IXIGO Q3 FY26 earnings call.
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Revenue
₹317.66 Cr
verified against source
Revenue YoY
31%
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EBITDA
₹30.8 Cr
latest reported figure
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IXigo delivered a resilient Q3 FY26 with revenue of Rs 317.7 crore (+31% YoY) and PAT of Rs 24 crore (+64% YoY) despite a severe 12-day flight disruption in December where a leading airline cancelled/rescheduled ~4,500 flights. Management proactively refunded full ticket amounts plus convenience/exigency fees, gaining market share and goodwill. International flights GTV surged >50% YoY, now exceeding 20% of total flight GTV, with strong Tier 2/3 city demand. Bus business continues its exceptional trajectory, scaling from ~Rs 400-500 crore GTV at acquisition (2021) to Rs 2,400 crore today (~6x growth), maintaining 40-50% YoY growth. AI handled 90% of voice calls (150,000+) during the December crisis with customer satisfaction metrics stable. Hotels remains in product-market-fit phase; management flagged the 'what you see vs what you get' problem in budget hotels as primary friction to solve before scaling. Key risk: Q4 faces Kumbh Mela base effect (mid-to-high single digit GTV contribution in Q4 FY25).
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Guidance to track
- Management explicitly stated comfort operating bus margins in the '40s' and even 'one or two percentage points lower' but not wanting margins to fall into the 30s, indicating intentional near-term profitability trade-off for growth.
- Company established Singapore subsidiary as a channel for overseas investments in AI and travel technology, with focus on exceptional teams and products with strong strategic synergies similar to Confirmed Ticket or Abhibus acquisitions.
- From the Rs 250 crore preferential issue, 25% (~Rs 62.5 crore) earmarked for inorganic growth opportunities and 25% for organic AI initiatives, with investment committee including Shailesh Lakhani (ex-Managing Director, Peak15) and Rajesh Saini (Founder, GSF India).
Risks flagged
- Q4 FY25 benefited from Kumbh Mela driving mid-to-high single-digit GTV across all verticals. This creates a challenging comparable for Q4 FY26, with secondary effects like elevated average transaction values.
- Management explicitly admitted hotels is 'still not at the product market fit stage' and acknowledged 'what you see versus what you get' problem in budget segment remains unsolved. Revenue growth described as 'good quote unquote' suggesting underlying weakness.
- Analyst directly questioned timing and specifics of AI investments; management response was philosophical ('once in a lifetime opportunity') without quantifiable commitments, targets, or expected ROI timeline.
- Analyst specifically asked about direct supply percentages and scaling roadmap. Management deflected, saying 'you have to be a little patient' and recommended using the app to observe changes—evasive response on a material business question.
Key quotes
- When we take such calls, the only lens we apply is whether we are doing the right thing for our customers in that moment. Travel is a high trust category and moments of disruption are when that trust is most visibly tested.
- AI is not just a cost lever but trust and experience lever especially in moments of crisis. Even though overall customer contact volumes more than doubled, resolution times remained within internal benchmarks and customer satisfaction metrics stayed stable.
- We have been calling out for at least three to four quarters that we have been seeing the opportunity to push the pedal on growth on buses given how low the penetration of digital bookings is in the country and it's still in the low 20s.
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