Edtech unicorn Vedantu reported a 23% year-on-year growth in revenue in the fiscal year ended March 2025, but a sharper rise in expenses led to a 25% increase in its pre-tax losses, which crossed Rs 200 crore.
Vedantu’s revenue from operations grew 23% to Rs 227 crore in FY25 from Rs 185 crore in FY24, according to its consolidated financial statements sourced from the Registrar of Companies (RoC).
The firm’s core offerings include online classes for grades 6 to 12, along with study materials for grades 1 to 12 and JEE preparation. The company also launched several offline coaching centers in recent years.
Income from online tutoring accounted for 87% of Vedantu’s total operating revenue which increased by 19% to Rs 197 crore in FY25 from Rs 166 crore in FY24. Book sales more than doubled to Rs 22 crore, while the remaining revenue came from hostel fees and e-learning projects in FY25.
On the spending side, employee benefit expenses remained the largest cost center, accounting for 49% of the total expense. To the tune of scale, this cost rose 24% to Rs 219 crore in FY25 from Rs 176 crore in FY24. Advertising expenses went up 17% to Rs 27 crore while depreciation costs climbed to Rs 69 crore from Rs 58 crore in FY24. Overall, Vedantu’s total expenses rose 21% to Rs 444 crore in FY25 from Rs 368 crore a year earlier.
The company’s loss before tax increased by 25% to Rs 210 crore in FY25 from Rs 168.5 crore in FY24. Importantly, the company booked an income of Rs 77 crore as exceptional items (non-cash). If we include the same, net losses came down to Rs 123 crore in FY25.
Caveat: The exceptional item relates to Ace Creative Learning Private Limited (Deeksha), under which the Company holds a call option and the founders hold a put option to buy or sell shares at an agreed consideration. During the year, the Company reduced the fair value of the deferred consideration, recognising a non-cash income of Rs 93.1 crore (Rs 77.4 crore post-tax), which has been classified as an exceptional item and excluded from the computation of operational losses.
Its ROCE and EBITDA margin stood at -92.86% and -61.23%, respectively. On a unit basis, Vedantu spent Rs 1.96 to earn a rupee of operating revenue during the year. As of March 2025, the Bengaluru-based firm had cash and bank balances of Rs 40 crore, while its current assets stood at Rs 101 crore.
