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Socho, Reserve Bank of India (RBI) ne jab Paytm Payments Bank (PPBL) ka license cancel kiya tha 24 April 2026 ko, tab laga tha ki Paytm ki toh band baj jayegi. Lekin ye banda (Paytm) toh pehle se ready tha! Pichhle 2 saal se ye log PPBL se apne saare links tod rahe the – wallet band kiya, UPI IDs ko dusre banks mein shift kiya, aur PPBL mein apna poora investment bhi write-off kar diya. Ab PPBL wala matter solve ho gaya hai aur Paytm ke main payment aur financial services operations pe koi naya fark nahi padne wala. Sab kuch smooth chal raha hai, matlab ab Paytm bank par dependent nahi hai.
Aur suno, Jefferies toh ekdum excited hai! Unke hisaab se, Paytm ki revenue FY26 se FY28 tak har saal 22% ki speed se badhegi. Iska bada reason hai financial services distribution mein 28% ki growth. Aur FY28 tak net profit ₹1,700 crore ke aas paas pahunch sakta hai. Core services ke profit margins 55-56% rahenge aur EBITDA margins 16% tak pahunch jayenge. Ye Indian fintech market ke liye bhi achha sign hai, jo 16-22% har saal grow hone wala hai.
Haan, ye sach hai ki PhonePe aur Google Pay milkar 80% se zyada UPI transactions karte hain, lekin Paytm bhi peeche nahi hai. Ye abhi bhi 7-8% UPI transaction volume handle karta hai. Paytm ka plan hai users ko sirf UPI tak nahi, balki lending aur dusri financial services bhi provide karna. Inka financial services distribution business kaafi strong hai aur ab naye banking partners ke saath kaam kar rahe hain jo pehle PPBL karta tha.
Paytm ka business model ab scale se profit banane par focus kar raha hai. Zyada transactions handle karne aur alag-alag financial products dene se profitability badhegi. Company ki market value abhi ₹73,000 crore ke aas paas hai, jo dikhata hai ki investors ko bharosa hai. Lekin inka Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio kabhi negative rehta hai toh kabhi 100+ ho jata hai, matlab market future growth ko zyada value de raha hai.
Abhi kuch cheezein hain jinpar dhyan dena padega. Valuation ka mamla thoda sensitive hai; agar company FY28 tak expected profit nahi bana payi toh dikkat ho sakti hai. Aur competition bhi bohot hai, PhonePe (jo 45-47% UPI volume rakhta hai) aur Google Pay (jo 33-36% volume rakhta hai) ka dominance dikh raha hai. Isliye basic payment services se profit kamana mushkil hai. Regulatory changes se bhi stock pe bohot asar padta hai, jaise pehle PPBL ke issues se stock 40-50% gir gaya tha.
Magar in sab ke bawajood, Jefferies ka 'Buy' rating aur ₹1,350 ka target dikhata hai ki unko Paytm ke future par poora yakin hai. Alag-alag analysts ke targets ₹600 se lekar ₹1,600 tak hain. Ab dekhna yeh hai ki Paytm apna revenue growth target 22% aur EBITDA margin 16% FY28 tak kaise achieve karta hai.