You think Ola Electric is in trouble? You’re not even close

16/07/2025 13 min Episodio 533
You think Ola Electric is in trouble? You’re not even close

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On June 23, Ola Electric’s stock crashed to an all-time low of ₹43. This week, the stock staged a brief rebound, jumping nearly 20% in a single session. But at ₹47, it’s still trading far below its IPO price of ₹76 and more than 70% off its post-listing peak.On an earnings call, founder Bhavish Aggarwal insisted the company was on track. With rising margins and tighter cost control, he said, Ola would hit EBITDA break-even at 25,000 units a month.But a closer look at Ola’s financials tells a very different story.For FY25:— Revenue dropped nearly 10%— Losses ballooned over 40%, to ₹2,300 crore— And cash flow from operations? Deeply negative at ₹2,391 crore—nearly 4x worse than the year beforeIn today’s episode, we unpack the growing gap between narrative and numbers at Ola Electric and ask: can Bhavish really steer this ship to safety?Tune in. Check out The Ken's new careers podcast, 90,000 hours: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5HEi59iUPRMMFfUvxeio47Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/90-000-hours/id1826777519Attend The Ken's next event. Details here. 
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