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UNITEDSTATESSECURITIESANDEXCHANGECOMMISSION
Washington,D.C.20549
FORM20-F
DateofeventrequiringthisshellcompanyreportCommissionfilenumber001-37968
YATRAONLINE,INC.(Exactnameofregistrantasspecifiedinitscharter)
AlokVaishChiefFinancialOfficer
1101-03,11thFloor,Tower-B,UnitechCyberPark,
Sector39,Gurgaon,Haryana122002,India
01243995500(Name,Telephone,E-mailand/orfacsimilenumberandAddressofCompanyContactPerson)
SecuritiesregisteredortoberegisteredpursuanttoSection12(b)oftheAct.
SecuritiesregisteredortoberegisteredpursuanttoSection12(g)oftheAct.
SecuritiesforwhichthereisareportingobligationpursuanttoSection15(d)oftheAct.
(MarkOne)
o REGISTRATIONSTATEMENTPURSUANTTOSECTION12(B)OR(G)OFTHESECURITIESEXCHANGEACTOF1934
OR
ý ANNUALREPORTPURSUANTTOSECTION13OR15(D)OFTHESECURITIESEXCHANGEACTOF1934
ForthefiscalyearendedMarch31,2018
OR
o TRANSITIONREPORTPURSUANTTOSECTION13OR15(D)OFTHESECURITIESEXCHANGEACTOF1934
Forthetransitionperiodfromto
OR
o SHELLCOMPANYREPORTPURSUANTTOSECTION13OR15(D)OFTHESECURITIESEXCHANGEACTOF1934
NotApplicable(TranslationofRegistrant'sNameIntoEnglish)
CaymanIslands
(JurisdictionofIncorporationorOrganization)
(TitleofClass) (NameofExchangeOnWhichRegistered)OrdinaryShares,parvalue$0.0001pershare NasdaqCapitalMarket
None(TitleofClass)
None(TitleofClass)
Indicatethenumberofoutstandingsharesofeachoftheissuer'sclassesofcapitalorcommonstockasofthecloseoftheperiodcoveredbytheAnnualReport.
AsofMarch31,2018,29,077,373ordinaryshares,parvalue$0.0001pershare,2,392,168ClassAnon-votingshares,parvalue$0.0001pershareand3,159,375ClassFshares,parvalue$0.0001persharewereissuedandoutstanding.
Indicatebycheckmarkiftheregistrantisawell-knownseasonedissuer,asdefinedinRule405oftheSecuritiesAct.
oYesýNo
Ifthisreportisanannualortransitionreport,indicatebycheckmarkiftheregistrantisnotrequiredtofilereportspursuanttoSection13or15(d)oftheSecuritiesExchangeActof1934.
oYesýNo
Note—CheckingtheboxabovewillnotrelieveanyregistrantrequiredtofilereportspursuanttoSection13or15(d)oftheSecuritiesExchangeActof1934fromtheirobligationsunderthoseSections.
Indicatebycheckmarkwhethertheregistrant(1)hasfiledallreportsrequiredtobefiledbySection13or15(d)oftheSecuritiesExchangeActof1934duringthepreceding12months(orforsuchshorterperiodthattheregistrantwasrequiredtofilesuchreports),and(2)hasbeensubjecttosuchfilingrequirementsforthepast90days.
ýYesoNo
Indicatebycheckmarkwhethertheregistranthassubmittedelectronicallyandpostedonitscorporatewebsite,ifany,everyInteractiveDataFilerequiredtobesubmittedandpostedpursuanttoRule405ofRegulationS-T(§232.405ofthischapter)duringthepreceding12months(orforsuchshorterperiodthattheregistrantwasrequiredtosubmitandpostsuchfiles).
ýYesoNo
Indicatebycheckmarkwhethertheregistrantisalargeacceleratedfiler,anacceleratedfiler,anon-acceleratedfiler,oranemerginggrowthcompany.Seethedefinitionsof"largeacceleratedfiler,""acceleratedfiler,"and"emerginggrowthcompany"inRule12b-2oftheExchangeAct.(Checkone):
IfanemerginggrowthcompanythatpreparesitsfinancialstatementsinaccordancewithU.S.GAAP,indicatebycheckmarkiftheregistranthaselectednottousetheextendedtransitionperiodforcomplyingwithanyneworrevisedfinancialaccountingstandardsprovidedpursuanttoSection13(a)oftheExchangeAct.o
Indicatebycheckmarkwhichbasisofaccountingtheregistranthasusedtopreparethefinancialstatementsincludedinthisfiling:
If"Other"hasbeencheckedinthepreviousquestion,indicatebycheckmarkwhichfinancialstatementitemtheregistranthaselectedtofollow.
oItem17oItem18
IfthisisanAnnualReport,indicatebycheckmarkwhethertheregistrantisashellcompany(asdefinedinRule12b-2oftheSecuritiesExchangeActof1934).
oYesýNo
(APPLICABLEONLYTOISSUERSINVOLVEDINBANKRUPTCYPROCEEDINGSDURINGTHEPASTFIVEYEARS)
IndicatebycheckmarkwhethertheregistranthasfiledalldocumentsandreportsrequiredtobefiledbySections12,13or15(d)oftheSecuritiesExchangeActof1934subsequenttothedistributionofsecuritiesunderaplanconfirmedbyacourt:
oYesoNo
Largeacceleratedfilero Acceleratedfilero Non-acceleratedfilerý Emerginggrowthcompanyý
USGAAPo InternationalFinancialReportingStandardsasissuedbytheInternationalAccountingStandardsBoardý
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TABLEOFCONTENTS
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Page PARTI 5
Item1.IDENTITYOFDIRECTORS,SENIORMANAGEMENTANDADVISERS 5
Item2.OFFERSTATISTICSANDEXPECTEDTIMETABLE 5
Item3.KEYINFORMATION 5
Item4.INFORMATIONONTHECOMPANY 40
Item5.OPERATINGANDFINANCIALREVIEWANDPROSPECTS 66
Item6.DIRECTORS,SENIORMANAGEMENTANDEMPLOYEES 95
Item7.MAJORSHAREHOLDERSANDRELATEDPARTYTRANSACTIONS 110
Item8.FINANCIALINFORMATION 113
Item9.THEOFFERANDLISTING 114
Item10.ADDITIONALINFORMATION 116
Item11.QUANTITATIVEANDQUALITATIVEDISCLOSURESABOUTMARKETRISK 130
Item12.DESCRIPTIONOFSECURITIESOTHERTHANEQUITYSECURITIES 131
PARTII 131
Item13.DEFAULTS,DIVIDENDARREARAGESANDDELINQUENCIES 131
Item14.MATERIALMODIFICATIONSTOTHERIGHTSOFSECURITYHOLDERSANDUSEOFPROCEEDS 131
Item15.CONTROLSANDPROCEDURES 131
Item16A.AUDITCOMMITTEEFINANCIALEXPERT 133
Item16B.CODEOFETHICS 133
Item16C.PRINCIPALACCOUNTANTFEESANDSERVICES 133
Item16D.EXEMPTIONSFROMTHELISTINGSTANDARDSFORAUDITCOMMITTEES 134
Item16E.PURCHASESOFEQUITYSECURITIESBYTHEISSUERANDAFFILIATEDPURCHASERS 134
Item16F.CHANGEINREGISTRANT'SCERTIFYINGACCOUNTANT 135
Iteml6G.CORPORATEGOVERNANCE 135
Item16H.MINESAFETYDISCLOSURE 135
PARTIII 135
Item17.FINANCIALSTATEMENTS 135
Item18.FINANCIALSTATEMENTS 135
Item19.EXHIBITS 135
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CONVENTIONSUSEDINTHISANNUALREPORT
InthisAnnualReport,referencesto"U.S.,"the"UnitedStates"or"USA"aretotheUnitedStatesofAmerica,itsterritoriesanditspossessions.Referencesto"India"aretotheRepublicofIndia.Referencesto"$","US$"and"U.S.Dollars"aretothelawfulcurrencyoftheUnitedStatesofAmerica,andreferencesto"Rs.""INR"and"rupee"eachrefertotheIndianrupee,theofficialcurrencyoftheRepublicofIndia.
ThedataprovidedhereinexpressedinIndianrupeesperU.S.dollarisbasedonthenoonbuyingrateinTheCityofNewYorkforcabletransfersofIndianrupeesascertifiedforcustomspurposesbytheFederalReserveBankofNewYork.OnMarch31,2018,theexchangeratebetweentheU.S.dollarandtheIndianrupeeexpressedinIndianrupeesperU.S.dollarwas$1.00=Rs.65.11.WemakenorepresentationthattheIndianRupeeamountsrepresentU.S.dollaramountsorhavebeen,couldhavebeenorcouldbeconvertedintoUSdollarsatsuchratesoranyotherrates.
OnDecember16,2016,weconvertedourpreferencesharesintoordinarysharesandeffectuatedareverse5.4242194-for-onesharesplitofourordinarysharesaswellasareverse5.4242194-for-oneadjustmentwithrespecttothenumberofordinarysharesunderlyingourshareoptionsandacorrespondingadjustmenttotheexercisepricesofsuchoptions.Unlessotherwisespecificallystatedorthecontextotherwiserequires,allshareinformationandpersharedataincludedinthisAnnualReportpriortoDecember16,2016hasbeenpresentedonapost-sharesplitbasis.
Inaddition,onDecember16,2016,wecompletedthebusinesscombinationwithTerrapin3AcquisitionCorporation,orTerrapin3,pursuanttowhichTerrapin3becameourpartiallyownedsubsidiary,whichisreferredtohereinastheBusinessCombination.Terrapin3isnowknownasYatraUSACorp.
Unlessotherwiseindicated,ourconsolidatedstatementoffinancialpositionasofMarch31,2018and2017andtherelatedconsolidatedstatementsofprofitorlossandothercomprehensiveloss,changesinequityandcashflowsforeachofthethreeyearsintheperiodendedMarch31,2018,includedelsewhereinthisAnnualReporthavebeenpreparedinaccordancewithInternationalFinancialReportingStandards,orIFRS,asissuedbytheInternationalAccountingStandardsBoard,orIASB.Referencestoaparticular"fiscalyear"aretoourfiscalyearendedMarch31ofthatyear.OurfiscalquartersendonJune30,September30,December31,andMarch31.Referencestoayearotherthana"fiscal"yeararetothecalendaryearendedDecember31.WereferinvariousplaceswithinthisAnnualReporttoRevenueLessServiceCost,AdjustedEBITDAAdjustedEBITDA(Loss),AdjustedResultsfromOperations,AdjustedLossforthePeriodandAdjustedBasicandDilutedLossPerShare,whicharenon-IFRSmeasures.Thepresentationofnon-IFRSmeasuresisnotmeanttobeconsideredinisolationorasasubstituteforourconsolidatedfinancialresultspreparedinaccordancewithIFRS.See"Item5.OperatingandFinancialReviewandProspects."
InthisAnnualReport,werelyonandrefertoinformationandstatisticsregardingthetravelserviceindustryandourcompetitorsfrommarketresearchreportsandotherpubliclyavailablesources,includingfromPhoCusWrightInc.,orPhoCusWright,anindependenttravelindustryresearchcompany.Wehavesupplementedsuchinformationwherenecessarywithourowninternalestimatesandinformationobtainedfromdiscussionswithourcustomers,takingintoaccountpubliclyavailableinformationaboutotherindustryparticipantsandourmanagement'sbestviewastoinformationthatisnotpubliclyavailable.Whilewebelievethatallsuchinformationisreliable,wehavenotindependentlyverifiedindustryandmarketdatafromthirdpartysources.Inaddition,whilewebelievethatourinternalcompanyresearchisreliableandthedefinitionsofourindustryandmarketareappropriate,neitherourresearchnorthesedefinitionshavebeenverifiedbyanyindependentsource.Further,whilewebelievethemarketopportunityinformationincludedinthisAnnualReportisgenerallyreliable,suchinformationisinherentlyimprecise.Projections,assumptionsandestimatesofthefutureperformanceoftheindustryinwhichweoperateandourfutureperformancearenecessarilysubjectto
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ahighdegreeofuncertaintyandriskduetoavarietyoffactors,includingthosedescribedin"RiskFactors."Theseandotherfactorscouldcauseresultstodiffermateriallyfromthoseexpressedintheestimatesmadebytheindependentpartiesandbyus.See"SpecialNoteRegardingForward-LookingStatements."
Weoperateunderanumberoftrademarksandtradenames,including,amongothers,"Yatra"and"Travelguru."ThisAnnualReportcontainsreferencestoourtrademarksandtradenamesandtothosebelongingtootherentities.Solelyforconvenience,trademarksandtradenamesreferredtointhisAnnualReportmayappearwithoutthe®orTMsymbols,butsuchreferencesarenotintendedtoindicate,inanyway,thatwewillnotassert,tothefullestextentpossibleunderapplicablelaw,ourrightsortherightsoftheapplicablelicensortothesetrademarksandtradenames.Wedonotintendouruseordisplayofothercompanies'trademarks,tradenamesorservicemarkstoimplyarelationshipwith,orendorsementorsponsorshipofusby,anyothercompanies.
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SPECIALNOTEREGARDINGFORWARD-LOOKINGSTATEMENTS
SomeofthestatementsinthisAnnualReportconstituteforward-lookingstatementsthatdonotdirectlyorexclusivelyrelatetohistoricalfacts.Youshouldnotplaceunduerelianceonsuchstatementsbecausetheyaresubjecttonumerousuncertaintiesandfactorsrelatingtoouroperationsandbusinessenvironment,allofwhicharedifficulttopredictandmanyofwhicharebeyondourcontrol.Forward-lookingstatementsincludeinformationconcerningourpossibleorassumedfutureresultsofoperations,includingdescriptionsofourbusinessstrategy.Thesestatementsareoften,butnotalways,madethroughtheuseofwordsorphrasessuchas"believe,""anticipate,""could,""may,""would,""should,""intend,""plan,""potential,""predict,""will,""expect,""estimate,""project,""positioned,""strategy,""outlook"andsimilarexpressions.Allsuchforward-lookingstatementsinvolveestimatesandassumptionsthataresubjecttorisks,uncertaintiesandotherfactorsthatcouldcauseactualresultstodiffermateriallyfromtheresultsexpressedinthestatements.Amongthekeyfactorsthatcouldcauseactualresultstodiffermateriallyfromthoseprojectedintheforward-lookingstatementsarethefollowing:
• ourfuturefinancialperformance,includingourrevenue,costofrevenue,operatingexpensesandourabilitytoachieveandmaintainprofitability;
• ourabilitytogeneratepositivecashflowandthesufficiencyofouroperatingcashflowtomeetourliquidityneeds;
• ourabilitytoaccesscapitalthroughdebtandequitymarketsinamountsandatratesandcostsacceptabletous;
• ourexpectationsregardingthedevelopmentofourindustryandthecompetitiveenvironmentinwhichweoperate;
• ourabilitytorealizetheanticipatedbenefitsoftheacquisitionofAirTravelBureauLimited("ATB");
• ourabilitytoincreasethenumberofvisitstooursearchplatformandreferralstoouradvertisers;
• ourabilitytomaintainand/orexpandrelationshipswith,anddevelopnewrelationshipswith,travelcompaniesandtravelresearchcompaniesaswellasonlinetravelagents("OTAs");
• thegrowthintheusageofmobiledevicesandourabilitytosuccessfullymonetizethisusage;
• ourabilitytosuccessfullyimplementourgrowthstrategy;
• ourabilitytomaintainandincreaseourbrandawareness;
• ourrelianceonsearchengines,whichmaychangetheiralgorithms;
• theabilitytoadaptservicestochangesintechnologyorthemarketplace;
• ourabilitytoattract,trainandretainexecutivesandotherqualifiedemployees;
• increasingcompetitionintheIndiantravelindustry;
• risksassociatedwithonlinecommercesecurity;
• geopoliticalriskandchangesinapplicablelawsandregulations;
• politicalandeconomicstabilityinandaroundIndiaandotherkeytraveldestinations;
• litigationandregulatoryenforcementrisks;
• fluctuationsinexchangeratesbetweentheIndianrupeeandtheU.S.dollar;and
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• theriskthatcompliancewithrulesandrequirementsapplicabletopubliccompanies,includingfulfillingourobligationsasaforeignprivateissuer,willbeexpensiveandtimeconsuming.
Wehavebasedtheforward-lookingstatementscontainedinthisAnnualReportprimarilyonourcurrentexpectationsandprojectionsaboutfutureeventsandtrendsthatwebelievemayaffectourbusiness,financialcondition,resultsofoperations,prospects,businessstrategyandfinancialneeds.Youarecautionedtoconsidertheseandanyotherfactorsdiscussedinthesectionentitled"RiskFactors"elsewhereinthisAnnualReport.Theserisksarenotexhaustive.Theseriskscouldcauseactualresultstodiffermateriallyfromthoseimpliedbyforward-lookingstatementsinthisAnnualReport.OthersectionsofthisAnnualReportincludeadditionalfactorsthatcouldadverselyimpactourbusinessandfinancialperformance.Moreover,weoperateinaverycompetitiveandrapidlychangingenvironment.Youarecautionednottoplaceunduerelianceontheseforward-lookingstatementsthatspeakonlyasofthedatehereof.Newrisksanduncertaintiescomeupfromtimetotime,anditisimpossibleforustopredicttheseeventsorhowtheymayaffectus.Wedonotundertakeanyobligationtoupdateorreviseanyforward-lookingstatementsafterthedateofthisAnnualReport,whetherasaresultofnewinformation,futureeventsorotherwise,exceptasrequiredbylaw.Inlightoftheserisksanduncertainties,youshouldkeepinmindthatanyeventdescribedinaforward-lookingstatementmadeinthisAnnualReportorelsewheremightnotoccur.
Inaddition,statementsthat"webelieve"andsimilarstatementsreflectourbeliefsandopinionsontherelevantsubject.ThesestatementsarebaseduponinformationavailabletousasofthedateofthisAnnualReport,andwhilewebelievesuchinformationformsareasonablebasisforsuchstatements,suchinformationmaybelimitedorincomplete,andourstatementsshouldnotbereadtoindicatethatwehaveconductedanexhaustiveinquiryinto,orreviewof,allpotentiallyavailablerelevantinformation.Thesestatementsareinherentlyuncertainandinvestorsarecautionednottoundulyrelyuponthesestatements.
PARTI
ITEM1.IDENTITYOFDIRECTORS,SENIORMANAGEMENTANDADVISERS
Notapplicable.
ITEM2.OFFERSTATISTICSANDEXPECTEDTIMETABLE
Notapplicable.
ITEM3.KEYINFORMATION
A. SelectedConsolidatedFinancialData
Thefollowingselectedconsolidatedstatementofprofitorlossandothercomprehensivelossdataforfiscalyears2018,2017and2016andtheselectedconsolidatedstatementoffinancialpositiondataasofMarch31,2018and2017havebeenderivedfromourauditedconsolidatedfinancialstatementsincludedelsewhereinthisAnnualReport.TheselectedconsolidatedstatementoffinancialpositiondataasofMarch31,2016hasbeenderivedfromourauditedfinancialstatementsincludedinourannualreportonForm20-FforthefiscalyearendedMarch31,2017filedonJune30,2017.TheselectedconsolidatedstatementoffinancialpositiondataasofMarch31,2015havebeenderivedfromourauditedconsolidatedfinancialstatementsthatwerepartofthefinalprospectusincludedintheRegistrationStatementonFormF-4filedonNovember21,2016butarenotincludedinthisAnnualReport.Thefinancialdatasetforthbelowshouldbereadinconjunctionwith,andisqualifiedbyreferenceto,"Item5.OperatingandFinancialReviewandProspects"andtheconsolidatedfinancialstatementsandnotestheretoincludedelsewhereinthisAnnualReport.Ourhistoricalresultsdonotnecessarilyindicateresultsexpectedforanyfutureperiod.
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YatraOnline,Inc.hasadoptedIFRSasissuedbytheIASBasofApril1,2014andhaspreparedconsolidatedfinancialstatementswitheffectfromthatdate.WehavenotincludedfinancialinformationfortheyearendedMarch31,2014orconsolidatedbalancesheetdataasofMarch31,2014,assuchinformationisnotavailableonabasisthatisconsistentwiththeconsolidatedfinancialinformationforthefiscalyearsendedMarch31,2018,2017,2016and2015andcannotbeobtainedwithoutunreasonableeffort.
ThetranslationsofIndianrupeeamountstoUSdollarsamountssetforthbelowaresolelyfortheconvenienceofthereaderandarebasedonthenoonbuyingrateofinTheCityofNewYorkforcabletransfersofINR65.11per$1.00ascertifiedforcustomspurposesbytheFederalReserveBankofNewYorkonMarch31,2018.WemakenorepresentationthattheIndianrupeeamountsrepresentUSdollaramountsorhavebeen,couldhavebeenorcouldbeconvertedintoUSdollarsatsuchratesoranyotherrates.
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Thefollowinginformationshouldbereadinconjunctionwith,andisqualifiedinitsentiretybyreferenceto,"Item5.OperatingandFinancialReviewandProspects"andtheauditedconsolidatedfinancialstatementsandthenotestheretoincludedelsewhereinthisAnnualReport.
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FiscalYearEndedMarch31,
Consolidatedstatementofprofitorlossandothercomprehensiveloss(amountsinthousands,exceptpersharedataandnumberofshares)
2015INR 2016INR 2017INR 2018INR 2018USD Revenue: Airticketing 2,331,028 2,876,688 3,656,976 5,012,931 76,992Hotelsandpackages 4,007,138 5,225,136 5,326,414 6,628,236 101,801Otherservices 14,525 28,886 52,896 105,249 1,616Otherrevenue 175,003 214,524 320,527 502,097 7,712Totalrevenue 6,527,694 8,345,234 9,356,813 12,248,513 188,121Otherincome 53,293 26,662 25,282 90,001 1,382Servicecost 3,140,865 4,164,352 4,179,486 4,930,757 75,730Personnelexpenses 1,155,332 1,524,055 2,115,308 2,902,840 44,584Marketingandsalespromotionexpenses 1,471,126 1,687,541 2,457,242 4,155,420 63,822Otheroperatingexpenses 1,590,188 1,967,162 2,217,887 3,284,030 50,438Depreciationandamortization 208,939 233,703 275,587 425,600 6,537Resultsfromoperations (985,463) (1,204,917) (1,863,415) (3,360,133) (51,608)Shareoflossofjointventure (11,005) (11,802) (9,441) (10,559) (162)Financeincome 93,474 95,072 139,158 91,912 1,412Financecost (87,578) (111,973) (149,863) (153,056) (2,351)Listingandrelatedexpenses — — (4,242,526) — —Changesinfairvalueofwarrants 85 (3,167) 230,111 (563,253) (8,651)Lossbeforetaxes (990,487) (1,236,787) (5,895,976) (3,995,089) (61,360)Tax(expense)/credits 42,720 (6,515) (40,987) (56,887) (874)Lossfortheyear (947,767) (1,243,302) (5,936,963) (4,051,976) (62,234)Lossattributableto: OwnersoftheParentCompany (936,504) (1,218,824) (5,901,483) (3,993,140) (61,330)Noncontrollinginterest (11,263) (24,478) (35,480) (58,836) (904)Lossfortheyear (947,767) (1,243,302) (5,936,963) (4,051,976) (62,234)Losspershare Basic (47.98)* (58.10)* (237.89) (116.41) (1.79)Diluted (47.98)* (58.10)* (237.89) (116.41) (1.79)Weightedaveragenumberofordinarysharesoutstandingusedincomputingbasic/dilutedearningspershare
Basic** 19,518,909** 20,976,502** 24,807,122** 34,301,152** 34,301,152**Diluted** 19,518,909** 20,976,502** 24,807,122** 34,301,152** 34,301,152**
* IncludesordinaryshareswhichhavebeenissuedonaccountofconversionofmandatorilyconvertiblePreferenceShares(SeriesAtoSeriesF),andhavebeenusedinthecalculationofweightedaveragebasicearningspershare.
** OnDecember16,2016,preferencesharesissuedbyYatraOnline,Inc.wereconvertedintoordinarysharesofYatraOnline,Inc.Wethereaftereffectuatedareverse5.4242194-for-onesharesplitofourordinarysharesaswellasareverse5.4242194-for-oneadjustmentwithrespecttothenumberofordinarysharesunderlyingourshareoptions.Consequently,thebasicanddilutedearningspershareforallperiodspresentedareadjustedretrospectivelytoreflectthesharesplit.
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ThefollowingtablesetsforthasummaryofourconsolidatedstatementoffinancialpositionasofMarch31,2018,2017,2016and2015:
OtherData:
Thefollowingtablesetsforthfortheperiodsindicated;certainselectedconsolidatedfinancialandotherdata:
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March31, Consolidatedstatementoffinancialpositiondata(amountsinthousands) 2015INR 2016INR 2017INR 2018INR 2018USD Tradeandotherreceivables 1,364,840 1,362,838 1,970,375 4,008,871 61,571Termdeposits 777,405 1,024,890 3,027,861 1,012,144 15,545Cashandcashequivalents 234,474 389,664 1,532,629 2,465,073 37,860Totalassets 4,680,673 5,354,026 9,574,433 11,616,787 178,419TotalequityattributabletoequityholdersoftheCompany 728,206 429,472 3,137,487 (224,918) (3,455)Borrowings 235,985 469,433 44,876 851,829 13,083Tradeandotherpayables 2,106,123 2,267,824 3,148,544 5,049,630 77,555Totalliabilities 3,945,715 4,912,968 6,384,864 11,842,066 181,880Totalequityandliabilities 4,680,673 5,354,026 9,574,433 11,616,787 178,419
FiscalYearEndedMarch31, 2015 2016 2017 2018 Figuresinthousands Quantitativedetails* Airpassengers 4,207 5,698 6,869 8,875Hotelroomnights 944 1,139 1,383 2,098Holidaypackagespassengerstravelled 100 130 143 168AmountinINRthousandsexcept% GrossBookings** AirTicketing 40,438,326 49,268,781 57,562,263 79,156,190HotelsandPackages 7,368,475 9,614,004 10,435,643 13,386,288Total 47,806,801 58,882,785 67,997,906 92,542,478RevenueLessServiceCost*** AirTicketing 2,331,028 2,876,688 3,656,976 5,012,931HotelsandPackages 866,273 1,060,784 1,146,928 1,697,479Others 189,528 243,410 373,422 607,346Total 3,386,829 4,180,882 5,177,326 7,317,756NetRevenueMargin%**** AirTicketing 5.8% 5.8% 6.4% 6.3%HotelsandPackages 11.8% 11.0% 11.0% 12.7%
* QuantitativedetailsareconsideredonGrossbasis.
** GrossBookingsrepresentthetotalamountpaidbyourcustomersforthetravelservicesandproductsbookedthroughus,includingfeesandothercharges,andarenetofcancellationsandrefunds.
*** Ascertainpartsofourrevenuearerecognizedona"net"basisandotherpartsofourrevenuearerecognizedona"gross"basis,weevaluateourfinancialperformancebasedonRevenueLessServiceCost,whichisanonIFRSmeasure.WebelievethatRevenueLessServiceCostprovides
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B. CapitalizationandIndebtedness
Notapplicable.
C. ReasonsfortheOfferandUseofProceeds
Notapplicable.
D. RiskFactors
ThisAnnualReportcontainsforward-lookingstatementsthatinvolverisksanduncertainties.Ouractualresultscoulddiffermateriallyfromthoseanticipatedintheseforward-lookingstatementsasaresultofanumberoffactors,includingthosedescribedinthefollowingriskfactorsandelsewhereinthisAnnualReport.Ifanyofthefollowingrisksactuallyoccur,ourbusiness,financialconditionandresultsofoperationscouldsuffer.
RisksRelatedtoOurBusinessandIndustry
We have a history of operating losses.
Wehaveahistoryoflossesandmaycontinuetoincuroperatingandnetlossesfortheforeseeablefuture.Yatra'snetlosseswereINR4,052.0millionforfiscalyear2018ascomparedtoalossofINR5,937.0millioninfiscalyear2017andalossofINR1,243.3millioninfiscalyear2016.Ifourrevenuesgrowslowerthananticipated,orifouroperatingexpensesexceedexpectations,thenwemaynotbeabletoachieveprofitabilityinthenearfutureoratall,whichmaydepressthepriceofourordinaryshares.
The Indian travel industry is highly competitive and we may not be able to effectively compete in the future.
TheIndiantravelindustryishighlycompetitive.Oursuccessdependsuponourabilitytocompeteeffectivelyagainstnumerousestablishedandemergingcompetitors,includingotheronlinetravelagencies,orOTAs,traditionalofflinetravelcompanies,travelresearchcompanies,paymentwallets,searchenginesandmeta-searchcompanies,bothinIndiaandabroad,suchasAgodaCompanyPte.Ltd.,Booking.comB.V.,CleartripPvt.Ltd.,ExpediaSoutheastAsiaPte.Ltd.,LeTravenuesTechnologyPvt.Ltd.India,MakeMyTrip(India)Pvt.Ltd.(includingtherecentlyconcludedacquisitionofIbiboGroup),andOne97CommunicationsLimited.Ourcompetitorsmayhavesignificantlygreaterfinancial,marketing,personnelandotherresourcesthanwehave.Factorsaffectingourcompetitivesuccessincludeprice,availabilityoftravelproducts,abilitytopackagetravelproductsacrossmultiplesuppliers,brandrecognition,customerserviceandcustomercare,feeschargedtocustomers,easeofuse,accessibility,reliabilityandinnovation.Ifwearenotabletocompeteeffectivelyagainstourcompetitors,ourbusinessandresultsofoperationsmaybeadverselyaffected.
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investorswithusefulsupplementalinformationaboutthefinancialperformanceofourbusinessandmoreaccuratelyreflectsthevalueadditionofthetravelservicesthatweprovidetoourcustomers.ThepresentationofthisnonIFRSinformationisnotmeanttobeconsideredinisolationorasasubstituteforourconsolidatedfinancialresultspreparedinaccordancewithIFRSasissuedbytheIASB.OurRevenueLessServiceCostmaynotbecomparabletosimilarlytitledmeasuresreportedbyothercompaniesduetopotentialdifferencesinthemethodofcalculation.
**** NetRevenueMarginsaredefinedasRevenueLessServiceCostasapercentageofGrossBookings.
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Large,establishedInternetsearchengineswithaglobalpresenceandmeta-searchcompanieswhocanaggregatetravelsearchresultscompeteagainstusforcustomers.Certainofourcompetitorshavelaunchedbrandmarketingcampaignstoincreasetheirvisibilitywithcustomers.Someofourcompetitorshavesignificantlygreaterfinancial,marketing,personnelandotherresourcesthanwedoandcertainofourcompetitorshavealongerhistoryofestablishedbusinessesandreputationsintheIndiantravelmarketascomparedwithus.Somemeta-searchsites,includingTripAdvisor,TrivagoandKayak,offeruserstheabilitytomakereservationsdirectlyontheirwebsites,whichmayreducetheamountoftrafficandtransactionsavailabletousthroughreferralsfromthesesites.Ifadditionalmeta-searchsitesbegintooffertheabilitytomakereservationsdirectly,thatwillfurtheraffectourabilitytogeneratetraffictooursites.Fromtimetotime,wemayberequiredtoreduceservicefeesandNetRevenueMarginsinordertocompeteeffectivelyandmaintainorgainmarketshare.
Wemayalsofaceincreasedcompetitionfromnewentrantsinourindustry.Thetravelindustryisextremelydynamicandnewchannelsofdistributioninthetravelindustrymaynegativelyaffectourmarketshare.Additionalsourcesofcompetitionincludelargecompaniesthatofferonlinetravelservicesasonepartoftheirbusinessmodel,suchasAlibabaGroupHoldingLtd,aswellas"dailydeal"websites,suchasGroupon,Inc.'sGetaways,orpeer-to-peerinventorysources,suchasAirbnbInc.,HomeAway.com,Inc.andOravelStaysPvt.Ltd.,whichprovidehomeandapartmentrentalsasanalternativetohotelrooms.Thegrowthofpeer-to-peerinventorysourcescouldaffectthedemandforourservicesinfacilitatingreservationsathotels.Wecannotassureyouthatwewillbeabletosuccessfullycompeteagainstexistingornewcompetitorsinourexistinglinesofbusinessaswellasnewlinesofbusinessintowhichwemayventure.Ifwearenotabletocompeteeffectively,ourbusinessandresultsofoperationsmaybeadverselyaffected.
Inaddition,manyairlines,hotels,carrentalcompaniesandtouroperatorshavecallcentersandhaveestablishedtheirowntraveldistributionwebsitesandmobileapplications.Suppliersmayofferadvantagesforcustomerstobookdirectly,suchasmember-onlyfares,bonusmilesorloyaltypoints,whichcouldmaketheirofferingsmoreattractivetocustomers.Somelow-costairlinesdistributetheironlinesupplyexclusivelythroughtheirownwebsitesandotherairlineshavestoppedprovidinginventorytocertainonlinechannelsandattempttodrivecustomerstobookdirectlyontheirwebsitesbyeliminatingorlimitingsalesofcertainairlineticketsthroughthirdpartydistributors.Additionally,airlinesuppliersareincreasinglypromotinghotelsupplyontheirwebsitesinconnectionwithairlinetickets.Ifweareunabletocompeteeffectivelywithtravelsupplier-relatedchannelsorothercompetitors,ourbusinessandresultsofoperationsmaybeadverselyaffected.
WealsofaceincreasingcompetitionfromsearchengineslikeGoogle,BingandYahoo!.Searchengineshavegrowninpopularityandmayoffercomprehensivetravelplanningorshoppingcapabilities,whichmaydrivemoretrafficdirectlytothewebsitesofoursuppliersorcompetitors.GooglehasincreaseditsfocusonappealingtotravelcustomersthroughitslaunchesofGooglePlaces,GoogleFlightsandGoogleHotelPriceAds.Google'seffortsaroundtheseproducts,aswellaspossiblefuturedevelopments,maychangeorundermineourabilitytoobtainprominentplacementinpaidorunpaidsearchresultsatareasonablecostoratall.
Therecanbenoassurancethatwewillbeabletocompetesuccessfullyagainstanycurrentandfuturecompetitorsoronemergingplatforms,orprovidedifferentiatedproductsandservicestoourcustomerbase.Increasingcompetitionfromcurrentandemergingcompetitors,theintroductionofnewtechnologiesandthecontinuedexpansionofexistingtechnologies,suchasmeta-searchandothersearchenginetechnologies,mayforceustomakechangestoourbusinessmodels,whichcouldaffectourfinancialconditionandresultsofoperations.Increasedcompetitionhasresultedinandmaycontinuetoresultinreducedmargins,aswellaslossofcustomers,transactionsandbrandrecognition.
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The slowdown in Indian economic growth and other declines or disruptions in the Indian economy in general and travel industry in particular could adverselyaffect our business and financial performance.
SubstantiallyallofouroperationsarelocatedinIndiaand,therefore,ourfinancialperformanceandgrowtharenecessarilydependentoneconomicconditionsprevalentinIndia.TheIndianeconomymaybemateriallyandadverselyaffectedbypoliticalinstabilityorregionalconflicts,ageneralriseininterestrates,inflation,andadverseeconomicconditionsoccurringelsewhereintheworld,suchasaslowdownineconomicgrowthinChina,therepercussionsfromtheJune2016UnitedKingdomreferendumtowithdrawfromtheEuropeanUnionandothermatters.WhiletheIndianeconomyhasgrownsignificantlyinrecentyears,ithadexperiencedaslowdowninitseconomicgrowthafewquartersago.TheIndianeconomycouldbefurtheradverselyimpactedbyinflationarypressures,anyincreaseorvolatilityinoilprices,currencydepreciation,thepoorperformanceofitslargeagriculturalandmanufacturingsectors,tradedeficits,recentinitiativesbytheIndiangovernmenttowardsdemonetizationofcertainIndiancurrency,theIndiangovernment'srecentimplementationofacomprehensivenationwidegoodsandservicestax('GST')regime,andotherfactors.Indiaalsofacesmajorchallengesinsustainingitsgrowth,whichincludetheneedforsubstantialinfrastructuredevelopmentandimprovingaccesstohealthcareandeducation.
Inthepast,economicslowdownsintheIndianeconomymayhaveharmedthetravelindustryascustomershadlessdisposableincomefortheirtravels,especiallyholidaytravel.IfthereisaslowdownintheIndia'seconomicgrowthitwilllikelyhaveamaterialadverseeffectonthedemandforthetravelproductsweselland,asaresult,onourfinancialconditionandresultsofoperations.Wedonearlyallofourbusinesswithawidevarietyoftravel-relatedcompaniesbasedinIndia,includingairlines,largehotelchainsandothers.WeareexposedtorisksassociatedwiththeseIndianbusinesses,includingbankruptcies,restructurings,consolidationsandalliancesofitspartners,thecreditworthinessofthesepartners,andthepossibleobligationtomakepaymentstoourpartners.Forexample,theIndianairlineindustryinrecentyearshasexperiencedsignificantlossesandhasundergonebankruptcies,restructurings,consolidationsandothersimilarevents.Futurebankruptciesandincreasingconsolidationcouldcreatechallengesforourrelationshipswithairlines,includingbyreducingtheprofitabilityofourairlineticketingbusiness.
IfthegrowthintheIndiantravelindustrycannotbesustainedortheIndianeconomyasawholecontinuestoexperienceaslowdowningrowth,ourbusinessandresultsofoperationscouldbeadverselyaffected.
The travel industry is particularly sensitive to safety concerns, and terrorist attacks, regional conflicts, health concerns, natural calamities or other catastrophicevents could have a negative impact on the Indian travel industry and cause our business to suffer.
Thetravelindustryisparticularlysensitivetosafetyconcerns,suchasterroristattacks,regionalconflicts,healthconcerns,naturalcalamitiesorothercatastrophicevents.Ourbusinesshasinthepastdeclinedandmayinthefuturedeclineafterincidents,suchasthosedescribedbelow,thatcausetravelerstobeconcernedabouttheirsafety.Decreasedtravelexpenditurescouldreducethedemandforourservices,therebycausingareductioninrevenue.
Indiahasexperiencedterrorattacksinthepast,includingthecoordinatedattacksin2008inmultiplelocationsinMumbai,andmayexperiencesimilarattacksinthefuture.Inrecentyears,hotels,airlines,airportsandcruiseshavebeenthetargetsofterroristattacks,includingintheGulfofAden,India,Spain,Egypt,Russia,Turkey,SriLanka,France,UnitedKingdomandBelgium.Asmanyterroristattackstendtobefocusedontouristsortouristdestinations,suchacts,eventhoseoutsideofIndiaorotherneighboringcountries,mayresultinadeclineinthetravelindustryandadverselyimpactourbusinessandprospects.
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Inaddition,SouthAsiahas,fromtimetotime,experiencedinstancesofcivilunrestandhostilitiesamongneighboringcountries,includingbetweenIndiaandPakistan.TherehavealsobeenincidentsinandnearIndiasuchastroopmobilizationsalongtheborder.SuchmilitaryactivityorotheradversesocialandpoliticaleventsinIndiainthefuturecouldadverselyaffecttheIndianeconomybydisruptingcommunicationsandmakingtravelmoredifficult.ResultingpoliticaltensionscouldcreateagreaterperceptionthatinvestmentsinIndiancompaniesinvolveahighdegreeofriskandcouldhaveanadverseimpactonourbusinessandthepriceofourordinaryshares.Furthermore,ifIndiaweretobecomeengagedinarmedhostilities,wemaynotbeabletocontinueouroperations.Theoccurrenceofanyoftheseeventsmayresultinalossofbusinessconfidenceandhaveanadverseeffectonourbusinessandresultsofoperations.
Theoutbreakofsevereillnesses,suchastheEbolavirus,MiddleEastRespiratorySyndrome,SevereAcuteRespiratorySyndrome,malaria,H1N1influenzavirus,avianfluandtheZikavirus,couldmateriallyaffectthetravelindustry,reduceourrevenuesandadverselyimpacttravelbehavior,particularlyiftheyweretopersistforanextendedperiod.
Indiahasexperiencednaturalcalamitiessuchasearthquakes,tsunamis,floodsanddroughtinpastyears.Forexample,inSeptember2014,thestateofJammuandKashmirinnorthernIndia,apopulartourismdestination,experiencedwidespreadfloodsandlandslides,andinApril2015,anearthquakeoccurredintheFederalDemocraticRepublicofNepalwithaftershocksandlandslidessubsequentlyaffectingthecountry.TheextentandseverityofthesenaturaldisastersdeterminestheirimpactontheIndianeconomy.SubstantiallyallofouroperationsandemployeesarelocatedinIndiaandtherecanbenoassurancethatwewillnotbeaffectedbynaturaldisastersinthefuture.Furthermore,ifanyofthesenaturaldisastersoccurintouristdestinationsinIndia,traveltoandwithinIndiacouldbeadverselyaffected,whichcouldhaveanadverseimpactonourbusinessandresultsofoperations.
Theoccurrenceofanyoftheseeventscouldresultinchangestocustomers'travelplansandrelatedcostsandlostrevenueforourcompany,aswellastheriskofaprolongedandsubstantialdecreaseintravelvolume,anyofwhichcouldhaveamaterialadverseeffectonourbusiness,financialconditionandresultsofoperations.
Our business and financial results are subject to fluctuations in currency exchange rates.
Giventhenatureofourbusiness,anyfluctuationinthevalueoftheIndianrupeeagainsttheU.S.dollar,Euro,Britishpoundsterlingorothermajorcurrencieswillaffectcustomers'travelbehaviorand,therefore,willhaveanimpactonourresultsofoperations.Forexample,infiscalyear2016,thedropintheaveragevalueoftheIndianrupeeascomparedtotheU.S.dollaradverselyimpactedtheIndiantravelindustryasitmadeoutboundtravelforIndianconsumersmoreexpensive.Inaddition,ourexposuretoforeigncurrencyriskalsoarisesinrespectofournon-Indianrupee-denominatedtradeandotherreceivables,tradeandotherpayables,andcashandcashequivalents.Wecurrentlydonothaveanyhedgingagreementsorsimilararrangementswithanycounter-partytocoverourexposuretoanyfluctuationsinforeignexchangerates.
We have limited experience operating as a public company, and fulfilling our obligations as a U.S. reporting company may be expensive and time consuming.
AsaU.S.reportingcompany,weincursignificantlegal,accountingandotherexpenses.PriortobecomingaU.S.reportingcompany,wehadnotpreviouslybeenrequiredtoprepareorfileperiodicandotherreportswiththeSECortocomplywiththeotherrequirementsofU.S.federalsecuritieslawsapplicabletopubliccompanies.WehavenotpreviouslybeenrequiredtoestablishandmaintaindisclosurecontrolsandproceduressuchasSection404oftheSarbanesOxleyActof2002andinternalcontrolsoverfinancialreportingapplicabletoapubliccompanywithsecuritiesregisteredintheUnitedStates.Compliancewithreportingandcorporategovernanceobligationsfromwhichforeignprivate
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issuersarenotexemptmayrequiremembersofourmanagementandourfinanceandaccountingstafftodiverttimeandresourcesfromotherresponsibilitiestoensuringtheseadditionalregulatoryrequirementsarefulfilledandmayincreaseourlegal,insuranceandfinancialcompliancecosts.Wecannotpredictorestimatetheamountofadditionalcostswemayincurorthetimingofsuchcosts.Inaddition,ifwefailtocomplywithanysignificantruleorrequirementassociatedwithbeingapubliccompany,suchfailurecouldresultinthelossofinvestorconfidenceandcouldharmourreputationandcausethemarketpriceofourordinarysharestodecline.
If we fail to establish and maintain proper and effective internal controls over financial reporting, our results of operations and our ability to operate ourbusiness may be harmed.
WearesubjecttotheSarbanes-OxleyAct,whichrequires,amongotherthings,thatweestablishandmaintaineffectiveinternalcontrolsoverfinancialreportinganddisclosurecontrolsandprocedures.UndertheSEC'scurrentrules,startinginfiscalyear2018wehavebeenrequiredtoperformsystemandprocessevaluationandtestingofourinternalcontrolsoverfinancialreportingtoallowmanagementtoassesstheeffectivenessofourinternalcontrols.However,ourindependentregisteredpublicaccountingfirmisnotrequiredtoattesttotheeffectivenessofourinternalcontroloverfinancialreportingunderSection404oftheSarbanes-OxleyActuntilthefilingofourannualreportonForm20-Ffollowingthedateonwhichwearenolongeranemerginggrowthcompany.
Ourtestingmayrevealdeficienciesinourinternalcontrolsthataredeemedtobematerialweaknessesorsignificantdeficienciesandrenderourinternalcontrolsoverfinancialreportingineffective.Weexpecttoincuradditionalaccountingandauditingexpensesandtospendsignificantmanagementtimeincomplyingwiththeserequirements.Ifwearenotabletocomplywiththeserequirementsinatimelymanner,orifweorourmanagementidentifiesmaterialweaknessesorsignificantdeficienciesinourinternalcontrolsoverfinancialreportingthataredeemedtobematerialweaknesses,orifourindependentregisteredpublicaccountingfirmisunabletoexpressanopinionastotheeffectivenessofourinternalcontroloverfinancialreportingwhenrequired,investorsmayloseconfidenceintheaccuracyandcompletenessofourfinancialreportsandthemarketpriceofourordinarysharesmaydecline,andwemaybesubjecttoinvestigationsorsanctionsbytheSEC,theFinancialIndustryRegulatoryAuthority,Inc.orotherregulatoryauthorities.Inaddition,wemayberequiredtoexpendsignificantmanagementtimeandfinancialresourcestocorrectanymaterialweaknessesthatmaybeidentifiedortorespondtoanyregulatoryinvestigationsorproceedings.
Our business depends on our relationships with a broad range of travel suppliers, and any adverse changes in these relationships, or our inability to enter intonew relationships, could negatively affect our business and results of operations.
Werelysignificantlyonourrelationshipswithairlines,hotels,railways,buslines,activityvendors,globaldistributionsystem,orGDS,serviceprovidersandothertravelsupplierstoenableustoofferourcustomerscomprehensiveaccesstotravelservicesandproducts.Adversechangesinanyofourrelationshipswithtravelsuppliers,ortheinabilitytoenterintonewrelationshipswithtravelsuppliers,couldreducetheamountofinventorythatwemaybeabletooffer.Ourarrangementswithtravelsuppliersarenottypicallysubjecttolong-termcommitmentsandmaynotremainineffectoncurrentorsimilarterms,andthenetimpactoffuturepricingoptionsmayadverselyimpactourrevenue.Travelsuppliersareincreasinglyfocusedondrivingonlinedemandtotheirownwebsitesandmayceasetosupplyuswiththesamelevelofaccesstotravelinventoryinthefuture.
Asignificantchangeinourrelationshipswithourmajorsuppliersforasustainedperiodoftime,includinganinabilitybyanytravelsuppliertofulfilltheirpaymentobligationtousinatimelymannerorasupplier'scompletewithdrawalofinventory,couldhaveamaterialadverseeffectonourbusiness,financialconditionorresultsofoperations.Furthermore,noassurancecanbegiventhatourtravelsupplierswillnotfurtherreduceoreliminatefeesorcommissionsorattempttochargeusforcontent,
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terminateourcontracts,maketheirproductsorservicesunavailabletousaspartofexclusivearrangementswithourcompetitorsordefaultonordisputetheirpaymentorotherobligationstowardsus,anyofwhichcouldreduceourrevenueandNetRevenueMarginsormayrequireustoinitiatelegalorarbitrationproceedingstoenforcetheircontractualpaymentobligations,whichmayadverselyaffectourbusinessandresultsofoperations.
Some of our airline suppliers (including our GDS service providers) may reduce or eliminate the commission and other fees they pay to us for the sale of airtickets, and this could adversely affect our business and results of operations.
InourAirTicketingbusiness,wegeneraterevenuethroughcommissionsandincentivepaymentsfromairlinesuppliers,servicefeeschargedtoourcustomersandfeesfromourGDSserviceproviders.Ourairlinesuppliersmayreduceoreliminatethecommissionsandincentivepaymentstheypaytous.Totheextentanyofourairlinesuppliersfurtherreduceoreliminatethecommissionsorincentivepaymentstheypaytousinthefuture,ourrevenuemaybefurtherreducedunlessweareabletoadequatelymitigatesuchreductionbyincreasingtheservicefeeswechargetoourcustomersinasustainablemanner.Anyincreaseinservicefees,tomitigatereductionsinoreliminationofcommissionsorotherwise,mayalsoresultinalossofpotentialcustomers.Further,ourarrangementswiththeairlinesthatsupplyairticketstousmaylimittheamountofservicefeesthatweareabletochargeourcustomers.Ourbusinesswouldalsobenegativelyimpactedifcompetitionorregulationinthetravelindustrycausesustoreduceoreliminateourservicefees.
We rely on third-party systems and service providers, and any disruption or adverse change in their business may have a material adverse effect on ourbusiness.
Wecurrentlyrelyonavarietyofthird-partysystems,serviceprovidersandsoftwarecompanies,includingtheGDSandotherelectroniccentralreservationsystemsusedbyairlines,variousofflineandonlinechannelmanagingsystemsandreservationsystemsusedbyhotelsandaccommodationsuppliersandaggregators,systemsusedbyIndianRailways,andsystemsusedbybusandcaroperatorsandaggregators,aswellasothertechnologiesusedbypaymentgatewayproviders.Inparticular,werelyonthirdpartiesto:
• assistinconductingsearchesforairfaresandprocessairticketbookings;
• processhotelreservations;
• processcreditcard,debitcard,netbankingande-walletpayments;
• providecomputerinfrastructurecriticaltoourbusiness;and
• providecustomerrelationshipmanagement,orCRM,softwareservices.
Thesethirdpartiesaresubjecttogeneralbusinessrisks,includingsystemdowntime,hackerattack,fraudulentaccess,naturaldisaster,humanerrororothercausesleadingtounexpectedbusinessinterruptions.Anyinterruptionintheseorotherthirdpartyservicesordeteriorationintheirperformancecouldimpairthequalityofourservice.Forexample,technicalglitchesinthirdpartysystemsmayresultintheinformationprovidedbyustoourcustomers,suchastheavailabilityofhotelroomsonacentralreservationssystemofahotelsupplier,tonotbeaccurate,andwemayincurmonetaryand/orreputationallossasaresult.Furthermore,ifourarrangementswithanyofthesethirdpartiesaresuspended,terminatedornolongeravailableoncommerciallyacceptableterms,wemaynotbeabletofindanalternatesourceofsupportonatimelybasisandoncommerciallyreasonableterms,oratall.
Oursuccessisalsodependentonourabilitytomaintainourrelationshipswiththesethird-partysystemsandserviceproviders,includingourtechnologypartners.Intheeventourarrangementswith
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anyofthesethirdpartiesareimpairedorterminated,wemaynotbeabletofindanalternativesourceofsystemssupportonatimelybasisoroncommerciallyreasonableterms,whichcouldresultinsignificantadditionalcostsordisruptionstoourbusiness.
We may not be able to adequately control and ensure the quality of travel products and services sourced from our travel suppliers. If there is any deteriorationin the quality of their performance, our customers may seek damages from us and not continue using our online platform.
Asweincreasethenumberofthirdpartyservicesavailablethroughourplatform,wemaynotbeabletoadequatelymonitororassurethequalityoftheseservices,andincreasesincustomerdissatisfactionmayadverselyimpactourbusiness.
In2015,welaunchedamarketplaceplatformthatenablesustosellourowninventoryandtheinventoryofthirdpartyvendorstoprovidetravelersawiderselectionofproductsandservicesonasingleplatform.Thisplatformallowsthirdpartysuppliersortravelservicestomanageandsellproductsandservicesonyatra.comdirectlytoconsumers.Wemaynotbeabletoadequatelymonitorthesethirdpartyvendorstoensurethattheyprovidehigh-qualitytravelproductsandservicestoourcustomersonaconsistentbasis.Certaintravelserviceprovidersmaylackadequatequalitycontrolfortheirtravelproductsandcustomerservice.Similarly,wecannotensurethateverytravelserviceproviderhasobtained,anddulymaintained,allofthelicensesandpermitsrequiredforittoprovidetravelproductstoconsumers.
Theactionsthatwetaketomonitorandenhancetheperformanceofourtravelsuppliersmaybeinadequatetotimelydiscoverthesequalityissues.Theremaybecustomercomplaintsandlitigationagainstusduetoourtravelsuppliers'failuretoprovidesatisfactorytravelproductsorservices.Ifourtravelersaredissatisfiedwiththetravelproductsandservicesprovidedbythirdpartyvendorstheyfindthroughourmarketplaceplatform,theymayreducetheiruseof,orcompletelyforgo,ourmarketplaceplatformaswellasourcoreplatform,includingourmobileapps.Theymayalsodemandrefundsoftheirpaymentstousorclaimcompensationfromusfordamagessufferedasaresultofourtravelsuppliers'performanceormisconduct.Increasesincustomerdissatisfactionwiththirdpartyvendorscoulddamageourbrand,reduceourtrafficandmateriallyandadverselyaffectourbusinessandresultsofoperations.
Failure to maintain the quality of customer services could harm our reputation and our ability to retain existing customers and attract new customers, whichmay materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.
Ourbusinessissignificantlyaffectedbytheoverallsizeofourcustomerbase,whichinturnisdeterminedby,amongotherfactors,theirexperiencewithourcustomerservices.Assuch,thequalityofcustomerservicesiscriticaltoretainingourexistingcustomersandattractingnewcustomers.Ifwefailtoprovidequalitycustomerservices,ourcustomersmaybelessinclinedtobooktravelproductsandserviceswithusorrecommendustonewcustomers,andmayswitchtoourcompetitors.Failuretomaintainthequalityofcustomerservicescouldharmourreputationandourabilitytoretainexistingcustomersandattractnewcustomers,whichmaymateriallyandadverselyaffectourbusiness,financialconditionandresultsofoperations.
We depend on a small number of airline suppliers in India for a significant percentage of our Air Ticketing revenue.
OurgrowthstrategyisheavilydependentonthecontinuedexpansionofourAirTicketingbusinessandourairlinesupplierrelationships.Wecurrentlyprovideourcustomerswithaccesstoeightdomesticairlinesaswellasover300internationalairlines;however,asubstantialportionofourAirTicketingrevenueisrepresentedbyfivedomesticairlines.Ourdependenceonalimitednumberofdomestic
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airlinesmeansthatareductionoreliminationinbasecommissionsandincentivepaymentsbyoneormoreoftheseairlinescouldhaveamaterialadverseeffectonourrevenue.Furthermore,ourrelianceontheseIndianairlinesexposesustotherisksassociatedwiththedomesticairlineindustry,suchasrisingfuelcosts,hightaxes,currencydepreciationandliquidityconstraints.Inaddition,ourrelianceontheseairlinesincreasestheirbargainingpowerinpriceandcontractnegotiations,andfurtherconsolidationofdomesticairlinesuppliersmayexacerbatethesetrends.Ifoneorallofthesedomesticairlinesexertsignificantpriceandmarginpressureonus,itcouldmateriallyandadverselyaffectourbusiness,financialconditionandresultsofoperations.
Any failure to maintain the quality of our brand and reputation could have a material adverse effect on our business.
Wehaveinvestedconsiderabletimeandresourcesindevelopingandpromotingour"Yatra"brand.Weexpecttocontinuetospendonmaintainingthehighqualityofourbrandinordertocompeteagainstalargeandgrowingnumberofcompetitors.Wealsobelievethatthestrengthofourbrandisoneofourkeyassetsthatwillallowustoexpandintonewgeographies,suchasTier2andTier3citiesinIndia,whereourbrandisnotaswellknown.Theseeffortsmaynotbesuccessfuland,evenifwearesuccessfulinourbrandingefforts,sucheffortsmaynotbecost-effective.Ifweareunabletomaintainorenhanceconsumerawarenessofourbrandsorgeneratedemandinacost-effectivemanner,itcouldhaveamaterialadverseeffectonourbusinessandfinancialperformance.
Inaddition,wereceivesignificantmediacoverageinIndiaandothergeographicmarkets.Wecouldreceiveunfavorablepublicityregarding,forexample,ourpracticesrelatingtopersonnel,business,operating,accounting,prospects,businessethics,privacyanddataprotection,productchanges,competitivepressures,theaccuracyofuser-generatedcontent,productquality,litigationorregulatoryactivity,.Suchallegationscouldadverselyaffectourreputationwithourusersandadvertisers.Suchallegations,directlyorindirectlyagainstus,maybepostedininternetchat-roomsoronblogsoranywebsitebyanyone,andmayevenbepostedonananonymousbasis.Wemayberequiredtospendsignificanttimeandincursubstantialcostsinresponsetosuchallegationsorotherdetrimentalconduct,andthereisnoassurancethatwewillbeabletoconclusivelyrefuteeachofthemwithinareasonableperiodoftime,oratall.Suchpotentialnegativepublicityalsocouldhaveanadverseeffectonthesize,engagementandloyaltyofouruserbaseandresultindecreasedrevenue,whichcouldadverselyaffectourbusinessandresultsofoperations.
We are exposed to the proceedings or claims arising from travel-related accidents or customer misconducts during their travels, the occurrence of which maybe beyond our control.
Accidentsarealeadingcauseofmortalityandmorbidityamongtourists.Weareexposedtorisksofourcustomers'claimsarisingfromorrelatingtotravel-relatedaccidents.Asweenterintocontractswithourcustomersdirectly,ourcustomerstypicallytakeactionsagainstusforthedamagestheysufferduringtheirtravels.However,suchaccidentsmayresultfromthenegligenceormisconductofourtravelsuppliersorotherserviceproviders,overwhichwehavenoorlimitedcontrol.Seealso"—RisksRelatedtoOurBusinessandIndustry—Wemaynotbeabletoadequatelycontrolandensurethequalityoftravelproductsandservicessourcedfromourtravelsuppliers.Ifthereisanydeteriorationinthequalityoftheirperformance,ourcustomersmayseekdamagesfromusandnotcontinueusingouronlineplatform."However,thereisnoassurancethatsuchinsuranceorindemnificationwillbesufficienttocoverallofourlosses.Inaddition,someofthetravel-relatedaccidentsresultfromadventureactivitiesundertakenbyourcustomersduringtheirtravels,suchasscubadiving,whitewaterrafting,windsurfingandskiing.Furthermore,wemaybeaffectedbyourcustomermisconductduringtheirtravels,overwhichwehavenoorlimitedcontrol.However,suchaccidentsandmisconduct,evenifnotresultingfromourorourtravelsuppliers'negligenceormisconduct,couldcreateapublicperceptionthatwearelessreliablethanourcompetitors,whichwouldharmourreputation,andcouldadverselyaffectourbusinessandresultsofoperations.
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We may be subject to legal or administrative proceedings regarding our travel products and services, information provided on our online platform or otheraspects of our business operations, which may be time-consuming to defend and affect our reputation.
Fromtimetotime,wehavebecomeandmayinthefuturebecomeapartytovariouslegaloradministrativeproceedingsarisingintheordinarycourseofourbusiness,includingbreachofcontractclaims,anti-competitionclaimsandothermatters.Suchproceedingsareinherentlyuncertainandtheirresultscannotbepredictedwithcertainty.Regardlessoftheoutcomeandmeritofsuchproceedings,anysuchlegalactioncouldhaveanadverseimpactonourbusinessbecauseofdefensecosts,negativepublicity,diversionofmanagement'sattentionandotherfactors.Inaddition,itispossiblethatanunfavorableresolutionofoneormorelegaloradministrativeproceedings,whetherinIndiaorinanotherjurisdiction,couldmateriallyandadverselyaffectourfinancialposition,resultsofoperationsorcashflowsinaparticularperiodordamageourreputation.Inaddition,ouronlineplatformcontainsinformationaboutourtravelproductsandservices,vacationdestinationsandothertravel-relatedtopics.Itispossiblethatifanycontentaccessibleonouronlineplatformcontainserrorsorfalseormisleadinginformation,ourcustomersmaytakeactionsagainstus.
We rely on assumptions and estimates to calculate certain of our key metrics, and real or perceived inaccuracies in such metrics may harm our reputation andnegatively affect our business.
Webelievethatcertainmetricsarekeytoourbusiness,includingtravelexpenditures,customers,repeatcustomers,totaltransactionvolume,customertraffic,monthlyvisitors,appdownloads,travelagentsandbookings.Astheindustryinwhichweoperatecontinuestoevolve,themetricsbywhichweevaluateourbusinessmaychangeovertime.Whilethesenumbersarebasedonwhatwebelievetobereasonableestimates,ourinternaltoolshaveanumberoflimitationsandourmethodologiesfortrackingthesemetricsmaychangeovertime.Forexample,asinglepersonmayhavemultipleaccountsorbrowsetheInternetonmultiplebrowsersordevices,someusersmayrestrictourabilitytoaccuratelyidentifythemacrossvisits,somemobileapplicationsautomaticallycontactourserversforregularupdateswithnouseraction,andwearenotalwaysabletocaptureuserinformationonallofourplatforms.Assuch,thecalculationsofourtrafficandmonthlyvisitorsmaynotaccuratelyreflectthenumberofpeopleactuallyvisitingourplatforms.Also,iftheinternaltoolsweusetotrackthesemetricsunder-countorover-countperformanceorcontainalgorithmicorothertechnicalerrors,thedataand/orreportswegeneratemaynotbeaccurate.Inaddition,historically,certainmetricswerecalculatedbyindependentthirdparties,andhavenotbeenverifiedbyus.Wecalculatemetricsusinginternaltools,whicharenotindependentlyverifiedbyathirdparty.Inaddition,wecontinuetoimproveuponourtoolsandmethodologiestocapturedataandbelievethatourcurrentmetricsaremoreaccurate;however,theimprovementofthesetoolsandmethodologiescouldcauseinconsistenciesbetweencurrentdataandpreviouslyreporteddata,whichcouldconfuseinvestorsorleadtoquestionsabouttheintegrityofthedata.
The roll-out of new features, improvements and strategies may not meet our expectations.
