From Aakash to Whitehat Jr, how Byju’s acquisitions performed in FY22 - Qoneqt
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    Vikshita Vitthal Gujaran in News

    24 Jan 11:07 AM


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    From Aakash to Whitehat Jr, how Byju’s acquisitions performed in FY22

    Byju's subsidiaries Whitehat Jr and OSMO were the most underperforming assets in FY22, accounting for almost 45 percent of the total losses of edtech firm.

    Whitehat Jr and OSMO were the most underperforming assets of Byju’s in FY22, accounting for almost 45 percent of the total losses of the embattled edtech firm.

    Byju’s on January 23 filed its much-awaited FY22 results, almost 22 months after the reporting period ended.

    Of the total Rs 8,370 loss (before tax) reported by Byju's for the financial year FY22, Rs 3,800 crore came from the two subsidiaries.

    As per the financials, Whitehat Jr, a startup focusing on online coding classes for kids, dragged the overall performance of the edtech significantly with a loss (before tax) of Rs 2,877 crore compared to Rs 1,549 crore in the previous fiscal.

    The EBITDA (Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortisation) loss for the year was Rs 2,358 crore while the total income dropped 0.9X times from Rs 326.67 crore to Rs 295.11 crore in FY22.

    Byju's had acquired the platform in 2020 for $300 million.

    The other subsidiary—Tangible Play (OSMO) –followed a similar trajectory and reported 58 percent jump in losses (before tax) at Rs 946 crore. The total income generated was down by 7.8 percent at Rs 553 crore in FY22.

    Acquired back in 2019 in a deal worth $120 million, the US-based startup develops apps for kids that use offline input.

    The EBITDA loss stood at Rs 852 crore, up by 346 percent.

    Source - Money Control