Chatterbox Technologies Ltd — Q1 FY27 earnings call
Summary generated by AI from the official transcript Chatterbox Technologies Ltd filed with BSE on 03 Jul 2026. Every statement cites a verbatim quote from that document — open any citation to read it. This is a record of what management said, not a recommendation. How we check these summaries
The short read
Chatterbox Technologies reported FY26 revenue from operations of Rs 84.22 crore, up approximately 42.5% year-on-year from Rs 59.12 crore in FY25, with EBITDA rising to Rs 14.32 crore and profit after tax at Rs 9.2 crore. Management said margins moderated during the year due to continued investment in talent, platform capabilities and new business verticals, with EBITDA margin at 17% and PAT margin at 10.9%. Management also discussed revenue diversification across Chatterbox Represent, Brand Solutions and ChtrSocial, international expansion through a Dubai subsidiary, and plans to relaunch the AAGE edutainment app during the current financial year.
Numbers mentioned
Revenue from operations: INR84.22 crores (FY26)
p. 6
“For financial year '26, revenue from operations stood at INR84.22 crores compared to INR59.12 crores in financial year '25, representing growth of approximately 42.5% year-on-year.”
Pooja Mehta, page 6 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Total income: INR84.94 crores (FY26)
p. 6
“The total income for the year stood at INR84.94 crores.”
Pooja Mehta, page 6 of the filed PDF · View the filing
EBITDA: INR14.32 crores (FY26)
p. 6
“EBITDA for financial year '26 increased to INR14.32 crores compared to INR12.16 crores in financial year '25.”
Pooja Mehta, page 6 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Profit after tax: INR9.2 crores (FY26)
p. 6
“Profit after tax stood at INR9.2 crores compared to INR8.86 crores in financial year '25.”
Pooja Mehta, page 6 of the filed PDF · View the filing
EBITDA margin: 17% (FY26)
p. 6
“EBITDA margin stood at 17% while profit after tax margin stood at 10.9% for financial year '26.”
Pooja Mehta, page 6 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Profit after tax margin: 10.9% (FY26)
p. 6
“EBITDA margin stood at 17% while profit after tax margin stood at 10.9% for financial year '26.”
Pooja Mehta, page 6 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Chatterbox Represent revenue contribution: 39.27% (FY26)
p. 6
“During financial year '26, Chatterbox Represent contributed 39.27% of revenue, Brand Solutions contributed 36.18% of revenue, ChtrSocial contributed 24.55% of revenue.”
Pooja Mehta, page 6 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Domestic revenue contribution: approximately 82% (FY26)
p. 6
“Geographically, domestic business contributed approximately 82% of revenue while international market contributed around 18%, providing an early foundation for future global growth.”
Pooja Mehta, page 6 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Net worth: INR70.06 crores (FY26)
p. 6
“The IPO has significantly strengthened our balance sheet with net worth increasing to INR70.06 crores as of financial year 26.”
Pooja Mehta, page 6 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Trade receivables not due: about 17.5 crores of INR26 crores (FY26)
p. 10
“As of the INR26 crores that we see on the books as trade receivables as of March, about 17.5 of those are not due, which means we've billed them but the credit period, standard credit period of 60 days is not yet over.”
Farrel Arora, page 10 of the filed PDF · View the filing
What management said it would do
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AAGE app launch — launch of AAGE edutainment app · current FY
stated firmly by Raj Mishra
p. 10
“In this FY is what we are aiming for, yes.”
Raj Mishra, page 10 of the filed PDF · View the filing
ChtrSocial revenue — double the revenue for the business · upcoming months
stated as an aspiration by Raj Mishra
p. 9
“we absolutely at a bare minimum expect to double down on the revenue for the business in the upcoming months and then scale it even into further heights as we move forward”
Raj Mishra, page 9 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Net margin FY27 — similar margins · FY27
stated as an aspiration by Farrel Arora
p. 17
“In terms of margins, we expect the similar margins to continue.”
Farrel Arora, page 17 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Net margin FY27 — higher than current level · FY27
stated as an aspiration by Farrel Arora
p. 17
“Yes, we are targeting higher on that.”