Weareconstantlyworkingtoimproveourwebsitesandmobileapplicationsandroll-outnewfeaturestoimproveouruserexperience,attractnewusers,expandourmarketreachanddevelopnewsourcesofrevenue.However,thereisnoguaranteethattheseinitiativeswillultimatelybesuccessfuland,iftheyarenot,ourbusinessandresultsofoperationsmaybemateriallyadverselyaffected.Forexample,in2014welaunchedoureCashprogramtorewardcustomersforrepeatpurchases.CustomersaccumulateeCashpointsontravelbookedthroughus,andthesepointsworkasacurrencythatcanberedeemedbycustomersduringfuturebookings.Thisprogrammaynothavethepositiveimpactontotaltransactionvolumeandcustomerretentionthatweoriginallyanticipated.Forexample,wecurrentlyexpectthatcustomerswhobookbusinesstravelthroughourcorporateplatformwillreceivetheeCashpointsassociatedwiththattravel.However,iftheeCashisheldbytheemployerratherthantheemployee,theimpactofthisinitiativemaynotbeassignificantasexpected.Evenifweareableto
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successfullyadoptnewfeatures,improvementsorstrategies,theimpactofsuchinitiativesmaytakelongertodevelopthanweexpectornotdevelopatall.Forexample,wearemovingrapidlytowarda"MobileFirst"businessmodel.However,wecanprovidenoassurancethatwewillnotexperiencedelaysordisruptionsasweimplementthisinitiativeorthat,oncewehavesuccessfullydoneso,themarketopportunityfora"MobileFirst"businesswillnothavechangedinawaythatcouldnegativelyimpactour"MobileFirst"business,oureffortstoattractnewcustomersandourresultsofoperations.
The online homestay market is rapidly evolving and if we fail to compete successfully, our business and results of operations may suffer.
WerecentlyaddedhomestaysthroughourYatraandTravelguruwebsites.Theonlinehomestaymarketisarapidlyevolvingmarket.Sincewebeganofferingsuchservices,therehavebeenandcontinuetobesignificantbusiness,marketingandregulatorydevelopments.Operatinginnewandrelativelyuntestedmarketsrequiressignificantmanagementattentionandfinancialresources.Wecannotprovideanyassurancethatoureffortstoexpandinthismarketwillbesuccessful,andtheinvestmentandadditionalresourcesrequiredtoestablishoperationsandmanagegrowthmaynotproducethedesiredfinancialresults.
We may not be successful in pursuing strategic partnerships and acquisitions, and future partnerships and acquisitions may not bring us anticipated benefits.
Partofourgrowthstrategyisthepursuitofstrategicpartnershipsandacquisitions.Therecanbenoassurancethatwewillsucceedinimplementingthisstrategyaswearesubjecttomanyfactorswhicharebeyondourcontrol,includingourabilitytoidentify,attractandsuccessfullyexecutesuitableacquisitionopportunitiesandpartnerships.Thisstrategymayalsosubjectustouncertaintiesandrisks,includingacquisitionandfinancingcosts,potentialongoingandunforeseenorhiddenliabilities,diversionofmanagementresourcesandthecostsofintegratingacquiredbusinesses.Wecouldfacedifficultiesintegratingthetechnologyofacquiredbusinesseswithourexistingtechnology,andemployeesoftheacquiredbusinessintovariousdepartmentsandranksinourcompany,anditcouldtakesubstantialtimeandefforttointegratethebusinessprocessesbeingusedintheacquiredbusinesseswithourexistingbusinessprocesses.Moreover,thereisnoassurancethatsuchpartnershipsoracquisitionswillachieveourintendedobjectivesorenhanceourbusiness.Anysuchfailurecouldnegativelyimpactourabilitytocompeteinthetravelindustryandhaveamaterialadverseeffectonourbusinessorresultsofoperations.
InthequarterendedSeptember30,2017,YatraOnlinePrivateLimited,asubsidiaryofYatraOnline,Inc.,acquireda51%shareholdinginATB,India'slargestindependentcorporatetravelservicesprovider,withtheobligationtoacquiretheremaining49%shareholdingpursuanttothetermsofasharepurchaseagreement.AsweintegrateATBintotheYatraportfolio,theremaybeunexpectedcostsanddifficultiesinintegratingthetwobusinesses.
As we increase our sales efforts toward larger corporate customers and B2B2C travel agents, our sales cycle, customer support efforts and collection effortsmay become more time consuming and expensive.
Inrecentyears,wehaveincreasedoursaleseffortstowardlargercorporatecustomers,includingleadingorganizationsfromaroundIndia.TheATBacquisitionwaspartofthiseffort.Asweattempttocapitalizeonthisinvestmentandincreaseoursaleseffortstargetedtolargecorporatecustomers,weexpecttofacegreatercosts,longersalescyclesandlesspredictabilityincompletingsomeofoursales.Additionally,wemayfacechallengesintegratingthedisparatesalesapproachesandstrategiesoftheformerlyseparateATBandYatrasegments.Furthermore,ifaprospectivecorporatecustomer'sdecisiontouseourtravelservicesisanenterprise-widedecision,thesesalesmayrequireustoprovidegreatereducationtotheprospectivecustomer.Consequently,thesecustomersmayrequireustodevotegreatersales,implementationandcustomersupportresourcestothem.
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Inaddition,wearetryingtoincreaseoursaleseffortstotheB2B2C(businesstobusinesstoconsumer)segmentbymakinginroadsinIndia'slargeandfragmentednetworkoftravelagents.Wearecurrentlytryingtomakeinroadstothismarketviaorganicgrowth.Totheextentthatwecannothelpthesetravelagentsprovidetheirclientswithtimeandmoney-savingopportunities,thegrowthinthissegmentmayslow.Slowergrowthinthissegmentmayhinderoureffortstoreachcustomersinsmallermarkets,suchastheTier2andTier3marketsinIndia,whooftenutilizeintermediariessuchastravelagentstoarrangetheirtravel.
AspartoftheseeffortstoattractcorporateandB2B2Ctravelagentsandretailcustomers,wetypicallyextendcreditperiodstocertainsegmentsofourcustomerbase.Wemayexperiencedifficultycollectingpaymentfullyandinatimelymanneronouroutstandingaccountsreceivablefromourcustomers.Asaresult,wemayfaceagreaterriskofnon-paymentofouraccountsreceivableand,asourcorporatetravelbusinessandB2B2Ctravelagentsbusinessgrowsinscale,wemayneedtomakeincreasedprovisionsfordoubtfulaccounts.WecannotprovideanyassurancethatwewillbeabletoincreaseourcorporatecustomerbaseandB2B2Ctravelagents,andoursaleseffortstoobtainsuchcustomersmaybecometimeconsuming,costlyandharmfultoourbusinessandresultsofoperations.
Our failure to raise additional capital or generate cash flows necessary to expand our operations and invest in new technologies in the future could reduce ourability to compete successfully and harm our results of operations.
Webelievethatourexistingcashandcashequivalentswillbesufficienttomeetouranticipatedcashrequirementsforatleastthenext12months.However,wemayneedtoraiseadditionalfunds,andwemaynotbeabletoobtainadditionaldebtorequityfinancingonfavorableterms,ifatall.Ifweraiseadditionalequityfinancing,ourshareholdersmayexperiencesignificantdilutionoftheirownershipinterestsandthevalueofourordinarysharescoulddecline.Ifweengageindebtfinancing,wemayberequiredtoaccepttermsthatrestrictourabilitytoincuradditionalindebtedness,forceustomaintainspecifiedliquidityorotherratiosorrestrictourabilitytopaydividendsormakeacquisitions.Inaddition,theavailabilityoffundsdependsinsignificantmeasureoncapitalmarketsandliquidityfactorsoverwhichweexertnocontrol.Inlightofperiodicuncertaintyinthecapitalandcreditmarkets,wecanprovidenoassurancethatsufficientfinancingwillbeavailableondesirabletermsoratalltofundinvestments,acquisitions,stockrepurchases,dividends,debtrefinancingorothercorporateneeds,orthatourcounterpartiesinanysuchfinancingswouldhonortheircontractualcommitments.Ifweneedadditionalcapitalandcannotraiseitonacceptableterms,oratall,wemaynotbeabletoexecuteonourgrowthstrategy,whichcouldreduceourabilitytocompetesuccessfullyandharmourbusinessandresultsofoperations.
Raising additional capital may cause dilution to our shareholders, restrict our operations or require us to relinquish substantial rights.
Totheextentthatweraiseadditionalcapitalthroughthesaleofequityorconvertibledebtsecurities,yourownershipinterestwillbediluted,andthetermsofthesenewsecuritiesmayincludeliquidationorotherpreferencesthatadverselyaffectyourrightsasaholderofourordinaryshares.Debtfinancing,ifavailableatall,mayinvolveagreementsthatincludecovenantslimitingorrestrictingourabilitytotakespecificactionssuchasincurringadditionaldebt,makingcapitalexpenditures,ordeclaringdividends,andmaybesecuredbyalloraportionofourassets.Further,wemayincursubstantialcostsinpursuingfuturecapitaland/orfinancing,includinginvestmentbankingfees,legalfees,accountingfees,printinganddistributionexpensesandothercostsandsucheffortsmaydivertourmanagementfromtheirday-todayactivities,whichmaycompromiseourabilitytodevelopandmarketourproducts.Wemayalsoberequiredtorecognizenon-cashexpensesinconnectionwithcertainsecuritieswemayissue,suchasconvertiblenotesandwarrants,whichwilladverselyimpactourfinancialcondition.
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We could be negatively affected by changes in Internet search engine algorithms and dynamics, or search engine disintermediation.
WerelyheavilyonInternetsearchengines,suchasGoogleandYahoo!India,togeneratetraffictoourwebsites,principallythroughthepurchaseoftravel-relatedkeywords.Searchengines,includingGoogle,frequentlyupdateandchangethelogicthatdeterminestheplacementanddisplayofresultsofauser'ssearch,suchthatthepurchasedoralgorithmicplacementoflinkstoourwebsitescanbenegativelyaffected.Inaddition,asearchenginecould,forcompetitiveorotherpurposes,alteritssearchalgorithmsorresults,causingourwebsitestoplacelowerinsearchqueryresults.Ifamajorsearchenginechangesitsalgorithmsinamannerthatnegativelyaffectsthesearchenginerankingofourwebsitesorthoseofourpartners,orifcompetitivedynamicsimpactthecostoreffectivenessofoursearchengineoptimizationorsearchenginemonetizationinanegativemanner,ourbusinessandfinancialperformancewouldbeadverselyaffected,potentiallytoamaterialextent.Furthermore,ourfailuretosuccessfullymanageoursearchengineoptimizationandsearchenginemonetizationstrategiescouldresultinasubstantialdecreaseintraffictoourwebsites,aswellasincreasedcostsifweweretoreplacefreetrafficwithpaidtraffic.Inaddition,totheextentthatGoogle,Yahoo!IndiaorotherleadingsearchormetasearchenginesinIndiadisruptthebusinessesofOTAsortravelcontentprovidersbyofferingcomprehensivetravelplanningorshoppingcapabilities,orreferthoseleadstosuppliersdirectly,ortootherfavoredpartners,therecouldbeamaterialadverseimpactonourbusiness.Totheextenttheseactionshaveanegativeeffectonoursearchtraffic,whetherondesktop,tabletormobiledevices,ourbusinessandresultsofoperationscouldbeadverselyaffected.
Any inability or failure to adapt to technological developments, the evolving competitive landscape or industry trends could harm our business andcompetitiveness.
Wedependupontheuseofsophisticatedinformationtechnologyandsystems.Ourcompetitivenessandfutureresultsdependonourabilitytomaintainandmaketimelyandcost-effectiveenhancements,upgradesandadditionstoourproducts,services,technologiesandsystemsinresponsetonewtechnologicaldevelopments,industrystandardsandtrendsandcustomerdemands.Adaptingtonewtechnologicalandmarketplacedevelopmentsmayrequiresubstantialexpendituresandleadtimeandwecannotguaranteethatprojectedbenefitswillactuallymaterialize.Wemayexperiencedifficultiesthatcoulddelayorpreventthesuccessfuldevelopment,marketingandimplementationofenhancements,upgradesandadditions.Moreover,wemayfailtomaintain,upgradeorintroducenewproducts,services,technologiesandsystemsasquicklyasourcompetitorsorinacost-effectivemanner.Inaddition,thetravelindustryismarkedbycontinuousinnovationandthedevelopmentofnewproducts,servicesandtechnologies.Asaresult,inordertomaintainitscompetitiveness,wemustcontinuetoinvestsignificantresourcestocontinuallyimprovethespeed,accuracyandcomprehensivenessofourtravelofferings.Changestoourtechnologyplatformsorincreasesinourinvestmentsintechnologycouldadverselyaffectourresultsofoperations.Ifwefacematerialdelaysinadaptingtotechnologicaldevelopments,ourcustomersmayforegotheuseofourservicesinfavorofthoseofourcompetitors.Anyoftheseeventscouldhaveamaterialadverseeffectonourbusinessandresultsofoperations.
Our success depends on maintaining the integrity of our systems and infrastructure, which may suffer from failures, capacity constraints, businessinterruptions and forces outside of our control.
Ourbusinessreliessignificantlyoncomputersystemstofacilitateandprocesstransactionsandwehaveexperiencedrapidgrowthinconsumertraffictoourwebsitesandthroughourmobileapps.However,wemaynotbeabletomaintainandimprovetheefficiency,reliabilityandintegrityofoursystems.Unexpectedincreasesinthevolumeofourbusinesscouldexceedsystemcapacity,resultinginserviceinterruptions,outagesanddelays.Suchconstraintscanalsoleadtothedeteriorationofourservicesorimpairourabilitytoprocesstransactions.Systeminterruptionsmaypreventusfrom
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efficientlyprovidingservicestoourcustomers,travelsuppliersorotherthirdparties,whichcouldcausedamagetoourreputationandresultinuslosingcustomersandrevenuesorcauseustoincurlitigationcostsandliabilities.Althoughwecontractuallylimitourliabilityfordamages,wecannotguaranteethatwewillnotbesubjecttolawsuitsorotherclaimsforcompensationfromourcustomersinconnectionwithsuchoutagesforwhichwemaynotbeindemnifiedorcompensated.
Oursystemsmayalsobesusceptibletoexternaldamageordisruption.Oursystemscouldbedamagedordisruptedbypower,hardware,softwareortelecommunicationfailures,humanerrors,naturaleventsincludingfloods,hurricanes,fires,winterstorms,earthquakesandtornadoes,terrorism,break-ins,hostilities,warorsimilarevents.Computerviruses,denialofserviceattacks,physicalorelectronicbreak-insandsimilardisruptionsaffectingtheInternet,telecommunicationservicesoroursystemscouldcauseserviceinterruptionsorthelossofcriticaldata,andcouldpreventusfromprovidingtimelyservices.Failuretoefficientlyprovideservicestocustomersorotherthirdpartiescouldcausedamagetoourreputationandresultinthelossofcustomersandrevenues,significantrecoverycostsorlitigationandliabilities.Moreover,suchrisksmightincreaseasweexpandourbusinessandasthetoolsandtechniquesinvolvedbecomemoresophisticated.Disastersaffectingourfacilities,systemsorpersonnelmightbeexpensivetoremedyandcouldsignificantlydiminishourreputationandourbrands,andwemaynothaveadequateinsurancetocoversuchcosts.
Our use of open source software could adversely affect our ability to offer our products and services and subject us to possible litigation.
Weuseopensourcesoftwareinconnectionwithourdevelopmentoftechnologyinfrastructure.Fromtimetotime,companiesthatuseopensourcesoftwarehavefacedclaimschallengingtheuseofopensourcesoftwareand/orcompliancewithopensourcelicenseterms.Wecouldbesubjecttosuitsbypartiesclaimingownershipofwhatwebelievetobeopensourcesoftware,orclaimingnoncompliancewithopensourcelicensingterms.Someopensourcelicensesrequireuserswhodistributesoftwarecontainingopensourcetomakeavailableallorpartofsuchsoftware,whichinsomecircumstancescouldincludevaluableproprietarycodeoftheuser.Whilewemonitortheuseofopensourcesoftwareandtrytoensurethatnoneisusedinamannerthatwouldrequireustodiscloseourproprietarysourcecodeorthatwouldotherwisebreachthetermsofanopensourceagreement,suchusecouldinadvertentlyoccur,inpartbecauseopensourcelicensetermsareoftenambiguous.Anyrequirementtodiscloseourproprietarysourcecodeorpaydamagesforbreachofcontractcouldbeharmfultoourbusiness,resultsofoperationsorfinancialcondition,andcouldhelpourcompetitorsdeveloptravelproductsandservicesthataresimilartoorbetterthanours.
We are exposed to risks associated with the payments business, including online security and credit card fraud.
ThesecuretransmissionofconfidentialinformationovertheInternetisessentialinmaintainingcustomerandsupplierconfidenceinus.Securitybreaches,whetherinstigatedinternallyorexternallyonoursystemorotherInternet-basedsystems,couldsignificantlyharmourbusiness.Wecurrentlyrequirecustomerstoguaranteetheirtransactionswiththeircreditanddebitcards,paymentwallets,etc.Werelyonlicensedencryptionandauthenticationtechnologytoeffectsecuretransmissionofconfidentialcustomerinformation,includingcreditanddebitcardnumbers,overtheInternet.However,advancesintechnologyorotherdevelopmentscouldresultinacompromiseorbreachofthetechnologythatweusetoprotectcustomerandtransactiondata.Weincursubstantialexpensetoprotectagainstandremedysecuritybreachesandtheirconsequences.However,oursecuritymeasuresmaynotpreventsecuritybreachesandwemaybeunsuccessfulinorincuradditionalcostsinconnectionwithimplementingaremediationplantoaddressthesepotentialexposures.
Wealsohaveagreementswithbanksandcertaincompaniesthatprocesscustomercreditanddebitcardtransactionsforthefacilitationofcustomerbookingsoftravelservicesfromus.Ifanyofthesethirdpartiesexperiencebusinessinterruptionsorotherwiseareunabletoprovidetheservicesweneed,
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oriftheyincreasethefeesassociatedwiththoseservices,wewillbeadverselyimpacted.Inaddition,theonlinepaymentgatewayforcertainofoursalesmadethroughourmobileplatformandthroughinternationalcreditanddebitcardsaresecuredbytherespectivecard'ssecurityfeaturesandwemaybeliableforcreditcardacceptanceonourwebsites.Wemayalsobesubjecttootherpaymentdisputeswithourcustomersforsuchsales.Ifweareunabletocombattheuseoffraudulentcreditanddebitcards,ourrevenuefromsuchsaleswouldbesusceptibletodemandsfromtherelevantbanksandcreditanddebitcardprocessingcompanies,andourresultsofoperationsandfinancialconditioncouldbeadverselyaffected.
Our processing, storage, use and disclosure of customer data of our customers or visitors to our website could give rise to liabilities as a result of governmentalregulation, conflicting legal requirements, differing views of personal privacy rights or data security breaches.
Intheprocessingofourcustomertransactions,wereceiveandstorealargevolumeofcustomerinformation.Suchinformationisincreasinglysubjecttolegislationandregulationsinvariousjurisdictionsandgovernmentsareincreasinglyactingtoprotecttheprivacyandsecurityofpersonalinformationthatiscollected,processedandtransmittedinorfromthegoverningjurisdiction,forexample,therecentenactmentofEuropeanGeneralDataProtectionRegulations.Wecouldbeadverselyaffectediflegislationorregulationsareexpandedoramendedtorequirechangesinourbusinesspracticesorifgoverningjurisdictionsinterpretorimplementtheirlegislationorregulationsinwaysthatnegativelyaffectourbusiness.AsprivacyanddataprotectionbecomemoresensitiveissuesinIndia,wemayalsobecomeexposedtopotentialliabilities.Forexample,undertheIndianInformationTechnologyAct,2000,asamended,wearesubjecttocivilliabilityforwrongfullossorgainarisingfromanynegligencebyusinimplementingandmaintainingreasonablesecuritypracticesandprocedureswithrespecttosensitivepersonaldataorinformationonourcomputersystems,networks,databasesandsoftware.Indiahasalsoimplementedprivacylaws,includingtheInformationTechnology(ReasonableSecurityPracticesandProceduresandSensitivePersonalDataorInformation)Rules,2011,whichimposelimitationsandrestrictionsonthecollection,useanddisclosureofpersonalinformation.Anyliabilitywemayincurforviolationofsuchlawsandregulationsandrelatedcostsofcomplianceandotherburdensmayadverselyaffectourbusinessandresultsofoperations.
Wecannotguaranteethatoursecuritymeasureswillpreventdatabreaches.Companiesthathandlesuchinformationhavealsobeensubjecttoinvestigations,lawsuitsandadversepublicityduetoallegedlyimproperdisclosureofpersonallyidentifiableinformation.Securitybreachescoulddamageourreputation,causeinterruptionsinouroperations,exposeustoariskoflossorlitigationandpossibleliability,andcouldalsocausecustomersandpotentialcustomerstoloseconfidenceinthesecurityofourtransactions,whichwouldhaveanegativeeffectonthedemandforourservicesandproducts.Moreover,publicperceptionconcerningsecurityandprivacyontheInternetcouldadverselyaffectcustomers'willingnesstouseourwebsitesormobileapplications.ApublicizedbreachofsecurityinIndiaorinothercountriesinwhichwehaveoperations,evenifitonlyaffectsothercompaniesconductingbusinessovertheInternet,couldinhibitthegrowthoftheInternetasameansofconductingcommercialtransactions,and,therefore,ourbusiness.
Theseandotherprivacyandsecuritydevelopmentsthataredifficulttoanticipatecouldadverselyaffectourbusiness,financialconditionandresultsofoperations.
Intellectual property rights are important to our business and we cannot be sure that our intellectual property is protected from copying or use by others, andwe may be subject to third party claims for intellectual property rights infringement.
Ourintellectualpropertyrightsareimportanttoourbusiness.Werelyonacombinationofcopyrightandtrademarklaws,tradesecrets,confidentialityproceduresandcontractualprovisionstoprotectourintellectualproperty.Ourwebsitesandmobileapplicationsrelyoncontentandin-house
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customizationsandenhancementsofthirdpartytechnology,muchofwhichisnotsubjecttointellectualpropertyprotection.Weprotectourlogos,brandname,websites'domainnamesand,toamorelimitedextent,ourcontentbyrelyingoncopyrights,trademarks,tradesecretlawsandconfidentialityagreements.Wehaveinteraliaappliedfortrademarkregistrationofourlogos,andwordmarksforyatra.cominIndiaandsuchapplicationsarecurrentlypendingwiththeRegistryofTrademarks.WehavefiledresponsestoobjectionsraisedbytheRegistryofTrademarkstocertainoftheseapplications.WehavealsofiledoppositionswiththeRegistryofTrademarksagainstcertaintrademarksinpursuanceoftheprotectionofourtrademarks.Evenwithalloftheseprecautions,therecanbenoassurancethatourintellectualpropertywillbeprotected.Itispossibleforsomeoneelsetocopyorotherwiseobtainanduseourcontent,techniquesandtechnologywithoutourauthorizationortodevelopsimilartechnology.Whileourdomainnamescannotbecopied,anotherpartycouldcreateanalternativedomainnameresemblingoursthatcouldbepassedoffasourdomainname.
Oureffortstoprotectourintellectualpropertymaynotbeadequate.Unauthorizedpartiesmayinfringeuponormisappropriateourservicesorproprietaryinformation.Inaddition,theglobalnatureoftheInternetmakesitdifficulttocontroltheultimatedestinationofourservices.Themisappropriationorduplicationofourintellectualpropertycoulddisruptourongoingbusiness,distractourmanagementandemployees,reduceourrevenuesandincreaseourexpenses.Inthefuture,litigationmaybenecessarytoenforceourintellectualpropertyrightsortodeterminethevalidityandscopeoftheproprietaryrightsofothers.Anysuchlitigationcouldbetimeconsumingandcostly.
Wecouldbesubjecttointellectualpropertyinfringementclaimsasthenumberofourcompetitorsgrowsandthecontentandfunctionalityofourwebsitesorotherserviceofferingsoverlapwithcompetitiveofferings.Ascompetitioninourindustryincreasesandthefunctionalityoftechnologyofferingsfurtheroverlaps,suchclaimsandcounterclaimscouldincrease.Therecanbenoassurancethatwehavenotorwillnotinadvertentlyinfringeontheintellectualpropertyrightsofthirdparties.Ourdefensesagainsttheseclaims,evenifnotmeritorious,couldbeexpensiveanddivertmanagement'sattentionfromoperatingourbusiness.Ifwebecomeliabletothirdpartiesforinfringingtheirintellectualpropertyrights,wecouldberequiredtopayasubstantialawardasdamageandforcedtodevelopnon-infringingtechnology,obtainalicenseorceasesellingtheapplicationsthatcontaintheinfringingtechnology.Wemaybeunabletodevelopnon-infringingtechnologyorobtainalicenseoncommerciallyreasonabletermsoratall.
Our quarterly results may fluctuate for a variety of reasons, including the seasonality in the leisure travel industry, and may not fully reflect the underlyingperformance of our business.
Ourquarterlyoperatingresultsmayvarysignificantlyinthefuture,andperiod-to-periodcomparisonsofitsoperatingresultsmaynotbemeaningful.Additionally,ourgrowthmaymasktheseasonalityofourbusiness.Accordingly,theresultsofanyonequartershouldnotberelieduponasanindicationoffutureperformance.Ourquarterlyfinancialresultsmayfluctuateasaresultofavarietyoffactors,manyofwhichareoutsideofourcontroland,asaresult,maynotfullyreflecttheunderlyingperformanceofourbusiness.Forexample,wetendtoexperiencehigherrevenuefromourHotelsandPackagesbusinessinthesecondandfourthcalendarquartersofeachyear,whichcoincidewiththesummerholidaytravelseasonandtheyear-endholidaytravelseasonforourcustomersinIndiaandothermarkets.InourAirTicketingbusiness,wemayhavehigherrevenuesinaparticularquarterarisingoutofperiodicdiscountedsalesofticketsbyoursuppliers.Otherfactorsthatmaycausefluctuationsinourquarterlyfinancialresultsinclude,butarenotlimitedto:
• foreignexchangerates;
• ourabilitytoattractnewcustomersandcross-selltoexistingcustomers;
• theamountandtimingofoperatingexpensesrelatedtothemaintenanceandexpansionofourbusiness,operationsandinfrastructure;
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• generaleconomic,industryandmarketconditions;
• changesinourpricingpoliciesorthoseofourcompetitorsandsuppliers;and
• thetimingandsuccessofnewservicesandserviceintroductionsbyusandourcompetitorsoranyotherchangeinthecompetitivedynamicsoftheIndiantravelindustry,includingconsolidationamongcompetitors,customersorstrategicpartners.
Fluctuationsinquarterlyresultsmaynegativelyimpactthevalueofourordinarysharesandmakequarter-to-quartercomparisonsofourresultslessmeaningful.
We may need to make additional investments in the event of any slowdowns or disruptions in ongoing efforts to upgrade Internet infrastructure in India.
ThemajorityofourbookingsaremadethroughourIndianwebsiteandmobileofferings.AccordingtoInternetWorldStats,Indiahad462millionInternetusersasofDecember2017.TherecanbenoassurancethatInternetpenetrationinIndiawillincreaseinthefuture,asslowdownsordisruptionsinupgradingeffortsforinfrastructureinIndiacouldreducetherateofincreaseintheuseoftheInternet.Assuch,wemayneedtomakeadditionalinvestmentsinalternativedistributionchannels.Further,anyslowdownornegativedeviationintheanticipatedincreaseinInternetpenetrationinIndiamayadverselyaffectourbusinessandresultsofoperations.
Our large shareholders exercise significant influence over our company and may have interests that are different from those of our other shareholders.
AsofJuly20,2018,MIHILLC,MacquarieCorporateHoldingsPtyLimited,AppleOrangeLLC,NoyacPathLLC,Periscope,LLC,TerrapinPartnersEmployeePartnership3,LLCandTerrapinPartnersGreenEmployeePartnership,LLC(collectively,theTerrapinSponsors)andcertainoftheiraffiliatedentities(includingNathanLeight),E-18Limited,Capital18FincapPrivateLimited,PandaraTrustSchemeI,IDGVenturesIndiaFundIILLC,IntelFoundation,RelianceInfrastructureLimited,VertexAsiaFundPte.Ltd.,RajasthanTrusteeCompanyPvtLtdA/cSMETechFundRVCFTrustII,FuhHwaSecuritiesInvestmentTrustCo.,Ltd.,entitiesandpeopleaffiliatedwithAltaiCapitalManagement,LLC,andentitiesandpeopleaffiliatedwithMillenniumManagementLLCbeneficiallyownapproximately54.71%oftheissuedandoutstandingsharesofourcompany(orapproximately49.96%ofthesharesofourcompany,assumingtheexerciseorconversionofallofouroutstandingwarrants),basedoninformationknowntousorascertainedbyusfrompublicfilingsmadebysuchshareholders.Byvirtueofsuchsignificantshareholdings,theseshareholdershavetheabilitytoexercisesignificantinfluenceoverourcompanyandouraffairsandbusiness,includingtheelectionofdirectors,thetimingandpaymentofdividends,theadoptionandamendmentstoourmemorandumandarticlesofassociation,theapprovalofamergerorsaleofsubstantiallyallofourassetsandtheapprovalofmostotheractionsrequiringtheapprovalofourshareholders.Theinterestsoftheseshareholdersmaybedifferentfromorconflictwiththeinterestsofourothershareholdersandtheirinfluencemayresultinthedelayorpreventionofachangeofmanagementorcontrolofourcompany,evenifsuchatransactionmaybebeneficialtoourothershareholders.
The loss of one or more of our key personnel could harm our business.
Ourfuturesuccessdependsuponthecontinuedcontributionsofourseniorcorporatemanagementandotherkeyemployees.Inparticular,thecontributionsofDhruvShringi,ourChiefExecutiveOfficer,andAlokVaish,ourChiefFinancialOfficer,arecriticaltoouroverallmanagement.Wehaveenteredintoemploymentagreementswiththeseindividualsaswellasothermembersofseniormanagement,whichcontainnon-competeprovisionsthatextendfor18monthsfollowingtheterminationofsuchexecutiveofficer'semployment.Ifwecannotretaintheservicesoftheseindividualsorotherkeypersonnel,ourbusinesscouldbeseriouslyharmed.
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Our ability to attract, train and retain qualified employees is critical to our business and results of operations.
Ourbusinessandfuturesuccessdepends,toasignificantextent,onourabilitytoattractandtrainnewemployeesandtoretainandmotivateourexistingemployees.Competitionremainsintenseforwell-qualifiedemployeesincertainaspectsofourbusiness,includingsoftwareengineers,developers,productmanagementanddevelopmentpersonnelwithexpertiseintheonlinetravelorsearchindustry.Ourindustryischaracterizedbyhighdemandandintensecompetitionfortalent.Wemayberequiredtoincreaseourlevelsofemployeecompensationmorerapidlythaninthepasttoremaincompetitiveinattractingthequalityofemployeesthatourbusinessrequires.Ifwedonotsucceedinattractingwell-qualifiedemployeesorretainingormotivatingexistingemployees,ourbusinessandresultsofoperationscouldbeadverselyaffected.
Inaccurate information from suppliers of hotel room inventory may lead to customer complaints.
Ourcustomersthatpurchasehotelroominventoryonlinethroughourwebsitesmayrelyonthedescriptionoftheaccommodationpresentedonsuchwebsitestoascertainthequalityofamenitiesandservicesprovidedattherelevantaccommodation.Wereceiveinformationutilizedintheaccommodationdescriptiononourwebsitesdirectlyfromtheaccommodationprovider.Totheextentthattheinformationpresentedonourwebsitesdoesnotreflecttheactualqualityofamenitiesandservicesattheaccommodation,wemayfacecustomercomplaintsthatmayhaveanadverseeffectonourreputationandthelikelihoodofrepeatcustomers,whichinturnmayadverselyaffectourbusinessandresultsofoperations.
There can be no assurance that our acquisition of the balance of ATB's outstanding shares will be consummated in the anticipated timeframe, on the termsdescribed herein, or at all, or that we will be able to successfully integrate any assets we acquire from ATB.
OnAugust4,2017,throughoursubsidiaryYatraOnlinePrivateLimited,weacquiredamajorityoftheoutstandingsharesofATBpursuanttotheATBPurchaseAgreementforanupfrontpaymentofapproximatelyINR510million.TheacquisitionofthebalanceofATB'soutstandingsharesisexpectedtooccurinthethirdquarterofthe2018calendaryear.BasedonthetermsoftheATBPurchaseAgreementandmanagementestimates,weexpectthetotalpurchasepricetobebetweenINR1,469milliontoINR1,796million.TheacquisitionoftheremainingATBshareswillbefinancedthroughacombinationofcashonhandandborrowingsunderourdebtfacility.However,wecannotassureyouthatanydebtfinancingthatwerequiretocompletetheacquisitionofATB'soutstandingshareswillbeavailableontermsacceptabletous,oratall,andtherecanbenoassurancesthatwewillconsummatethepurchaseofATB'soutstandingsharesonthetermsdescribedherein,oratall.FailuretocompletetheacquisitionofATB'sremainingoutstandingshareswouldpreventusfromrealizingtheanticipatedbenefitsofthisacquisition.Inaddition,themarketpriceofourordinarysharesmayreflectvariousmarketassumptionsastowhetherwewillcompletetheacquisitionofATBoutstandingshares.Consequently,anydelayorfailuretocompletethepurchasecouldresultinasignificantchangeinthemarketpriceofourordinaryshares.
We may fail to realize all of the anticipated benefits of our Business Combination or our ATB acquisition.
ThesuccessoftheBusinessCombinationwilldepend,inpart,onourabilitytosuccessfullymanageanddeploythecashreceivedupontheconsummationoftheBusinessCombination.AlthoughweintendtousethecashreceivedupontheconsummationoftheBusinessCombinationtoexpandfurtherourpositionintheIndianmarketandstrengthenourleadershippositioninthemarketsforonlinetravelservices,therecanbenoassurancethatwewillbeabletoachieveourintendedobjectivesorenhanceourbusiness.
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ThesuccessofouracquisitionofATBwilldepend,inlargepart,onourabilitytosuccessfullyintegrateATB'stechnologies,operationsandsystems,whichmaybeacomplex,costlyandtime-consumingprocess.Wemayfaceadditionalintegrationchallengesincluding:
• difficultiesinachievinganticipatedcostsavings,synergies,businessopportunitiesandgrowthprospectsfromtheacquisition;
• difficultiesinconformingstandards,controls,proceduresandaccountingandotherpolicies,businessculturesandcompensationstructures;
• difficultiesintheassimilationofemployees;and
• difficultiesinmanagingtheexpandedoperationsofasignificantlylargercompany.
Anyoneofthesefactorscouldresultinincreasedcosts,decreasesintheamountofexpectedrevenuesanddiversionofmanagement'stimeandenergy,whichcouldadverselyaffectourbusiness,financialconditionandresultsofoperationsandresultinusbecomingsubjecttolitigation.Inaddition,evenifATBisintegratedsuccessfully,thefullanticipatedbenefitsofthisacquisitionmaynotberealized,includingthesynergies,costsavingsorsalesorgrowthopportunitiesthatareanticipated.Thesebenefitsmaynotbeachievedwithintheanticipatedtimeframe,oratall.Further,additionalunanticipatedcostsmaybeincurredintheintegrationprocess.Allofthesefactorscouldcausereductionsinourearningspershare,decreaseordelaytheexpectedaccretiveeffectoftheacquisitionandnegativelyimpactthepriceofsharesofourordinaryshare.Asaresult,itcannotbeassuredthatouracquisitionofATBwillresultintherealizationofthefullanticipatedbenefits.
We may be required to take write-downs or write-offs, restructuring and impairment or other charges that could have a significant negative effect on ourfinancial condition, results of operations and share price, which could cause you to lose some or all of your investment.
Wemayberequiredtotakewrite-downorwrite-offsofassets,restructureouroperations,orincurimpairmentorotherchargesthatcouldresultinreportinglosses.Eventhoughthesechargesmaybenon-cashitemsandnothaveanimmediateimpactonourliquidity,thefactthatchargesofthisnaturearereportedcouldcontributetonegativemarketperceptionsaboutourcompanyoroursecurities.Inaddition,chargesofthisnaturemaycauseourcompanytoviolatenetworthorothercovenantstowhichwemaybecomesubject.Accordingly,ourshareholderscouldsufferareductioninthevalueoftheirsecurities.Suchshareholdersareunlikelytohavearemedyforsuchreductioninvalueunlesstheyareabletosuccessfullyclaimthatthereductionwasduetothebreachbyourofficersordirectorsofadutyofcareorotherfiduciarydutyowedtothem,oriftheyareabletosuccessfullybringaprivateclaimundersecuritieslawsthatthisReportonForm20-Fcontainedanactionablematerialmisstatementormaterialomission.
The Internal Revenue Service, or the IRS, may not agree to treat us as a foreign corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes.
AlthoughweareincorporatedintheCaymanIslands,theIRSmayassertthatweshouldbetreatedasaU.S.corporation(and,therefore,aU.S.taxresident)forU.S.federalincometaxpurposespursuanttoSection7874oftheInternalRevenueCodeof1986,asamended,ortheCode.ForU.S.federalincometaxpurposes,acorporationgenerallyisconsideredataxresidentinthejurisdictionofitsorganizationorincorporation.BecauseweareaCaymanIslandsincorporatedentity,wewouldgenerallybeclassifiedasaforeigncorporation(and,therefore,anon-U.S.taxresident)undertheserules.Section7874oftheCodeprovidesanexceptionunderwhichaforeignincorporatedentitymay,incertaincircumstances,betreatedasaU.S.corporationforU.S.federalincometaxpurposes.
ForourcompanytobetreatedasaforeigncorporationforU.S.federalincometaxpurposesunderSection7874oftheCode,immediatelyaftertheBusinessCombination,either(i)theformer
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stockholdersofTerrapinmusthaveowned(withinthemeaningofSection7874oftheCode)lessthan80%(bybothvoteandvalue)ofourordinarysharesbyreasonofholdingsharesinTerrapinimmediatelypriortotheBusinessCombination,or(ii)wemusthavesubstantialbusinessactivitiesintheCaymanIslands(takingintoaccounttheactivitiesofourexpandedaffiliatedgroup).
BasedontherulesfordeterminingshareownershipunderSection7874oftheCode,webelievethattheshareholdersofTerrapinshouldbetreatedashavingownedlessthan80%ofourordinarysharesaftertheBusinessCombinationandthat,therefore,weshouldbetreatedasaforeigncorporationforU.S.federalincometaxpurposes,althoughnoassurancescanbegiveninthisregard.IfweweretobetreatedasaU.S.corporation,incomeweearnedwouldbecomesubjecttoU.S.taxation,andthegrossamountofanydividendpaymentstoournon-U.S.shareholderscouldbesubjectto30%U.S.withholdingtax,dependingontheapplicationofanyincometaxtreatythatmightapplytoreducesuchwithholdingtax.
Future changes to the tax laws under which we should be treated as a foreign corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes and changes in other tax lawsrelating to multinational corporations could adversely affect us.
Undercurrentlaw,asnotedabove,weshouldbetreatedasaforeigncorporationforU.S.federalincometaxpurposes.ChangestoSection7874oftheCodeortheU.S.TreasuryregulationspromulgatedthereunderorfutureIRSguidancecouldaffectourstatusasaforeigncorporationforU.S.federalincometaxpurposes,andanysuchchangesorfutureIRSguidancecouldhaveprospectiveorretroactiveapplication.Anyofthesechangestosuchlawsorregulations,orfutureIRSguidance,couldadverselyaffectourcompany.
If we were treated as a passive foreign investment company for U.S. federal income tax purposes, U.S. investors in our ordinary shares could be subject toadverse U.S. federal income tax consequences.
ForU.S.federalincometaxpurposes,aforeigncorporationisclassifiedasapassiveforeigninvestmentcompany,orPFIC,foranytaxableyearifeither(i)75%ormoreofitsgrossincomeforsuchtaxableyearis"passiveincome"(asdefinedforsuchpurposes)or(ii)50%ormoreofthevalueoftheassetsheldbysuchcorporation(basedonanaverageofthequarterlyvaluesoftheassets)duringsuchtaxableyearisattributabletoassetsthatproducepassiveincomeorthatareheldfortheproductionofpassiveincome.
Asdiscussedin"MaterialU.S.FederalIncomeTaxConsequences,"itisnotexpectedthatwewillbeaPFICforthecurrenttaxableyear,anditisnotanticipatedthatwewillbecomeaPFICintheforeseeablefuture;however,noassurancescanbeofferedinthisregard.ThetestsfordeterminingPFICstatusareappliedannuallyafterthecloseofthetaxableyear.ItisdifficulttoaccuratelypredictfutureincomeandassetsrelevanttothisdeterminationandnorulingfromtheIRSoropinionofcounselhasbeenorwillbesoughtwithrespecttoPFICstatus.WhetherweareaPFICwilldependontheparticularfactsandcircumstances(suchasthevaluationofassets,includinggoodwillandotherintangibleassets)andmayalsobeaffectedbydifferinginterpretationsofthePFICrules.Accordingly,therecanbenoassurancethatwearenotaPFIC,orwillnotbecomeaPFICinthefuture.
The expansion of our business to new geographic markets may expose us to additional risks.
Ourcomprehensivetravel-relatedofferingsarecustomizedtotheIndiantravelmarket.IfinthefuturewedeterminetosignificantlyexpandoutsideofIndia,wewillneedtoadjustourservicesandbusinessmodeltotheuniquecircumstancesofthosenewgeographicmarketsinordertosucceed,includingbuildingnewsupplierrelationshipsandcustomerpreferences.Adaptingourpracticesandmodelseffectivelytothesupplierandcustomerpreferencesinnewmarketscouldbedifficultandcostlyandcoulddivertmanagementandpersonnelresources.Wecannotassureyouthatwewillbeabletoefficientlyoreffectivelymanagethegrowthofouroperationsinnewmarkets.
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Inaddition,wemayexposeourselvestonewrisksthatmaynotexistinourIndianoperations,including:
• differencesandunexpectedchangesinregulatoryrequirementsandexposuretolocaleconomicconditions;
• differencesinconsumerpreferencesinsuchmarkets;
• increasedrisktoandlimitsonourabilitytoenforceourintellectualpropertyrights;
• competitionfromprovidersoftravelservicesinsuchforeigncountries;
• restrictionsontherepatriationofearningsfromsuchforeigncountries,includingwithholdingtaxesimposedbycertainforeignjurisdictions;and
• currencyexchangeratefluctuations.
Ifwechoosetoenternewmarketsandarenotabletoeffectivelymitigateoreliminatetheserisks,ourresultsofoperationscouldbeadverselyaffected.
RisksRelatedtoOurOperationsinIndia
Changing laws, rules and regulations and legal uncertainties in India, including adverse application of corporate and tax laws, may adversely affect ourbusiness and financial performance.
Theregulatoryandpolicyenvironmentinwhichweoperateisevolvingandsubjecttochange.Suchchanges,includingtheinstancesbrieflymentionedbelow,mayadverselyaffectourbusiness,financialconditionandresultsofoperations,totheextentthatweareunabletosuitablyrespondtoandcomplywithsuchchangesinapplicablelawandpolicy.
TheCompaniesAct,2013,togetherwiththerulesthereunder,ortheCompaniesAct,containssignificantchangestoIndiancompanylaw,includinginrelationtotheissueofcapitalbycompanies,relatedpartytransactions,corporategovernance,auditmatters,shareholderclassactionsandrestrictionsonthenumberoflayersofsubsidiaries.WhilethemajorityoftheprovisionsoftheCompaniesActarecurrentlyeffective,certainprovisionsoftheCompaniesAct,1956remainineffect.ThetimelineforimplementationoftheremainingprovisionsoftheCompaniesActisunclear.Wemayincurincreasedcostsandotherburdensrelatingtocompliancewiththesenewrequirements,whichmayalsorequiresignificantmanagementtimeandotherresources,andanyfailuretocomplymayadverselyaffectourbusinessandresultsofoperations.
TheGovernmentofIndiahasintroducedacomprehensivenationwidegoodsandservicestax('GST')regimewitheffectfromJuly1,2017.GSThasreplacedmostofthesignificantindirecttaxesleviedinthepastbytheCentreandStateGovernmentsinIndia.Asaresult,thetaxonmostofthetravel-relatedservicesprovidedbytheCompanyhasincreasedfrom15%to18%barringfewserviceswherelowerrateofGSTat5%and12%isapplicablewithandwithoutcertainconditions.Initially,provisionofGSTlawshadanegativeimpactonthepriceoftouroperatorservicesprovidedbyCompanyduetorestrictiononavailmentofcredit.However,pursuanttoarecentamendmenttotheGSTlaws,touroperatorsarenowabletoavailthemselvesofacreditofinputtouroperatorservicesforpaymentofGST.Thisamendmentislikelytomitigatethenegativeimpactontouroperatorservicestoagreatextent.
WithrespecttootherservicesprovidedbytheCompany,theeffectofincreaseintaxrateshasbeenpartiallymitigatedbytheavailabilityofinputcredittotheCompanyfortaxchargedonprocurementofgoodsforbusinesspurposes.However,presentlytheCompanyisstillintheprocessofavailingthecreditonprocurementofgoods.Finally,theimplementationoftheGSTlawmayresultinalengtheningofthecycleforthereceiptbyusofaccountsreceivable,whichcouldpotentiallyhaveanegativeeffectonourliquidity.Overall,theimpactontheCompanyismixed,however,thisnew
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indirecttaxregimehasledtoasubstantialincreaseincompliancecostsastheCompanyhasmovedtode-centralizedregistrationunderGSTfromacentralizedservicetaxregistrationintheerstwhileregime.Accordingly,theCompanyisundertakingalltherequiredcompliancesfromeachstatewherecommercialtransactionsarebeingeffected.Inadditiontoincreasedcompliancecost,theCompanyisalsopayingGSTinrespectofhotelaccommodationservicesprovidedbytheunregisteredhotelsineachstatewheresuchunregisteredhotelsarelocatedbyvirtueaspecificprovisionunderGSTlaw.WhiletheCompanyhascompliedwiththerequirementsofthenewtaxregimefromthedateofimplementationinIndia,therearecertainareaswheretheCompanyisintheprocessoffinalizingthetaxpositionsastheGSTlawslackclarityinthatrespect.TheimplementationofGSTlawsinIndiaisinitsinitialphase,andduringsuchtimetheimpactofthenewindirecttaxenvironmentontheCompanycontinuestobecloselymonitoredbytheCompanyonregularbasis.
Place of effective management of our company as per Indian income tax laws
Perthe(Indian)IncomeTaxAct,1961,asamended,ortheITAct,personsresidentinIndiaaresubjecttotaxationontheirglobalincome.PersonsnotresidentinIndiaaresubjecttotaxesonlyonincomereceived,accruingorarisinginIndiaordeemedtohavebeenreceived,accruedorariseninIndia.
AspertheITActacompanyincorporatedoutsideIndiawouldbeconsideredaresidentinIndiaifitsPlaceofEffectiveManagement,orPoEMinthatyearisinIndia.Thus,aforeigncompanywillberesidentinIndiaifitsPoEMinthatyearisinIndia.ThedefinitionofPoEMhasbeenexplainedtomeanaplacewherekeymanagementandcommercialdecisionsthatarenecessaryfortheconductofthebusinessofanentityasawhole,areinsubstancemade.PoEMisaninternationallyrecognizedconceptandfindsmentioninseveraltaxtreaties.
TheCentralBoardofDirectTaxeshasissuedguidingprinciplesorGuidelines,whichseektoprovideguidanceondeterminationofPoEMfordeterminingresidenceinIndiaofforeigncompanies.TheGuidelineslayemphasisonthefactthattheconceptofPoEMisoneofsubstanceoverformanditsdeterminationisfactdriven.Anentitymayhavemorethanoneplaceofmanagement,however,itcanonlyhaveonePoEMatanypointintime.DeterminationofPoEMneedstobedoneonayearonyearbasis,andprocessofsuchdeterminationwouldprimarilybebasedonwhethertheCompanyisengagedin'activebusinessoutsideIndia'.Ifduringthetaxyear,PoEMexistsbothinandoutofIndia,thePoEMispresumedtobeinIndiaifitispredominantlyinIndia.InascenariowherethePoEMofacompanyisdeterminedtobeinIndia,thensuchcompanywouldbedeemedtoanIndiantaxresidentand,accordingly,subjecttotaxesonitsglobalincome.
Business Connection
AspertheITAct,personsresidentinIndiaaresubjecttotaxationontheirglobalincome.PersonsnotresidentinIndiaaresubjecttotaxesonlyonincomereceived,accruingorarisinginIndiaordeemedtohavebeenreceived,accruedorariseninIndia.UndertheITAct,incomeissaidtobedeemedtobeaccruedifitisearnedthrougha'businessconnection'inIndia.
AspertheprovisionsoftheITAct,theterm"businessconnection"hasbeendefinedtoincludeanybusinessactivitycarriedoutthroughapersonwhohabituallyexercisesanauthoritytoconcludecontractsormaintainsastockofmerchandiseorsecuresordersmainlyorwhollyforthenon-residentinIndia.
TheFinanceAct,2018hasbroadenedthescopeoftheterm'businessconnection'toinclude'significanteconomicpresence'ofthenon-residentinIndia(irrespectiveofwhetherthenon-residenthasestablishedaplaceofbusinessinIndiaorwhetherornotthenon-residentrendersserviceinIndiaorwhetherornottheagreementforrenderingsuchserviceoractivitiesisenteredinIndia).'Significanteconomicpresence'hasbeendefinedtoinclude(i)anytransactioninrespectofanygoods/services/
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propertycarriedoutbyanon-residentinIndiaincludingprovisionofdownloadofdataorsoftwareinIndiaiftheaggregateofpaymentsarisingfromsuchtransactionsexceedtheprescribedthresholdlimitinayear;or(ii)regularinteractionswiththeusersinIndiabeyondaprescribedthresholdlimitthroughdigitalmeans;or(iii)solicitingofbusinessactivitiesinacontinuousandsystematicmanner.ItmaybepertinenttonotethatthethresholdlimitsforhavingsignificanteconomicpresenceinIndiahavenotbeennotifiedyet.
TheFinanceAct,2018hasalsobroadenedthescopeof'businessconnection'toprovidethatbusinessconnection'shallincludeanybusinessactivitycarriedbyapersoninIndiaforanon-residentwheresuchpersonhabituallyconcludescontractsorhabituallyplaystheprincipalroleleadingtoconclusionofthecontractsandthecontractsareinthenameofthenon-residentorforthetransferoftheownershipof,orforgrantingoftherighttouse,propertyownedbythatnon-residentorthatnon-residenthastherighttouseorfortheprovisionofservicesbythenon-resident.
Thus,ifanyoftheaforementionedconditionsaresatisfiedbyapersonnotresidentinIndia,suchpersonwouldbesaidtohaveabusinessconnectionandincomeattributabletosuchbusinessconnectionwouldbetaxableinIndia.
However,apersonnotresidentinIndiawouldalsobeentitledtoclaimbenefitsundertheapplicableDoubleTaxationAvoidanceAgreementorDTAAbetweenIndiaandthecountryofitsresidence.TheprovisionsoftheDTAAshallbeapplicabletotheextenttheyaremorebeneficialthantheITAct.
General Anti-Avoidance Rule
GeneralAnti-AvoidanceRules,orGAAR,cameintoforcefromApril1,2017.GAARgivesIndiantaxauthoritiesawiderangeofpowerswhiledeterminingtaxconsequencesofanarrangement,whichisheldtobeanimpressibleavoidancearrangementasdefinedintheITAct.
ThetaxconsequencesoftheGAARprovisionsbeingappliedtoanarrangementcouldresultindenialoftaxbenefits,ortaxtreatybenefits,amongstotherconsequences.Intheabsenceofanyprecedentsonthesubject,theapplicationoftheseprovisionsisuncertain.IftheGAARprovisionsaremadeapplicabletoourcompany,itmayhaveanadversetaximpactonus.
TheimpactofanyoralloftheabovechangestoIndianlegislationonourbusinesscannotbefullydeterminedatthistime.Additionally,ourbusinessandfinancialperformancecouldbeadverselyaffectedbyunfavorablechangesinorinterpretationsofexisting,orthepromulgationofnewlaws,rulesandregulationsapplicabletousandourbusiness,includingthoserelatingtotheInternetande-commerce,consumerprotectionandprivacy.Suchunfavorablechangescoulddecreasedemandforourservicesandproducts,increasecostsand/orsubjectustoadditionalliabilities.Forexample,theremaycontinuetobeanincreasingnumberoflawsandregulationspertainingtotheInternetande-commerce,whichmayrelatetoliabilityforinformationretrievedfromortransmittedovertheInternetormobilenetworks,userprivacy,taxationandthequalityofservicesprovidedthroughtheInternet.Furthermore,thegrowthanddevelopmentofe-commercemayresultinmorestringentconsumerprotectionlawsthatmayimposeadditionalburdensonInternetbusinessesgenerally.Anysuchchangescouldhaveanadverseeffectonourbusinessandfinancialperformance.
The application of various Indian and international sales, use, occupancy, value-added and other tax laws, rules and regulations to our services and products issubject to interpretation by the applicable taxing authorities, and changes in such laws, rules and regulations may adversely affect our business and financialperformance.
Manyofthestatutesandregulationsthatimposesales,use,occupancy,value-addedandothertaxeswereestablishedbeforethegrowthoftheInternet,mobilenetworksande-commerce.Ifsuchtax
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laws,rulesandregulationsareamended,newadverselaws,rulesorregulationsareadoptedorcurrentlawsareinterpretedadverselytoourinterests,theresultscouldincreaseourtaxpayments(prospectivelyorretrospectively)and/orsubjectustopenaltiesand,ifwepassonsuchcoststoourcustomers,decreasethedemandforourservicesandproducts.Asaresult,anysuchchangesorinterpretationscouldhaveanadverseeffectonourbusinessandfinancialperformance.Inrecentyears,wehavereceivednoticesfromtheIndiantaxregulatoryauthorityforademandofservicetaxoncertainmatters,someofwhichrelatetothetravelindustryinIndiaandinvolvecomplexinterpretationsoflaw.WehavealsoreceivednoticesandvariousassessmentordersfromtheIndianincometaxauthorities,towhichwehaveresponded.TherecanbenoassurancewhatviewtheIndiantaxauthoritieswilltake.
Restrictions on foreign investment in India may prevent us from making future acquisitions or investments in India and may require us to make changes to ourbusiness, which may adversely affect our results of operations, financial condition and financial performance.
IndiaregulatesownershipofIndiancompaniesbyforeigners,althoughsomerestrictionsonforeigninvestmenthavebeenrelaxed.Theseregulationsandrestrictionsmayapplytoacquisitionsbyusorouraffiliates,includingYatraOnlinePrivateLimited,orYatraIndia,andaffiliateswhicharenotresidentinIndia,ofsharesinIndiancompaniesortheprovisionoffundingbyusoranyotherentitytoIndiancompanieswithinourgroup.Forexample,underitsconsolidatedforeigndirectinvestmentpolicy,orFDIpolicy,theGovernmentofIndiahassetoutadditionalrequirementsforforeigninvestmentsinIndia,includingrequirementswithrespecttodownstreaminvestmentsbyIndiancompanies,ownedorcontrolledbyforeignentities,andthetransferofownershiporcontrolofIndiancompaniesinsectorswithcapsonforeigninvestmentfromresidentIndianpersonsorentitiestoforeigners.Theserequirements,whichcurrentlyincluderestrictionsonpricing,valuationsofsharesandsourcesoffundingforsuchinvestmentsandmayincertaincasesincludepriornoticetoorapprovaloftheGovernmentofIndia,mayadverselyaffectourabilitytomakeinvestmentsinIndia,includingthroughYatraIndia.Further,India'sForeignExchangeManagementAct,1999,asamended,andtherulesandregulationspromulgatedthereunder,orFEMA,restrictusfromlendingtoorborrowingfromourIndiansubsidiary.TherecanbenoassurancethatwewillbeabletoobtainanyrequiredapprovalsforfutureacquisitionsorinvestmentsinIndia,orthatwewillbeabletoobtainsuchapprovalsonsatisfactoryterms.Further,theGovernmentofIndiahasfromtimetotimemadeandmaycontinuetomakerevisionstotheFDIPolicyone-commerceinIndia(includinginrelationtobusinessmodelandpermittedservices).SuchchangesmayrequireustomakechangestoourbusinessinordertocomplywithIndianlaw.
A substantial portion of our business and operations are located in India and we are subject to regulatory, economic, social and political uncertainties in India.
AsubstantialportionofourbusinessandmostofouremployeesarelocatedinIndia,andasaresult,ourfinancialperformanceandthemarketpriceofourordinaryshareswillbeaffectedbychangesingovernmentpoliciesimpactingexchangeratesandcontrols,interestrates,taxes,policiestoregulateinflationandotherregulationsimpactingIndianbusinessesandtheIndianeconomyasawhole.TheGovernmentofIndiahasexercisedandcontinuestoexercisesignificantinfluenceovermanyaspectsoftheIndianeconomy.Since1991,successiveIndiangovernmentshavegenerallypursuedpoliciesofeconomicliberalizationandfinancialsectorreforms,includingbysignificantlyrelaxingrestrictionsontheprivatesector.Nevertheless,theroleoftheIndiancentralandstategovernmentsintheIndianeconomyasproducers,consumersandregulatorshasremainedsignificant,andwecannotassureyouthatsuchliberalizationpolicieswillcontinue.Therateofeconomicliberalizationcouldchange,andspecificlawsandpoliciesaffectingtravelservicecompanies,foreigninvestments,currencyexchangeratesandothermattersaffectinginvestmentsinIndiacouldchangeaswell.AsignificantchangeinIndia'spolicyofeconomicliberalizationandderegulationoranysocialorpolitical
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uncertaintiescouldadverselyaffectbusinessandeconomicconditionsinIndiagenerallyandourbusinessandresultsofoperations.
Our business and activities are regulated by the Competition Act, 2002, as amended.
TheCompetitionAct,2002,asamended,ortheCompetitionAct,regulatespracticesthatcouldhaveanappreciableadverseeffectoncompetitioninIndia.UndertheCompetitionAct,anyarrangement,understandingoraction,whetherformalorinformal,whichcausesorislikelytocauseanappreciableadverseeffectoncompetitioninIndiaisvoidandmayresultinsubstantialpenaltiesandcompensationtobepaidtopersonsshowntohavesufferedlosses.Anyagreementamongcompetitorswhichdirectlyorindirectlydeterminespurchaseorsaleprices,resultsinbidriggingorcollusivebidding,limitsorcontrolsproduction,supply,markets,technicaldevelopment,investmentortheprovisionofservices,orsharesthemarketorsourceofproductionorprovisionofservicesinanymanner,includingbywayofallocationofgeographicalareaortypesofgoodsorservicesornumberofcustomersinthemarket,ispresumedtohaveanappreciableadverseeffectoncompetition.Further,theCompetitionActprohibitstheabuseofadominantpositionbyanyenterpriseeitherdirectlyorindirectly,includingbywayofunfairordiscriminatorypricingorconditionsinthesaleofgoodsorservices,usingadominantpositioninonerelevantmarkettoenterinto,orprotect,anotherrelevantmarket,ortodenymarketaccess,andsuchpracticesaresubjecttosubstantialpenaltiesandmayalsobesubjecttocompensationforlossesandorderstodividetheenterprise.Further,theCompetitionCommissionofIndiahasextraterritorialpowersandcaninvestigateanyagreements,abusiveconductorcombinationoccurringoutsideIndiaifsuchagreement,conductorcombinationhasanappreciableadverseeffectoncompetitioninIndia.
Ifweoranymemberofourgroup,includingYatraIndia,areaffected,directlyorindirectly,bytheapplicationorinterpretationofanyprovisionoftheCompetitionActoranyproceedingsinitiatedbytheCompetitionCommissionofIndiaoranyotherrelevantauthority(oranyotherclaimbyanyotherpartyundertheCompetitionAct)oranyadversepublicitythatmaybegeneratedduetoscrutinyorprosecutionundertheCompetitionAct,includingbywayoffinancialpenalties,ourbusiness,financialperformanceandreputationmaybemateriallyandadverselyaffected.
Acquisitions,mergersandamalgamationswhichexceedcertainrevenueandassetthresholdsrequirepriorapprovalbytheCompetitionCommissionofIndia.Anysuchacquisitions,mergersoramalgamationswhichhaveanappreciableadverseeffectoncompetitioninIndiaareprohibitedandvoid.Therecanbenoassurancethatwewillbeabletoobtainapprovalforsuchfuturetransactionsonsatisfactoryterms,oratall.
On November 8, 2016, the government of India announced that its 500 and 1,000 rupee banknotes would be withdrawn and replaced.
ThedemonetizedrupeebanknotesrepresentedapproximatelyUSD$214billion,or14%ofIndia'sGDP,andaccountedforapproximately86%ofthevalueofcurrencythencirculatinginIndia.TheprimaryobjectiveofthedemonetizationwastoridtheIndianeconomyofcounterfeitandblack,oruntaxedmoney.However,India'spopulationislargelyunbankedandreliantoncashtransactions.BanksandratingsagencieshavecuttheirannualgrowthestimatesforIndia,butthelong-termeffectsofthedemonetizationremainunclear.Demonetization,alongwiththeimplementationofGST,hadasevereimpactontheIndianeconomyingeneralandIndianGDPhaddeclinedinrecentquartersprimarilyduetotheseevents.Demonetizationcouldalsohaveasevereimpactonthetravelbusinessandouroperationsatleastintheshortterm.Therecanbenoassurancethatinfuture,thisoreventsofsimilarnatureshallnothappen.
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RisksRelatedtoOurOrdinaryShares
We are a Cayman Islands company and, because judicial precedent regarding the rights of shareholders is more limited under Cayman Islands law than underU.S. law, you could have less protection of your shareholder rights than you would under U.S. law.
