Turtlemint Fintech Solutions Ltd — Q1 FY27 earnings call
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The short read
Turtlemint reported Q1 FY27 platform premium growth of 49% to Rs 1,204 crores and revenue growth of about 40% to Rs 294 crores, with renewal revenue up 66%. Service EBITDA grew 89% to Rs 39 crores, while adjusted EBITDA loss narrowed to approximately minus 9% of revenue from minus 21% a year earlier. Management discussed digital partner recruitment, AI initiatives in renewals and support, claims handling, and the potential impact of Motor TP pricing regulation changes.
Numbers mentioned
Platform premium: Rs 1,204 crores (Q1 FY27)
p. 4
“Our platform premium grew 49% to INR 1,204 crores, large part of it comes from B30 markets.”
Dhirendra Mahyavanshi, page 4 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Revenue: Rs 294 crores (Q1 FY27)
p. 4
“Our revenue grew by about 40% to INR 294 crores.”
Dhirendra Mahyavanshi, page 4 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Renewal revenue growth: 66% (Q1 FY27)
p. 4
“We saw strong growth in renewal. Our renewal revenue grew by about 66%.”
Dhirendra Mahyavanshi, page 4 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Service EBITDA: Rs 39 crores (Q1 FY27)
p. 4
“Our service EBITDA grew by 89% to INR 39 crores as margins continue to expand.”
Dhirendra Mahyavanshi, page 4 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Corporate overhead as percentage of revenue: 22%, down from 30% (Q1 FY27 vs Q1 FY26)
p. 5
“On a YoY basis, our corporate overhead as a percentage of revenue came down from 30% to 22%.”
Dhirendra Mahyavanshi, page 5 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Adjusted EBITDA loss as percentage of revenue: minus 9% (Q1 FY27)
p. 5
“Led by strong growth, margin expansion and operating leverage, our adjusted EBITDA loss as a percentage of revenue compared to last year of minus 21% is now minus 9%.”
Dhirendra Mahyavanshi, page 5 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Digital partners recruited: more than 32,000 (Q1 FY27)
p. 3
“In Q1, we recruited more than 32,000 digital partners, taking our total DP base to about 6,90,000 plus.”
Dhirendra Mahyavanshi, page 3 of the filed PDF · View the filing
P3M Active digital partners: 90,791 (Q1 FY27)
p. 4
“Our past three months active DPs increased to 90,791 in Q1 compared with 72,244 in the same quarter last year.”
Dhirendra Mahyavanshi, page 4 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Claims settled: more than Rs 26 crores (Q1 FY27)
p. 4
“During Q1, we helped policyholders settle claims amounting to more than INR 26 crores, there would have been some complexity delay or rejection.”
Dhirendra Mahyavanshi, page 4 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Policy count: 3.1 crores (cumulative up to Q1 FY27)
p. 4
“Our policy count up to Q1 now has touched 3.1 crores.”
Dhirendra Mahyavanshi, page 4 of the filed PDF · View the filing
AI share of support tickets: 55% (Q1 FY27)
p. 5
“AI also now handles 55% of our support tickets.”
Anand Prabhudesai, page 5 of the filed PDF · View the filing
New code generated by AI: 75% (last quarter)
p. 6
“To share one metric, in the last quarter, 75% of the new code was generated using AI.”
Anand Prabhudesai, page 6 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Vendor costs: Rs 66 crores (Q1 FY27)
p. 7
“These costs have increased by only 5% in Q1 FY27 to INR 66 crores for the quarter.”
Badri Sanjeevi, page 7 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Adjusted EBITDA loss: Rs 26 crores (Q1 FY27)
p. 7
“Adjusted EBITDA for the quarter was INR 26 crores loss or approximately minus 9% of revenues, and this represents about 37% absolute improvement over the prior year.”
Badri Sanjeevi, page 7 of the filed PDF · View the filing
PAT loss: Rs 38 crores (Q1 FY27)
p. 7
“For Q1 FY27, our profit after tax PAT was an loss of INR 38 crores or about minus 13% of revenues.”