Farrel Arora, page 17 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Revenue growth — medium to long term
stated as an aspiration by Raj Mishra
p. 16
“we do remain pretty optimistic about sustaining healthy growth over the medium to long term and we are pretty bullish about the same”
Raj Mishra, page 16 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Trade receivable days — well-managed receivable days
stated as an aspiration by Raj Mishra
p. 11
“our objective is absolutely to ensure that receivable days remain well-managed, which the finance team is completely on top of it through disciplined credit policies and active collections”
Raj Mishra, page 11 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Q&A highlights
Management's answers to analyst questions, in Parakho's words rather than a transcript. Each row names who answered and carries the verbatim quote it was drawn from.
Management said growth will come from multiple engines including ChtrSocial, technology/AI capabilities, exclusive talent management, and international expansion.
Answered by Raj Mishra
Asked by Mayuresh Raut: Which business verticals will be the primary growth engines over the next 2-3 years?
p. 8
“we believe growth will come from multiple engines rather than a single business, which is one of the strengths of our platform”
Raj Mishra, page 8 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Farrel Arora said ChtrSocial and the production arm have the highest margin contribution, while Represent offers scalability.
Answered by Farrel Arora
Asked by Mayuresh Raut: Which segments generate the highest margins and where is the greatest operating leverage?
p. 9
“in terms of margins, yes, ChtrSocial and our production arm essentially has the highest margin contribution and we continue to see this going forward as well”
Farrel Arora, page 9 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management described it as an edutainment app combining short-form video and learning, targeting launch this fiscal year.
Answered by Farrel Arora
Asked by Shruti Malpani: What is the AAGE app and its target launch timeline?
p. 10
“it's an edutainment app basically. It mixes short-form video content with sort of learning as well.”
Farrel Arora, page 10 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management attributed growth to a mix of higher ticket sizes with existing clients, new client wins, and international contribution.
Answered by Farrel Arora
Asked by Vansh Rathore: How did the company achieve higher volume growth in FY26?
p. 11
“it's a mix of all the three. So while we are consciously trying to increase our ticket sizes with our existing clients as well as the new clients that we onboard, we also see a good contribution coming from the organic growth across all the segments and verticals that we have”
Farrel Arora, page 11 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management said they do not disclose formal net revenue retention metrics but described qualitative growth from existing clients.
Answered by Raj Mishra
Asked by Vansh Rathore: How did net revenue retention look for the year?
p. 12
“we personally don't disclose formal net revenue retention metrics”
Raj Mishra, page 12 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Curt Marvis discussed the Lionsgate analogy on long-term value creation and declined to comment on a potential merger.
Answered by Curt Marvis
Asked by Keshav: Why has the market cap fallen since listing, and will QYOU Media merge with Chatterbox at the current market cap?
p. 16
“that's not something that I would either comment on or discuss other than the fact that we're always looking at ways to increase shareholder value”
Curt Marvis, page 16 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management said they do not provide specific financial guidance but see a larger opportunity ahead given industry growth rates.
Answered by Raj Mishra
Asked by Nitin: Will revenue growth exceed the 42% seen in FY26?
p. 16
“While we don't really provide specific financial guidance, we believe the opportunity ahead is significantly larger than where we are today.”
Raj Mishra, page 16 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Farrel Arora said the delay in results was due to a personal family exigency and committed to strengthening the approach going forward.
Answered by Farrel Arora
Asked by Vishal: What net margins can be expected in FY27, and is there room for improvement in investor communication?
p. 17
“the delay this this particular year between the results announcement and this was due to a personal family exigency of one of our promoters, which also led us to the delay, but we are here, we are answering all the questions and we look forward to strengthen this approach in the future as well”
Farrel Arora, page 17 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Risks flagged
Margins moderated during the year due to continued investment in talent, platform and business expansion
p. 6
“While EBITDA and profit after tax grew in absolute terms, margins moderated during the year as we continued investing in talent acquisition, platform capabilities, business expansion initiatives, and scaling new business verticals.”
Pooja Mehta, page 6 of the filed PDF · View the filing
AAGE app development was paused due to other priorities including the IPO
p. 9
“that was put on hold while there were so many other key projects that the company was doing including the IPO itself”
Farrel Arora, page 9 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Delay between results announcement and earnings call due to a personal family exigency
p. 17
“the delay this this particular year between the results announcement and this was due to a personal family exigency of one of our promoters”
Farrel Arora, page 17 of the filed PDF · View the filing
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