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Asal mein, One97 Communications, matlab Paytm walo ne finally profit ki race mein entry maari hai! FY26 mein saala bhar ka ₹552 Crore ka net profit report kiya hai, aur March quarter mein bhi ₹183 Crore nikale. Yeh toh ekdum financial turnaround hai, par sawal yeh hai ki kya yeh profit tikega? Kyunki market share ke liye fight aur competition toh bhari hai.
Asal mein, Q4 FY26 mein inka revenue 18.4% saal-dar-saal badh kar ₹2,264 Crore pahunch gaya. Isi se pehla annual profit ₹552 Crore ka record bana. Market ko yeh dekh ke maza aa gaya aur share seedha 8% upar bhaga! Emkay Global aur JM Financial jaise brokes ne toh 'Buy' rating pakki kar di hai, target ₹1,500 ke aas-paas de rahe hain. Bernstein aur Goldman Sachs bhi positive hain, target ₹1,500 aur ₹1,400 set kiya hai. Yeh sab ho paya hai merchant payments mein growth, financial services aur AI se cost control ke karan. Q4 mein contribution margin 55% tak pahunch gaya. Inki market cap bhi ₹76,000-₹77,000 Crore ke aas-paas hai.
Par bhai, itna sab hone ke baad bhi Paytm ek tufani competitive market mein hai. UPI side pe toh PhonePe aur Google Pay ka raj hai, jo milke 85% se zyada transactions sambhalte hain. Paytm ka UPI market share filhaal 6-8% hai, jo PhonePe ke 48% aur Google Pay ke 35-37% ke saamne bahut kam hai. Paytm ne promotion aur cashback pe kharcha badha diya hai taaki log join karein. Lekin asli dikkat yeh hai ki UPI se zyada revenue aata nahi, aur compliance pe bhi paisa kharch hota hai. Is race mein margins dab rahe hain.
Ab sabse badi chinta hai ki yeh profit tikega kaise? Jab Q4 FY26 ka net profit ₹183 Crore dekhte hain, toh pata chalta hai ki 91.75% profit toh 'other income' se aaya hai, matlab core business se earnings abhi bhi kamzor lag rahi hai. Sequential revenue growth bhi 3.19% hi raha, aur operating margins 7.11% se ghat kar 5.83% ho gaye (other income chhod kar). Aur toh aur, company pe debt bhi kaafi hai, debt-to-equity ratio 2.21 hai. Interest coverage ratio negative -59.90 hai, matlab debt pay karne mein dikkat ho rahi hai. P/E ratio bhi -111.7x ya 139.12x chal raha hai, jo bahut high hai agar future earnings gir gayin toh. Payments bank wale regulatory issues bhi ek shadow ki tarah latak rahe hain.
Company apni strategy badal rahi hai. Ab woh zyada margin wale financial services pe focus kar rahe hain, jaise lending aur wealth management. Financial services revenue toh ₹2,593 Crore tak pahunch gaya aur 52% grow kiya FY26 mein. Management ko FY27 mein isse bhi zyada revenue growth (22% se zyada) ki ummeed hai. Indirect expenses bhi revenue se kam grow honge, matlab margins sudhrenge. Motilal Oswal ne 'Neutral' rating di hai ₹1,300 target ke saath, lekin baaki analysts generally cautiously optimistic hain. 'Buy' ratings aur price targets dikha rahe hain ki agar execution sahi raha toh upside ho sakta hai.