- Brainbees Solutions, the parent company of FirstCry, reported a Q4 FY25 net loss of ₹111.5 crore, marking a 74% increase from ₹43.2 crore in Q4 FY24.
- Despite the widening Q4 loss, Brainbees’ full-year FY25 loss narrowed by 18% to ₹264.8 crore from ₹321.5 crore in FY24.
For the fourth quarter of FY25, Brainbees Solutions, the company operating FirstCry, reported a net loss of ₹111.5 crore, up from ₹43.2 crore during the same period the previous year.
The study demonstrates moderate growth, with a scale gain of 16% year over year and a 74% increase in losses. However, compared to a loss of ₹321.5 crore in FY24, the loss for FY25 dropped by 18% to ₹264.8 crore.
While its subsidiary, GlobalBees, generated ₹398 crore in revenue for Q4 FY25, the company's primary source of income, 69% of total operating revenue, was from the sale of its products through offline stores and websites in India and abroad.
In Q4 FY25, the company's total revenue was ₹1,979 crore, up from ₹1,685 crore in Q4 FY24, thanks to an additional ₹48 crore in interest income.
The company has previously subscribed for Compulsory Convertible Preference Shares (CCPS), clearing an investment of up to ₹146 crore in GlobalBees.
The final sum of ₹146.0094 crore is based on a legal valuation and investment agreement. The most recent board approval includes an additional investment of ₹94,000.
With a market value of ₹19,631 crore, BrainBees began trading on the stock exchange at ₹446 and is currently trading at ₹357 as of May 28.
On May 26, 2025, the company also disclosed that one of its warehouses in Bengaluru, Karnataka, was the subject of an inquiry by the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), which included a search and seizure operation. Goods valued at about ₹90 lakh were seized when the search ended that same day at 9:00 PM IST.
Edited by Harshajit Sarmah
