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B2B medical supply chain platform Medikabazaar scooped up $65 million led by Lighthouse India in April 2022 with a jump of almost 3X in valuation. The operating gross revenue for the Mumbai-based company grew 2.74X to Rs 1,552.53 crore in FY22 from Rs 564.7 crore in FY21.
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Medikabazaar’s gross revenuecrossedRs1,500 Cr inFY22 B2BmedicalsupplychainplatformMedikabazaarscoopedup$65millionledbyLighthouseIndiainApril2022withajumpofalmost3Xinvaluation.ThefundraisingcameonthebackofitsstrongfinancialgrowthduringFY22whenitscaled2.74Xwhilealsocontrollingexpenseswell. TheoperatinggrossrevenuefortheMumbai-basedMedikabazaargrew2.74XtoRs 1,552.53croreinFY22fromRs564.7croreinFY21,accordingtotheconsolidatedfinancialstatementsfiledwiththeRegistrarofCompanies. Medikabazaar’splatformenableshospitalsandmedicalestablishmentstodiscoversupplies,comparespecificationsandpricesinreal-time.Itincludeshospitaldevices,medicalconsumables,dentaltools,andothers.ThesaleofmedicalsuppliesisthesolesourceofincomefortheVivekTiwariandKetanMalkan-ledcompany. ThecostofprocurementofsupplieswasthelargestcostcenterforMedikabazaar,accountingfor77.5%ofthetotalexpenses.Withthesurgeinscale,thiscostproportionatelyincreased2.64XtoRs1256.85croreinFY22fromRs475.36croreinFY21.
Toexpandtheoperations,thecompanyhiredmoreworkforce,asaresult,employeebenefitcostsjumped2XtoRs75.88croreinFY22.ThisincludesRs20.11croreasESOPexpenseswhichwerenon-cashinnature.Toexpandtheoperations,thecompanyhiredmoreworkforce,asaresult,employeebenefitcostsjumped2XtoRs75.88croreinFY22.ThisincludesRs20.11croreasESOPexpenseswhichwerenon-cashinnature. Thecostofadvertisementsexpanded3.65XtoRs60.25croreduringFY22whiletransportationdistributionanddiscountingchargesexpanded3.19Xand2.95XrespectivelytoRs86.1croreandRs69.1croreinthelastfiscalyear.
ThecompanyaddedanotherRs17.55croreandRs10.2croreagainstlegalprofessionalchargesandinformationtechnologycostswhichpushedthetotalexpenditureofMedikabazaarby2.68XtoRs1621.57croreduringFY22fromRs603.96croreinFY21.ThecompanyaddedanotherRs17.55croreandRs10.2croreagainstlegalprofessionalchargesandinformationtechnologycostswhichpushedthetotalexpenditureofMedikabazaarby2.68XtoRs1621.57croreduringFY22fromRs603.96croreinFY21. Withasurgeof2.74Xinscale,thecompanykeptatightholdonoverallexpenditure,andcorrespondingtothat,itrecordedalossofRs20.8croreduringthelastfiscalyear.DuringFY21,itslossstoodatRs11lakh. Movingtowardstheratios,itsROCEandEBITDAmarginregisteredat-3.21%and-0.62%duringFY22.Ontheunitlevel,MedikabazaarspentRs1.04croretoearnasingleunitofoperatingrevenue. Themedicalsupplies/equipmentsegment,whileundoubtedlyhugeinthecontextofthemarketsizeinIndia,alsoremainsoneofthetoughesttocrackforstartups,requiringdeepinvestmentsintopeopleandstayingontopofadynamicenvironment.EveninMedikabazaar’scase,withnobreakupofsalesavailable,itwouldbenosurpriseifthespikeisonthebackofafewproductsorproductcategorywhereithasmanagedacompetitiveadvantage. Withofferingsacrossamarketplacemodel,marketingandlogisticssolutionsandevenfinancingformedicalinstitutions,MediKabazaarhassetouttobetheOfBusinessofthehealthcarebusiness,andifthefoundershavereaditright,thefirmhasaverygoodchanceofbecomingone.Theirinvestorsareclearlybettingonit. FormoresuchlateststartupnewsandfundingnewsfollowEntrackr.