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Indiamart Inter.

BSE:542726
NSE:INDIAMART

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01 · Management Credibility

Does management do what it says?

ExceededNet Revenue per Order (METRIC)
100/100

Standalone collections for Q4 FY26 reached Rs. 546 Crore, representing a significant seasonal peak and contributing to the 19% CAGR over 5 years, exceeding the 14% growth benchmark set in previous quarters. (2 exceeded across 2 tracked commitments)

And we think that kind of an ARPU growth should typically be possible, 6-8% of the ARPU growth should be typically possible.

Indiamart Inter. · Concall Transcript · Oct 2025 · p.15
ExceededOther Findings
86/100

Management outperformed this guidance by reducing S&M costs to 15% of revenue in Q3 FY26, down from 17% in Q2 FY26 and significantly lower than the 20% peak in FY23. (4 exceeded, 1 missed across 5 tracked commitments)

I have always guided to 6-8% on the ARPU and top 10% ARPU at 9-11%, and that is how it is going. ... So ARPU growth is now coming in line to the long-term trend of 6-8%.

Indiamart Inter. · Concall Transcript · Jan 2026 · p.9
MetSupply Chain and Fulfillment Efficiency
85/100

The company successfully scaled its agentic call handling system to handle over 1 lakh calls per day as of Q1 FY2027. (1 met across 1 tracked commitment)

We are also operating one of the largest agentic call handling system in the country that autonomously handles over 1 lakh calls per day.

Indiamart Inter. · Concall Transcript · Jul 2026 · p.4
RevisedCategory Vertical Champions Emerging
50/100

Management has increased the total investment commitment in the accounting space to approximately Rs. 725 crores, an upgrade from the previous Rs. 715 crores guidance. (2 revised across 2 tracked commitments)

Brands Strategy • Focus on large & medium enterprises

Indiamart Inter. · Investor PPT · Jul 2026 · p.27
MissedRepeat Purchase Rate (90-Day)
45/100

Management failed to return to 'natural' positive customer additions in Q1 FY27; instead, the paying supplier base declined by 2,000 sequentially (from 220K to 218K). (1 missed, 1 in progress across 2 tracked commitments)

1,852 paying suppliers declined this quarter

Indiamart Inter. · Investor PPT · Jul 2026 · p.8

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02 · Business Model

How durable is the business?

Net Revenue per Order
80/100

The core marketplace continues to grow revenue but is facing a slowdown in customer acquisition. Paying suppliers grew by only 3,200 for the full year to 220,000, with a net decline of 1,200 in Q4 due to price hikes in the Silver tier and geopolitical factors. (1 expanding)

IndiaMART has delivered Consolidated Revenue from operations of Rs. 404 crores in the quarter 4 and Rs. 1,569 crores in the full-year, representing year-on-year growth of about 14% and 13%, respectively.

Indiamart Inter. · Concall Transcript · May 2026 · p.3
Category Vertical Champions Emerging
80/100

Busy Infotech is expanding rapidly, with billing growth of 43% for the full year. It added 45,000 new licenses in FY26, bringing the total to 442,000. Revenue growth is significantly outpacing the core standalone business. (1 expanding)

In Q4, Busy has done a billing of Rs. 45 crores, whereas in FY26, in total, we did Rs. 170 crores of billing. The normalised rate of growth... is 24% and 43%, respectively.

Indiamart Inter. · Concall Transcript · May 2026 · p.4
Subscription and Replenishment Models
80/100

Busy Infotech is rapidly expanding, with revenue growing 80% YoY for the full year, significantly increasing its contribution to the group's total revenue mix. (2 expanding)

Busy Infotech FY25 Revenue 66 Cr, FY26 Revenue 119 Cr

Indiamart Inter. · Investor PPT · May 2026 · p.43
Other Findings
80/100

The core marketplace continues to grow revenue, though collections growth (8%) is slightly lagging behind revenue growth (12%). The paying supplier base reached 222,000 with a normalized net addition of 2,800. (5 expanding across 2 engines)

IndiaMART 376 Cr 9% YoY... ~90% of Revenue is contributed by IndiaMART standalone business

Indiamart Inter. · Investor PPT · Jul 2026 · p.41
Repeat Purchase Rate (90-Day)
66/100

Customer stickiness remains high with a 60% repeat buyer rate, showing a slight improvement over the previously noted 58-59% range. (2 expanding, 1 shifted, 2 stable)

So if you see 90-day repeat, that number is 58-59% as of now. And over the years, that number has moved from 50-51% to 58-59%.

