Nykaa’s net profit jumped by 66.3% in Q2 FY25 due to the strong growth in the beauty and personal care (BPC) sector despite the fashion industry delivering weaker figures.
Nykaa has raised the number of cumulative customers for its sectors to 3.72 Cr in Q2 FY25, a YoY increase of 31%.
The company’s gross merchandise value on its makeup has grown 24% YoY to INR 3,652.5 Cr.
While the BPC vertical has experienced revenue acceleration of 24.3% YoY due to a surge in new customers, the fashion vertical experienced a revenue growth of 21.7% YoY with its GMV up 10%.
Nykaa saw increased international business growth with INR 5.76 Cr being generated in Q2 FY25, despite incurring a loss of INR 6.63 Cr in overseas trade.
Total expenses of the company increased by 23.7% YoY and 7.3% QoQ to INR 1,858.93 Cr due to rising employee benefit expenses and the company’s major purchase of trade goods.
Nykaa also expanded its physical stores across India to expand its beauty offerings, with the physical channel contributing 8.2% to omnichannel beauty GMV.
The company continued to deliver next-day delivery and same-day delivery logistics with 70% coverage across Top 110 cities.
Nykaa is expected to continue to focus on quick deliveries for consumers.
The company released its Q2 numbers after market hours and shares of Nykaa ended the trading session 2.66% lower at INR 177.65 on the BSE.