Introduction (16)
The Big Billion Days Report Card (2)

Vijay Shekhar Sharma-led Paytm’s Turbulent 2023 In 7 Frames

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The Big Billion Days Report Card (2)

Paytm saw small spikes in its shares after consistently reporting increasing loan disbursement amount and value month-on-month this year. 

Consistent Share Performance 

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The Big Billion Days Report Card (2)

Paytm rolled out many new features such as UPI Software Development Kit for online merchants, Paytm SBI Card, new variants of soundbox, etc.

New Accouncements

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The Big Billion Days Report Card (2)

Paytm’s declining YoY losses as well as highly bullish commentary from some major brokerages, pushed the shares to INR 980 level in October from INR 530 at the end of 2022.

Declining Losses

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The downfall started when Paytm reported a narrowed loss of INR 291.7 Cr in Q2 2024, but missed the EBITDA margin estimate of the Street.

Downwards Share Performace

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Paytm’s shares took a 20% hit when Paytm announced that it will be scaling down its postpaid feature. Postpaid loans comprised a major 56% of its total lending value in Q2.

Postpaid Feature Changes

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Paytm witnessed large stake sales by investors such as SoftBank, Alibaba.Com, Antfin, and others. Most recently, Warren Buffett-led Berkshire Hathaway exited by selling shares worth about INR 1,370.6 Cr.

Investor Exits

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Resilient Asset Management

Promoter Sharma upped his stake in Paytm, & became a significant beneficial owner of Paytm after Resilient Asset Management, owned by VSS, increased a 10.3% stake in Paytm following Anfin’s exit.

VSS Taking Control

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2023 Year-In-Review: Paytm’s 2023

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Revisiting Paytm’s Turbulent 2023

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