C. E. Info Systems Limited (MAPMYINDIA) Earnings Call Transcript & Summary

December 2, 2024

National Stock Exchange of India IN Information Technology Software special 92 min

Earnings Call Speaker Segments

Operator

operator
#1

Ladies and gentlemen, good day, and welcome to the MapmyIndia conference call hosted by Anand Rathi Shares and Stock Brokers. [Operator Instructions] I now hand the conference over to Mr. Shobit Singhal. Thank you, and over to you, sir.

Shobit Singhal

analyst
#2

Thank you, Sagar. Good evening, everyone. On behalf of Anand Rathi Shares and Brokers Limited, we welcome you all to the conference call of C.E. Info Systems to discuss developments which company had announced last Friday. To discuss the same, we have with us Mr. Rakesh Verma sir, Co-Founder, Chairman and Managing Director, Rohan Verma, who is our CEO and Executive Director. And from the team, we have Mr. Nikhil Kumar, President, Geospatial Business; Ms. Sapna Ahuja, who is the Chief Operating Officer; and Ankeet Bhat, who is the Chief Business Officer of Enterprise Limited. I will now hand over the call to Mr. Verma for his opening remarks. Thank you, and over to you, sir.

Rakesh Verma

executive
#3

Thank you, Shobit, and welcome to all the participants. I think all of you must be anxiously looking at and wanting to hear from us about the outcome of the last Board meeting held on November 29, Friday. The outcome of the Board meeting was posted on the stock exchange right away. Yesterday night, we also posted the MapmyIndia's official version in the form of a press release. I hope most of you must have gotten a chance to look at the press release, also read it and understand it. I will suggest -- I know you have more -- we will have questions. So it's better that I stop here. And just to let you know, the entire management team of MapmyIndia is here to answer your questions in the manner you ask. Thank you so much. Shobit?

Operator

operator
#4

[Operator Instructions] Our first question comes from Mr. Shobit Singhal.

Shobit Singhal

analyst
#5

Sir, I have one question from my side. So do you think the decision to run the B2C as a separate company for this 10% is in the right interest of the shareholders, as we have invested in B2C segment over the last few quarters now?

Rakesh Verma

executive
#6

Okay. Let me address it in a very simple way. The Board considered all possible options. And the options, there were 3 different options. Option 1 was related to why not B2C business being done within the company itself as a vertical. The issue that came up was, it will adversely -- it has started impacting the P&L, meaning decline in margin. So what do we do? Last 2 quarters, we have been talking a bit in the investor call about our interest to get into B2C, which is a long-term play. And long term, I mean, 2 to 3 years minimum. The -- at least the management was not getting any very positive response from the investors on that front. What we thought that maybe on a yearly basis, the investors would consider this kind of a long-term investment in something new. But again, we found that it was more on a quarter-on-quarter basis, which everybody looks at. Of course, we are not going to be affected that much by what -- different investors think differently. There are investors who look at long-term play very much. Now, the second option was why not create a subsidiary of MapmyIndia, and in that subsidiary, we do the consumer business. The issue was again the same like, subsidiary, if we own more than 20% in the subsidiary, then the problem doesn't get solved. The problem that gets solved would be the MapmyIndia doesn't have the DNA or the people-wise, and the thinking of the management, I'm not talking about Rohan, the rest of the folks, who have a good understanding of what to do with the B2C business. That could have been solved in the subsidiary, but the impact on P&L would have remained the same. So the third option was we go ahead and let it be done outside the company. And we examined and we found a lot of symbiotic -- a lot of advantages if the two companies work closely in the interest of all. But -- and ultimately lead to a win-win situation. So this was the rationale that -- on which we decided to let the new company do the B2C business.

Operator

operator
#7

The next question comes from Anuj Kotewar from JM Financial.

Abhishek Kumar

analyst
#8

Yes. This is Abhishek on behalf of Anuj here. Sir, I have a question that has been asked to me over the last couple of days by investors. So let me just kind of be...

Rakesh Verma

executive
#9

Can you speak a little louder?

Abhishek Kumar

analyst
#10

Yes, yes. So I hope this is better.

Rakesh Verma

executive
#11

Yes.

Abhishek Kumar

analyst
#12

Yes. So this is Abhishek here on behalf of Anuj. So a couple of questions that investors asked me over the last couple of days since this announcement came out. So the first is, do you think giving out the brand for -- to this entity and all the investments that we have done over the last few years in terms of building that brand out, et cetera, for a 10% stake, is that fair for the minority shareholder? That is question number one. And question number two, given that we will continue to own the brand, is there any royalty arrangement in terms of if this entity generates revenue in B2C segment, that we are entitled to get from that entity?

Rohan Verma

executive
#13

This is Rohan Verma here from MapmyIndia. I'll take that question. If you look at the company's brands, which is MapmyIndia and Mappls, I think MapmyIndia's brand in a 20-year-old brand that is quite well embedded in people's minds. And keep in mind that we are primarily a B2B business which deals with the automotive industry, the corporate world and the government world. And there, we have been doing business under the MapmyIndia brand for the last 20 years. We are quite well known there. Stock ticket is also MapmyIndia. The idea behind Mappls have been to reach out to consumers. And this is a relatively recent activity. I mean, recently just last 1, 2 years, and the investments to create that brand are in extremely early stage. I don't know how many people, even now, know Mappls because of MapmyIndia enterprise, especially MapmyIndia enterprise. So in that sense, the main brand of the company under which it is generating all fixed revenue is coming from MapmyIndia. Having said that, MapmyIndia have access to the Mappls brand for its B2B and B2G, B2C business as it needs.

Rakesh Verma

executive
#14

B2B2C.

Rohan Verma

executive
#15

B2B2C as it needs. So that kind of, I hope, answers the question on the brand. I mean -- and yes.

Rakesh Verma

executive
#16

I think another part of his question is, this 10% stake only the new company? Let me help you on that. We can't take more than 20%. If we could have taken more than 20%, then why shouldn't we have taken 100% or 90%? So that 10% or 20% could be the answer, nothing more. Now, MapmyIndia is already also investing in the form of CCD, which probably will create certain equity at some point of time based on the structure we have done, about 25% discount at a third-party investment into the new company with active valuation. So keeping all that in mind, we felt that the 10% is better so that we don't cross 20%. Remember, any startup -- this is a startup. Any start-up, and that to a start-up in the consumer's business, will be burning cash like anything. Now, how they manage that burning cash is their fiscal responsibility. But we don't want MapmyIndia's P&L to get affected by this new company's losses in the P&L, and that's how we have kept the CCD as one part and 10% stake on the other side.

Abhishek Kumar

analyst
#17

Okay. Maybe next question was on CCD itself. I just wanted to understand the modality in terms of how and when this will get converted. So let us say, if there is a fundraise in the immediate future, even on round 1, do you have the option to convert this at 25% discount?

Rohan Verma

executive
#18

Yes. With this 1 year -- within 1 year or within 3 years, it has been kept flat. So it's flat 25%.

Abhishek Kumar

analyst
#19

Okay. So basically, now, let's say, there are 2 scenarios, one, in which this entity becomes really large and its valuation increases significantly. In that case, despite the fact that we are providing the initial seed fund at the most vulnerable time of any start-up, our equity stake in the company when the valuation really increases will still be limited to INR 35 crores. That's one scenario. The other scenario is if this entity for whatever reason, doesn't take off, right? So in that scenario, probably we may not get back anything. So isn't this risk-reward slightly unfavorable for the shareholders of MapmyIndia?

