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Delhivery indicts Ecom Express of confusing numbers in its draught IPO documents, ET Retail

.Representative imageNew-age ecommerce logistics firm Delhivery Friday mentioned specific insurance claims on working metrics by its own much smaller competitor and IPO-bound Ecom Express are misleading. Delhivery, in a declaring to the BSE, claimed Warburg Pincus-backed Ecom Express "overstated" grasp and hands free operation scale by proclaiming the number of pincodes not accredited by India Post.This is actually an unusual case of a publicly-listed company indicting an IPO-bound opponent of overstating truths. "Ecom Express double-counts the number of RTO (go back to beginning) deliveries as well as hence it ends up inflating its own amount on a like-to-like basis," the Gurugram-based agency mentioned, negating claims made through Ecom Express in the DRHP. 'Go back to beginning' is a term used by coordinations firms when an item is actually sent back or even the shipping is terminated, and also the goods return to the dealer. "Ecom Express dual counts the lot of RTO (come back to source) cargos and therefore it winds up inflating its quantity on a such as to just like manner," the Gurugram-based agency claimed, refuting insurance claims produced by Ecom Express in its own draft red herring prospectus (DRHP). Go back to source is a condition utilized through coordinations firms for when a product is returned or even the distribution is actually called off and also the items goes back to the seller.Ecom Express submitted its draft papers along with the market regulatory authority last month for an initial public offering of portions worth nearly Rs 2,600 crore. In its DRHP, Ecom Express had actually said it managed more than 514 million cargos in FY24 while Delhivery clocked 740 million. Delhivery has questioned such cases mentioning the above mentioned explanation on exactly how it considers a cargo. An e-mail sent to Ecom Express really did not instantly elicit any type of response on the issue." Ecom Express has actually reviewed their CPS (cyber bodily units) along with Delhivery's CPS which is certainly not similar as a result of differences in both firms' cost accounting methods, number of deliveries being actually double-counted through Ecom and also component variation in their body weight accounts." Delhivery claimed the "CPS comparison is problematic on numerous matters". Gurgaon-based Ecom Express considers to elevate Rs 1,284 crore through issue of brand new allotments as well as another Rs 1,315 crore truly worth of shares will certainly be offered for sale by its own existing investors. This is the 2nd effort due to the company to go public.The company reported an operating revenue of Rs 2,609 crore in budgetary 2024, versus Rs 2,553 crore the previous year, while its own bottom line limited to Rs 255 crore from Rs 428 crore.
Released On Sep 14, 2024 at 09:16 AM IST.




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