Why the crash?
Blame slow food delivery growth. Founder Deepinder Goyal admitted it's sluggish ahead, hit by weak spending, quick commerce rivals like Zepto, and crazy weather messing orders. Even with Q2 revenue up 183%, shares flipped from high to low that day. Quick commerce via Blinkit is tough too—profits dipped in Q3. Feels like the market's panicking over near-term bumps.
Numbers don't lie. Market cap sits at ₹2.45-2.59 lakh crore. P/E is sky-high at 102-1120—way above industry average of 95-113. Cash flow? Ops at positive ₹6.46B last year, free cash ₹4.3B. Debt's low, just ₹7.49B total, debt-to-equity near 0-0.11. No dividends, yield 0%. ROE around 0.6-7%, up from losses. Profits swung positive YoY, sales growth 30%. Not bad for a growth story, right? But that P/E screams expensive.
Backstory's cool. Deepinder Goyal and Pankaj Chaddah started it in 2008 as Foodiebay, just listing Delhi menus from scanned pages. Renamed Zomato 2009, went global by 2014—UAE, NZ, even US via Urbanspoon buy. India unicorn 2017, IPO 2021. Now it's Eternal Ltd. Guys like me remember downloading the app for pizza hunts in college.
Business? Simple: app connects you to restaurants for delivery, discovery, table bookings. Big cash from commissions (20-30% per order), ads, Hyperpure supplies to eateries. Blinkit crushes quick grocery—10-min delivery from dark stores, markups on goods, fees. Subscriptions like Gold keep users hooked. Revenue mix shifting to Blinkit, but competition bites. Like ordering biryani late night without leaving bed—pure magic, till fees add up.
Predictions vary. 2026: ₹280-380. 2030: ₹380-600. 2035: ₹475. 2040: ₹600. Analysts bet on expansion, but quick commerce wars could drag.