Rakesh Verma

executive
#20

Not really. You talked about 2 scenarios. I believe you talked about 2 scenarios. In the first scenario, if the entity takes off, then we convert it into the equity with a 25% discount. Now where are we losing out? Because if you look at the other side of the business structure, you will understand it better. Don't look at it only the financial structure independent of business structure. First, do we have a consumer business today? I think, Rohan's answer is saying this practically 0. So now as a start-up, he is going to start it. And because he has a conviction, he has everything in his mind, all that he tried to do over the last 1 year is see, try to incubate and see is it possible or not. And that's the stage 1 has reached. Now, the next part of it is any start-up -- MapmyIndia has invested in several start-ups. It's not the first time. And we have noticed that in every start-up we invest, we try to take 2%, 3% stake to something below 20%. That's our standard practice, provided there is a strategic relationship. We are not a financial investor. In this case, there's a huge strategic relationship that whatever the consumer pull of app, let's say, app is one part of the consumer business, it's not the only consumer business. That consumer pull, in any case, is basically powered by MapmyIndia map data, powered by MapmyIndia platform. Don't you see Mappls App, in the bottom, it says MapmyIndia. That gives us a lot of credibility in the B2B business. So think from that angle, that there is a huge business relationship and, along with that, a financial gain also. Now, to answer the second question, if it falls, it doesn't take off. So now we have invested in 8 or -- 7 or 8 different startups. And quite -- so far, it has not happened because we have been very careful. We first understand the founder, and then only we make the investment in a start-up. So -- but the ones which have already succeeded, financially, MapmyIndia got highly rewarded and it has come out in our financial statements a year back or so or 2 years back. So here also, the founder is Mr. Rohan Verma. Now who doesn't have the confidence in his abilities or in his thinking about making things happen? So why should we doubt that? So the risk of -- or considering that there's a risk, risk is there in any financial structure. So that risk will always remain. But the risk is mitigated by the wisdom of the entire Board. It's not a 1% decision. We have in the Board 10 directors, 5 were independent directors, and it was a total -- what is about -- 100% consensus to go this route.

Operator

operator
#21

The next question comes from Nilesh Shah from Envision Capital.

Nilesh Shah

analyst
#22

Yes. I just want to understand, I mean, agree Mappls is at a very early stage. But nevertheless, the brand belongs to MapmyIndia. I want to understand, going forward, who will be the owner of Mappls brand?

Rakesh Verma

executive
#23

I think, very clearly, our press release specifically says this. A new company will be using the MapmyIndia's retail brand, Mappls. Whereas the MapmyIndia will use the brand for its B2B and B2B2C offerings. And we'll continue to access the same Mappls Mall. That's it. It's provided so clearly.

Nilesh Shah

analyst
#24

Yes, it says clearly who will use it. But my question is who's going to own it?

Rohan Verma

executive
#25

Yes, the new company will own it. And MapmyIndia we'll be able to use it for its B2B, B2B2C, B2G, B2G2C business.

Nilesh Shah

analyst
#26

Okay. So basically, the brand is getting -- the ownership of the brand is getting transferred to this B2C venture?

Rohan Verma

executive
#27

Yes. Let me help understand -- let me help you understand this. One of the purposes of the consumer business, one of the purposes, not the only purpose, is to showcase and complement MapmyIndia offering. Now, I mean MapmyIndia is pretty unique company, pretty good company. I strongly believe in it. I mean, this is the only company, which is deep tech, digital project platform, API Solutions company, providing MaaS, SaaS, PaaS to enterprises, corporate government, automotive. On these three pillars of maps, IoT and drone. There's no other company that does this. Now, the objective -- and it's got pretty large growing addressable market. It's profitable in what it's doing. The way to get more customers for MapmyIndia and the way to get more customers to use more of MapmyIndia's maps and technology, a little bit of showcase of MapmyIndia's maps and technology across different use cases and industry has to happen. Sometimes this push doesn't come when you are only dependent on third-party customers with which we don't have necessarily a fully symbiotic relationship. Whereas in the consumer business that we are building, after all, the more people use the Mappls App or this Mappls consumer business, the more people will see the power and capability of MapmyIndia's maps and technologies. And that will have a knock-on effect on the B2B business of MapmyIndia. Also, the more the people that use Mappls App, the data coming out of that, obviously anonymized data, will help in improving MapmyIndia's map data. That's what people talk about, that what Google does on other things, that's how it helps Google. That whole platform benefits from people using the consumer's app. At the same time, MapmyIndia can't -- is not in a position right now to deal with the burn that comes from a consumer business. Even today, there is no revenue of this consumer app, but there's a burn of -- on the annual equity, you can think of the annualized burn of INR 30 crores, that is there. Is MapmyIndia in position to deal with that P&L hit, is the question that the Board strongly asked as we look to scale up the consumer business.

Rakesh Verma

executive
#28

Actually, as a matter of fact, we asked many investors to -- serious investors. I'm not talking about retail traders. None of -- all of them said, your quarter-on-quarter, your half year to half year, your year to year is what matters to us. We said fine. Then there's no issue.

Nilesh Shah

analyst
#29

So then, Mr. Verma, having said that, and should we assume that now going forward, there will be no quarter-on-quarter issue in terms of the performance?

Rohan Verma

executive
#30

No, no. I didn't say that. I didn't say that. Don't try to put 2 together.

Nilesh Shah

analyst
#31

No, Mr. Verma, it's coming out as we said, this whole thing has been done with...

Rakesh Verma

executive
#32

They will not. The investors were not really prepared to see the burn of its consumer business. Absolutely, the rest is all B2B business outcome.

Nilesh Shah

analyst
#33

No, no, I'm just saying is you are repeatedly saying that this whole thing has been done to address investor concerns around quarter-on-quarter performance. So if you believe that this issue will address that concern, then we should expect quarter-on-quarter performance then.

Rakesh Verma

executive
#34

No, no. Let me restate it. In the last 2 quarters, the investors started asking about it. That was part #1. The part #2 also was that the DNA in MapmyIndia doesn't exist. Even in the IPO time, we always said MapmyIndia is a B2B and a B2B2C company. It is not a B2C company. So it would have been a change of the entire strategy if we -- one, if we had continued -- if we wanted to introduce B2C into the system and also ready for the burn.

Nilesh Shah

analyst
#35

So again, I just go back to that earlier point, one of the participants made. Why didn't the Board consider the possibility of paying royalty payments to MapmyIndia for having incubated Mappls and build the app and having had millions of downloads so far and made it amongst the top ranking app on App Store? Now in view of that, why essentially can't this B2C venture pay royalty on basically sales that it achieves to MapmyIndia? Isn't that a fair deal?

Rakesh Verma

executive
#36

Okay. So you are asking about if something is sold then only in the royalty.

Nilesh Shah

analyst
#37

Yes, exactly. Whenever revenue happen, wherever the B2C venture starts earning revenues...

Rakesh Verma

executive
#38

This won't.

Rohan Verma

executive
#39

Nilesh, I don't think this is an issue. The businesses want to work together to each other's benefit. So having a business relationship which is win-win is totally fine. And so I mean, not what you're seeing is not off the paper at all.

Nilesh Shah

analyst
#40

No, I know it's not off the paper, but why not make it crystal clear now rather than leaving it for a situation 2 years later, 4 years later? Why isn't that done now? This happens in the pharma industry. When somebody builds a molecule and it is licensed to somebody, that somebody is required to basically pay royalty payments apart from paying milestone payments. Here, it's the reverse. MapmyIndia is funding the new venture and basically not going to receive any royalty payments. How fair is that? This should be crystalized something right now.

Rakesh Verma

executive
#41

Okay, let me answer in another way because for this purpose, we are sitting on the upper side of the table, right? So first, the way I look at it is -- the Mappls brand itself is not a consumer business. I think we should understand that. Mappls app will always remain a CS. So that's the way the world is operating. Tomorrow, these apps may become paid worldwide by Google and everyone, it's a different matter. So now the other part is consumer business. Consumer business, could we grow and describe it, what possible consumer business we can think of today and tomorrow, something else may happen? What is the role of MapmyIndia in that consumer business? I don't understand. Help me understand it.

Nilesh Shah

analyst
#42

No. My job is not to explain to you the business, okay? My job is to ensure that minority shareholders -- essentially minority shareholders get a fair deal. That's it. Basically, our understanding and that you have already present today that Mappls is an integrated part of MapmyIndia. If you are now basically allowing somebody else to use this brand, basically, it deserves a consideration for that. And that is also linked to basically whatever in future that venture earns, basically getting a share of that as royalty payment. That's already one participant has already flagged off that issue.

