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Profitable Turnaround: FY26 Ke Results
So, Paytm ki parent company, One 97 Communications, ne FY26 mein apna pehla poora fiscal year profit dikhaya hai, jo ki hai ₹552 crore! Pichle saal isi time ₹663 crore ka loss tha, toh ye ekdum zabardast comeback hai. Q4 FY26 mein bhi company ne ₹183 crore ka net profit kamaya, jabki pichle saal usi quarter mein ₹545 crore ka loss hua tha. Full year revenue bhi 22% badh kar ₹8,437 crore ho gaya, aur Q4 revenue 18.4% badh kar ₹2,264 crore ho gaya. EBITDA bhi mast improve hua hai, poore saal ke liye ₹502 crore ho gaya.
AI Ki Wajah Se Hui Toofani Tezi?
Ab asal point par aate hain - AI ka kamaal! Q4 FY26 mein consumer UPI GTV 46% jump kar ke ₹5.5 lakh crore pahunch gaya. Socho, industry toh sirf 21% badhi thi! Ye sab AI-powered features jaise personalized tools, smart search, aur fraud detection ki wajah se ho raha hai, jisse users ka experience badh raha hai. Iske chalte monthly transacting users (MTUs) bhi 50 lakh badh kar 7.7 crore ho gaye hain. Company ka kehna hai ki AI investments se market share badh raha hai aur per user monetization bhi, especially financial services distribution mein jo 38% badh kar ₹750 crore ho gaya. FY27 mein isse aur bhi operating leverage aur EBITDA margin expansion expect hai.
Competition Aur Regulator Ka Tension
Par bhai, sab kuch itna bhi smooth nahi hai. UPI market mein PhonePe aur Google Pay ka heavy competition hai, jo 85% se zyada transactions handle karte hain. Paytm ka market share abhi 6-8% ke beech hai. Aur upar se RBI ne Paytm Payments Bank ka license cancel kar diya, jiske kaaran company ko regulatory challenges face karne pad rahe hain. Halanki, company ka kehna hai ki isse koi bada financial ya operational impact nahi padega, par fintech sector mein strict rules toh hain hi.
Analysts Kya Keh Rahe Hain?
Is result ke baad, global brokers jaise Citi, Jefferies, Goldman Sachs, aur Bernstein sab ne bullish ratings maintain ki hai. Price targets ₹1,010 se ₹1,743 tak ja rahe hain, jiska average ₹1,400.35 hai. Company ki market cap bhi ₹76,000-₹77,000 crore ke aas-paas hai. Investors bhi mature companies par focus kar rahe hain jo profit dikha rahi hain, aur Paytm is trend mein fit baithta hai. Management FY27 ke liye bhi achhe growth ki ummeed kar raha hai.