OurcorporateaffairsaregovernedbyourSixthAmendedandRestatedMemorandumandArticlesofAssociation,ortheArticlesofAssociation,theCaymanIslandsCompaniesLaw(2018Revision),asamended,ortheCompaniesLaw,andthecommonlawoftheCaymanIslands.Therightsofshareholderstotakeactionagainstthedirectors,actionsbynoncontrollingshareholdersandthefiduciaryresponsibilitiesofourdirectorstoourcompanyunderCaymanIslandslawaretoalargeextentgovernedbythecommonlawoftheCaymanIslands.ThecommonlawoftheCaymanIslandsisderivedinpartfromcomparativelylimitedjudicialprecedentintheCaymanIslandsaswellasfromEnglishcommonlaw,whichhaspersuasive,butnotbinding,authorityonacourtintheCaymanIslands.TherightsofourshareholdersandthefiduciaryresponsibilitiesofourdirectorsunderCaymanIslandslawaredifferentfromunderstatutesorjudicialprecedentinsomejurisdictionsintheUnitedStates.Inparticular,theCaymanIslandshasadifferentbodyofsecuritieslawsfromtheUnitedStatesandmayprovidesignificantlylessprotectiontoinvestors.Inaddition,someU.S.states,suchasDelaware,havedifferentbodiesofcorporatelawthanthoseoftheCaymanIslands.
WehavebeenadvisedbyourCaymanIslandslegalcounsel,MaplesandCalder,thatthecourtsoftheCaymanIslandsareunlikely(i)torecognizeorenforceagainstourcompanyjudgmentsofcourtsoftheUnitedStatespredicateduponthecivilliabilityprovisionsofthesecuritieslawsoftheUnitedStatesoranystateand(ii)inoriginalactionsbroughtintheCaymanIslands,toimposeliabilitiesagainstourcompanypredicateduponthecivilliabilityprovisionsofthesecuritieslawsoftheUnitedStatesoranystate,sofarastheliabilitiesimposedbythoseprovisionsarepenalinnature.Inthosecircumstances,althoughthereisnostatutoryenforcementintheCaymanIslandsofjudgmentsobtainedintheUnitedStates,thecourtsoftheCaymanIslandswillrecognizeandenforceaforeignmoneyjudgmentofaforeigncourtofcompetentjurisdictionwithoutretrialonthemeritsbasedontheprinciplethatajudgmentofacompetentforeigncourtimposesuponthejudgmentdebtoranobligationtopaythesumforwhichjudgmenthasbeengivenprovidedcertainconditionsaremet.ForaforeignjudgmenttobeenforcedintheCaymanIslands,suchjudgmentmustbefinalandconclusiveandforaliquidatedsum,andmustnotbeinrespectoftaxesorafineorpenalty,inconsistentwithaCaymanIslandsjudgmentinrespectofthesamematter,impeachableonthegroundsoffraudorobtainedinamanner,andorbeofakindtheenforcementofwhichis,contrarytonaturaljusticeorthepublicpolicyoftheCaymanIslands(awardsofpunitiveormultipledamagesmaywellbeheldtobecontrarytopublicpolicy).ACaymanIslandsCourtmaystayenforcementproceedingsifconcurrentproceedingsarebeingbroughtelsewhere.ThereisrecentPrivyCouncilauthority(whichisbindingontheCaymanIslandsCourt)inthecontextofareorganizationplanapprovedbytheNewYorkBankruptcyCourtwhichsuggeststhatduetotheuniversalnatureofbankruptcy/insolvencyproceedings,foreignmoneyjudgmentsobtainedinforeignbankruptcy/insolvencyproceedingsmaybeenforcedwithoutapplyingtheprinciplesoutlinedabove.However,amorerecentEnglishSupremeCourtauthority(whichishighlypersuasivebutnotbindingontheCaymanIslandsCourt),hasexpresslyrejectedthatapproachinthecontextofadefaultjudgmentobtainedinanadversaryproceedingbroughtintheNewYorkBankruptcyCourtbythereceiversofthebankruptcydebtoragainstathirdparty,andwhichwouldnothavebeenenforceableupontheapplicationofthetraditionalcommonlawprinciplessummarizedaboveandheldthatforeignmoneyjudgmentsobtainedinbankruptcy/insolvencyproceedingsshouldbeenforcedbyapplyingtheprinciplessetoutabove,andnotbythesimpleexerciseoftheCourts'discretion.ThosecaseshavenowbeenconsideredbytheCaymanIslandsCourt.TheCaymanIslandsCourtwasnotaskedtoconsiderthespecificquestionofwhetherajudgmentofabankruptcycourtinanadversaryproceedingwouldbeenforceableintheCaymanIslands,butitdidendorsetheneedforactiveassistanceofoverseasbankruptcyproceedings.Weunderstandthatthe
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CaymanIslandsCourt'sdecisioninthatcasehasbeenappealedanditremainsthecasethatthelawregardingtheenforcementofbankruptcy/insolvencyrelatedjudgmentsisstillinastateofuncertainty.
You will have limited ability to bring an action against our company or against our directors and officers, or to enforce a judgment against us or them, becausewe are incorporated in the Cayman Islands, because we conduct a majority of our operations in India and because a majority of our directors and officersreside outside the United States.
WeareincorporatedintheCaymanIslandsandconductouroperationsinIndia.AllofourassetsarelocatedoutsidetheUnitedStates.AmajorityofourofficersanddirectorsresideoutsidetheUnitedStatesandasubstantialportionoftheassetsofthosepersonsarelocatedoutsideoftheUnitedStates.Asaresult,itcouldbedifficultorimpossibleforyoutobringanactionagainstourcompanyoragainsttheseindividualsintheCaymanIslandsorinIndiaintheeventthatyoubelievethatyourrightshavebeeninfringedundertheapplicablesecuritieslawsorotherwise.Evenifyouaresuccessfulinbringinganactionofthiskind,thelawsoftheCaymanIslandsandofIndiacouldrenderyouunabletoenforceajudgmentagainstourassetsortheassetsofourdirectorsandofficers.
ShareholdersofCaymanIslandsexemptedcompaniessuchasourcompanyhavenogeneralrightsunderCaymanIslandslawtoinspectcorporaterecordsandaccountsortoobtaincopiesoflistsofshareholdersofthesecompanies.OurdirectorshavediscretionunderCaymanIslandslawtodeterminewhetherornot,andunderwhatconditions,ourcorporaterecordscouldbeinspectedbyourshareholders,butarenotobligedtomakethemavailabletoourshareholders.Thiscouldmakeitmoredifficultforyoutoobtaintheinformationneededtoestablishanyfactsnecessaryforashareholdermotionortosolicitproxiesfromothershareholdersinconnectionwithaproxycontest.
Asaresultofalloftheabove,publicshareholdersmighthavemoredifficultyinprotectingtheirinterestsinthefaceofactionstakenbymanagement,membersoftheboardofdirectorsorcontrollingshareholdersthantheywouldaspublicshareholdersofaU.S.company.
As a "foreign private issuer" under the rules and regulations of the SEC, we are permitted to, and will, file less or different information with the SEC than acompany incorporated in the United States or otherwise subject to these rules, and may follow certain home country corporate governance practices in lieu ofcertain NASDAQ requirements applicable to U.S. issuers.
Weareconsidereda"foreignprivateissuer"undertheExchangeActandare,therefore,exemptfromcertainrulesundertheExchangeAct,includingtheproxyrules,whichimposecertaindisclosureandproceduralrequirementsforproxysolicitationsforU.S.andotherissuers.Moreover,wearenotrequiredtofileperiodicreportsandfinancialstatementswiththeSECasfrequentlyorwithinthesametimeframesasU.S.companieswithsecuritiesregisteredundertheExchangeAct.WecurrentlyprepareourfinancialstatementsinaccordancewithIFRS.WewillnotberequiredtofilefinancialstatementspreparedinaccordancewithorreconciledtoU.S.GAAPsolongasourfinancialstatementsarepreparedinaccordancewithIFRSasissuedbytheIASB.WearenotrequiredtocomplywithRegulationFD,whichimposesrestrictionsontheselectivedisclosureofmaterialinformationtoshareholders.Inaddition,ourofficers,directorsandprincipalshareholdersareexemptfromthereportingandshort-swingprofitrecoveryprovisionsofSection16oftheExchangeActandtherulesundertheExchangeActwithrespecttotheirpurchasesandsalesofoursecurities.Furthermore,asa"foreignprivateissuer"whoseordinarysharesarelistedontheNASDAQ,wearepermittedtofollowcertainhomecountrycorporategovernancepracticesinlieuofcertainNASDAQCapitalMarketrequirements.AforeignprivateissuermustdiscloseinitsannualreportsfiledwiththeSECeachNASDAQrequirementwithwhichitdoesnotcomplyfollowedbyadescriptionofitsapplicablehomecountrypractice.
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Wecouldloseourstatusasa"foreignprivateissuer"undercurrentSECrulesandregulationsifmorethan50%ofouroutstandingvotingsecuritiesbecomedirectlyorindirectlyheldofrecordbyU.S.holdersandoneofthefollowingistrue:(i)themajorityofourdirectorsorexecutiveofficersareU.S.citizensorresidents;(ii)morethan50%ofourassetsarelocatedintheUnitedStates;or(iii)ourbusinessisadministeredprincipallyintheUnitedStates.Ifweloseourstatusasaforeignprivateissuerinthefuture,wewillnolongerbeexemptfromtherulesdescribedaboveand,amongotherthings,willberequiredtofileperiodicreportsandannualandquarterlyfinancialstatementsasifwewereacompanyincorporatedintheUnitedStates.Ifthisweretohappen,wewouldlikelyincursubstantialcostsinfulfillingtheseadditionalregulatoryrequirementsandmembersofourmanagementwouldlikelyhavetodiverttimeandresourcesfromotherresponsibilitiestoensuringtheseadditionalregulatoryrequirementsarefulfilled.
We are an emerging growth company within the meaning of the Securities Act, and if we take advantage of certain exemptions from disclosure requirementsavailable to emerging growth companies, this could make our securities less attractive to investors and may make it more difficult to compare our performancewith other public companies.
Wearean"emerginggrowthcompany"withinthemeaningoftheSecuritiesAct,asmodifiedbytheJOBSAct,andwemaytakeadvantageofcertainexemptionsfromvariousreportingrequirementsthatareapplicabletootherpubliccompaniesthatarenotemerginggrowthcompaniesincluding,butnotlimitedto,notbeingrequiredtocomplywiththeauditorattestationrequirementsofSection404oftheSarbanes-OxleyAct.Asaresult,ourstockholdersmaynothaveaccesstocertaininformationtheymaydeemimportant.Wecouldbeanemerginggrowthcompanyforuptofiveyears,althoughcircumstancescouldcauseustolosethatstatusearlier,includingifthemarketvalueofourordinarysharesheldbynon-affiliatesexceeds$700millionasofanyJune30beforethattime,inwhichcasewewouldnolongerbeanemerginggrowthcompanyasofthefollowingDecember31.Wecannotpredictwhetherinvestorswillfindoursecuritieslessattractivebecausewewillrelyontheseexemptions.Ifsomeinvestorsfindoursecuritieslessattractiveasaresultofourrelianceontheseexemptions,thetradingpricesofoursecuritiesmaybelowerthantheyotherwisewouldbe,theremaybealessactivetradingmarketforoursecuritiesandthetradingpricesofoursecuritiesmaybemorevolatile.
Further,Section102(b)(1)oftheJOBSActexemptsemerginggrowthcompaniesfrombeingrequiredtocomplywithneworrevisedfinancialaccountingstandardsuntilprivatecompanies(thatis,thosethathavenothadaSecuritiesActregistrationstatementdeclaredeffectiveordonothaveaclassofsecuritiesregisteredundertheExchangeAct)arerequiredtocomplywiththeneworrevisedfinancialaccountingstandards.TheJOBSActprovidesthatacompanycanelecttooptoutoftheextendedtransitionperiodandcomplywiththerequirementsthatapplytonon-emerginggrowthcompaniesbutanysuchanelectiontooptoutisirrevocable.Wehaveelectednottooptoutofsuchextendedtransitionperiodwhichmeansthatwhenastandardisissuedorrevisedandithasdifferentapplicationdatesforpublicorprivatecompanies,we,asanemerginggrowthcompany,canadopttheneworrevisedaccountingstandardontherelevantdateonwhichadoptionofsuchstandardisrequiredbytheIASB.Thismaymakecomparisonofourfinancialstatementswithanotherpubliccompanywhichisneitheranemerginggrowthcompanynoranemerginggrowthcompanywhichhasoptedoutofusingtheextendedtransitionperioddifficultorimpossiblebecauseofthepotentialdifferencesinaccountingstandardsused.
We have a staggered board of directors, which could impede an attempt to acquire our company or remove our management.
Ourboardofdirectorsisdividedintothreeclasses,eachofwhichservesforastaggeredtermofthreeyears.Astaggeredboardmakesitmoredifficultforshareholderstochangeamajorityofthedirectorssinceonlyapproximatelyonethirdoftheexistingboardofdirectorsmaybereplacedatany
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electionofdirectors.Thisarrangementmayhavetheeffectofkeepingthecurrentmembersofourboardofdirectorsincontrolforalongerperiodoftimethanshareholdersmaydesire,andmayimpedeanyattemptstotakeoverourcompanyorchangeorremoveourmanagement.
An active or liquid trading market for our ordinary shares may not be maintained and the trading price for our ordinary shares may fluctuate significantly.
Anactive,liquidtradingmarketforourordinarysharesmaynotbemaintainedinthelongtermandwecannotbecertainthatanytradingmarketforourordinaryshareswillbesustainedorthatthepresentpricewillcorrespondtothefuturepriceatwhichourordinaryshareswilltrade.Lossofliquiditycouldincreasethepricevolatilityofourordinaryshares.
Anyadditionalissuanceofourordinaryshareswoulddilutethepositionsofexistinginvestorsinourordinarysharesandcouldadverselyaffectthemarketpriceofourordinaryshares.Wecannotassureyouthatourordinaryshareswillnotdeclinebelowtheirprevailingmarketprice.Youmaybeunabletosellyourordinarysharesatapricethatisattractivetoyou.
InconnectionwiththeBusinessCombination,weissuedcertainshareholderswarrantstopurchaseourordinaryshareswithprovisionsthatrequireliabilityclassification.Thesewarrantsrequireusto"marktomarket"(i.e.,recordthederivativesatfairvalue)asoftheendofeachreportingperiodasliabilitiesonourbalancesheet.Anyvolatilityinthetradingpriceforourordinaryshareswouldalsoimpactthefairvaluedeterminationofouroutstandingwarrants.Asignificantincreaseinourtradingpricewhilewearerequiredtomark-to-marketthefairvalueofouroutstandingwarrantsmayhaveasignificantadverseimpactonouroperatingresults.
The sale or availability for sale of substantial amounts of our ordinary shares could adversely affect their market price.
Salesofsubstantialamountsofourordinarysharesinthepublicmarket,ortheperceptionthatsuchsalescouldoccur,couldadverselyaffectthemarketpriceofourordinarysharesandcouldmateriallyimpairourfutureabilitytoraisecapitalthroughofferingsofourordinaryshares.
AsofJuly20,2018,wehad39,522,610ordinarysharesissuedandoutstanding,3,159,375ClassFsharesissuedandoutstandingand2,392,168ClassAsharesissuedandoutstanding.Subjecttocontractuallock-upagreementsandapplicablerestrictionsandlimitationsunderRule144oftheSecuritiesAct,allofoursharesoutstandingareexpectedtobeeligibleforsaleinthepublicmarket.Ifthesesharesaresold,orifitisperceivedthattheywillbesold,inthepublicmarket,thetradingpriceofourordinarysharescoulddecline.Wecannotpredictwhateffect,ifany,marketsalesofourordinarysharesheldbyoursignificantshareholdersoranyothershareholderortheavailabilityoftheseordinarysharesforfuturesalewillhaveonthemarketpriceofourordinaryshares.
Future issuances of any equity securities may dilute the interests of our shareholders and decrease the trading price of our ordinary shares.
Anyfutureissuanceofequitysecuritiescoulddilutetheinterestsofourshareholdersandcouldsubstantiallydecreasethetradingpriceofourordinaryshares.Wemayissueequityorequity-linkedsecuritiesinthefuture,includingpursuanttoaprivateinvestmentinpublicequityorotherofferingofequitysecurities,foranumberofreasons,includingtofinanceouroperationsandbusinessstrategy(includinginconnectionwithacquisitionsandothertransactions),toadjustourratioofdebttoequity,tosatisfyitsobligationsupontheexerciseofthen-outstandingoptionsorotherequity-linkedsecurities,ifany,orforotherreasons.
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We will have to rely principally on dividends and other distributions on equity paid by our operating subsidiaries, and limitations on their ability to paydividends to us could adversely impact shareholders' ability to receive dividends on our ordinary shares.
Dividendsandotherdistributionsonequitypaidbyouroperatingsubsidiarieswillbeourprincipalsourceforcashinorderforustobeabletopayanydividendsandothercashdistributionstoourshareholders.Asofthedatehereof,YatraIndiaoranyothersubsidiaryhasnotpaidanycashdividendsonitsequityshares.Ifouroperatingsubsidiariesincurdebtontheirownbehalfinthefuture,theinstrumentsgoverningthedebtmayrestricttheirabilitytopaydividendsormakeotherdistributionstous.Inaddition,asourkeyoperatingindirectsubsidiaryisestablishedinIndia,itissubjecttocertainlimitationswithrespecttodividendpaymentsandincreasedtaxpaymentsonsuchdistribution.Limitationsonoursubsidiaries'abilitytopaydividendstouscouldadverselyimpactourshareholders'abilitytoreceivedividendsonourordinaryshares.
Outstanding warrants, which are exercisable for our ordinary shares, may increase the number of shares eligible for future resale in the public market andresult in dilution to our shareholders.
AsofJuly20,2018,therewereoutstandingwarrantstopurchaseanaggregateof17,537,958ordinaryshares.Outstandingwarrantstopurchaseanaggregateof17,337,500ordinarysharesbecameexercisableafterJanuary15,2017andwillexpireat5:00p.m.,NewYorktime,ontheearliertooccurof:(x)December16,2021,(y)theliquidationofourcompanyor(z)theredemptiondate,whichshallbeadatefixedbyusintheeventthatweelecttoredeemallofthesewarrants.Theexercisepriceofthesewarrantswillbe$5.75perhalf-share,orapproximately$199,381,250intheaggregateforallsharesunderlyingthesewarrants,assumingnoneofthewarrantsareexercisedthrough"cashless"exercise.Outstandingwarrantstopurchaseanaggregateof46,458ordinarysharesbecameexercisableafterDecember16,2016andwillexpireonJuly24,2023at6:00p.m.,PacificTime.Theexercisepriceofthesewarrantswillbe$26.9058pershare,assumingnoneofthewarrantsareexercisedthrough"cashless"exercise.Outstandingwarrantstopurchaseanaggregateof154,000ordinarysharesbecameexercisableonSeptember12,2017andwillexpireonSeptember12,2022.Theexercisepriceofthesewarrantsis$12.00pershare.Totheextentsuchwarrantsareexercised,additionalsharesofourordinaryshareswillbeissued,whichwillresultindilutiontotheholdersofourordinarysharesandincreasethenumberofshareseligibleforresaleinthepublicmarket.Salesofsubstantialnumbersofsuchsharesinthepublicmarketorthefactthatsuchwarrantsmaybeexercisedcouldadverselyaffectthemarketpriceofourordinaryshares.
If securities or industry analysts do not publish or cease publishing research or reports about our company, our business, or our market, or if they change theirrecommendations regarding our ordinary shares adversely, the price and trading volume of our ordinary shares could decline.
Thetradingmarketforourordinaryshareswillbeinfluencedbytheresearchandreportsthatindustryorsecuritiesanalystsmaypublishaboutourcompany,ourbusiness,ourmarket,orourcompetitors.Ifanyoftheanalystswhomaycoverourcompanychangetheirrecommendationregardingoursharesadversely,orprovidemorefavorablerelativerecommendationsaboutourcompetitors,thepriceofourordinaryshareswouldlikelydecline.Ifanyanalystwhomaycoverourcompanyweretoceasecoverageofourcompanyorfailtoregularlypublishreportsonourcompany,wecouldlosevisibilityinthefinancialmarkets,whichinturncouldcauseoursharepriceortradingvolumetodecline.
If the benefits of the Business Combination or our acquisition of ATB do not meet the expectations of investors or securities analysts, the market price of oursecurities may decline.
IfthebenefitsoftheBusinessCombinationorouracquisitionofATBdonotmeettheexpectationsofinvestorsorsecuritiesanalysts,themarketpriceofoursecuritiesmaydecline.Priorto
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theBusinessCombination,therewasnopublicmarketforoursecurities.Inaddition,althoughwehavealreadyacquiredamajorityofATB'soutstandingshares,therecanbenoassurancesthatwewillconsummatethepurchaseofATB'sremainingoutstandingsharesonthetermsdescribedherein,oratall,orthat,ifwearesuccessfulincompletingouracquisitionofATB,wewillrealizethefullanticipatedbenefitsthatwe,ourinvestorsorsecuritiesanalystsanticipate.ThetradingpriceofoursecuritiesfollowingtheBusinessCombinationandouracquisitionofATBcouldbevolatileandsubjecttowidefluctuationsinresponsetovariousfactors,someofwhicharebeyondourcontrol.Anyofthefactorslistedbelowcouldhaveamaterialadverseeffectonyourinvestmentinoursecuritiesandoursecuritiesmaytradeatpricessignificantlybelowthepriceyoupaidforthem.Insuchcircumstances,thetradingpriceofoursecuritiesmaynotrecoverandmayexperienceafurtherdecline.
Factorsaffectingthetradingpriceofoursecuritiesmayinclude:
• ourabilitytosuccessfullycompleteouracquisitionofATB,andrealizetheanticipatedbenefitsoftheacquisition;
• actualoranticipatedfluctuationsinourperiodicfinancialresultsorthefinancialresultsofcompaniesperceivedtobesimilartoours;
• changesinthemarket'sexpectationsaboutouroperatingresults;
• successofcompetitors;
• ouroperatingresultsfailingtomeettheexpectationofsecuritiesanalystsorinvestorsinaparticularperiod;
• changesinfinancialestimatesandrecommendationsbysecuritiesanalystsconcerningourcompanyorourindustryingeneral;
• operatingandstockpriceperformanceofothercompaniesthatinvestorsdeemcomparabletoours;
• changesinlawsandregulationsaffectingourbusiness;
• ourabilitytomeetcompliancerequirements;
• commencementof,orinvolvementin,litigationinvolvingus;
• changesinourcapitalstructure,suchasfutureissuancesofsecuritiesortheincurrenceofadditionaldebt;
• thevolumeofourordinarysharesavailableforpublicsale;
• anymajorchangeinourboardofdirectorsormanagement;
• salesofsubstantialamountsofourordinarysharesbyourdirectors,executiveofficersorsignificantstockholdersortheperceptionthatsuchsalescouldoccur;
• anycontinuedslowdowninIndia'seconomicgrowth;and
• generaleconomicandpoliticalconditionssuchasrecessions,interestrates,fuelprices,internationalcurrencyfluctuationsandactsofwarorterrorism.
Broadmarketandindustryfactorsmaymateriallyharmthemarketpriceofoursecuritiesirrespectiveofouroperatingperformance.Thestockmarketingeneral,andNASDAQinparticular,haveexperiencedpriceandvolumefluctuationsthathaveoftenbeenunrelatedordisproportionatetotheoperatingperformanceoftheparticularcompaniesaffected.Thetradingpricesandvaluationsofthesestocks,andofoursecurities,maynotbepredictable.Alossofinvestorconfidenceinthemarketfortravel-relatedsecuritiesorthestocksofothercompanieswhichinvestorsperceivetobesimilartoourscoulddepressourstockpriceregardlessofourbusiness,prospects,financialconditionsorresults
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ofoperations.Adeclineinthemarketpriceofoursecuritiesalsocouldadverselyaffectourabilitytoissueadditionalsecuritiesandourabilitytoobtainadditionalfinancinginthefuture.
There is no guarantee that our ordinary shares will continue to qualify for listing on NASDAQ for any period of time, or that our warrants will continue toqualify for listing on the OTCQX® Best Market for any period of time, and the failure to have our ordinary shares or warrants listed for any reason maynegatively affect the value of our ordinary shares and/or warrants, as applicable.
OurordinarysharesbegantradingonNASDAQunderthesymbol"YTRA"onDecember19,2016.TherearenoguaranteesthatourordinaryshareswillcontinuetoqualifyforlistingonNASDAQ.Inaddition,ourwarrantsbegantradingontheOTCQX®BestMarketunderthesymbol"YTROF"onDecember30,2016.Ifourordinarysharesand/orwarrantsareeverinthefuturedelisted,theholderscouldfacesignificantconsequences,including:
• alimitedavailabilityformarketquotationsforoursecurities;
• reducedliquiditywithrespecttooursecurities;
• adeterminationthatoursecuritiesarea"pennystock,"whichwillrequirebrokerstradinginthosesecuritiestoadheretomorestringentrulesandpossiblyresultinareducedleveloftradingactivityinthesecondarytradingmarketforthosesecurities;
• limitedamountofnewsandanalystcoverageforourcompanyintheUnitedStates;and
• adecreasedabilitytoissueadditionalsecuritiesorobtainadditionalfinancinginthefuture.
A significant portion of our total outstanding shares may be sold into the market at any time. This could cause the market price of our ordinary shares to dropsignificantly, even if our business is doing well.
Thesesales,ortheperceptioninthemarketthattheholdersofalargenumberofsharesintendtosellshares,couldreducethemarketpriceofourordinaryshares.AsofJuly20,2018,MIHILLC,theTerrapinSponsorsandcertainoftheiraffiliatedentities(includingNathanLeight),E-18Limited,Capital18FincapPrivateLimited,PandaraTrustSchemeI,IDGVenturesIndiaFundIILLC,IntelFoundation,RelianceInfrastructureLimited,VertexAsiaFundPte.Ltd.,RajasthanTrusteeCompanyPvtLtdA/cSMETechFundRVCFTrustII,andMacquarieCorporateHoldingsPtyLimited,holdapproximately33.56%oftheissuedandoutstandingsharesofourcompany(orapproximately34.31%ofthesharesofourcompany,assumingtheexerciseorconversionofallofouroutstandingwarrants),basedoninformationknowntousorascertainedbyusfrompublicfilingsmadebysuchshareholders.MIHILLChasagreed,withcertainexceptions,nottotransfer,assignorsellanyofitssharesofYatraUSAClassFcommonstockuntiltheearlierof(i)December16,2017or(ii)thedateonwhichwecompletealiquidation,merger,stockexchangeorothersimilartransactionthatresultsinallofourshareholdershavingtherighttoexchangetheirordinarysharesforcash,securitiesorotherproperty,andtheTerrapinSponsorshaveagreednottotransfer,assignorsellanyoftheirsharesofYatraUSAuntiltheearlierof(i)June16,2018or(ii)thedateonwhichwecompletealiquidation,merger,stockexchangeorothersimilartransactionthatresultsinallofourshareholdershavingtherighttoexchangetheirordinarysharesforcash,securitiesorotherproperty.Withtheexpirationofthislock-up,thesharesofYatraUSAClassFcommonstockheldbyMIHILLCmaybeconvertedintoYatraOnlineordinarysharesandsoldinthepublicmarket.ThesharesheldbyMIHILLCcouldalsohavebeensoldpriortotheexpirationoftheapplicablelock-upifthelastsalepriceofourordinarysharesequaledorexceeded$12.00pershare(asadjustedforsharesplits,sharedividends,reorganizations,recapitalizationsandthelike)forany20tradingdayswithinany30-tradingdayperiodcommencingMay15,2017.Inaddition,oncewebecameeligibletouseFormF-3oritssuccessorform,webecameobligatedtofileashelfregistrationstatementtoregistertheresaleofcertainofourordinarysharesissuedinconnectionwiththeBusinessCombination.Asrestrictionsonresaleend,themarketpriceof
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ourordinarysharescoulddeclineiftheholdersofcurrentlyrestrictedsharessellthemorareperceivedbythemarketasintendingtosellthem.
Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act
TheUnitedStatesForeignAccountTaxComplianceAct,orFATCA,imposesareportingregimeand,potentially,a30%withholdingtaxoncertainpaymentsmadetocertainnon-USfinancialinstitutionsthatfailtocomplywithcertaininformation-reporting,accountidentification,withholding,certificationandotherFATCA-relatedrequirementsinrespectoftheirdirectandindirectUnitedStatesshareholdersand/orUnitedStatesaccountholders.ToavoidbecomingsubjecttoFATCAwithholding,wemayberequiredtoreportinformationtotheIRSregardingtheholdersofourcommonsharesandtowithholdonaportionofpaymentswithrespecttoourcommonsharestocertainholdersthatfailtocomplywiththerelevantinformationreportingrequirements(orthatholdourcommonsharesdirectlyorindirectlythroughcertainnon-compliantintermediaries).ThiswithholdingtaxmadewithrespecttoourcommonshareswillnotapplytopaymentsbeforeJanuary1,2019.AnintergovernmentalagreementbetweentheUnitedStatesandanothercountrymayalsomodifytheserequirements.FATCAisparticularlycomplexanditsapplicationisuncertainatthistime.HoldersofourcommonsharesshouldconsulttheirowntaxadvisorstoobtainamoredetailedexplanationofFATCAandtolearnhowFATCAmightaffecteachholderinitsparticularcircumstances.
ITEM4.INFORMATIONONTHECOMPANY
A. HistoryandDevelopmentofourCompany
YatraOnline,Inc.isaCaymanIslandsexemptedcompanywithoperationsprimarilyinIndia.WewereincorporatedasaprivateexemptedcompanywithlimitedliabilityonDecember15,2005andsubsequentlybecameapubliccompanyupontheconsummationoftheBusinessCombination.Ourregisteredofficeislocatedatc/oMaplesCorporateServicesLimited,POBox-309,UglandHouse,GrandCayman,KY1-1104CaymanIslands.Ourprincipalexecutiveofficeislocatedat1101-03,11thFloor,Tower-B,UnitechCyberPark,Sector39,Gurgaon,Haryana122002,India,andourtelephonenumberatthisofficeis(+91-124)339-5500.Ourprincipalwebsiteaddressiswww.yatra.comandourothermainwebsiteiswww.travelguru.com.Wedonotincorporatetheinformationcontainedon,oraccessiblethrough,ourwebsitesintothisAnnualReport,andyoushouldnotconsideritapartofthisAnnualReport.OuragentforserviceofprocessintheUnitedStatesisPuglisi&Associateslocatedat850LibraryAvenue,Suite204,Newark,Delaware19715.
YatraisaleadingIndiaonlinetravelcompanyinIndia,addressingtheneedsofbothleisureandbusinesstravelers.FoundedbyDhruvShringi,ManishAmin,andSabinaChopra,wecommencedoperationswiththelaunchofourwebsiteinAugust2006.WebelieveYatraisIndia'slargestindependentcorporatetravelservicesproviderandthesecondlargestconsumeronlinetravelcompanyinIndia(basedonmanagement'sanalysisofpubliclyavailableinformation),withapproximately7.9milliontravelersthathavebookedtheirtravelthroughusasofMarch31,2018.Throughourwebsite,www.yatra.com ,ourmobileapplicationsandourotherassociatedplatforms,leisureandbusinesstravelerscanexplore,research,comparepricesandbookawiderangeofservicescateringtotheirtravelneeds.Over$279millionhasbeeninvestedinourcompanysincewecommencedoperationsin2006.
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B. BusinessOverview
Leisureandbusinesstravelersuseourmobileapplications,ourwebsite,www.yatra.com ,andourotherofferingsandservicestoexplore,research,comparepricesandbookawiderangeoftravel-relatedservices.TheseservicesincludedomesticandinternationalairticketingonnearlyallIndianandinternationalairlines,aswellasbusticketing,railticketing,cabbookingsandancillaryserviceswithinIndia.Wealsoprovideaccessthroughourplatformtohotels,homestaysandotheraccommodations,withmorethan92,000hotelsandhomestaysinmorethan1,300citiesandtownsacrossIndiaandmorethan0.8millionhotelsaroundtheworld.Toensurethatourserviceistrulya"one-stopshop"fortravelers,wealsoprovideourcustomerswithaccesstoapproximately1,100holidaypackagesandmorethan60,000otheractivitiessuchastours,sightseeing,shows,andevents.
Indiaisoneoftheworld'slargestandfastestgrowingeconomies,withalargemiddleclass,increasingdisposableincomeandarapidlygrowingonlineconsumersegment.AccordingtoPhoCusWright,theleisureandunmanagedbusinessmarketinIndiaisestimatedtoreach$39billionin2021withonlinepenetrationincreasingfrom37%in2016to45%in2021,representingaCAGRof13.0%intheonlinesegment.BusinesstravelisasignificantsegmentoftheIndiantravelindustryandIndiawasrankedasthetenthlargestcorporatetravelmarketgloballyin2015accordingtotheWorldTravelandTourismCouncilwithanoverallmarketsizeof$29.6billiongrowingto$52.2billionby2020.Webelievethatourfocusonboththecorporateaswellastheconsumertravelmarketpositionsustoaddressthiscombinedmarketopportunity.
Toaddressthislargemarketopportunityanddrivethegrowthofourconsumerbusiness,whichisourkeyfocus,weoperatethroughthreego-to-marketstrategies:B2C(businesstoconsumer),B2E(businesstoenterprise)andB2B2C(businesstobusinesstoconsumer).WebelievethatthecombinationofourB2CandB2EchannelsenablesustotargetIndia'smostfrequentandhighspendingtravelers,namely,educatedurbanconsumers,inacost-effectivemanner.OurB2B2Cchannelprovidesadditionalscaletoourbusinessbyleveragingourtechnologyplatforminordertocost-effectivelyaggregateconsumerdemandfromapproximately20,000travelagentsinapproximately500citiesacrossIndiaasofMarch31,2018.Inaddition,duringthesecondquarterofourfiscalyearendingMarch31,2018,weacquiredamajoritystakeinAirTravelBureauLimited,orATB,whichfurtherreinforcedourleadershippositionintheenterprisetravelsegment.
Ourbusinessisbasedonasingletechnologyplatformthatservesourcustomersthroughmultiplemobileapplicationsaswellasourwebsite.Oursingleplatformapproachprovidesuswithascalable,comprehensiveandconsistentuserexperienceacrosseachofourthreego-to-marketchannels.Webelievethatthisapproachdrivesuserfamiliaritywithourserviceandencouragesrepeatusebyourcustomers,whichfurtherenhancescustomerloyaltyforourbusiness.Inaddition,inordertofurtherstrengthencustomerloyaltyandprovideanincentivetotheemployeesofourB2EcustomerstobecomeB2Ccustomers,weoperateoureCashloyaltyprogramthatenablestravelersthatbookthroughourplatformtoaccumulateandredeempoints.AsofDecember2017,our90-dayrepeatratewasapproximately52%andourcross-sellratewasapproximately22%.Duringfiscalyear2018,approximately85%ofourcustomers'visitswerefromdirectandorganictraffic,comparedtoapproximately83%infiscalyear2017.Webelievethatthistrendreflectsthestrengthofourbrand,thebenefitsofoursingleplatformapproachandthesuccessofourgo-to-marketandcustomeracquisitionstrategy.
Wedefinea"visit"asagroupofinteractionsonourplatformthatoccurwithina30minutetimeframe.Asinglevisitcancontainmultiplescreenorpageviews,eventsandtransactions.Weuse"traffic"and"visits"interchangeablyinthisReport.
Wearerapidlymovingtowardsa"MobileFirst"businessandhaveexperiencedrapidusergrowthonourplatformwithmobilebeingtheprimarychannelforcustomerstoengagewithus.DuringthefiscalyearendedMarch31,2018,ourwebandmobilepropertiesreceivedapproximately283million
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visits,a66%increasecomparedtothatoffiscalyearendedMarch31,2017.Ourmobileapplicationshavebeendownloadedapproximately14.1milliontimes.Tofurtheraccelerateourmobilestrategy,wehaveenteredintoastrategicrelationshipwithRelianceRetailLtd.,anaffiliateofRelianceIndustriesLimitedwhichisoneofIndia'slargestconglomerates,pursuanttowhichRelianceJiohasagreedtopre-installtheYatramobileapponitsphonesinconnectionwithitslaunchofoneofIndia'slargest4Gmobilenetworks.RelianceJiocommencedthisactivityinSeptember2016.RelianceIndustriesLimited,throughoneofitsaffiliates,isastrategicinvestorinourcompany.
Basedonourlargeandloyalcustomerbase,ourcomprehensiveserviceofferings,ourexperiencedmanagementteamandourmulti-channelstrategy,webelievethatwearewell-positionedtocapitalizeontheburgeoningIndiantravelmarket.Ourbrandisamongthemostwell-recognizedinnotonlytheIndianonlinetravelindustry,butallofIndianInternetcommerce,andwebelievethatthiscreatesasignificantcompetitiveadvantage.Leveragingourbrandandtechnologyplatform,weintendtocontinuetoexpandandenhanceourofferingsthroughinnovativetravelsolutionsthatwillgrowourbusiness,improveourcustomerexperienceandmeetthechangingneedsofbusinessandleisuretravelers.Forexample,werecentlyopenedupourholidaysbookingplatformtothirdpartyvendorsenablingthemtosellholidayproductsalongsidethosepackagedbyususingourplatformasamarketplace,providingourcustomerswithawideselectionofproductsandservices.
Weexperienceseasonalfluctuationsinthedemandfortravelservicesandproductsofferedbyus.WetendtoexperiencehigherrevenuesfromourHotelsandPackagesbusinessinthesecondandfourthcalendarquartersofeachyear,whichcoincidewiththesummerholidaytravelseasonandtheyear-endholidaytravelseasonforourcustomersinIndia.
OurrevenuewasINR12,248.5millioninfiscalyear2018andINR9,356.8millioninfiscalyear2017,representingagrowthof30.9%overthatperiod.OurRevenueLessServiceCostwasINR7,317.8millioninfiscalyear2018andINR5,177.3millioninfiscalyear2017,representinganincreaseof41.3%.Inaddition,ourGrossBookingsforAirTicketingandHotelsandPackagesincreasedtoINR92,542.5millioninfiscalyear2018fromINR67,998millioninfiscalyear2017,representinganincreaseof36.1%.
Wehaveinvestedsignificantcapitalonourtechnologyplatformandonsalesandmarketingeffortstobuildourbrandandtoacquirecustomers.Asaresultoftheseefforts,duringthefiscalyearendedMarch31,2018,wehavewitnessedyearoveryeargrowthof99%inourmobiletrafficandtheinstallationrateforourmobileapplicationsincreased61%fromMarch31,2017toMarch31,2018.Inaddition,wereceiveover25milliononlineshoppervisitsonourplatformeachmonth.
Duringfiscalyears2018and2017,ournetlosseswereINR4,052.0millionandINR5,937.0million,respectively.
RevenueLessServiceCostisanon-IFRSmeasure.Formoreinformationaboutthenon-IFRSmeasuresandareconciliationtothemostcomparableIFRSmeasure,pleasereferto"Management'sDiscussionandAnalysisofFinancialConditionandResultsofOperations—KeyOperatingMetrics."
OurApproach
Indiaisoneoftheworld'slargestandfastestgrowingeconomies,withalargemiddleclassthatisbenefitingfromincreasingdisposableincomeandagrowingadoptionofmobileInternetaccess.Nevertheless,India'smiddleclassisstillarelativelysmallfragmentofIndia'spopulation.Asoutlinedinthechartbelow,India'sA1-B1socio-economicsegments,whichwebelievetorepresenttheeducatedurbanconsumerswhoareourtargetcustomers,representjust7%oftheoverallpopulation(1.32billion)and23%oftheurbanpopulation(420million)inIndia.
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Source:Urbanpopulationestimateof420millionperInternetandMobileAssociationofIndia(IAMI).Socio-economicclassification(SEC)breakdownpertheMarketResearchSocietyofIndia.DistributionofSECA1-EsegmentsperMRSIappliedtoIAMIestimateof420millionuserstoarrivetosocio-economicsegmentsize.Approximationsbasedonincomenotdirectlycorrelatedtosociosegmentationhenceproxiesofincomedistributionusedtoestimatetheapproximateavg.income.
Asindicatedbythetablesbelow,theIndiancorporatetravelmarketrepresentstheworld'sfastgrowingcorporatetravelmarket.
(1) KPMG&FCMTravelReportaccessedfromTravelbizmonitor.com
InordertoeffectivelygrowourbusinessandservethevarioussegmentsofIndia'sgrowingmiddleclass,weoperatethroughthreego-to-marketstrategies:B2C,B2EandB2B2C.Byusingacommontechnologyplatform,webelieveweareabletoeffectivelytargetIndia'seducatedurbanconsumersandhavemultiplepointsofcontactformarketingadditionalservicestoexistingcustomers.
• Ourconsumer,orB2C,offeringsareprovideddirectlytoconsumersthroughourappsandwebsite.
• Ourcorporate,orB2E,offeringsareprovidedtoourcustomersthroughaself-bookingtoolaswellassitesupportwithstaffforqueryhandlingandexecution.Ourportfolioofapproximately700largecorporatecustomersasofMarch31,2018(includingcorporatecustomersofATB)includesleadingorganizationsfromIndiathatemployapproximately4.2millionpeople,helpingtomakeourB2EbusinessIndia'slargestcorporatetravelagency.Wehavealsorampedupoureffortsforsignupsofsmallandmediumenterprisesandenteredintoapartnershipwithoneoftheworld'sleadingserviceprovidersforprovidinganexpensemanagementsolution.
• Ourtrade,orB2B2C,offeringsaddresstheneedsofalargeandfragmentedmarketoftravelagentsprovidingaccesstoapproximately20,000registeredagentsinapproximately500citiesacrossIndiaasofMarch31,2018,andparticularlyinsmallermarkets(whichwerefertoherein
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asTier2andTier3citiesormarkets)whereInternetpenetrationhastraditionallybeenlowerandwherecashpaymentsarestillthepredominantformoftravelpurchasing.
Webelievethatourbroadanddiverseofferingsprovideuswithconsiderablecross-sellingopportunitiesacrossourgo-to-marketchannels,eachofwhichhasexperiencedstronggrowthingrossbookings.Usingourcommontechnologyplatform,businesscustomers,whoareintroducedtoourplatformthroughtheiremployers,areabletoexploreandbooktheirleisuretravel,andinsomecasesoureCashprogramrewardsandincentivizesthemfordoingso.Webelievethattheseaspectsofourplatformandthehighnumberofrepeatvisitorsandrepeattransactionsprovideuswithacosteffectivewaytogrowourbusinesswhileprovidingahighqualityservicetoourcustomers.
OurPlatform
Wehavedevelopedacommontechnologyplatformapproachthatenablesaconsistentuserexperienceacrossmultiplechannelsanddifferentproducts,supportingourgo-to-marketstrategyacrossourB2C,B2EandB2B2Cchannels.Ourcustomer"touch-points"includeourmobileapplications,websiteandcallcentersaswellas'embedded'teamswithinsomeofourB2Eclients.Inaddition,throughourplatform,weaddresstheneedsofalargefragmentedmarketoftravelagents,empoweringapproximately20,000agentsinapproximately500citiesacrossIndiaasofMarch31,2018.Combiningtheseofferingsonacommontechnologyplatformallowsustodevelopanongoingrepeatrelationshipwithourcustomersregardlessofthespecificchannelthroughwhichtheystartedusingourservices.Forexample,usingourplatform,B2EcustomersareabletoexploreandbooktheirsubsequentleisuretravelthroughYatra,potentiallybenefitingfromoureCashprogramthatrewardsthemfordoingso.
(1) DataforthetwelvemonthsendedMarch31,2018forflagshipbrandYatra.comonlyandexcludesdatafromB2EandB2B2Cbusinesses
(2) CumulativeasofMarch31,2018;doesnotincludedataforB2B2Cbusinesses
(3) ApproximatecountasofMarch31,2018andincludestheemployeesofcorporatecustomersofATB
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(4) AsofMarch31,2018
Ourwebsiteandmobileapplicationsprovidethefollowingcapabilities:
• Exploring & Searching: Ourwebandmobileplatformsenablecustomerstoexploreandsearchflights,hotels,holidaypackages,buses,trainsandactivities.WehavedevelopedaNaturalLanguageProcessing("NLP")/MachineLearning("ML")basedtext/voicesearchengineonourwebsiteandourFacebookBottooptimizesearchresults.WealsohaveaNLP/ML-basedcustomersupportknowledgeenginetoaddressusers'querieswithoutdialingthecallcenter,therebyreducingtheservicingcostandincreasingcustomersatisfactionlevels.Tofurtherengageconsumers,wehaveanumberoffeaturessuchas"LowestFareFinder,""SuperSaver,""ThingsToDo"andnotifications.
• Total Visibility: Usingourplatform,customersareabletosearchforthelowestpriceavailableonanygivendate,identifydateswithpublicholidaysandwidelycelebratedevents,andobtainadditionalinformationsuchastripadvisor.comreviews,informationonrefundableornon-refundablefares,numberofstopsonairlinebookings,andhotelandroomamenities.
• Booking: Onceacustomerhasdecidedtobooktravel,weofferarangeofpaymentoptions.Inaddition,forinternationaltransactions,weusea"DynamicCurrencyConverter,"whichsupports29currenciesandconvertspricesfromINRtoanothercurrencysothatinternationalcreditcardscanbecharged.
Mobile Applications
AssmartphonepenetrationhasgrowninIndia,ourmobileappshavebecomeacriticalcomponentofourconsumerofferings.Wehavemultipleapplicationsforavarietyofconsumersegmentsandservicesincluding:
• Yatra: Ourprimarymobileinterfacetoourcoreplatform,whichhasbeendownloadedapproximately14.1milliontimes.
• Yatra Mini: Amultilingual,mass-marketAndroidapplicationprovidingconsumerswithreadyaccesstorailandbusbookingsaswellasbudgethotels.
• Yatra Web Check-In: Anapplicationdesignedtoeasetheflightcheck-inprocessfortravelers.
• Yatra Corporate: Aself-bookingapplicationforourbusinesscustomers.
• Travelguru HomeStay: Anapplicationthatconnectshomeownersandtravelerstofacilitatehomestaybookings.
• Yatra Hoteliers DESTranet: Anapplicationforhotelownersandoperatorstoupdateandmanagetheirinventories,ratesandcheck-inprocess.
Sincethelaunchofourmobileapps,wehaveexperiencedrapidgrowthinthetrafficonourmobileplatformsandinfiscalyear2018,ourmobileplatformsaccountedforapproximately76%ofourtotalconsumervisitsandgrewat99%overfiscalyear2017.Ourmobileplatformsaccountedforapproximately81%ofourtotaltrafficinthefourthquarterof2018.
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(1) DataforthethreemonthsendedMarch31,2018forflagshipbrandYatra.comonly.
DatafromB2EandB2B2Cbusinesses
(1) %ofOnlineBookingsforflagshipbrandYatra.comonlyandexcludesdatafromB2EandB2B2Cbusinesses.
OurServices
Weoffercomprehensivetravel-relatedservices,whichincludedomesticandinternationalairticketing,hotelbookings,homestays,holidaypackages,busticketing,railticketing,cabbooking,activitiesandancillaryservices.DuringtheyearendedMarch31,2018wehaveexperiencedyearoveryeargrowthof29%inairpassengersbooked,52%instand-alonehotelroomnightsbooked,18%inpackagespassengerstraveledand36%inGrossBookings.
Air Ticketing
Weprovideourcustomerswithaccesstoeightdomesticairlines,includingIndigo,SpiceJet,JetAirways,AirIndiaandGoAir,aswellasover300airlinesforinternationaltravel,includingAirIndia,JetAirways,Emirates,EtihadandLufthansa.
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Ourairlineticketingbusinessprovidescomprehensiveinformationandoptionstoconsumers.Basedonthesearchcriteriaandfiltersavailable,consumersareabletoquicklyandconvenientlyevaluateoptions,makeselectionsandexecutetransactions.Customerscansearchandsortbydate,airline,classoftravel,fareprice,origin,destination,andnumberofstops,andoursearchresultscanbeenhancedbyourcustomers'recentsearches,historyandpreferences.
Weearncommissionsandincentivesfromairlinesforticketsbookedbycustomersthroughourvarioussaleschannels.Weeitherdeductcommissionsatthetimeofpaymentofthefaretoourairlinesuppliersorwecollectourcommissionsfromourairlinesuppliers.Incentivepayments,whicharelargelybasedonvolumeofbusiness,arecollectedfromourairlinesuppliersonaperiodicbasis.WechargeourcustomersaservicefeeforbookingairlineticketsandreceivefeesfromourGDSserviceprovidersbasedonthevolumeofsalescompletedbyusthroughGDS.RevenuefromairlineticketssoldaspartofpackagesiseliminatedfromourAirTicketingrevenuesandaddedtoourHotelsandPackagesrevenue.
WehaveexperiencedaCAGRof28%inourairpassengercountfromfiscalyear2015tofiscalyear2018andanincreaseinairlinegrossbookingsof37%infiscalyear2018overfiscalyear2017.DuringtheyearendedMarch31,2018,airpassengersbookedgrew29%yearoveryearandairgrossbookingsincreased38%overthesameperiod.
(1) NumbersforFY18includeATBperformanceforeightmonths.
(2) Pleasereferto"Management'sDiscussionandAnalysisofFinancialConditionandResultsofOperations—KeyOperatingMetrics"fordefinitionsandreconciliationsofnon-IFRSmeasures.
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Hotels and Packages
Hotels
Withover92,000hotelsandhomestayscontractedinover1,300citiesacrossIndia,weareIndia'slargestplatformfordomestichotels.Infiscalyear2018,morethantwomillionstandalonehotelroom-nightswerebookedthroughourplatforms.Duelargelytoourrapidgrowthinthissegment,ourGrossBookingshasgrownbyaCAGRof22%fromfiscal2015tofiscal2018.Contractingwithhotelsisdonebyadedicatedteamthatisresponsibleforonboardinglistedpropertiesaswellasnegotiatingratesandpromotions.Hotelscanalsoself-managetheirrates,inventories,promotionsandmarginsusingourextranet(mobileandwebversions).HoteliersalsohaveanoptiontoaccesstheextranetviaaChannelManagerAPI,aninterfacethatletshoteliersconnecttheirsoftwareapplicationtoourextranet.
RevenuefromourHotelsandPackagesbusinessincludescommissionsandmarkupsthatweearnforthesaleofhotelrooms(withoutpackages),whichisrecordedona"net"basis.Revenuefrompackages,includinghotelandairlineticketssoldaspartofpackages,isaccountedforona"gross"basis.Fromfiscal2017tofiscal2018,ourHotelsandHolidayPackages'GrossBookingsgrewby28%drivenbyconsistentgrowthinhotelroom-nightsandholidaypackagessales.
Inlate2015,weaddedhomestaysthroughourYatraandTravelgurubrands,whichincludesawidevarietyofaccommodationoptionsfromhomes,cottages,apartments,guesthouses,villas,heritageproperties,holidayhomes,junglestays,estatehousestofarmhousesandmore.AsofMarch31,2018,wehadlistedapproximately8,000propertiesacrossthevariousbrandsandplatforms.Inaddition,inJune2016,welaunchedourTravelguruHomeStayApp,whichallowshomeownerstolisttheirpropertyasahomestayandtravelerstosearch,browseandbooktheproperties,allatthe"clickofabutton."
WebelievethatYatrahasIndia'slargesthotelinventory,especiallyinthekey"budget"categoryinTier2andTier3citiesthatmatchesIndianconsumers'preferences.
(1) Managementestimates,asofMarch31,2018
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(2) Managementestimatesfromcompanywebsite,pressarticles,andfilings
(3) Includesapproximately8,000homestayaccommodations
(4) Premiumhotelsinclude4and5staraccommodations;mid-segmenthotelsinclude3staraccommodationsandbudgethotelsincludeallotheraccommodations(includinghomestayaccommodations)
HolidayPackages
Ourholidaypackagesofferingsconsistofbothfixeddepartureandcustomizedholidaypackages.GivenourfocusontheIndianmiddle-classconsumer,manyofwhomarenotseasonedtravelers,ourcustomerstypicallypreferbookingholidaypackageswheremostelementsoftheirtravel,includingflights,hotels,sightseeing,transport,visaandinsurance,arealltakencareof.Wehaveexpandedourportfoliotoincludeapproximately1,100holidaypackagestodestinationswithinIndia,Asia,theMiddleEastandEuropeandhaveestablishedgroundhandlingoperationsandpartnershipsinDubai,Singapore,ThailandandMalaysia.Wealsoopenedupourplatformtothird-partyholidaypackagessellerswhocannowsellalongsideourownproductsthroughourplatform,therebyofferingourcustomersawiderchoiceofproducts.
(1) NumbersforFY18includeATBperformanceforeightmonths.
(2) Pleasereferto"Management'sDiscussionandAnalysisofFinancialConditionandResultsofOperations—KeyOperatingMetrics"fordefinitionsandreconciliationsofnon-IFRSmeasures.
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OtherServices
Rail Ticketing
Toleveragetheconvenienceofonlinebookings,weenteredtherailtravelmarketinSeptember2007withinventorymadeavailablebyIRCTC.IRCTCisasubsidiaryofIndianRailwaysthathandlesthecatering,tourismandonlineticketingoperationsofIndianRailways.
Bus Ticketing
Toleveragetheconvenienceofonlinebookings,weenteredthebustravelmarketinSeptember2014.Toensureconsistencyofsupply,wesourceourticketsfromacombinationofsuppliers.
Cab Booking
Takingastepfurtherinservicingourcustomersandprovidingthemwithonemoretravelsolution,inSeptember2016,welaunchedappintegrationwithoneoftheworld'smostfamouscab-bookingcompanies.ThismadeitpossibleforourcustomerstobooktheirlocalandintracitytransportthroughtheYatraapp,evenifthemainsupplierappisnotinstalledontheirdevices.
InSeptember2017,weenhancedthetravelpropositionforourcustomersbyofferingaself-drivecarrentalservice.
Activities
LaunchedinJuly2016,wecurrentlylistover60,000activitiesinsideandoutsideIndia.Weofferabroadrangeofactivitiestoourcustomersatmultiplepricepoints,includingtours,historicalandcontemporarysightseeing,luxuryexperiences,romantictrips,events,shows,foodtours,cookingclassesandothers,eachrangingfromafewhourstoafullday.
OurStrengths
Webelievethefollowingcombinationofattributesofourcompanydistinguishesusfromourcompetitors:
Trusted Online Travel Brand
"Yatra,"whichistheHindiwordfor"Journey,"isoneofIndia'smostwell-recognizedtravelbrands.Ourbrandhasreceivednumerousawardsandrecognitions,includingmultipleawardsfromtheGovernmentofIndia'sMinistryofTourism,TheEconomicTimesBrandEquity'sMostTrustedBrandSurvey2016,TravelandHospitality'sMostOutstandingTravelCompanyandtheCNBCAwaazTravelAward.Thestrengthofthebrandisreflectedintheapproximately283millionvisitorstoourplatforminfiscalyear2018andthatourdirectandorganictrafficwentfromapproximately83%toapproximately85%infiscalyear2017andfiscalyear2018,respectively.Tofurtherstrengthenthebrand,wehave,fromtimetotime,signedupsomeofIndia'sleadingfilmpersonalitiesasourbrandambassadorinthepast.
Our Multi-Channel Platform for Business and Leisure Travelers
Wehavedesignedaunique"go-to-market"strategythatisamixofB2C,B2EandB2B2C.Thiscomprehensiveapproachcreatesstrongnetworkeffectsresultinginsignificantcross-sellbetweenbusinessandleisuretravelers,whichwebelieveaddressestheentiretravelmarketinIndia.ThroughorganicandinorganicinitiativeswebelievewehavebecomethelargestindependentcorporatetravelservicesproviderandthesecondlargestconsumertravelcompanyinIndia,bothleveragingacommontechnologyplatform.Webelievethatourbroadanddiverseofferingsprovideuswithconsiderable
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cross-sellingopportunitiesacrossbusinesschannelsandthatoureCashprogramprovidesfurtherincentiveforcustomerloyaltyacrossthevariouschannels.
Large and Loyal Customer Base
Wehaveservedapproximately7.9millioncumulativetravelcustomersasofMarch31,2018,anincreaseof1.3millioncustomerscomparedtoMarch31,2017,withahighnumberofrepeatvisitorsandrepeattransactions.Inthefourthquarterof2018,repeattransactionsaccountedfor82%ofallofthetransactionsonyatra.com.Forourconsumer-directbusiness,ourcustomersmadeanaverageof3.5purchasesperyearoftenbuyingacrossservicesasevidencedbyourcross-sellrateofapproximately22%asofDecember31,2017.
Comprehensive Selection of Service and Product Offerings
Ourcomprehensivetravel-relatedofferingsarecustomizedtotheuniqueneedsofIndianandglobalcustomerstravelingthroughoutIndia,andfordomesticcustomerstravelinginternationally.WebelievethatwehaveaggregatedthelargesttravelrelatedinventoryinIndiathatincludesaccesstoallmajordomesticandinternationalairlinesoperatingwithinIndiaandahotelnetworkthatincludesover92,000domestichotelsandhomestaysacross1,300citiesinIndia.Thiscomprehensiveselectionoftravel-relatedservicesmakesusa"one-stopshop"forourcustomers'businessandleisuretravelneeds,therebyprovidinguswithmultiplepointsofcontactwithtravelersallowingustodevelopanongoingrepeatrelationshipwithourcustomers.
Single Technology Platform
WehavedevelopedacommontechnologyplatformapproachthatenablesaconsistentuserexperienceacrossourentirecustomerbaseincludingB2C,B2EandB2B2C.Thisapproachhasenabledustoreducedevelopmentcostsandaccelerate"time-to-market"asnewfeaturesandservicescanbelaunchedsimultaneouslyacrosschannels.OurtechnologyalsocontributestotheconversionofourbusinesstravelerstoleisuretravelersbycreatingasingleandfamiliarplatformaswellasenablingloyaltyprogramssuchasoureCashprogram,availableacrossallourchannelsandofferings.Ourtechnologyplatformhasbeendesignedtodeliverahighlevelofreliability,security,scalability,integrationandinnovation.Webelievethathavingasingletechnologyplatformenablesustoinnovateandscaleouroperationseffectivelyacrosschannels.
Seasoned Management Team with Track Record of Success
Weareafounder-ledbusinessandourseniormanagementteamiscomprisedofindustryexecutiveswithdeeprootsinthetravelindustrycombiningover70yearsofaccumulatedexperience.OurmanagementteampreviouslyworkedwithcompaniessuchasEbookers.com,Tripadvisor.com,Yahoo,TravelBoutiqueOnlineandCarlsonWagonlit.Webelievethatourmanagement'sexpertise,industryrelationships,andexperienceinidentifying,evaluatingandexecutingonnewopportunitiesprovideuswithopportunitiestogroworganicallyandthroughstrategicacquisitionsthatcomplementorexpandourexistingoperations.
OurGrowthStrategy
Thekeyelementsofourlong-termgrowthstrategyinclude:
Cost-Effectively Grow our Customer Base
Weintendtogrowourcustomerbasebycontinuingtoprovidebusinessandleisuretravelersacombined,comprehensiveandcompetitiveplatformthatmeetsalltheirtravelneeds.Inaddition,weplantocontinueinvestinginourbrand,expandingourB2EsalesteamandgrowingourB2B2Ctravel
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agentnetwork.Forexample,duringthefirsthalfoffiscalyear2018,welaunchedanewbrandcampaignandgrewourtravelagentnetworktoapproximately20,000agentsasofMarch31,2018.
(1) CumulativeasofMarch31,2018;doesnotincludedataforB2B2Cbusinesses.
Grow "Share Of Wallet" With Existing Customers—Leverage our Multi-Channel Approach and Our Loyalty Programs
Inordertoleverageourmulti-channelplatformwehavedevelopedanumberofinitiativesthathelpusdriveandrewardcustomerloyalty,specificallytargetingbusinesstravelerswhojoinourplatformthroughourB2EchannelandwhoeventuallybecomeB2Ccustomers.Forexample,oureCashprogramwaslaunchedin2014torewardcustomersforrepeatpurchases.CustomersaccumulatesucheCashpointsontravelbookedthroughus,andthesepointsworkasacurrencythatcanberedeemedbycustomersduringfuturebookings.OureCashprogramissupportedbyastrongtechnologyarchitectureandoperatesseamlesslywithminimalhumanintervention.SincetheeCashprogramwaslaunched,webelievewehaveseenasignificantimpactofthisprogramonourbusiness.WeplantocontinuefocusingongrowingourB2CbusinessandusingandpromotingoureCashprograminordertogrowourbusiness.Over3.7millioncustomershavebeenregisteredforoureCashprogram.
WerecentlylaunchedourYatraPlatinumProgram,anexclusiveprogramforourfrequenttravelers.Platinummemberswillbeentitledtoanumberofspecialbenefitsunderthisprogramincludingfreecancellationonflight&hotelbookingsuptoINR10,000peryear,spendlinkedrewardsandaccesstoadedicatedprioritydesk.SincetheYatraPlatinumProgramwaslaunched,over48,000customershaveenrolled.
Invest in Technology—"One-Stop Shop" For All Travel Needs
Weintendtocontinueinvestinginourcommontechnologyplatforminordertoensurethatwecanintroducenewproductofferingsinanefficientandtimelymanneranddeliveronourvisionofbeinga'one-stop-shop'forourcustomerswhenitcomestotravelandtravelrelatedproducts.Givenourfocusonsustainablegrowth,whichmeansthatwedonotintendtorelyonaggressivepromotionsanddiscountstogrowourbusiness,innovationisakeydriverforourbusinessasitenablesustoprovideourcustomerswithadifferentiatedhighqualityoffering.Inordertoprovidecustomerswithselectionandchoice,wehavelaunchedamarketplaceplatformthatenablesustosellourown
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inventoryaswellastheinventoryofthirdpartyvendorsandweintendtolaunchsimilarinnovativeplatformenhancementsinthefuture.
