Unicommerce — Q4 FY26 earnings call

Call held 28 Apr 2026

Management summary

Unicommerce eSolutions reported robust financial results for Q4 and FY26, with significant revenue and Adjusted EBITDA growth for the full year. The company achieved record client acquisitions and saw strong margin expansion in its standalone Uniware business. Strategic investments in AI, sales, and marketing are expected to impact near-term profitability, but management guides for higher full-year FY27 profitability. The company is also evaluating a merger with Shipway Technology Private Limited to enhance operational efficiency.

Highlights

  • FY26 Revenue grew 51.6% YoY to INR 204.3 crores, achieving 5x growth in 5 years.

  • FY26 Adjusted EBITDA grew 54.5% YoY to INR 43.9 crores, with a margin of 21.5%.

  • Uniware standalone adjusted EBITDA margin expanded significantly from 25% in FY25 to 37.5% in FY26.

  • Cash and bank balance more than doubled from INR 35.3 crores (FY25) to INR 81.3 crores (FY26), driven by INR 47 crores of cash flow from operations.

  • Onboarded 450+ enterprise clients in FY26, marking the strongest year ever, and Uniware delivered 11.7% growth in Q4 FY26, with Shipway growing 17.7% YoY in Q4 FY26.

Concerns

  • Near-term financial impact of investments (Q4 FY26, Q1 FY27, Q2 FY27) will be lower Adjusted EBITDA and PAT.

  • Shipway is currently not EBITDA positive due to ongoing growth investments.

  • ARPA fell by 11% in FY26, attributed to new client acquisition in early stages.

  • One large customer churned in FY26 due to a change in their business model.

Key financials

2 periods

Q4 FY26

  • Revenue
    ₹51.6 Cr
    YoY +14%
  • Adjusted EBITDA
    ₹9.6 Cr
    YoY +7.8%
  • PAT
    ₹3.4 Cr
    YoY +1.6%

FY26

  • Revenue
    ₹204.3 Cr
    YoY +51.6%
  • Adjusted EBITDA
    ₹43.9 Cr
    YoY +54.5%
  • Adjusted EBITDA Margin
    21.5%
  • PAT
    ₹20.5 Cr
    YoY +16.1%
  • EPS
    ₹1.78

What they filed

Q1 FY27: revenue up 14.3%, net profit up 20.3% against the same quarter last year.

₹ Cr · quarterly
Line itemQ2 FY25Q3 FY25Q4 FY25Q1 FY26Q2 FY26Q3 FY26Q4 FY26Q1 FY27
Revenue29 33 45 45 51 +75%56 +72%52 +14%51 +14%
EBITDA6 8 8 8 9 +60%11 +31%7 −16%5 −35%
Net profit4 6 3 4 6 +29%7 +17%3 +1%5 +20%
How to read this

₹ crore, as filed. The percentage beside a figure is the change against the same quarter a year earlier — never the quarter before, which would make every seasonal business look like it collapses and booms each year.

Segment breakdown

SegmentGross MarginQ4 Growth
Uniware Standalone80%11.7%
Shipway20%17.7%
International Business——

Order book

high confidence
Management no longer publishes transaction numbers due to the heterogeneous mix of transactions, but states they crossed 1 billion+ transactions in FY26.

Source: Prepared remarks

Capital allocation

high confidence
  • M&A Shipway Technology Private Limited Merger · Announced

    To improve operational efficiency, simplify corporate structure and reduce compliance requirements and overheads. It will also enable stronger go-to-market alignment across teams, better cross-selling across our combined customer base with lower contractual and compliance friction and make it easier to bring joint offerings to our customers.

    We are currently evaluating the initiation of our merger process between Unicommerce eSolutions Limited and Shipway Technology Private Limited. The objective of this proposed merger is to improve operational efficiency, simplify our corporate structure and reduce compliance requirements and overheads.
  • Liquidity Cash ₹81.3 Cr Cash and bank balance more than doubled from INR 35.3 crores at the end of FY '25 to INR 81.3 crores as of 31st March 2026.
    Our cash and bank balance stood at INR81.3 crores as of 31st March 2026 compared to INR35.3 crores as at the end of FY '25.

Guidance & targets

Growth

  • Uniware standalone business growth Growth · FY27 · High confidence double-digit growth
    we are confident of delivering a double-digit growth in Uniware... we continue to be confident of delivering a double-digit growth trajectory for the stand-alone business.

    — Kapil Makhija

  • Shipway growth Growth · future · Medium confidence high growth
    the investments we have put in place for sales and marketing and for AI-led product development, we are confident of being able to deliver high growth in the business.