Rakesh Verma

executive
#43

Do you think it's fair to ask someone? Forget about this new entity. I'm asking in general, would it be ever fair to what that entity does in the consumer world of the business that MapmyIndia has not even attempted to do? That will be the sole thinking of that new entity. I'm keeping the Mappls brand aside for a minute.

Nilesh Shah

analyst
#44

No, it is the Mappls brand. No, Mr. Verma.

Rakesh Verma

executive
#45

We are only talking about the Mappls brand. Am I right?

Nilesh Shah

analyst
#46

Yes.

Rakesh Verma

executive
#47

Not about anything else. Okay, fine. Your point taken. No, no. We have built -- the MapmyIndia has created a 25 million downloads today, and it is being at least going to them, but -- through the new entity, but at the same time, MapmyIndia is also keeping it for 5 years, the full brand usage. So now after 5 years, the question definitely has to be answered, maybe answered now. But after 5 years, what?

Nilesh Shah

analyst
#48

So is it there after 5 years?

Operator

operator
#49

[Operator Instructions]

Nilesh Shah

analyst
#50

Anyway, my questions are not being answered, but anyways, just in the interest of everybody.

Rakesh Verma

executive
#51

Your question have been answered, sir. Don't say that, I have answered it saying that you remove the business part, you are only talking about the Mappls brand. And the Mappls brand, I said, both are going to be using it today for the next 5 years. So the answer only is not given related to after 5 years what. And you are expecting us to answer -- put it on paper today. Am I right?

Nilesh Shah

analyst
#52

Because it is a related party transaction, minority shareholders deserve total clarity and transparency.

Rakesh Verma

executive
#53

There is the transparency. Where is the...

Nilesh Shah

analyst
#54

No, there is no transparency because you are now leaving it for a period of 5 years later that we will see what is to be done then.

Rakesh Verma

executive
#55

No, no, no, I said your question is decide it now what will happen after 5 years.

Nilesh Shah

analyst
#56

Not after 5 years, I'm saying up to 5 months, let's assume you achieve a revenue of INR 1 crore that venture.

Rakesh Verma

executive
#57

What business we'll have to give the data back towards, tell me?

Nilesh Shah

analyst
#58

Sorry.

Rakesh Verma

executive
#59

What business they have to give the data with this, what business they have?

Nilesh Shah

analyst
#60

I'm talking of essentially the brand, the Mappls brand is being allowed to be used by someone else.

Rakesh Verma

executive
#61

In view of that, they are also giving us the data that they're getting it from the consumer for free. Could we -- then they should charge us for that also?

Nilesh Shah

analyst
#62

Let it be yes, why not this happens, you look at the way multinationals charge. And the way basically you look at that. So I honestly don't know what the Independent Board has studied. I honestly don't know whether enough data was provided, but you see, this is a very standard operating procedure. That multinationals have a subsidiary in India, basically the multinational charges subsidiary for allowing them to use their brands. If the subsidiaries do any work for the multinationals or the parent, the subsidiaries pay back, yes, paid back by the subscribers.

Rohan Verma

executive
#63

One last time to explain to you, this is Rohan here. What is MapmyIndia's core business? Is it not because of B2B and B2B2C company, which makes money by selling its solutions, it MaaS, SaaS, PaaS, maps, IoT drones, 2 automotive companies, corporate government, enterprise customers? That is its business, and that's where we see a large addressable market where we are focused on, where we put a stated target of 1,000 crores by FY '28. We are on track for that. Consumer business is a distraction for MapmyIndia. There are 15 intangible benefits to MapmyIndia to have a -- to have this, which is what we have reserved with the business agreement which is the more people that use this app, which showcases the MapmyIndia maps and technologies and which generate data that could be useful to MapmyIndia, that's what MapmyIndia is getting the benefits of it from.

Rakesh Verma

executive
#64

You can consider that as a royalty.

Rohan Verma

executive
#65

And that is -- that will help MapmyIndia's B2B and B2B2C business. I think see it in the light of, if this works well, then it equally helps MapmyIndia. Because otherwise, by doing it inside, would be -- would cause the pain to the company and the investors because it could lead to the losses or drag, whether financial or organizational, where the DNA is also quite different.

Nilesh Shah

analyst
#66

No. I mean, you're giving reasons for rationale of doing it as a separate venture, I get that. I'm only talking about that -- I'm not questioning the need for the venture, which is fine. That is well understood and you explained it really well. So that is fully appreciated. All I'm saying is the terms between MapmyIndia and this new venture honestly are not necessarily fair to basically the shareholders of MapmyIndia. That's my point.

Rohan Verma

executive
#67

Okay. We can move on to the next participant.

Operator

operator
#68

[Operator Instructions] The next question comes from Farokh Pandole from Avestha and Management LLP.

Farokh Pandole

analyst
#69

I think given the previous conversation and the fact that it's been vocalized that the drain of the consumer business going forward would be too much for MapmyIndia to bear, could we get some sense? Because I believe that this will continue until March 31. So could we get some sense of what precisely this drain is going to be for this quarter and for next given that this was an issue in the previous quarter also? And could we also understand that from April 1 onwards, regardless, there will not be any drain whatsoever? Am I right in saying that?

Rohan Verma

executive
#70

Yes, Farokh, from first April, there won't be any. And from December 31 also, December 31 also, there wouldn't be any. Smooth -- in Q3, we are anyway through it, I mean.

Rakesh Verma

executive
#71

So from Q4, there won't be any. And of course, the future, there won't be any.

Operator

operator
#72

The next question comes from Piyush Parag from Elara Capital.

Piyush Parag

analyst
#73

Am I audible?

Operator

operator
#74

Yes, sir, please go ahead.

Piyush Parag

analyst
#75

Okay. Sir, can you just throw some light on how this -- the cost that you have already incurred, how that will be treated? And probably...

Rohan Verma

executive
#76

Speak it louder, please.

Rakesh Verma

executive
#77

Please speak louder.

Piyush Parag

analyst
#78

Okay. Cool. So can you just throw some light on that in creating Mappls brand, you might have invested significantly. So how is -- this is going to be treated and how would we have overall impact?

Rakesh Verma

executive
#79

Okay. Help me understand, significant in your mind for the Mappls brand.

Piyush Parag

analyst
#80

Yes, no, so I'm trying to understand. So basically, now this will be given to the new company. So what would be the current risk that you're going to take over the next 2 quarters or maybe a single quarter? So overall, how it will evolve, how we should look -- how the accounting will be done for this?

Rakesh Verma

executive
#81

First is, I don't know what kind of investment we have made in Mappls brand. If I have to put the numbers and even pick up from my accounting books, it will be major amount as far as the cost is concerned. And the second thing is the brand is going along with MapmyIndia India. But now your other question, I didn't even understand how it will impact our books. What was that question?

Piyush Parag

analyst
#82

Okay. I got it. So I'm also looking how much would have -- you have been investing into this because there has been, as you said that there has been a cost which impacted your profitability in the last quarter. So I was just trying to understand when the sense how this will go into look, I mean, going forward? So my question was more on the brand that -- how the cost would be.

Rakesh Verma

executive
#83

We have already disclosed in the Q2. We spent around INR 5 crores for the consumer business, which is part of -- some might be part of brands, some might be part of people, some might be part of certain other activities related to consumer.

Operator

operator
#84

The next question comes from Shreya Banthia from Oakland Capital Management LLP.

Shreya Banthia

analyst
#85

Am I audible?

Rohan Verma

executive
#86

Yes. But speak louder, please.

Shreya Banthia

analyst
#87

Sir, my questions have been answered, so I'll get back to the queue.

Operator

operator
#88

The next question comes from Shweta Deshmukh from Arihant Capital Markets.

Shweta Deshmukh

analyst
#89

Am I audible?

Rakesh Verma

executive
#90

Yes. Just speak louder. That's all.

