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Exploring the Zepto IPO news

The e-commerce industry in India is anticipated to reach USD 325 billion by 2025. One of the major players in the e-commerce sector in India is Zepto, and it is anticipated to come up with an IPO soon.


Although Zepto has not filed its DRPH yet, the Zepto IPO is anticipated to hit the capital market by 2026. Here is everything you must know about the Zepto IPO to get a first-mover advantage.


Note: For 50% of the shares, the anchor lock-in period expires 30 days following the actual allocation, and for the remaining part, it ends 90 days later.

Zepto IPO: Company Profile

Zepto is one of the most prominent quick commerce platforms in India. The key insights from its company profile are discussed below.


Particulars

Descriptions

Date of establishment

2021

Founders

Aadit Palicha and Kaivalya Vohra

Number of products

45,000+

Cities

50+

Number of employees

Up to 10,000

Legal name

KiranaKart Technologies Private Limited

Annualised Gross Order Value

USD 4 billion

Monthly website visits

6,685,158

Daily order processing

700,000+

Number of dark stores

550+

Market share

29% (2nd largest)

Competitor

Bigbasket, blinkit, Amazon grocery etc.


The prominent members of the Zepto team are listed below.


Name

Position

Aadit Palicha

CEO

Kaivalya Vohra

CTO

Vinay Dhanani

Supply Chain and Category President

Vikas Sharma

COO

Viral Jhaveri

CGO

All about Zepto IPO

Zepto has not yet filed a DRHP with SEBI. Therefore, there is no tentative date or other fundamentals about the Zepto IPO. However, there are certain intimations by the company in press briefings.

  • Zepto IPO date: Timeline


Particulars

Description

Bid opening date

NA

Bid closing date

NA


However, some news reports anticipate the following.


Particulars

Description

Date of filing DRHP

2025

IPO

By 2026


Zepto IPO is delayed to 2026 because the company wants to reduce its cash burn and improve profitability before the IPO.

  • Zepto IPO price: Key takeaways

Other anticipated aspects of the Zepto IPO are discussed below.


Particulars

Description

Approximate Zepto IPO size 

USD 800 million

Face value

Unknown

  • Zepto share value: Past Valuation and funding of Zepto

After 11 funding rounds, Zepto has raised USD 2.1 billion in total. The table shows a detailed list of some of these funding rounds organised by Zepto. It might aid valuable research for the Zepto share price.


Date

Transaction Name

Number of investors

Funds raised

(USD million)

Lead investors

12 May 2025

Secondary Market

2

100

Raamdeo Agrawal, Motilal Oswal

21 Nov 2024

Series G

14

350

Motilal Oswal Wealth

14 Aug 2024

Series G

10

340

Mars Growth Capital, General Catalyst

20 June 2024

Series F

9

665

Stepstone Group, Glade Brook Capital Partners, etc.

8 Nov 2023

Series E

5

31.3

Nexus Venture Partners, Goodwater Capital

Key Financials

Some key aspects of the Zepto fiscal statements are discussed below. It might help understand the Zepto company share price, which is not disclosed yet.


Particulars

FY24 (₹ Crores)

FY23 (₹ Crores)

Total revenue

4,498

2,077

Operating Revenue

4,454

2,026

Non-operating income

44

-

Total expenses

5,747

3,350

Profit

(1,248)

(1,272)


Since Zepto is currently burning cash as shown in the table above, a detailed breakdown of liquidity is key in ensuring its prospect of becoming profitable in the future. The table below gives a glimpse of the liquidity and expenses incurred by Zepto.


Particulars

FY24 (₹ Crores)

Assets and liquidity

Cash and bank balance (₹ Crores)

692.3

Current assets

1,398.1

Expenses

Employee benefit

426

Cost of material

3,481

Information technology

116

Advertising

303

Cost warehousing

493

Delivery and handling charges

580

Other

348


Its current assets along with cash and cash equivalents have increased in FY24, compared to FY23. Moreover, the cost of procurement was around 60.5% of overall expenditure. The employee benefit expenses marked a 62% year-on-year increase.


Now, some ratios of the company can help us understand the progress better. They are discussed below.


Description

FY24

FY23

EBITDA Margin

(23.81%)

(55.95%)

ROCE

(119.3%)

(145.6%)


Let’s take a look at the P/E ratio.


Particular

Description

Zepto P/E

Unknown

Industry P/E

40.2

Strengths and risks

The strengths and risks associated with Zepto are discussed below.


Strengths


  • Prominent player in the e-commerce industry.

  • Massive customer base.

  • Goodwill in the market.

  • Innovative (For instance, Zepto cafe).

  • Range of services.


Risks


  • Stakeholder behaviour can impact goodwill.

  • Fierce competition in the market.

  • It is still burning cash.

Should you watch the Zepto IPO?

The Zepto IPO might hit the market soon. Investors are anticipating the share price of Zepto. However, exploring the key financial statement along with industry performance is necessary to make an optimal investment decision.

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