India Equity Analyst - Fundamental & Thematic, Beat the Street

Sudarshan Bhandari

India Equity Analyst - Fundamental & Thematic

Beat the Street

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Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>Urban Company has delivered FY25 profitability and strong revenue growth, its IPO was oversubscribed ~100×, listing at ~57–58% premium. But many growth levers are now under pressure.  </li>
<li>At its current price, even modest slippages (in margin, in expansion pace, in competition) could sharply reduce returns. The risk/reward seems tilted towards downside in near‑to‑mid term. </li>
<li>Investors should watch closely how UC executes outside its “easy” markets (Tier‑1 / large cities), how it manages competition and costs, and whether post‑IPO lock‑ups/quarterly earnings present buying windows.</li>
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Urban Company has delivered FY25 profitability and strong revenue growth, its IPO was oversubscribed ~100×, listing at ~57–58% premium. But many growth levers are now under pressure.  
At its current price, even modest slippages (in margin, in expansion pace, in competition) could sharply reduce returns. The risk/reward seems tilted towards downside in near‑to‑mid term. 
Investors should watch closely how UC executes outside its “easy” markets (Tier‑1 / large cities), how it manages competition and costs, and whether post‑IPO lock‑ups/quarterly earnings present buying windows.


Much Expected, Much Priced In — Why Urban Company Has Little Upside Left?

Head of Research, IPOs & Placements, Aequitas Research

Sumeet Singh

Head of Research, IPOs & Placements

IPOs and Placements coverage across Asia Pacific

Aequitas Research

We cover all listing across the Asia Pacific along with follow-up placements. As of Dec 2020, our team had covered 539 IPOs with a hit rate of 73.5% and 685 placements with a hit rate of 66.8%.

We combine fundamental bottom-up views with our proprietary quantitative framework to provide a holistic coverage across new listings and placements. Our coverage includes pre-IPO notes before the deal is launched, follow-up analysis once the deal is live and post-listing trading analysis as well.

Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/urban-company" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:33475:1" rel="noopener">Urban Company</a> (UC) raised around US$220m in its heavily subscribed India IPO.</li>
<li>UCL is a tech-enabled platform offering home and beauty services delivered by trained professionals at customer’s location.</li>
<li>We have looked at the past performance in our previous note. In this note, we talk about the trading dynamics.</li>
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Urban Company (UC) raised around US$220m in its heavily subscribed India IPO.
UCL is a tech-enabled platform offering home and beauty services delivered by trained professionals at customer’s location.
We have looked at the past performance in our previous note. In this note, we talk about the trading dynamics.


Urban Company IPO Trading - Highest Demand so Far This Year

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<li>India's home services market, <strong>valued at INR 5,210 billion</strong>, is projected to <strong>reach INR 8,580 billion by FY2030 at a CAGR of 10–11% </strong>.</li>
<li>Urban Company's core Indian business has turned profitable, with its EBITDA for this segment improving from a 9.72% loss in FY23 to a 3.30% profit in FY25.</li>
<li>The company's annual consumers grew from 4.76 million in FY2023 to 6.5 million in FY2025, while average spend rose from INR 3,786 to INR 4,079 during the same period.</li>
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India's home services market, valued at INR 5,210 billion, is projected to reach INR 8,580 billion by FY2030 at a CAGR of 10–11% .
Urban Company's core Indian business has turned profitable, with its EBITDA for this segment improving from a 9.72% loss in FY23 to a 3.30% profit in FY25.
The company's annual consumers grew from 4.76 million in FY2023 to 6.5 million in FY2025, while average spend rose from INR 3,786 to INR 4,079 during the same period.


Urban Company IPO: Will India’s Home Services Giant Clean Up on the Dalal Street?

India focused: IPO, special situations, Stylus Holdings

Himanshu Dugar

India focused: IPO, special situations

Stylus Holdings

Stylus Holdings is a buy-side equity research firm. We offer bottom-up investment ideas as well as provide on demand equity research and portfolio tracking. 
At Stylus, our focus is to identify market dislocations that can generate 20+% IRR with a reasonable margin of safety. As part of our research process, we do a deep dive into the fundamentals of the company, evaluate their competitive positioning and assess their valuation.
Our investment team is led by Himanshu Dugar. Himanshu is a Chartered Accountant and a CFA charter holder. He has 10+ years of active experience in the stock market with stints at CRISIL Research, a S&P Global copmany and Miras Investments, a single family office based in Dubai.