Shweta Deshmukh

analyst
#91

Yes. Sure, sir. Sir, my question is, what is the current market size and the growth rate trajectory of the land mapping business? If you could provide insight into the share of digital and advanced mapping solution, like 3D and 4D mapping in the land mapping sector?

Rakesh Verma

executive
#92

B2C.

Rohan Verma

executive
#93

I answered this question in the past in the earnings calls around the land mapping part. I mean, if you want to say something...

Rakesh Verma

executive
#94

Nikhil would add. Nikhil is there, our President for Geospatial.

Nikhil Kumar

executive
#95

Yes. So there are two questions he has asked, what is the kind of trajectory that we are seeing in the land mapping market? So there are 2 types of projected that we are seeing unfolding. One is with regard to land record modernization in the rural segment. And second, back in the urban segment. That itself is about INR 10,000 crores that government is thinking of investing. The second part of this question is the digital trend. The government has been keen in creating the digital representation of the physical world. And that separate investment has been planned, along with its integration with state level integration of right of records. So that's first level of bolting that you have heard about, INR 11,000 crore was planned during the budget this year. But the total beneficiary states are receiving that in differently. And that is yet to be decided in terms of what the exact number is, but that's very huge. So there are two parts. One is the national mapping agency trying to create land records for the country. And second part of the investment is going to the state revenue department, integrating the right of records with this base map. So these are two huge opportunities in the land modernization segment, if that answers your question.

Rakesh Verma

executive
#96

Okay, Nikhil, you stay on. I think in the previous questions, Nilesh was asking about on the brand, you have some opinion. Please speak up.

Nikhil Kumar

executive
#97

Yes. No, I was just looking at the two things that he needs -- Nilesh needs to discern. One is the company brand and the second is a product solution brand. I have worked in many companies where the product brand is what he was -- the company brand, what he was sharing, and he gave a distribution example, and that was very -- something very -- I was working with SV and SV India has this office in India, for which they used to pay royalty is not the manner which that we are stitching our business engagement here. I see it's very different. It's for a product brand, which is getting value addition in consumer segment market, where MapmyIndia is not present. And we have 3 distinct advantages that we are seeing, for which I don't think a royalty can be paid by a new entity. One is the new type of data that will be actually coming back, helping MapmyIndia to actually address new use cases. That will, in fact, help creating new use cases altogether, new solutions -- build new solutions. Second is the new market itself. There are various markets like insurance, CLS base tolling. We are not present because it's very linked with consumer. And that is going to be kind of opened up for us. So that's the second advantage. And third is also tomorrow, should that become a big patient, that we get back the share price on that. So in my mind, I think it's very different than the one the multinational example was kind of giving.

Shweta Deshmukh

analyst
#98

Okay. Can I ask my second question?

Operator

operator
#99

Yes, ma'am, please go ahead.

Shweta Deshmukh

analyst
#100

Yes. So will the company be looking at other substantial investment no more than INR 35 crores, either in the new venture or additional verticals over the next fiscal year?

Rakesh Verma

executive
#101

I think I've answered that in the PR. If you read it in the business restructuring, the new company will operate -- no, sorry, where it is, in the ownership and all that. The CCD money will be invested in the new company, not in the personal name. Somebody had asked me so I'm pointing it out. It will be invested in the new company. The future capital requirement, what is missing is, if any, will be taken up by the management Board at the appropriate time. Good decisions about future investments are made at least not MapmyIndia in the beginning. We always are careful about it, and we -- and even if it's our other existing investors, we say we'll take a call when you need it. We'll see. Does it benefit MapmyIndia or not?

Operator

operator
#102

The next question comes from Manjit Rathore from [OIM Capital ].

Unknown Analyst

analyst
#103

Am I audible?

Operator

operator
#104

Manjit, sir, may we request to use the handset mode, please?

Rakesh Verma

executive
#105

And just speak a little louder?

Unknown Analyst

analyst
#106

Yes. Am I audible now?

Rakesh Verma

executive
#107

Yes.

Unknown Analyst

analyst
#108

Okay. Not that I have any new question other than what the participants have already asked, but I would like to still rephrase it and just give my -- ask the -- raise the concern from our end. Sir, I understand that Mappls as a brand, we might have done very little financial investment when we tried to measure it in financial outlook. But do we feel that -- it has not -- as a company, MapmyIndia has not benefited Mappls brand, other than the money that has been invested into that. I don't know whether that would be the absolute correct interpretation. Second question is, sir, while I understand that there were certain investors who would rightfully feel that they want to look at quarter-on-quarter performance, but that does not certainly represent all investors, right? like there were a few of us, especially us who have been a little excited about the B2C business. And we've also been very excited about the history of the management and the way you have executed and ramped up several other businesses. Now, as you carve out a different subsidiary, it is very well appreciated that the current structure protects the existing shareholders from any potential downside coming from the proposed new business. But sir, at the same time, what another participant has mentioned, I do tend to agree with it, that in case of an upside in this business, we don't see a full participation. Again, I understand that in terms of financial outlet, we may be able to see a very little investment that might have gone into Mappls brand. But at least some sort of royalty payment or any other arrangement and whatever benefit we get from the said company, we might pay to them. And we understand that the cash burn could be there in the initial years, we trust your adjustment, but if not paid out right, it could be accrued. I'm not saying that a perfect solution can be proposed by us. We leave it to you. But the way it is left currently, it does not leave -- it does leave a concerned taste.

Rakesh Verma

executive
#109

Okay. Good. Thanks for your advice. When we finalize the business agreement, we'll keep in mind what you are saying on the brand part.

Operator

operator
#110

The next question comes from Deepak from Sundaram Mutual Funds.

Unknown Analyst

analyst
#111

Am I audible?

Operator

operator
#112

Yes.

Unknown Analyst

analyst
#113

Yes. Sir, I have 2 questions. My first was I was reading the press release. And in that, you had mentioned that the Mappls Gadgets, which is for consumer, will also be transferred to the new entity. And if my understanding is correct, the Mappls Gadgets is basically your dash cam and smart helmet kit, which will be a part of IoT business, right? And there will be a few consumers who will also be doing GPS tracker and SaaS revenue from that. So could you just elaborate like how much of the revenue currently could be kind of switched to the new entity because of this?

Rohan Verma

executive
#114

So Deepak, this is Rohan here. We are talking about Mappls Gadgets only D2C, direct-to-consumer. That means online through Amazon type marketplaces or the dotcom itself. We're not talking about off-line retail and definitely, we're not talking about anything B2B. So in that sense, actually, there is no revenue.

Rakesh Verma

executive
#115

Today.

Rohan Verma

executive
#116

I mean, today for the D2C part of Mappls Gadgets.

Rakesh Verma

executive
#117

But I will add assuming that tomorrow, this new company makes a big headway in the B2C market, online market, they will be buying many of those Gadgets from MapmyIndia only. So MapmyIndia's revenue will go up.

Unknown Analyst

analyst
#118

Okay. Got it. Sir, no, I just wanted to understand that Mappls Gadgets was data that it will get transferred there. So that's why I thought that smart kits and dash cam and GPS tracker which is used direct by the consumer, even that gets transferred there. That was my understanding.

Rakesh Verma

executive
#119

See, the whole idea is this new company will create a marketplace of the consumers through the, you call it, Internet way, social media way, and that creation will take not only time but money also substantial. And then the business has happened. So coming to your gadget, it's a very straight, no-brainer answer that MapmyIndia will benefit is MapmyIndia is making those gadgets.

Unknown Analyst

analyst
#120

Okay. Got it. And sir, my second question revolves around costs. So in previous con call, you reiterated that the main marketing business promotion expense which we do, which is currently around INR 4 crores, INR 5 crores on a quarterly run rate, that is 100% attributable to B2C business, right?

Rohan Verma

executive
#121

Yes.

Unknown Analyst

analyst
#122

All right. So that will move on to this new entity?

Rohan Verma

executive
#123

Yes.

Unknown Analyst

analyst
#124

And over and above that, you will have some technical outsourcing expense as well as your cloud expenses, that will move on to this new entity, right?

