Meesho Ltd — Q1 FY27 earnings call
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The short read
Meesho reported continued NMV growth, with management noting sequential moderation driven by seasonal shifts such as Eid moving between quarters and lower year-on-year S&M spend increases compared to the prior year. Logistics costs faced pressure from fuel price hikes and minimum wage increases during the quarter, which management said were largely offset by efficiency gains, with cost per delivered order declining by about a rupee versus the previous quarter. Management also discussed new initiatives including Kirana Club, a low-cost local logistics network for grocery categories, and provided detail on the GTA reorganisation of Valmo's middle-mile and last-mile operations under VTPL.
Numbers mentioned
Cost per delivered order change: down by about a rupee (Q1 FY27 vs previous quarter)
p. 6
“in the data book that we've shared, you would be able to see that our cost per delivered order actually came down even during this quarter by about a rupee versus kind of the previous quarter”
Dhiresh Bansal, page 6 of the filed PDF · View the filing
AOV year-on-year decline: about 2% (Q1 FY27)
p. 6
“I think if I look at the last quarter, AOV declined by about 2% year-on-year.”
Dhiresh Bansal, page 6 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Baseline AOV decline expectation: about 5% year-on-year (Annual)
p. 6
“During the course of a year as we kind of keep passing on efficiencies, the baseline AOV decline should be about 5% year-on-year.”
Dhiresh Bansal, page 6 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Annual budget cap on new initiatives: INR200 crores (Annual)
p. 12
“roughly about INR200 crores is kind of the annual budget cap that we have around new initiatives in terms of EBITDA”
Dhiresh Bansal, page 12 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Valmo share of logistics: about 50% (Q1 FY27)
p. 13
“In terms of quantification, I think again last quarter was about 50%, similar to kind of the previous quarter before that.”
Dhiresh Bansal, page 13 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Sellers advertising on platform: close to two-thirds (Q1 FY27)
p. 9
“I think close to about two-thirds of our GMV contributing sellers do ads.”
Dhiresh Bansal, page 9 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Sellers for whom Meesho is primary income source: more than 50%
p. 9
“So more than for more than 50% of our sellers, let's say, we would be a primary source of income.”
Dhiresh Bansal, page 9 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Annual frequency growth: 9% year-on-year
p. 10
“if you look at overall the annual frequency with a 29% ADU growth still continued to go up by about 9% year-on-year”
Dhiresh Bansal, page 10 of the filed PDF · View the filing
ADU growth: 29%
p. 10
“if you look at overall the annual frequency with a 29% ADU growth still continued to go up by about 9% year-on-year”
Dhiresh Bansal, page 10 of the filed PDF · View the filing
What management said it would do
A record of statements made on the call, in the words management used. Parakho does not forecast, endorse or assess them, and their presence here is not a view on whether they will happen.
NMV growth — 25% CAGR · next five years
stated firmly by Dhiresh Bansal
p. 16
“we have a long-term growth guidance that we have kind of mentioned of the next five years of 25% CAGR, which is kind of obviously higher in the initial years and maybe lower in kind of the later years”
Dhiresh Bansal, page 16 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Logistics cost efficiency — upcoming quarters
stated firmly by Dhiresh Bansal
p. 6
“we are kind of continuing to now become more and more efficient, which will start showing up in the upcoming quarters”
Dhiresh Bansal, page 6 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Contribution margin
stated as an aspiration by Dhiresh Bansal
p. 14
“I think these will be the two things which will continue to drive up the contribution margin in our expectation.”
Dhiresh Bansal, page 14 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Q2/Q3 growth trajectory — Q2 and Q3 FY27
stated firmly by Dhiresh Bansal
p. 14
“on a Q2 and Q3 combined basis, we will look similar to the trajectory that we are on”
Dhiresh Bansal, page 14 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Grocery / low-cost logistics network expansion
stated as an aspiration by Vidit Aatrey
p. 5
“we believe it's again quite important for the long run. If we make that supply chain work, we should be able to extend our value proposition to many more price points and categories in the long run.”
Vidit Aatrey, page 5 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Kirana Club contribution to P&L — long term
stated as an aspiration by Vidit Aatrey
p. 4
“on Kirana Club, I think first of all, contribution to P&L will happen over the long term.”
Vidit Aatrey, page 4 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 logistics cost reduction will continue at a good pace despite fuel and wage hikes, which are treated as small blips.
