Zomato Q2 net loss widens to Rs 434.9 cr; announces 3 key investments

Online food delivery platform Zomato on Wednesday reported widening of its consolidated net loss to Rs 434.9 crore for the quarter ended September 30, 2021, mainly on account of investments in the growth of its food delivery business.

The company had posted a net loss of Rs 229.8 crore for the corresponding period of the previous fiscal, Zomato Ltd said in a regulatory filing.

Consolidated revenue from operations of the company stood at Rs 1,024.2 crore for the quarter under consideration. It was Rs 426 crore for the same period a year ago, it added.

“Why did our losses go up? This was due to investments in the growth of our food delivery business,” Zomato Founder & CEO Deepinder Goyal and CFO Akshant Goyal said in a letter.