Rohan Verma

executive
#125

Yes.

Rakesh Verma

executive
#126

Yes.

Unknown Analyst

analyst
#127

Yes. So sir, marketing portion, I'm clear, the 100% cost move out. As far as technical outsourcing and communication housing expenses are concerned, how much as a percentage is attributable to this B2C business?

Rakesh Verma

executive
#128

See the idea is ultimately, once their business gets stabilized and all that, they might like to host it themselves, a lot of things. But while they are using MapmyIndia's cloud service, we have a mechanism to find out how much it is used for consumer and charge them. So MapmyIndia on that front, we not go up. If it goes up, it will be purely because of the B2B business increasing.

Unknown Analyst

analyst
#129

I understand that, sir. But in the calls, you have reiterated, right, because the downloads have gone up, there is some maintenance cost, cloud hosting per suspect to the B2C Mappls free app, right? So those related costs will move to the new entity, right? Sir, I just wanted to understand that how much is that, which will move on to the new entity in terms of technical outsource expense and cloud hosting expense.

Rakesh Verma

executive
#130

Outsourcing is a different thing, why are you mixing it with this consumer business? I'm not understanding. Technical outsourcing is the work done for B2B business only.

Unknown Analyst

analyst
#131

So it is 100% attributable to B2B business.

Rakesh Verma

executive
#132

What we probably might be talking is because x number of employees will be moving to the B2C business, and they may like to keep their lean on MapmyIndia. They may or may not. Then in that case, their expenses will be debited to the new company.

Unknown Analyst

analyst
#133

Okay. So in that case, then how would our kind of margin profile change or now the B2B business?

Rakesh Verma

executive
#134

Nothing. I think we are operating on the kind of -- I think the earlier questions talked about it. We would like to -- that might help, but you don't see quarters have gone. So definitely, again, on a quarter basis from the fourth quarter, we should come back to that 40% margin.

Operator

operator
#135

Next question comes from Anmol Garg from DAM Capital Advisors.

Anmol Garg

analyst
#136

Just a couple of questions. Firstly, I want to understand that just on the previous part only, that what is the current revenue of Mappls Gadgets? And what will be the current revenue profile of that B2C venture where that it would -- that it would be starting with?

Rohan Verma

executive
#137

Anmol, this is Rohan here. For Mappls Gadgets, which is this D2C part of it. It's practically deals like INR 20 lakh or INR 30 lakh a quarter.

Rakesh Verma

executive
#138

See, MapmyIndia has not been focused on the so-called B2C business, which is the consumer business.

Anmol Garg

analyst
#139

Right, right. And secondly, as the -- particularly the number of downloads increases from the B2C application. As you focus on that as well, wouldn't the cloud hosting charge also go up? Would that would be catered by MapmyIndia? Or would that be catered by the new B2C venture?

Rakesh Verma

executive
#140

I think it will be catered by the new venture.

Anmol Garg

analyst
#141

Understood. Understood. And sir, just from that new entity's perspective, I want to understand that if the INR 35 crore amount which has been given in the initial start, that is not much to kind of run this business for a more longer-term period of time, given that you are saying that now a lot of employees are also getting transferred to that particular business. So is there any plans to further fund the business as it grows? And within that also, I wanted to understand that what are the key areas that this business would work in? I know you have highlighted Mappls, mall and travel, but if you can elaborate that a bit, that would be great.

Rohan Verma

executive
#142

So I mean, Anmol, just to say, you want to know a little bit more about the consumer business. So I'll talk about that. This is Rohan here. Yes, the idea there is to build out the product so that a lot of people use it as benefit from it. I mean maps is the starting point for consumers, but there's a lot more that we have planned and that could be around, as we said, mall, as we said, travel, it's in the space of maps, hyper local mobility. I mean, this is what consumers are looking for, and that's what we want to build. I don't want to preface it before we actually do it. In terms of sort of revenue model, our revenue stream, I can only prophesize right now because it's not like it's there. But ads could be one. The second could be transaction commission. The third could be subscription. The fourth could be product sales if we are selling products directly to the app or E2C. But all of these will require investments, as you said, I mean, it's -- money is one, but also time and focus and an organization that can execute well on this towards what consumers are looking for. And it's likely that investments will be needed beyond this INR 35 crores as well. But just -- if you ask me personally, I got to run this responsibly. And the company will have to figure out how to get new funds at the right time in the right way if it requires. And so -- and I'll take responsibility for that.

Rakesh Verma

executive
#143

I'll just add to that. The CCD that we are structuring or we have structured will have an optionality. Optionality means we can -- I mean, the choice is there that we want to do further or we don't want to.

Anmol Garg

analyst
#144

Understood, understood. Just one last thing is on the advertisement revenue that the Mappls' brand generate currently. What was that amount last year for MapmyIndia? If you can elaborate that?

Rohan Verma

executive
#145

It was in the order of INR 20 lakh.

Anmol Garg

analyst
#146

Okay. So not much.

Rakesh Verma

executive
#147

Yes.

Rohan Verma

executive
#148

Pretty much from ground up, I just also want to add a point on this brand. I'm going to do a consumer business in any case in this -- that was anyways going to happen, right. Now the choice is to use Mappls brand or to build another brand. So if it's symbiotic, it helps MapmyIndia. If it's not, then another brand, so who's going to compete with the Google Maps, I just want to know? If Mappls is going to focus on B2B and -- who is going to be the B2C challenges in terms of getting -- trying to get many more people? I mean, 25 million downloads is good on one side, but it's small compared to the Indian market on the other side. So I think this is the right structure, wherein it drives up the awareness, adoption, usage, and hence, the data and the business opportunity for MapmyIndia through its core B2B, B2B2C business. And also, it allows the opportunity for the consumer business to be built from India, which hopefully can do -- can make a dent in the Indian market and then eventually the global market. I mean, we've not clearly seen yet -- I mean, we've seen some great consumer businesses, consumer tech businesses built in India. But in our category, at least, we've not. And so this is an attempt to make that happen. Now it can't happen at the cost clearly of a publicly listed company, which has its own obligations around profitability. So hence, this whole structure.

Operator

operator
#149

[Operator Instructions] The next question comes from Lokesh Manik from Vallum Capital.

Lokesh Manik

analyst
#150

Am I audible?

Rakesh Verma

executive
#151

Yes. Can you speak louder?

Lokesh Manik

analyst
#152

Yes. Yes, sir. And just one clarification, if I understand this correctly. For the first 5 years, for the map data sharing, we'll have a partner transaction, where the new entity will supply B2C data set and even supply them whatever data we have. And after 5 years, this will revert to a maybe a transaction system which you will consider that...

Rohan Verma

executive
#153

I didn't say that.

Lokesh Manik

analyst
#154

I want to just clarify if my understanding is correct. I know you didn't say that, just clarifying if my understanding is correct.

Rakesh Verma

executive
#155

Yes, Lokesh, those 2 are separate. So the data generated -- anonymized data generated from the Mappls will be available to MapmyIndia in perpetuity. That's not the brand, what Mr. Verma was talking about. It is -- MapmyIndia is known as MapmyIndia. But for the purpose of wanting to use the Mappls brand for B2C and B2G2C, where Mappls is useful to MapmyIndia, for 5 years, MapmyIndia continue to use it. Now, if MapmyIndia needs it after that for its business or not MapmyIndia can see, that's what these are 2 slightly different points.

Lokesh Manik

analyst
#156

Look, that is what I'm saying. Will it refer to a transaction model then? Because you have matured as a business and then we may have to buy it from the new entity? Is that the correct way of understanding? We have no doubt that it will succeed. It will succeed. But then after 5 years of the agreement, then we have to buy the data from the new entity?

Rakesh Verma

executive
#157

No, no, no. That's why I said the data part is not -- see, is not buying down because the reverse is happening also.

Rohan Verma

executive
#158

Now, the MapmyIndia platform is also giving data to the app.

Lokesh Manik

analyst
#159

Correct. So it is a market transaction, which will continue.

