Invesco Boosts Swiggy Valuation to $8.3 Billion for Second Consecutive Time, Despite Previous Declines and Global Market Challenges

Invesco Boosts Swiggy Valuation to $8.3 Billion for Second Consecutive Time, Despite Previous Declines and Global Market Challenges

Asif Iqbal | January 4, 2024 | 10:40 PM IST | Breaking News | Follow on Google News

Invesco Boosts Swiggy Valuation to $8.3 Billion for Second Consecutive Time, Despite Previous Declines and Global Market Challenges

Invesco Boosts Swiggy Valuation to $8.3 Billion for Second Consecutive Time, Despite Previous Declines and Global Market Challenges

Invesco, a US-based asset management company, has raised the valuation of the food delivery aggregator Swiggy to $8.3 billion for the second consecutive time, according to recent regulatory filings. The valuation is as of October 21, 2023, and by the end of the month, Invesco held 28,844 shares in Swiggy with a total value of $147.6 billion. This translates to a valuation of $8.3 billion for Invesco’s investment, representing approximately a 2% stake in Swiggy, as indicated by Tracxn, a private markets data provider. The cost of acquisition for this stake was reported to be around $190.5 million.

This marks the second time Invesco has increased Swiggy’s valuation. In October of the previous year, Invesco raised Swiggy’s valuation by 42%, reaching $7.85 billion. It’s noteworthy that this adjustment followed consecutive decreases in Swiggy’s valuation. In April of the same year, Invesco reduced Swiggy’s valuation to $8 billion from the previous $10.7 billion, citing a downturn in global tech stocks. Subsequently, Invesco revised Swiggy’s valuation downward again, attributing it to slower-than-anticipated growth in the food delivery market globally.

As a result, Invesco reported Swiggy’s valuation at $5.5 billion, a significant decline from the $10.7 billion valuation the platform secured in January 2022 during its fundraising round. Despite Invesco’s approximately 6% increase in Swiggy’s valuation in the latest assessment, the company’s worth has decreased compared to its January 2022 valuation.

Investors often refer to public market valuations when evaluating private market companies, and Swiggy is no exception. The latest valuation update for Swiggy, at $8.3 billion as of October 2023, shows a slight increase. Notably, during this period, Zomato’s shares were trading slightly lower than their current levels, indicating the potential for Swiggy’s valuation to experience further growth in the coming months.

In contrast, Zomato, a publicly listed company, has been enhancing its financial performance, leading to a market capitalization exceeding ₹1 lakh crore, equivalent to over $12 billion. Additional investors in Swiggy, such as Baron Capital based in the United States, have recently adjusted the company’s valuation. As of March 2023, Baron Capital lowered the fair value of Swiggy by almost 40%, establishing its valuation at $6.5 billion.

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