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Aurum Proptech LtdQ1 FY24

Aurum Proptech Ltd Q1 FY24 Earnings Call Analysis

Revenue, margin, capex, fundraise and order book outlook from management commentary.

Price: 213Market Cap: ₹1.3K CrSector: IT - Services

Management growth scorecard

Revenue

Category 1

Margin

Category 1

Fundraise

N/A

Order

Yes

Capex

Yes

4 of 4 growth signals are positive — a strong management growth story.

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Revenue guidance

Category 1
  • Aurum PropTech targets 45% to 50% revenue growth annually in the near term and subsequent years.
  • The rental marketplace, especially family rentals and co-living, is a major driver contributing to this growth.
  • Supply acquisition includes signing up around 5,000 beds of student and shared living, to be delivered over the next few quarters, supporting financial year 2025.
  • Over a three-year horizon, the company aims for more than 50% CAGR in revenue.
  • Growth will be fueled by expanding their tech-enabled distribution model, enhanced analytics, and increasing adoption of CRM solutions.
  • Expansion will focus on key cities like Bangalore, Pune, Hyderabad, and Kota, targeting students and young working professionals.
  • Unit economics are improving, especially in NestAway, supporting robust sales volume growth alongside profitability improvements.

Margin guidance

Category 1
  • Aurum PropTech expects revenue growth of 45% to 50% CAGR over the next few years, driven primarily by the rental marketplace and co-living sectors.
  • EBITDA margins are targeted to improve by 400 to 500 basis points annually, continuing the trend of significant margin expansion (1,150 bps improvement seen last year).
  • The company aims for profitable growth without compromising hyper-growth, focusing on unit economics and operational efficiency improvements.
  • NestAway, a key rental marketplace acquisition, is moving towards expansion after achieving unit economics breakeven.
  • Aurum plans to sustain a 50%+ CAGR revenue growth over the next three years, with steady EBITDA margin enhancement expected to enhance operating profits.
  • While profitability is improving, management acknowledges it remains a journey with growing EBITDA expected to accompany expanding revenues and product capitalization benefits.

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Fundraise plans

  • The company has completed a rights issue, having received about 90% of the call money (INR 122 crores out of INR 128 crores).
  • Some shareholders are still finalizing their contributions toward the rights issue call money.
  • The company plans to reduce its debt to zero by the end of the next financial year, particularly lease rental discounting debt linked to hard assets.
  • The lease rental discounting debt is self-liquidating and at an attractive rate, so there is no immediate concern over it.
  • While the company considered divesting properties for growth, it currently prefers to continue leasing them for annuity income but remains open to selling assets over time.
  • There is no explicit mention of new future fundraising through debt or equity beyond these points in the discussed content.

Order book

Yes
  • The company has signed up close to 5,000 beds of student and shared living supply, which will be delivered over the next few quarters, setting a strong base for FY25.
  • There is a large opportunity in the rental space with roughly INR 2 crore rental houses demand in India, but only about 2 lakh units are formalized/organized currently. Capturing even 10% of this demand implies significant growth potential.
  • Aurum is focusing on expanding in top cities with considerable student and white-collar demand (Bangalore, Kota, Hyderabad, Pune).
  • Distribution business (including analytics, CRM, broker aggregation) witnessed strong growth and subscriptions, reflecting good order momentum.
  • The rental marketplace, especially NestAway, continues to grow robustly with 88% YoY growth in rental cluster and 30% QoQ growth in distribution cluster.
  • Overall, guided revenue growth of 45% to 50% is expected, driven largely by rental marketplace and other clusters.

Capex plans

Yes
  • Aurum PropTech plans a capital expenditure of around INR 30 crores for product development in the current year (Page 11).
  • Product development capitalization has increased from Q3 onwards as products move from research to development and staging (Page 11).
  • The company has invested in property assets, notably in Pune, related to fractional ownership, contributing to growth in property, plant, and equipment (PPE) (Page 10).
  • These property assets are leased out to generate annuity income; plans to sell these assets exist but are not urgent due to favorable leasing arrangements (Page 9).
  • Aurum aims to standardize product offerings as products mature, maintaining consistent investment in development (Page 11).
  • The business is focused on expanding key sectors such as rental marketplaces and co-living with signed supply agreements for nearly 5,000 beds to be delivered over coming quarters (Page 7).
  • Overall, capital investments focus primarily on technology product development and strategic asset acquisitions tied to fractional ownership business.

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