Easy Trip Planners Share Price

Easy Trip Planners Limited owns the online travel platform EaseMyTrip.com. The travel platform, one of the largest and fastest-growing internet companies in India, provides end-to-end solutions such as rail & bus tickets, hotels and holiday packages, and air tickets as well as ancillary value-added services.

EaseMyTrip, which is listed on the National Stock Exchange and BSE, provides its users with access to over 400 foreign and Indian airlines and more than 20 lakh hotels. It also facilitates train tickets and taxi rentals for major Indian cities. The travel platform has reported a compounded annual growth rate of 59% in profit after tax during the FY20 to FY23 period.

Headquartered in New Delhi, EaseMyTrip was founded by Nishant Pitti, Rikant Pitti and Prashant Pitti in 2008. The company was started as an internet travel platform to provide complete solutions to users during a trip. From flight bookings to cabs for sightseeing, it offers one-stop solutions to users. The promoters have around 65% stake in the company while the public shareholders own the rest.

EaseMyTrip has offices in cities such as Delhi, Gurugram, Noida, Mumbai and Bengaluru. Its global offices are in the Philippines, Thailand, Singapore, UK, USA, New Zealand and UAE. Riding on the back of investments in modern technology and a strong business model, the company has been profitable since 2008.

Business operations

EaseMyTrip offers a range of travel-related products and services such as airline tickets, hotels, holiday packages, bus tickets, rail tickets and taxis. It also provides value-added services such as travel insurance, visa processing and tickets. The online travel agent operates across three distribution channels.

In FY23, acquired a 75% stake in Nutana Aviation, a chartered flight company based in Gujarat’s GIFT city.

Business to Business to Customer (B2B2C): Under this channel, the company provides travel agents access to its website to book domestic travel airline tickets to cater to the offline travel market in India. EaseMyTrip started as a B2B2C firm in 2008.

1. Business to Customer (B2C): The B2C distribution channel primarily focuses on the growing Indian middle-class population’s travel requirements. Started in 2011, the channel offers a host of services directly to users with the option of no-convenience fee.

2. Business to Enterprise (B2E): The distribution channel started in 2013 provides end-to-end travel solutions to corporates.

EaseMyTrip’s presence in three distinct distribution channels provides it with a diversified customer base and a wide distribution network.

The company claims a customer base of 14 million users and more than 1 million hotel partners in India and globally. It had a look-to-book ratio of 3.88% with a 98% booking success rate. It has 753 employees as of March 31, 2023.

EasyMyTrip share price has dropped around 30% since its listing in March 2021. The market capitalisation as of December 28 is around ₹6,875 crore.

Financial Highlights:

• The gross booking revenue was ₹8,050.6 crore for FY23 as against ₹3,715.6 crores, an increase of 116.7% YoY.
• The adjusted revenue was at ₹674.9 crore in FY23, a 68.6% increase YoY as compared to adjusted revenue of ₹400.4 crore in the previous fiscal.
• EBITDA for FY23 stood at ₹191.3 crore against ₹146.9 crore in FY22, a growth of 30%.
• EBITDA margins were at 41.2% against 58.8% in FY22.
• Profit after tax for FY23 stood at ₹134.1 crore as against ₹105.9 crore in the corresponding period.