Focus on Tier 2 and Tier 3 Markets
WewillcontinuetoinvestinbrandingandservicestargetingTier2andTier3marketswhich,webelieve,currentlyhaveloweronlinepenetrationlevelsfortravel.AccordingtotheIndiangovernment'smostrecentcensus,morethan200millionpeople(representing16%ofIndia'spopulation)liveinthe488citiesandtownscomprisingTier2and3markets.WeexpectincreasedtravelwithinandbetweenTier2andTier3citiestodrivegrowthinairandhotels.AccordingtotheAirportsAuthorityofIndia,thegrowthrateinthenumberofairtravelpassengersyear-over-yearishigherinsecondaryairportslocatedinsmallerTier1andlargerTier2citiesandsmallerregionalairportsinTier2cities,at24%and20%,respectively,thanitisinmajormetroairportslocatedinthelargestTier1cities,at16%.
Execute on Our "Mobile-First" Strategy and Expand our Mobile Ecosystem
Tofurtherstrengthenourmobilestrategy,wehaveenteredintoastrategicrelationshipwithRelianceRetailLtd.,anaffiliateofRelianceIndustriesLimitedwhichisoneofIndia'slargestconglomerates,pursuanttowhichRelianceJioagreedtopre-installtheYatramobileapponitsphonesinconnectionwithitslaunchofoneofIndia'slargest4Gmobilenetworks.RelianceJiocommencedthisactivityinSeptember2016.RelianceIndustriesLimited,throughoneofitsaffiliates,isastrategicinvestorinourcompany.Tocapitalizeonthisdistributionnetwork,wehavecreatedaportfolioofmobileapplicationsthatwillservedifferentusersdependingontheconsumersegmentofaparticulardevice.Forexample,ourYatraminiapp,whichisfocusedonthebudgettravelersforrail,busandbudgethotelbookings,willbepreloadedonlessexpensivemobiledeviceswhileourYatraappwillbepreloadedonmid-tohigh-enddevices.Inaddition,theuseofanyofourapplicationswillallowtheuserstoearneCashthattheycanusetobuyotherproductsonourplatform.
Fuel Growth Through Innovative Acquisition Strategies
Theacquisitionofcompanies,intellectualpropertyandtalentedindividualshasbeencentraltoourgrowthstrategy.In2010,weacquiredTSIanditssubsidiariesinordertoexpandourB2B2Cbusiness,particularlyourinternationalAirTicketingforsmallandmediumscaleenterprises.In2012,weacquiredTravelguruB2CandB2B2CentitiesfromTravelocity,whichremainwell-establishedhotelaggregatorsinIndia.Throughthisacquisition,weexpandedourhotelbusinessbyestablishingmoredirecthotelrelationshipsinIndiaandimprovedourinventoryofaffordabletraveloptions.WehavealsoleveragedourleadingpositionintheIndiantravelecosystemtomakeseveral"acqui-hires,"includingtheteamsfrommGaadianddudegenie,inordertogrowourbusiness.DuringthesecondquarteroffiscalyearendingMarch31,2018,wecompletedourmajorityacquisitionofAirTravelBureauLimited,orATB,whichfurtherreinforcedourleadershippositionintheB2Etravelsegment.Weexpecttocontinuetopursueacquisitionsthatwebelievewillprovideservices,technologiesorpeoplethatcomplementorexpandourcurrentofferings.
SupplierRelationships
Webelievethatwehavebuiltandcontinuetomaintainstrongrelationshipsacrossourportfolioofsuppliersforairlines,hotelsandholidaypackages.Wehaveteamsmanagingourexistingairlinerelationships,hotelrelationships,andholidaypackages.Theseteamsalsoworktoexpandourofferingsandnetwork.Aselectivemixofnegotiatedrates,paymenttermsandco-participationpromotionshasresultedinacompellingconsumerportfolioofferingwithanopportunitytoleverageourlargecustomerbaseandcross-selleffectively.
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Airlines
TheairlineticketingbusinessisprimarilytargetedtodomesticairpassengersandinternationaltravelfromIndia.Wehaveaccesstoreal-timeinventoryeitherviaGDSserviceproviderssuchasAmadeusandGalileoorthrougha"direct-connect"totheairlines.WehaverelationshipswithallmajorairlinesoperatinginIndia,domesticandinternational.Thefarespaidbyourcustomersincludeatransactionfeeandthis,alongwiththe"per-segment"earningsfromtheGDSproviders,thecommissionsandvolume-linkedincentivesfromtheairlines,formstherevenueaccruedtous.Ourrelationshipsincludeallmajorfull-servicecarriersandlow-costcarriers.TheseincludedomesticcarrierssuchasAirAsia,AirIndia,AirIndiaExpress,GoAir,IndiGo,JetAirways,SpiceJet,Vistara,andinternationalairlinessuchasAirFrance-KLM,BritishAirways,Emirates,EtihadAirways,AirIndia,JetAirways,Lufthansa,MalaysiaAirlines,SingaporeAirlines,ThaiAirwaysandQatarAirways,etc.
Hotels
WehaveIndia'slargesthotelnetworkof92,000hotelsandinfiscalyear2018,morethan2millionhotelroom-nightswerebookedthroughourplatforms.Wehaveateamresponsibleforsupplysidecontracting,onboardinglistedproperties,anddemandgeneration.Wealsohaveanextranetportalthathoteliersusetoaccessandmanagetheirinventory,ratesandpromotions.HoteliersalsohaveanoptiontoaccesstheextranetviaaChannelManagerAPI,aninterfacethatletshoteliersconnecttheirsoftwareapplicationtoourextranet.
CustomerService
Wearededicatedtoensuringasuperioruserexperienceonourplatformandacriticalcomponentofthatiscustomerservice.Weprovidecustomersupportinallstagesofourcustomers'trips—before,duringandafter.Our"chat"systemisanimportantmeansofcommunicationbetweenbuyersandsellers,buyersandourcustomerserviceandsellersandoursellersupport.Wemonitorfeedbackfromourcustomersusinganin-houseCRMsystemthathelpstoprovidesimple,tailor-madetoolstoproviderapidandeffectivesupport.Wehaveover600employeesincustomerservice,includingsupervisors,salesrepresentatives,qualityassuranceandprocesscontrolteams.Thereisafourweekinductionandtrainingprogramforouremployees,whichismanagedbyourin-housetrainingteam.
OurcustomercontactcentersarelocatedinGurgaon,India.Centraltothecustomerexperience,ourcustomercontactcentersarecloselyalignedtothebusinessandareequippedtomeetallcustomerneeds.Thesecentersareopensevendaysperweekwithemergencynumbersthatareavailableforanycustomerswhomightneedassistanceduringnon-businesshours.Thisenablesustoprovideaseamlesscustomerexperienceacrossallchannels.Toimproveflexibilityandcostefficiency,wealsoutilizethird-partycustomerserviceproviders.Inmostofthecases,ourstaffisstationedinthird-partycustomercontactcenterstoensurethatthecustomerexperienceismaintainedtoourunifiedcorporatestandards.
Technology
Ourcommontechnologyplatformhasbeendesignedtodeliverahighlevelofreliability,security,scalability,integrationandinnovation.Weutilizeasingledatacenterwithanactivebackupinanotherdatacenterandalsoutilizecloudserviceswithanabilitytorestoreallsiteoperationswithin48hoursincaseofacompleteshut-down.Thisinfrastructureiscertifiedtosupportatrafficspikeof4.5timesacrosstheflights,hotels,holidays,busandrailplatforms.
ThetechnologystackincludesJava,MySQL,MongoDB,Redis,Memcache,jQuerywitha3-tierservice-orientedarchitectureforhorizontalscale,performanceandflexibility.Weleverageandcontributetoopensourcetechnologies,leadingtofasterinnovation,developmentandcost-efficiencies.
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Weuseanintegrationlayerforhigh-scale,faulttoleranceandconfigurabilitywithconnectivitytomultipleGDSandhostingsystemsforlowcostcarriers.Thisprovidesautoswitchingcapabilitiesandredundancybetweensupplierssothatwemayprovidethesameairlineinventoryevenifasupplierisexperiencingconnectivityorperformanceissues.
WehavealsodevelopedacommonuserinterfaceplatformthatensuresasinglecommonuserviewacrossB2C,B2EandB2B2Cchannelsandasinglecustomer/clientinterfaceonboththewebandmobileinterfacessothatusershaveaconsistentexperienceirrespectiveofthechannelviawhichtheycometous.
Inordertoensuresmoothintegrationofourinventory,wehavelaunchedamarketplaceplatformthatenablesustosellourowninventoryandtheinventoryofthirdpartyvendorstoprovidetravelersawiderselectionofproductsandservicesonasingleplatform.Thisplatformpresentsasetofreusableservicesthatallowthirdpartysuppliersortravelservicestomanageandsellthoseservicesonyatra.comdirectlytoconsumers.Thisplatformincludesvendormanagement,seller-buyer-usercommunicationservice,provisionofcontent,inventoryandpricingmanagementandproductlifecyclemanagementservices.
Security
Weacceptallmajorcredit,debitcardsandotherpaymentinstruments,includingmobilewallets.PaySwiftisahomegrownpaymentenginetoensurepaymentsaresafeandsecure.WearePCI-DSS3.2compliantwithVeriSignsecurecertification.Wefollowatwo-factorauthenticationmechanismwiththesecurityfeaturesoftheapplicablecard.OurcriticaldatasecuritypracticesincludecreditcarddataprotectioninaseparateVLANaccessibleonlythroughauthenticatedAPIsandareinanencryptedstoragewiththekeybrokenintotwodifferentsystems.Wealsouseariskengine,whichisathirdpartyservice,tovalidateandfraudcheckinternationalcreditcards.
Our24x7monitoringandalertingsecurityinfrastructureisprovidedbyanoutsourcedcompanyfrommultiplelocations.Continuousscanning,penetrationtestingandthreatelimination,includingransomwareprotection,isundertakenbythirdpartysecurityexpertsassistedbyin-housesecurityconsultants.Adistributeddenialofservice(DDoS)protectionservicehasbeeninstituted,whichworksattheperimeterlevelwithprotectionuptooneGBPS,toprovidecomprehensivesolutionsforallapplication(layer7)andnetwork(layer3)DDoSattacks.Webapplicationfirewallshavealsobeenplacedfornetworkandapplicationsecurityapartfromanetworkfirewall.
Competition
TheIndiantravelindustryishighlycompetitive.Oursuccessdependsuponourabilitytocompeteeffectivelyagainstnumerousestablishedandemergingcompetitors,includingotherOTAs,traditionalofflinetravelcompanies,travelresearchcompanies,paymentwallets,searchenginesandmeta-searchcompanies,bothinIndiaandabroad,suchasCleartripPvt.Ltd.,ExpediaSoutheastAsiaPte.Ltd.,One97CommunicationsLimited,LeTravenuesTechnologyPvt.Ltd.India,MakeMyTrip(India)Pvt.Ltd.,IbiboGroupPvt.Ltd.,Booking.comB.V.,andAgodaCompanyPte.Ltd.Factorsaffectingourcompetitivesuccessincludeprice,availabilityoftravelproducts,abilitytopackagetravelproductsacrossmultiplesuppliers,brandrecognition,customerserviceandcustomercare,feeschargedtocustomers,easeofuse,accessibility,reliabilityandinnovation.Ifwearenotabletocompeteeffectivelyagainstourcompetitors,ourbusinessandresultsofoperationsmaybeadverselyaffected.
InOctober2016,MakeMyTripandIbiboGroupHoldings(Singapore)Pte.Ltd.agreedtopursueatransactionthatcombinesthetwobusinessesunderMakeMyTrip.ThetransactionclosedonJanuary31,2017.TotheextentthismergerenhancesMakeMyTrip'sabilitytocompetewithus,inparticularinIndia,whichisour,MakeMyTrip'sandIbiboGroup'slargestmarket,ourmarketshare,businessandresultsofoperationscouldbeadverselyaffected.
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Large,establishedInternetsearchengineswithaglobalpresenceandmeta-searchcompanieswhocanaggregatetravelsearchresultscompeteagainstusforcustomers.Certainofourcompetitorshavelaunchedbrandmarketingcampaignstoincreasetheirvisibilitywithcustomers.Someofourcompetitorshavesignificantlygreaterfinancial,marketing,personnelandotherresourcesthanwedoandcertainofourcompetitorshavealongerhistoryofestablishedbusinessesandreputationsintheIndiantravelmarketascomparedwithus.Somemeta-searchsites,includingTripAdvisorandKayak,offeruserstheabilitytomakereservationsdirectlyontheirwebsites,whichmayreducetheamountoftrafficandtransactionsavailabletousthroughreferralsfromthesesites.Ifadditionalmeta-searchsitesbegintooffertheabilitytomakereservationsdirectly,thatwillfurtheraffectourabilitytogeneratetraffictooursites.Fromtimetotime,wemayberequiredtoreduceservicefeesandNetRevenueMarginsinordertocompeteeffectivelyandmaintainorgainmarketshare.
Wemayalsofaceincreasedcompetitionfromnewentrantsinourindustry.Thetravelindustryisextremelydynamicandnewchannelsofdistributioninthetravelindustrymaynegativelyaffectourmarketshare.Additionalsourcesofcompetitionincludelargecompaniesthatofferonlinetravelservicesasonepartoftheirbusinessmodel,suchasAlibabaGroupHoldingLtd.,aswellas"dailydeal"websites,suchasGroupon,Inc.'sGetaways,orpeer-to-peerinventorysources,suchasAirbnbInc.,HomeAway.com,Inc.andOravelStaysPvt.Ltd.,whichprovidehomeandapartmentrentalsasanalternativetohotelrooms.Thegrowthofpeer-to-peerinventorysourcescouldaffectthedemandforourservicesinfacilitatingreservationsathotels.Wecannotassureyouthatwewillbeabletosuccessfullycompeteagainstexistingornewcompetitorsinourexistinglinesofbusinessaswellasnewlinesofbusinessintowhichwemayventure.Ifwearenotabletocompeteeffectively,ourbusinessandresultsofoperationsmaybeadverselyaffected.
Inaddition,manyairlines,hotels,carrentalcompaniesandtouroperatorshavecallcentersandhaveestablishedtheirowntraveldistributionwebsitesandmobileapplications.Suppliersmayofferadvantagesforcustomerstobookdirectly,suchasmember-onlyfares,bonusmilesorloyaltypoints,whichcouldmaketheirofferingsmoreattractivetocustomers.Somelow-costairlinesdistributetheironlinesupplyexclusivelythroughtheirownwebsitesandotherairlineshavestoppedprovidinginventorytocertainonlinechannelsandattempttodrivecustomerstobookdirectlyontheirwebsitesbyeliminatingorlimitingsalesofcertainairlineticketsthroughthirdpartydistributors.Additionally,airlinesuppliersareincreasinglypromotinghotelsupplyontheirwebsitesinconnectionwithairlinetickets.Ifweareunabletocompeteeffectivelywithtravelsupplier-relatedchannelsorothercompetitors,ourbusinessandresultsofoperationsmaybeadverselyaffected.
WealsofaceincreasingcompetitionfromsearchengineslikeGoogle,BingandYahoo!.Searchengineshavegrowninpopularityandmayoffercomprehensivetravelplanningorshoppingcapabilities,whichmaydrivemoretrafficdirectlytothewebsitesofsuppliersorcompetitors.GooglehasincreaseditsfocusonappealingtotravelcustomersthroughitslaunchesofGooglePlaces,GoogleFlightsandGoogleHotelPriceAds.Google'seffortsaroundtheseproducts,aswellaspossiblefuturedevelopments,maychangeorundermineourabilitytoobtainprominentplacementinpaidorunpaidsearchresultsatareasonablecostoratall.
Therecanbenoassurancethatwewillbeabletocompetesuccessfullyagainstanycurrentandfuturecompetitorsoronemergingplatforms,orprovidedifferentiatedproductsandservicestoourcustomerbase.Increasingcompetitionfromcurrentandemergingcompetitors,theintroductionofnewtechnologiesandthecontinuedexpansionofexistingtechnologies,suchasmeta-searchandothersearchenginetechnologies,mayforceustomakechangestoourbusinessmodels,whichcouldaffectourfinancialconditionandresultsofoperations.Increasedcompetitionhasresultedinandmaycontinuetoresultinreducedmargins,aswellaslossofcustomers,transactionsandbrandrecognition.
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IntellectualProperty
Ourintellectualpropertyrightsincludetrademarksanddomainnamesassociatedwiththename"Yatra,"and"Travelguru"primarily,aswellascopyrightsandrightsarisingfromconfidentialityagreementsrelatingtoourwebsitecontentandtechnology.Weregardourintellectualpropertyasafactorcontributingtooursuccess.Werelyontrademarklaw,tradesecretprotection,non-competitionandconfidentialityagreementswithouremployeesandsomeofourpartnersandvendorstoprotectourintellectualpropertyrights.Werequireouremployeestoenterintoagreementstokeepconfidentialallinformationrelatingtoourcustomers,methods,businessandtradesecretsduringandaftertheiremploymentwithus.Ouremployeesarerequiredtoacknowledgeandrecognizethatallinventions,tradesecrets,worksofauthorship,developmentsandotherprocessesmadebythemduringtheiremploymentareourproperty.
YatraIndiaanditssubsidiarieshaveregisteredtheprimarydomainnames,namelywww.yatra.com ,www.yatra.in ,www.tsi-yatra.com andwww.travelguru.com ,andhavefulllegalrightsoverthesedomainnamesfortheperiodforwhichsuchdomainnamesareregistered.Weconductourbusinessprimarilyunderthe"Yatra"brandnameandlogoandhaveregisteredthetrademarksunderacoupleofclassesmainlyinIndia.Wehaveinteraliaappliedfortrademarkregistrationofthelogos,andwordmarksforyatra.cominIndiaandsuchapplicationsarecurrentlypendingwiththeRegistryofTrademarks.WehavefiledresponsestoobjectionsraisedbytheRegistryofTrademarkstocertainoftheseapplications.WehavealsofiledoppositionswiththeRegistryofTrademarksagainstcertaintrademarksinpursuanceoftheprotectionofourtrademarks.
Employees
AsofMarch31,2018,wehad3,391employees.ThefollowingtablesshowabreakdownofouremployeesasofMarch31forthepastthreeyearsbycategoryofactivityandgeographiclocation.
Noneofouremployeesarerepresentedbyalaborunion.Webelievethatourrelationswithouremployeesaregood.AsofMarch31,2018,weemployed304temporaryandcontractualemployees.
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ofMarch31, Division/Function 2016 2017 2018* ExecutiveManagement 7 7 7Productdevelopment 114 109 141Salesandmarketing 652 621 844Technologydevelopmentandtechnologysupport 266 333 385Others(includingoperations,businessdevelopment,administration,financeandaccounting,legalandhumanresources) 1,318 1,273 2,014
Total 2,357 2,343 3,391
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ofMarch31, Location 2016 2017 2018 India 2,340 2,325 3372UnitedStates 1 1 1Singapore 16 17 18Total 2,357 2,343 3,391
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Insurance
Wemaintainandannuallyrenewinsuranceforlosses(butnotbusinessinterruption)arisingfromfire,burglaryaswellasterroristactivitiesforourcorporateofficeatGurgaon,India,aswellasforourvariousofficesinIndia.Inaddition,wehaveinsurancepoliciesofapproximatelyUS$15milliontoinsureourdirectorsandofficersfromvariousliabilitiesarisingoutofthegeneralperformanceoftheirduties.Wehavealsopurchasedpublicliabilityinsurance,fidelityinsuranceandworkinjurycompensationinsuranceforYatraIndia.
Inadditiontotheabove,wehavetakenstandardmedicalpoliciesforallthecompaniesintheGroupandgroupterminsurancepoliciesandgrouppersonalaccidentpoliciesinYatraIndiaandsomeofitssubsidiariesandaffiliates(besidesacashinsurancepolicyinoneofoursubsidiaries).
Regulations
WearesubjecttovariouslawsandregulationsinIndiaarisingfromouroperationsinIndia,includingtravelagentrequirementsandtheoperationofourwebsite,callcentersandotheroffices.
YatraIndiahasobtainedregistrationfromMinistryofTourismtoactasDomesticTourOperatorandInboundTourOperatorwhicharevaliduntilJanuary28,2019andJanuary26,2019,respectively.YatraIndiaisalsoaccreditedwiththeInternationalAirTransportRegistrationwhichwasvalidfor2018.
UndertheIndianInformationTechnologyAct,2000,asamended,wearesubjecttocertainliabilitiespertainingtotheimplementationandmaintenanceofreasonablesecuritypracticesandprocedureswithrespecttosensitivepersonaldataorinformationthatwepossess,dealwithorhandleinourcomputersystems,networks,databasesandsoftware.Indiahasalsoimplementedprivacylaws,includingtheInformationTechnology(ReasonableSecurityPracticesandProceduresandSensitivePersonalDataorInformation)Rules,2011,whichimposelimitationsandrestrictionsonthecollection,useanddisclosureofpersonalinformation.
WehaveobtainedapprovalstooperateourdomesticandinternationalcallcentersinIndiaas"OtherServiceProviders"(OSP)fromtheDepartmentofTelecommunications,MinistryofCommunicationsandInformationTechnology,GovernmentofIndia.OurapprovalinrespectofDomesticOSPandInternationalOSPisvalidfor20yearsfromOctober18,2013andSeptember26,2012,respectively.
WealsoobtainandmaintainregistrationsundertheShopsandEstablishmentsActandRulesofeachstatewhereourofficesarelocated.
OuroperationsinIndiacurrentlydonotbenefitfromtaxholidaysunderanyapplicablelawsorregulations.
Theconsolidatedforeigndirectinvestmentpolicy,ortheFDIPolicy,issuedbytheDepartmentofIndustrialPolicyandPromotion,MinistryofCommerceandIndustry,GovernmentofIndiaandtheForeignExchangeManagementAct,1999,asamended,andtheregulationsframedthereunder,ortheFEMA,havecertainrequirementswithrespecttodownstreaminvestmentsbyIndiancompaniesthatareownedorcontrolledbyforeignentitiesandwithrespecttothetransferofownershiporcontrolofIndiancompaniesinsectorswithcapsonforeigninvestmentfromresidentIndianpersonsorentitiestoforeigners.Theserequirementscurrentlyincluderestrictionsonpricing,valuationofsharesandsourcesoffundingforsuchinvestments,whichmay,incertaincases,requirepriornoticetoorapprovaloftheGovernmentofIndia.India'sForeignExchangeManagementAct,1999,asamended,andtherulesandregulationspromulgatedthereunder,restrictusfromlendingtoorborrowingfromourIndiansubsidiaries.FurthertheGovernmentofIndiahasfromtimetotimemadeandmaycontinuetomakerevisionstotheFDIpolicyone-commerceinIndia(includinginrelationtobusinessmodeland
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permittedservices).SuchchangesmayrequireustomakechangestoourbusinessinordertocomplywithIndianlaw.
TheCompaniesActcontainssignificantchangestoIndiancompanylaw,includinginrelationtotheissuanceofcapitalbycompanies,relatedpartytransactions,corporategovernance,auditmatters,shareholderclassactionsandrestrictionsonthenumberoflayersofsubsidiariesandcorporatesocialresponsibilityspending.WhilethemajorityoftheprovisionsoftheCompaniesActarecurrentlyeffective,certainprovisionsoftheCompaniesAct,1956remainineffect.
Litigation
Fromtimetotimewemaybecomeinvolvedinlegalproceedingsorbesubjecttoclaimsarisingintheordinarycourseofourbusinessandtheresultsoflitigationandclaimscannotbepredictedwithcertainty.
Exceptforthetaxproceedingsdescribedbelow,therearenogovernmental,legalorarbitrationproceedings(includinganysuchproceedingswhicharependingorthreatened,ofwhichweareaware)thatwebelievecouldreasonablybeexpectedtohaveamaterialadverseeffectonourresultsofoperationsorfinancialposition.
Tax Matters Relating to Yatra Online Private Limited
AssessmentYear2008-09
InDecember2010,wereceivedademandnoticefromtheIndianincometaxauthoritiesfortheassessmentyear2008-09,disallowingadeductionofINR18.9million.InJanuary2011,wefiledanappealwiththeCommissionerofIncomeTax(Appeals).TheappealwasdecidedinourfavorinMarch2012andwereceivedpartialreliefexceptforsomedisallowanceamountingtoINR1.6million.TheRevenuehasfiledanappealagainsttheorderoftheCommissionerofIncomeTax(Appeals)withtheIncomeTaxTribunal.Further,inMarch2014,wereceivedademandnoticeforpaymentoftaxondisallowedexpensesofINR1.6million.ThetaxamountwaspaidinApril2014.InMarch2016,theIncomeTaxTribunalremandedthemattertothefileoftheassessingofficerwhowilldecidetheseissuesafreshandgiveusanopportunitytopresentthecasebeforehim.Thematterhasnotyetbeenscheduledforhearingbytheassessingofficer.
AssessmentYear2012-13
InApril2016,wereceivedademandnoticefromtheIndianincometaxauthoritiesfortheassessmentyear2012-13,disallowingadeductionofINR8.2millionforexpenditurerelatabletoexemptincomeandsecuritydepositwrittenoff.WehavefiledanappealbeforetheCommissionerofIncomeTax(Appeals)inJuly2016.Subsequently,wehavebeenissuedanoticeofdemandforINR0.5milliontowardspenaltyagainstwhichwehavefiledanappealbeforetheCommissionerofIncomeTax(Appeals)inNovember2016.Thematterwasscheduledforhearingon19thJanuary2018.Hearingforpenaltymatteradjournedsinedine.Freshnoticewillbeissuedafterhearingofquantumappeal.Wehavenotheardbackfromdepartmentthereafter.
AssessmentYear2013-14
InNovember2014,wewereissuedanoticebytheIndianincometaxauthoritiesforscrutinyassessmentfortheassessmentyear2013-14.Ascrutinyassessmentreferstotheexaminationofareturnofincomebygivinganopportunitytothetaxpayertosubstantiatetheincomedeclaredandtheexpenses,deductions,losses,exemptions,etc.,claimedinthereturnwiththehelpofevidence.Wehavesubmittedtherequiredinformationtotheconcernedauthorities.AssessmentordersdatedDecember22,2016wasissued,disallowingadeductionofINR11.8millionanddeterminingthesumof
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INRNilpayablebyus.WefiledanappealbeforetheCommissionerofIncomeTax(Appeals)inJanuary2017.Thematterhasbeenscheduledforhearingon16thMay,2018.ThehearingwaspostponeduntilAugust14,2018.
AssessmentYear2014-15
InMarch2016,wewereissuedanoticebytheIndianincometaxauthoritiesforscrutinyassessmentfortheassessmentyear2014-15.Wehavesubmittedtherequiredinformationtotheconcernedauthorities.Assessmentordersweresubsequentlyissuedon29thDecember'2017,disallowingadeductionofINR0.02million.WehavefiledanappealbeforetheCommissionerofIncomeTax(Appeals)inJanuary2018.Thematterisnotyetscheduled.
InDecember2016,wewereissuedanoticetowardsTransferPricingproceedingsunderSection92CAoftheIncomeTaxActrequisitioningcertaininformation.TheCompanyhadsubmittedalltherequiredinformationwiththedepartmentpostwhichTransferpricingordersunderSection92CA(1)oftheIncomeTaxActwereissuedinOctober2017acceptingarm'slengthpricingoftransactions.
AssessmentYear2015-16
InJanuary2017,wewereissuedanoticebytheIndianincometaxauthoritiesforaninquirybeforeassessmentfortheassessmentyear2015-16whereintheCompanywasrequiredtoprovidecertaindocumentsinconnectionwiththeassessment.TherequireddocumentswerefiledwiththeincometaxauthoritiesbythecompanyinMarch2017.Wehavenotheardbackfromdepartmentthereafter.
InJune2018,wewereissuedanoticetowardsTransferPricingproceedingsunderSection92CAoftheIncomeTaxActrequisitioningcertaininformation.TheCompanyhadsubmittedalltherequiredinformationwiththedepartment.
AssessmentYear2016-17
InJuly2017,wewereissuedanoticebytheIndianincometaxauthoritiesforcompletescrutinyandfurnishinginformationelectronicallyonorbeforeJuly24,2017.Therequiredinformationhasbeensubmittedwiththedepartment.Wehavenotheardbackfromdepartmentthereafter.
ServiceTaxShowCauseandDemandNotice—FiscalYears2007-15
InJune2012,pursuanttoanauditconductedbytheservicetaxauthorities,wereceivedanoticefromtheservicetaxauthoritiesforfiscalyears2007-11inrespectofcertainmatterswhichrelatetothetravelindustryandinvolveacomplexinterpretationofIndianlaws.Wereceivedsimilarnoticesforfiscalyears2011-12,2012-13,2013-14and2014-15inDecember2012,May2014,April2015andApril2016,respectively.InNovember2012,wefiledareplywiththeCommissionerofServiceTaxforfiscalyears2007-11andsimilarlyfiledanobjectioninApril2013forfiscalyear2012,inFebruary2015forfiscalyear2013,inMay2015forfiscalyear2014andinMay2016forfiscalyear2015.WeattendedapersonalhearingbeforetheCommissionerofCentralExciseinNovember2015forfiscalyears2007-13andinSeptember2015forfiscalyear2014.WeattendedthepersonalhearingbeforethePrincipalCommissioner,GurugramonNovember29,2017inrespectofshowcausenoticesmentionedabove.Furthertosuchproceedings,thedemandofservicetaxofINR983.2millionhasbeenraisedbytheCommissionerofServiceTaxalongwithapenaltyofINR381.8millionandinterestatanappropriaterateinFeb'2018andreceivedbyusonMarch09th,2018.AnappealhasbeenfiledbeforeCESTATinJune2018.Thematterhasnotyetbeenscheduledforhearing.
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WereceivedsimilarnoticefortheperiodApril2015-June2017.TheaggregatevalueofshowcausenoticeisapproximatelyINR148.1million(excludinginterestandpenalties).ThereplytoshowcausenoticewasfiledonJune29,2018beforecommissionerofGST,Gurugram.
ServiceTaxShowCauseandDemandNotice—FiscalYears2010-15
InOctober2015,pursuanttoanindustrywideinquiryoncompliancewithservicetaxrulesandregulationsbyvarioustravelagenciesinIndiainitiatedbytheMumbaiZonalUnitofDirectorateGeneralofExciseIntelligenceandCustoms,anexciseandcustomstaxregulatoryauthorityinIndia,wereceivedanoticefromthetaxauthoritiesforfiscalyears2010to2015,demandingpaymentofservicetaxinrespectofcertainmatters,someofwhichrelatetothetravelindustryinIndiaandinvolveacomplexinterpretationofIndianlaw.InMarch2016,wefiledareplywiththeCommissionerofServiceTaxforfiscalyears2010-15.TheaggregatevalueofdemandfortheshowcausenoticeaboveisapproximatelyINR240.7million(excludinginterestandpenaltiesiffinallydeterminedtobepayable).Furthertosuchproceedings,thedemandofservicetaxofINR240.7millionhasbeenraisedbytheCommissionerofServiceTaxalongwithapenaltyofINR240.7millionandinterestatanappropriaterateinDecember2016.AnappealhasbeenfiledbeforeCESTATinMarch2017.Thematterhasnotyetbeenscheduledforhearing.
InMarch2018,wehavereceivednoticefromCommissionerfortheperiodApril2015-June2017relatingtosamematter.TheaggregatevalueofshowcausenoticeisapproximatelyINR437.6million(excludinginterestandpenalties).WehavefiledreplyinMay2018.
InvestigationbyDirectorateGeneralofCentralExciseIntelligence
AninvestigationhasbeeninitiatedbytheDirectorateGeneralofCentralExciseIntelligence,orDGCEI,fortheperiodfromOctober2010toSeptember2015forservicetaxrelatingtohotelreservations.Themattersareindustrywideandinvolveacomplexinterpretationoflaw.Wehavemadeapre-depositofINR25millionunderprotestbutwehavenotreceivedanyshowcausenoticeinthisrespect.AnoticeforfurtherinformationonthesubjectwasreceivedandreplywasfiledinJanuary2016.Theinvestigationisongoing.Webelievethatwehavestronggroundstodefendourpositiononthesematters.
ServiceTaxIntimationforauditFiscalYear2012-13-2016-17
InSeptember2017,wereceivedanintimationissuedfromtheOfficeoftheCommissionerofGSTAuditGurugramforconductingservicetaxauditfromFiscalYears2012-13to2016-17.Therequiredinformationissubmittedtotheconcernedauthorities.
Tax Matters Relating to Yatra TG Stays Private Limited (formerly known as D. V. Travels Guru Pvt. Ltd)
AssessmentYear2014-15
InApril2016,wewereissuedanoticebytheIndianincometaxauthoritiesforscrutinyassessmentfortheassessmentyear2014-15.Wehavesubmittedtherequiredinformationtotheconcernedauthorities.AssessmentorderdatedDecember26,2016wasissueddeterminingthesumofINR1.6millionrefundabletous.ThisalsocontaineddisallowanceofdeductionofINR4.5millioninrespectofwhichshowcausenoticewasservedastowhypenaltyforfurnishingofinaccurateparticularsofincomeshouldnotbelevied.AnoticedatedJune08,2017forpenaltyproceedingsu/s271(1)(c)wasissued.WeappearedbeforeDy.CommissionerofIncometaxonJune19,2017andsubmittedclarificationinthisregard.Rectificationorderu/s154oftheIncomeTaxAct,1961waspassedon23rdJune2017addingadisallowanceofINR4.5millionandalsopenaltyproceedingsweredropped.Assessmentclosed.
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AssessmentYear2015-16
InApril2016,wewereissuedanoticebytheIndianincometaxauthoritiesforscrutinyassessmentfortheassessmentyear2015-16.Wehavesubmittedtherequiredinformationtotheconcernedauthorities.AssessmentclosedwithNilassessmentordersdated20thDec'2017
AssessmentYear2016-17
InJuly2017,wewereissuedanoticebytheIndianincometaxauthoritiesforcompletescrutinyandfurnishinformationelectronicallyonorbeforeJuly27,2017.Therequiredinformationissubmittedwiththedepartmentandwehavenotreceivedanyfurtherinformationthereafter.
ServiceTaxShowCauseandDemandNotice—November2005toOctober2006
InApril2011,wereceivedanoticefromtheservicetaxauthoritiesonthebasisofinvestigationcarriedoutbytheDGCEIfortheperiodNovember2005toOctober2006inrespectofadmissibilityofinputcredit.InNovember2012,wefiledareplywiththeCommissionerofServiceTax.ThevalueofdemandfortheshowcausenoticeaboveisapproximatelyINR3.7million(excludinginterestandpenaltiesiffinallydeterminedtobepayable).ApersonalhearingonthematterwasheldonJuly27,2016andwereiteratedthesubmissionsinthegroundofappealandalsomadeadditionalwrittensubmissions.InAugust2016,wereceivedorderswhereinthedemandwasconfirmedbytheCommissioner(Appeals).WehavefiledanappealagainsttheorderwiththeCustoms,ExciseandServiceTaxAppellateTribunal(CESTAT)inNovember2016.ThematterwaslistedbeforeCESTAT,MumbaionJune29,2017.TribunalafterhearingthesubmissionsofthepartieswaspleasedtoallowtheAppealbywayofremandtoadjudicatingauthority.TheBenchhasdirectedtheAuthoritytodulyverifythereceiptofservicesbytheAppellantandallowcreditonservices,iffoundtohavebeenreceivedbytheCompany.TheAdjudicatingAuthorityisdirectedtocompletetheprocessofverificationbyDecember31,2017andpassappropriateorder.Webyletterdated17thNovember2017,haveaskedAsst.Commissionerforanyinformation/detailsarerequiredandextendedoursupporttocompleteverificationprocessinresponseofwhichwehavereceivedtheletterfromdepartmentdated22ndDecember2017,thatAsstCommissionerhasnojurisdictiontoadjudicatethesaidOrderandhencehasrequestedtoapproachtheadjudicatingauthorityasperPara5ofcircular1049/37/2016-CXunderF.No.267/40/2016-CXbyvirtueofwhichanycasesremandedbackfornovojurisdictionshallbedecidedbytheauthorityoftherankwhichpassedtheremandedorder.On16thJanuary2018,wehavefiledletterwithAdditionalCommissionerCGSTrequestingtocompletetheenquiry.
ServiceTaxShowCauseandDemandNotice—FiscalYears2007-11
InAugust2011,pursuanttoanauditconductedbytheservicetaxauthorities,wereceivedanoticefromtheservicetaxauthoritiesforfiscalyears2007-11inrespectofcertainmatterswhichrelatetothetravelindustryandinvolveacomplexinterpretationofIndianlaw.InApril2012,wefiledareplywiththeCommissionerofServiceTaxforfiscalyears2007-11andanadditionalsubmissionwasmadeinJuly2014.Furthertosuchproceedings,thedemandofservicetaxofRs237.6millionhasbeenraisedbytheCommissionerofServiceTaxalongwithapenaltyofINR237.6millionandinterestatanappropriaterate.WehavefiledanappealagainsttheorderwiththeCustoms,ExciseandServiceTaxAppellateTribunal(CESTAT)inJanuary2017.
ServiceTaxIntimationforauditFiscalYear2012-13—June30,2017
InAugust2017,wereceivedanintimationissuedbytheOfficeOfTheAdditionalCommissionerofGSTAuditMumbaiforconductingservicetaxauditfromFiscalYears2012-13to2016-17.Wehavesubmittedtherequiredinformationtotheconcernedauthorities.InJanuary2018,theAuditofficer
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requestedformoreinformation.Therelevantinformationwassubmittedtotheconcernedauthorities.Theauditreportisawaited.
Tax Matters Relating to Yatra Hotel Solutions Private Limited (formerly known as Desiya Online Travel Distribution Pvt. Ltd.)
AssessmentYear2015-16
InJanuary2018,wereceivedademandnoticeorderofINR1.4millionfromtheIndianincometaxauthoritiesfortheassessmentyear2015-16,disallowingadeductionofINR3.4millionforexpenditure.AnappealhasbeenfiledagainsttheorderinJanuary2018andapre-depositofINR0.3millionismade.
ServiceTaxShowCauseandDemandNotice—October2012toOctober2013
WehavefiledarefundclaimapplicationwiththeservicetaxauthoritiesinJanuary2014,seekingarefundofanamountofINR8.5million.InMarch2014,wereceivednoticefromtheservicetaxdepartmentforrejectionofrefundclaimforservicetax.InJuly2014,wefiledareplywiththeAssistantCommissionerofServiceTax.InFebruary2015,theOfficeoftheAssistantCommissionerofServiceTaxaskedforsubmissionofself-certifiedcopiesofauditedbalancesheetandreturns.InMarch2015,theOfficeoftheAssistantCommissionerofServiceTaxsoughtcertainclarificationinthisregard.WemadeoursubmissioninFebruary2016.WesubmittedfollowupletterwithdepartmentonJune18,2018.Thematteriscurrentlypendingwiththedepartment.
Tax Matters Relating to TSI Yatra Private Limited
AssessmentYear2008-09
InJuly2018,wereceivedaTDSdemandnoticeoveremailfromtheIndianincometaxauthoritiesofINR1.6millionrelatedtoerstwhilesubsidiaryofTSIYatraPrivatelimitednamedTSINorthEastPrivateLimited.ThedemandisinrespectofPANerrorinreturnfiled.WeareinprocessofrevisingthereturnwithcorrectPANdetails.
AssessmentYear2013-14
InFebruary2016,wereceivedademandnoticeorderfromtheIndianincometaxauthoritiesfortheassessmentyear2013-14,disallowingadeductionofINR8.15millionforexpenditurerelatabletoexemptincome.Thishasbeenacceptedbyusandtheassessmenthasaccordinglybeenclosed.IncometaxauthoritiessubsequentlyhaveimposedapenaltyofINR1.89million.WefiledanappealwiththeCommissionerofIncomeTax(Appeals)inNovember2016.However,thenexthearinghasnotyetbeenscheduled.
AssessmentYear2014-15
InJuly2016,wewereissuedanoticebytheIndianincometaxauthoritiesforscrutinyassessmentfortheassessmentyear2014-15.Wehavesubmittedtherequiredinformationtotheconcernedauthorities.
InJanuary2017,wewereissuedanoticetowardsTransferPricingproceedingsunderSection92CAoftheIncomeTaxActrequisitioninginformation.TheCompanyhadsubmittedalltherequiredinformationissubmittedwiththeconcernedauthoritiespostwhichTransferpricingordersunderSection92CA(1)oftheIncomeTaxActwereissuedinOctober2017acceptingthearm'slengthpricingoftransactions.
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InJanuary2018,wehavereceivedanassessmentorderfromIndiantaxauthoritiesforassessmentyear2014-15,andademandforadditionaltaxpaymentsofapproximatelyINR95.34million,advisingusofanupwardrevisionofourdeclaredincomeforthatassessmentyearasaresultofconsiderationreceivedbyustowardsallotmentofshareshigherthanfairmarketvalue.WefiledanappealwiththeCommissionerofIncomeTax(Appeals)inFebruary2018.PredepositofINR13.89millionwasmadeinMar2018.Wedonotrecognizetheseclaimsasacontingentliabilityaswebelievethelikelihoodoftheclaimsbeingupheldbytherelevantauthoritiestoberemote.
AssessmentYear2015-16
InApril2017,wewereissuedanoticebytheIndianincometaxauthoritiesforscrutinyofassessmentyear2015-16.Wehavesubmittedtherequiredinformationtotheconcernedauthorities.InJune2017,wewereissuedanoticeinconnectionwiththeassessmentoftheAssessmentYear2015-16requiringtoproducecertaindocuments/informationonJuly12,2017.Wehavesubmittedtherequiredinformationtotheconcernedauthorities.
InDecember2017,wehavereceivedanassessmentorderfromIndiantaxauthoritiesforassessmentyear2015-16,withoutanydemandforadditionaltaxpayments.Assessmentisclosed.
AssessmentYear2016-17
InSeptember2017,wewereissuedanoticebytheIndianincometaxauthoritiesontaxdeductiononsourceandit'spaymentfortheassessmentyear2016-17forsubmissionofdetailsbySeptember27,2017.Therequireddetailsaresubmitted.
InOctober2017,wereceivedanoticeorderfromtheIndianincometaxauthoritiesfortheassessmentyear2016-17,imposingpenaltyINR0.76millionfornon-deductionofwithholdingtax.ThematterwasfixedforhearingonOctober24,2017whereinwewereaskedtosubmitfurtherdetails.Thedetailshavebeensubsequentlysubmittedandwehavenotheardbackfromdepartmentthereafter.
ServiceTaxShowCauseandDemandNotice—FiscalYears2007-12
InOctober2013,pursuanttoanauditconductedbytheservicetaxauthorities,wereceivedanoticefromtheservicetaxauthoritiesforfiscalyears2007-12inrespectofcertainmatterswhichrelatetothetravelindustryandinvolveacomplexinterpretationofIndianlaw.InMarch2014,wefiledareplywiththeCommissionerofServiceTax.Furthertosuchproceedings,thedemandofservicetaxofRs19.94millionhasbeenraisedbytheCommissionerofServiceTaxalongwithapenaltyofINR19.94millionandinterestatanappropriateinterestrate.InDecember2016,wefiledanappealagainsttheorderwithCustoms,ExciseandServiceTaxAppellateTribunal(CESTAT)alongwithapaymentof7.5%ofthedutydemanded.
ServiceTaxShowCauseandDemandNotice—FiscalYears2010-14
InOctober2015,wereceivedanoticefromtheservicetaxauthoritiesforfiscalyears2010-14inrespectofcertainmatterswhichrelatetothetravelindustryandinvolveacomplexinterpretationofIndianlaw.InMarch2016,wefiledareplywiththeCommissionerofServiceTax.WeattendedapersonalhearingbeforetheCommissionerofCentralExcise.TheaggregatevalueofdemandfortheshowcausenoticeaboveisapproximatelyINR231.6million(excludinginterestandpenaltiesiffinallydeterminedtobepayable).ApersonalhearinginthismatterwasattendedbeforeAdditionalDirectorGeneralonJanuary13,2017.AdditionalsubmissionwassubmittedwithadjudicatingauthorityonJanuary27,2017.Furthertosuchproceedings,demandofservicetaxofINR231.6millionhasbeenraisedbytheDirectorateGeneralofGSTIntelligencealongwithinterestatanappropriaterate.InNovember2017,wehavefiledanappealagainsttheorderwithCustoms,ExciseandServiceTax
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AppellateTribunal(CESTAT)alongwithapaymentof7.5%ofthedutydemandedaspre-depositundertheservicetaxlaw.
Tax Matters Relating to Yatra Corporate Hotel Solutions Private Limited (formerly known as Intech Hotel Solutions Private Limited)
AssessmentYear2013-14
InAugust2016,wewereissuedanoticebytheIndianincometaxauthoritiesonnatureofsomeexpenditureincurredwithrespecttointernationaltransactiondonewithassociateenterprisefortheassessmentyear2013-14.ThiswouldhavetaxeffectofINR1.41million.Thematterhasnotyetbeenscheduledforhearingbytheassessingofficer.
AssessmentYear2014-15
InJuly2016,wewereissuedanoticebytheIndianincometaxauthoritiesforscrutinyassessmentfortheassessmentyear2014-15.Wehavesubmittedtherequiredinformationtotheconcernedauthorities.AnassessmentorderwassubsequentlyissuedinDecember2016addingincomeofINR7.8millionandraisingdemandofINR0.9million.WefiledanappealbeforetheCommissionerofIncomeTax(Appeals)inDecember2016.AnoticedatedJune06,2017forpenaltyproceedingsu/s271(1)(c)wasissued.Wesubmittedappealdocuments&clarificationagainsttheabovenoticewiththedepartment.ThehearingscheduledinJanuary2018isnotyetcompleted&authoritiestoadviceonnexthearingdate.
AssessmentYear2016-17
InAugust2017,wewereissuedanoticebytheIndianincometaxauthoritiesforcompletescrutinyandfurnishinformationelectronicallyonorbeforeAugust22,2017.Therequiredinformationhasbeensubmittedwiththedepartment.
Tax Matters Relating to Air Travel Bureau Ltd
ServiceTaxShowCauseandDemandNotice—FiscalYears2005-12
InNovember2011,pursuanttoanauditconductedbytheservicetaxauthorities,wereceivedanoticefromtheservicetaxauthoritiesfortheperiodOctober2005-September2010inrespectofcertainmatterswhichrelatetothetravelindustryandinvolveacomplexinterpretationofIndianlaws..TheaggregatevalueofdemandfortheshowcausenoticeaboveisapproximatelyINR3.2millionalongwithapenaltyofINR3.2millionandinterestatanappropriaterateraisedbytheAdditionalCommissionerofServiceTax.AnappealwasfiledbeforeCommissionerofCentralExcise(Appeals)inFebruary2012.ThematterwasscheduledforhearingonMarch06,2018.AspertheordersdatedMay09,2018,servicetaxdemandwasconfirmedunderthenormalperiodlimitationalongwiththeinterestbutnopenaltywasimposed,demandnoticeawaited.
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C.OrganizationalStructure
Thefollowingdiagramillustratesourcorporatestructureandtheplaceofformationandownershipinterestofeachofoursignificantsubsidiaries,asofMarch31,2018:
* Terrapin3'sfounderstockholdersownClassFsharesinYatraOnline,Inc.andhaveanexchangerighttoacquireordinarysharesofYatraOnline,Inc.
** Capital18FincapPrivateLimitedholds1.274%andPandaraTrustSchemeIholds0.502%ofYatraOnlinePrivateLimited.
D.Property,PlantandEquipment
OurprimaryfacilityisourprincipalexecutiveofficelocatedinGurgaon,India.Wehaveleasedapproximately130,000squarefootfacilitiesacross13cities,includingapproximately85,000squarefeetinGurgaon,15,000squarefeetinBangaloreand13,700squarefeetinMumbai.
OutsideofIndiawehaveleasedanofficeinSingapore.
ITEM4A.UNRESOLVEDSTAFFCOMMENTS
AsofthedateoffilingofthisAnnualReport,wehavenounresolvedcommentsfromtheSEC.
ITEM5.OPERATINGANDFINANCIALREVIEWANDPROSPECTS
The following discussion of our business, financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with "Item 3. Key Information—A.Selected Consolidated Financial Data" and our consolidated financial statements and the related notes included elsewhere in this Annual Report. This discussioncontains forward-looking statements and involves numerous risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, those described in "Item 3. Key Information—D.Risk Factors" and elsewhere in this Annual Report. Actual results could differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements. See "SpecialNote Regarding Forward-Looking Statements."
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Overview
YatraisaleadingIndiaonlinetravelcompanyinIndia,addressingtheneedsofbothleisureandbusinesstravelers.FoundedbyDhruvShringi,ManishAmin,andSabinaChopra,wecommencedoperationswiththelaunchofourwebsiteinAugust2006.WebelieveYatraisIndia'slargestindependentcorporatetravelservicesproviderandthesecondlargestconsumeronlinetravelcompanyinIndia(basedonmanagement'sanalysisofpubliclyavailableinformation),withapproximately7.9milliontravelersthathavebookedtheirtravelthroughusasofMarch31,2018.
Leisureandbusinesstravelersuseourmobileapplications,ourwebsite,www.yatra.com,andourotherofferingsandservicestoexplore,research,comparepricesandbookawiderangeoftravel-relatedservices.TheseservicesincludedomesticandinternationalairticketingonnearlyallIndianandinternationalairlines,aswellasbusticketing,railticketing,cabbookingsandancillaryserviceswithinIndia.Wealsoprovideaccessthroughourplatformtohotels,homestaysandotheraccommodations,withmorethan92,000hotelsandhomestaysinmorethan1,300citiesandtownsacrossIndiaandmorethan0.8millionhotelsaroundtheworld.Toensurethatourserviceistrulya"one-stopshop"fortravelers,wealsoprovideourcustomerswithaccesstoapproximately1,100holidaypackagesandmorethan60,000otheractivitiessuchastours,sightseeing,shows,andevents.
Wegeneraterevenuethroughtwomainlinesofbusiness:(1)AirTicketingand(2)HotelsandPackages.SalesinourAirTicketingbusinessareprimarilymadethroughourwebsites,mobileapplications,mobileweb,B2B2C(businesstobusinesstoconsumer)travelagentsandcorporateclientimplants.SalesinourHotelsandPackagesbusinessaremadethroughourwebsites,mobileapplications,mobileweb,B2B2C(businesstobusinesstoconsumer)travelagentsandcallcenters.Wealsogeneraterevenuethroughsalesoftravelvouchersandcoupons,advertisingfromthirdparties,includingadvertisementsonourwebsitesbyfacilitatingaccesstotravelinsurance,andalsothroughonlinesaleofbustickets,railandcabservicesandotherancillarytravelservices.
RevenuefromthesaleofairlineticketsinourAirTicketingbusiness,includingcommission,incentivesandfees,isrecognizedonanetbasis.Incentivesfromairlinesarerecognizedwhentheperformancethresholdsundertheincentiveschemesare,orareprobabletobeingachievedattheendofperiods.
InourHotelsandPackagesbusiness,revenuefromhotelreservations,includingcommissionsandincentives,isrecognizedonanetbasis.Revenuefromtoursandpackages,includingrevenueonairlineticketssoldtocustomersasapartoftoursandpackages,isaccountedforonagrossbasisaswearedeterminedtobetheprimaryobligorinthearrangementastherisksandresponsibilitiesaretakenbyus,includingtheresponsibilityfordeliveryofservices.Thecostofdeliveringsuchservicesincludesthecostofhotel,airlinesandpackageservicesandisdisclosedasservicecost.
Revenuefromotherservicesprimarilyconsistsofthesaleofcabservices,railandbustickets,includingcommissions,isrecognizedonanetbasis.
Revenuefromotherrevenueprimarilyconsistsofadvertisingrevenue,feesforfacilitatingwebsiteaccesstotravelinsurancecompaniesandsalesoftravelvouchersandcoupons.Thisrevenueisrecognizedastheservicesareperformed.
KeyOperatingMetrics
Ouroperatingresultsareaffectedbycertainkeyoperatingmetricsthatrepresentoveralltransactionactivityandfinancialperformancegeneratedbyourtravelservicesandproducts.Threeofthemostimportantoperatingmetrics,whicharecriticalindeterminingtheongoinggrowthofourbusiness,areGrossBookings,RevenueLessServiceCostandNetRevenueMargins.
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Gross Bookings
GrossBookingsrepresentthetotalamountpaidbyourcustomersforthetravelservicesandproductsbookedthroughus,includingtaxes,feesandothercharges,andarenetofcancellationsandrefunds.
Revenue Less Service Cost
Ascertainpartsofourrevenuearerecognizedona"net"basisandotherpartsofourrevenuearerecognizedona"gross"basis,weevaluateourfinancialperformancebasedonRevenueLessServiceCost,whichisanon-IFRSmeasure.WebelievethatRevenueLessServiceCostprovidesinvestorswithusefulsupplementalinformationaboutthefinancialperformanceofourbusinessandmoreaccuratelyreflectsthevalueadditionofthetravelservicesthatweprovidetoourcustomers.Thepresentationofthisnon-IFRSinformationisnotmeanttobeconsideredinisolationorasasubstituteforourconsolidatedfinancialresultspreparedinaccordancewithIFRSasissuedbytheIASB.OurRevenueLessServiceCostmaynotbecomparabletosimilarlytitledmeasuresreportedbyothercompaniesduetopotentialdifferencesinthemethodofcalculation.
Thefollowingtablereconcilesourrevenue,whichisanIFRSmeasure,toRevenueLessServiceCost,whichisanon-IFRSmeasure:
Net Revenue Margins
NetRevenueMarginsisdefinedasRevenueLessServiceCostasapercentageofGrossBookingsandrepresentthecommissions,fees,incentivepaymentsandotheramountsearnedinourbusiness.Wefollownetrevenuemargintrendscloselyacrossourvariouslinesofbusinesstogaininsightintotheperformanceofourvariousbusinesses.
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FiscalYearEndedMarch31, AmountinINRthousands 2016 2017 2018 GrossBookings Airticketing 49,268,781 57,562,263 79,156,190Hotelsandpackages 9,614,004 10,435,643 13,386,288Total 58,882,785 67,997,906 92,542,478
FiscalYearEndedMarch31, AirTicketing HotelsandPackages Other Total AmountinINRthousandsexcept% 2016 2017 2018 2016 2017 2018 2016 2017 2018 2016 2017 2018 Revenue 2,876,688 3,656,976 5,012,931 5,225,136 5,326,414 6,628,236 243,410 373,422 607,346 8,345,234 9,356,812 12,248,513Servicecost — — — (4,164,352) (4,179,486) (4,930,757) — — — (4,164,352) (4,179,486) (4,930,757)RevenueLessServiceCost 2,876,688 3,656,976 5,012,931 1,060,784 1,146,928 1,697,479 243,410 373,422 607,346 4,180,882 5,177,326 7,317,756
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ThefollowingtablesetsforththeGrossBookings,RevenueLessServiceCostandNetRevenueMarginsforourAirTicketingbusinessandourHotelsandPackagesbusinessfortheperiodsindicated:
FactorsAffectingOurResultsofOperations
Trends and Changes in the Indian Economy and Travel Industry. Ourfinancialresultshavebeen,andareexpectedtocontinuetobe,affectedbytrendsandchangesintheIndianeconomyandtravelindustry,particularlytheIndianonlinetravelindustry.MacroeconomictrendsandchangesinIndiawhichmayaffectourresultsinclude,amongothers:
• aslowdowninIndia'seconomicgrowth;
• growthinthemiddleclasspopulationinIndia,aswellasincreasedtourismexpenditureinIndia;
• increaseindiscretionaryexpendituresamongIndianhouseholds;
• increasedInternetpenetration(particularlybroadbandpenetration)inIndia;
• increaseduseoftheInternetforcommerceinIndia;
• increaseduseofsmartphonesandmobiledevicesinIndia;
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FiscalYearEndedMarch31, AmountinINRthousandsexcept% 2016 2017 2018 GrossBookings* AirTicketing 49,268,781 57,562,263 79,156,190HotelsandPackages 9,614,004 10,435,643 13,386,288Total 58,882,785 67,997,906 92,542,478RevenueLessServiceCost** AirTicketing 2,876,688 3,656,976 5,012,931HotelsandPackages 1,060,784 1,146,928 1,697,479Others 243,410 373,422 607,346Total 4,180,882 5,177,326 7,317,756NetRevenueMargin%*** AirTicketing 5.8% 6.4% 6.3%HotelsandPackages 11.0% 11.0% 12.7%
* GrossBookingsrepresentthetotalamountpaidbyourcustomersforthetravelservicesandproductsbookedthroughus,includingfeesandothercharges,andarenetofcancellationsandrefunds.
** Ascertainpartsofourrevenuearerecognizedona"net"basisandotherpartsofourrevenuearerecognizedona"gross"basis,weevaluateourfinancialperformancebasedonRevenueLessServiceCost,whichisanon-IFRSmeasure.WebelievethatRevenueLessServiceCostprovidesinvestorswithusefulsupplementalinformationaboutthefinancialperformanceofourbusinessandmoreaccuratelyreflectsthevalueadditionofthetravelservicesthatweprovidetoourcustomers.Thepresentationofthisnon-IFRSinformationisnotmeanttobeconsideredinisolationorasasubstituteforourconsolidatedfinancialresultspreparedinaccordancewithIFRSasissuedbytheIASB.OurRevenueLessServiceCostmaynotbecomparabletosimilarlytitledmeasuresreportedbyothercompaniesduetopotentialdifferencesinthemethodofcalculation.
*** NetRevenueMarginsaredefinedasRevenueLessServiceCostasapercentageofGrossBookings.
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• intensivecompetitionfromnewandexistingmarketplayers,particularlyintheIndianonlinetravelindustry;
• consolidationamongtheexistingmarketplayersintheIndiantravelindustry;
• changesinexchangeratesandcontrolsorinterestratesinIndia;
• changesingovernmentpolicies,includingtaxationpoliciesinIndia;
• socialandcivilunrestandotherpolitical,socialandeconomicdevelopmentsinoraffectingIndia;and
• capacityadditionsandaverageoccupancyratesamongthehotelsuppliers.
ChangesspecifictotheIndianairtravelindustryhaveaffected,andwillcontinuetoaffect,therevenuepertransactionfortravelagents,includingourcompany.Inparticular,volatilityinglobaleconomicconditionsandjetfuelpricesinrecentyears,aswellasliquidityconstraints,havecausedourairlinepartnerstopursuecostreductionsintheiroperations,includingreducingdistributioncosts.Measurestakenbyairlinestoreducesuchcostshaveincludedreductionsintravelagentcommissions.ManyoftheinternationalairlinesthatflytoIndiahavealsoeithersignificantlyreducedoreliminatedcommissionstotravelagents.Full-serviceairlinesgenerallyutilizeGDSs,whichareaprimaryreservationtoolfortravelagents,fortheirticketinventory;however,low-costairlinesgenerallydonot.Asaresult,travelagentssellingairlineticketsforlow-costairlinesgenerallydonotearnfeesfromGDSs.
In2017,theGovernmentofIndialaunched'UdeDeshkaAamNaagrik'(UDAN)schemeforbetterregionalconnectivitytothesecondtierandthirdtiercities.Thisschemeaimstocreateeconomicallyviableandprofitableflightsonregionalroutes.Thiswouldhelpmakeflyingmoreaffordabletothecommonmaneveninsmalltowns.Theschemewillhelptostimulategrowthinthedomesticregionalaviationmarketandconnectthelessservedairportsandthosethatarenothavingflightservicesprimarilyinthetier2andtier3cities.Initiallyunderthescheme,fivecompanieswilloperateflightserviceson128establishedandnewroutesthatwillconnectaround70airportsacrossthecountry.
Inthefirstroundofbids,theUDANschemeconnected16newregionalairports.TheIndianGovernmenthasrecentlylaunchedasecondphasefortheUDANscheme,whichwouldconnect78regionalairportsand31helipadsorheliportsservicedinitiallythroughJetairways,IndigoandPawanHanshelicopters.
Changes in Our Business Mix and Net Margins. OurHotelsandPackagesbusinesshashistoricallyyieldedhighermarginsthanourAirTicketingbusiness.WebelievethatasaresultofthecomplexityandfragmentationoftheHotelsandPackagessegment,theservicesweprovideallowustocommandbettermarginsascomparedwithairlinetickets,whicharelargelyimpactedbythemacroeconomicfactorsnotedabove,suchasfuelandconsolidationintheairlineindustry.Ourcapacityadditionsinthehotelsbusiness,aswellasthelowerlevelofaverageroomoccupancyrates,furthercontributetoourrelativelyhigherHotelsandPackagesmargins,ascomparedtoAirTicketingmargins.However,giventheintensecompetitionforcustomeracquisitioninthiscategorybyourcompetitors,ourbusinesswillrequireasignificantlevelofinvestmenttoseektomaintainandincreaseourshareofthehotelsbusiness.Totheextentwedonotmatchcompetitioninconsumerpromotions,weriskexperiencinglowergrowthratesthanthoseofourcompetitors,whichcouldresultinachangeinourbusinessmixandmargins.
Cost Efficiently Attracting New B2C Customers Through the B2E Channel. ThroughourB2Eofferings,weservebusinesscustomers,includingleadingorganizationsfromIndiaandaroundtheworld,thatemployover4millionpeople.Webelievethatourbroadanddiverseofferingsprovideuswithconsiderablecross-sellingopportunitiestothesepotentialB2Cclients.Inaddition,inorderto
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incentivizeB2EcustomerstobecomeB2Ccustomers,weoperateoureCashloyaltyprogram.AsourB2EclientsbecomemorefamiliarwithourofferingsandoureCashprogram,weexpectouropportunitiestocross-selltotheiremployeeswillalsoexpand.WebelievethiswillallowustocontinuetotargetandattractnewB2Ccustomersinacosteffectivemanner.Althoughwebelievethislong-termstrategyofcost-efficientB2Ccustomerexpansionwillallowustocontinuetogrowourbusiness,theimpactoftheseeffortsmaytakelongertodevelopthanweexpect.Ifweareunabletosuccessfullytakeadvantageofcross-sellingopportunitiesorattractnewB2Ccustomers,theongoinggrowthofourbusinessmaybenegativelyimpacted.
