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Co-working solutions provider Awfis showcased a 55.8% growth in scale during the fiscal year ending March 2024. However, the losses for the Amit Ramani-led firm contracted 61.8% to Rs 17.8 crore in FY24.
On a year-on-year basis, Awfis’ revenue from operations grew 55.8% to Rs 849 crore in FY24 from Rs 545 crore in FY23, its consolidated financial statements disclosed in the stock exchange filing show.
Founded in 2015, Awfis offers customized office spaces for startups, SMEs, and large corporations including ancillary services like food and beverages, IT support, and infrastructure services among others.
Income from construction and fit-out projects, facility management, and sale of food items were other revenue drivers for Awfis in the fiscal year ending March 2024.
Income from co-working space rental and allied services formed 73% of the total operating revenue which spiked 47.7% to Rs 619 crore in FY24 from Rs 419 crore in FY23.
Awfis’s burn on subcontract stood at Rs 171 crore in FY24 while its employee benefits saw an increment of 41.7% to Rs 136 crore in FY24.
Its finance, legal, depreciation and amortization, purchase of traded goods, and other overheads took the overall expenditure up by 45.8% to Rs 892 crore in FY24 from Rs 612 crore in FY23.
The 55.8% surge in scale and controlled cost mechanism helped Awfis to contract its losses by 61.8% to a marginal Rs 17.8 in FY24 from Rs 46.6 crore in FY23. On a unit level, it spent Rs 1.05 to earn a rupee in FY24.