Smartworks Coworking Spaces Limited delivered strong Q3FY26 results, demonstrating significant progress in its financial and operational metrics. The managed office platform reported revenue growth of 34% year-on-year to ₹4,721 million, marking its entry into a clear cash-compounding phase with improved margins, returns, and cash flows.

Financial Performance Highlights

The company's Q3FY26 performance showcased robust growth across key financial metrics. Revenue from operations reached ₹4,721 million, representing an 11% quarter-on-quarter increase alongside the strong 34% year-on-year growth.

Normalized EBITDA surged 86% year-on-year to ₹847 million, with margins expanding by 150 basis points quarter-on-quarter to 17.9%. The company achieved normalized profit before tax of ₹404 million, marking a 647% year-on-year increase and 65% quarter-on-quarter growth.

Milestone Achievement in Profitability

Smartworks achieved a significant milestone by turning Ind-AS PAT positive for the first time, reporting ₹12 million in Q3FY26. While the company has been profitable on a normalized basis for several years, this development reflects increasing alignment between operating performance and reported profitability as the portfolio matures.

Operational Scale and Occupancy Metrics

The company continued expanding its operational footprint while maintaining strong occupancy levels. Total Super Built-up Area (SBA) reached 15.3 million square feet, including leased SBA of 11.1 million square feet. The quarter saw addition of 2.6 million square feet in total SBA.

The company operates 63 total centres across 15 cities, with 55 leased centres currently operational. Seats retention rate remained strong at 93% for the quarter ended December 31, 2025.

Enterprise-Led Growth Strategy

Smartworks continued its focus on enterprise-led growth, with 90% of rental revenue contributed by enterprise clients. The 1,000+ seat cohort contributed 36% of rental revenue in Q3FY26, up from 35% in Q2FY26 and 29% in FY25. These large-format deployments come with longer tenures, with the 1,000+ seat cohort averaging 52 months total tenure and 38 months lock-in tenure.

Enhanced Capital Efficiency

Return on Capital Employed (ROCE) improved meaningfully from 14% in Q2FY26 to 21% in Q3FY26. This inflection demonstrates that incremental scale is translating into higher capital efficiency, supported by margin expansion, improving asset turnover, and disciplined capital deployment.

Strong Balance Sheet Position

Smartworks ended Q3FY26 net-debt negative at ₹(418) million, with gross debt reducing to ₹2,327 million from ₹3,446 million in Q3FY25. Cash and equivalents stood at ₹2,745 million. The company benefited from a two-notch credit rating upgrade to CARE A (Stable) from CARE BBB+ (Positive), reflecting improved financial profile and debt servicing ability.

Cash Flow Performance

Operating cash flow remained structurally healthy with OCF-to-EBITDA conversion above 1x. Normalized operating cash flow reached ₹1,009 million in Q3FY26, representing a 148% year-on-year increase. The strong cash generation reflects the enterprise-led billing cycles, stable receivables, and lower working-capital volatility.

Industry Diversification

The company maintains a diversified client base across industries, with IT, Technology & Software Development contributing 38% of Q3FY26 rental revenue, Business Consulting & Professional Services at 17%, Engineering & Manufacturing at 11%, BFSI at 8%, and others comprising 26%. This diversification reduces concentration risk while improving stability and predictability.

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Financial Performance Highlights

The company's standalone financial results demonstrate a significant recovery with key metrics showing substantial improvement across multiple parameters.

The company's revenue from operations grew by 35.45% year-on-year to ₹4,609.85 crores in Q3 FY26, compared to ₹3,402.93 crores in the corresponding quarter of the previous year. Total income increased to ₹4,773.87 crores from ₹3,526.07 crores, marking a 35.38% growth.

Consolidated Performance Shows Stronger Results

On a consolidated basis, the company and its subsidiaries reported even stronger performance with a profit of ₹12.40 crores in Q3 FY26 compared to a loss of ₹160.25 crores in Q3 FY25. Consolidated revenue from operations reached ₹4,721.28 crores, up from ₹3,518.27 crores in the previous year. The company also demonstrated improved profitability metrics with EBITDA reaching ₹306.00 million compared to ₹218.00 million in the previous year.

Operational Efficiency and Cost Management

Smartworks demonstrated improved operational efficiency with better cost management across various expense categories. Operating expenses increased to ₹1,310.72 crores from ₹1,015.51 crores, while employee benefits expense rose to ₹230.99 crores from ₹148.05 crores, reflecting business expansion and workforce growth. The company's EBITDA margin improvement to 64.75% from 62.02% indicates enhanced operational leverage and cost optimization.

Nine-Month Performance Overview

For the nine months ended December 31, 2025, the company reported standalone revenue of ₹12,393.79 crores compared to ₹9,910.05 crores in the corresponding period of FY25, representing a 25.06% growth. However, the company recorded a net loss of ₹80.05 crores for the nine-month period, significantly lower than the ₹546.62 crores loss in the previous year.

IPO Proceeds Utilization

The company provided an update on the utilization of its IPO proceeds raised during the quarter ended September 30, 2025. Out of the total gross proceeds of ₹4,450.00 million from the fresh issue, ₹2,723.06 million has been utilized as of December 31, 2025.

The company has fully utilized the allocated amount for debt repayment while continuing to deploy funds for capital expenditure related to fit-outs in new centres and security deposits. The unutilized proceeds are temporarily invested in escrow accounts, monitoring accounts, and fixed deposits.

Regulatory and Operational Updates

The company noted the impact of new Labour Codes implemented by the Government of India effective November 21, 2025, which resulted in a one-time increase in employee benefit provisions of ₹5.34 million. The company continues to monitor developments related to the finalization of central and state rules under these codes.

The quarterly results were reviewed by the Audit Committee and approved by the Board of Directors at their respective meetings held on January 15, 2026, with limited review conducted by statutory auditors Deloitte Haskins & Sells LLP.