    — Kapil Makhija

Profitability

  • Overall profitability Profitability · FY27 · High confidence higher full year operational profitability compared to FY26
    However, we remain confident of delivering higher full year operational profitability in FY '27 compared to FY '26.

    — Kapil Makhija

  • Adjusted EBITDA and PAT Profitability · next 2 quarters · High confidence lower compared to previous quarters
    You will see the near-term financial impact of these investments in the form of lower adjusted EBITDA and PAT over the next 2 quarters.

    — Kapil Makhija

  • Operating leverage Profitability · H2 FY27 · High confidence kick in
    We anticipate that the operating leverage will kick in from FY '27 when we start seeing higher from second half of FY '27 when we see the result of our initiatives and investments that we are putting in, in these 3 quarters.

    — Kapil Makhija

Product Development

  • AI products update Product Development · next earnings call · High confidence more complete update
    I think we're hopeful we should be able to share a more complete update in the next earnings call for you.

    — Kapil Makhija

What to watch in Q1 FY27

Adjusted EBITDA and PAT

Q1 FY27, Q2 FY27
Current Lower in Q4 FY26 due to investments
Target Lower compared to previous quarters (Q1 FY27, Q2 FY27)

Why it matters

To track the short-term impact of strategic growth investments on profitability and confirm the expected dip before recovery.

You will see the near-term financial impact of these investments in the form of lower adjusted EBITDA and PAT over the next 2 quarters.

Risks & concerns

  • Near-term profitability impact from investments

    medium

    Investments in Q4 FY26 and next 2 quarters (Q1, Q2 FY27) will lead to lower Adjusted EBITDA and PAT.

    Management acknowledged

  • Shipway not EBITDA positive

    medium

    Shipway is currently not EBITDA positive as the company is investing heavily for growth in this segment.

    Analyst acknowledged

  • Subdued NRR

    low

    NRR is above 100% but subdued due to the broader e-commerce ecosystem growth, which is outside company control.

    Analyst acknowledged

  • Customer churn

    low

    One large customer churned in FY26 due to a change in their business model, making multi-channel no longer a use case for them.

    Management acknowledged

  • Geopolitical impact on sales cycles

    low

    Small impact on sales cycles in Middle East business, becoming slightly longer in recent weeks, but normalizing as the situation normalizes.

    Analyst acknowledged

Q&A highlights

8 direct
Uniware standalone growth outlook for FY27 Direct
we are confident of delivering a double-digit growth in Uniware... we continue to be confident of delivering a double-digit growth trajectory for the stand-alone business.

Clarifies management's confidence in the core business's growth trajectory after a period of slower growth, indicating a positive outlook for the standalone segment.

Asked by Sumeet Jain

Impact of Q4 FY26 investments on near-term profitability and FY27 outlook Direct
we will invest in the next 2 quarters... we anticipate that the adjusted EBITDA and PAT will be lower compared to the previous quarters. But we are also confident that we will deliver a full year profitability higher than FY '26 and FY '27.

Provides crucial short-term financial guidance (margin compression) and long-term outlook (FY27 profitability improvement), indicating a strategic investment phase.

Asked by Sumeet Jain

Uniware ARPA decline and factors affecting it Direct
our ARPA fell by 11% in FY '26... when we acquire a client, a lot of clients end up taking our software in the early phase of their journey and they continue to grow subsequently... as these clients mature, we will see a faster growth kicking in.

Explains the ARPA decline as a function of new client acquisition in early stages and reiterates confidence in future growth as these clients mature, providing context for a key metric.

Asked by Siva

Shipway EBITDA profitability and gross margins Direct
we are not EBITDA positive in Shipway because those are the investments we are doing in to drive growth. At the same time, in the stand-alone business, we have seen our adjusted EBITDA improved from 25% to 37.5% for the full year.

Clarifies that Shipway is currently in an investment phase and not EBITDA positive, while highlighting strong margin expansion in the standalone Uniware business, differentiating performance across segments.

Asked by Siva

AI-First Strategy and competitive landscape Direct
we've become an AI-first company. Not only are we launching AI native products, but we are also embedding AI across our go-to-market functions... AI can write the code, it is very hard to replicate these relationships.

Details the company's AI strategy, its integration across functions, and how it views AI as a differentiator rather than a threat to its core business model, addressing competitive concerns.

Asked by Sumeet Jain

Merger process with Shipway Technology Private Limited Direct
We are currently evaluating the initiation of our merger process between Unicommerce eSolutions Limited and Shipway Technology Private Limited. The objective of this proposed merger is to improve operational efficiency, simplify our corporate structure and reduce compliance requirements and overheads.

