Flipkart FY17 Revenue Growth Cuts Down Losses
While Flipkart is still filling all legal documents and other details for the Walmart acquisition, Flipkart India, the wholesale arm of Flipkart, was able to cut down losses in FY17 by 55% when compared with FY16.
According to filings at the Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA), Flipkart reported a net loss of $36 million (Rs 244 Cr) for FY17, which represents a 55% decline from the loss of the previous fiscal year that stood at $80.3 million (Rs 544.5 Cr).
On the downside, the e-commerce giant’s total expenses increased significantly by 15%. For FY16, the total expenses of the company stood at $2 billion (Rs 13,722 Cr) compared to the $2.33 billion (Rs 15,813 Cr) in FY17. However, the e-tail business witnessed revenue growth of 19% in the fiscal year of 2017 with revenues standing at...