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Cult.fit IPO lane se pehle apna strategy change kar raha hai. Ab zyada focus franchise model aur 'Cult Neo' naam ke saste gym format par hai. Target hai ki jaldi se jaldi paisa raise kiya jaaye, kareeb ₹2,500 Crore ka.
Franchise model ab company ke liye game changer ban gaya hai. 700 se zyada centers mein se lagbhag 400 toh franchise wale hi hain, aur naye openings ka bada hissa yahi se ho raha hai. Is asset-light approach se company alag alag cities mein tezi se pahunch rahi hai, especially un jagahon par jahan fitness ka market abhi explore nahi hua hai. Sach toh ye hai ki India mein gym membership abhi bhi 1% se kam logon ke paas hai. 'Cult Neo' format ek gym-only offering hai jo Planet Fitness jaise international models se inspired hai, aur abhi 40 locations par launch ho chuka hai. Iska aim high customer volume pakadna hai.
India ka fitness market toh waise bhi bohot tezi se badh raha hai. Projections ke hisab se, ye 2030 tak double ho jayega, jiska reason badhti income aur health conscious log hain. Cult.fit ne FY25 mein revenue growth 31% dikhaya hai, jo ₹1,216 Crore tak pahunch gaya. Yeh top-line growth kaafi strong hai. Competition mein Anytime Fitness bhi apna franchise network spread kar raha hai.
Lekin, sabse bada sawaal abhi bhi profit ka hai. Revenue badhne aur loss kam ho kar ₹481 Crore hone ke bawajood, consistently profit kamana abhi bhi ek challenge hai. Company ke liye ye ek critical point hai. Franchise centers mein quality aur brand consistency maintain karna, especially 'Cult Neo' jaise budget format mein, operational hurdles pesh kar sakta hai. Company ka EBITDA margin FY25 mein -15.54% tha aur ROCE -24.02% tha. Investors ko yeh dekhna hoga ki ye business model sustainably profit de sakta hai ya nahi.
Company $2 billion ke valuation par IPO laane ka target rakh rahi hai. Cult.fit India ke badhte consumer spending aur fitness market ke potential ko capitalize karne ke liye achhi position mein hai. Lekin, is IPO ki success sirf network ke scale par nahi, balki sustained profitability dikhane ki ability par depend karegi.