Increasing Use of Mobile. CustomersinIndiaareincreasinglyshiftingtomobileusage.Wearerapidlymovingtowardsa'MobileFirst'businessandhavethereforebeenabletocapitalizeontheincreasingmobileuse,asevidencedbytherapidusergrowthonourplatformwithmobilebeingtheprimarychannelforcustomerstoengagewithus.WehaveseenanincreaseinuseofmobileasadriverforGrossBookingsandexpectthatasmoreofourcustomersshifttousingmobileinIndia,thistrendwillcontinuetodriveourgrowth.
Seasonality in the Travel Industry. Weexperienceseasonalfluctuationsinthedemandfortravelservicesandproductsofferedbyus.WetendtoexperiencehigherrevenuesfromourHotelsandPackagesbusinessinthesecondandfourthcalendarquartersofeachyear,whichcoincidewiththesummerholidaytravelseasonandtheyear-endholidaytravelseasonforourcustomersinIndia.
Marketing and Sales Promotion Expenses. CompetitionintheIndianonlinetravelindustryisextremelyintenseandtheindustryisexpectedtoremainhighlycompetitivefortheforeseeablefuture.Increasedcompetitionmaycauseustoincreaseourmarketingandsalespromotionexpensesinthefutureinordertocompeteeffectivelywithnewentrantsandexistingplayersinthemarket,andweexpectthiscompetitiveenvironment,andthereforeourexpenses,tochangeovertime.Wealsoincurmarketingandsalespromotionexpensesassociatedwithcustomerinducementandacquisitionprograms,includingcashincentivesandloyaltyprogramincentivepromotions.
Risk Related to Operations in India. AsubstantialportionofourbusinessandmostofouremployeesarelocatedinIndia,andweintendtocontinuetodevelopandexpandourbusinessinIndia.Consequently,ourfinancialperformanceandthemarketpriceofourordinaryshareswillbeaffectedbychangesinexchangeratesandcontrols,interestrates,changesingovernmentpolicies,includingtaxationpolicies,socialandcivilunrestandotherpolitical,socialandeconomicdevelopmentsinoraffectingIndia.
Impact of Changing Laws, Rules and Regulations in India. Theregulatoryandpolicyenvironmentinwhichweoperateisevolvingandsubjecttochange.Suchchanges,includingtheinstancesbrieflymentionedbelow,mayadverselyaffectourbusiness,financialconditionandresultsofoperations,totheextentthatweareunabletosuitablyrespondtoandcomplywithsuchchangesinapplicablelawandpolicy.
TheCompaniesAct,2013,togetherwiththerulesthereunder,ortheCompaniesAct,containssignificantchangestoIndiancompanylaw,includinginrelationtotheissueofcapitalbycompanies,relatedpartytransactions,corporategovernance,auditmatters,shareholderclassactionsandrestrictionsonthenumberoflayersofsubsidiaries.WhilethemajorityoftheprovisionsoftheCompaniesActarecurrentlyeffective,certainprovisionsoftheCompaniesAct,1956remainineffect.ThetimelineforimplementationoftheremainingprovisionsoftheCompaniesActisunclear.Wemayincurincreasedcostsandotherburdensrelatingtocompliancewiththesenewrequirements,whichmayalsorequiresignificantmanagementtimeandotherresources,andanyfailuretocomplymayadverselyaffectourbusinessandresultsofoperations.
TheGovernmentofIndiahasintroducedacomprehensivenationwidegoodsandservicestax('GST')regimewitheffectfromJuly1,2017.GSThasreplacedmostofthesignificantindirecttaxes
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leviedinthepastbytheCentreandStateGovernmentsinIndia.Asaresult,thetaxonmostofthetravel-relatedservicesprovidedbytheCompanyhasincreasedfrom15%to18%barringfewserviceswherelowerrateofGSTat5%and12%isapplicablewithandwithoutcertainconditions.Initially,provisionofGSTlawshadanegativeimpactonthepriceoftouroperatorservicesprovidedbyCompanyduetorestrictiononavailmentofcredit.However,pursuanttoarecentamendmenttotheGSTlaws,touroperatorsarenowabletoavailthemselvesofacreditofinputtouroperatorservicesforpaymentofGST.Thisamendmentislikelytomitigatethenegativeimpactontouroperatorservicestoagreatextent.
WithrespecttootherservicesprovidedbytheCompany,theeffectofincreaseintaxrateshasbeenpartiallymitigatedbytheavailabilityofinputcredittotheCompanyfortaxchargedonprocurementofgoodsforbusinesspurposes.However,presentlytheCompanyisstillintheprocessofavailingthecreditonprocurementofgoods.Finally,theimplementationoftheGSTlawmayresultinalengtheningofthecycleforthereceiptbyusofaccountsreceivable,whichcouldpotentiallyhaveanegativeeffectonourliquidity.Overall,theimpactontheCompanyismixed,howeverthisnewindirecttaxregimehasledtoasubstantialincreaseincompliancecostsastheCompanyhasmovedtode-centralizedregistrationunderGSTfromacentralizedservicetaxregistrationintheerstwhileregime.Accordingly,theCompanyisundertakingalltherequiredcompliancesfromeachstatewherecommercialtransactionsarebeingeffected.Inadditiontoincreasedcompliancecost,theCompanyisalsopayingGSTinrespectofhotelaccommodationservicesprovidedbytheunregisteredhotelsineachstatewheresuchunregisteredhotelsarelocatedbyvirtueofaspecificprovisionunderGSTlaw.WhiletheCompanyhascompliedwiththerequirementsofthenewtaxregimefromthedateofimplementationinIndia,therearecertainareaswheretheCompanyisintheprocessoffinalizingthetaxpositionsastheGSTlawslackclarityinthatrespect.TheimplementationofGSTlawsinIndiaisinitsinitialphase,andduringsuchtimetheimpactofthenewindirecttaxenvironmentontheCompanycontinuestobecloselymonitoredbytheCompanyonregularbasis.
OperatingSegments
InaccordancewithIFRS8—OperatingSegments,theoperatingsegmentsusedtopresentreportablesegmentinformationareidentifiedonthebasisofinternalmanagementreportsusedtoallocateresourcestothesegmentsandassesstheirperformance.Areportablesegmentisacomponentofourcompanythatengagesinbusinessactivitiesfromwhichitearnsrevenuesandincursexpenses,includingrevenuesandexpensesthatrelatetotransactionswithanyofourothercomponents.
Ourreportablesegmentsare:(1)AirTicketingand(2)HotelsandPackages.Ourreportablesegmentsaredeterminedbasedonhowourchiefoperatingdecisionmakerreviewsourbusiness,regularlyassessesinformationandevaluatesperformanceforoperatingdecision-makingpurposes,includingallocationofresources.ThechiefoperatingdecisionmakerforthecompanyisourChiefExecutiveOfficer.
Forfurtherdescriptionofoursegments,seeNote5toour2018ConsolidatedFinancialStatements.
OurRevenue,ServiceCostandOtherRevenueandExpenses
Revenue
Wecommencedourbusinessin2006withsalesofairlineticketsinourAirTicketingbusinessandourHotelsandPackagesbusinesswithafocusonretailcustomers(B2C)throughwebsitesandcallcentersales.Overtime,wehaveexpandedourchannelsofsalestosmalltravelagents(B2B2C)andcorporatecustomers(B2E)aswellasnewservicesandproductssuchasthesaleofrailandbustickets,cartransfersandfacilitatingaccesstotravelinsurance.Wealsogenerateadvertisingrevenuefromthirdpartyadvertisementsonourwebsitesaswellassalesoftravelvouchersandcoupons.
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Air Ticketing. Weearncommissionsfromairlinesforticketsbookedbycustomersthroughourvariouschannelsofsales.Weeitherdeductcommissionsatthetimeofpaymentofthefaretoourairlinesuppliersorcollectourcommissionsonaregularbasisfromourairlinesuppliers,whereasincentivepayments,whicharelargelybasedonvolumeofbusiness,arecollectedfromourairlinesuppliersonaperiodicbasis.Wechargeourcustomersaservicefeeforbookingairlinetickets.WereceivefeesfromourGDSserviceprovidersbasedonthevolumeofsalescompletedbyusthroughtheGDS.RevenuefromairlineticketssoldaspartofpackagesisincludedinourHotelsandPackagesrevenue.
Hotels and Packages. RevenuefromourHotelsandPackagesbusinessincludescommissionsandmarkupsweearnforthesaleofhotelrooms(withoutpackages),whichisrecordedona"net"basis.Revenuefrompackages,includinghotelandairlineticketssoldaspartofpackages,isaccountedforona"gross"basis.
Other Revenue. Ourotherrevenueprimarilycomprisesofrevenuefromthirdpartyadvertisingonourwebsites,incomefromalliances,andcommissionsorfeesfromtheIndianRailwayCateringandTourismCorporation,orIRCTC,forthesaleofrailtickets,busserviceaggregatorsforthesaleofbustickets,andcarandtaxioperatorsfortransferservices,aswellastravelinsuranceprovidersforourfacilitationoftheaccesstotravelinsurance.
Service Cost
Servicecostprimarilyconsistsofcostspaidtohotelsandpackagesuppliersandairsuppliersfortheacquisitionofrelevantservicesandproductsforsaletocustomers,andincludestheprocurementcostofhotelrooms,airtickets,mealsandotherlocalservicessuchassightseeingcostsforpackages,entrancefeestomuseumsandattractionsandlocaltransportcosts.
ThefollowingtablesetsforthRevenueLessServiceCostasservicecostswithinourAirTicketingbusiness,ourHotelsandPackagesbusinessandourotherrevenueduringourlastthreefiscalyears:
Personnel Expenses
Personnelexpensesprimarilyconsistofwagesandsalaries,employeewelfareexpenses,contributionstodefinedcontributionplansanddefinedbenefitplansandemployeeshare-basedcompensation.
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AirTicketing HotelsandPackages Others Total FiscalYearEndedMarch31, AmountinINRthousandsexcept% 2017 2018 2017 2018 2017 2018 2017 2018 Revenue 3,656,976 5,012,931 5,326,414 6,628,236 373,422 607,346 9,356,812 12,248,513Servicecost — — (4,179,486) (4,930,757) — — (4,179,486) (4,930,757)RevenueLessServiceCost 3,656,976
5,012,931 1,146,928 1,697,479 373,422 607,346 5,177,326 7,317,756
AirTicketing HotelsandPackages Others Total FiscalYearEndedMarch31, AmountinINRthousandsexcept% 2016 2017 2016 2017 2016 2017 2016 2017 Revenue 2,876,688 3,656,976 5,225,136 5,326,414 243,410 373,422 8,345,234 9,356,812Servicecost — — (4,164,352) (4,179,486) — — (4,164,352) (4,179,486)RevenueLessServiceCost 2,876,688 3,656,976 1,060,784 1,146,928 243,410 373,422 4,180,882 5,177,326
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Marketing and Sales Promotion Expenses
Marketingandsalespromotionexpensesprimarilycompriseofonline,television,radioandprintmediaadvertisementcostsaswellaseventdrivenpromotioncostforthecompany'sproductsandservices.Suchcostsaretheamountpaidtooraccruedtowardsadvertisingagenciesordirectserviceprovidersforadvertisingonwebsites,television,printformats,searchenginemarketingandanyothermedia.Advertisingandbusinesspromotioncostsarerecognizedwhenincurred.Additionally,thecompanyalsoincurscustomerinducementandacquisitioncostsforacquiringcustomersandpromotingtransactionsacrossvariousbookingplatformssuchasupfrontcashincentives,whichwhenincurredarerecordedasmarketingandsalespromotioncosts.
Other Operating Expenses
Otheroperatingexpensesprimarilyconsistof,amongotherthings,commissionanddistributionexpenses,chargesbypaymentgatewayproviders,rentalcostsandotherutilities,legalandprofessionalfees,travelingandconveyance,communicationcosts,andprovisionforbadanddoubtfuldebtsandothersundryexpenses.
Depreciation and Amortization
Depreciationconsistsprimarilyofdepreciationexpenserecordedonpropertyandequipment,suchascomputersandperipherals,furnitureandfixtures,leaseholdimprovements,officeequipmentandvehicles.Amortizationexpenseconsistsprimarilyofamortizationrecordedonintangibleassetssuchascomputersoftwareandwebsitesandotheracquiredintangibleassetssuchasagent/supplierrelationships,trademarks,intellectualpropertyrightsandnon-competeagreements.
Finance Income and Expense
Financeincomecomprisesofinterestincomeontermdepositsandnetgainonchangeinfairvalueofderivatives.Interestincomeisrecognizedasitaccruesinprofitorloss,usingtheeffectiveinterestmethod.
Financeexpensescompriseofinterestexpenseonborrowings,unwindingofthediscountonprovisionsandimpairmentlossesrecognizedonfinancialassets.Interestexpenseisrecognizedinprofitorloss,usingtheeffectiveinterestmethod.
ForeignCurrencies
TheGroup'spresentationcurrencyistheIndianrupee(INR).TheParentCompany'sfunctionalcurrencyistheU.S.dollar(USD).Thecompany'soperationsareconductedthroughthesubsidiariesandequityaccountedinvesteewherethelocalcurrencyisthefunctionalcurrencyandthefinancialstatementsofsuchentitiesaretranslatedfromtheirrespectivefunctionalcurrenciesintoINR.Onconsolidation,theassetsandliabilitiesofforeignoperationsaretranslatedintopresentationcurrencyattherateofexchangeprevailingatthereportingdateandtheirstatementofprofitorlossandothercomprehensiveincome/(loss)aretranslatedataverageexchangeratesprevailingduringtheperiod.Theexchangedifferencesarisingontranslationforconsolidationarerecognizedinothercomprehensiveincome(OCI).Ondisposalofaforeignoperation,thecomponentofOCIrelatingtothatparticularforeignoperationisrecognizedinastatementofprofitorloss.
CriticalAccountingPolicies
Certainofouraccountingpoliciesrequiretheapplicationofjudgmentbyourmanagementinselectingappropriateassumptionsforcalculatingfinancialestimates,whichinherentlycontainsomedegreeofuncertainty.Ourmanagementbasesitsestimatesonhistoricalexperienceandvariousother
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assumptionsthatarebelievedtobereasonableunderthecircumstances,theresultsofwhichformthebasisformakingjudgmentsaboutthereportedcarryingvaluesofassetsandliabilitiesandthereportedamountsofrevenuesandexpensesthatmaynotbereadilyapparentfromothersources.Actualresultsmaydifferfromtheseestimatesunderdifferentassumptionsorconditions.
Webelievethefollowingarethecriticalaccountingpoliciesandrelatedjudgmentsandestimatesusedinthepreparationofourconsolidatedfinancialstatements.Formoreinformationoneachofthesepolicies,see"Note2Significantaccountingpolicies"toour2018ConsolidatedFinancialStatements.
Basis of Preparation
The2018ConsolidatedFinancialStatementshavebeenpreparedinaccordancewithIFRSasissuedbytheIASB.TheaccountingpolicieshavebeenconsistentlyappliedbytheGroupforallperiodspresentedinthesefinancialstatements.
The2018ConsolidatedFinancialStatementshavebeenpreparedonhistoricalcostbasis,exceptforfinancialinstrumentsclassifiedasfairvaluethroughprofitorloss.
Revenue Recognition
Revenueisrecognizedtotheextentthatitisprobablethateconomicbenefitswillflowtousandrevenuecanbereliablymeasured.Revenueismeasuredatthefairvalueofconsiderationreceivedorreceivable,takingintoaccountcontractuallydefinedtermsofpayment.Weassessourrevenuearrangementagainstspecificcriteriainordertodetermineifweareactingasprincipaloragent.Wehaveconcludedthatweareactingasagentincaseofsaleofairlinetickets,hotelbookings,saleofrailandbusticketsandasprincipalincaseofsaleofholidaypackages.
Weprovidetravelproductsandservicestoleisure,corporatetravelers(B2E—BusinesstoEnterprise)andB2B2C(BusinesstoBusinesstoConsumer)agentsinIndiaandabroad.Therevenuefromrenderingtheseservicesisrecognizedinthestatementofprofitorlossoncetheservicesarerendered.Thisisgenerallythecase1)onissuanceofticketincaseofsaleofairlinetickets2)ondateofhotelbookingand3)onthedateofdepartureforoutboundtoursandpackagesandoncompletionoftourforinboundtours.
Air Ticketing
Revenuefromthesaleofairlineticketsisrecognizedasanagentonanetcommissionearnedbasis.Revenuefromservicefeesarerecognizedonearnedbasis.
Incentivesfromairlinesarerecognizedwhentheperformancethresholdsundertheincentiveschemesareachievedorareprobabletobeachievedattheendoftheapplicableperiods.
Hotels and Packages
Revenuefromhotelreservationisrecognizedasanagentonanetcommissionearnedbasis.
Revenuefrompackagesareaccountedforonagrossbasisaswearedeterminedtobetheprimaryobligorinthearrangement,meaningtherisksandresponsibilitiesaretakenbyusincludingtheresponsibilityfordeliveryofservices.Costofdeliveringsuchservicesincludescostofhotel,airlinesandpackageservicesandisdisclosedasservicecost.
Other Services
Revenuefromothersources,primarilycomprisingadvertisingrevenue,revenuefromsaleofrailandbusticketsandfeesforfacilitatingwebsiteaccesstotravelinsurancecompaniesarebeing
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recognizedastheservicesarebeingperformed.Revenuefromthesaleofrailandbusticketsisrecognizedasanagentonanetcommissionearnedbasis.
Revenueisrecognizednetofcancellationsreceivedduringtheperiod,refunds,andservicetaxes.
Revenueisallocatedbetweentheloyaltyprogrammeandtheothercomponentsofthesale.Theamountallocatedtotheloyaltyprogrammeisdeferred,andisrecognizedasrevenuewhenwefulfillourobligationstosupplytheproducts/servicesunderthetermsoftheprogrammeorwhenitisnolongerprobablethatthepointsundertheprogrammewillberedeemed.
WereceiveupfrontfeesfromGlobalDistributionSystem("GDS")providersforfacilitatingthebookingofairlineticketsonourwebsiteorotherdistributionchannelstotravelagentsforusingoursystem,whichisrecognizedasrevenueforactualairlineticketssoldoverthetotalnumberofairlineticketstobesoldoverthetermoftheapplicableagreementandthebalanceamountisrecognizedasdeferredrevenue.
Government grants
Governmentgrantsarerecognizedwherethereisreasonableassurancethatthegrantwillbereceivedandallattachedconditionswillbecompliedwith.Whenthegrantrelatestoanexpenseitem,itisrecognizedasincomeonasystematicbasisovertheperiodsthattherelatedcosts,forwhichitisintendedtocompensate,areexpensed.Whenthegrantrelatestoanasset,itisrecognizedasincomeinequalamountsovertheexpectedusefullifeoftherelatedasset.
Wehaveassessedanddeterminedtopresentgrantsasotherincomeinthestatementofprofitorlossandothercomprehensiveloss.
Marketing and Sales Promotion Expenses
Marketingandsalespromotionexpensesprimarilycompriseofonline,television,radioandprintmediaadvertisementcosts,aswellasevent-drivenpromotioncostforourproductsandservices.Suchcostsaretheamountpaidtooraccruedtowardsadvertisingagenciesordirectserviceprovidersforadvertisingonwebsites,television,printformats,searchenginemarketingandanyothermedia.Advertisingandbusinesspromotioncostsarerecognizedwhenincurred.
Additionally,wealsoincurcustomerinducementandacquisitioncostsforacquiringcustomersandpromotingtransactionsacrossvariousbookingplatformssuchasupfrontcashincentives,whichwhenincurredarerecordedasmarketingandsalespromotioncosts.
SignificantAccountingEstimatesandAssumptions
Thekeyassumptionsconcerningthefutureandotherkeysourcesofestimationuncertaintyatthereportingdate,whichhaveasignificantriskofcausingamaterialadjustmenttothecarryingamountsofassetsandliabilitieswithinthenextfinancialyear,aredescribedbelow.Actualresultscoulddifferfromtheseestimates.
a)Impairmentreviews
AnimpairmentexistswhenthecarryingvalueofanassetorCGUexceedsitsrecoverableamount.Recoverableamountisthehigherofitsfairvaluelesscoststosellanditsvalueinuse.Thevalueinusecalculationisbasedonadiscountedcashflowmodel.Incalculatingthevalueinuse,certainassumptionsarerequiredtobemadeinrespectofhighlyuncertainmatters,includingmanagement'sexpectationsofgrowthinEBITDA(Earningsbeforeinterest,taxesdepreciationandamortization),longtermgrowthrates;andtheselectionofdiscountratestoreflectrisksinvolved.Also,judgementis
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involvedindeterminingtheCGUandgroupingofCGUsforgoodwillallocationandimpairmenttesting.
Weprepareandinternallyapproveformalfiveyearplans,asapplicable,forourbusinessesandusetheseasthebasisforourimpairmentreviews.SincethevalueinuseexceedsthecarryingamountofCGU,thefairvaluelesscoststosellisnotdetermined.
WetestgoodwillforimpairmentannuallyonMarch31andwheneverthereareindicatorsofimpairment.
b)Allowanceforuncollectibletradereceivablesandadvances
Tradereceivablesdonotcarryanyinterestandarestatedattheirnominalvalueasreducedbyappropriateallowancesforestimatedirrecoverableamounts.Estimatedirrecoverableamountsarebasedontheageingofthereceivablebalancesandhistoricalexperience.Additionally,alargenumberofminorreceivablesisgroupedintohomogeneousgroupsandassessedforimpairmentcollectively.Individualtradereceivablesarewrittenoffwhenmanagementdeemsthemnottobecollectible.
c)Loyaltyprograms
Weestimaterevenueallocationbetweentheloyaltyprogrammeandtheothercomponentsofthesalewithassumptionsabouttheexpectedredemptionrates.Theamountallocatedtotheloyaltyprogrammeisdeferred,andisrecognizedasrevenuewhenwefulfillourobligationstosupplytheservicesunderthetermsoftheprogrammeorwhenitisnolongerprobablethatthepointsundertheprogrammewillberedeemed.
d)Taxes
Deferredtaxassetsarerecognizedforallunusedtaxlossestotheextentthatitisprobablethattaxableprofitwillbeavailableagainstwhichthelossescanbeutilized.Significantmanagementjudgmentisrequiredtodeterminetheamountofdeferredtaxassetsthatcanberecognized,baseduponthelikelytimingandtheleveloffuturetaxableprofits,futuretaxplanningstrategiesandrecentbusinessperformancesanddevelopments.Wehavenotrecognizeddeferredtaxassetonunusedtaxlossesandtemporarydifferencesinmostofoursubsidiaries.
e)Definedbenefitplans
Thecostsofpost-retirementbenefitobligationunderourgratuityplanaredeterminedusingactuarialvaluations.Anactuarialvaluationinvolvesmakingvariousassumptionsthatmaydifferfromactualdevelopmentsinthefuture.Theseincludethedeterminationofthediscountrate,futuresalaryincrease,mortalityratesandfuturepensionincreases.Duetothecomplexitiesinvolvedinthevaluationanditslongtermnature,adefinedbenefitobligationishighlysensitivetochangesintheseassumptions.Allassumptionsarereviewedateachreportingdate.
SignificantJudgmentsinApplyingAccountingPolicies
Intheprocessofapplyingouraccountingpolicies,managementhasmadethefollowingjudgments,whichhavethemostsignificanteffectontheamountsrecognizedinour2018ConsolidatedFinancialStatements:
Determination of Functional Currency
EachofYatraOnline,Inc.anditssubsidiariesdeterminesitsownfunctionalcurrency(thecurrencyoftheprimaryeconomicenvironmentinwhichtheentityoperates)anditemsincludedinthefinancialstatementsofeachentityaremeasuredusingthatfunctionalcurrency.InternationalAccounting
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Standard,orIAS,21,"The Effects of Changes in Foreign Exchange Rates ,"prescribesthefactorstobeconsideredforthepurposeofdeterminingthefunctionalcurrency.However,inrespectoftheparentcompanyandcertainintermediaryforeignoperations,thedeterminationoffunctionalcurrencymightnotbeveryobviousduetomixedindicators,suchasthesourceoffinancing,thefunctionalcurrencyoftheshareholders,thecurrencyinwhichtheborrowingshavebeenraisedandtheextentofautonomyenjoyedbytheforeignoperation.Insuchcases,managementusesitsjudgmenttodeterminethefunctionalcurrencythatmostfaithfullyrepresentstheeconomiceffectsoftheunderlyingtransactions,eventsandconditions.
ResultsofOperations
ConvenienceTranslation
TheconsolidatedfinancialstatementsarestatedinINR.However,solelyfortheconvenienceofthereaders,theconsolidatedstatementofprofitorlossandothercomprehensiveincome/(loss)fortheyearendedMarch31,2018,theconsolidatedstatementoffinancialpositionasatMarch31,2018andtheconsolidatedstatementofcashflowsforyearendedMarch31,2018,wereconvertedintoU.S.dollarsattheexchangerateof65.11INRperUSD.ThisarithmeticconversionshouldnotbeconstruedasrepresentationthattheamountsexpressedinINRmaybeconvertedintoUSDatthatoranyotherexchangerateaswellasthatsuchnumbersareincomplianceaspertherequirementsoftheInternationalFinancialReportingStandards("IFRS").
Reclassifications
Certainreclassificationshavebeenmadeintheconsolidatedstatementsofprofitorlossandothercomprehensiveincome/(loss),consolidatedstatementoffinancialpositionandconsolidatedstatementofcashflowsofpriorperiodstoconformtotheclassificationsusedinthecurrentperiod.Theimpactofsuchreclassificationsonconsolidatedstatementsofprofitorlossandothercomprehensiveincome(loss),consolidatedstatementoffinancialpositionandconsolidatedstatementofcashflowsisnotmaterial.
Duringthecurrentyear,theCompanyhasseparatelypresentedlistingandrelatedexpenses,whichwereshownasan'exceptionalitem'inthepreviousyearstatementofprofitandlossandothercomprehensiveloss.Inlinewiththis,theCompanyhasalsoremovedthesub-total'Lossbeforeexceptionalitemsandincometaxes',whichwaspresentedinthepreviousyearstatementofprofitandlossandothercomprehensiveloss.Additionally,'Changeinfairvalueofwarrants'hasbeenseparatelypresentedonthefaceofthestatementofprofitorlossandothercomprehensiveloss,asagainstpartoffinanceincome/costinthepreviousperiod.TheCompany'smanagementbelievesthatthesechangeswillhelpuserstowardbetterunderstandingthefinancialperformanceoftheCompany.
Yatra Online, Inc.'s financial and operating results for the year ended March 31, 2018 include the financial and operating results of ATB, in which weacquired a majority stake on August 4, 2017, for eight months.
Accordingly, the reported results for the year ended March 31, 2018, which are inclusive of the impact of consolidation of the ATB, may not be comparablewith the reported results of the year ended March 31, 2017, which periods did not have the impact of consolidation of ATB.
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ResultsofFiscalYearEndedMarch31,2018ComparedtoFiscalYearEndedMarch31,2017
Thefollowingtablesetsforthasummaryofourconsolidatedstatementofprofitorlossandothercomprehensiveloss,bothactualamountsandasapercentageofrevenue,fortheperiodsindicated.
Revenue. WegeneratedrevenueofINR12,248.5millionintheyearendedMarch31,2018,anincreaseof30.9%overrevenueofINR9,356.8millionfortheyearendedMarch31,2017.
Service Cost. OurservicecostincreasedtoINR4,930.8millionintheyearendedMarch31,2018fromINR4,179.5millionintheyearendedMarch31,2017duetoincreaseinoursaleofpackages.
Revenue Less Service Cost (1) . OurRevenueLessServiceCostincreasedby41.3%toINR7,317.8millionintheyearendedMarch31,2018fromINR5,177.3millionintheyearendedMarch31,2017.Thisgrowthresultedmainlyfromanincreaseof37.1%inourAirTicketingrevenuealongwithanincreaseof48%inourRevenueLessServiceCostfromHotelsandPackages,includingtheimpactofconsolidationofATB.
Air Ticketing. RevenuefromourAirTicketingbusinessincreasedby37.1%toINR5,012.9millionintheyearendedMarch31,2018fromINR3,657millionintheyearendedMarch31,2017.ThisgrowthwasdrivenbyanincreaseinAirTicketinggrossbookingsby37.5%toINR79.2billionintheyearendedMarch31,2018includingtheimpactofconsolidationofATB,ascomparedtoINR57.6billionintheyearendedMarch31,2017.ThegrowthinourAirTicketingsalesandGrossBookingsintheyearendedMarch31,2018reflectsthestrongunderlyinggrowthintheoverallairtravelmarketinIndiaandthecontinuedshiftintheairtravelmarketfromofflinetoonlinetransactions.Inaddition,ourairpassengeryieldsincreasedasourbusinessmixmovedmoretowardsinternationalflightswhichhaveahighertransactionvaluebutloweronlinepenetration.OurNetRevenueMargininthecurrentyearmarginallydecreasedto6.3%includingtheimpactofconsolidationofATBfrom6.4%inthecorrespondingperiodlastyear.
Hotels and Packages. RevenuefromourHotelsandPackagesbusinessincreasedby24.4%toINR6,628.2millionintheyearendedMarch31,2018fromINR5,326.4millionintheyearended
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FiscalYearEndedMarch31, 2017 2018 AmountinINRthousandsexcept% Amount % Amount % Totalrevenue 9,356,813 100.0 12,248,513 100.0Otherincome 25,282 0.3 90,001 0.7Servicecost 4,179,486 44.7 4,930,757 40.3Personnelexpenses 2,115,308 22.6 2,902,840 23.7Marketingandsalespromotionexpenses 2,457,242 26.3 4,155,420 33.9Otheroperatingexpenses 2,217,887 23.7 3,284,030 26.8Depreciationandamortization 275,587 2.9 425,600 3.5Resultsfromoperations (1,863,415) (19.9) (3,360,133) (27.4)Financeincome 139,158 1.5 91,912 0.8Financecosts (149,863) (1.6) (153,056) (1.2)Shareoflossofjointventure (9,441) (0.1) (10,559) (0.1)Listingandrelatedexpense (4,242,526) (45.3) — —Changeinfairvalueofwarrants 230,111 2.5 (563,253) (4.6)Lossbeforeincometaxes (5,895,976) (63.0) (3,995,089) (32.6)Incometaxexpense (40,987) (0.4) (56,887) (0.5)Lossfortheyear (5,936,963) (63.5) (4,051,976) (33.1)
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March31,2017.OurRevenueLessServiceCostforthissegmentincreasedby48.0%toINR1,697.5millionintheyearendedMarch31,2018fromINR1,146.9millionintheyearendedMarch31,2017.ThisgrowthwasduetoanincreaseinourGrossBookingsby28.3%toINR13.4billion,includingtheimpactofconsolidationofATB,alongwithanincreaseinNetRevenueMarginto12.7%intheyearendedMarch31,2018ascomparedto11%duringtheyearendedMarch31,2017.TheincreaseinNetRevenueMarginisduetochangeinbusinessmixinfavorofstandalonehotels,whichhavehighermargins,aswellashighermarginsnegotiatedfromthesuppliersprimarilyfromourstandalonehotelsbusiness.
Other Revenue. Ourotherrevenuegrewby62.6%toINR607.3millionintheyearendedMarch31,2018fromINR373.4millionintheyearendedMarch31,2017.Thisincreasewasprimarilyduetoanincreaseinadvertisementandalliancesincome,improvementinattachratesforinsurancebookedatthetimeofairticketpurchasesresultinginhigherinsurancefacilitationfees,anincreaseinbusandtrainbookingsandtheimpactofconsolidationofATB.
Other Income. OurotherincomeincreasedtoINR90.0millionintheyearendedMarch31,2018fromINR25.3millionintheyearendedMarch31,2017.Thisincreasewasprimarilyonaccountofthegovernmentgrantreceivedbythecompanyonaccountof"ServiceExportsfromIndiaScheme(SEIS)".
Personnel Expenses. Ourpersonnelexpensesincreasedby37.2%toINR2,902.8millionintheyearendedMarch31,2018fromINR2,115.3millionintheyearendedMarch31,2017.Thisincreasewasprimarilyduetoanincreaseinemployeeshare-basedpaymentexpensetoINR729.9millionintheyearendedMarch31,2018fromINR586.9millionintheyearendedMarch31,2017,annualsalaryincrements,increasedemployeeheadcountprimarilyintechnologyandimpactofconsolidationofATB.Excludingtheemployeeshare-basedpaymentexpense,ourpersonnelexpensegrowthwouldhavebeen42.2%fortheyearendedMarch31,2018,includingtheimpactofconsolidationofATB.
Marketing and Sales Promotion Expenses. Marketingandsalespromotionexpensesincreasedby69.1%toINR4,155.4millionintheyearendedMarch31,2018fromINR2,457.2millionintheyearendedMarch31,2017primarilyduetoincreasesinbrandmarketingcampaigns,consumerpromotionsandloyaltyincentiveprogramsandtheimpactofconsolidationofATB.MarketingandSalesPromotionExpensesasapercentageofRevenueLessServiceCostincreasedto56.8%intheyearendedMarch31,2018from47.5%duringtheyearendedMarch31,2017.
Other Operating Expenses. Otheroperatingexpensesincreasedby48.1%toINR3,284millionintheyearendedMarch31,2018fromINR2,217.9millionintheyearendedMarch31,2017primarilyduetoremeasurementofcontingentconsiderationofINR294.3million,consolidationofATB,increasedpaymentgatewayexpensesandcommissionsduetoincreasedbusinessvolumeandincreasesinourlegalandprofessionalfees.
Depreciation and Amortization. Ourdepreciationandamortizationexpensesincreasedby54.4%toINR425.6millionintheyearendedMarch31,2018fromINR275.6millionintheyearendedMarch31,2017primarilyasaresultofanincreaseinamortizationexpenseandtheimpactofconsolidationofATB.
Results from Operations. Asaresultoftheforegoingfactors,ourresultsfromoperationswasalossofINR3,360.1millionintheyearendedMarch31,2018.OurlossfortheyearendedMarch31,2017wasINR1,863.4million.Excludingtheemployeeshare-basedcompensationcostsandremeasurementofcontingentconsideration,AdjustedResultsfromOperations(1)wouldhavebeenINR2,335.9millionforyearendedMarch31,2018ascomparedtoINR1,276.5millionforyearendedMarch31,2017.
(1) Seethesectionbelowtitled"CertainNon-IFRSMeasures."
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Finance Income. OurfinanceincomedecreasedtoINR91.9millionintheyearendedMarch31,2018fromINR139.2millionintheyearendedMarch31,2017.Thedecreasewasprimarilyduetodecreaseintheinterestincomefromourbankdeposits.
Finance Costs. OurfinancecostsincreasedtoINR153.1millionintheyearendedMarch31,2018ascomparedtoINR149.9millionintheyearendedMarch31,2017.TheincreasewasmainlyduetoanincreaseininterestonborrowingsduetoanewdebtfacilityavailedinyearendedMarch31,2018andtheimpactofconsolidationofATB,whichwaspartiallyoffsetbyadecreaseinunwindingofdiscountonotherfinancialliabilityrelatedtobusinessexpenses.
Share of Loss of Joint Venture. Thislosspertainstoajointventureinvestmentthatoperatesinadventuretravelactivities.OurlossfromthisjointventureincreasedtoINR10.6millionintheyearendedMarch31,2018fromINR9.4millionintheyearendedMarch31,2017.
Listing and related expenses. ListingandrelatedexpensesamountingtoINR4,242.5millionfortheyearendedMarch31,2017relatetotheexpensesaccruedduetotheBusinessCombinationwithTerrapin3,NASDAQlistingrelatedlegalandprofessionalexpensesandcontingentdividendexpense.Thesewereone-timecostsfortheyearendedMarch31,2017.
Change in fair value of warrants. DuringtheyearendedMarch31,2018,weincurredalossofINR563.3millionduetoachangeinthefairmarketvalueofwarrantsascomparedtoagainofINR230.1millionduringtheyearendedMarch31,2017.
Income Tax Expense. OurincometaxexpenseduringtheyearendedMarch31,2018wasINR56.9millioncomparedtoanexpenseofINR41millionduringtheyearendedMarch31,2017.ThiswasprimarilyduetohighertaxableincomeinsomeofoursubsidiariesandtheimpactofconsolidationofATB.
Loss for the Year. Asaresultoftheforegoingfactors,ourlossintheyearendedMarch31,2018wasINR4,052.0millionascomparedtoalossofINR5,937.0millionintheyearendedMarch31,2017.Excludingtheemployeesharebasedcompensationcosts,remeasurementofcontingentconsideration,netchangeinfairvalueofwarrantsandlistingandrelatedexpenses,theAdjustedLoss(1)wouldhavebeenINR2,464.5millionforyearendedMarch31,2018andAdjustedLoss(1)wouldhavebeenINR1,337.6millionforyearendedMarch31,2017.
Basic and Diluted Loss per Share. BasiclosspersharewasINR116.41intheyearendedMarch31,2018ascomparedtobasiclosspershareofINR237.89intheyearendedMarch31,2017.Afterexcludingtheemployeeshare-basedcompensationcosts,remeasurementofcontingentconsideration,netchangeinfairvalueofwarrantsandlistingandrelatedexpenses,AdjustedBasicLossperShare(1)wouldhavebeenINR70.66intheyearendedMarch31,2018ascomparedtoINR53.59intheyearendedMarch31,2017.
(1) Seethesectionbelowtitled"CertainNon-IFRSMeasures."
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ResultsofYearEndedMarch31,2017ComparedtoYearEndedMarch31,2016
Thefollowingtablesetsforthasummaryofourconsolidatedstatementofprofitorlossandothercomprehensiveloss,bothactualamountsandasapercentageofrevenue,fortheperiodsindicated.
Revenue. WegeneratedrevenueofINR9,356.8millionintheyearendedMarch31,2017,anincreaseof12.1%overourrevenueofINR8,345.2millionfortheyearendedMarch31,2016.
Service Cost. OurservicecostincreasedmarginallytoINR4,179.5millionintheyearendedMarch31,2017fromINR4,164.4millionintheyearendedMarch31,2016.
Revenue Less Service Cost. (1) OurRevenueLessServiceCostincreasedby23.8%toINR5,177.3millionintheyearendedMarch31,2017fromINR4,180.9millionintheyearendedMarch31,2016.Thisgrowthresultedmainlyfromanincreaseof27.1%inourAirTicketingrevenuealongwithanincreaseof8.1%inourHotelsandPackagesRevenueLessServiceCosts.
Air Ticketing. RevenuefromourAirTicketingbusinessincreasedby27.1%toINR3,657.0millionintheyearendedMarch31,2017fromINR2,876.7millionintheyearendedMarch31,2016.ThisgrowthwasdrivenbyanincreaseinGrossBookingsof16.8%toINR57.6billionintheyearendedMarch31,2017fromINR49.3billionintheyearendedMarch31,2016,alongwithanincreaseinourNetRevenueMarginto6.4%fortheyearendedMarch31,2017from5.8%fortheyearendedMarch31,2016.WewitnessedhigherNetRevenueMarginsinthissegmentintheyearendedMarch31,2017comparedtotheyearendedMarch31,2016duetobettervolumebaseddealsnegotiatedwiththeairlinesandrelativelyflatservicefeesoncomparativelylowerairticketprices.
Hotels and Packages. RevenuefromourHotelsandPackagesbusinessincreasedmarginallytoINR5,326.4millionintheyearendedMarch31,2017fromINR5,225.1millionintheyearendedMarch31,2016.OurRevenueLessServiceCostforthissegmentincreasedby8.1%toINR1,146.9millionintheyearendedMarch31,2017fromINR1060.8millionintheyearendedMarch31,2016.ThiswasduetoanincreaseinourGrossBookingsby8.5%toINR10.4billionduring
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FiscalYearEndedMarch31, 2016 2017 AmountinINRthousandsexcept% Amount % Amount % Totalrevenue 8,345,234 100.0 9,356,813 100.0OtherIncome 26,662 0.3 25,282 0.3Servicecost 4,164,352 49.9 4,179,486 44.7Personnelexpenses 1,524,055 18.3 2,115,308 22.6Marketingandsalespromotionexpenses 1,687,541 20.2 2,457,242 26.3Otheroperatingexpenses 1,967,162 23.6 2,217,887 23.7Depreciationandamortization 233,703 2.8 275,587 2.9Resultsfromoperations (1,204,917) (14.4) (1,863,415) (19.9)Financeincome 95,072 1.1 139,158 1.5Financecosts (111,973) (1.3) (149,863) (1.6)Shareoflossofjointventure (11,802) (0.1) (9,441) (0.1)Listingandrelatedexpense — — (4,242,526) (45.3)Changeinfairvalueofwarrants (3,167) (0.0) 230,111 2.5Lossbeforeincometaxes (1,236,787) (14.8) (5,895,976) (63.0)Incometax(expense)/credits (6,515) (0.1) (40,987) (0.4)Lossfortheyear (1,243,302) (14.9) (5,936,963) (63.5)
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theyearendedMarch31,2017partiallyoffsetbyaslightdecreaseinourNetRevenueMarginto10.8%fortheyearendedMarch31,2017from10.9%fortheyearendedMarch31,2016.
Other Revenue. Ourotherrevenuegrewby53.4%toINR373.4millionintheyearendedMarch31,2017fromINR243.4millionintheyearendedMarch31,2016.Thegrowthinthissegmentwasmainlyduetoanincreaseinadvertisementrevenueandfacilitationfees.
Other Income. OurotherincomedecreasedtoINR25.3millionintheyearendedMarch31,2017fromINR26.7millionintheyearendedMarch31,2016.
Personnel Expenses. Ourpersonnelexpensesincreasedby38.8%toINR2,115.3millionintheyearendedMarch31,2017fromINR1,524.1millionintheyearendedMarch31,2016.Thisincreasewasduetoanincreaseinemployeeshare-basedpaymentexpensetoINR586.9millionintheyearendedMarch31,2017fromINR19.4millionintheyearendedMarch31,2016.Excludingtheemployeeshare-basedpaymentexpense,ourpersonnelexpensegrowthwouldhavebeen1.6%fortheyearendedMarch31,2017.
Marketing and Sales Promotion Expenses. Marketingandsalespromotionexpensesincreasedby45.6%toINR2,457.2millionintheyearendedMarch31,2017fromINR1,687.5millionintheyearendedMarch31,2016primarilyduetoincreasesinconsumerpromotionprograms,loyaltyincentiveprogramsandbrandspendsonTVandprintmedia.TheratioofmarketingandsalespromotionexpensestoRevenueLessServiceCostfortheyearendedMarch31,2017washigherat47.7%comparedto40.5%intheyearendedMarch31,2016.
Other Operating Expenses. Otheroperatingexpensesincreasedby12.9%toINR2,217.9millionintheyearendedMarch31,2017fromINR1,967.2millionintheyearendedMarch31,2016primarilyduetoanincreaseincommissionexpenseandpaymentgatewayexpenseduetoanincreaseinbusinessvolume.
Depreciation and Amortization. Ourdepreciationandamortizationexpensesincreasedby17.9%toINR275.6millionintheyearendedMarch31,2017fromINR233.7millionintheyearendedMarch31,2016primarilyasaresultofanincreaseinamortizationexpense.
Results from Operations. (1) Asaresultoftheforegoingfactors,ourresultsfromoperatingactivitieswasalossofINR1,863.4millionintheyearendedMarch31,2017.OurlossfortheyearendedMarch31,2016wasINR1,204.9million.Excludingtheemployeeshare-basedcompensationcosts,thelosswouldhavebeenINR1,276.5millionforyearendedMarch31,2017ascomparedtoINR1,185.5millionforyearendedMarch31,2016.
Finance Income. OurfinanceincomeincreasedtoINR139.2millionintheyearendedMarch31,2017fromINR95.1millionintheyearendedMarch31,2016primarilyduetoincreaseininterestonbankdepositsbyINR36.6million.
Finance Costs. OurfinancecostsincreasedtoINR149.9millionintheyearendedMarch31,2017ascomparedtoINR112millionintheyearendedMarch31,2016primarilyduetotheunwindingofdiscountsonotherfinancialliabilities.
Share of Loss of Joint Venture. Thislosspertainstoajointventureinvestmentthatoperatesinadventuretravelactivities.OurlossfromthisjointventuredecreasedtoINR9.4millionintheyearendedMarch31,2017fromINR11.8millionintheyearendedMarch31,2016.
Listing and related expense. ListingandrelatedexpensesamountingtoINR4,242.5millionfortheyearendedMarch31,2017relatetotheexpensesaccruedduetotheBusinessCombinationwith
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Terrapin3,NASDAQlistingrelatedlegalandprofessionalexpensesandcontingentdividendexpense.Thesewereone-timecostsfortheyearendedMarch31,2017.
Change in fair value of warrants. ThisrepresentsagainofINR230.1millionduetochangeinthemarketvalueofpubliclytradedwarrants.
Income Tax Expense. OurincometaxexpenseduringtheyearendedMarch31,2017wasINR41.0millioncomparedtoanexpenseofINR6.5millionduringtheyearendedMarch31,2016.ThiswasprimarilyduetohighertaxableincomeinsomeoftheCompany'ssubsidiaries.
Loss for the Year. Asaresultoftheforegoingfactors,ourlossintheyearendedMarch31,2017wasINR5,937.0millionascomparedtoalossofINR1,243.3millionintheyearendedMarch31,2016.ExcludingtheemployeesharebasedcompensationcostsandnetchangeinfairvalueofwarrantsforbothyearsendedMarch31,2017and2016;listingandrelatedexpensesfortheyearendedMarch31,2017,thelosswouldhavebeenatINR1,337.6millionfortheyearMarch31,2017andINR1,220.8millionforyearendedMarch31,2016.
Basic and Diluted Loss Per Share. BasicandDilutedlosspersharewasINR237.89intheyearendedMarch31,2017ascomparedtobasicanddilutedlosspershareofINR58.10intheyearendedMarch31,2016.AfteradjustingfortheemployeesharebasedcompensationcostsandnetchangeinfairvalueofwarrantsforbothyearsendedMarch31,2017and2016;andforthelistingandrelatedexpensesfortheyearendedMarch31,2017,basicanddilutedlosspersharewouldhavebeenINR52.91foryearendedMarch31,2017ascomparedtoINR57.05foryearendedMarch31,2016.
LiquidityandCapitalResources
Oursourcesofliquidityhaveprincipallybeenproceedsfromthesaleofourconvertiblepreferredsharesandordinaryshares,longtermborrowings,bankoverdrafts,workingcapitalfacilitiesandcashflowsfromoperations.Ourcashrequirementshavemainlybeenforfundingoperationallosses,acquisitions,workingcapitalaswellascapitalexpenditures.
AsofMarch31,2018,ourprimarysourcesofliquiditywereINR2,465.1millionofcashandcashequivalentsand1,012.1millionintermdeposits(INR831.7millionispledgedwithvariousbanksagainstbankguarantees,bankoverdraft,vehicleloan,letterofcredit,salesinvoicediscountingandcreditcardfacilities).
AsofMarch31,2017,ourprimarysourcesofliquiditywereINR1,532.6millionofcashandcashequivalentsandINR3,027.9millionintermdeposits(INR1,025.5millionispledgedwithvariousbanksagainstbankguarantees,bankoverdraft,vehicleloan,letterofcredit,salesinvoicediscountingandcreditcardfacilities).Theincreasewasprimarilyduetocashreceivedofapproximately$92.5millioninconnectionwiththeBusinessCombinationthatwasconsummatedinthecurrentyear.
AsofMarch31,2016,ourprimarysourcesofliquiditywereINR389.7millionofcashandcashequivalentsandINR1,024.9millionintermdeposits(INR1,017.2millionwaspledgedwithvariousbanksagainstbankguarantees,bankoverdraft,vehicleloan,letterofcredit,saleinvoicediscountingandcreditcardfacilities).
Ourtradeandotherreceivablesprimarilycompriseof:(1)commissions,incentiveorotherpaymentsowedtousbyairlinesandothersuppliersand(2)receivablesfromourB2B2Ctravelagents,corporateandsomeretailcustomerstowhomwetypicallyextendcreditperiods.OurtradeandotherreceivablesincreasedbyINR2,038.5millionfromINR1,970.4millionasofMarch31,2017toINR4,008.9millionasofMarch31,2018,inlinewiththegrowthofourbusinessandtheacquisitionofAirTravelBureauLimited(ATB).
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OurtradeandotherreceivablesincreasedbyINR607.5millionfromINR1,362.8millionasofMarch31,2016toINR1,970.4millionasofMarch31,2017,inlinewiththegrowthofourbusiness.
Ourothercurrentassetsprimarilyconsistofcurrentportionofprepaymentsmadetoanddepositsplacedwithoursuppliers.OurothercurrentassetsincreasedfromINR744.5millionasofMarch31,2017toINR977.8asofMarch31,2018,primarilyduetoincreasesinadvancesmadetoourairlineandhotelsuppliersinlinewiththegrowthofourbusiness.
OurothercurrentassetsincreasedfromINR566.3millionasofMarch31,2016toINR744.5millionasofMarch31,2017,primarilyduetoincreasesinadvancesmadetoourairlineandhotelsuppliersinlinewiththegrowthofourbusiness.
InSeptember2017,theCompanytookatermloanof$7.8million,orapproximatelyINR509.3million,fromInnoVenCapitalSingaporePTE.LTD.,consistingof$5million"FacilityA"and$2.8million"FacilityB",carryinganinterestof9%perannum.TheloanisrepayableinrelationtoFacilityAovertheperioduntilJanuary01,2020andinrelationtoFacilityBovertheperioduntilAugust01,2019.TheamountoutstandingagainstthisloanasofMarch31,2018was$6.3million,orapproximatelyINR410.2million.Theloanissecuredbychargeonallexistingandfuture,currentandnon-currentassets,includinganyintellectualpropertyandintellectualpropertyrightsofthecompany.
YatraOnlinePrivateLimited("YatraIndia"),anindirectsubsidiaryoftheCompany,tookatermloanfromInnoVenCapitalIndiaPrivateLimitedofanaggregateamountofINR495million,consistingofINR320million"FirstTranche"andINR175million"SecondTranche"inSeptember2017,carryinganinterestof14.75%perannum.TheloanisrepayableinrelationtoFirstTrancheovertheperioduntilJanuary01,2020andinrelationtoSecondTrancheovertheperioduntilAugust01,2019.TheamountoutstandingagainstthisloanasofMarch31,2018wasINR400.1million.Theloanissecuredbypledgeofallexistingandfuture,currentandnon-currentassets,includinganyintellectualpropertyandintellectualpropertyrightsofthecompanyandbythepledgeofsharesheldbyYatraIndiainATB.
AsofMarch31,2018,YatraIndiahadsanctionedbankguaranteelimitsof(i)INR1100millionfromICICIbankagainstbankdepositsofINR600million(thisamountispledgedandwedonotearnanyinterestonthisbankdeposit),allexistingandfuturefixedandcurrentassetsincludingintellectualpropertyandintellectualpropertyrights,and(ii)INR10millionfromHSBCbankagainstfixeddeposits.
AsofMarch31,2017,YatraIndiahadsanctionedbankguaranteelimitsof(i)INR900millionfromHDFCBankagainstfixeddeposits,allexistingandfuturefixedandcurrentassetsincludingintellectualpropertyandintellectualpropertyrights,and(ii)INR10millionfromHSBCBankagainstfixeddeposits.Inaddition,YatraUSAhasplacedcertificatesofdeposittotalingapproximatelyINR19.42million(US$0.3million),toprovideguaranteestovariousinternationalairlines.
AsofMarch31,2016,YatraIndiahadsanctionedbankguaranteelimitsof(i)INR800millionfromHDFCBankagainstfixeddeposits,allexistingandfuturefixedandcurrentassetsincludingintellectualpropertyandintellectualpropertyrights,and(ii)INR10millionfromHSBCBankagainstfixeddeposits.Inaddition,YatraUSAhadplacedcertificatesofdeposittotalingapproximatelyINR19.9million(US$0.3million),toprovideguaranteestovariousinternationalairlines.
OnJuly24,2015,wetookatermloanof$5million,orapproximatelyINR326.6million,fromMacquarieCorporateHoldingsPTYLimited,anaffiliateofMIHILLC.Theloancarriedinterestintwoparts,cashinterestrateat5%perannumandpaymentinkind,orPIK,interestrateat3.5%perannum.PIKinterestratewaspayableinkindthroughaccretiontotheaggregateoutstandingprincipalamountoftheloan;providedthat,ifthematuritydateisextendedbeyondthefirstanniversaryoftheborrowingdate,thePIKinterestrateforeachinterestperiodstartingafterthefirstanniversaryoftheborrowingdateshallincreaseto5.0%perannum.Theamountoutstandingagainstthisloanasof
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March31,2017wasNil(March31,2016wasINR339.7million).TheloanwassecuredbythepledgeofthesharesofthesubsidiariesoftheGroup,THCLTravelHoldingCyprusLimitedandAsiaConsolidatedDMCPte.Ltd.Theloanwastakenbythecompanyfortwelvemonths;providedthat,ifnodefaulthasbeenoccurredandcontinuing,thematuritydateshallautomaticallybeextendedtothedatefallingtwenty-fourmonthsaftertheborrowingdate.Wecouldnotmakeanyvoluntaryprepaymentsinrespectoftheloanpriortothefirstanniversaryoftheborrowingdate.WerepaidtheoutstandingprincipalamountoftheloaninfullonDecember29,2016andthebalanceinterestpaymentonJanuary3,2017andMacquariereleasedthepledgeofsharesmentionedabove.
YatraIndiatookatermloanfromInnoVenCapitalIndiaPrivateLimited(formerlySVBIndiaFinancePrivateLimited)ofanaggregateamountofINR250million,consistingofINR150millioninNovember2013andINR100millioninMarch2014,carryinganinterestof14.40%perannum.Theloanwasrepayablein31and30monthlyinstallments.TheamountoutstandingagainstthisloanasofMarch31,2016wasINR86.9million.Theloanwassecuredbypledgeofallexistingandfuture,currentandfixedassets,includinganyintellectualpropertyandintellectualpropertyrightsofthecompany.OnJanuary20,2017,weprepaidtheentireoutstandingamountoftheloanamountingtoINR10.3million,whichincludedprepaymentchargesofINR0.2millionandalsogotthesecurityagainstallcurrentandfixedassetsasmentionedabovereleased.
AsofMarch31,2017,YatraIndiahadthefollowingfacilityavailableinIndiafromHDFCBank:anoverdraftfacilityforuptoINR500million(March31,2016:INR500million),withinterestpayableatanaveragerateof8.8%(March31,2016:8.7%)(weightedaveragefixeddepositrateplus1.00%)perannum,securedbyfixeddepositsofYatraIndia.NoamountwasoutstandingunderthisfacilityasonMarch31,2017andMarch31,2016.
Wehavetakenvehiclesonfinanceleasewhereintheleasedvehiclesarepledgedassecurityfortherelatedlease.AsofMarch31,2018,theoutstandingbalanceoffinanceleaseliabilitywasINR8.9millionascomparedtoINR12.9millionasatMarch31,2017.Further,wehavetakencertainvehiclesonloanwhichissecuredagainstpledgeofsuchvehiclesandfixeddeposit.AsofMarch31,2018,theoutstandingbalanceofsuchborrowingisINR45.1millionascomparedtoINR32millionasatMarch31,2017.
Wehavetakenvehiclesonfinanceleasewhereintheleasedvehiclesarepledgedassecurityfortherelatedlease.AsofMarch31,2017,theoutstandingbalanceoffinanceleaseliabilitywasINR12.9millionascomparedtoINR18.4millionasatMarch31,2016.Further,wehavetakencertainvehiclesonloanwhichissecuredagainstpledgeofsuchvehiclesandfixeddeposit.AsofMarch31,2017,theoutstandingbalanceofsuchborrowingisINR32millionascomparedtoINR24.5millionasatMarch31,2016.
Fromtimetotime,wearealsorequiredbycertaininternationalandIndianairlines,HotelsandPackagessuppliers,aswellascertainaggregatorsfromwhomweobtainhotelinventoryandothertravelsuppliers,toobtainbankguaranteesorlettersofcredittosecureourobligationstothem.
Webelievethatourcurrentcashandcashequivalentsandcashflowfromoperationswillbesufficienttomeetouranticipatedregularworkingcapitalrequirements,fundingofoperationallossesandourneedsforcapitalexpendituresforatleastthenext12months.Wemay,however,requireadditionalcashresourcesduetochangingbusinessconditionsorotherfuturedevelopments,includinganyinvestmentsoracquisitionswemaydecidetopursue.
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Thefollowingtablesetsforththesummaryofourcashflowsfortheperiodsindicated:
Net cash from / (used in) operating activities
OurnetcashusedinoperatingactivitieswasINR881.9millionintheyearendedMarch31,2018,ascomparedtonetcashusedinoperatingactivitiesofINR1,589.8millionintheyearendedMarch31,2017,adecreaseincashusageofINR707.9millionintheyearendedMarch31,2018.Ournetlossadjustedforinterest,tax,amortizationanddepreciationandothernon-cashitemswasINR1,846.7millionintheyearendedMarch31,2018.Further,intheyearendedMarch31,2018,therewasadecreaseinourworkingcapitalofINR1,069.9million,ascomparedtoanincreaseinworkingcapitalofINR384.6millionintheyearendedMarch31,2017.ThedecreaseinworkingcapitalintheyearendedMarch31,2018wasprimarilyduetoINR1,898.7millionincreasesintradeandotherpayables.TheincreaseintradeandotherpayableswaspartiallyoffsetbyanincreaseintradeandotherreceivablesofINR824.9million.TheworkingcapitalincreaseintheyearendedMarch31,2017wasprimarilyduetoaINR889.9millionincreaseintradeandotherreceivables.TheincreaseintradereceivableswaspartiallyoffsetbyanincreaseintradeandotherpayablesofINR508.3millionduetoanincreaseinthevolumeofourbusiness.
OurnetcashusedinoperatingactivitieswasINR1,589.8millionintheyearendedMarch31,2017,ascomparedtonetcashusedinoperatingactivitiesofINR459.9millionintheyearendedMarch31,2016,anincreaseincashusageofINR1,129.9millionintheyearendedMarch31,2017.Ournetlossadjustedforinterest,tax,amortizationanddepreciationandothernon-cashitemswasINR1,146.8millionintheyearendedMarch31,2017ascomparedtoanetlossadjustedforinterest,tax,amortizationanddepreciationandothernon-cashitemsofINR898.7millionintheyearended2016.Further,intheyearendedMarch31,2017,therewasanincreaseinourworkingcapitalofINR384.6million,ascomparedtoadecreaseinworkingcapitalofINR515.4millionintheyearendedMarch31,2016.Theincreaseinworkingcapitalinfiscalyear2017wasprimarilyduetoaINR890millionincreaseintradeandotherreceivables.TheincreaseintradeandotherreceivableswaspartiallyoffsetbyanincreaseintradeandotherpayablesofINR508.3million.Theworkingcapitaldecreaseinfiscalyear2016wasprimarilyduetoaINR731.4millionincreaseintradeandotherpayables,ofwhichINR703.9millionwasonaccountofanadvancereceived,afteradjustingtheutilizationofpreviousadvancereceivedfromanotherGDSvendor,fromourGDSproviderinconnectionwithanewcontract.TheincreaseintradepayableswaspartiallyoffsetbyanincreaseintradeandotherreceivablesofINR213.4millionduetoanincreaseinthevolumeofourbusiness.
Net cash from/(used in) investing activities.
DuringtheyearendedMarch31,2018,cashfrominvestingactivitieswasINR1,221.1million,ascomparedtocashusedininvestingactivitiesofINR2,380.5millionintheyearendedMarch31,2017.DuringtheyearendedMarch31,2018,weredeemedINR2,141.6millionintermdepositswithbanks,investedanincrementalINR576.3millioninpropertyplantandequipmentandinsoftwareandtechnology-relateddevelopmentprojects,andINR353.5millionforacquisitionofATBbusiness.We
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FiscalYearEndedMarch31, 2016 2017 2018 INR('000s) INR('000s) INR('000s) Netcashfrom/(usedin)operatingactivities (459,903) (1,589,820) (881,940)Netcashfrom/(usedin)investingactivities (475,549) (2,380,528) 1,221,059Netcashfrom/(usedin)financingactivities 1,144,021 5,135,612 577,182Netincrease/(decrease)incashandcashequivalents 208,569 1,165,264 916,302Effectofexchangeratechangesoncashandcashequivalents (39,929) (22,299) 16,144Cashandcashequivalentsatthebeginningoftheyear 221,024 389,664 1,532,629Closingcashandcashequivalentsattheendoftheyear 389,664 1,532,629 2,465,073
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alsoreceivedinterestonourtermdepositsofINR6.9millionintheyearendedMarch31,2018,ascomparedtoINR11.8millionintheyearendedMarch31,2017.
DuringtheyearendedMarch31,2017,cashusedininvestingactivitieswasINR2,380.5million,ascomparedtocashusedininvestingactivitiesofINR475.5millionintheyearendedMarch31,2016.DuringtheyearendedMarch31,2017,weinvestedanincrementalINR1,918.6millionintermdepositswithbanks,INR65.1millioninpropertyplantandequipment,andINR408.6millioninsoftwareandtechnology-relateddevelopmentprojects,comparedtoincrementalinvestmentsofINR167.9millionintermdepositswithbanks,INR68.7millioninpropertyplantandequipment,andINR239.1millioninsoftwareandtechnology-relateddevelopmentprojectsduringtheyearendedMarch31,2016.WealsoreceivedinterestonourtermdepositsofINR11.8millionintheyearendedMarch31,2017,ascomparedtoINR7.2millionintheyearendedMarch31,2016.
Net cash from financing activities.
DuringtheyearendedMarch31,2018,cashfromfinancingactivitieswasINR577.2million,primarilyasaresultoftheproceedsofborrowingsofINR1400.2millionandrepaymentofborrowingsofINR613.5million.Further,wemadepaymentsofINR102.9millionasinterestontermloans,bankoverdraftsandvehicleloans.
DuringtheyearendedMarch31,2017,cashfromfinancingactivitieswasINR5,135.6million,primarilyasaresultoftheproceedsfromtheissuanceofsharesinconnectionwiththeBusinessCombinationofINR3,970.2million,issuanceofequitysharesofINR1,675.8millionandrepaymentofborrowingsofINR451.7million.Further,wemadepaymentsofINR47.4millionasinterestontermloans,bankoverdrafts,vehicleloansandourotherfinancecharges.
