Blinkit Posts ₹102 Cr Adjusted EBITDA Despite ₹308 Cr Inventory Loss
Eternal’s quick-commerce business Blinkit reported ₹102 crore in positive adjusted EBITDA in Q1 FY27, while inventory expiry, damage, transit losses and theft accounted for 1.8% of ₹17,132 crore net order value—about ₹308 crore.
Blinkit, Eternal’s largest business, reported Rs 102 crore adjusted EBITDA profit in Q1 FY27. The quick-commerce platform disclosed inventory-related losses equivalent to 1.8% of Rs 17,132 crore NOV, or about Rs 308 crore.
Why this matters
The result follows Blinkit's Q1 update on adding 200 dark stores. A related estimate found quarterly inventory losses were nearly three times adjusted EBITDA, sharpening focus on the cost of rapid quick-commerce expansion.
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