Rohan Verma

executive
#160

I don't have it because it's not a good word.

Lokesh Manik

analyst
#161

But both are helping out each other, so that's what I mean.

Rakesh Verma

executive
#162

Both are supporting each other for their own interest.

Lokesh Manik

analyst
#163

Correct, correct, correct. So this will continue even after 5 years or you want to review that after 5 years?

Rohan Verma

executive
#164

Yes. I'm hoping a lot of people use this app, and that is what will help. MapmyIndia also have its data be fresh. And you'll start seeing the benefits of these in the time to come as the app starts becoming popular, more people start using it. It will show up in the quality of the -- and freshness of the maps.

Operator

operator
#165

The next question comes from Amit Kadam from Canara Robeco Mutual Fund.

Amit Kadam

analyst
#166

Sir, just I had query on just like -- I don't know if you have covered in the earlier part that. So we are getting, like MapmyIndia as a listed company is getting a 10% stake in the newly formed entity. And we'll also be including INR 35 crores in that business. So I just wanted to know how the valuation has been arrived. So this 10% could have been 30%, 40%, or 50% or maybe 5% also. So just wanted to know the logic behind this.

Rakesh Verma

executive
#167

No valuation has been done. Let me be clear. MapmyIndia is taking 10% or INR 10 lakh for a total subscribed capital of paid-up capital of INR 1 crore. So basically, the way it is happening is Rohan is opening a new company with 100% ownership and selling to MapmyIndia 10% for INR 10 lakhs. So valuation does not arrive when you are buying tender, face value. INR 35 crores was the issue, that how do we value it. So CCDs, we don't have to value it. Let it be valued by the market at the right time.

Amit Kadam

analyst
#168

And the conversion price is no...

Rakesh Verma

executive
#169

Conversion price is at a 25% discount after the market price -- market valuation.

Amit Kadam

analyst
#170

And that market valuation will be based on certain transactions?

Rakesh Verma

executive
#171

No, will be based by any third party coming in to invest in the new venture. It won't -- MapmyIndia, Rohan Verma will not be considered as a third party.

Amit Kadam

analyst
#172

Okay. And because it will be like a related party transaction, is there some kind of a thing -- how do we make sure that all those transitions happening between us is the arm's length basis? Like how do I benchmark it? That's what I wanted to understand.

Rakesh Verma

executive
#173

There is nothing involved here. See, the RPT, there is a process there is a very strict compliance requirement, if you're aware. Fine, let me repeat it, not more than 10% of the last year's revenue can be used for a company which is a related party. Last year's revenue was INR 380 crores. So not more than INR 38 crores can be used for related party transaction. So we are giving INR 35 crores for this CCD, which is within INR 38 crores.

Operator

operator
#174

The next question comes from Deepesh Sancheti from Manya Finance.

Deepesh Sancheti

analyst
#175

Am I audible?

Operator

operator
#176

Yes, sir, please go ahead.

Deepesh Sancheti

analyst
#177

Yes. I just wanted to know is there any coupon rate for the CCD?

Rohan Verma

executive
#178

Coupon rate, no.

Deepesh Sancheti

analyst
#179

Okay. Then why don't we just invest INR 35 crores for a 19.99% stake into the company and get at least for sure that 99.99%? Otherwise, what will happen is when the company raises its first round, let's say it raises about [ INR 10 million ] at a valuation of INR 1,200 crores. So for 20% discount, we'll get only 3.5%.

Rohan Verma

executive
#180

25% discount, not 20%.

Deepesh Sancheti

analyst
#181

25% discount. Still we will get around 3.67%, 3.7%. So there's no surety that how much will we get. Because I see there is a lot of promise coming in since Rohan is moving out...

Rakesh Verma

executive
#182

Let's say, for a second, your wish comes true. So for a INR 1,200 crore valuation, if that 10% plus 3% or whatever, 14%, I'm just picking up a number. How much would be the value of that -- for that 14% of INR 1,200 crores? That would be something like, I don't know, INR 200 crores or so without taking a P&L hit. And how much we have put in money, [ INR 35 crores, 10 lakhs ] how much profit do we make? So who -- remember, I mean, you people are investors. You back the founders. If a founder is good and the founder succeeds, and in that process, if MapmyIndia is supporting this founder, where is the issue? I'm not even able to understand, even on the financial reward perspective, why would the founder do something, put his sweat, blood, everything into it for the benefit of MapmyIndia? I'm doing it. I have done it for 30 years, I know. And because for me, MapmyIndia was what -- I founded it.

Deepesh Sancheti

analyst
#183

Sir, I completely understand. So what you're saying is that 10% is for sure, it is there. And whatever is the additional equity will depend upon the valuations, which is there going ahead, right?

Rakesh Verma

executive
#184

Yes.

Deepesh Sancheti

analyst
#185

Okay. Now the only reason we as investors and long-term investors, I'm not -- I don't know what investors are talking only about quarter-on-quarter. We think about the company, we have invested in the company for at least 3 to 5 years, here.

Rakesh Verma

executive
#186

Good. I hope I had talked to you before.

Deepesh Sancheti

analyst
#187

No, no, sir. But the point is what even Nilesh said, and I'm sure even he's a very long-term investor, but I'm trying to understand is that since we are parting away with the brand, Mappls we are parting away with Rohan, who's an excellent talent. Again, we will be parting away with a lot of human resource and a lot of things which already MapmyIndia has done, okay? The reward which MapmyIndia should get should be a little higher than the reward means not only for the small investors, for MapmyIndia itself.

Rakesh Verma

executive
#188

I think the reward is very high. If that business takes off, the reward is extremely high. Imagine if that 25 million downloads turned out to be 100 million downloads to 125 million, can you see what kind of great impact it will have on MapmyIndia with the data flowing into MapmyIndia, the kind of -- where we lack a lot compared to Google is this crowdsourcing data. Think of those very strategic things. We are in the business of B2B and B2B2C. Why do we -- Why are we not thinking about that if that's our business? This is a new thing, a new baby, a new business being created and the symbiotic relationship is going to benefit us. I mean, I have thought about it for 3 months while going through it. And it's nothing to do with whether Rohan is my son or not son, that's not the issue. The issue is how does it benefit everybody, including the investors of MapmyIndia.

Deepesh Sancheti

analyst
#189

If Rohan and -- if you are so confident about this business, go to plan A, get the company inside it, let's take a hit of INR 30 crores, INR 35 crores, but at least let's keep the brand in-house, let's keep all the benefits, which is going to come with us. Even that is a good option, which you should think about again.

Rakesh Verma

executive
#190

For 1 month, I kept talking to many investors. Believe me, 99% had 1 answer.

Deepesh Sancheti

analyst
#191

Okay, sir. I wish you all the best. What can I say? Fine.

Rohan Verma

executive
#192

Yes. I mean it was -- I mean, really, the way of business was set up, the way when we came to the public markets and the way that we have operated so far, it is fundamentally a B2B, B2B2C business, which is exciting in its own right, not that -- it's not that I don't think that B2B and B2B2C is not exciting. Or I have not worked towards that. That is not the point. This company is a star when it comes to executing on B2B and B2B2C. From [ 30 ] years ago, now the market is opened up, so the company has the opportunity to fill up the gas -- fill up the space that the market is offering. So I feel like that itself is exciting enough. This consumer is interesting and exciting to me personally. It is a different type of risk profile than what the company is on a trajectory right now. And -- so I hope you understand that it's not that the company is any longer not exciting by -- that's not by any means of the imagination.

Deepesh Sancheti

analyst
#193

No, no, we are excited, sir. We are excited about the new business. We are excited about B2C, and we are excited that we are going to take Google head on. Absolutely, we're excited with all these things. We just want that whatever the fruits which are -- which can come, it should come to the shareholders, it should -- of MapmyIndia. That is the only point of which I want to say. We are completely confident on you and on your venture. But point is, it's like we want a greater pie. That's it, greater share of the pie.

Rakesh Verma

executive
#194

I know. He's looking at a greater share of the pie.