DuringtheyearendedMarch31,2016,cashgeneratedfromfinancingactivitieswasINR1,144.0million,primarilyasaresultofproceedsfromtheissuanceofconvertiblepreferredsharesofINR846.3million,acquisitionbynon-controllinginterestofINR130.2millionandnewborrowings,netofamountsrepaidduringtheyearofINR217.4million.Further,wemadepaymentsofINR49.9millionasinterestontermloans,bankoverdrafts,vehicleloansandourotherfinancecharges.
CapitalExpenditures
Wehavehistoricallyfinancedourcapitalexpenditurerequirementswithcashflowsfromoperations,aswellasthroughthesaleofourcommonandconvertiblepreferredshares.
WemadecapitalexpendituresofINR1,155.5millionandINR862.6millioninfiscalyears2018and2017,respectively.Inaddition,weexpecttospendanadditionalapproximatelyINR400milliontoINR500milliononcapitalexpendituresduringfiscalyear2019.Ourcapitalexpenditureshaveinprincipleconsistedofpurchasesofservers,workstations,computers,computersoftware,leaseholdimprovementsandotheritemsrelatedtoourtechnologyplatformandinfrastructure,upgradingofourwebsites,creationofintangiblesoftware,andmobileplatforms.
Off-BalanceSheetArrangements
AsofMarch31,2018,YatraIndiahadobtainedINR1,070.2millioninbankguaranteesfromICICIandATBhadalsoobtainedINR64.27millioninbankguaranteesfromStateBankofIndiaandinsuranceofINR220millionfromIFFCOTokioGICinfavoroftheInternationalAirTransportAssociation,againstanypaymentdefaultbyustoallairlinesparticipatingintheInternationalAirTransportAssociation'sbillsettlementplan.Additionally,YatraIndiaandATBhadpledgeddepositstotalingINR26.2millionforthepurposeofprovidingguaranteestovariousHotelsandPackagessuppliers.
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AsofMarch31,2017,YatraIndiahadobtainedINR844.6millioninbankguaranteesfromHDFCBankinfavoroftheInternationalAirTransportAssociation,againstanypaymentdefaultbyustoallairlinesparticipatingintheInternationalAirTransportAssociation'sbillsettlementplan,andYatraUSAhadpledgedcertificatesofdeposittotalingINR19.4million(US$0.3million)forthepurposeofprovidingguaranteestovariousinternationalairlines.Additionally,YatraIndiahadpledgeddepositstotalingINR23.6millionforthepurposeofprovidingguaranteestovariousHotelsandPackagessuppliers.
AsofMarch31,2016,YatraIndiahadobtainedINR785.8millioninbankguaranteesfromHDFCBankinfavoroftheInternationalAirTransportAssociation,againstanypaymentdefaultbyustoallairlinesparticipatingintheInternationalAirTransportAssociation'sbillsettlementplan,andYatraUSAhadpledgedcertificatesofdeposittotalingINR19.9million(US$0.3million)forthepurposeofprovidingguaranteestovariousinternationalairlines.Additionally,YatraIndiahadpledgeddepositstotalingINR24.2millionforthepurposeofprovidingguaranteestovariousHotelsandPackagessuppliers.
InFY2011-12,YatraOnlinePrivateLimited(YatraIndia)issuedwarrantstoBennettColeman&Co.Ltd.(BCCL)whichwereconvertibleintotheequitysharesinYatraIndiauponoccurrenceofcertaineventsviz.(a)anIPOoftheParentoritssubsidiaries(YatraonlineprivateLimited/YatraOnline(Cyprus)Limited)or(b)PriortoaproposedeventresultinginaChangeofControloftheCompanyorUltimateParent,atanytime,withinaperiod,of4(Four)yearsfromJune21,2011,whichwasfurtherextendeduntilSeptember30,2017.BCCLhadarighttoexerciseputoptioninrespectofsuchequitysharesagainstTHCLTravelHoldingLimited("THCL"formerlyknownYatraOnline(Cyprus)Limited).Onconversiontoequity,BCCLhadputoptionthatrequiredYatraCyprustopurchaseallthesharesheldbyBCCLatapricepersharecalculatedasperthetermsoftheagreement.Intheevent,BCCLdidnotexerciseitsputoptionwithintheperiodstipulatedtherein,THCLhadtherighttorequireBCCLtosellalltheabove-statedequitysharesheldinYatratoTHCLatapricepersharecalculatedaspertheWarrantSubscriptionAgreement.
OnMarch31,2017,BCCLhasagreedtowaiveitsrighttoexercisetheWarrantsundertheWarrantSubscriptionAgreementandYatraIndiasettledwithBCCLthroughthepaymentofanaggregatesumofINR390millionunderthetermsofanAdvertisementAgreement,withnofurtherliabilityonYatra.ThiswassubsequentlysettledonJune29,2017.
Apartfromtheforegoing,wedonothaveanyoutstandingoff-balancesheetderivativefinancialinstruments,guarantees,interestrateswaptransactionsorforeigncurrencyforwardcontracts.Wedonotengageintradingactivitiesinvolvingnon-exchangetradedcontracts.
ContractualObligations
OurcontractualobligationsasofMarch31,2018aresummarizedbelow:
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ContractualObligations(AmountinINRthousands) Total Lessthan1Year 1-3Year 3-5Year
Morethan5Year
Capitalexpenditure* 7,745 7,745 — — —Operatingexpenditures** 40,683 40,683 — — —Vehicleloan 46,123 14,310 8,175 23,638 —FinanceLease 8,913 4,921 2,988 1,004 —OperatingLease 284,724 118,351 109,953 45,267 11,153Total 388,188 186,009 121,116 69,909 11,153
* Contractualcommitmentsforcapitalexpenditurerelatetoacquisitionofcomputersoftwareandwebsites,officeequipmentandfurnitureandfixtures.
** Contractualcommitmentsforoperatingexpenditurerelatetoadvertisementservices.
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QuantitativeandQualitativeDisclosuresaboutMarketRisk
Thecompany'sactivitiesareexposedtovarietyoffinancialrisk:creditrisk,foreigncurrencyriskandliquidityrisk.Thecompany'sseniormanagementoverseesthemanagementoftheserisks.Thecompany'sseniormanagementensuresthatthecompany'sfinancialriskactivitiesaregovernedbyappropriatepoliciesandproceduresandthatfinancialrisksareidentified,measuredandmanagedinaccordancewiththecompany'spoliciesandriskobjectives.Thecompanyreviewsandagreesonpoliciesformanagingeachoftheseriskswhicharesummarizedbelow:
Credit Risk. Creditriskistheriskthatacounterpartywillnotmeetitsobligationsunderafinancialinstrumentorcustomercontract,leadingtoafinancialloss.Thecompanyisexposedtocreditriskfromitsoperatingactivities(primarilytradereceivables),includingdepositswithbanksandfinancialinstitutions,foreignexchangetransactionsandotherfinancialinstruments.
Customercreditriskismanagedbyeachbusinessunitsubjecttothecompany'sestablishedpolicy,proceduresandcontrolrelatingtocustomercreditriskmanagement.Creditqualityofacustomerisassessedbasedonanextensivecreditratingscorecardandindividualcreditlimitsaredefinedinaccordancewiththisassessment.SeeNote40toour2018ConsolidatedFinancialStatementsforadditionalinformationrelatingtoourexposuretocreditrisk.
Liquidity Risk. Prudentliquidityriskmanagementimpliesmaintainingsufficientcashandmarketablesecurities,theavailabilityoffundingthroughanadequateamountofcommittedcreditfacilitiesandtheabilitytocloseoutmarketpositions.Duetothedynamicnatureoftheunderlyingbusinesses,weaimtomaintainflexibilityinfundingbymaintainingsufficientamountsincertificatesofdepositswithbanksandkeepingcommittedcreditlinesavailable.
TheGroupmanagesliquiditybymaintainingadequatereserves,bankingfacilities,bycontinuouslymonitoringforecastandactualcashflowsandmatchingthematurityprofilesoffinancialassetsandfinancialliabilities.Basedonourpastperformanceandcurrentexpectations,webelievethatthecashandcashequivalentandcashgeneratedfromoperationswillsatisfytheworkingcapitalneeds,fundingofoperationallosses,capitalexpenditure,commitmentsandotherliquidityrequirementsassociatedwithouroperationsthroughatleastthenext12months.Inaddition,therearenotransactions,arrangementsandotherrelationshipswithanyotherpersonthatarereasonablylikelytomateriallyaffecttheavailabilityoftherequirementofcapitalresources.SeeNote40toour2018ConsolidatedFinancialStatementsforadditionalinformationrelatingtoourexposuretoliquidityrisk.
Foreign Currency Risk. Foreigncurrencyriskistheriskthatthefairvalueorfuturecashflowsofanexposurewillfluctuatebecauseofthechangesinforeignexchangerates.TheGroupoperatesthroughsubsidiariesinIndia,SingaporeandUnitedStates.Thefunctionalcurrencyofthesesubsidiariesisthelocalcurrencyintherespectivecountriesandaccordinglytherearenorelatedsignificantforeigncurrencyexposures.TheCompanycurrentlydoesnothaveanyhedgingagreementsorsimilararrangementswithanycounter-partytocoveritsexposuretoanyfluctuationsinforeignexchangerates.TheGroup'sexposuretotheriskofchangesinforeignexchangeratesrelatesprimarilytotheGroup'soperatingtransactionswhicharedenominatedincurrencyotherthansubsidiary'sfunctionalcurrency(foreigncurrencydenominatedreceivablesandpayables).SeeNote40toour2018ConsolidatedFinancialStatementsforsensitivityanalysisrelatingtoourexposuretoforeignrisk.
NewAccountingStandardsandInterpretationsIssuedButNotYetEffectiveasatMarch31,2018
Thenewstandards,interpretationsandamendmentstoStandardsthatareissuedtotheextentrelevanttotheGroup,butnotyeteffective,uptothedateofissuanceoftheGroup'sfinancialstatementsaredisclosedbelow.TheGroupintendstoadopttheseStandards,ifapplicable,whentheybecomeeffective.
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IFRS 9 Financial Instruments
InJuly2014,IASBissuedthefinalversionofIFRS9FinancialInstrumentswhichreflectsallphasesofthefinancialinstrumentsprojectandreplacesIAS39Financial Instruments: Recognition and Measurement andallpreviousversionsofIFRS9.Thestandardintroducesnewrequirementsforclassificationandmeasurement,impairment,andhedgeaccounting.
TheeffectivedateofIFRS9isannualperiodsbeginningonorafterJanuary1,2018,withearlyadoptionpermitted.Retrospectiveapplicationisrequired,butcomparativeinformationisnotcompulsory.TheGroupisrequiredtoadoptthestandardbythefinancialyearcommencingApril1,2018.TheGroupiscurrentlyevaluatingtherequirementsofIFRS9,onitsconsolidatedfinancialstatementsandrelateddisclosures.
IFRS 15 Revenue from Contracts with Customers
InMay2014,IASBissuedIFRS15Revenue from Contract with Customers. Thecoreprincipleofthenewstandardisthatanentityshouldrecognizerevenuetodepictthetransferofpromisedgoodsorservicestocustomersinanamountthatreflectstheconsiderationtowhichtheentityexpectstobeentitledinexchangeforthosegoodsorservices.Furtherthenewstandardrequiresenhanceddisclosuresaboutthenature,amount,timinganduncertaintyofrevenueandcashflowsarisingfromtheentity'scontractswithcustomers.
Theguidancepermitstwomethodsofadoption:retrospectivelytoeachpriorreportingperiodpresented(fullretrospective),orretrospectivelywiththecumulativeeffectofinitiallyapplyingtheguidancerecognizedatthedateofinitialapplication(modifiedretrospective).EffectiveApril1,2018,theCompanywilladoptthenewrevenuerecognitionstandard,IFRS15—RevenuefromContractswithCustomers("IFRS15").TheCompanywilladoptthenewstandardbyusingthemodifiedretrospectiveapproachandaccordinglyourfinancialstatementsfortheyearsendedMarch31,2018and2017willnotberetrospectivelyadjusted.
TheCompanyisstillevaluatingtheimpactofthenewaccountingstandard,includingtheaccountingforcertainmarketingandsalespromotionexpenses,whichisnotlikelytohaveamaterialimpactontheconsolidatedfinancialstatementsoftheCompanyexceptforreclassificationeffectswithintheconsolidatedstatementofprofitorlossandothercomprehensivelossfrommarketingandsalespromotionexpensestoareductioninrevenue.Thispertainstoupfrontcashincentivesandselectloyaltyprogramscostasincurredforcustomerinducementandacquisitionforpromotingtransactionsacrossvariousbookingplatforms.Astheinterpretationofthenewrulescontinuetoevolve,theCompanywillcontinuetomonitorthedevelopmentsandevaluatetheimpactofsuchrulesonconsolidatedfinancialstatementsoftheCompany.
IFRS 16 Leases
InJanuary2016,IASBissuedstandard,IFRS16Leases.IFRS16supersedesIAS17Leases;IFRIC4DeterminingwhetheranArrangementcontainsaLease;SIC-15OperatingLeases—Incentives;andSIC-27EvaluatingtheSubstanceofTransactionsInvolvingtheLegalFormofaLease.Thepreviousaccountingmodelforleasesrequiredlesseesandlessorstoclassifytheirleasesaseitherfinanceleasesoroperatingleasesandaccountforthosetwotypesofleasesdifferently.IFRS16introducesasinglelesseeaccountingmodelandrequiresalesseetorecognizeassetsandliabilitiesforallleaseswithatermofmorethan12months,unlesstheunderlyingassetisoflowvalue.
TheeffectivedateofIFRS16isannualperiodsbeginningonorafterJanuary1,2019.EarlieradoptionoftheStandardispermittedifIFRS15RevenuefromContractswithCustomersisadoptedatorbeforethedateofinitialapplicationofIFRS16.TheGroupisrequiredtoadoptthestandardby
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thefinancialyearcommencingApril1,2019.TheGroupiscurrentlyevaluatingtherequirementsofIFRS16onitsconsolidatedfinancialstatementsandrelateddisclosures.
IFRIC 22 Foreign Currency Transactions and Advance Consideration
InDecember2016,IASBissuedIFRSinterpretationIFRIC22ForeignCurrencyTransactionsandAdvanceConsiderationwhichclarifiesthedateofthetransactionforthepurposeofdeterminingtheexchangeratetouseoninitialrecognitionoftherelatedasset,expenseorincome,whenanentityhasreceivedorpaidadvanceconsiderationinaforeigncurrency.TheeffectivedateforadoptionofIFRIC22isannualreportingperiodsbeginningonorafterJanuary1,2018,thoughearlyadoptionispermitted.TheGroupiscurrentlyevaluatingtheeffectofIFRIC22onitsconsolidatedfinancialstatements.
IFRIC 23 Uncertainty over Income Tax Treatments
InJune2017,IASBissuedIFRICinterpretation23UncertaintyoverIncomeTaxTreatmentswhichistobeappliedwhileperformingthedeterminationoftaxableprofit(orloss),taxbases,unusedtaxlosses,unusedtaxcreditsandtaxrates,whenthereisuncertaintyoverincometaxtreatmentsunderIAS12.AccordingtoIFRIC23,companiesneedtodeterminetheprobabilityoftherelevanttaxauthorityacceptingeachtaxtreatment,orgroupoftaxtreatments,thatthecompanieshaveusedorplantouseintheirincometaxfilingwhichhastobeconsideredtocomputethemostlikelyamountortheexpectedvalueofthetaxtreatmentwhendeterminingtaxableprofit(taxloss),taxbases,unusedtaxlosses,unusedtaxcreditsandtaxrates.
TheeffectivedateforadoptionofIFRIC23isannualperiodsbeginningonorafterJanuary1,2019,thoughearlyadoptionispermitted.TheGroupiscurrentlyevaluatingtheeffectofIFRIC23onitsconsolidatedfinancialstatements.
CertainNon-IFRSMeasures
Ascertainpartsofourrevenuearerecognizedona"net"basisandotherpartsofourrevenuearerecognizedona"gross"basis,weevaluateourfinancialperformancebasedonRevenueLessServiceCost,whichisanon-IFRSmeasure.WebelievethatRevenueLessServiceCostprovidesinvestorswithusefulsupplementalinformationaboutthefinancialperformanceofourbusinessandmoreaccuratelyreflectsthevalueadditionofthetravelservicesthatweprovidetoourcustomers.Thepresentationofthisnon-IFRSinformationisnotmeanttobeconsideredinisolationorasasubstituteforourconsolidatedfinancialresultspreparedinaccordancewithIFRSasissuedbytheIASB.OurRevenueLessServiceCostmaynotbecomparabletosimilarlytitledmeasuresreportedbyothercompaniesduetopotentialdifferencesinthemethodofcalculation.
Thefollowingtablereconcilesourrevenue,whichisanIFRSmeasure,toRevenueLessServiceCost,whichisanon-IFRSmeasure:
InadditiontoreferringtoRevenueLessServiceCost,wealsorefertoAdjustedEBITDA(Loss),AdjustedResultsfromOperations,AdjustedLossforthePeriodandAdjustedBasicandDilutedLossPerSharewhicharealsonon-IFRSmeasures.Weusefinancialstatementsthatexcludeemployeeshare-basedcompensationcost,depreciationandamortization,listingandrelatedexpensesandchange
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AirTicketing HotelsandPackages Other Total
AmountinINRthousandsexcept%
2016 2017 2018 2016 2017 2018 2016 2017 2018 2016 2017 2018 Revenue 2,876,688 3,656,976 5,012,931 5,225,136 5,326,414 6,628,236 243,410 373,422 607,346 8,345,234 9,356,812 12,248,513Servicecost — — — (4,164,352) (4,179,486) (4,930,757) — — — (4,164,352) (4,179,486) (4,930,757)RevenueLessServiceCost 2,876,688 3,656,976 5,012,931 1,060,784 1,146,928 1,697,479 243,410 373,422 607,346 4,180,882 5,177,326 7,317,756
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infairvalueofwarrantsforourinternalmanagementreporting,budgetinganddecisionmakingpurposes,includingcomparingouroperatingresultstothatofourcompetitors.
Ournon-IFRSfinancialmeasuresreflectadjustmentsbasedonthefollowing:
• Employee share-based compensation cost: ThecompensationcosttoberecordedisdependentonvaryingavailablevaluationmethodologiesandsubjectiveassumptionsthatcompaniescanusewhilevaluingtheseexpensesespeciallywhenadoptingIFRS2"Share-based Payment ".Thus,ourmanagementbelievesthatprovidingnon-IFRSfinancialmeasuresthatexcludesuchexpensesallowsinvestorstomakeadditionalcomparisonsbetweenouroperatingresultsandthoseofothercompanies.
• Listing and related expenses: Theseprimarilyreflectthelistingexpensesincurred,arenon-recurringexpensesincurredonconsummationofbusinesscombinationagreement.
• Change in fair value of warrants: ConsequenttoconsummationoftheBusinessCombination,theCompanyissued34.67millionwarrantshavingrighttosubscribeto17.33millionordinarysharesofYatraOnline,Inc.andthewarrantsissuedtotheSiliconValleyBankandMacquarieCorporateHoldingsPTYLimited.Theaccountingguidancerequiresthatwerecordanychangeinthefairvalueofwarrantsinconsolidatedstatementofprofitorlossandothercomprehensiveloss.Wehaveexcludedtheeffectoftheimpliedfairvaluechangesincalculatingournon-IFRSfinancialmeasures.
• Contingent consideration: Thecontingentconsiderationrelatestothepaymenttobemadeunderbusinesscombinationagreement,basedonthecertainperformanceconditionsoftheacquiredbusiness.ThisisdueforfinalmeasurementandfinalpaymenttotheformershareholdersofATB.
Weevaluatetheperformanceofourbusinessafterexcludingtheimpactofabovemeasuresandthusbelieveitisusefultounderstandtheeffectsoftheseitemsonourresultsfromoperations,lossfortheperiodandbasicanddilutedlosspershare.Thepresentationofthesenon-IFRSmeasuresisnotmeanttobeconsideredinisolationorasasubstituteforourconsolidatedfinancialresultspreparedinaccordancewithIFRSasissuedbytheIASB.Thesenon-IFRSmeasuresmaynotbecomparabletosimilarlytitledmeasuresreportedbyothercompaniesduetopotentialdifferencesinthemethodofcalculation.
AlimitationofusingAdjustedEBITDA(Loss),AdjustedResultsfromOperations,AdjustedLossforthePeriodandAdjustedBasicandDilutedLossPerShareasagainstusingthemeasuresinaccordancewithIFRSasissuedbytheIASBarethatthesenon-IFRSfinancialmeasuresexcludeshare-basedcompensationcost,non-recurringlistingandrelatedexpense,changeinfairvalueofwarrantsandremeasurementofcontingentconsideration.ManagementcompensatesforthislimitationbyprovidingspecificinformationontheIFRSamountsexcludedfromAdjustedResultsfromOperationsandAdjustedLossforthePeriod.
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ThefollowingtablereconcilesourProfit/(loss)(anIFRSmeasure)toAdjustedEBITDA(Loss)(anon-IFRSmeasure)fortheperiodsindicated:
Thefollowingtablereconcilesourresultsfromoperations(anIFRSmeasure)toAdjustedResultsfromOperations(anon-IFRSmeasure)fortheperiodsindicated:
Thefollowingtablereconcilesprofit/(loss)fortheperiod(anIFRSmeasure)toAdjustedLossforthePeriod(anon-IFRSmeasure)fortheperiodsindicated:
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FiscalYearEndedMarch31, ReconciliationofAdjustedEBITDA(Loss)(AmountinINRthousands) 2016 2017 2018 LossfortheperiodasperIFRS (1,243,303) (5,936,963) (4,051,976)Employeeshare-basedcompensationcosts 19,370 586,932 729,920Depreciation&Amortizationofintangibleassets 233,703 275,587 425,600Shareoflossofjointventure 11,802 9,441 10,559Financeincome (95,072) (139,158) (91,912)Financecosts 111,973 149,863 153,056Changeinfairvalueofwarrants 3,167 (230,111) 563,253Listingandrelatedexpense — 4,242,526 —Remeasurementofcontingentconsideration — — 294,344Income-Tax 6,515 40,987 56,887AdjustedEBITDA(Loss) (951,845) (1,000,896) (1,910,269)
FiscalYearEndedMarch31,
ReconciliationofAdjustedResultsfromOperations(unaudited)(AmountinINRthousands)
2016 2017 2018 Resultsfromoperations(asperIFRS)* (1,204,918) (1,863,415) (3,360,133)Employeeshare-basedcompensationcosts 19,370 586,932 729,920Remeasurementofcontingentconsideration — — 294,344AdjustedResultsfromOperations (1,185,548) (1,276,483) (2,335,869)
* Doesnotinclude"Listingandrelatedexpense"and"Shareoflossofjointventure."
FiscalYearEndedMarch31,
ReconciliationofAdjustedLoss(unaudited)(AmountinINRthousands)
2016 2017 2018 Lossfortheperiod(asperIFRS) (1,243,303) (5,936,963) (4,051,976)Employeeshare-basedcompensationcosts 19,370 586,932 729,920Listingandrelatedexpense — 4,242,526 —Netchangeinfairvalueofwarrants 3,167 (230,111) 563,253Remeasurementofcontingentconsideration — — 294,344AdjustedLossforthePeriod (1,220,766) (1,337,616) (2,464,459)
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Thefollowingtablereconcilesbasicanddilutedearnings/(loss)pershare(anIFRSmeasure)toAdjustedBasicandDilutedLossPerShare(anon-IFRSmeasure)fortheperiodsindicated:
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ThisAnnualReportcontainsforward-lookingstatementswithinthemeaningofSection27AoftheSecuritiesActandSection21EoftheExchangeActandasdefinedinthePrivateSecuritiesLitigationReformActof1995.See"SpecialNoteRegardingForward-LookingStatements."
ITEM6.DIRECTORS,SENIORMANAGEMENTANDEMPLOYEES
A. DirectorsandSeniorManagement
Thefollowingtablesetsforthinformationofourexecutiveofficersanddirectors,andtheiragesasofMarch31,2018.Unlessotherwisestated,theaddressforourdirectorsandofficersis1101-03,11thFloor,Tower-B,UnitechCyberPark,Sector39,Gurgaon,Haryana122002,India.
Executive Officers
DhruvShringi.Mr.Shringiisourco-founderandhasservedasourChiefExecutiveOfficersinceJune2008andasamemberofourboardofdirectorssinceDecember2005.Priortojoiningourcompany,Mr.ShringiwasDirectorofGroupOperationsandTechnologyoftheEbookersGroupinLondonfromOctober2003toJune2005.FromFebruary2002toSeptember2003,Mr.Shringiserved
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ReconciliationofAdjustedBasicandDilutedLoss(PerShare)(unaudited)(AmountinINRthousands)
2016 2017 2018 BasicandDilutedLosspershare(asperIFRS) (58.10) (237.89) (116.41)Employeeshare-basedcompensationcosts 0.91 23.52 20.91Listingandrelatedexpense — 170.00 —Netchangeinfairvalueofwarrants 0.15 (9.22) 16.42Remeasurementofcontingentconsideration — — 8.43AdjustedBasicandDilutedLossPerShare (57.04) (53.59) (70.66)
Name Age PositionDhruvShringi 44 ChiefExecutiveOfficerandClassIIIDirectorAlokVaish 48 ChiefFinancialOfficerManishAmin 52 ChiefInformationOfficerSharatDhall 49 ChiefOperatingOfficer,B2CHimanshuVerma 43 ChiefTechnologyOfficerAkashPoddar 50 ChiefOperatingOfficer,B2BSatvinderSodhi 41 ChiefOperatingOfficer,CorporateTravel,andHeadofIndustryRelationsSeanAggarwal(1) 52 Non-ExecutiveClassIDirectorSanjayArora(1)(2)(3) 50 Non-ExecutiveClassIIDirectorMurlidharaLakshmikanthaKadaba(1)(2)(3) 56 Non-ExecutiveClassIIDirectorSudhirKumarSethi(2)(3) 60 ChairmanoftheBoardandNon-ExecutiveClassIIIDirector
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(2) Memberofthecompensationcommittee.
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intheStrategyandBusinessDevelopmentteamatFordMotorCompanyintheUK,andfromMay1994toOctober2000,heworkedintheAudit&BusinessConsultingteamofArthurAndersonintheirofficesinIndiaandLondon.HeholdsaB.Com(Hons.)degreefromDelhiUniversity,aMasterofBusinessAdministrationdegreefromINSEADandisalsoaqualifiedcharteredaccountant.WebelieveMr.ShringiisqualifiedtoserveonourboardofdirectorsbecauseofhisextensiveknowledgeofthetravelindustryandhisexperienceasourChiefExecutiveOfficer.
AlokVaish.Mr.VaishhasservedasourChiefFinancialOfficersinceDecember2007.Priortojoiningourcompany,Mr.VaishwastheChiefFinancialOfficerofHSILLimitedfromApril2005toNovember2007.Priortothat,heworkedasVicePresidentinAmbitCorporateFinancePte.fromSeptember2004toMarch2005.FromJuly1997toSeptember2004heworkedintheMergersandAcquisitionsDepartmentoftheInvestmentBankingGroupofDeutscheBank,NewYork.Mr.VaishholdsaMasterofBusinessAdministrationdegreefromTheDardenSchoolofBusiness,UniversityofVirginiaandalsoholdsB.Com(Hons.)fromDelhiUniversity.HeisalsoanationalmeritrankholderCharteredAccountant.
ManishAmin.Mr.Aminisourco-founderandhasservedasourChiefInformationOfficersinceJanuary2006.HealsoservesasadirectorofAirTravelBureauLimited,YatraHotelSolutionsPrivateLimitedandMiddleEastTravelManagementCompanyPvt.Ltd.,whicharesubsidiariesofYatraIndia,andAdventureandNatureNetworkPrivateLimited,whichisajointventureofYatraIndia.Priortojoiningourcompany,Mr.AminworkedatEbookersfromJune1990toNovember2005wherehislastrolewasHeadofTechnologyInfrastructure.HeholdsaBTECHigherNationalDiplomafromSouthThamesCollege,London.
SharatDhall.Mr.DhallhasservedasourPresident(B2C)sinceMay2011.HeisalsothedirectorofoursubsidiariesYatraTGStaysPrivateLimitedandAdventureandNatureNetworkPrivateLimited.Priortojoiningourcompany,Mr.DhallwastheManagingDirectorofTripAdvisorIndiafromMay2008toApril2011,andtheManagingDirectorofExpediaIndiafromMay2007toApril2008.Priortothat,heworkedinsalesandmarketingatHindustanUnileverfrom1996to2005andasDirector,ecommerce,atIndiatimes.comfromOctober2005toApril2007.Mr.DhallholdsaMasterofManagementStudiesdegreefromB.I.T.S.PilaniandaMasterofBusinessAdministrationdegreefromX.L.R.I.Jamshedpur.
HimanshuVerma.Mr.VermahasservedasourChiefTechnologyOfficersinceApril2015.Priortojoiningourcompany,Mr.VermaworkedatFlipkartasDirectorofEngineeringfromApril2012toMarch2015andatYahoo!Inc.asDirectorofEngineeringfromNovember2006toApril2012.
AkashPoddar.Mr.PoddarhasservedasourChiefOperatingOfficer—B2BbusinesssinceSeptember2010.HealsoservesasadirectorofTSIYatraPrivateLimited,whichisasubsidiaryofYatraIndia.Priortojoiningourcompany,Mr.PoddarservedasCOOatTravelBoutiqueOnlinefromDecember2007toAugust2010.Priortothat,heworkedatIndoramaSyntheticlimitedasGeneralManager,SalesfromJanuary1999toAugust2005.HeholdsaBachelorofArtsinEconomicsfromSt.Stephen'sCollege,DelhiUniversityandaMasterofBusinessAdministrationdegreefromtheAmericanGraduateSchoolofInternationalManagement,Thunderbird,Glendale,Arizona.
SatvinderSodhi.Mr.SodhihasservedasourChiefOperatingOfficersinceNovember1,2010.HealsoservesasadirectorofYatraTGStaysPrivateLimitedandAirTravelBureauLimited,whicharesubsidiariesofYatraIndia.Priortojoiningourcompany,Mr.SodhiservedasSr.VicePresident—SBUNorthandSouthandHeadSalesatKuoniIndiafromSeptember2002toAugust2010,asAccountManagerforGEIndiaatCarlsonWagonlitTravelfromDecember1992toAugust2002andasTeamleaderOperationsatPLWorldwaysfromApril1996toNovember1996.HeholdsaB.ComdegreefromDelhiUniversity.HealsohasaDiplomainHotelandTourismManagementfromSkylineCollegeSharjah(UAE).
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Non-Executive Directors
MurlidharaLakshmikanthaKadaba.Mr.Kadabahasservedasanon-executivememberofourboardofdirectorssinceNovember2016.Mr.KadabaistheChairmanandManagingDirectorofMoonbeamCapital,aproprietaryventurecapitalfirmfocusedonluxury,realestateande-commerceventures.Mr.Kadabahasover25yearsofbankingexperience,withprovenexpertiseingeneralmanagement,marketingandproductdevelopmentacrossconsumerbanking,wealthmanagement,consumerlendingandpaymentproducts.Beforebecominganentrepreneur,heservedastheGroupPresidentandChiefExecutiveOfficerofFinancialServicesatReliancePaymentsSolutionsLimited.Priortothis,Mr.KadabaworkedforAmericanExpressforeightyearswherehewasthecountrymanagerforIndiaandareacountries.HewasresponsibleforlaunchingAmex'sConsumerbankingfranchiseandseveralcreditcardsinIndia.Earlier,Mr.KadabawasVPandHeadofInvestmentProductsatCitibank-India.Mr.KadabahasservedontheboardsofAmchamandFinancialPlanningStandardsBoard.HeisamemberoftheAdvisoryBoardofIndianInstituteofLearningManagement(IILM),isanactivememberofYPOandachartermemberofTIE.Amongstothers,Mr.KadabaiscurrentlyservingasaBoardMemberofBigTree(bookmyshow.com),YatraOnlinePrivateLimitedandTV18HomeShoppingNetworkLimited.Mr.KadabaisanalumnusofXavierSchoolofManagement,JamshedpurandisagraduateinMechanicalEngineeringfromSriJayachamarajendra,Mysore.Mr.Kadabaiswellqualifiedtoserveasadirectorgiventhebreadthanddepthofhisexperienceaswellashiscapitalmarketsexpertise.
SanjayArora.Mr.Arorahasservedasanon-executivememberofourboardofdirectorssinceDecember2016.Mr.AroracurrentlyservesasaManagingDirectorofATLPartners(ATL),aprivateequityfirmbasedinNewYorkwhichfocusesonaerospace,transportationandlogistics.PriortojoiningATL,Mr.AroraworkedatTerrapinPartners,LLC(TerrapinPartners)from2007to2017,wherehefocusedonthefirm'sprincipalinvestmentactivities.From2014to2016,Mr.AroraservedastheCEOofTerrapin3(nowknownasYatraUSACorp.),which,pursuanttotheBusinessCombination,becameourpartiallyownedsubsidiaryinDecember2016.Inaddition,from2012to2017,Mr.ArorawastheportfoliomanageroftheTerrapinIncomeandCreditOpportunitiesFund,whichspecializedinmakingdirectloanstosmallbusinesses.PriortojoiningTerrapinPartners,Mr.ArorawasamanagingdirectoratDeutscheBankAGinHongKong,whereheranthefirm'sequity-linkedoriginationbusinessforAsia-Pacificfrom2003to2005.Priortothis,from1989to2003,Mr.Aroraheldavarietyofpositionsinleveragedfinance,derivatives,andequitycapitalmarketsatBankersTrustandDeutscheBank.Mr.ArorareceivedaMasterofBusinessAdministrationdegreeinfinancefromtheUniversityofChicagoandaBScineconomicsfromTheLondonSchoolofEconomics.Mr.Aroraiswellqualifiedtoserveasdirectorduetohisexperienceincapitalmarketsandportfoliomanagement.
SudhirKumarSethi.Mr.Sethihasservedasanon-executivememberofourboardofdirectorssinceMarch2014.HeisfounderandchairmanofIDGVenturesIndiaAdvisors,inwhichrolehehasadvisedoninvestmentsinnumerouscompaniestheacrossdigitalconsumer,enterprisesoftwareandhealthcaresectorssince1998.InadditiontoleadingIDGVenturesIndiaAdvisors,Mr.SethiservesontheAsiaAdvisoryBoardofEMPEA(EmergingMarketsPrivateEquityAssociation)andasAdvisorontheTechnologyInnovationandProductivityCounciloftheGMRGroup.HealsoservedontheExecutiveCommitteeofIndianVentureCapitalAssociation(IVCA),InvestmentCommitteeofUTIVentures,ontheBoardofAscentCapital,AdvisoryBoardofWestbridgeCapitalandontheBoardofAdvisorsatN.S.RaghavanCentreforEntrepreneurship,IIMBangalore.Hecurrentlyservesontheboardofdirectorsofseveralcompanies,includingPerfintHealthcare,NewgenSoftwareandFirstCryandpreviouslyservedontheboardofdirectorsofMyntra,whichwasacquiredbyFlipkart,andManthanSystems.Mr.SethiaB.TechdegreeinengineeringfromIETE,DelhiandaMasterofBusinessAdministrationdegreefromFacultyofManagementStudiesUniversity,Delhi.Mr.Sethiiswellqualifiedtoserveasadirectorduetohisextensiveinvestmentexperienceandhisrolesservingontheboardofdirectorsofothercompanies.
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SeanAggarwal.Mr.Aggarwalhasservedasanon-executivememberofourboardofdirectorssinceMarch2018.HeisacurrentboardmemberofLyft,Inc.andtheformerCFOofTrulia,whichhehelpedtakepublicin2012andorchestrateditssaletoZillowGroupIncin2015.PriortoTrulia,Mr.AggarwalheldfinancepositionsatPaypalHoldingsInc,eBayInc.,Amazon.com,Inc.,PepsiCo,Inc.andMerrillLynchCapitalMarkets.Mr.AggarwalholdsanMBAfromNorthwesternUniversity'sKelloggSchoolofManagement.Mr.Aggarwaliswellqualifiedtoserveasadirectorduetohisexperienceincapitalmarketsandhisroleservingontheboardofdirectorsofanothertechonologycompany.
B. Compensation
Non-Executive Director Compensation
Wepaythereasonablecostsandexpensesincurredinconnectionwithattendingmeetingsofourboardofdirectorsandourcommittees.Infiscalyears2015and2016,wepaidnocashcompensationtoournon-executivedirectors.StartinginJanuary2017,wepaya$15,000annualbasedirector'sfeetoeachofournon-executivedirectorswhoareontheBoardoftheCompany.Ournon-executivedirectorswhoserveonourauditcommittee,compensationcommittee,andnominatingandcorporategovernancecommitteewillreceiveanadditionalcashretainerof$10,000peryearforamembershipineachoftheabovecommittees.Wedonothaveservicecontractswithanyofournon-executivedirectorsthatprovideforbenefitsupontermination.Acertainnon-executivedirectorwasalsograntedoptionstopurchase140,000ordinarysharesoftheCompanypursuanttothe2016StockOptionandIncentivePlan.
DuringthefinancialyearendedMarch31,2018,wehavepaid$161,000toournon-executivedirectorstowardstheirdirectorfeesandcashretainersforthecalendaryearendingDecember2017.
Executive Director and Other Senior Management Compensation
Theaggregatecompensation,includingbenefitsinkind,paidtoourexecutivedirectorandseniormanagementfortheyearended2018,includingbenefitsinkindbutexcludinganyequitycompensation,wasINR130.1million.Wehavenotsetasideoraccruedanyamountstoprovidepension,retirementorsimilarbenefitsforourexecutivedirectorsorotherseniormanagement.Wehaveemploymentagreementswithourseniormanagementandexecutivedirectorsthatprovideforbenefitsupontermination.Wehavealsograntedshareoptionstoourexecutivedirectors.Foroptiongrantstoseniormanagement,see"—ShareOptionsandRestrictedStockAwards"below.
Share Options and Restricted Stock Awards
ThetwoequityincentiveplansdescribedinthissectionaretheYatraOnline,Inc.2006IndiaSharePlan(the"2006Plan"),andthe2016StockOptionandIncentivePlan(the"2016Plan").AspartoftheBusinessCombination,wehavegranted2millionrestrictedstockawards(RSAs)tocertainemployeesoftheCompany,outofwhich74,458RSAsvestedthroughDecember16,2016(theseRSAsaresubjecttoarepurchaserightonproportionalbasisoveraperiodof2yearsfromthedateoftheawardatanominalamount).DuringthefiscalyearendingMarch31,2018,theCompanyhasmodifiedthevestingconditionsuchthatone-quarteroftheremainingunvestedRSAsvestedonJune30,2017andtheremainingrestthree-fourthsoftheRSAwillthereaftervestinsixequalquarterlyinstallments,thefinalinstallmenttovestonDecember15,2018.Inconnectionwiththischange,theseawardsbecameRestrictedStockUnits("RSUs").
TheCompanyalsogranted92,179RSUstocertainindividuals,includingtheemployeesoftheCompany,onFebruary2,2017.TheseRSUsvestoveratwo-yearperiodinequalquarterlyinstallments,beginningMay31,2017.
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TheCompanyalsogranted7,277RSUstocertainemployeesoftheCompanyonMay15,2017.TheseRSUsvestinequalquarterlyinstallmentsoverfouryears,beginningonSeptember30,2017andfinishingonJune30,2021.
TheCompanyalsogranted20,000RSUstoanemployeeoftheCompanyonNovember14,2017.TheseRSUsvestoveraperiodoffouryears,withone-tenthvestingonFebruary1,2018equivalentandtheremainingRSUsvestingthereafterinquarterlyinstallmentsofone-twelvthoftheinitialgrant.
TheCompanyalsogranted203,194stockoptionstocertainemployeesoftheCompanyonNovember14,2017.Thesestockoptionsvestoverafour-yearperiodinequalquarterlyinstallments,beginningonFebruary1,2018andfinishingonNovember1,2021.
TheCompanyalsogranted480,000RSUstocertainemployeesoftheCompanyonJanuary30,2018.TheseRSUsvestoveraperiodofoneyearinequalquarterlyinstallments,beginningononApril1,2018.
TheCompanyalsogranted140,000stockoptionstoanon-executivedirectoroftheCompanyonFebruary21,2018.Thesestockoptionsvestovertwoyearsinequalmonthlyinstallments,beginningonMarch1,2018andfinishingonFebruary1,2020.
TheCompanyalsogranted5,000RSUstoanemployeeoftheCompanyonMarch23,2018.One-quarteroftheseRSUsvestedonApril1,2018andtheremainingRSUsvestquarterlyininstallmentsofone-twelfthofthetotalRSUs,beginningonJuly1,2018andfinishingonApril1,2021.
2006 Plan
Ourboardofdirectorsadoptedthe2006Plantoattractandretainappropriatepersonnelinouremployment,toincentiveouremployeesandconsultantsandtopromotethesuccessofourbusiness.
The2006Planisadministeredbythecompensationcommitteeofourboardofdirectors.Amongotherthings,ourcompensationcommitteedeterminesthetermsandconditionsofeachoptiongrant,including,butnotlimitedto,thenumberofoptions,exerciseprice,vestingperiod,exerciseperiod,thefairmarketvalueofordinaryshares,forfeitureprovisions,adjustmentstobemadetothenumberofoptionsandexercisepriceintheeventofachangeincapitalstructureorothercorporateaction,andsatisfactionofanyperformanceconditions.
Wemaygrantawardstoanyofouremployees,consultantsordirectors.Theplanadministratordeterminestheindividualseligibletoparticipateinthe2006Planinaccordancewithcriterialaiddownbyourboardofdirectorsfromtimetotime.Underthe2006Plan,wehavegranted1,114,641optionstopurchaseourordinaryshares.
Upontheoccurrenceofachangeofcontrolofourcompany,the2006Planprovidesthateachoutstandingoptionorsharepurchaserightwillbeassumed,oranequivalentoptionorrightwillbesubstitutedbythesuccessorcorporationoraparentorsubsidiaryofsuchsuccessorcorporation,unlessthesuccessorcorporationdoesnotagreetoassumetheawardortosubstituteanequivalentoptionorright,inwhichcasesuchoptionorsharepurchaserightwillterminateupontheconsummationofthechangeofcontroltransaction.
Ourboardofdirectorsmayatanytimeamend,alter,suspendordiscontinuethe2006Plan,butnoamendment,alteration,suspensionordiscontinuation,otherthancertainadjustmentsuponchangesinourcapitalizationorinconnectionwithachangeofcontrolofourcompany,maybemadethatwouldmateriallyandadverselyaffecttherightsofanyoptioneeorholderofsharepurchaserightsunderanyoutstandinggrant,withouttherecipient'sconsent
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2016 Plan
OnDecember13,2016,ourboardofdirectorsapprovedthe2016PlanandonDecember15,2016,ourshareholdersapprovedthe2016Plan.The2016Planenablesourcompanytomakeequitybasedawardstoitsofficers,employees,non-employeedirectorsandconsultants.The2016Planprovidesforthegrantofincentiveshareoptions,non-qualifiedshareoptions,shareappreciationrights,restrictedshareawards,restrictedshareunits,unrestrictedshareawards,cash-basedawards,performanceshareawardsanddividendequivalentrights.AsofMarch31,2018,wehavereservedforissuance6,439,760authorizedbutunissuedordinarysharesunderthe2016Plan,whichsharesaresubjecttoanannualincreaseonJanuary1ofeachyearequaltothreepercentofthenumberofsharesissuedandoutstandingontheimmediatelyprecedingDecember31orsuchlessernumberofsharesasdeterminedbytheadministratorofthe2016Plan.The2016Planlimitsthenumberorvalueofsharesthatmaybegrantedtoanyparticipantinanyonecalendaryear,amongotherlimits.
Cash Incentive Bonus Plan
OnDecember13,2016,ourboardofdirectorsadoptedtheSeniorExecutiveCashIncentiveBonusPlan,ortheBonusPlan.TheBonusPlanprovidesforcashbonuspaymentsbasedupontheattainmentofperformancetargetsestablishedbythecompensationcommittee.Thepaymenttargetswillberelatedtofinancialandoperationalmeasuresorobjectiveswithrespecttoourcompany,whichwerefertoascorporateperformancegoals,aswellasindividualperformanceobjectives.
Thecompensationcommitteemayselectcorporateperformancegoalsfromamongthefollowing:totalshareholderreturn;grossbookingvalue;RevenueLessServiceCost;EBITDA;sharecompensationexpense;netincome(loss)(eitherbeforeorafterinterest,taxes,depreciationand/oramortization);changesinthemarketpriceofourordinaryshares;economicvalueadded;fundsfromoperationsorsimilarmeasure;sales,revenueormarketshare;acquisitionsorstrategictransactions;operatingincome(loss);cashflow(including,butnotlimitedto,operatingcashflowandfreecashflow);returnoncapital,assets,equityorinvestment;returnonsales,grossornetprofitlevels;productivity;expensemargins;operatingefficiency;customersatisfaction;workingcapital;earnings(loss)pershare;andthenumberofcustomers,anyofwhichmaybemeasuredeitherinabsolutetermsorascomparedtoanyincrementalincreaseorascomparedtoresultsofapeergroup.
EachexecutiveofficerwhoisselectedtoparticipateintheBonusPlanwillhaveatargetbonusopportunitysetforeachperformanceperiod.TheBonusPlanalsopermitsthecompensationcommitteetoapproveadditionalbonusestoexecutiveofficersinitssolediscretion.
AsofMarch31,2018,nocashincentivebonushasbeengranted.
InadditiontotheBonusPlandescribedabove,eachofourexecutiveofficersisalsoentitledtoreceiveaperformance-linkedbonus,orPLB,aspartofhisremuneration,basedontheattainmentofcertainspecificperformancegoals.WehavehistoricallypaidaPLBtoourexecutiveofficersandcertainotheremployees.
OutstandingOptions
DuringthefiscalyearendingMarch31,2018,wegranted140,000stockoptions(nooptionsweregrantedforthediscalyearsendingMarch31,2017andMarch31,2016)toourdirectorsandexecutive
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officers.AsofMarch31,2018,634,264outstandingoptionswereheldbyourdirectorsandexecutiveofficersassetforthinthefollowingtable.
OutstandingRSAsandRSUs
DuringthefiscalyearendingMarch31,2018,42,008RSAsand1,812,909RSUsweregranted,pursuanttotheBusinessCombinationagreement,toourdirectorsandexecutiveofficers,ofwhich42,008RSAsand823,201RSUsfullyvestedasofMarch31,2018.TheoutstandingRSAsandRSUsgrantedtoourdirectorsandexecutiveofficersasofMarch31,2018areassetforthinthefollowingtable:
DuringtheyearendedMarch31,2018,504,796RSUsweregrantedunderour2016plantoourdirectorsandexecutiveofficers,ofwhich20,000fullyvestedasofMarch31,2018.TheoutstandingRSUstoourdirectorsandexecutiveofficersasofMarch31,2018areassetforthinthefollowingtable:
EmployeeBenefitPlans
Wemaintainemployeebenefitplansintheformofcertainstatutoryandincentiveplanscoveringsubstantiallyallofouremployees.Forfiscalyears2016,2017and2018,theaggregateamountsetasideoraccruedbyustoprovideforpensionorretirementbenefitsforallofouremployees(includingourdirectorsandexecutiveofficers),whichamountconsistsoftheProvidentFundandgratuitydisclosedbelow,wasINR81.8million,INR92.5millionandINR131.6million,respectively.
Provident Fund
InaccordancewithIndianlaw,allofouremployeesinIndiaareentitledtoreceivebenefitsundertheEmployees'ProvidentFundScheme,1952,asamended,aretirementbenefitschemeunderwhichanamountequalto12%ofthebasicsalaryofanemployeeiscontributedbothbytheemployerandtheemployeeinagovernmentfund.WemakeamonthlydeposittoagovernmentfundandhavecontributedanaggregateofINR71.3million,INR77.8millionandINR105.0millioninfiscalyears2016,2017and2018,respectively.
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SharesUnderlyingOutstandingOptions ExercisePrice GrantDate ExpiryDate
181,593 $ 3.91 April21,2010 April18,202043,324 $ 5.42 June12,2012 June10,202263,603 $ 5.42 March20,2011 March17,2021339,911 $ 4.34 August1,2014 July24,20295,833 $ 7.81 February21,2018 February20,2022
TotalRSAsGrantedinFiscalYear2018
SharesUnderlyingOutstandingRSAs ExercisePrice
42,008 — —
TotalRSUsGrantedinFiscalYear2018
SharesUnderlyingOutstandingRSUs ExercisePrice
1,812,909 989,708 —
TotalRSUsGrantedinFiscalYear2018
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Gratuity
InaccordancewithIndianlaw,wepaygratuitytooureligibleemployeesinIndia.Underourgratuityplan,anemployeeisentitledtoreceiveagratuitypaymentontheterminationofhisorheremploymentiftheemployeehasrenderedcontinuousservicetoourcompanyfornotlessthanfiveyears,oriftheterminationofemploymentisduetodeathordisability.Theamountofgratuitypayabletoaneligibleemployeeisequalto15days'salaryforeveryyearofemployment(oranyportionofayearexceedingsixmonths),andcurrentlyasperthePaymentofGratuityActof1972,themaximumamountofgratuitypayableisINR2million.WehavepaidgratuitytoouremployeesintheaggregateamountofINR10.5million,INR14.7millionandINR26.6millioninfiscalyears2016,2017and2018,respectively.
EmploymentAgreementswithExecutiveOfficers
Wehaveenteredintoemploymentagreementswithcertainofourkeyemployees.
Mr.ShringienteredintoanemploymentagreementwithusonJanuary1,2006.Theagreementcontainscustomaryprovisionsregardingnon-competition,non-solicitation,confidentialityofinformationandassignmentofinventions.WeandMr.Shringiareeachobligatedtoprovidetheotherpartywiththreemonths'writtennoticetoterminatetheemploymentrelationship.Alternatively,inlieuofprovidingthreemonths'notice,wemayelecttopayMr.Shringialumpsumequaltohisbasesalaryforthenoticeperiod.SuchnoticeperiodandterminationbenefitsdonotapplyintheeventthatMr.Shringiisterminatedbyusforanyoneofthereasonsenumeratedintheagreement.
Messrs.Vaish,Amin,Dhall,Verma,PoddarandSodhihavealsoenteredintoemploymentagreementswithus,whichagreementscontaincustomaryprovisionsregardingnon-competition,non-solicitation,confidentialityofinformationandassignmentofinventions.Weandeachoftheseexecutivesareobligatedtoprovidetheotherpartywiththreemonths'writtennoticetoterminatetheemploymentrelationship.Alternatively,inlieuofprovidingthreemonths'notice,wemayelecttopaytheexecutivealumpsumequaltohisbasesalaryforthenoticeperiod.Suchnoticeperiodandterminationbenefitsdonotapplyintheeventthatsuchexecutiveisterminatedbyusforanyoneofthereasonsenumeratedintheagreement.
C.BoardPractices
BoardofDirectors
Ourboardofdirectorsiscomprisedoffivedirectors,atleastamajorityofwhomqualifyas"independent"directorsunderthelistingstandardsforindependenceofNASDAQandRule10A-3undertheExchangeAct.Ourboardofdirectorshasdeterminedthatthefollowingdirectorsareindependent:SanjayArora,MurlidharaLakshmikanthaKadaba,SudhirKumarSethiandSeanAggarwal.UponconsummationoftheBusinessCombination,Mr.ArorawasdesignatedtoserveasamemberofourboardofdirectorsbytheTerrapinSponsors.Mr.SethiwasnominatedbyIDGVenturesIndiaFundIILLCandsubsequentlyselectedtoourboardofdirectors.
OurArticlesofAssociationprovideforaboardofdirectorsconsistingofnolessthanonedirector,withalldirectorsdividedintothreeclasseswithstaggeredthree-yearterms.Ateachannualgeneralmeetingofourshareholders,theelectionorre-electionofdirectorsfollowingtheexpirationofthetermofofficeofthedirectorsofthatclassofdirectorswillbeforatermofofficethatexpiresonthethirdannualgeneralmeetingfollowingsuchelectionorre-election.Eachdirectorsoelectedwillholdofficeuntiltheannualgeneralmeetingofourshareholdersfortheyearinwhichhisorhertermexpires,unlessthetenureofsuchdirectorexpiresearlierpursuanttotheCompaniesLaworunlessheorsheisremovedfromofficeasdescribedbelow.
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• theClassIdirectorisSeanAggarwalandhistermwillexpireatourannualmeetingofshareholderstobeheldin2020;
• theClassIIdirectorsareSanjayAroraandMurlidharaLakshmikanthaKadaba,andtheirtermswillexpireatourannualmeetingofshareholderstobeheldin2018;and
• theClassIIIdirectorsareDhruvShringiandSudhirKumarSethi,andtheirtermswillexpireatourannualmeetingofshareholderstobeheldin2019.
Adirectormaybere-electedtoserveforanunlimitednumberofterms.Asaresultofthestaggeredterms,notallofourdirectorswillbeelectedinanygivenyear.
Thedirectorsareappointedbythegeneralmeetingofshareholders.Adirectormayberemovedforcausebyaresolutionpassedbyamajorityofthevotescastbythosepresentinpersonorbyproxyatameetingandwhoareentitledtovote.Ourboardofdirectorsmayalso,incertaincircumstances,appointadditionaldirectors.Inaddition,theTerrapinSponsorsandcertainofourinvestorsandexecutiveofficers,incertaincircumstances,willhavetherighttodesignateindividualstobenominatedforelectiontoserveasourdirectorsandtoappointatleastonedirectortoserveoneachcommitteeofourboardofdirectors.EachofMIHILLCandtheTerrapinSponsorsshallalsohavetherighttodesignateonerepresentativetoattendourboardmeetinginanonvotingobservercapacity.MIHILLCandtheTerrapinSponsorsshallceasetohaveboardobservationrightswhentheynolongerownatleast5%ofouroutstandingordinaryshares.
Theprimaryresponsibilityoftheexecutivedirector,DhruvShringi,istomanageourcompany.Theprimaryresponsibilityofthenon-executivedirectorsistosupervisethepoliciesoftheexecutivedirectorandseniormanagementandtheaffairsofourcompanyandouraffiliatedenterprises.Inaddition,thenon-executivedirectorsassisttheexecutivedirectorandseniormanagementbyprovidingadvice.
Executiveofficersareselectedbyandserveatthediscretionoftheboardofdirectors.
CommitteesoftheBoardofDirectors
Wehaveanauditcommittee,acompensationcommitteeandanominatingandcorporategovernancecommittee.Ourboardofdirectorsmayestablishothercommitteesasitdeemsnecessaryorappropriatefromtimetotime.
Audit Committee
ThecurrentmembersofourauditcommitteeareMurlidharaKadaba,SanjayAroraandSeanAggarwalwithMr.Kadabaservingasitschairman.AllmembersofourauditcommitteemeettherequirementsforfinancialliteracyundertheapplicablerulesandregulationsoftheSECandNASDAQandallmembersofourauditcommitteeare"independent"asthattermisdefinedintheNASDAQListingRules.OurboardofdirectorshasdeterminedthatMurlidharaKadabaisan"auditcommitteefinancialexpert"asdefinedundertheapplicablerulesoftheSEC.TheauditcommitteeoperatesunderawrittencharterthatsatisfiestheapplicablestandardsoftheSECandNASDAQ.Ourauditcommittee'sresponsibilitiesinclude:
• overseeingourcorporateaccountingandfinancialreportingprocess;
• evaluatingtheindependentauditors'qualifications,independenceandperformance;
• determiningtheengagementoftheindependentauditors;
• reviewingandapprovingthescopeoftheannualauditandtheauditfee;
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• discussingwithmanagementandtheindependentauditorstheresultsoftheannualauditandthereviewofourquarterlyfinancialstatements;
• approvingtheretentionoftheindependentauditorstoperformanyproposedpermissiblenon-auditservices;
• monitoringtherotationofpartnersoftheindependentauditorsonourengagementteamasrequiredbylaw;
• reviewingourcriticalaccountingpoliciesandestimates;
• overseeingourinternalauditfunction;and
• annuallyreviewingtheauditcommitteecharterandtheauditcommittee'sperformance.
Theauditcommitteeoperatesunderawrittencharteradoptedbyourboardofdirectors,acurrentcopyofwhichisavailableonourwebsiteatwww.yatra.com.
Compensation Committee
ThecurrentmembersofourcompensationcommitteeareSudhirKumarSethi,MurlidharaKadabaandSanjayArora,withMr.Sethiservingasitschairman.OurboardofdirectorshasdeterminedthatallmembersofourCompensationCommitteeare"non-employeedirectors"forpurposesofRule16b-3undertheExchangeActand"outsidedirectors"forpurposesofSection162(m)oftheCode.Ourcompensationcommitteereviewsandrecommendspoliciesrelatingtocompensationandbenefitsofitsofficersandemployees.Thecompensationcommittee'sresponsibilitiesinclude:
• reviewingandapprovingcorporategoalsandobjectivesrelevanttocompensationofourchiefexecutiveofficer;
• evaluatingtheperformanceofourchiefexecutiveofficerinlightofthosegoalsandobjectives;
• settingthecompensationofourchiefexecutiveofficerbasedonsuchevaluations;
• determiningthecompensationofallourexecutiveofficersotherthanthechiefexecutiveofficerandreviewingperiodicallytheaggregateamountofcompensationbeingpaidorpotentiallypayabletotheCompany'sofficers;
• reviewingandmakingrecommendationstotheboardwithregardtoincentive-basedcompensationplansandequity-basedplansfortheCompany'sexecutiveofficers;and
• reviewingandevaluating,atleastannually,theperformanceofthecompensationcommitteeanditsmembers,includingcomplianceofthecompensationcommitteewithitscharter.
Thecompensationcommitteeoperatesunderawrittencharteradoptedbyourboardofdirectors,acurrentcopyofwhichisavailableonourwebsiteatwww.yatra.com.
Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee
ThecurrentmembersofournominatingandcorporategovernancecommitteeareSanjayArora,SudhirKumarSethiandMurlidharaKadaba,withMr.Kadabaservingasitschairman.Thenominatingandcorporategovernancecommittee'sresponsibilitiesinclude:
• makingrecommendationstoourboardofdirectorsregardingcandidatesfordirectorshipsandthestructureandcompositionofourboardofdirectors;
• recommendingtotheboardcriteriaforboardandcommitteemembership;
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• developingandrecommendingtotheboardasetofcorporategovernanceguidelinesapplicabletotheCompany,periodicallyreviewingsuchguidelinesandrecommendinganychangesthereto;
• overseeingtheevaluationoftheboardandmanagement;
• reportingandmakingrecommendationstoourboardofdirectorsconcerninggovernancematters;and
• reviewingandevaluating,atleastannually,theperformanceofthenominatingandcorporategovernancecommittee.
Thenominatingandcorporategovernancecommitteeoperatesunderawrittencharteradoptedbyourboardofdirectors,acurrentcopyofwhichisavailableonourwebsiteatwww.yatra.com.
ForeignPrivateIssuerExemptions
Wearea"foreignprivateissuer"underthesecuritieslawsoftheUnitedStatesandtherulesoftheNASDAQ.UnderthesecuritieslawsoftheUnitedStates,"foreignprivateissuers"aresubjecttodifferentdisclosurerequirementsthanU.S.domiciledregistrants.WeintendtotakeallactionsnecessarytomaintaincomplianceasaforeignprivateissuerundertheapplicablecorporategovernancerequirementsoftheSarbanes-OxleyActof2002,therulesadoptedbytheSECandNASDAQ'slistingstandards.UndertheNASDAQrules,a"foreignprivateissuer"issubjecttolessstringentcorporategovernancerequirements.Subjecttocertainexceptions,therulesoftheNASDAQpermita"foreignprivateissuer"tofollowitshomecountrypracticeinlieuofthelistingrequirementsofNASDAQ.Accordingly,inthefutureyoumaynothavethesameprotectionsaffordedtoshareholdersofcompaniesthataresubjecttoalloftheNASDAQcorporategovernancerequirements.
CorporateGovernanceGuidelines
Ourboardofdirectorshasapprovedasetofgeneralguidelinesthatprovidetheframeworkforourcorporategovernance.Theboardwillreviewtheseguidelinesandotheraspectsofourcorporategovernanceperiodically,asnecessary.OurCorporateGovernanceGuidelinescanbefoundonourwebsiteatwww.yatra.com .
CodeofBusinessConductandEthics
OurboardofdirectorshasadoptedaCodeofBusinessConductandEthics,ortheCodeofConduct.OurCodeofConductdocumentstheprinciplesofconductandethicstobefollowedbyourdirectors,officersandemployeeswhenconductingourbusinessandperformingtheirday-to-dayduties.ThepurposeofourCodeofConductistopromotehonestandethicalconduct,compliancewithapplicablegovernmentalrulesandregulations,promptinternalreportingofviolationsoftheCodeofConductandacultureofhonestyandaccountability.AcopyoftheCodeofConducthasbeenprovidedtoeachofourdirectors,officersandemployeeswhoarerequiredtoacknowledgethattheyhavereceivedandwillcomplywiththeCodeofConduct.Weintendtodiscloseanymaterialamendmentstothecode,oranywaiversofitsrequirements,inourpublicSECfilingsand/oronourwebsiteinaccordancewithapplicableSECandNASDAQrulesandregulations.OurCodeofConductcanbefoundonourwebsiteatwww.yatra.com .
DisclosureCommittee
Wemaintainadisclosurecommitteeconsistingofmembersofourexecutivemanagement.ThepurposeofthedisclosurecommitteeistooverseeoursystemofdisclosurecontrolsandassistandadvisetheChiefExecutiveOfficerandChiefFinancialOfficerinmakingtherequiredcertificationsinSECreports.Thedisclosurecommitteewasestablishedtobringtogetheronaregularbasisrepresentativesfromourkeybusinessunitsandemployeesinvolvedinthepreparationofourfinancial
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statementstodiscussanyissuesormattersofwhichthemembersareawarethatshouldbeconsideredfordisclosureinourpublicSECfilingsandreviewourdraftperiodicSECreportspriortofiling.ThedisclosurecommitteereportstoourChiefExecutiveOfficerandChiefFinancialOfficer.
