Japanese telecom giant SoftBank today said its investee companies in India – Snapdeal, Oyo Rooms, Ola and Hike – saw good traction even though its own profits dropped 27 percent for the fiscal ended March.
SoftBank’s sales for 2015-16 totalled 9.15 trillion yen ($84 billion), up nearly 8 percent from the previous financial year.
Chief Executive Masayoshi Son said the Indian companies in which SoftBank has invested are growing, which include games, online messenger, and retail businesses.
According to the investor presentation, e-commerce major Snapdeal saw the value of merchandise (GMV) sold through its platform rise 90 per cent in 2015-16 over the previous fiscal.
“Repeat purchase rates increasing…Investing in supply chain technology… (Freecharge is) the fastest-growing digital wallet in India,” the presentation stated.
According to the investor presentation, e-commerce major Snapdeal saw the value of merchandise (GMV) sold through its platform rise 90 per cent in 2015-16 over the previous fiscal.
“Repeat purchase rates increasing…Investing in supply chain technology… (Freecharge is) the fastest-growing digital wallet in India,” the presentation stated.
SoftBank said Ola had seen 55 per cent improvement in expected arrival time of vehicles in 2015-16 and has the largest network of customers and cabs in India.
The Tokyo-based company said the monthly message volume on Hike, the mobile instant messenger, had seen 2.4 times y-o-y growth in the said fiscal.
“Hike is the first Indian Internet company with more than 100 million users. There is a strong engagement at 120 minutes per week… Over 100 million games have been played in the first month after launch,” the presentation said.
Another investee company, Oyo Rooms saw 15 times jump in daily booked room-night transactions in the first quarter this year.
SoftBank has also invested in InMobi, Grofers and SoftBank Energy in India.