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Revenue Bada, Par Loss Ka Bhi Toofan
Sabse pehle toh yeh dekho ki Swiggy ka consolidated revenue 45% jump karke ₹6,383 crore ho gaya hai FY26 Q4 mein. Food delivery business toh cha gaya, almost 4 saal mein sabse best performance raha. Iss segment mein Gross Order Value (GOV) 22.6% badhkar ₹9,005 crore ho gaya, aur adjusted EBITDA margins bhi sabse high 3.3% par pahunche. Food delivery ne pehli baar ₹1,000 crore ka annual adjusted EBITDA bhi cross kiya. Lekin bhai, iss sab ke beech company ne ₹800 crore ka net loss report kiya hai. Brokerage firm Jefferies ne 'Buy' rating toh rakhi hai, lekin target price ko ₹440 se ghata kar ₹415 kar diya hai. Ye 60% upside dikha raha hai, par unka kehna hai ki stock shayad abhi range mein hi rahega jab tak quick commerce ki profitability clear nahi ho jaati.
Instamart Ka Nuksaan Sabse Badi Chinta
Ab baat karte hain Instamart ki, jo company ka quick commerce wala hissa hai. Yahan toh dikkat hi dikkat hai. Q4 FY26 mein Instamart ne ₹858 crore ka EBITDA loss dikhaya hai. Waise toh Instamart ka GOV 68.8% badhkar ₹7,881 crore ho gaya, par contribution margin negative tha -1.8% par. Management ne yeh nahi bataya ki breakeven kab hoga, kyunki market structure aur competition bahut tight hai. Yeh sab Swiggy ke Out-of-Home (OOH) business se alag hai, jo FY26 mein profitable raha. Quick commerce ka clear profit path na hone ki wajah se Jefferies ne apna loss estimate aur FY27-28 ke earnings projections bhi kum kar diye hain.
Competition Aur Analysts Ki Rai
Aur bhai, yeh quick commerce market toh full competition wala hai. Idhar Blinkit (jo Zomato ka part hai) bhi tezi se badh raha hai. Blinkit toh Q3 FY26 mein pehli baar EBITDA profitable ho gaya tha aur market share mein bhi 45% ke saath aage hai, jabki Swiggy Instamart 27% par hai. Zomato ka khud ka Q4 FY26 performance bhi achha tha, ₹174 crore ka net profit aur 196% revenue increase, jisme Blinkit ka bada role tha. Analysts ka Swiggy ke future par alag alag view hai. Kuch jaise Nomura aur Nuvama 'Buy' rating aur ₹470-477 target ke saath confidence dikha rahe hain. Lekin kuch badhte losses ko lekar worried hain. Overall consensus target price ₹391 ho gaya hai, jo ₹270 se ₹740 tak vary karta hai. Matlab clear nahi hai ki company kab tak profitable hogi, khaas kar jab Instamart ka growth competitors ke compare mein slow lag raha hai. Results ke baad stock ka 52-week low par girna bhi investors ki chinta dikha raha hai.
Management Ka Plan Kya Hai?
Aage kya hoga? Swiggy ka management ab har order par profitability improve karne par focus kar raha hai aur jaldi contribution margin breakeven ka target hai. Warehousing aur dark store infrastructure mein investment chal rahi hai, especially tier 2 aur tier 3 cities mein, taaki efficiency badhe. Swiggy ka sustainable growth aur profitability yeh depend karta hai ki woh kitna competition face kar pata hai aur operational gains ko profit mein badal pata hai – yeh woh challenge hai jise sab dekh rahe hain.