Rohan Verma

executive
#195

I was talking about B2B. B2C also is interesting and exciting. That's why I'm doing it, but different risk profiles. And see, MapmyIndia's core business is profitable. It doesn't have to burn cash. It is -- so these are 2 kind of conflicting things.

Rakesh Verma

executive
#196

And also, we had the cash. I mean, we had to also see what is the use of the capital that we have. And here is an opportunity we found. I mean, there's no -- actually, I wish there was a perfect answer. None of the options give a perfect answer, that's the whole problem.

Deepesh Sancheti

analyst
#197

Is this subject to an EGM being called or e-voting to be done? Because we would love to participate in that kind of voting?

Rakesh Verma

executive
#198

It's below 20% -- below 10%. So where is the EGM?

Deepesh Sancheti

analyst
#199

I understand. I mean you would have got a greater sense of who your shareholders are and whom they want to really vote for whether it's option A, option B, the option C. I mean, that would have been a been more fair. That's all I can say.

Rakesh Verma

executive
#200

I mean, we are following the compliances. It's not that we are not following the compliances. We have...

Deepesh Sancheti

analyst
#201

No, no, you're following the compliances, sir. It's just that there's a concern about it. And it will be -- I mean, I hope it's not visible in a very drastic way tomorrow in the stock market. But I just wish you all the very best.

Operator

operator
#202

The next question comes from Kunal Talgeri from The Arc.

Kunal Talgeri

analyst
#203

I have 2 or 3 doubts that I wanted to clarify. It may have come up earlier, but just to be absolutely sure, who owns -- under the new agreement, who owns the Mappls brand now? Will it go to the new venture? Or will it stay with C.E. Info Systems. I just wanted absolute clarity on that. And I have 2 more questions.

Rohan Verma

executive
#204

We answered this in the previous questions, but the Mappls brand will move to the new company. And -- but MapmyIndia will have the ability and access to use it for B2B, B2B2C, B2G, B2G2C as it means for the next 5 years.

Kunal Talgeri

analyst
#205

Okay. The other thing I wanted to clarify was that in the annual report, I had seen 1 segment where Mappls Gadgets had been talked about, which included the navitainment, devices and a couple of other things, like there were 2 or 3 examples that have been given of devices that were there. So will that part of the business stay with C.E. Info Systems? Or will it go to the new venture?

Rohan Verma

executive
#206

Yes. Yes. Kunal, basically, all products of MapmyIndia can -- any of them can use the brand. So Mappls Gadget is an IoT part of the product. It is sold under whatever product names or whatever brand to B2B customers and also is sold by MapmyIndia to B2C customers in the off-line retail world. That is continuing. There's no change in that. It is a D2C, direct-to-consumer, through online that which -- where there is no revenue, I think previous question we answered somewhere it's like some INR 10, INR 20 lakh type of revenue a quarter. That part is -- I mean, will continue to be done by the new company. And even there, if it has to buy the products will buy from MapmyIndia.

Kunal Talgeri

analyst
#207

Couple of examples of the gadgets that have gone through B2C, the INR 20 lakh revenue, just for me to be clear.

Rohan Verma

executive
#208

Yes. These things like Navisor, which is our -- the GPS trackers, the dash cameras, I mean, these are -- if you go on Amazon today, on mapplsgadgets.com, you'll see kind of the range of Mappls Gadgets there, so you'll get a sense. But these are trackers -- GPS trackers and dash cameras and these...

Kunal Talgeri

analyst
#209

Okay. Okay. And my final question was, given that Rohan is going to be heading the new venture, going forward, will there be a new CEO? How will that decision-making actually play out? Who performs the role of the executive duties of the CEO?

Rakesh Verma

executive
#210

I hope you are aware that there is a CMD also in the company.

Kunal Talgeri

analyst
#211

I'm sir. I'm Mr. Verma. Just to be -- because...

Rakesh Verma

executive
#212

So I'll -- in any case, I was participating in the decision making. It's nothing new. But together, we were kind of taking decisions. If he is not there, the entire business leadership team starts working with me for decision-making. The entire -- the team is there. I think they are already participating in this call also.

Rohan Verma

executive
#213

This is Rohan here. I'll just say something. The team that we have, the management team has been around for a long time. They've actually been working with Mr. Verma for longer, and I've really enjoyed working with them. He and I equally participate in decision-making with them. The organization, the way it's structured is there is succession at all levels and there's professional at all levels. So I think from a leadership point of view, there's only continuity. I get to focus kind of my energies on B2C, which is where I want to spend time. And the company continues to focus more on B2B without this kind of drag or these kinds of things that cause issues quarter-on-quarter.

Kunal Talgeri

analyst
#214

Yes, that's been clear to me. I had one more question, Rohan, for you. Final question. Both Mappls Travel and Mappls, I mean, I saw the URLs of these 2 things. I realize that you're powered by ONDC. Can you give me a brief background of the work that has happened at the pilot stage, just for...

Rohan Verma

executive
#215

Yes. I mean if you ask me personally, I think ONDC is just an incredible innovation brought into being by the Government of India. I think this can empower tremendous amount of innovation and can empower small businesses as well as help consumers get choice. And so I'll say the MapmyIndia piece around ONDC and I'll say the Mappls app piece around ONDC. MapmyIndia actually has map APIs and SDKs that are ONDC compatible. So any ONDC network participant can take the APIs and SDKs of MapmyIndia and plug it to their food delivery app or grocery delivery app or sellers app or logistics app. And I highly encourage them to do that. Because it's the most optimized best quality maps and solutions for ONDC network participants. Mappls app is also trying to bring discovery of products to consumers by leveraging the power of ONDC. So that -- and in general, with Mappls with the consumer business, that will be the idea. How do you empower consumers and how do you empower entrepreneurs or small businesses to succeed. And so this [ mall ] or ONDC as you see it's in very early stages right now. We're not here announcing any product or so. But we are going through the phases testing out the experience for consumers when they're purchasing. We're working closely with the ONDC team. But I just want to say that, yes, ONDC is something for everybody to look out for. I'm very bullish on them and very excited for them.

Operator

operator
#216

The next follow-up question comes from Nilesh Shah from Envision Capital.

Nilesh Shah

analyst
#217

Just a clarification. What I heard was that even for the B2B, B2G businesses, will MapmyIndia be allowed to use the Mappls brand only for 5 years. After 5 years, it's back to the table and commercial discussion?

Rakesh Verma

executive
#218

Well, Nilesh first is why 5 years, why not 1 year or why not 10 years? Actually, in very few selected customers, particularly the automotive, very few, I'll give you the example, Mahindra, Tata, where we started putting in Mappls brand. Otherwise, all across the board in the B2B, B2G and all, it's always only MapmyIndia. If you see Apple Maps also, you will see MapmyIndia. So Mappls is not there. You get -- it is the same thing. Google Maps are everywhere because that's what the consumer uses. Similarly, you might be thinking a lot about Mappls name from that angle, but it is not in the minds of the -- our customers. I'm talking about the customers who pay us, not the customers who are just a free user. So hence, I'm not at a loss anywhere. So that's why we said some -- for business continuity, there should not be any restriction on the use of Mappls brand by the B2B or B2G teams, and that's it. After 5 years, if they -- if the Mappls app becomes a big thing, they are dependent on MapmyIndia's platform and data. They're not -- I mean, how can they operate without MapmyIndia's platform and data?

Nilesh Shah

analyst
#219

Okay. Okay. That's helpful. And Rohan, this is a question to you. Tomorrow, if you're going to have investors in your new venture, and they are going to ask you that why are you giving this data free to MapmyIndia, wouldn't that restrict or constrain your ability to raise capital? We keep -- Rohan, we keep hearing this question that data is the new oil, data is everything. So if I'm going to be an investor in your venture hypothetically, my first question is, why should the data go free to MapmyIndia?