Signals a significant corporate restructuring aimed at operational efficiency and market alignment, which could impact future financial reporting and strategy.

International market expansion and contribution Direct
international market... became profitable in this year and continues to grow stronger than the domestic business. The relative contribution is smaller. It used to be 4% to 5%. It has improved to about 6% to 7% in this year.

Provides an update on the growing international business, its profitability, and increasing contribution to overall revenue, indicating diversification and new growth avenues.

Asked by Majid Ahamed

Top 10 customer revenue growth and price escalation strategy Direct
the growth that you're seeing in the top 10 customers is largely the transaction growth. There is no price escalation yet baked into the large customers because those are existing contracts and we haven't yet started to implement the price escalation on our existing contracts.

Explains the slower growth in top 10 customer revenue, clarifies that it's volume-driven, and outlines the future strategy to implement price escalation in existing contracts, addressing a potential concern about client concentration.

Asked by Vansh Gupta

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Detailed narrative

Strong FY26 Financial Performance and 5-Year Growth Trajectory

Unicommerce eSolutions reported robust financial results for FY26, with revenue growing 51.6% year-on-year to INR 204.3 crores, up from INR 134.8 crores in FY25. Adjusted EBITDA also saw significant growth of 54.5% to INR 43.9 crores, resulting in an Adjusted EBITDA margin of 21.5%. This performance reflects a 5x growth in revenue over the last five years, from INR 40 crores in FY21, consistently meeting the 'Rule of 40' benchmark for SaaS companies.

Strategic Investments Impacting Near-Term Profitability

The company has initiated stepped-up investments starting Q4 FY26, focusing on sales and marketing expansion, AI-led product development, and strengthening leadership across both Uniware and Shipway platforms. These investments led to Q4 FY26 Adjusted EBITDA growing only 7.8% YoY to INR 9.6 crores and PAT growing 1.6% to INR 3.4 crores. Management anticipates lower Adjusted EBITDA and PAT over the next two quarters (Q1 and Q2 FY27) due to these investments, but expects higher full-year FY27 operational profitability compared to FY26, with operating leverage kicking in from H2 FY27.

Growth in Core Platforms and Record Client Acquisition

Uniware delivered 11.7% growth in Q4 FY26 and is expected to maintain double-digit growth in subsequent quarters. Shipway grew faster at 17.7% year-on-year in Q4. The company onboarded over 450 enterprise clients in FY26, marking its strongest year ever for client acquisition, with 149 clients acquired in Q4 alone. The standalone Uniware business also saw its adjusted EBITDA margin expand significantly from 25% in FY25 to 37.5% in FY26.

AI-First Strategy and New Product Adoption

Unicommerce has adopted an 'AI-first' strategy, embedding AI across go-to-market functions and launching AI-native products like Catalyst (ConvertWay), UniBot (Uniware), and ShipSense (Shipway). Newer modules are gaining traction, with 40-45% of Uniware enterprise customers now using quick commerce and B2B modules. UniReco, a new reconciliation product, achieved 5-6% adoption within three quarters of launch, demonstrating early success in driving new product adoption.

International Expansion and Proposed Merger

The international Uniware business turned profitable in FY26 and is growing faster than the domestic business, now contributing 6-7% of total revenue, up from 4-5% previously. The company operates in 7 geographies, with a focus on Dubai, Philippines, and Malaysia for deeper penetration. Additionally, Unicommerce is evaluating a merger process with Shipway Technology Private Limited to improve operational efficiency, simplify corporate structure, and enhance go-to-market alignment, aiming for better cross-selling and joint offerings.

Strong Cash Generation and Debt-Free Status

The company demonstrated strong cash generation, with cash flow from operations reaching INR 47 crores in FY26, up from INR 28 crores in FY25. This led to a doubling of cash and bank balances from INR 35.3 crores at the end of FY25 to INR 81.3 crores by March 31, 2026. Unicommerce remains debt-free, providing financial flexibility for future growth and strategic initiatives, including selective acquisitions in adjacent white spaces.

ARPA and Top Customer Dynamics

While the company achieved record client acquisitions, ARPA (Average Revenue Per Account) saw an 11% decline in FY26, attributed to new clients being in early stages of their journey and expected to grow subsequently. Top 10 customer revenue grew by approximately 3.5% in FY26, primarily driven by transaction volume rather than price escalation, as existing contracts for large customers have not yet incorporated the new price escalation strategy. One large customer churned due to a change in their business model, making multi-channel no longer a use case for them.

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