Equity Research Firm

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<li>With rising affluence, India's home services' is fast evolving with a focus on enhancing the convenience and quality of life for households. Online home services to grow at 16–22% CAGR.</li>
<li>Urban Company is the largest player (62% market share) with a recognised brand, ~50+k active professionals offering services across 17+ at-home service categories to 6+mn active customers</li>
<li>IPO looks reasonably priced at 7-8x FY27 revenues, considering Indian tech peers trade between 6-10x. We estimate FY25-27 revenue CAGR at 22-25% vs 27% during FY22-25</li>
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With rising affluence, India's home services' is fast evolving with a focus on enhancing the convenience and quality of life for households. Online home services to grow at 16–22% CAGR.
Urban Company is the largest player (62% market share) with a recognised brand, ~50+k active professionals offering services across 17+ at-home service categories to 6+mn active customers
IPO looks reasonably priced at 7-8x FY27 revenues, considering Indian tech peers trade between 6-10x. We estimate FY25-27 revenue CAGR at 22-25% vs 27% during FY22-25


IPO Review: Urban Company - India's Largest Marketplace for At-Home Services

Equity Analyst - Fundamental & Thematic, Sree Capital

Sreemant Dudhoria,CFA

Equity Analyst - Fundamental & Thematic

Fundamental Research on Listed Indian Companies

Sree Capital

Sree Capital is a platform to share fundamental research on listed Indian companies. We do this research for our own investment

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/urban-company" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:33475:1" rel="noopener">Urban Company (UCL IN)</a> reported profits in FY25 after years of losses, but the improvement is largely due to temporary cost compression and one-off accounting adjustments.</li>
<li>Revenue growth remains robust (INR11,445m in FY25 vs INR 6,366m in FY23), but profitability sustainability is questionable given competition and structural risks.</li>
<li>Deferred tax credits (INR 2112m in FY25) inflated net profit to INR 2,398m despite thin operating profit (Adj. EBITDA only ₹121m, 1.06% margin).</li>
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Urban Company (UCL IN) reported profits in FY25 after years of losses, but the improvement is largely due to temporary cost compression and one-off accounting adjustments.
Revenue growth remains robust (INR11,445m in FY25 vs INR 6,366m in FY23), but profitability sustainability is questionable given competition and structural risks.
Deferred tax credits (INR 2112m in FY25) inflated net profit to INR 2,398m despite thin operating profit (Adj. EBITDA only ₹121m, 1.06% margin).


Urban Company IPO – Profitability Just Before the IPO Appears to Be a Mirage

India

Urban Company operates a technology-driven, full-stack online services marketplace for quality driven services and solutions across various home and beauty categories. Our platform enables consumers to easily order services, including cleaning, pest control, plumbing, carpentry, appliance servicing and repair, painting, skincare, hair grooming and massage therapy. These services are delivered by trained and independent service professionals at the consumers’ convenience. We are focused on enabling delivery of a quality driven, standardized and reliable service experience.

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Much Expected, Much Priced In — Why Urban Company Has Little Upside Left?

Urban Company's strong IPO performance may be overshadowed by potential growth challenges, with risks outweighing rewards in the near-to-mid term.

Sudarshan Bhandari

Urban Company IPO Trading - Highest Demand so Far This Year

Urban Company (UC) raised around US$220m in its heavily subscribed India IPO. In this note, we talk about the trading updates.

Sumeet Singh

Urban Company IPO: Will India’s Home Services Giant Clean Up on the Dalal Street?

India's home services market set to grow to INR 8,580 billion by FY2030, with Urban Company's core business turning profitable and seeing growth...

Sudarshan Bhandari

IPO Review: Urban Company - India's Largest Marketplace for At-Home Services

India's At-home services sector is rapidly growing. Urban Company leads with a strong brand (62% market share), offering services in 17+...

Himanshu Dugar

Urban Company IPO – Profitability Just Before the IPO Appears to Be a Mirage

Urban Company reported profits in FY25 after years of losses, but concerns remain over sustainability due to temporary cost compression & one-off...

Sreemant Dudhoria,CFA

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Much Expected, Much Priced In — Why Urban Company Has Little Upside Left?

​Urban Company's strong IPO performance may be overshadowed by potential growth challenges, with risks outweighing rewards in the near-to-mid term.

Sudarshan Bhandari

Urban Company IPO Trading - Highest Demand so Far This Year

Urban Company (UC) raised around US$220m in its heavily subscribed India IPO. In this note, we talk about the trading updates.

Sumeet Singh

Urban Company IPO: Will India’s Home Services Giant Clean Up on the Dalal Street?

​India's home services market set to grow to INR 8,580 billion by FY2030, with Urban Company's core business turning profitable and seeing growth...

Sudarshan Bhandari

IPO Review: Urban Company - India's Largest Marketplace for At-Home Services

​India's At-home services sector is rapidly growing. Urban Company leads with a strong brand (62% market share), offering services in 17+...

Himanshu Dugar

Urban Company IPO – Profitability Just Before the IPO Appears to Be a Mirage

​Urban Company reported profits in FY25 after years of losses, but concerns remain over sustainability due to temporary cost compression & one-off...

Sreemant Dudhoria,CFA

Urban Company's strong IPO performance may be overshadowed by potential growth challenges, with risks outweighing rewards in the near-to-mid term.

India's home services market set to grow to INR 8,580 billion by FY2030, with Urban Company's core business turning profitable and seeing growth...

India's At-home services sector is rapidly growing. Urban Company leads with a strong brand (62% market share), offering services in 17+...

Urban Company reported profits in FY25 after years of losses, but concerns remain over sustainability due to temporary cost compression & one-off...