Answered by Vidit Aatrey
Asked by Sachin Salgaonkar: How should logistics cost trend given fuel and wage inflation versus efficiency initiatives?
p. 3
“you should anticipate that we will continue to reduce our logistics cost at a very good pace, something that we have talked about even during the IPO”
Vidit Aatrey, page 3 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management declined to disclose specific figures but confirmed Meesho Mall's ad revenue share of NMV is higher than the overall platform.
Answered by Vidit Aatrey
Asked by Sachin Salgaonkar: What is Meesho Mall's contribution to NMV and ad revenue?
p. 4
“the ad revenue that comes from brands on Meesho Mall as a percentage of NMV is higher than the overall platform because brands tend to basically spend higher as compared to a typical seller overall in the economy”
Vidit Aatrey, page 4 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management said fuel and wage cost increases were absorbed in the quarter and efficiency gains are expected to continue showing in coming quarters.
Answered by Dhiresh Bansal
Asked by Vivek M: Does Q1 already capture all cost pressures, or is there upside risk to logistics costs going forward?
p. 6
“I think all of those have been absorbed, of course, in the quarter.”
Dhiresh Bansal, page 6 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management said Valmo's share is materially unchanged from the prior quarter and that VTPL financials will not directly reflect the full picture since first-mile and sort center operations stay with Meesho Limited.
Answered by Dhiresh Bansal
Asked by Vijit Jain: What is Valmo's current share of volumes and will VTPL financial disclosure reveal this going forward?
p. 7
“Valmo share is no different materially from what it was in the previous quarter.”
Dhiresh Bansal, page 7 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management said competitive intensity has always been high in the sector and has not changed materially in either direction.
Answered by Vidit Aatrey
Asked by Gaurav Rateria: Is competitive intensity from horizontal e-commerce platforms increasing, particularly for low-priced goods?
p. 11
“I don't think it ever went down even before like some of the changes that you were referring to, even before that, I think changes have continued to happen.”
Vidit Aatrey, page 11 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management said they took legal and accounting opinions supporting the model, and no regulatory authority has raised questions with them directly.
Answered by Dhiresh Bansal
Asked by Swapnil: What is the nature of the GST/GTA dispute raised by a proxy advisory firm?
p. 12
“there has been no question asked by any regulatory authority or tax authority to us on this matter”
Dhiresh Bansal, page 12 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management said the law is currently stayed by courts and they are seeking clarification, while conservatively provisioning for the cost.
Answered by Dhiresh Bansal
Asked by Aditya Soman: Does Q2/Q3 guidance factor in the Karnataka Gig Workers Act welfare fee?
p. 14
“the court has kind of put a stay on any actions there. From a conservative standpoint, we continue to make provisions and provide for any of those costs into our P&L.”
Dhiresh Bansal, page 14 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management attributed moderation to seasonality shifts and higher prior-year S&M spend, and said merchant base growth reflects product and onboarding improvements rather than a negative trend.
Answered by Vidit Aatrey
Asked by Aditya Suresh: What explains the sequential moderation in NMV growth and the decline in NMV per seller?
p. 15
“apart from like last financial year having higher share of S&M spends making that number look higher. Apart from that, nothing else in the core business has changed.”
Vidit Aatrey, page 15 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Risks flagged
Fuel price and minimum wage increases raising logistics costs
p. 6
“we did see fuel price hike coming through on both Valmo network as well as some of the other 3PLs. And equivalently there were also certain minimum wage changes that kind of happened across the ecosystem.”
Dhiresh Bansal, page 6 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Karnataka Gig Workers Act welfare fee exposure, currently under legal stay
p. 14
“the Karnataka Gig Worker law is something that we are kind of currently seeking clarifications on and we have kind of also asked those in conjunction with many other players who are in the consumer internet space.”
Dhiresh Bansal, page 14 of the filed PDF · View the filing
GST/GTA classification dispute raised by a proxy advisory firm
p. 12
“the news flow that you are kind of referring to is in relation to the GTA model that we kind of just mentioned.”
Dhiresh Bansal, page 12 of the filed PDF · View the filing
High and persistent competitive intensity in the e-commerce sector
p. 11
“competition and intensity of competition in our sector has always been there.”
Vidit Aatrey, page 11 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Kirana Club and low-cost logistics network are still pre-product-market fit
p. 12
“We are still pre-product-market fit. A lot of assumptions have to come true for us to say that we have basically made this work for some of these products and categories.”
Vidit Aatrey, page 12 of the filed PDF · View the filing
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