Rohan Verma

executive
#220

The key partners, I don't think -- so the kind of investors I look for eventually in this business will be -- I think will have to be people who understand me, who understand Mappls and who understand MapmyIndia. I don't think an investor will come in or should come in if they don't understand all 3. The 2 companies have independent parts. I'm not saying that they are intertwined by the hip or anything like that. But there is a value to the partnership. And this value needs to be win-win for both companies. That's what we are working towards. So why -- it is giving so this is also getting.

Rakesh Verma

executive
#221

MapmyIndia is also giving. It's not a one way. I hope you realize that the entire MapmyIndia's: geospatial data, which is powering the -- which is powering Apple Maps also. Similarly, through our APIs and SDKs it will power Mappls app also. So where is it one way, Nilesh.

Nilesh Shah

analyst
#222

No, Mr. Verma, my only thing is that I don't want a situation a few years down the line because today, you are basically selling to us on the proposition that this is symbiotic. It's a win-win for both. But tomorrow, if Rohan is out there trying to raise his capital. And if he has investors who put these kind of restrictions, then again, you will come back saying what can we do now. It's an independent venture. They are taking these decisions. I'm only trying to preempt basically apprehensions in the future.

Rakesh Verma

executive
#223

Okay. Good point. Maybe we will look into that also if we -- and try to see if we can put something in place.

Nilesh Shah

analyst
#224

Yes. Okay. And lastly from my side, Mr. Verma. A few months ago, you started 1 more venture which was on the data side, which again, you said it is again outside, blah, blah. Again, now this is one more venture which is going outside from the company. Is this it or do we kind of have to wait for more such situations down the line?

Rakesh Verma

executive
#225

No. I'm happy you asked this question. I was wondering that nobody is asking. I did not -- I have not started anything, okay? Let me be clear about it. Other one you are talking about is ClarityX okay? ClarityX which is in the data analytics -- AI data analytics company. It is actually my daughter doing it, and she is definitely a part of the promoter group. Now if you under -- as Rohan said just now, if you want to invest in Rohan's new venture, you'll have to know him, you will have to know Mappls. You will have to know MapmyIndia. So here also you have to know the promoter group people. Both Rohan and Rakhi who is part of the ClarityX, they are both professionals in their own way also. And they also have aspirations to do. So please do not get me into that ClarityX. I'm -- if you see on paper, if I'm the founder, it is just a founder. But if you ask anybody out of 100 hours, if that ClarityX folks have worked on, have I spent even 0.1 or 15 minutes also with them? No. Answer is no. It is helping MapmyIndia. Today, if you ask, and Ankeet is there on the call. Ankeet, why don't you talk about what ClarityX is doing to you. You are the Chief Business Officer for enterprises. Rather let him hear from you.

Ankeet Bhat

executive
#226

Yes. So from a -- like from a business perspective, we are getting incredible demand from data analytics, specifically from enterprises. There are existing customers and also new customers. This is coming across banking, retail, FMCG. And I think this synergy is kind of showing -- is gaining speed and is working out pretty well between both teams. And we're opening basically new, new use cases and new areas of business that weren't there before.

Rakesh Verma

executive
#227

And Ankeet who is getting all the revenue?

Ankeet Bhat

executive
#228

That's all accruing to MapmyIndia's enterprise business, right? So I think that is -- and it's actually a very quick go-to-market also. We already have the who's who in the corporate world. And essentially just opens up another avenue of upsell and cross-sell to these customers.

Rakesh Verma

executive
#229

I think I'll ask Rakhi also to explain it a bit. She is really running the show of ClarityX? Rakhi, are you there? She's not. Sorry, Nilesh, I hope you heard from Ankeet. Really, this is the kind of a thing which I, with my experience of that [ 30 ] years, I believe in setting up an ecosystem, not at the cost of bad governance. We follow a very good governance. People give us advice. We listen to them carefully. And just like ClarityX, similar thing is going to happen with this consumer business. The only difference is in ClarityX, MapmyIndia has not made any investment, 0.

Nilesh Shah

analyst
#230

No, that's helpful, Mr. Verma and good luck for all of this. And I just hope MapmyIndia does well and grow well. And you are implementing governance standards in letter. And I hope it also gets implemented in spirit. So while you are taking all the boxes from a letter point of view, I just hope the boxes get ticked from a spirit point of view.

Operator

operator
#231

We'll take the last question from the line of Surendar T from Slowform Media.

Surendar T

analyst
#232

Can you hear me?

Rohan Verma

executive
#233

Yes. We can hear you. You might have to speak a bit louder.

Surendar T

analyst
#234

Yes. So this is a question to the Board of the company. So this whole entrepreneurial scene in India, people who don't have any experience in business, they came up with the B2C idea and raised several millions in capital and we made billion dollar companies out of it. And MapmyIndia is a fairly large company with -- it's a listed company. It has invested a lot in the B2C business. And it has given the backup to Mappls, on which Mappls runs. The very existence of Mappls is because of MapmyIndia. And still, it's giving away 90% of the capital away and it's investing money, and it is investing more money. And right away, I don't see any returns. So something doesn't add up for me. So how does it add up for you? I mean, what's the gist of this whole transaction for MapmyIndia?

Rohan Verma

executive
#235

Surendar, sir, I think we've used the whole call to try to explain that. So what is MapmyIndia...

Surendar T

analyst
#236

Okay. No problem. If you have said that -- if the whole call explains that MapmyIndia for all its investment in creating this B2B business has got its return already by doing so, that answer is good enough for me.

Rohan Verma

executive
#237

No, no. I was just trying to say that MapmyIndia [indiscernible] B2B and B2B2C business. How much we have actually really invested in Mappls as a consumer business? Answer is a meager amount. Mr. Verma said that. Now -- but if we have to scale this as a consumer business, it would become a drag. That's what became amply clear especially over the last couple of quarters, especially over the last few months of lots of discussions. And so the -- we are at a very early stage of building a consumer business. I mean, very, very early. It is not a consumer business right now. That has to be built out. So in that sense, MapmyIndia is not hiving off or giving away any of its business to anybody. Now when it comes to the new business and the return to MapmyIndia, return are the following. If this app generates a lot of users, then a lot more users will be aware about the usage of MapmyIndia's maps and technologies, which is what MapmyIndia wants because that will convince other enterprise customers, consumer tech companies or enterprises or automotive or government. And if MapmyIndia be used by one -- I mean one out of so many other consumers, brands or enterprises, then this also adds a feather in the cap in that sense, it's a social proof. The second is that the app is used a lot, the data that flows back, anonymized data will help keep the maps fresh and updated and richer. That's the second return it gets. The third is that if these ventures succeed, then the equity value upside is there. I think that -- but -- and all of that without taking a P&L hit or an organizational drag or, let's say, the duality or whatever of B2C and B2B, all of those things go away. We've tried to solve for multiple things, keeping in mind the interest of MapmyIndia India and the trajectory and track record or the history of MapmyIndia. And ultimately, finally, MapmyIndia itself already, whether B2B and B2B2C business, has a pretty large and growing addressable market needs to focus on that. So then if you have to increase focus on B2B also, and so at the same time, you can't do too many things is the point. So I think MapmyIndia is taking a, I would say, balanced approach, disciplined approach towards what risk rewards it wants to take.

Operator

operator
#238

Ladies and gentlemen, we would take that as the last question. I would now like to hand the conference over to the management for closing comments.

Rakesh Verma

executive
#239

Thanks to all of you. And sorry, some of you could not ask the question and have been waiting. I guess, this last 1.5 hour or so was helpful to all of you from understanding what the Board has decided and why the Board has decided, particularly in the case of consumer business. And we feel it is very -- not only fair, it is to the advantage of MapmyIndia, at least, I feel that way. It is very much to pro MapmyIndia rather than anti MapmyIndia. Thank you so much, Rohan.

Rohan Verma

executive
#240

Thanks, everybody, for taking the time to ask the questions, and I hope you understood the rationale. And I hope you keep giving us the support. Thank you.

Operator

operator
#241

Thank you. On behalf of Anand Rathi Share and Stock Brokers, that concludes this conference. Thank you for joining us. You may now disconnect your lines.

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