D.Employees
See"Item4.InformationontheCompany—B.BusinessOverview—Employees."
E.ShareOwnership
Thefollowingtablesetsforththebeneficialownershipof:
• eachpersonwho,toourknowledge,isthebeneficialownerofmorethan5%ofouroutstandingsharecapital;
• eachofourpresentdirectors;
• eachofourexecutiveofficersservingduringthe2018fiscalyear;and
• allofourcurrentdirectorsandexecutiveofficersasagroup.
BeneficialownershiphasbeendeterminedasofMarch31,2018.Exceptasotherwiseindicated,eachpersonorentitynamedinthetableisexpectedtohavesolevotingandinvestmentpowerwithrespecttoallsharesattributabletosuchperson.BeneficialownershipforthepurposesofthistableisdeterminedinaccordancewiththerulesandregulationsoftheSEC.Theserulesgenerallyprovidethatapersonisthebeneficialownerofsecuritiesifsuchpersonhasorsharesthepowertovoteordirectthevotingthereof,ortodisposeordirectthedispositionthereoforhastherighttoacquiresuchpowerswithin60days.Incomputingthenumberofsharesbeneficiallyownedbyapersonandthepercentageownershipofthatperson,weincludedsharesissuablepursuanttooptionsand/orwarrantsheldbythatpersonthatarecurrentlyexercisableorthatareexercisablewithin60days.Theseshares,however,werenotdeemedoutstandingforthepurposeofcomputingthepercentageownershipofanyotherperson.
Theinformationpresentedinthetablebelowisbasedon35,371,318ofourordinarysharesissuedandoutstandingonMarch31,2018andassumestheconversionintoordinarysharesofalli)Terrapin3
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ClassFcommonstock,ii)ClassAnon-votingsharesandiii)allconvertiblesharesheldatthesubsidiarylevelthatareconvertibleintoourordinaryshares.
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NameofBeneficialOwners(1) NumberofSharesBeneficiallyOwned
PercentageofOutstandingShares
5%Stockholders: EntitiesAffiliatedwithNathanLeight(2) 7,615,229 19.51%MacquarieGroupLimited(3) 6,076,594 15.96%RotationCapitalManagement(4) 6,680,599 15.54%(4)
RelianceCapitalLtd.(5) 2,980,139 8.43%FuhHwaSecuritiesInvestmentTrustCo.,Ltd.(6) 2,834,265 8.01%E-18Limited&Capital18FincapPrivateLimited(7) 2,496,165 7.06%EntitiesAffiliatedwithNorwestVenturePartners(8) 2,392,168 6.76%HabitatforHumanityInternational,Inc.(9) 2,227,273 6.30%
ExecutiveOfficersandDirectors: DhruvShringi(10) 874,419 2.44%AlokVaish(11) 183,404 *ManishAmin(12) 470,770 1.33%SharatDhall(13) 101,848 *HimanshuVerma(14) 12,067 *AkashPoddar(15) 30,856 *SatvinderSinghSodhi(16) 23,345 *SeanAggarwal(17) 5,833 *SudhirKumarSethi(18) — —MurlidharaLakshmikanthaKadaba — —SanjayArora(19) 194,526 *Alldirectorsandofficersasagroup(11persons) 1,897,068 5.25%
* Lessthan1percent.
(1) Unlessotherwisenoted,thebusinessaddressofeachofthepersonsandentitieslistedaboveisc/oYatraOnline,Inc.,1101-03,11thFloor,Tower-B,UnitechCyberPark,Sector39,Gurgaon,Haryana122002,India.
(2) BasedontheSchedule13GandtheSchedules13G/AfiledwiththeSECbyAppleOrangeLLC,LeightFamily1998IrrevocableTrust,ArgyleInvestorsLLC,CandlemakerPartnersLLLP,WeDeserveBetter,LLCandNathanLeightonDecember27,2016,January11,2017andFebruary14,2018,respectively.Consistsof(i)395,000ordinaryshares,warrantstopurchase3,668,290ordinarysharesand1,955,939ClassFsharesheldbyAppleOrangeLLC,TerrapinPartnersEmployeePartnership3,LLCandTerrapinPartnersGreenEmployeePartnershipLLC;(ii)550,000ordinarysharesheldbyArgyleInvestorsLLC;(iii)327,000ordinarysharesheldbyCandlemakerPartners,LLLP;(iv)557,500ordinarysharesheldbytheLeightFamily1998IrrevocableTrust;(v)158,500ordinarysharesheldbyWeDeserveBetter,LLC;and(vi)3,000ordinarysharesheldbyNathanLeight.Mr.LeightisthesolemanagingmemberofAppleOrangeLLC,CandlemakerManagementLLC,whichisthegeneralpartnerofCandlemakerLLLP,andWeDeserveBetter,LLCandhassolevotinganddispositivecontroloversecuritiesheldbyAppleOrangeLLC,CandlemakerLLLPandWeDeserveBetter,LLC.Mr.Leight'schildrenarethebeneficiariesoftheLeightFamily1998IrrevocableTrustandhiswifeisthetrustee.TheLeightFamily1998IrrevocableTrustisthesolemanagingmemberofArgyleInvestorsLLCandhassolevotinganddispositivecontroloverthesecuritiesheldbyArgyleInvestorsLLC.ThebusinessaddressforeachoftheseentitiesandMr.Leightis60EdgewaterDrive,UnitTSK,CoralGables,Florida33133.
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(3) Consistsof(i)324,355ordinarysharesandwarrantstopurchase46,458ordinarysharesheldbyMacquarieCorporateHoldingsPtyLimitedand(ii)2,000,000ordinaryshares,1,060,781ClassFsharesandwarrantstopurchase2,645,000ordinarysharesheldbyMIHILLC.MIHILLCisanaffiliateofMacquarieandMacquarieCapital.MacquarieGroupLimitedistheultimateindirectparentofeachofMacquarieCorporateHoldingsPty.LimitedandMIHILLCandmaybedeemedtobenefisciallyownthecompany'ssharesheldbythem.ThebusinessaddressofMacquarieGroupLimitedis50MartinPlaceSydney,NewSouthWales,Australia.ThebusinessaddressofMacquarieCorporateHoldingsPty.LimitedisLevel6,50MartinPlace,SydneyNSW2000,Australia.ThebusinessaddressofMIHILLCis125West55thStreet,L-22,NewYork,NewYork10019.
(4) BasedontheSchedule13GandtheSchedule13G/AfiledwiththeSECbyRotationCapitalManagement,LPandMatthewRothfleischonJune9,2017andFebruary9,2018,respectively.Consistsof165,704ordinarysharesandwarrantstopurchase6,509,701ordinarysharesheldbyRotationCapitalCreditOpportunitiesFund,Ltd.(the"RotationFund").RotationCapitalManagement,LPservesastheinvestmentmanagertotheRotationFund.ThegeneralpartnerofRotationCapitalManagement,LPisRotationCapitalPartners,LLC(the"GeneralPartner").Mr.RothfleischisthemanagingmemberoftheGeneralPartner.Pursuanttothetermsofthewarrants,thewarrantscannotbeexercisedif,afteranysuchexercise,RotationCapitalManagement,LPandMr.Rothfleischwouldbeneficiallyownmorethan9.8%oftheoutstandingordinarysharesoftheCompany.Consequently,atthistime,theRotationFundisnotabletoexerciseallofthewarrantsthatitholds.ThePercentageofOutstandingSharesreportedheredoesnotgiveeffecttothis9.8%limitonbeneficialownership.ThebusinessaddressforeachoftheseentitiesandMr.Rothfleischis489FifthAvenue,11thFloor,NewYork,NY10017.
(5) BasedontheSchedule13GandtheSchedule13G/AfiledwiththeSECbyRelianceCapitalLimitedonOctober10,2017andFebruary13,2018.Consistsof2,980,139ordinarysharesheldbyRelianceCapitalLimited.ThebusinessaddressofRelianceCapitalLimitedisHBlock,1stFloor,DhirubhaiAmbaniKnowledgeCity,NaviMumbai—400710,India.
(6) BasedontheSchedule13GandtheSchedules13G/AfiledwiththeSECbyFuhHwaSecuritiesInvestmentTrustCo.,Ltd.onDecember29,2016,January19,2017andJanuary16,2018.Includes2,300,000ordinarysharesheldbyFuhHwaOrientalFund.FuhHwaSecuritiesInvestmentTrustCo.,Ltd.,initscapacityasadvisertoFuhHwaOrientalFundandcertainothermutualfundsandmanagedaccounts(directlyorindirectlythroughitssubsidiaries),maybedeemedtobeneficiallyownthecompany'ssharesheldbythem.ThebusinessaddressofFuhHwaSecuritiesInvestmentTrustCo.,Ltd.andFuhHwaOrientalFundis8F,No.308,BadeRd.,Taipei10492,Taiwan.
(7) Consistsof1,926,397ordinarysharesheldbyE-18Limitedand569,768ordinarysharesissuableuponswapofordinarysharesofYatraOnlinePrivateLimitedheldbyCapital18FincapPrivateLimited(together,the"E-18Entities").Network18Media&InvestmentsLimited,acompanyregisteredinIndiaistheholdingcompanyoftheE-18Entities.ThebusinessaddressesforE-18LimitedandCapital18FincapPrivateLimitedareEbeneEsplanade,24BankStreet,Cybercity,Ebene,MauritiusandFirstFloor,EmpireComplex,414,SenapatiBapatMarg,LowerParel,Mumbai400013,Maharashtra,India,respectively.
(8) Consistsof(i)1,196,084ClassAnon-votingsharesheldofrecordbyNorwestVenturePartnersIX,LP(PartnersIX)and(ii)1,196,084ClassAnon-votingsharesheldofrecordbyNorwestVenturePartnersX,LP(PartnersXandtogetherwithPartnersIX,NorwestVenturePartners).ClassAnon-votingshareshavesubstantiallythesamerightsasourordinarysharesbuthavenovotingrights.NVPAssociates,LLC(NVP)isthemanagingmemberofthegeneralpartnersofNorwestVenturePartners,andsharesvotinganddispositivepoweroverthesharesheld
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• EntitiesAffiliatedwithNorwestVenturePartnershavebeneficialownershipof6.76%,whichisreducedfrom19.88%asreportedinourannualreportforfiscalyearendingMarch31,2017filedwiththeSEConJune30,2017.
• PursuanttoSchedule13G/AfiledwiththeSECbyValiantCapitalManagement,L.P.onFebruary13,2018,EntitiesAffiliatedwithValiantCapitalMasterFundLPceasedtobeabeneficialownerof5%ormoreofourordinaryshares.
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byNorwestVenturePartners.PromodHaque,JeffreyCroweandMatthewHoward,asco-chiefexecutiveofficersofNVPandmembersofthegeneralpartners,maybedeemedtosharevotinganddispositivepowerwithrespecttothesharesheldofrecordbyNorwestVenturePartners.Thebusinessaddressforeachoftheseentitiesisc/oPromodHaque,525UniversityAve,Ste800,PaloAlto,California94301-1922.
(9) BasedontheSchedule13GfiledwiththeSECbyHabitatforHumanityInternational,Inc.onFebruary7,2018.Consistsof2,227,273ordinarysharesheldbyHabitatforHumanityInternational,Inc.ThebusinessaddressofHabitatforHumanityInternational,Inc.is70PeachtreeStreetNW,Suite1300,Atlanta,GA30303.
(10) Consistsof469,291ordinarysharesandoptionstopurchase405,128ordinarysharesthatareexercisablewithin60daysofMarch31,2018.
(11) Consistsof69,102ordinarysharesandoptionstopurchase114,302ordinarysharesthatareexercisablewithin60daysofMarch31,2018.
(12) Consistsof453,486ordinarysharesandoptionstopurchase17,284ordinarysharesthatareexercisablewithin60daysofMarch31,2018.
(13) Consistsof39,627ordinarysharesandoptionstopurchase62,221ordinarysharesthatareexercisablewithin60daysofMarch31,2018.
(14) Consistsof12,067ordinaryshares.
(15) Consistsof15,647ordinarysharesandoptionstopurchase15,209ordinarysharesthatareexercisablewithin60daysofMarch31,2018.
(16) Consistsof9,058ordinarysharesandoptionstopurchase14,287ordinarysharesthatareexercisablewithin60daysofMarch31,2018.
(17) Consistsoftheoptionstopurchase5,833ordinarysharesthatareexercisablewithin60daysofMarch31,2018.
(18) SudhirKumarSethiisthefounderandchairmanofIDGVenturesIndiaAdvisorsandmaybedeemedtobeneficiallyownthesharesheldbytheIDGVenturesIndiaFundIILLC.Mr.SethidisclaimsbeneficialownershipofthesharesownedbyIDGVenturesIndiaFundIILLCasthevotingandinvestmentpowerforsuchsharesisheldbytheboardofdirectorsofIDGVenturesIndiaFundIILLC.TheaddressofMr.Sethiis7B,7thfloor,SobhaPearl,#1CommissariatRoad,Bangalore,Karnataka560025,India.
(19) Consistsof100ordinarysharesheldbyMr.Arora,100ordinarysharesheldbyMr.Arora'swifeand100ordinaryshares,58,593ClassFsharesandwarrantstopurchase135,633ordinarysharesheldbyNoyacPathLLC.100ordinarysharesheldbyMr.Arora,100ordinarysharesheldbyMr.Arora'swifeand100ordinarysharesheldbyNoyacPathLLCareheldinbrokerageaccountsforwhichmarginsareavailable.ThesolememberofNoyacPathLLCisatrustofwhichMr.Aroraissettlorandabeneficiary.Mr.AroradisclaimsbeneficialownershipoveranysecuritiesownedbyhiswifeandNoyacPathLLCinwhichhedoesnothaveanypecuniaryinterest.
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• PursuanttoSchedule13G/AfiledwiththeSEConFebruary12,2018,IntelCapitalCorporationceasedtobeabeneficialownerof5%ormoreofourordinaryshares.
• PursuanttoSchedule13G/AfiledwiththeSEConFebruary9,2018,RotationCapitalManagementbecameabeneficialownerof5%ormoreofourordinaryshares.
• PursuanttoSchedule13G/AfiledwiththeSEConFebruary7,2018,HabitatforHumanityInternational,Inc.becameabeneficialownerof5%ormoreofourordinaryshares.
NorwestVenturePartnersIX,LPandNorwestVenturePartnersX,LPholdClassAnon-votingshares,whichhavesubstantiallythesamerightsasourordinarysharesbuthavenovotingrights.
Toourknowledge,theCompanyisnotdirectlyorindirectlyownedorcontrolledbyanothercorporation,byanyforeigngovernmentorbyanyothernaturalorlegalpersonseverallyorjointly.
AsofJuly20,2018,weestimatethat:
• approximately91%ofouroutstandingordinaryshareswereheldintheUnitedStatesby7holdersofrecord(theUnitedStatesrecordholdersincludCede&Co.,thenomineeoftheDepositaryTrustCompany),
• approximately100%ofouroutstandingClassFshareswereheldintheUnitedStatesbyapproximately9holdersofrecord,and
• approximately100%ofouroutstandingClassAshareswereheldintheUnitedStatesby2holdersofrecord.
ThenumberandtheU.S.residenceofrecordholdersofourordinarysharesmaynotberepresentativeofthenumberofbeneficialownersorwherethebeneficialownershaveresidencebecauseitincludesbeneficialownerswhosesharesareheldinstreetnamebybrokersandothernominees.
ITEM7.MAJORSHAREHOLDERSANDRELATEDPARTYTRANSACTIONS
A.MajorShareholders
See"Item6.Directors,SeniorManagementandEmployees—E.ShareOwnership."
B.RelatedPartyTransactions
Ourauditcommitteecharterrequiresourauditcommitteetoreviewallrelatedpartytransactionsonanongoingbasisandforallsuchtransactionstobeapprovedbyourauditcommittee.Thefollowingisasummaryofourrelatedpartytransactions.
LoanAgreementwithRelianceCapitalLtd.
OnJanuary22,2015,March13,2015,April2,2015,andDecember22,2015,we,throughYatraIndia,enteredintointercorporatedeposit(ICD)facilityagreementswithRelianceCapitalLtd.,oneofourshareholders.PursuanttothetermsoftheseICDfacilityagreements,weborrowedanaggregateofINR570,000,000advancesundertheseICDfacilityagreements,whichbearinterestatarateof13%perannumandmustberepaidwithin30daysofthedateofdisbursement.TheICDfacilityagreementscontaincertainnegativecovenantsrestrictingourabilitytochangeourstatustoaprivateborrower,undertakeanymerger,consolidationorreorganization,orliquidateordissolve.Duringthefiscalyears2015and2016,weborrowedINR170,000,000andINR400,000,000,respectively,undertheseICDfacilityagreements,allofwhichamountshavebeenrepaid.WepaidanaggregateofINR423,826andINR2,617,808ininterestontheseadvancesinfiscalyears2015and2016,respectively.
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LetterAgreementwithMacquarieCapital(USA)Inc.
OnJuly13,2016,weenteredintoaletteragreementwithMacquarieCapital(USA)Inc.,anaffiliateofoneofourshareholders,pursuanttowhichweagreedthatpriortoJuly16,2017wewillengageMacquarieCapital(USA)Inc.,oranaffiliateofMacquarieCapital(USA)Inc.designatedbyit,toactonanyandalltransactionswithavaluegreaterthan$30millionas:
• abookrunningmanagingunderwriter,abookrunningmanagingplacementagent,orabookrunningmanaginginitialpurchaser,asthecasemaybe,inconnectionwithanyofferingorplacementofsecurities(including,butnotlimitedto,debt,equity,preferredandotherhybridequitysecuritiesorequitylinkedsecurities)byusoranyofoursubsidiaries,ineachcasewithMacquarieCapital(USA)Inc.receivingtotalcompensationinrespectofanysuchtransactionthatisequaltoorbetterthan40%ofthetotalcompensationreceivedbyallunderwriters,placementagents,andinitialpurchasers,asthecasemaybe,inconnectionwithsuchtransactionandnotlessthanthecompensationreceivedbyanyoneindividualunderwriter,placementagentorinitialpurchaser,asthecasemaybe;and
• afinancialadvisorinconnectionwithany(x)restructuring(througharecapitalization,extraordinarydividend,stockrepurchase,spin-off,jointventureorotherwise)byusoranyofoursubsidiaries,(y)acquisitionordispositionofabusiness,assetorvotingsecuritiesbyusoranyofoursubsidiariesor(z)debtorequityfinancingoranyrefinancingofanyportionofanyfinancingbyusoranyofoursubsidiaries,ineachcasewithMacquarieCapital(USA)Inc.receivingtotalcompensationinrespectofanysuchtransactionthatisequaltoorgreaterthan40%ofthetotalcompensationreceivedbyallfinancialadvisorsinconnectionwithsuchtransaction(50%inthecaseoftheinitialbusinesscombination),andnotlessthanthecompensationreceivedbyanyindividualfinancialadvisor.
MacquarieCapital(USA)Inc.hastherighttodeclineanysuchengagementinitssoleandabsolutediscretion.
PreloadAgreementwithRelianceRetailLtd.
OnSeptember26,2016,thesubsidiaryoftheGroupYatraOnlinePrivateLimited(YatraIndia),enteredintoapreloadagreementwithRelianceRetailLtd.Pursuanttothepreloadagreement,RelianceRetailLtd.hasagreedtopre-installtheYatramobileapplicationsonRelianceJioLYFsmartphonesforconsiderationtobesettledinequitysharesofYatraIndia.AnyinvoicedamountsbyReliance,willbearinterestatarateof15%peryearfromthedateofinvoiceuntilthedateofequitysettlement.TheagreementremainsineffectuntilSeptember5,2019.Eitherpartymayterminatetheagreementintheeventofanuncuredbreachofamaterialtermoftheagreement.YatraIndiaalsohastherighttoterminateasofSeptember5,2017.
InvestorRightsAgreement
OnDecember16,2016,weenteredintotheInvestorRightsAgreementwithMIHILLC,theTerrapinSponsorsandcertainotherTerrapin3stockholdersandYatrashareholderswhowillownourordinarysharesuponconsummationoftheBusinessCombination.PursuanttothetermsoftheInvestorRightsAgreement,oncewebecameeligibletouseFormF-3oritssuccessorform,webecameobligatedtofileashelfregistrationstatementtoregistertheresaleofcertainofourordinarysharesissuedinconnectionwiththeBusinessCombination.TheInvestorRightsAgreementalsoprovidesuchshareholderswithdemand,"piggy-back"andFormF-3registrationrights,subjecttocertainminimumrequirementsandcustomaryconditions.Shareholderswillbeentitledtomakeonedemandforregistrationofordinaryshares,exceptforcertainYatrashareholderswillbeentitledtomakethreedemands.
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TheInvestorRightsAgreementalsoprovidestheTerrapinSponsorstherighttonominateanindividualforelectiontoourboardofdirectorsupontheresignation,removal,deathordisabilityofthedirectorinitiallydesignatedbythempursuanttothetermsoftheBusinessCombinationAgreement,aswellastherighttore-nominatesuchdirectortwosuccessivetimes.TheInvestorRightsAgreementalsoprovidescertainofourinvestorsandourexecutiveofficers,DhruvShringi,AlokVaishandManishAmin,therighttonominateanindividualforelectiontoourboardupontheresignation,removal,deathordisabilityofanyofthedirectorsinitiallydesignatedbyourcompanypursuanttothetermsoftheBusinessCombinationAgreement,aswellastherighttore-nominateanyofsuchdirectorswhoareClassIorClassIIdirectorstwosuccessivetimesandtherighttore-nominateanyofsuchdirectorswhoareClassIIIdirectorsonetimeortodesignateareplacementforanysuchdirector.Subjecttoapplicablelawandapplicablestockexchangerules,untilsuchtimeasthereisnodirectordesignatedbytheTerrapinSponsorsornodirectordesignatedbyourcompanypursuanttothetermsoftheBusinessCombination,wearerequiredtotakeallnecessaryactiontocauseatleastonedirectornominatedbytheTerrapinSponsorsandatleastonedirectornominatedbyourinvestorstobeappointedtoeachcommitteeofourboardofdirectors.TheInvestorRightsAgreementalsoprovideseachofMIHILLCandtheTerrapinSponsorstherighttodesignateonerepresentativetoattendourboardmeetinginanonvotingobservercapacity.MIHILLCandtheTerrapinSponsorsshallceasetohaveboardobservationrightswhentheynolongerownatleast5%ofouroutstandingordinaryshares.
TransactionspursuanttoServiceAgreements
Pursuanttoserviceagreementswiththebelowmentionedcompanies(alongwiththeiraffiliates)thathaveasignificantinfluenceontheGroup,wehaveprovidedtravelandtraderelatedservicesofINR176,252,INR110,973,INR6,823infiscalyears2018,2017and2016,respectively:
a. E-18Limitedandgroupcompanies
b. RelianceCapitalLimitedanditsgroupcompanies
c. IDGVenturesIndiaAdvisorsPrivateLimited
TheCompanyhasalsoavailedtheinsuranceandcommunicationservicesofRelianceGeneralInsuranceCompanyLimitedandRelianceInfocommLimitedatacostofINR11,497,INR12,979,andINR16,702infiscalyears2018,2017and2016,respectively.
ExchangeandSupportAgreement
OnDecember16,2016,weenteredintoanexchangeandsupportagreementwithTerrapin3andholdersofTerrapin3'sClassFcommonstock.Pursuanttotheagreement,commencingonNovember16,2017,holdersofTerrapin3'sClassFcommonstockhavetherightfromtimetotimetoexchangeanyoralloftheirsharesofClassFcommonstockforthesameamountofourordinaryshares.Uponanysuchexchange,anequalnumberofourClassFsharesheldbysuchexchangingshareholderswillbeconvertedbyusinto0.00001ofourordinaryshareforeachClassFshareconverted.TherighttomakesuchexchangewillexpireonDecember16,2021.
AdministrativeServicesArrangement
BeginninginJanuary2017,TerrapinPartners,LLC,aprivateequityandventurecapitalfirm,hasagreedtoprovideuswithcertainprofessionalservicesaswellascertainofficespace,utilitiesandgeneraloffice,receptionistandsecretarialsupport.Inreturnforsuchservices,whenprovided,wehaveagreedtopayTerrapinPartners,LLCamonthlyfeeof$5,000.NathanLeight,oneofourshareholders,isthemanagingmemberofTerrapinPartners,LLC.
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ShareholdersAgreements
See"Item10.AdditionalInformation—B.MemorandumandArticlesofAssociation."
EmploymentAgreements
See"Item6.Directors,SeniorManagementandEmployees—B.Compensation—EmploymentAgreementswithExecutiveOfficers."
EquityOptionandShareIncentivePlans
See"Item6.Directors,SeniorManagementandEmployees—B.Compensation."
C.InterestofExpertsandCounsel
Notapplicable.
ITEM8.FINANCIALINFORMATION
A.ConsolidatedStatementsandOtherFinancialInformation
See"Item18.FinancialStatements"foralistofthefinancialstatementsfiledaspartofthisAnnualReport.
LegalProceedings
Fromtimetotimewemaybecomeinvolvedinlegalproceedingsorbesubjecttoclaimsarisingintheordinarycourseofourbusinessandtheresultsoflitigationandclaimscannotbepredictedwithcertainty.
Exceptforthetaxproceedingsdescribedbelow,therearenogovernmental,legalorarbitrationproceedings(includinganysuchproceedingswhicharependingorthreatened,ofwhichweareaware)thatwebelievecouldreasonablybeexpectedtohaveamaterialadverseeffectonourresultsofoperationsorfinancialposition.
Tax Proceedings
See"Item4.InformationontheCompany—B.BusinessOverview—Litigation"foradescriptionoftaxproceedings.
DividendDistributionPolicy
Wecurrentlyexpecttoretainallfutureearningsforuseintheoperationandexpansionofourbusinessanddonotplantopayanydividendsonourordinarysharesinthenearfuture.ThedeclarationandpaymentofanydividendsinthefuturewillbedeterminedbyourBoardofDirectorsinitsdiscretion,andwilldependonanumberoffactors,includingourearnings,capitalrequirements,overallfinancialcondition,applicablelawandcontractualrestrictions.Inaddition,asaholdingcompany,ourabilitytopaydividendsdependsonourreceiptofcashdividendsfromouroperatingsubsidiaries,whichmayfurtherrestrictourabilitytopaydividendsasaresultofthelawsoftherespectivejurisdictionsoforganizationofoursubsidiaries,agreementsofoursubsidiariesorcovenantsunderfutureindebtednessthatweortheymayincur.
B.SignificantChanges
ExceptfortheconsummationoftheofferingdescribedinItem14.MaterialModificationstotheRightsofSecurityHoldersandUseofProceeds,therehavebeennosignificantsubsequentevents
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followingthecloseofthelastfinancialyearuptothedateofthisAnnualReportthatareknowntousandthatrequiredisclosureinthisAnnualReport.
ITEM9.THEOFFERANDLISTING
A.OfferandListingDetails
OuroutstandingordinarysharesarecurrentlylistedandtradedontheNasdaqCapitalMarketunderthesymbol"YTRA."
ThefollowingtableshowsthereportedhighandlowtradingpricesquotedinUSdollarsforourordinarysharesontheNASDAQGlobalMarket.
OuroutstandingwarrantsarecurrentlylistedandtradedontheOTCQXMarketunderthesymbol"YTROF."
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NasdaqCapitalMarketPricePerOrdinaryShare
Period High Low FiscalYear 2017 $ 10.68 $ 7.712018 $ 12.85 $ 5.63
FiscalQuarter 2019 1stQuarter $ 8.16 $ 5.00
2018 1stQuarter $ 11.39 $ 9.022ndQuarter $ 12.85 $ 9.503rdQuarter $ 11.71 $ 7.304thQuarter $ 8.19 $ 5.63
2017 3rdQuarter(1) $ 10.15 $ 8.404thQuarter $ 10.68 $ 7.71
Month 2018 January $ 7.71 $ 6.44February $ 8.19 $ 6.52March $ 7.44 $ 5.63April $ 8.16 $ 6.34May $ 7.85 $ 6.82June $ 7.75 $ 5.00July(2) $ 6.66 $ 5.08
Notes:
(1) 3rdQuarter2017datarepresentspricesfromDecember20,2016toDecember31,2016.
(2) UntilJuly30,2018.
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ThefollowingtableshowsthereportedhighandlowtradingpricesquotedinUSdollarsforourwarrantsontheOTCQXMarket.
B.PlanofDistribution
NotApplicable.
C.Markets
OurordinarysharesarelistedontheNasdaqGlobalMarketunderthesymbol"YTRA".OurwarrantsarelistedontheOTCQX®Marketunderthesymbol"YTROF."
D.SellingShareholders
Notapplicable.
E.Dilution
Notapplicable.
F.ExpensesoftheIssue
Notapplicable.
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OTCQXMarketPricePerWarrant
Period High Low FiscalYear 2017 $ 0.80 $ 0.152018 $ 1.94 $ 0.53
FiscalQuarter 2019 1stQuarter $ 0.90 $ 0.54
2018 1stQuarter $ 1.63 $ 0.532ndQuarter $ 1.94 $ 1.503rdQuarter $ 1.70 $ 0.904thQuarter $ 1.15 $ 0.65
2017 3rdQuarter(1) $ 0.80 $ 0.254thQuarter $ 0.80 $ 0.15
Month 2018 January $ 1.00 $ 0.71February $ 1.15 $ 0.65March $ 1.03 $ 0.69April $ 0.90 $ 0.75May $ 0.88 $ 0.54June $ 0.80 $ 0.61July(2) $ 0.70 $ 0.50
Notes:
(1) 3rdQuarter2017datarepresentspricesfromDecember30,2016.
(2) UntilJuly30,2018.
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ITEM10.ADDITIONALINFORMATION
A.ShareCapital
Notapplicable.
B.MemorandumandArticlesofAssociation
TheinformationsetforthinourRegistrationStatementonFormF-3(FileNo.333-224661),asamended,originallyfiledwiththeSEConMay3,2018anddeclaredeffectivebytheSEConMay24,2018,undertheheadings"DescriptionofShareCapital"isincorporatedhereinbyreference.
C.MaterialContracts
Describedherein.
D.ExchangeControls
India
IndiaregulatesownershipofIndiancompaniesbyforeignentities.ForeigninvestmentinsecuritiesissuedbyIndiancompaniesandexchangecontrolsaregenerallyregulatedbytheForeignExchangeManagementAct,1999,asamended,andtheregulationsframedthereunder(FEMA).TransfersofanysecurityofanIndiancompanyfromforeigners/foreignentitiestoIndianresidentsandviceversaarerequiredtobeinaccordancewithFEMAandinsomeinstancesisrequiredtobepermittedbytheReserveBankofIndiabesidegeneralreportingrequirementsundertheFEMA.Theseregulationsandrestrictionsmayapplytoacquisitionsbyusorouraffiliates,includingYatraIndiaandaffiliateswhicharenotresidentinIndia,ofsharesinIndiancompaniesortheprovisionoffundingbyusoranyotherentitytoIndiancompanieswithinourgroup.Forexample,underitsconsolidatedforeigndirectinvestmentpolicy,theGovernmentofIndiahassetoutadditionalrequirementsforforeigninvestmentsinIndia,includingrequirementswithrespecttodownstreaminvestmentsbyIndiancompanieshavingforeigninvestment,andthetransferofownershiporcontrolofIndiancompaniesinsectorswithcapsonforeigninvestmentfromresidentIndianpersonsorentitiestoforeigners,aswellassuchtransactionbetweenforeignentities.Further,India'sForeignExchangeManagementAct,1999,asamended,andtherulesandregulationspromulgatedthereunder,restrictorregulatethelendingtoorborrowingfromourIndianSubsidiaries.Theserequirementscurrentlyincluderestrictions/regulationswithrespecttoonvaluationsandsourcesoffundingforsuchinvestmentsandmayincludepriorapprovalfromtheGovernmentofIndia.
Further,theGovernmentofIndiahasinthepastmadeandmaycontinuetomakerevisionstotheFDIPolicyone-commerceinIndia(includinginrelationtobusinessmodelandpermittedservices).SuchchangesmayrequireustomakechangestoourbusinessinordertocomplywithIndianlaw.
Ourabilitytopaydividendstoourshareholdersmaydependon,amongotherthings,theavailabilityofdividendsfromYatraIndia.AsofthedateofthisAnnualReport,YatraIndiahasnotpaidanycashdividendsonitsequityshares.DividendsotherthanincasharenotpermittedunderIndianlaw.ThedeclarationandpaymentofanydividendsinthefuturewillberecommendedbytheboardofdirectorsofYatraIndiaandapprovedbytheshareholdersofYatraIndiaattheirdiscretionandwoulddependonanumberoffactors,includingitsfinancialcondition,resultsofoperations,capitalrequirementsandsurplus,contractualobligations,applicableIndianlegalrestrictions,theprovisionsofitsarticlesofassociation,thetermsofitscreditfacilitiesandotherfinancingarrangementsatthetimeadividendisconsideredandotherfactorsconsideredrelevantbytheboardofdirectors.YatraIndiamayalsofromtimetotimepayinterimdividends.YatraIndiaiscurrentlyliabletopaydividenddistributiontaxinIndiaattherateof15.0%,plusapplicablecessandsurcharge,onanydividendspaidbyit.
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UnderIndianlaw,acompanydeclaresdividendsuponarecommendationbyitsboardofdirectorsandapprovalbyamajorityoftheshareholdersattheannualgeneralmeetingofshareholdersheldwithinsixmonthsoftheendofeachfiscalyear.However,whilefinaldividendscanbepaidoutbyacompanyonlyaftersuchdividendshavebeenrecommendedbytheboardofdirectorsandapprovedbyshareholders,interimdividendscanbepaidoutwithonlyarecommendationbytheboardofdirectors.Theshareholdershavetherighttodecreasebutnottoincreaseanydividendamountrecommendedbytheboardofdirectors.UnderIndianlaw,sharesofacompanybelongingtothesameclassmustreceiveequaldividendtreatment.
YatraIndiamay,beforethedeclarationofanydividendinanyfinancialyear,transfersuchpercentageofitsprofitsforthatfinancialyearasitmayconsiderappropriatetothereservesofYatraIndia.
UnderIndianlaw,anIndiancompanyispermittedtodeclareorpaydividendsforanyfiscalyearoutofprofitsforthatyear(calculatedtoincludeanydividenddistributiontax)afterprovidingfordepreciationinthemannerprescribed.However,nocompanyispermittedtodeclaredividendsunlesspreviousyears'carriedoverlossesanddepreciationnotprovidedinthepreviousyearoryearsaresetoffagainstprofitsofthecompanyforthecurrentyear.
Ifprofitsforaparticularyearareinsufficienttodeclaredividends(includinginterimdividends),thedividendsforthatyearmaybedeclaredandpaidoutfromaccumulatedprofitsifthefollowingconditionsarefulfilled:
• therateofdividendtobedeclaredshallnotexceedtheaverageoftheratesatwhichdividendsweredeclaredinthethreeyearsimmediatelyprecedingthatyear(exceptwherenodividendshavebeendeclaredineachoftheprecedingthreeyears);
• thetotalamounttobedrawnfromtheaccumulatedprofitsearnedinpreviousyearsshallnotexceedanamountequaltoone-tenthofthesumofthecompany'spaid-upsharecapitalandfreereserves(basedonthelatestauditedfinancialstatementsavailable),andtheamountsodrawnshallfirstbeutilizedtosetoffthelossesincurredinthefinancialyearinwhichdividendisdeclaredbeforeanydividendinrespectofequitysharesisdeclared;and;
• thebalanceofthereservesaftersuchwithdrawalshallnotfallbelow15.0%ofthecompany'spaid-upsharecapital(basedonthelatestauditedfinancialstatementsavailable).
ExchangeRates
Thefollowingtablesshow,fortheperiodsindicated,informationconcerningtheexchangeratebetweentheU.S.dollarandtheIndianrupee.Thisinformationisprovidedsolelyforyourconvenience,andwedonotrepresentthatIndianrupeeshavebeenconvertedintoU.S.dollarsattheseratesoratanyotherrate.TheseratesmaydifferfromtheratesusedbyusinthepreparationofourconsolidatedfinancialstatementsorotherfinancialinformationappearinginthisAnnualReport.
ThedataprovidedinthefollowingtablesareexpressedinIndianrupeesperU.S.dollarandarebasedonthenoonbuyingrateinTheCityofNewYorkforcabletransfersofIndianrupeesascertifiedforcustomspurposesbytheFederalReserveBankofNewYork.
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OnMarch31,2018,theexchangeratebetweentheU.S.dollarandtheIndianrupeeexpressedinIndianrupeesperU.S.dollarwas$1.00=Rs.65.11.
E.Taxation
MATERIALU.S.FEDERALINCOMETAXCONSEQUENCES
ThefollowingisageneraldiscussionofthematerialU.S.federalincometaxconsequencesoftheownershipanddispositionofourordinarysharestoU.S.holdersandnon-U.S.holders.ThisdiscussionisbasedonprovisionsoftheInternalRevenueCode(the"Code"),theU.S.DepartmentoftheTreasuryregulationspromulgatedthereunder(whetherfinal,temporaryorproposed),administrativerulingsoftheInternalRevenueService("IRS"),judicialdecisions,allasineffectonthedatehereof,andallofwhicharesubjecttodifferinginterpretationsorchange,possiblywithretroactiveeffect.Anysuchchangeordifferinginterpretationcouldaffecttheaccuracyofthestatementsandconclusionssetforthherein.ThisdiscussionisforgeneralpurposesonlyanddoesnotpurporttobeacompleteanalysisorlistingofallpotentialU.S.federalincometaxconsiderationsthatmayapplytoholdersasaresultoftheownershipanddispositionofourshares.ThisdiscussiondoesnotaddressallaspectsofU.S.federalincometaxationthatmayberelevanttoparticularholders,nordoesittakeintoaccounttheindividualfactsandcircumstancesofanyparticularholderthatmayaffecttheU.S.federalincometaxconsequencestosuchholder.Accordingly,itisnotintendedtobe,andshouldnotbeconstruedas,taxadvice.ThisdiscussiondoesnotaddressanyaspectsofU.S.federaltaxationotherthanthosepertainingtotheincometax,nordoesitaddressanytaxconsequencesarisingunderanyU.S.stateandlocal,ornon-U.S.,taxlaws.Holdersshouldconsulttheirtaxadvisorsregardingsuchtaxconsequencesinlightoftheirparticularcircumstances.NorulinghasbeenrequestedorwillbeobtainedfromtheIRSregardingthestatementsmadeandtheconclusionsreachedinthefollowingdiscussionandtherecanbenoassurancethattheIRSwillnotchallengetheU.S.federalincometaxtreatmentdescribedbeloworthat,ifchallenged,suchtreatmentwillbesustainedbyacourt.
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AnnualData(YearEndedMarch31) High Low Average(1) PeriodEnd (IndianrupeesperU.S.dollar) 2014 68.80 53.65 60.35 60.002015 63.67 58.30 61.34 62.312016 68.84 61.99 67.24 66.252017 68.86 64.85 67.01 64.852018 65.71 63.38 64.45 65.11
(1) Theaverageratesfortheinterimandannualperiodswerecalculatedbytakingthesimpleaverageoftheexchangeratesonthelastbusinessdayofeachmonthduringtherelevantperiod.
High Low
(IndianrupeesperU.S.dollar)
RecentMonthlyData(1) January2017 64.01 63.38February2018 65.20 63.93March2018 65.24 64.83April2018 66.92 64.92May2018 68.38 66.52June2018 68.81 66.87
(1) ExchangeratesaspublishedbytheFederalReserveBank.
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ThisdiscussionislimitedtoU.S.federalincometaxconsiderationsrelevanttoU.S.holdersandnon-U.S.holdersthatholdourordinarysharesas"capitalassets"withinthemeaningofSection1221oftheCode(generally,propertyheldforinvestment).ThisdiscussiondoesnotaddressallaspectsofU.S.federalincometaxationthatmaybeimportanttoparticularholdersinlightoftheirindividualcircumstances,includingholderssubjecttospecialtreatmentundertheU.S.taxlaws,suchas,forexample:
• banks,thrifts,mutualfundsorotherfinancialinstitutions,underwriters,orinsurancecompanies;
• tradersinsecuritieswhoelecttoapplyamark-to-marketmethodofaccounting;
• realestateinvestmenttrustsandregulatedinvestmentcompanies;
• tax-exemptorganizations,qualifiedretirementplans,individualretirementaccounts,orothertax-deferredaccounts;
• expatriatesorformerlong-termresidentsoftheUnitedStates;
• partnershipsorotherpass-throughentities(orarrangementstreatedassuch)orinvestorstherein;
• dealersortradersinsecurities,commoditiesorcurrencies;
• grantortrusts;
• personssubjecttothealternativeminimumtax;
• U.S.personswhose"functionalcurrency"isnottheU.S.dollar;
• personswhoreceivedourordinarysharesthroughtheexerciseofincentivestockoptionsorthroughtheissuanceofrestrictedstockunderanequityincentiveplanorthroughatax-qualifiedretirementplanorotherwiseascompensation;
• personswhoown(directlyorthroughattribution)10%ormore(byvoteorvalue)ofouroutstandingordinaryshares;
• personswhoaresubjecttotheaccountingrulesunderSection451(b)oftheCode;
• theinitialstockholdersandtheiraffiliates;or
• holdersholdingourordinarysharesasapositionina"straddle,"aspartofa"syntheticsecurity"or"hedge,"aspartofa"conversiontransaction,"orotherintegratedinvestmentorriskreductiontransaction.
Forpurposesofthisdiscussion,theterm"U.S.holder"meansabeneficialownerofourordinaryshares,thatis,forU.S.federalincometaxpurposes:
• anindividualwhoisacitizenorresidentoftheUnitedStates;
• acorporation(orotherentitythatisclassifiedasacorporationforU.S.federalincometaxpurposes)thatiscreatedororganizedinorunderthelawsoftheUnitedStates,anyStatethereofortheDistrictofColumbia;
• anestatetheincomeofwhichissubjecttoU.S.federalincometaxregardlessofitssource;or
• atrust(i)ifacourtwithintheUnitedStatesisabletoexerciseprimarysupervisionovertheadministrationofthetrustandoneormoreU.S.personshavetheauthoritytocontrolallsubstantialdecisionsofthetrust,or(ii)thathasavalidelectionineffectunderapplicableTreasuryregulationstobetreatedasaU.S.personforU.S.federalincometaxpurposes.
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Forpurposesofthisdiscussion,a"non-U.S.holder"meansabeneficialownerofourordinarysharesthatisneitheraU.S.holdernorapartnership(oranentityorarrangementtreatedasapartnership)forU.S.federalincometaxpurposes.
Ifapartnership,includingforthispurposeanyentityorarrangementthatistreatedasapartnershipforU.S.federalincometaxpurposes,holdsourordinaryshares,theU.S.federalincometaxtreatmentofapartnerinsuchpartnershipgenerallywilldependonthestatusofthepartnerandtheactivitiesofthepartnership.AholderthatisapartnershipandthepartnersinsuchpartnershipshouldconsulttheirtaxadvisorswithregardtotheU.S.federalincometaxconsequencesoftheownershipanddispositionofourordinaryshares.
THISSUMMARYDOESNOTPURPORTTOBEACOMPREHENSIVEANALYSISORDESCRIPTIONOFALLPOTENTIALU.S.FEDERALINCOMETAXCONSEQUENCESOFTHEOWNERSHIPANDDISPOSITIONOFYATRAORDINARYSHARES.HOLDERSSHOULDCONSULTWITHTHEIROWNTAXADVISORSREGARDINGTHEPARTICULARTAXCONSEQUENCESTOTHEMOFTHEOWNERSHIPANDDISPOSITIONOFYATRAORDINARYSHARES,INCLUDINGTHEAPPLICABILITYANDEFFECTSOFU.S.FEDERAL,STATE,LOCALANDOTHERTAXLAWS.
TaxResidenceofYatraandUtilizationofTerrapin'sTaxAttributes
Tax Residence of Yatra for U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes
AcorporationisgenerallyconsideredforU.S.federalincometaxpurposestobeataxresidentinthejurisdictionofitsorganizationorincorporation.Accordingly,underthegenerallyapplicableU.S.federalincometaxrules,YatraOnline,Inc.,whichisincorporatedunderthelawsoftheCaymanIslands,wouldbeclassifiedasanon-U.S.corporation(and,therefore,notaU.S.taxresident)forU.S.federalincometaxpurposes.Section7874oftheCodeprovidesanexceptiontothisgeneralrule(morefullydiscussedbelow),underwhichanon-U.S.incorporatedentitymay,incertaincircumstances,betreatedasaU.S.corporationforU.S.federalincometaxpurposes.Theserulesarerelativelynewandcomplexandthereislimitedguidanceregardingtheirapplication.
UnderSection7874,acorporationcreatedororganizedoutsidetheUnitedStates(i.e. ,anon-U.S.corporation)willneverthelessbetreatedasaU.S.corporationforU.S.federalincometaxpurposes(and,therefore,asaU.S.taxresidentsubjecttoU.S.federalincometaxonitsworldwideincome)ifeachofthefollowingthreeconditionsaremet:(i)thenon-U.S.corporation,directlyorindirectly,acquiressubstantiallyallofthepropertieshelddirectlyorindirectlybyaU.S.corporation(includingthroughtheacquisitionofalloftheoutstandingsharesoftheU.S.corporation);(ii)thenon-U.S.corporation's"expandedaffiliatedgroup"doesnothave"substantialbusinessactivities"inthenon-U.S.corporation'scountryoforganizationorincorporationandtaxresidencerelativetotheexpandedaffiliatedgroup'sworldwideactivities;and(iii)aftertheacquisition,theformershareholdersoftheacquiredU.S.corporationholdatleast80%(byeithervoteorvalue)ofthesharesofthenon-U.S.acquiringcorporationbyreasonofholdingsharesintheU.S.acquiredcorporation(takingintoaccountthereceiptofthenon-U.S.corporation'ssharesinexchangefortheU.S.corporation'sshares)asdeterminedforpurposesofSection7874(thistestisreferredtoasthe"80%ownershiptest").
ForpurposesofSection7874,thefirsttwoconditionsdescribedaboveweremetwithrespecttothemergerscompletedinJuly2016withTerrapin,becauseweacquiredindirectlyalloftheassetsofTerrapinthroughthemergerswithTerrapin,andYatraOnline,Inc.,includingits"expandedaffiliatedgroup,"didnothave"substantialbusinessactivities"intheCaymanIslandswithinthemeaningofSection7874uponconsummationofthemergerswithTerrapin.Asaresult,whetherSection7874willapplytocauseustobetreatedasaU.S.corporationforU.S.federalincometaxpurposesfollowingthemergerswithTerrapinshoulddependonthesatisfactionofthe80%ownershiptest.
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BasedonthetermsofthemergerswithTerrapin,therulesfordeterminingshareownershipunderSection7874andtheTreasuryregulationspromulgatedthereunder(includingtheTemporarySection7874Regulations)andbaseduponcertainfactualassumptions,webelievethattheSection7874ownershippercentageoftheformerTerrapinstockholdersinourcompanyshouldbelessthan80%andaccordinglywearenotexpectedtobetreatedasaU.S.corporationforU.S.federalincometaxpurposes.Further,forpurposesofdeterminingtheownershippercentageofformerTerrapinstockholdersforpurposesofSection7874,formerTerrapinstockholderswillbedeemedtoownanamountofourordinarysharesinrespecttocertainredemptionsbyTerrapinpriortotheclosingofthemergerswithTerrapin.Inaddition,asdiscussedabove,therulesfordeterminingownershipunderSection7874arecomplex,unclearandthesubjectofongoingregulatorychange.ManyoftheserulesarecontainedintheTemporaryRegulationsunderSection7874whichhaveonlyrecentlybeenissued,andthereisnoguidanceastotheirapplication.Accordingly,therecanbenoassurancethattheIRSwouldnotassertthatthe80%ownershiptestismetwithrespecttothemergerswithTerrapinandthat,accordingly,weshouldbetreatedasaU.S.corporationforU.S.federalincometaxpurposesorthatsuchanassertionwouldnotbesustainedbyacourt.
TherehasbeendiscussionofadditionalchangestoSection7874.AnychangestotherulesofSection7874ortheTreasuryregulationspromulgatedthereunder,orotherchangesoflaw,whichcouldbemaderetroactivelyeffective,couldadverselyaffectourstatusasanon-U.S.corporationforU.S.federalincometaxpurposes.
IfweweretobetreatedasaU.S.corporationforU.S.federalincometaxpurposes,wecouldbesubjecttosubstantialliabilityforadditionalU.S.incometaxes,andthegrossamountofanydividendpaymentstoournon-U.S.shareholderscouldbesubjectto30%U.S.withholdingtax,dependingontheapplicationofanyincometaxtreatythatmightapplytoreducethewithholdingtax.
TheremainderofthisdiscussionassumesthatwewillnotbetreatedasaU.S.corporationforU.S.federalincometaxpurposesunderSection7874.
Utilization of Terrapin's Tax Attributes
FollowingtheacquisitionofaU.S.corporationbyanon-U.S.corporation,Section7874canlimittheabilityoftheacquiredU.S.corporationanditsU.S.affiliatestoutilizecertainU.S.taxattributes(includingnetoperatinglossesandcertaintaxcredits)tooffsetU.S.taxableincomeresultingfromcertaintransactions.Theselimitationswillpotentiallyapplyif:(i)thenon-U.S.corporationacquires,directlyorindirectly,substantiallyallofthepropertiesheld,directlyorindirectly,bytheU.S.corporation(includingthroughthedirectorindirectacquisitionofalloftheoutstandingsharesoftheU.S.corporation);(ii)aftertheacquisition,thenon-U.S.corporation's"expandedaffiliatedgroup"doesnothave"substantialbusiness"activitiesinthenon-U.S.corporation'scountryoforganizationorincorporationandtaxresidencerelativetotheexpandedaffiliatedgroup'sworldwideactivities(asdeterminedundertheTreasuryregulations);and(iii)aftertheacquisition,theformershareholdersoftheacquiredU.S.corporationholdlessthan80%butatleast60%(byeithervoteorvalue)ofthesharesofthenon-U.S.acquiringcorporationbyreasonofholdingsharesintheU.S.acquiredcorporation(takingintoaccountthereceiptofthenon-U.S.corporation'ssharesinexchangefortheU.S.corporation'sshares)(thistestisreferredtoasthe"60%ownershiptest").Ifeachoftheseconditionsismet,thenthetaxableincomeoftheU.S.corporation(andanyU.S.personrelatedtotheU.S.corporation)foranygivenyear,withinaperiodbeginningonthefirstdatetheU.S.corporation'spropertieswereacquireddirectlyorindirectlybythenon-U.S.acquiringcorporationandending10yearsafterthelastdatetheU.S.corporation'spropertieswereacquired,willbenolessthanthatperson's"inversiongain"forthattaxableyear.Aperson'sinversiongainincludesgainfromthetransferofsharesoranyotherproperty(otherthanpropertyheldforsaletocustomers)andincomefromthelicenseofanypropertythatiseithertransferredorlicensedaspartoftheacquisition,oraftertheacquisitionifthetransferorlicenseistoanon-U.S.relatedperson.Ingeneral,theeffectofthis
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provisionistodenytheuseofnetoperatinglosses,foreigntaxcreditsorothertaxattributestooffsettheinversiongain.
BasedonthetermsofthemergerswithTerrapin,therulesfordeterminingshareownershipunderSection7874andtheTreasuryregulationspromulgatedthereunder(includingtheTemporarySection7874Regulations)andbaseduponcertainfactualassumptions,webelievethattheSection7874ownershippercentageoftheformerTerrapinstockholdersinourcompanyshouldbelessthan60%andaccordinglythelimitationsandotherrulesdescribedabovearenotexpectedtoapplytoTerrapinafterthemergerswithTerrapin.Inaddition,asdiscussedaboveunder"—Tax Residence of Yatra for U.S. Federal Income TaxPurposes ,"therulesfordeterminingownershipunderSection7874arecomplex,unclearandthesubjectofrecentandongoingregulatorychangeandtherecanbenoassurancethattheIRSwouldnotassertthatthe60%ownershiptestismetwithrespecttothemergerswithTerrapinandthataccordinglytheforegoinglimitationsandruleswouldapplyorthatsuchanassertionwouldnotbesustainedbyacourt.
IftheIRSweretosuccessfullyassertthatthe60%ownershiptesthasbeenmet,theabilityofTerrapinanditsU.S.affiliatestoutilizecertainU.S.taxattributesagainstincomeorgainrecognizedpursuanttocertaintransactionsmaybelimited.However,asablankcheckcompany,whoseassetswereprimarilycomprisedofcashandcashequivalents,itisnotexpectedthatTerrapinwouldhaveasignificantamountofinversiongain.Accordingly,evenifthe60%ownershiptestweresatisfied,theeffectoftheresultinglimitationsontheuseofnetoperatinglossesandtaxattributeswouldnotbeexpectedtobematerial.
U.S.FederalIncomeTaxConsequencesoftheOwnershipandDispositionofOrdinarySharesofYatra
U.S.Holders
Distributions on our Ordinary Shares
Subjecttothediscussionbelowunder"—Passive Foreign Investment Company Status ,"thegrossamountofanydistributiononourordinarysharesthatismadeoutofourcurrentoraccumulatedearningsandprofits(asdeterminedforU.S.federalincometaxpurposes)generallywillbetaxabletoaU.S.holderasordinarydividendincomeonthedatesuchdistributionisactuallyorconstructivelyreceived.AnysuchdividendswillnotbeeligibleforthedividendsreceiveddeductionallowedtocorporationsinrespectofdividendsreceivedfromotherU.S.corporations.Totheextentthattheamountofthedistributionexceedsourcurrentandaccumulatedearningsandprofits(asdeterminedunderU.S.federalincometaxprinciples),suchexcessamountwillbetreatedfirstasanon-taxablereturnofcapitaltotheextentoftheU.S.holder'staxbasisinourordinaryshares,andthereafterascapitalgainrecognizedonasaleorexchange.
Dividendsreceivedbynon-corporateU.S.holders(includingindividuals)froma"qualifiedforeigncorporation"maybeeligibleforreducedratesoftaxation,providedthatcertainholdingperiodrequirementsandotherconditionsaresatisfied.Anon-U.S.corporationistreatedasaqualifiedforeigncorporationwithrespecttodividendsitpaysonsharesthatarereadilytradableonanestablishedsecuritiesmarketintheUnitedStates.U.S.TreasuryguidanceindicatesthatshareslistedontheNASDAQ(whereourordinarysharesarecurrentlylisted)willbeconsideredreadilytradableonanestablishedsecuritiesmarketintheUnitedStates.Therecanbenoassurancethatourordinaryshareswillbeconsideredreadilytradableonanestablishedsecuritiesmarketinfutureyears.Non-corporateU.S.holdersthatdonotmeetaminimumholdingperiodrequirementduringwhichtheyarenotprotectedfromtheriskoflossorthatelecttotreatthedividendincomeas"investmentincome"pursuanttoSection163(d)(4)oftheCode(dealingwiththedeductionforinvestmentinterestexpense)willnotbeeligibleforthereducedratesoftaxationregardlessofourstatusasaqualifiedforeigncorporation.Inaddition,theratereductionwillnotapplytodividendsiftherecipientofadividendisobligatedtomakerelatedpaymentswithrespecttothepositionsinsubstantiallysimilarorrelated
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property.Thisdisallowanceapplieseveniftheminimumholdingperiodhasbeenmet.Wewillnotconstituteaqualifiedforeigncorporationforpurposesoftheserulesifweareapassiveforeigninvestmentcompany(a"PFIC")forthetaxableyearinwhichwepayadividendorfortheprecedingtaxableyear.See"—PassiveForeign Investment Company Status. "
Subjecttocertainconditionsandlimitations,withholdingtaxes,ifany,ondividendspaidbyusmaybetreatedasforeigntaxeseligibleforcreditagainstaU.S.holder'sU.S.federalincometaxliabilityundertheU.S.foreigntaxcreditrules.ForpurposesofcalculatingtheU.S.foreigntaxcredit,dividendspaidonourordinaryshareswillgenerallybetreatedasincomefromsourcesoutsidetheUnitedStatesandwillgenerallyconstitutepassivecategoryincome.TherulesgoverningtheU.S.foreigntaxcreditarecomplex.U.S.holdersshouldconsulttheirtaxadvisorsregardingtheavailabilityoftheU.S.foreigntaxcreditundertheirparticularcircumstances.
Sale, Exchange, Redemption or Other Taxable Disposition of Our Ordinary Shares
Subjecttothediscussionbelowunder"—Passive Foreign Investment Company Status ,"aU.S.holdergenerallywillrecognizegainorlossonanysale,exchange,redemptionorothertaxabledispositionofourordinarysharesinanamountequaltothedifferencebetween(i)theamountrealizedonthedispositionand(ii)suchU.S.holder'sadjustedtaxbasisinsuchshares.AnygainorlossrecognizedbyaU.S.holderonataxabledispositionofourordinarysharesgenerallywillbecapitalgainorlossandwillbelong-termcapitalgainorlossiftheholder'sholdingperiodinsuchsharesexceedsoneyearatthetimeofthedisposition.Preferentialtaxratesmayapplytolong-termcapitalgainsofnon-corporateU.S.holders(includingindividuals).Thedeductibilityofcapitallossesissubjecttolimitations.AnygainorlossrecognizedbyaU.S.holderonthesaleorexchangeofourordinarysharesgenerallywillbetreatedasU.S.sourcegainorloss.
ItispossiblethatIndiamayimposeanincometaxuponsaleofourordinaryshares.BecausegainsgenerallywillbetreatedasU.S.sourcegain,asaresultoftheU.S.foreigntaxcreditlimitation,anyIndianincometaximposeduponcapitalgainsinrespectofourordinarysharesmaynotbecurrentlycreditableunlessaU.S.holderhasotherforeignsourceincomefortheyearintheappropriateU.S.foreigntaxcreditlimitationbasket.U.S.holdersshouldconsulttheirtaxadvisorsregardingtheapplicationofIndiantaxestoadispositionofourordinarysharesandtheirabilitytocreditanIndiantaxagainsttheirU.S.federalincometaxliability.
Characterization as a "Controlled Foreign Corporation" for U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes
Thereisapossibilitythatwewillbeclassifiedasa"controlledforeigncorporation"(a"CFC"),forU.S.federalincometaxpurposes.WewillgenerallybeclassifiedasaCFCifmorethan50%ofouroutstandingshares,measuredbyreferencetovotingpowerorvalue,areowned(directly,indirectlyorbyattribution)by"10%U.S.Shareholders."Forthispurpose,a"10%U.S.Shareholder"isanyU.S.personthatownsdirectly,indirectlyorbyattribution,10%ormoreofthevotingpowerorvalueofouroutstandingordinaryshares.Inaddition,recentchangestotheattributionrulesrelatingtothedeterminationofCFCstatusmaymakeitdifficulttodetermineourCFCstatusforanytaxableyear.IfweweretobeclassifiedasaCFC,a10%U.S.ShareholdermaybesubjecttoU.S.federalincometaxationatordinaryincometaxratesonalloraportionofourundistributedearningsandprofitsattributableeveniftheCFChasmadenodistributionstoitsshareholders,including"SubpartFincome,"globalintangiblelow-taxedincomeandcertainotherincomegeneratedbytheCFC,andmayalsobesubjecttoU.S.federalincometaxationatordinaryincometaxratesonanygainrealizedonasaleofordinaryshares,totheextentofthecurrentandaccumulatedearningsandprofitsofourcompanyattributabletosuchshares.TheCFCrulesarecomplexandU.S.holdersthatare,ormaybe,10%U.S.ShareholdersareurgedtoconsulttheirowntaxadvisorsregardingthepossibleapplicationoftheCFCrulestothemintheirparticularcircumstances.ItisnotexpectedthatwewillbeclassifiedasaCFC,andtheremainderofthisdiscussionassumesthatwewillnotbeclassifiedasaCFCforU.S.federalincometaxpurposesbutnoassurancescanbeofferedinthisregard.
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Passive Foreign Investment Company Status
ThetreatmentofU.S.holdersofourordinarysharescouldbemateriallydifferentfromthatdescribedabove,ifwearetreatedasapassiveforeigninvestmentcompany(a"PFIC")forU.S.federalincometaxpurposes.
Anon-U.S.corporation,suchasYatraOnline,Inc.,willbeaPFICforU.S.federalincometaxpurposesforanytaxableyearinwhich,aftertheapplicationofcertainlook-throughruleseither:(i)75%ormoreofitsgrossincomeforsuchtaxableyearispassiveincome,or(ii)50%ormoreofthetotalvalueofitsassets(basedonanaverageofthequarterlyvaluesoftheassetsduringsuchyear)isattributabletoassets,includingcash,thatproducepassiveincomeorareheldfortheproductionofpassiveincome.Passiveincomegenerallyincludesdividends,interest,royalties,rents,annuities,netgainsfromthesaleorexchangeofpropertyproducingsuchincomeandnetforeigncurrencygains.ThedeterminationofwhetherweareaPFICisbaseduponthecompositionofourincomeandassets,(including,amongothers,corporationsinwhichweownatleasta25%interest),andthenatureofouractivities.
Basedontheprojectedcompositionofitsincomeandassets,includinggoodwill,itisnotexpectedthatwewillbeaPFICforthistaxableyearorintheforeseeablefuture.ThetestsfordeterminingPFICstatusareappliedannuallyafterthecloseofthetaxableyear,anditisdifficulttopredictaccuratelyfutureincomeandassetsrelevanttothisdetermination.Thefairmarketvalueoftheassetsofourcompanyisexpectedtodepend,inpart,upon(a)themarketvalueofourordinaryshares,and(b)thecompositionofourassetsandincome.Adecreaseinthemarketvalueofourordinarysharesand/oranincreaseincashorotherpassiveassetswouldincreasetherelativepercentageofitspassiveassets.TheapplicationofthePFICrulesissubjecttouncertaintyinseveralrespectsand,therefore,theIRSmayassertthat,contrarytoexpectations,weareaPFICforthistaxableyearorinafutureyear.Accordingly,therecannoassurancethatwewillnotbeaPFICforthistaxableyearoranyfuturetaxableyear.