Indiamart Inter. · Concall Transcript · Jul 2026 · p.20

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03 · Future Growth

Where does growth come from?

Supply Chain and Fulfillment Efficiency
64/100

The company is expanding its ecosystem through strategic investments in logistics, fraud detection, and supply chain solutions to provide a complete business toolkit. (+1 more signal)

Investment Portfolio: 13 Strategic Investments including Fleetx, Shiprocket (Agillos), and others.

Indiamart Inter. · Investor PPT · Jul 2026 · p.32
Repeat Purchase Rate (90-Day)
63/100

The 90-day repeat buyer rate has shown a long-term accelerating trend, improving from the low 50s to nearly 60%. (1 accelerating, 1 decelerating, 3 steady across 5 signals)

58% Repeat Buyers

Indiamart Inter. · Investor PPT · Jul 2026 · p.22
Rural Internet Commerce Penetration
60/100

IndiaMART is aggressively targeting smaller cities (Tier II and beyond), where nearly half of its buyer base now resides, representing a major growth frontier.

~48% Buyers from Small Cities

Indiamart Inter. · Investor PPT · Jul 2026 · p.55
Other Findings
56/100

Revenue growth for the Busy Infotech subsidiary is accelerating significantly, jumping from 23% CAGR historically to 88% YoY in the most recent quarter. (3 accelerating, 1 decelerating, 1 new trend across 5 signals, 1 leading indicator)

We would want this business to become at least a 35-40% CAGR business year-on-year. That would be work in progress.

Indiamart Inter. · Concall Transcript · Jul 2026 · p.17
Gross Margin After Fulfillment Costs
51/100

Profitability is improving as the company benefits from 'operating leverage'—where revenue grows faster than the costs required to run the business. — EBITDA Margin (Standalone): +300bps QoQ

EBITDA Margin(%) 37% (Q4FY26) to 40% (Q1FY27)

Indiamart Inter. · Investor PPT · Jul 2026 · p.43

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04 · Risk

What could break the thesis?

Customer Lifetime Value by Cohort
87/100

The risk is intensifying as the company reported a net decline of 1,000 paying suppliers during the quarter, dropping from 222K in Q2FY26 to 221K in Q3FY26. (3 intensifying, 1 stable, 2 high-severity)

From that 7% silver monthly, I think nothing has changed, and that's why we are continuing to be negative or flattish total number of customers. Yes, the interesting part is the first 12 months is the biggest issue.

Indiamart Inter. · Concall Transcript · Jul 2026 · p.14
Other Findings
76/100

The risk is intensifying as management admits that traditional traffic KPIs have become 'unreliable' due to heavy crawling by AI agents (ChatGPT, Meta, etc.), leading them to potentially drop the traffic metric entirely. (5 intensifying, 3 high-severity)

1,852 paying suppliers declined this quarter; Paying Suppliers 218 K 0% YoY

Indiamart Inter. · Investor PPT · Jul 2026 · p.8
Repeat Purchase Rate (90-Day)
67/100

The risk is intensifying as management admits they have seen 'no respite' in monthly churn. They are pivoting strategy to favor annual subscriptions where churn is lower. (4 intensifying, 1 emerging)

Active Buyers1 41 Mn 5% YoY

Indiamart Inter. · Investor PPT · Jul 2026 · p.8
UPI Credit Integration
60/100

The company is entering the financial services sector by creating a new lending subsidiary, which introduces new operational and regulatory risks associated with credit facilitation. [REGULATORY]

Board of Directors has approved the creation of new subsidiary, IndiaMART Finance Limited. This entity will serve MSMEs for their short-term credit requirement.

Indiamart Inter. · Concall Transcript · Jul 2026 · p.5
Net Revenue per Order

The risk is intensifying as the paying supplier base has stalled at 220K, showing a net decline of 1,236 suppliers in the current quarter compared to the previous quarter. (2 intensifying)

1,236 paying suppliers declined this quarter; Paying Suppliers 220 K (1% YoY)

Indiamart Inter. · Investor PPT · May 2026 · p.10

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