sustainable business growth in the coming quarters as well.”

The company remains extremely optimistic about the future as it will continuously strengthen its lean infrastructure and efficient operations. Further, EaseMyTrip aims for its first-ever acquisition- Traviate which is India’s first B2B travel marketplace. The company has also expanded its international footprint to six countries- the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, the UAE, the UK, and the USA. Therefore, EaseMyTrip will continue to create long-term sustainable value for its customers, partners, and investors.

EaseMyTrip is one of the very few e-commerce platforms in the world that bootstrapped itself to the IPO. In the last 13 years of its existence, EaseMyTrip has never raised capital from any external sources and has grown market-share via profits and internal accruals. EaseMyTrip is also the fastest-growing travel portal between FY18 to FY20 based on Gross Booking Revenue. The company, which has been profitable since inception, provides its customers with the option of zero convenience fees* during ticket booking.