Yatra Online shares surge over 40% in two sessions; here is why

Yatra Online shares were in high demand for second consecutive session on Tuesday, August 12, a day after it got locked in 20% upper circuit in the previous session.

In the last two trading sessions, Yatra Online shares have surged as much as 41% on the BSE to hit an intraday high of ₹134.96. On the National Stock Exchange (NSE), Yatra Online shares have advanced 35% in the last two sessions.

Shares of Yatra Online came under buying interest after the company post its earnings announcement said that it has signed 34 new customers in the corporate business with annual billing potential of ₹200 crore.

Yatra is India’s largest managed corporate travel services provider, catering to over 1,300 large and medium corporates and approximately 58,000 SME clients, with an addressable employee base of more than 9 million.

Meanwhile, Yatra's net profit in April-June period surged by four times to ₹16 crore from ₹4 crore in the same period last year on the back of strong performance by hotels and packages business.

The company's revenue more than doubled to ₹210 crore as against ₹101 crore in the year-ago period.

The Gurugram-based company reported strong operational performance as its operating profit also known as earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) advanced 423% to ₹24 crore as against ₹4.5 crore in the corresponding period last year.

Its EBITDA margin improved by 670 basis points to 11.19% from 4.45% in the year-ago period.

The strong performance in Q1 came on the back of strong corporate business and in the higher margin hotels and packages (H&P) businesses on account of continued momentum in Meeting, Incentives, Conferences and Exhibitions (MICE) and standalone hotel cross selling to existing customers.

Yatra’s cash and cash equivalent and term deposit stands at ₹220 crore as on 30th June 2025 and its gross debt has reduced from ₹54.6 crore as on 31st March 2025 to ₹2.9 crore as on 30th June 2025.

“I am pleased to share that our first-quarter performance delivered strong financial and operational results, with growth rates in the quarter well ahead of our annual guidance, despite the disruption in travel in India on account of the cross-border tension and the unfortunate air crash in June 2025. Our performance is driven by continued momentum in business travel demand and solid execution across our platform," said Dhruv Shringi, whole time director cum chief executive officer, Yatra said.

As of 9:52 am, Yatra Online shares traded 12.92% higher at ₹129.90, outperforming the benchmark SENSEX which was up 0.25%