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Practo steps up focus on UAE, US mkts

Financial Express Delhi

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January 08, 2026

AFTER REPORTING ITS first full year of profitabilityin FY25,Bengaluru-based health-tech firm Practo is now leaning on global markets, particularly the UAE and the United States, to fuel its next phase of growth.

- AYANTI BERA

The focus on the overseas market comes afteryears of slowing topline growth, when the company prioritised improving its bottom line.

Practo clocked ₹ 234 crore in revenue in FY25, lower than ₹242 crore it reported in the year before. Prior to that, FY23 had also seen a nearly flat revenue, while FY24 reported a 22% rise in topline.

Despite the tepid growth, the company has managed to consistently improve its profitability over the last fewyears. In FY25,it reported ₹15 crore in operating Ebitda, compared to negative adjusted Ebitda of about ₹100 crore in FY23.

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