Badri Sanjeevi, page 7 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Renewal revenue share of total revenue: 22%, up from 19% (Q1 FY27 vs prior year)
p. 10
“Renewal revenue last year was 19%. This year, it has gone up to 22% in Q1.”
Dhirendra Mahyavanshi, page 10 of the filed PDF · View the filing
What management said it would do
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Corporate overheads as percentage of revenue — 7-8% · next four to five years
stated as an aspiration by Dhirendra Mahyavanshi
p. 5
“Our corporate overheads continue to reduce and we expect over the next four to five years for it to come below to 7-8%.”
Dhirendra Mahyavanshi, page 5 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Service EBITDA margin — 23 to 24% · medium term, building via near-term steps to 16, then 18
stated as an aspiration by Dhirendra Mahyavanshi
p. 13
“We expect the service EBITDA in the near term from about 2% improvement in the near term, about 16, then 18, and then that's how it goes to about 23 to 24 as the renewal book expansion keeps building.”
Dhirendra Mahyavanshi, page 13 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Revenue growth — about 40% YoY · FY27
stated firmly by Badri Sanjeevi
p. 17
“What we broadly indicated is that we'll continue to grow our business by about 40% YoY.”
Badri Sanjeevi, page 17 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Adjusted EBITDA breakeven — breakeven · current financial year
stated as an aspiration by Badri Sanjeevi
p. 17
“We also indicated that we'll try really hard for the entire year to be adjusted EBITDA breakeven in the current year.”
Badri Sanjeevi, page 17 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Profitability timing — second half of current financial year
stated conditionally by Badri Sanjeevi
p. 17
“We also indicated in the last call that given the seasonality in the business, some of this profitability should come in the second half of the current financial year.”
Badri Sanjeevi, page 17 of the filed PDF · View the filing
PoSP market growth — 30% plus CAGR · next four to five years
stated as an aspiration by Dhirendra Mahyavanshi
p. 18
“The entire PoSP business market is growing at a healthy 30% plus CAGR, and we see that happening for the next four to five years, and it will be within these three players, is what we need.”
Dhirendra Mahyavanshi, page 18 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 explained that motor industry sales are seasonal, with H1 lighter than H2, and the company follows the renewal cycle of vehicles.
Answered by Dhirendra Mahyavanshi
Asked by Prayesh Jain: What drives seasonality in Turtlemint's motor-heavy PoSP business?
p. 8
“Q1 for the market usually is about 16-18% lesser than the Q4 market, and which is what we see in our business also.”
Dhirendra Mahyavanshi, page 8 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management said there was no other impact and take rates remained similar, with the change driven by mix of renewal versus fresh business.
Answered by Dhirendra Mahyavanshi
Asked by Prayesh Jain: Is the improvement in take rate due to renewal mix or other factors like GST?
p. 8
“No impact. Take rates are more or less similar of what it was before.”
Dhirendra Mahyavanshi, page 8 of the filed PDF · View the filing
CFO explained that other expenses include PoSP commission and that service EBITDA improved due to productivity gains and commission cost optimization.
Answered by Badri Sanjeevi
Asked by Prayesh Jain: Why have other expenses and cost per DP increased?
p. 9
“Roughly out of the 3% improvement in service EBITDA from last year to this year, roughly 2% of it comes from the non-commission operating cost, which is all the people cost and the tech cost that we have above service EBITDA, and the remaining 1% also comes from the commission cost.”
Badri Sanjeevi, page 9 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management said the impact is uncertain, insurers are awaiting the Supreme Court appeal outcome, and drew a parallel to the GST commission reset which did not hurt growth.
Answered by Dhirendra Mahyavanshi
Asked by Prayesh Jain: Could Motor TP pricing regulation or commission cuts affect the business?
p. 10
“The ramification or the impact of the industry are yet to be ascertained.”
