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Boat's Revenue Crosses Rs.1,500 Cr in Fy21 With Just Rs 14 Crore Being Spent on Wages. BoAt is also planning to announce its first public offering in the near future with a price of more than $1.4 billion.
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boAt'sRevenue ExceedsRs.1,500Cr Boat'sRevenueCrossesRs.1,500CrinFy21WithJustRs14CroreBeingSpentonWages BoAt,astartupinthefieldofconsumerelectronics,isoneofthetopmakersofwearablesandaudioaccessoriesinIndiainthepastfewyears.BoAtisalsoplanningtoannounceitsfirstpublicofferinginthenearfuturewithapriceofmorethan$1.4billion;ithasmadeaprofitandcrossedtheRs.1,500croreinrevenueduringFY21. boAthasrecordeda2.2Xincreaseinoperatingrevenuewhichincreasedfrom700.44millioninFY20,to1,511.7millioninFY21.thecompany'sannualfinancialreportwiththeMCAexhibits.Thewirelessearphonesandheadphonescomprisedthebiggestproductcategorybysalesaccountingfor62.7percentofthecompany'soperatingearningsinFY21.Thesalesincreasedby2.5Xto947.4croreinFY21,upfromjustRs375.7croreinFY20. TheMumbai-basedfirmcreatestheproductsitsellsinIndiahoweveritsproductionandassemblytakeplaceinChina.Thecostofpurchasingitsstocksfortradingisthemostsignificantexpensethatthefirmhastopayandaccountsforalmost73%ofthetotalannualcost. Alsoread:Dunzo Raises$240MillionLedbyRelianceRetail
Thecompanyhasmade$100millionthroughanequityroundthatwasledbyWarburgPincusatthestartofQ4FY21.ItalsohasplanstomoveitsmanufacturingoperationstoIndia.Thecompany'sconsumerelectronicsdivisionintendstomakeuseofthisIndiangovernment'sproductiontiedincentive(PLI)program.Thecompanyhasmade$100millionthroughanequityroundthatwasledbyWarburgPincusatthestartofQ4FY21.ItalsohasplanstomoveitsmanufacturingoperationstoIndia.Thecompany'sconsumerelectronicsdivisionintendstomakeuseofthisIndiangovernment'sproductiontiedincentive(PLI)program. Theseven-year-oldcompanyisfocusedonpromotingitsproductsextensivelyonline.Itsadvertisingpromotioncostswerethesecond-highestcostcenterforboAtwhichaccountedfor10.3percentofboAt'stotalannualcosts.Theseexpensesnearlydoubledto147croresinFY21,upfromjustRs51croreinFY20. Majoroperationsfunctions,likeproductionandafter-salesoutsourcing,boAtoperateswithasmallstaffofemployees,andstaffexpensesoccupyingjust1percentofitsannualexpenses.Thecostofemployeebenefitsincreasedby125.7percentageYoYto14.31billion(includingdirectorremunerationthatisaroundtwocrores). ThecompanythatwasbackedbyQualcommalsoofferedastockbuybackattheperiodthatendedinMarch2021thatamountedtoaboutaround140crores.Co-foundersAmanGupta,aswellasSameerMehta,wereamongthelargestrecipientsofthispurchasereceivingabitmorethan81percent(i.e.approximatelyRs113.6crore,or56.8croreper)fromthepurchaseamount. Youmayalsolike:AgroStarSecured$70 Millionin its Series DFinancingRound boAthashadasolidfinancialperformanceduringFY21andwasthefirstelectronicconsumerDirecttoConsumer(D2C)startuptoreachtheRs.1,500croremarkinrevenue.Despitetheaforementionedpandemic,boAthasgrownrapidly,withanincreaseof61%inprofits.ContrarytomanycompaniesinthelatestageandgrowthstagesboAthasbeenabletoachievethislevelofrevenuewithminimalexpenseforemployee'swagesorother,non-profitbenefits--14.31crore. Forallthelatesthappeningsinthebusinessworldandthelatest startupnews,subscribetoentrackr’snewsletter.