Dhirendra Mahyavanshi, page 10 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management said renewal service EBITDA is 2.5 to 3 times higher than new business EBITDA due to lower CAC and better terms, driving margin expansion as renewal share grows.
Answered by Dhirendra Mahyavanshi
Asked by Aditya Miglani: How does the company bridge from current service EBITDA margins to the long-term 23-24% target?
p. 12
“Renewal from a service EBITDA point of view, if I were to compare renewal service EBITDA to new service EBITDA, renewal service EBITDA is about 2.5 times to 3 times higher than the new service EBITDA.”
Dhirendra Mahyavanshi, page 12 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management explained multiple cost components in service EBITDA and said sales effort and marketing costs are almost negligible for renewals compared to new business.
Answered by Dhirendra Mahyavanshi
Asked by Aditya Miglani: Is the lower CAC on renewals due to lower payout to PoSPs?
p. 13
“In a renewal business, our cost around the sales effort is almost negligible.”
Dhirendra Mahyavanshi, page 13 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management said all cohorts, old and new, continue to show productivity improvement supported by renewals, cross-sell, and premium inflation.
Answered by Badri Sanjeevi
Asked by Ansuman Deb: What gives confidence that DP productivity will keep improving?
p. 15
“Across every cohort, we continue to see our cohorts perform better as compared to the prior years.”
Badri Sanjeevi, page 15 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management said AI is helping both cost savings and growth, but it is too early to give concrete numbers on the long-term EBITDA impact.
Answered by Anand Prabhudesai
Asked by Ansuman Deb: Could AI initiatives lead to positive surprises in future EBITDA margins?
p. 16
“We do expect it to help us do new things and better performance, and that should reflect in the long term, in the EBITDA. But it's very early right now to ask talk more concretely about this.”
Anand Prabhudesai, page 16 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management said attrition patterns remain consistent with historical averages, with early attrition tapering after 18 months.
Answered by Dhirendra Mahyavanshi
Asked by Ansuman Deb: Has there been any change in DP attrition rates?
p. 16
“Then the attrition rate drops to 2-3% where basically 95% of the people after 18 months retain on the platform.”
Dhirendra Mahyavanshi, page 16 of the filed PDF · View the filing
CFO reiterated the goal of adjusted EBITDA breakeven this year and said PAT profitability should follow closely given modest costs between the two metrics.
Answered by Badri Sanjeevi
Asked by Dharshil Jhaveri: When will the company break even on PAT?
p. 18
“I just want to reiterate that adjusted EBITDA is what we are saying we'll try and achieve positive this year.”
Badri Sanjeevi, page 18 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management described a concentrated market of two to three major PoSP players with high barriers for new entrants due to scale and technology requirements.
Answered by Dhirendra Mahyavanshi
Asked by Dharshil Jhaveri: Who are Turtlemint's competitors and how difficult is it for new entrants?
p. 19
“For any new entrant, the challenge now is quite high because the entire the players have become pretty large.”
Dhirendra Mahyavanshi, page 19 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Risks flagged
Uncertainty over Motor TP reserving and potential commission regulation changes following the Supreme Court judgment
p. 10
“I'm sure there is still uncertainty about whether commissions are being cut or not.”
Prayesh Jain, page 10 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Insurance companies awaiting outcome of GIC appeal in Supreme Court before finalizing TP provisioning
p. 10
“Other insurance companies are waiting for the GIC's appeal (GI counsel's appeal) in the Supreme Court and waiting to hear the outcome of it before they look at their provisioning.”
Dhirendra Mahyavanshi, page 10 of the filed PDF · View the filing
High proportion of vehicles remain uninsured for third-party cover
p. 9
“More than 55% of the vehicles are uninsured even for TP, which is where a distribution platform like us come in play”
Dhirendra Mahyavanshi, page 9 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Regulatory outcome on commission structure remains speculative
p. 10
“It's a bit speculative, so we do not know.”
Dhirendra Mahyavanshi, page 10 of the filed PDF · View the filing
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