IfweareorbecomeaPFICduringanyyearinwhichaU.S.holderholdsourordinaryshares,unlesstheU.S.holdermakesaqualifiedelectingfund(QEF)electionormark-to-marketelectionwithrespecttotheshares,asdescribedbelow,aU.S.holdergenerallywouldbesubjecttoadditionaltaxes(includingtaxationatordinaryincomeratesandaninterestcharge)onanygainrealizedfromasaleorotherdispositionofourordinarysharesandonany"excessdistributions"receivedfromus,regardlessofwhetherwequalifyasaPFICintheyearinwhichsuchdistributionisreceivedorgainisrealized.Forthispurpose,apledgeofourordinarysharesassecurityforaloanmaybetreatedasadisposition.TheU.S.holderwouldbetreatedasreceivinganexcessdistributioninataxableyeartotheextentthatdistributionsonthesharesduringthatyearexceed125%oftheaverageamountofdistributionsreceivedduringthethreeprecedingtaxableyears(or,ifshorter,theU.S.holder'sholdingperiod).Tocomputethetaxonexcessdistributionsoronanygain,(i)theexcessdistributionorgainwouldbeallocatedratablyovertheU.S.holder'sholdingperiod,(ii)theamountallocatedtothecurrenttaxableyearandanyyearbeforethefirsttaxableyearforwhichwewereaPFICwouldbetaxedasordinaryincomeinthecurrentyear,and(iii)theamountallocatedtoothertaxableyearswouldbetaxedatthehighestapplicablemarginalrateineffectforeachsuchyear(i.e., atordinaryincometaxrates)andaninterestchargewouldbeimposedtorecoverthedeemedbenefitfromthedeferredpaymentofthetaxattributabletoeachsuchprioryear.
IfweweretobetreatedasaPFIC,aU.S.holdermayavoidtheexcessdistributionrulesdescribedabovebyelectingtotreatourcompany(forthefirsttaxableyearinwhichtheU.S.holderownsanyshares)andanylower-tierPFIC(forthefirsttaxableyearinwhichtheU.S.holderistreatedasowninganequityinterestinsuchlower-tierPFIC)asaQEF.IfaU.S.holdermakesaneffectiveQEFelectionwithrespecttoourcompany(andanylower-tierPFIC),theU.S.holderwillberequiredtoincludeingrossincomeeachyear,whetherornotwemakedistributions,ascapitalgains,ourproratashare's
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(andsuchlower-tierPFIC's)netcapitalgainsand,asordinaryincome,ourproratashare's(andsuchlower-tierPFIC's)netearningsinexcessofitsnetcapitalgains.U.S.holderscanmakeaQEFelectiononlyifwe(andeachlower-tierPFIC)providecertaininformation,includingtheamountofitsordinaryearningsandnetcapitalgainsdeterminedunderU.S.taxprinciples.WewillmakecommerciallyreasonableeffortstoprovideU.S.holderswiththisinformationifwedeterminethatweareaPFIC.
AsanalternativetomakingaQEFelection,aU.S.holdermayalsobeabletoavoidsomeoftheadverseU.S.taxconsequencesofPFICstatusbymakinganelectiontomarktheordinarysharestomarketannually.AU.S.holdermayelecttomark-to-markettheordinarysharesonlyiftheyare"marketablestock."Theordinaryshareswillbetreatedas"marketablestock"iftheyareregularlytradedona"qualifiedexchange."TheordinarysharesarelistedontheNASDAQ,whichshouldbeaqualifiedexchangeforthispurpose.Theordinaryshareswillbetreatedasregularlytradedinanycalendaryearinwhichmorethanademinimisquantityoftheordinarysharesaretradedonatleast15daysduringeachcalendarquarter.Therecanbenocertainlythattheordinaryshareswillbesufficientlytradedsuchastobetreatedasregularlytraded.
U.S.holdersshouldconsulttheirtaxadvisorsregardingtheU.S.federalincometaxconsequencesofthePFICrules.IfwearetreatedasaPFIC,eachU.S.holdergenerallywillberequiredtofileaseparateannualinformationreturnwiththeIRSwithrespecttoourcompanyandanylower-tierPFICs.
Medicare Surtax on Net Investment Income
Non-corporateU.S.holderswhoseincomeexceedscertainthresholdsgenerallywillbesubjectto3.8%surtaxontheir"netinvestmentincome"(whichgenerallyincludes,amongotherthings,dividendson,andcapitalgainfromthesaleorothertaxabledispositionof,ourordinaryshares).Non-corporateU.S.holdersshouldconsulttheirowntaxadvisorsregardingthepossibleeffectofsuchtaxontheirownershipanddispositionofourordinaryshares.
Additional Reporting Requirements
CertainU.S.holdersholdingspecifiedforeignfinancialassetswithanaggregatevalueinexcessoftheapplicabledollarthresholdsarerequiredtoreportinformationtotheIRSrelatingtoourordinaryshares,subjecttocertainexceptions(includinganexceptionforourordinarysharesheldinaccountsmaintainedbyU.S.financialinstitutions),byattachingacompleteIRSForm8938,StatementofSpecifiedForeignFinancialAssets,withtheirtaxreturn,foreachyearinwhichtheyholdourordinaryshares.SubstantialpenaltiesapplytoanyfailuretofileIRSForm8938,unlessthefailureisshowntobeduetoreasonablecauseandnotwillfulneglect.Also,intheeventaU.S.holderdoesnotfileIRSForm8938orfailstoreportaspecifiedforeignfinancialassetthatisrequiredtobereported,thestatuteoflimitationsontheassessmentandcollectionofU.S.federalincometaxesofsuchU.S.holderfortherelatedtaxableyearmaynotclosebeforethedatewhichisthreeyearsafterthedateonwhichtherequiredinformationisfiled.U.S.holdersshouldconsulttheirtaxadvisorsregardingtheeffect,ifany,oftheserulesontheownershipanddispositionofourordinaryshares.
Non-U.S.Holders
Ingeneral,anon-U.S.holderofourordinaryshareswillnotbesubjecttoU.S.federalincometaxor,subjecttothediscussionbelowunder"—InformationReporting and Backup Withholding ,"U.S.federalwithholdingtaxonanydividendsreceivedonourordinarysharesoranygainrecognizedona
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saleorotherdispositionofourordinaryshares(including,anydistributiontotheextentitexceedstheadjustedbasisinthenon-U.S.holder'sordinaryshares)unless:
• thedividendorgainiseffectivelyconnectedwiththenon-U.S.holder'sconductofatradeorbusinessintheUnitedStates,andifrequiredbyanapplicabletaxtreaty,isattributabletoapermanentestablishmentmaintainedbythenon-U.S.holderintheUnitedStates;or
• inthecaseofgainonly,thenon-U.S.holderisanonresidentalienindividualpresentintheUnitedStatesfor183daysormoreduringthetaxableyearofthesaleordisposition,andcertainotherrequirementsaremet.
Anon-U.S.holderthatisacorporationalsomaybesubjecttoabranchprofitstaxatarateof30%(orsuchlowerratespecifiedbyanapplicabletaxtreaty)onitseffectivelyconnectedearningsandprofitsforthetaxableyear,asadjustedforcertainitems.Non-U.S.holdersshouldconsulttheirtaxadvisorsregardinganyapplicabletaxtreatiesthatmayprovidefordifferentrules.
ForeignAccountTaxComplianceAct
TheUnitedStatesForeignAccountTaxComplianceAct,orFATCA,imposesareportingregimeand,potentially,a30%withholdingtaxoncertainpaymentsmadetocertainnon-USfinancialinstitutionsthatfailtocomplywithcertaininformation-reporting,accountidentification,withholding,certificationandotherFATCA-relatedrequirementsinrespectoftheirdirectandindirectUnitedStatesshareholdersand/orUnitedStatesaccountholders.ToavoidbecomingsubjecttoFATCAwithholding,wemayberequiredtoreportinformationtotheIRSregardingtheholdersofourcommonsharesandtowithholdonaportionofpaymentswithrespecttoourcommonsharestocertainholdersthatfailtocomplywiththerelevantinformationreportingrequirements(orthatholdourcommonsharesdirectlyorindirectlythroughcertainnon-compliantintermediaries).ThiswithholdingtaxmadewithrespecttoourcommonshareswillnotapplytopaymentsbeforeJanuary1,2019.AnintergovernmentalagreementbetweentheUnitedStatesandanothercountrymayalsomodifytheserequirements.FATCAisparticularlycomplexanditsapplicationisuncertainatthistime.HoldersofourcommonsharesshouldconsulttheirowntaxadvisorstoobtainamoredetailedexplanationofFATCAandtolearnhowFATCAmightaffecteachholderinitsparticularcircumstances.
InformationReportingandBackupWithholding
Ingeneral,informationreportingrequirementsmayapplytodividendsreceivedbyU.S.holdersofourordinaryshares,andtheproceedsreceivedonthedispositionofourordinaryshareseffectedwithintheUnitedStates(and,incertaincases,outsidetheUnitedStates),ineachcaseotherthanU.S.holdersthatareexemptrecipients(suchascorporations).Backupwithholding(currentlyatarateof24%)mayapplytosuchamountsiftheU.S.holderfailstoprovideanaccuratetaxpayeridentificationnumber(generallyonanIRSFormW-9providedtothepayingagentoftheU.S.holder'sbroker)orisotherwisesubjecttobackupwithholding.Proceedsfromthesale,exchange,redemptionorotherdispositionofourordinarysharesmaybesubjecttoinformationreportingtotheIRSandpossibleU.S.backupwithholding.U.S.holdersshouldconsulttheirtaxadvisorsregardingtheapplicationoftheU.S.informationreportingandbackupwithholdingrules.
InformationreturnsmaybefiledwiththeIRSinconnectionwith,andnon-U.S.holdersmaybesubjecttobackupwithholdingonamountsreceivedinrespectoftheirordinaryshares,unlessthenon-U.S.holderfurnishestotheapplicablewithholdingagenttherequiredcertificationastoitsnon-U.S.status,suchasbyprovidingavalidIRSFormW-8BEN,IRSFormW-8BEN-EorIRSFormW-8ECI,asapplicable,orthenon-U.S.holderotherwiseestablishesanexemption.DividendspaidwithrespecttoourordinarysharesandproceedsfromthesaleorotherdispositionofourordinarysharesreceivedintheUnitedStatesbyanon-U.S.holderthroughcertainU.S.-relatedfinancialintermediariesmaybesubjecttoinformationreportingandbackupwithholdingunlesssuch
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non-U.S.holderprovidesproofofanapplicableexemptionorcomplieswithcertaincertificationproceduresdescribedabove,andotherwisecomplieswiththeapplicablerequirementsofthebackupwithholdingrules.
Backupwithholdingisnotanadditionaltax.Amountswithheldasbackupwithholdingmaybecreditedagainsttheholder'sU.S.federalincometaxliability,andsuchholdermayobtainarefundofanyexcessamountswithheldunderthebackupwithholdingrulesbytimelyfilingtheappropriateclaimforarefundwiththeIRSandfurnishinganyrequiredinformation.
Theprecedingdiscussionisnottaxadvice.Eachprospectiveinvestorshouldconsulttheprospectiveinvestor'sowntaxadvisorregardingtheparticularU.S.federal,state,andlocalandnon-U.S.taxconsequencesoftheownershipanddispositionofourordinaryshares,includingtheconsequencesofanyproposedchangeinapplicablelaws.
MATERIALINDIANTAXCONSEQUENCES
ThefollowingisageneraldiscussionofmaterialIndiantaxconsequencesofownershipanddispositionofourregisteredordinarysharesforinvestorswhoarenotresidentsinIndiaasperthe(Indian)IncomeTaxAct,1961,asamended,ortheITAct.ThisdiscussionisbasedontheprovisionsoftheITActasareinforceasofthedateofthisAnnualReportandinterpretationsthereofaspronouncedinjudicialprecedentsandissubjecttochange.
Also,asmentionedabove,theIndiantaxconsequencessummarizedbelowarefromtheperspectiveofinvestorswhoarenon-residentsinIndianpertheprovisionsofITAct.InvestorswhoqualifyasresidentsinIndiashallremainliableforIndiantaxesinrespectoftheirglobalincome.
THISSUMMARYISNOTINTENDEDTOCONSTITUTEACOMPLETEANALYSISOFALLINDIANTAXCONSEQUENCESINRELATIONTOTHEOWNERSHIPANDDISPOSALOFOURORDINARYSHARES.FURTHER,THEDISCUSSIONBELOWPROVIDESASUMMARYOFTHETAXCONSEQUENCESUNDERTHEITACT,ANDINVESTORSMAYBEENTITLEDTOAMOREBENEFICIALTAXTREATMENTUNDERTAXTREATIESTHATINDIAMAYHAVEENTEREDINTOWITHCOUNTRIESOFRESIDENCEOFINDIVIDUALINVESTORS.
WHILSTITISBELIEVEDTHATTHEDISCUSSIONBELOWREPRESENTSAREASONABLEINTERPRETATIONOFTHERELEVANTPROVISIONSOFTHEITACT,THERECANBENOASSURANCE(ESPECIALLYINVIEWOFFACTSSPECIFICTOAPARTICULARINVESTOR)THATTHEREVENUEAUTHORITIESMAYAGREEWITHSUCHINTERPRETATIONS.
INVESTORSSHOULDTHEREFORECONSULTTHEIROWNTAXADVISORSONTHEINDIANTAXCONSEQUENCESOFTHEOWNERSHIPANDDISPOSALOFOURORDINARYSHARESUNDERINDIANLAW,INCLUDINGSPECIFICALLYCONSIDERINGTHEPROVISIONSOFTAXTREATYBETWEENINDIAANDTHEIRCOUNTRYOFRESIDENCE.
InvestorsMaybeSubjecttoIndianTaxesonIncomeArisingThroughtheSaleofOurOrdinaryShares
Amendmentsintroducedin2012totheITAct,providedthatincomearisingdirectlyorindirectlythroughthesaleofacapitalassetbeinganyshareorinterestinacompanyincorporatedoutsideofIndia,willbesubjecttotaxinIndiaifsuchshareorinterestdirectlyorindirectlyderivesitsvaluesubstantiallyfromassetslocatedinIndia,irrespectiveofwhetherthesellerofsuchshareshasaresidence,placeofbusiness,businessconnection,oranyotherpresenceinIndia(seeExplanation5tosection9(1)(i)oftheITAct).Throughamendmentsintroducedin2015,ithasbeenprovidedthatashareoraninterestinanentityissaidtoderiveitsvaluesubstantiallyfromassetslocatedinIndiawhenthefollowingtwoconditionsaresatisfied:(i)thevalueoftheassetslocatedinIndiaowneddirectlyorindirectlybyanentitywhosesharesorinterestaretransferredexceedsINR100millionand
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(ii)thevalueofassetslocatedinIndiaisatleast50%ofthevalueofallassetsownedbytheentitywhosesharesorinterestarethesubjectmatteroftransfer(seeExplanation6tosection9(1)(i)oftheITAct).ThevalueoftheassetsiscomputedonafairvaluebasisasperaspecificmethodprescribedundertheIncomeTaxRules,1962(Rule11UB).Incasetaxabilityistriggeredundertheaforesaidprovisions,capitalgainsproportionatetothefairvalueoftheIndianassetscontributinginthevalueoftheforeignentitywhosesharesaretransferredareregardedastaxableinIndia.ThemannerofcomputingcapitalgainsinsuchascenariohasbeenprescribedintheIncomeTaxRules,1962(Rule11UC).
AsofthedateofthisAnnualReport,ourordinarysharesandwarrantsderivetheirvaluesubstantiallyfromassetslocatedinIndia,asdefinedundertheITAct.Hence,investorsmaybesubjecttoIndiantaxesontheincomearisingfromthetransferofourordinaryshares/warrantssubjecttotheprovisionsofrespectivetaxtreatiesthatIndiahasenteredintowiththeircountryofresidence.Theincomeshallbetaxableascapitalgains,whichshallbecomputedaspertheprovisionsoftheITAct.
However,theITActalsocontainsanexemptionwithrespecttoalienationofsharesbyatransferor-investor,whosevotingrightsorsharecapital,eitherindividuallyoralongwithitsAssociatedEnterprises(asdefinedintheITAct)atanytimeduringthe12-monthperiodprecedingthedateofsaledoesnotexceedfivepercentofthetotalvotingrightsorsharecapitalinthecompany,providedsuchtransferor-investorisnotvestedwithrightsofmanagementorcontrolinanyotherform.
ProvisionsRelatingtoLongTermCapitalGainsandShortTermCapitalGains
Gainsarisingfromtransferofcapitalassetarechargedtotaxundertheheading"capitalgains."Acapitalassetmayeitherbeashort-termorlong-termcapitalasset,dependingontheperiodofitsholding.
Gainsarisingfromashort-termcapitalassetareshort-termcapitalgainsandgainsarisingfromlong-termcapitalassetarelong-termcapitalgains.
Short-term capital gains:
ShareswhicharenotlistedonarecognizedstockexchangeinIndiaareregardedasshort-termcapitalassets,ifsuchsharesareheldfornotmorethantwoyearsimmediatelyprecedingthedateoftransfer(seesection2(42A)oftheITAct).Gainsarisingfromthetransferofashort-termcapitalassetaretaxedasshort-termcapitalgains.
Therateoftaxforshort-termcapitalgainsforaforeigncompanyis40%(plusapplicablesurchargeandcess)subjecttotheapplicabletaxtreatybenefit.
Forassesseesotherthanforeigncompanies,theshort-termcapitalgainsaretaxableatapplicableslabratesasprescribedforthefinancialyear.
Long-term capital gains:
ShareswhicharenotlistedonarecognizedstockexchangeinIndiaareregardedaslong-termcapitalassets,ifsuchsharesareheldformorethantwoyearsimmediatelyprecedingthedateoftransfer(seesection2(29A)oftheITAct).Gainsarisingfromthetransferofalong-termcapitalassetaretaxedaslong-termcapitalgains.
Therateoftaxforlong-termcapitalgainsaspersection112(1)(c)(iii)oftheITActis10%(plusapplicablesurchargeandcess)subjecttotheapplicabletaxtreatybenefit.
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CarryForwardandSetOffCapitalLoss
ThelossesarisingfromatransferofacapitalassetinIndiacanonlybesetoffagainstcapitalgainsandnotagainstanyotherincomeinaccordancewiththeITAct.
Along-termcapitallossmaybesetoffonlyagainstalong-termcapitalgain.Ashort-termcapitallossmaybesetoffagainstashort-termcapitalgainorlong-termcapitalgain(seesection74oftheITAct).
Totheextentthatthelossesarenotabsorbedintheyearoftransfer,theymaybecarriedforwardforaperiodofeightyearsimmediatelysucceedingtheyearforwhichthelosswasfirstcomputedandmaybesetoffagainstthecapitalgainsassessableforsuchsubsequentyears(seesection74oftheITAct).
Inordertogetthebenefitofset-offofthecapitallossesinthismanner,thenon-residentinvestormustfileappropriateandtimelytaxreturnsinIndiaandundergotheusualassessmentprocedures.
WithholdingTaxObligationonthePurchaserofOurSecurities
Aspersection195oftheITAct,everypersonmakinganypaymenttoanon-resident,whichischargeabletotaxinIndiaisrequiredtodeducttaxattheappropriateratesatthetimeofpaymentoratthetimeofcredit,whicheverisearlier.Therefore,apayerwouldberequiredtodeducttaxonpaymentsattheratesinforceinIndiaoraspertheapplicabletaxtreaty,ifthesaidsumischargeabletotaxinIndia.
Accordingly,anypersonresponsibleformakingpaymentonpurchaseofourordinaryshares/warrantsfromanexistingnon-residentinvestorshallbeliabletowithholdtaxesatsourceifthetransferorisliableforIndiantaxesonaccountofthetransfer.Itispertinenttonotethatthepayerhasanobligationtowithholdtaxesonlywhenthecapitalgainsarisingontransferofourordinaryshares/warrantsischargeabletotaxinIndia.Further,incasebenefitofataxtreatyistakenintoaccountbythenon-residenttransferor,thentheIndianlawprescribesdocumentationwhichthepayershouldmaintainwhilewithholdingtaxes.
F.DividendsandPayingAgents
Notapplicable.
G.StatementsbyExperts
Notapplicable.
H.DocumentsonDisplay
AllinformationfiledwiththeSECcanbeinspectedandcopiedatthepublicreferencefacilitiesmaintainedbytheSECat100FStreet,N.E.,Washington,D.C.20549.Youcanrequestcopiesofthesedocumentsuponpaymentofaduplicatingfee,bywritingtotheSEC.PleasecalltheSECat1-800-SEC-0330forfurtherinformationontheoperationofthepublicreferencerooms.TheSECmaintainsawebsiteatwww.sec.govthatcontainsreports,proxyandinformationstatementsandotherinformationregardingregistrantsthatmakeelectronicfilingsthroughitsElectronicDataGathering,Analysis,andRetrieval,orEDGAR,system.AllourExchangeActreportsandotherSECfilingswillbeavailablethroughtheEDGARsystem.
I.SubsidiaryInformation
Notapplicable.
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ITEM11.QUANTITATIVEANDQUALITATIVEDISCLOSURESABOUTMARKETRISK
Thecompany'sactivitiesareexposedtovarietyoffinancialrisk:creditrisk,foreigncurrencyriskandliquidityrisk.Thecompany'sseniormanagementoverseesthemanagementoftheserisks.Thecompany'sseniormanagementensuresthatthecompany'sfinancialriskactivitiesaregovernedbyappropriatepoliciesandproceduresandthatfinancialrisksareidentified,measuredandmanagedinaccordancewiththecompany'spoliciesandriskobjectives.Thecompanyreviewsandagreesonpoliciesformanagingeachoftheseriskswhicharesummarizedbelow:
Credit Risk. Creditriskistheriskthatacounterpartywillnotmeetitsobligationsunderafinancialinstrumentorcustomercontract,leadingtoafinancialloss.Thecompanyisexposedtocreditriskfromitsoperatingactivities(primarilytradereceivables),includingdepositswithbanksandfinancialinstitutions,foreignexchangetransactionsandotherfinancialinstruments.
Customercreditriskismanagedbyeachbusinessunitsubjecttothecompany'sestablishedpolicy,proceduresandcontrolrelatingtocustomercreditriskmanagement.Creditqualityofacustomerisassessedbasedonanextensivecreditratingscorecardandindividualcreditlimitsaredefinedinaccordancewiththisassessment.
SeeNote40toourauditedconsolidatedfinancialstatementsincludedelsewhereinthisAnnualReportforadditionalinformationrelatingtoourexposuretocreditrisk.
Liquidity Risk. Prudentliquidityriskmanagementimpliesmaintainingsufficientcashandmarketablesecurities,theavailabilityoffundingthroughanadequateamountofcommittedcreditfacilitiesandtheabilitytocloseoutmarketpositions.Duetothedynamicnatureoftheunderlyingbusinesses,weaimtomaintainflexibilityinfundingbykeepingcommittedcreditlinesavailable.
TheGroupmanagesliquiditybymaintainingadequatereserves,bankingfacilities,bycontinuouslymonitoringforecastandactualcashflowsandmatchingthematurityprofilesoffinancialassetsandfinancialliabilities.
Basedonourpastperformanceandcurrentexpectations,webelievethatthecashandcashequivalentandcashgeneratedfromoperationswillsatisfytheworkingcapitalneeds,fundingofoperationallosses,capitalexpenditure,commitmentsandotherliquidityrequirementsassociatedwithourexistingoperationsthroughatleastthenext12months.Inaddition,therearenotransactions,arrangementsandotherrelationshipswithanyotherpersonthatarereasonablylikelytomateriallyaffecttheavailabilityoftherequirementofcapitalresources.SeeNote40toourauditedconsolidatedfinancialstatementsincludedelsewhereinthisAnnualReportforadditionalinformationrelatingtoourexposuretoliquidityrisk.
Foreign Currency Risk. ForeignCurrencyRiskistheriskthatthefairvalueorfuturecashflowsofanexposurewillfluctuatebecauseofthechangesinforeignexchangerates.TheGroupoperatesthroughsubsidiariesinIndia,SingaporeandUnitedStates.Thefunctionalcurrencyofthesesubsidiariesisthelocalcurrencyintherespectivecountriesandaccordinglytherearenorelatedsignificantforeigncurrencyexposures.TheCompanycurrentlydoesnothaveanyhedgingagreementsorsimilararrangementswithanycounter-partytocoveritsexposuretoanyfluctuationsinforeignexchangerates.TheGroup'sexposuretotheriskofchangesinforeignexchangeratesrelatesprimarilytotheGroup'soperatingtransactionswhicharedenominatedincurrencyotherthansubsidiary'sfunctionalcurrency(foreigncurrencydenominatedreceivablesandpayables).SeeNote40toourauditedconsolidatedfinancialstatementsincludedelsewhereinthisAnnualReportforsensitivityanalysisrelatingtoourexposuretoforeigncurrencyrisk.
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ITEM12.DESCRIPTIONOFSECURITIESOTHERTHANEQUITYSECURITIES
A.DebtSecurities
Notapplicable.
B.WarrantsandRights
Notapplicable.
C.OtherSecurities
Notapplicable.
D.AmericanDepositaryShares
Notapplicable.
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ITEM13.DEFAULTS,DIVIDENDARREARAGESANDDELINQUENCIES
None.
ITEM14.MATERIALMODIFICATIONSTOTHERIGHTSOFSECURITYHOLDERSANDUSEOFPROCEEDS
OnJuly26,2018,wecompletedafollow-onpublicofferinginwhichweofferedandsoldanaggregateof10,350,000ordinaryshares,including1,350,000ordinarysharessoldpursuanttotheunderwriters'fullexerciseoftheiroptiontopurchaseadditionalshares,atapublicofferingpriceof$5.50pershare.Theaggregatepriceoftheofferingamountregisteredandsoldwas$56.9million,ofwhichwereceivednetproceedsof$53.0million.Noneofthetransactionexpensesincludedpaymentstodirectorsorofficersofourcompanyortheirassociates,personsowningmorethan10%ormoreofourequitysecuritiesorouraffiliates.Noneofthenetproceedsfromtheofferingwerepaid,directlyorindirectly,toanyofourdirectorsorofficersortheirassociates,personsowning10%ormoreofourequitysecuritiesorouraffiliates.Yatraintendstousethenetproceedsfromtheofferingforgeneralcorporateandbusinesspurposes.TheeffectivedateofourregistrationstatementonFormF-3(Filenumber:333-224661)wasMay24,2018.CitigroupGlobalMarketsInc.andJefferiesLLCactedasjointbook-runningmanagersfortheoffering.
ITEM15.CONTROLSANDPROCEDURES
A. DisclosureControlsandProcedures
AsrequiredbyRules13a-15and15d-15undertheExchangeAct,management,includingourgroupchiefexecutiveofficerandourgroupchieffinancialofficer,hasevaluatedtheeffectivenessofourdisclosurecontrolsandproceduresasoftheendoftheperiodcoveredbythisreport.DisclosurecontrolsandproceduresrefertocontrolsandotherproceduresdesignedtoensurethatinformationrequiredtobedisclosedinthereportswefileorsubmitundertheExchangeActisrecorded,processed,summarizedandreported,withinthetimeperiodsspecifiedintherulesandformsoftheSEC.Disclosurecontrolsandproceduresinclude,withoutlimitation,controlsandproceduresdesignedtoensurethatinformationrequiredtobedisclosedbyusinourreportsthatwefileorsubmitundertheExchangeActisaccumulatedandcommunicatedtomanagement,includingourprincipalexecutiveandprincipalfinancialofficers,orpersonsperformingsimilarfunctions,asappropriatetoallowtimelydecisionsregardingourrequireddisclosure.
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BasedontheirevaluationasofMarch31,2018,ourgroupchiefexecutiveofficerandgroupchieffinancialofficerhaveconcludedthatourdisclosurecontrolsandprocedureswereeffectivetoprovidereasonableassurancethattheinformationrequiredtobedisclosedinfilingsandsubmissionsundertheExchangeAct,isrecorded,processed,summarized,andreportedwithinthetimeperiodsspecifiedbytheSEC'srulesandforms,andthatmaterialinformationrelatedtousandourconsolidatedsubsidiariesisaccumulatedandcommunicatedtomanagement,includingthegroupchiefexecutiveofficerandgroupchieffinancialofficer,asappropriatetoallowtimelydecisionsaboutrequireddisclosures.
B. Management'sReportonInternalControloverFinancialReporting
OurmanagementisresponsibleforestablishingandmaintainingadequateinternalcontroloverfinancialreportingasdefinedinRules13a-15(f)and15d-15(f)undertheExchangeAct.Ourinternalcontroloverfinancialreportingisaprocessdesignedby,orunderthesupervisionof,ourChiefExecutiveOfficerandChiefFinancialOfficerandeffectedbyourmanagementandotherpersonneltoprovidereasonableassuranceregardingthereliabilityofourfinancialreportingandthepreparationofourfinancialstatementsforexternalreportingpurposesinaccordancewithInternationalFinancialReportingStandards,orIFRS,asissuedbytheInternationalAccountingStandardsBoard,orIASB.Ourinternalcontroloverfinancialreportingincludesthosepoliciesandproceduresthat:
• pertaintothemaintenanceofrecordsthat,inreasonabledetail,accuratelyandfairlyreflectthetransactionsanddispositionsofourassets;
• providereasonableassurancethattransactionsarerecordedasnecessarytopermitpreparationoffinancialstatementsinaccordancewithIFRSasissuedbytheIASB,andthatourreceiptsandexpendituresarebeingmadeonlyinaccordancewithauthorizationsofourmanagementanddirectors;and
• providereasonableassuranceregardingpreventionortimelydetectionofunauthorizedacquisition,useordispositionofourassetsthatcouldhaveamaterialeffectonthefinancialstatements.
Becauseofitsinherentlimitations,internalcontroloverfinancialreportingmaynotpreventordetectmisstatements.Also,projectionsofanyevaluationofeffectivenesstofutureperiodsaresubjecttotheriskthatcontrolsmaybecomeinadequatebecauseofchangesinconditions,orthatthedegreeofcompliancewiththepoliciesorproceduresmaydeteriorate.
ManagementassessedtheCompany'sinternalcontroloverfinancialreportingasofMarch31,2018,theendoftheCompany'sfiscalyear.ManagementbaseditsassessmentoncriteriaestablishedinInternalControl—IntegratedFramework(COSOFramework)publishedbyTheCommitteeofSponsoringOrganizations(COSO2013).Management'sassessmentincludedevaluationofsuchelementsasthedesignandoperatingeffectivenessofkeyfinancialreportingcontrols,processdocumentation,accountingpolicies,andtheCompany'soverallcontrolenvironment.
BasedontheCompany'sassessment,managementhasconcludedthattheCompany'sinternalcontroloverfinancialreportingwaseffective,asoftheendofthefiscalyear,toprovidereasonableassuranceregardingthereliabilityoffinancialreportingandthepreparationoffinancialstatementsforexternalreportingpurposesinaccordancewithIFRSasissuedbytheIASB.
AspermittedbytheSecuritiesandExchangeCommission,managementhaselectedtoexcludeATBfromitsassessmentofinternalcontrolsoverfinancialreportingasofMarch31,2018.ATBconstitutedapproximately15.6%oftotalassetsand6.3%ofrevenues,respectively,asofMarch31,2018.
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C. AttestationReportoftheRegisteredPublicAccountingFirm
BecausetheCompanyisan"emerginggrowthcompany"asdefinedintheUnitedStatesJumpstartOurBusinessStartupsActof2012,theCompanywillnotberequiredtocomplywiththeauditorattestationrequirementsoftheUnitedStatesSarbanes-OxleyActof2002foraslongastheCompanyremainsan"emerginggrowthcompany",whichmaybeforaslongasfiveyearsfollowingitsinitialregistrationintheUnitedStates.
D. ChangesinInternalControloverFinancialReporting
DuringtheperiodcoveredbythisAnnualReportonForm20-F,therewerenochangesinourinternalcontroloverfinancialreportingthathavemateriallyaffectedorarereasonablylikelytomateriallyaffectourinternalcontroloverfinancialreporting.
ITEM16A.AUDITCOMMITTEEFINANCIALEXPERT
OurBoardofDirectorshasdeterminedthatwehaveatleastoneauditcommitteefinancialexpertservingontheauditcommittee.MurlidharaKadaba,amemberoftheauditcommittee,isanauditcommitteefinancialexpertand"independent"asthattermisdefinedintheNASDAQListingRules.
ITEM16B.CODEOFETHICS
OurboardofdirectorshasadoptedaCodeofBusinessConductandEthics,ortheCodeofConduct.OurCodeofConductdocumentstheprinciplesofconductandethicstobefollowedbyourdirectors,officersandemployeeswhenconductingourbusinessandperformingtheirday-to-dayduties.ThepurposeofourCodeofConductistopromotehonestandethicalconduct,compliancewithapplicablegovernmentalrulesandregulations,promptinternalreportingofviolationsoftheCodeofConductandacultureofhonestyandaccountability.AcopyoftheCodeofConducthasbeenprovidedtoeachofourdirectors,officersandemployeeswhoarerequiredtoacknowledgethattheyhavereceivedandwillcomplywiththeCodeofConduct.Weintendtodiscloseanymaterialamendmentstothecode,oranywaiversofitsrequirements,inourpublicSECfilingsand/oronourwebsiteinaccordancewithapplicableSECandNASDAQrulesandregulations.OurCodeofConductcanbefoundonourwebsiteatwww.yatra.com .
ITEM16C.PRINCIPALACCOUNTANTFEESANDSERVICES
OurfinancialstatementspreparedinaccordancewithIFRSasissuedbyIASBareauditedbyErnst&YoungAssociatesLLP,afirmregisteredwiththePublicCompanyAccountingOversightBoardintheUnitedStates.
Ernst&YoungAssociatesLLP,hasservedasourindependentregisteredpublicaccountantforeachoftheyearsendedMarch31,2018,March31,2017andMarch31,2016forwhichauditedstatementsappearinthisAnnualReport.
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ThefollowingtableshowstheaggregatefeesforservicesrenderedbyErnst&YoungAssociatesLLPtous,includingoursubsidiaries,infiscalyears2018and2017.
Audit Committee Pre-approval Process
Ourauditcommitteereviewsandpre-approvesthescopeandthecostofauditservicesrelatedtousandpermissiblenon-auditservicesperformedbytheindependentauditors,otherthanthosefordeminimisserviceswhichareapprovedbytheauditcommitteepriortothecompletionoftheaudit.
ITEM16D.EXEMPTIONSFROMTHELISTINGSTANDARDSFORAUDITCOMMITTEES
Notapplicable.
ITEM16E.PURCHASESOFEQUITYSECURITIESBYTHEISSUERANDAFFILIATEDPURCHASERS
Thefollowingtableprovidesinformationaboutpurchasesbyusduringfiscalyear2018ofouroutstandingordinaryshares,parvalue$0.0001pershare:
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Fiscal 2017 2018 Auditfees(auditandreviewoffinancialstatements) INR18,417 INR29,705Audit-relatedfees(includingfeesrelatedtotheofferingsandothermiscellaneousaudit-relatedcertifications) 3,348 3,450
Taxfees(othercertificationsandtaxadvisoryservices) 605 1,385Total 22,370 34,540
Period
TotalNumberofShares
Purchased AveragePricePaid
PerShare(2)
TotalNumberofSharesPurchasedasPartofPubliclyAnnouncedPlansorPrograms
MaximumNumber(orApproximateDollarValue)ofSharesthatMayYetBePurchasedUnderthePlansor
Programs(1) Upto3/31/2017 18,892 INR593.85 11,219,014 NIL4/1/2017-3/31/2018 NIL NIL NIL NIL4/1/2018-4/30/2018 NIL NIL NIL NIL5/1/2018-5/31/2018 NIL NIL NIL NIL6/1/2018-6/30/2018 NIL NIL NIL NILTotal 18,892 593.85 11,219,014 NIL
(1) OnJanuary12,2017,theBoardofDirectorshadaccordedtheirconsenttopurchasetheoutstandingordinaryshares,parvalue$0.0001pershareoftheCompanyfromtheemployeesandgranteesinordertosettletheirtaxobligations.Werepurchased18,892ordinarysharesatanaveragepriceofapproximatelyINR593.85pershare(excludingbrokerandtransactionfees)infiscalyear2017,respectively.
(2) Theaveragepricepaidpershareexcludesbrokerandtransactionfees.
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ITEM16F.CHANGEINREGISTRANT'SCERTIFYINGACCOUNTANT
None.
ITEM16G.CORPORATEGOVERNANCE
TheNasdaqMarketplaceRules,ortheNasdaqRules,providethatforeignprivateissuersmayfollowhomecountrypracticeinlieuofthecorporategovernancerequirementsoftheNasdaqStockMarketLLC,subjecttocertainexceptionsandrequirementsandexcepttotheextentthatsuchexemptionswouldbecontrarytoUSFederalsecuritieslawsandregulations.Todate,wehavefollowedandintendtocontinuetofollowtheapplicablecorporategovernancestandardsundertheNasdaqMarketplaceRules.
InaccordancewithRule5250(d)(1)underNasdaqMarketplaceRules,wewillpostthisAnnualReportonForm20-Fonourcompanywebsiteatwww.yatra.com .Inaddition,wewillprovidehardcopiesofourAnnualReportfreeofchargetoshareholdersuponrequest.
ITEM16H.MINESAFETYDISCLOSURE
Notapplicable.
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ITEM17.FINANCIALSTATEMENTS
See"Item18.FinancialStatements"foralistofthefinancialstatementsfiledaspartofthisAnnualReport.
ITEM18.FINANCIALSTATEMENTS
• OurconsolidatedfinancialstatementsareincludedinthisAnnualReportatpagesF-1throughF-83.
ITEM19.EXHIBITS
ThefollowingexhibitsarefiledaspartofthisAnnualReport:
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1.1 MemorandumandArticlesofAssociationoftheRegistrantasineffectpriortothisoffering(incorporatedbyreferencetoExhibitDtoAnnexAtotheRegistrant'sFormF-4/AfiledonNovember15,2016).
2.1 WarrantAgreement,datedJuly16,2014,betweenTerrapin3AcquisitionCorporation(n/k/aYatraUSACorp.)andContinentalStockTransfer&TrustCompany(incorporatedbyreferencetoExhibit4.1totheRegistrant'sFormF-1/AfiledonFebruary9,2017).
2.2 Assignment,AssumptionandAmendmentAgreement,datedDecember16,2016,amongtheRegistrant,Terrapin3AcquisitionCorporationandContinentalStockTransfer&TrustCompany(incorporatedbyreferencetoExhibit4.2totheRegistrant'sFormF-1/AfiledonFebruary9,2017).
4.1 FormofSubscriptionAgreementbetweentheRegistrantandtheInvestorspartythereto(incorporatedbyreferencetoExhibit10.1totheRegistrant'sFormF-4/AfiledonNovember21,2016).
4.2 2006SharePlanoftheRegistrant,andformsofagreementsthereunder(incorporatedbyreferencetoExhibit10.3totheRegistrant'sFormF-4/AfiledonNovember21,2016).
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4.3# SubscriberAgreementbetweenYatraOnlinePrivateLimitedandInterGlobeTechnologiesInc.,datedDecember29,2015(incorporatedbyreferencetoExhibit10.4totheRegistrant'sFormF-4/AfiledonNovember15,2016).
4.4 AmendedandRestatedBusinessCombinationAgreementamongtheRegistrant,T3ParentCorp.,T3MergerSubCorp.,Terrapin3AcquisitionCorporation,MIHILLCandShareholderRepresentativeServicesLLC,datedSeptember28,2016(incorporatedbyreferencetoAnnexAtotheproxystatement/prospectusformingpartoftheRegistrant'sFormF-4/AfiledonNovember21,2016).
4.5 LetterAgreement,datedSeptember27,2016,amongYatraOnline,Inc.,aCaymanIslandsexemptedcompanylimitedbyshares,DhruvShringi,E-18Limited,Capital18FincapPrivateLimited,HareshChawla,HarshalShah,IDGVenturesIndiaFundIILLC,PandaraTrustSchemeI,IntelCapitalCorporation,MacquarieCorporateHoldingsPtyLimited,ManishAmin,NorwestVenturePartnersIX,LP,NorwestVenturePartnersX,LP,RajasthanTrusteeCompanyPvtLtdA/cSMETechFundRVCFTrustII,RelianceCapitalLimited,ValiantCapitalMasterFundLP,ValiantCapitalPartnersLP,VertexAsiaFundPte.Ltd.andWortal,Inc.(incorporatedbyreferencetoExhibit10.17totheRegistrant'sFormF-4/AfiledonNovember15,2016).
4.6 RepurchaseAgreement,datedSeptember28,2016,amongYatraOnline,Inc.,aCaymanIslandsexemptedcompanylimitedbyshares,E-18Limited,Capital18FincapPrivateLimited,IDGVenturesIndiaFundIILLC,PandaraTrustSchemeI,IntelCapitalCorporation,MacquarieCorporateHoldingsPtyLimited,NorwestVenturePartnersIX,LP,NorwestVenturePartnersX,LP,RajasthanTrusteeCompanyPvtLtdA/cSMETechFundRVCFTrustII,RelianceCapitalLimited,SVBFinancialGroup,ValiantCapitalMasterFundLP,ValiantCapitalPartnersLPandVertexAsiaFundPte.Ltd.(incorporatedbyreferencetoExhibit10.18totheRegistrant'sFormF-4/AfiledonNovember21,2016).
4.7 SupportAgreement,datedSeptember28,2016,amongYatraOnline,Inc.,aCaymanIslandsexemptedcompanylimitedbyshares,DhruvShringi,E-18Limited,Capital18FincapPrivateLimited,HareshChawla,HarshalShah,IDGVenturesIndiaFundIILLC,PandaraTrustSchemeI,IntelCapitalCorporation,MacquarieCorporateHoldingsPtyLimited,ManishAmin,NorwestVenturePartnersIX,LP,NorwestVenturePartnersX,LP,RajasthanTrusteeCompanyPvtLtdA/cSMETechFundRVCFTrustII,RelianceCapitalLimited,SVBFinancialGroup,ValiantCapitalMasterFundLP,ValiantCapitalPartnersLP,VertexAsiaFundPte.Ltd.andWortal,Inc.(incorporatedbyreferencetoExhibit10.19totheRegistrant'sFormF-4/AfiledonNovember21,2016).
4.8 ShareSubscriptionCumShareholdersAgreement,datedApril29,2015,amongYatraOnlinePrivateLimited,IL&FSTrustCompanyLimitedactingastrusteeforPandaraTrustSchemeI,Capital18FincapPrivateLimitedandYatraOnline,Inc.,aCaymanIslandsexemptedcompanylimitedbyshares(incorporatedbyreferencetoExhibit10.20totheRegistrant'sFormF-4/AfiledonNovember21,2016).
4.9 ExchangeandSupportAgreement,datedDecember16,2016,byandamongtheRegistrant,YatraUSACorp.andtheholdersofClassFCommonStockpartythereto(incorporatedbyreferencetoExhibit10.1totheRegistrant'sForm6-KfiledonDecember22,2016).
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4.10* LetterAgreement,datedasofDecember15,2016,byandamongtheRegistrant,DhruvShringi,ManishAmin,HarshalShah,HareshChawla,Wortal,Inc.,NorwestVenturePartnersX,LP,NorwestVenturePartnersIX,LP,VertexAsiaFundPte.Ltd.,RajasthanTrusteeCompanyPvtLtdA/cSMETechFundRVCFTrustII,IDGVenturesIndiaFundIILLC,RelianceCapitalLimited,E-18Limited,IntelCapitalCorporation,ValiantCapitalMasterFundLP,ValiantCapitalPartnersLP,Capital18FincapPrivateLimited,PandaraTrustSchemeI,andMacquarieCorporateHoldingsPtyLimited.
4.11 ForwardPurchaseContractAmendment,datedasofDecember16,2016,amongtheRegistrant,MIHILLCandYatraUSACorp.(incorporatedbyreferencetoExhibit10.2totheRegistrant'sForm6-KfiledonDecember22,2016).
4.12 LetterAgreement,datedasofDecember16,2016,byandamongtheRegistrant,YatraUSACorp.,MIHILLC,AppleOrangeLLC,NoyacPathLLC,Periscope,LLC,TerrapinPartnersEmployeePartnership3LLC,TerrapinPartnersGreenEmployeePartnership,LLC,JonathanKagan,GeorgeBrokawandVictorMendelson(incorporatedbyreferencetoExhibit10.3totheRegistrant'sForm6-KfiledonDecember22,2016).
4.13 2016StockOptionandIncentivePlanandformsofagreementsthereunder(incorporatedbyreferencetoExhibit10.2totheRegistrant'sFormS-8filedonJune5,2017).
4.14 TermLoanAgreement,datedSeptember12,2017,byandamongtheRegistrant,AsiaConsolidatedDMCPte.Ltd.andInnovenCapitalSingaporePte.Ltd.(incorporatedbyreferencetoExhibit10.28totheRegistrant'sFormF-1filedonDecember19,2017).
4.15 TermLoanAgreement,datedSeptember12,2017,byandamongtheRegistrant,YatraOnlinePrivateLimitedandInnovenCapitalIndiaPrivateLimited(incorporatedbyreferencetoExhibit10.29totheRegistrant'sFormF-1filedonDecember19,2017).
4.16 IndentureforSeniorDebtSecurities,datedMay3,2018betweentheRegistrantandComputershareTrustCompany,N.A.,asTrustee(incorporatedbyreferencetoExhibit4.5totheRegistrant'sFormF-3filedonMay3,2018).
4.17 IndentureforSubordinatedDebtSecurities,datedMay3,2018betweentheRegistrantandComputershareTrustCompany,N.A.,asTrustee(incorporatedbyreferencetoExhibit4.6totheRegistrant'sFormF-3filedonMay3,2018).
4.18 InvestorRightsAgreement,datedDecember16,2016,betweentheRegistrantandtheInvestorspartythereto(incorporatedbyreferencetoExhibit4.22totheRegistrant'sFormF-3filedonMay3,2018).
4.19 LetterofArrangement,datedDecember17,2015,byandbetweenAirTravelBureauLtd.andStateBankofIndia(incorporatedbyreferencetoExhibit4.23totheRegistrant'sFormF-3filedonMay3,2018).
4.20 WorkingCapitalFacilityAgreement,datedJune22,2017,betweenYatraOnlinePrivateLimitedandICICIBankLimited(incorporatedbyreferencetoExhibit4.24totheRegistrant'sFormF-3filedonMay3,2018).
4.21 DeedofHypothecation,datedSeptember12,2017,byandbetweenInnovenCapitalIndiaPrivateLimitedandYatraOnlinePrivateLimited(incorporatedbyreferencetoExhibit4.25totheRegistrant'sFormF-3filedonMay3,2018).
4.22 UnconditionalGuarantee,datedSeptember12,2017,byandamongYatraOnline,Inc.,InnovenCapitalIndiaPrivateLimitedandYatraOnlinePrivate(incorporatedbyreferencetoExhibit4.26totheRegistrant'sFormF-3filedonMay3,2018).
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8.1 ListofsignificantsubsidiariesofYatraOnline,Inc.(incorporatedbyreferencetoExhibit21.1totheRegistrant'sFormF-1filedonJanuary23,2017)
12.1* CertificationbytheChiefExecutiveOfficerpursuantto17CFR240.15d-14(a),asadoptedpursuanttoSection302oftheSarbanes-OxleyActof2002.
12.2* CertificationbytheChiefFinancialOfficerpursuantto17CFR240.15d-14(a),asadoptedpursuanttoSection302oftheSarbanes-OxleyActof2002.
13.1** CertificationbytheChiefExecutiveOfficerpursuantto18U.S.C.Section1350,asadoptedpursuanttoSection906oftheSarbanes-OxleyActof2002.
13.2** CertificationbytheChiefFinancialOfficerpursuantto18U.S.C.Section1350,asadoptedpursuanttoSection906oftheSarbanes-OxleyActof2002.
15.1* ConsentofErnst&YoungAssociatesLLP,independentregisteredpublicaccountingfirm.
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SIGNATURES
TheregistrantherebycertifiesthatitmeetsalloftherequirementsforfilingonForm20-FandthatithasdulycausedandauthorizedtheundersignedtosignthisAnnualReportonitsbehalf.
Date:July31,2018
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YATRAONLINE,INC.
By:/s/DHRUVSHRINGI
Name: DhruvShringi Title: Chief Executive Officer
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YatraOnline,Inc.FinancialstatementfortheyearendedMarch31,2018
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INDEXTOFINANCIALSTATEMENTS
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YATRAONLINE,INC. FortheYearsEndedMarch31,2016,2017and2018 ReportofIndependentRegisteredPublicAccountingFirm F-3Consolidatedstatementofprofitorlossandothercomprehensive(loss)fortheyearendedMarch31,2018 F-4ConsolidatedstatementoffinancialpositionasofMarch31,2018 F-5ConsolidatedstatementofchangesinequityfortheyearendedMarch31,2018 F-6ConsolidatedstatementofcashflowsfortheyearendedMarch31,2018 F-9NotestotheconsolidatedfinancialstatementsfortheyearendedMarch31,2018 F-10
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ReportofIndependentRegisteredPublicAccountingFirm
TotheShareholdersandtheBoardofDirectorsofYatraOnline,Inc.
OpinionontheFinancialStatements
WehaveauditedtheaccompanyingconsolidatedstatementoffinancialpositionofYatraOnline,Inc.(theCompany)asofMarch31,2018and2017,therelatedconsolidatedstatementsofprofitorlossandothercomprehensiveloss,changesinequityandcashflowsforeachofthethreeyearsintheperiodendedMarch31,2018,andtherelatednotes(collectivelyreferredtoasthe"consolidatedfinancialstatements").Inouropinion,theconsolidatedfinancialstatementspresentfairly,inallmaterialrespects,thefinancialpositionoftheCompanyatMarch31,2018and2017,andtheresultsofitsoperationsanditscashflowsforeachofthethreeyearsintheperiodendedMarch31,2018,inconformitywithInternationalFinancialReportingStandardsasissuedbytheInternationalAccountingStandardsBoard.
BasisforOpinion
ThesefinancialstatementsaretheresponsibilityoftheCompany'smanagement.OurresponsibilityistoexpressanopinionontheCompany'sfinancialstatementsbasedonouraudits.WeareapublicaccountingfirmregisteredwiththePublicCompanyAccountingOversightBoard(UnitedStates)(PCAOB)andarerequiredtobeindependentwithrespecttotheCompanyinaccordancewiththeU.S.federalsecuritieslawsandtheapplicablerulesandregulationsoftheSecuritiesandExchangeCommissionandthePCAOB.
WeconductedourauditsinaccordancewiththestandardsofthePCAOB.Thosestandardsrequirethatweplanandperformtheaudittoobtainreasonableassuranceaboutwhetherthefinancialstatementsarefreeofmaterialmisstatement,whetherduetoerrororfraud.TheCompanyisnotrequiredtohave,norwereweengagedtoperform,anauditofitsinternalcontroloverfinancialreporting.AspartofourauditswearerequiredtoobtainanunderstandingofinternalcontroloverfinancialreportingbutnotforthepurposeofexpressinganopinionontheeffectivenessoftheCompany'sinternalcontroloverfinancialreporting.Accordingly,weexpressnosuchopinion.
Ourauditsincludedperformingprocedurestoassesstherisksofmaterialmisstatementofthefinancialstatements,whetherduetoerrororfraud,andperformingproceduresthatrespondtothoserisks.Suchproceduresincludedexamining,onatestbasis,evidenceregardingtheamountsanddisclosuresinthefinancialstatements.Ourauditsalsoincludedevaluatingtheaccountingprinciplesusedandsignificantestimatesmadebymanagement,aswellasevaluatingtheoverallpresentationofthefinancialstatements.Webelievethatourauditsprovideareasonablebasisforouropinion.
/s/Ernst&YoungAssociatesLLP
WehaveservedastheCompany'sauditorsince2015.
Gurugram,IndiaJune11,2018
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YatraOnline,Inc.
ConsolidatedstatementofprofitorlossandothercomprehensivelossfortheyearendedMarch31,2018
(Amountinthousands,exceptpersharedataandnumberofshares)
Theaccompanyingnotesareanintegralpartoftheconsolidatedfinancialstatements.
F-4
March31, 2016 2017 2018 Notes INR INR INR USD (refertoNote2.4) Revenue Renderingofservices 8 8,130,710 9,036,286 11,746,416 180,409Otherrevenue 9 214,524 320,527 502,097 7,712Totalrevenue 8,345,234 9,356,813 12,248,513 188,121Otherincome 10 26,662 25,282 90,001 1,382Servicecost 4,164,352 4,179,486 4,930,757 75,730Personnelexpenses 11 1,524,055 2,115,308 2,902,840 44,584Marketingandsalespromotionexpenses 1,687,541 2,457,242 4,155,420 63,822Otheroperatingexpenses 12 1,967,162 2,217,887 3,284,030 50,438Depreciationandamortization 13 233,703 275,587 425,600 6,537Resultsfromoperations (1,204,917) (1,863,415) (3,360,133) (51,608)Shareoflossofjointventure 14 (11,802) (9,441) (10,559) (162)Financeincome 15 95,072 139,158 91,912 1,412Financecost 16 (111,973) (149,863) (153,056) (2,351)Listingandrelatedexpenses 44 — (4,242,526) — —Changeinfairvalueofwarrants (3,167) 230,111 (563,253) (8,651)Lossbeforetaxes (1,236,787) (5,895,976) (3,995,089) (61,360)Taxexpense 17 (6,515) (40,987) (56,887) (874)Lossfortheyear (1,243,302) (5,936,963) (4,051,976) (62,234)Othercomprehensiveincome/(loss) Itemsnottobereclassifiedtoprofitorlossinsubsequentyears(netoftaxes)
Remeasurementlossondefinedbenefitplan 31 (9,403) (8,140) (4,860) (75)Itemsthatareormaybereclassifiedsubsequentlytoprofitorloss(netoftaxes)
Foreigncurrencytranslationdifferences 31 (18,615) 44,997 (9,879) (152)Othercomprehensiveincome/(loss)fortheyear,netoftax (28,018) 36,857 (14,739) (227)
Totalcomprehensivelossfortheyear,netoftax (1,271,320) (5,900,106) (4,066,715) (62,461)Lossattributableto: OwnersoftheParentCompany (1,218,824) (5,901,483) (3,993,140) (61,330)Noncontrollinginterest (24,478) (35,480) (58,836) (904)Lossfortheyear (1,243,302) (5,936,963) (4,051,976) (62,234)Totalcomprehensivelossattributableto: OwnersoftheParentCompany (1,246,632) (5,864,482) (4,007,784) (61,556)Noncontrollinginterest (24,688) (35,624) (58,931) (905)Totalcomprehensivelossfortheyear (1,271,320) (5,900,106) (4,066,715) (62,461)Losspershare 18 Basic (58.10) (237.89) (116.41) (1.79)Diluted (58.10) (237.89) (116.41) (1.79)
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YatraOnline,Inc.
ConsolidatedstatementoffinancialpositionasatMarch31,2018
(Amountinthousands,exceptpersharedataandnumberofshares)
Theaccompanyingnotesareanintegralpartoftheconsolidatedfinancialstatements.
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March31,2017 March31,2018 Notes INR INR USD (refertoNote2.4) Assets Non-currentassets Property,plantandequipment 19 141,646 241,694 3,712Intangibleassetsandgoodwill 20 1,609,103 2,225,263 34,177Prepaymentsandotherassets 21 4,935 11,238 173Otherfinancialassets 22 54,491 62,259 956Termdeposits 23 27,686 6,187 95Othernonfinancialassets 24 82,404 116,939 1,796Deferredtaxasset 25 35,874 102,649 1,577
Totalnon-currentassets 1,956,139 2,766,229 42,486
Currentassets Inventories 14,222 23,175 356Tradeandotherreceivables 26 1,970,375 4,008,871 61,571Prepaymentsandotherassets 21 744,490 977,822 15,018Incometaxreceivable 292,763 321,893 4,944Othercurrentfinancialassets 27 63,640 47,767 734Termdeposits 23 3,000,175 1,005,957 15,450Cashandcashequivalents 28 1,532,629 2,465,073 37,860
Totalcurrentassets 7,618,294 8,850,558 135,933
Totalassets 9,574,433 11,616,787 178,419
Equityandliabilities Equity Sharecapital 29 633 638 10Sharepremium 29 14,438,936 14,962,615 229,805Treasuryshares 29 (54,371) (30,084) (462)Othercapitalreserve 30 733,448 832,964 12,793Accumulateddeficit (12,003,430) (16,002,266) (245,773)Foreigncurrencytranslationreserve 22,271 11,215 172
TotalequityattributabletoequityholdersoftheCompany 3,137,487 (224,918) (3,455)
Totalnoncontrollinginterest 52,082 (361) (6)
Totalequity 3,189,569 (225,279) (3,461)
Non-currentliabilities Borrowings 32 30,902 359,969 5,529Deferredtaxliability 25 — 44,460 683Employeebenefits 34 55,207 73,322 1,126Deferredrevenue 35 458,703 599,612 9,209Otherfinancialliabilities 36 4,979 84 1Othernon-financialliability 37 3,598 5,815 89
Totalnon-currentliabilities 553,389 1,083,262 16,637
Currentliabilities Borrowings 32 13,974 491,860 7,554Tradeandotherpayables 33 3,148,544 5,049,630 77,555Employeebenefits 34 49,147 81,311 1,249Deferredrevenue 35 539,562 871,098 13,379Incometaxespayable 14,563 2,755 42Otherfinancialliabilities 36 1,450,623 3,016,203 46,325Othercurrentliabilities 38 615,062 1,245,947 19,139
Totalcurrentliabilities 5,831,475 10,758,804 165,243
Totalliabilities 6,384,864 11,842,066 181,880
Totalequityandliabilities 9,574,433 11,616,787 178,419
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ConsolidatedstatementofchangesinequityfortheyearendedMarch31,2018
(AmountinINRthousands,exceptpersharedataandnumberofshares)
Theaccompanyingnotesareanintegralpartoftheconsolidatedfinancialstatements
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AttributabletoshareholdersoftheCompany
Equitysharecapital(Note29)
Equityshare
premium(Note29)
Preferencesharecapital(Note29)
Preferenceshare
premium(Note29)
Accumulateddeficit
Othercapitalreserve(Note30)
Foreigncurrencytranslationreserve Total
NoncontrollingInterest
TotalEquity
BalanceasatApril1,2015 27 121,203 179 5,351,710 (4,896,326) 155,450 (4,037) 728,206 6,752 734,958
Lossfortheyear — — — — (1,218,824) — — (1,218,824) (24,478) (1,243,302)
Othercomprehensiveloss
Foreigncurrencytranslationdifferences — — — — — — (18,615) (18,615) — (18,615)
Remeasurementlossondefinedbenefitplan — — — — (9,193) — — (9,193) (210) (9,403)
Totalothercomprehensiveloss — — — — (9,193) — (18,615) (27,808) (210) (28,018)
Totalcomprehensiveloss — — — — (1,228,017) — (18,615) (1,246,632) (24,688) (1,271,320)
Share-basedpayments — — — — — 19,370 — 19,370 — 19,370
Issueofsharecapital — — 17 827,858 — — — 827,875 — 827,875
Transactionwithnoncontrollinginterest* — — — — 100,653 — — 100,653 29,522 130,175
Totalcontributionbyowners — — 17 827,858 100,653 19,370 — 947,898 29,522 977,420
BalanceasatMarch31,2016 27 121,203 196 6,179,568 (6,023,690) 174,820 (22,652) 429,472 11,586 441,058
* TransactionwithnoncontrollinginterestrepresentssharesofasubsidiaryissuedtostakeholdersoutsidetheGroup.ThepercentageholdingoftheParentis97.85%asofMarch31,2016(98.70%—March31,2015).
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ConsolidatedstatementofchangesinequityfortheyearendedMarch31,2018(Continued)
(AmountinINRthousands,exceptpersharedataandnumberofshares)
AttributabletoshareholdersoftheParentCompany
Equitysharecapital(Note29)
Equityshare
premium(Note29)
Preferencesharecapital(Note29)
Preferenceshare
premium(Note29)
Treasuryshares(Note29)
Accumulateddeficit
Othercapitalreserve(Note30)
Foreigncurrencytranslationreserve Total
NoncontrollingInterest
TotalEquity
BalanceasatMarch31,2016 27 121,203 196 6,179,568 — (6,023,690)174,820 (22,652) 429,472 11,586 441,058
Lossfortheyear — — — — — (5,901,483) — — (5,901,483) (35,480) (5,936,963)
Othercomprehensiveloss
Foreigncurrencytranslationdifferences — — — — — — — 44,997 44,997 — 44,997
Remeasurementlossondefinedbenefitplan — — — — — (7,996) — — (7,996) (144) (8,140)
Totalothercomprehensiveloss — — — — — (7,996) — 44,997 37,001 (144) 36,857
Totalcomprehensiveloss — — — — — (5,909,479) — 44,997 (5,864,482) (35,624) (5,900,106)
Share-basedpayments — — — — — 8,614 578,318 — 586,932 — 586,932
Exerciseofoptions 1 24,502 — — 7,230 — (19,690) (74) 11,969 — 11,969
Issueoftreasuryshares 1 50,381 — — (50,382) — — — — — —
Purchaseofownshares — — — — (11,219) — — — (11,219) — (11,219)
Issueofsharecapital 18 1,670,878 — — — — — — 1,670,896 — 1,670,896
Capitaltransactioninvolvingtheissuanceofsharespursuanttobusinesscombination(Refertonote43) 48 6,474,085 — — — — — — 6,474,133 — 6,474,133
Preferencesharesconvertedintoordinaryshares 538 6,179,226 (196) (6,179,568) — — — — — — —
Transactioncost(Refertonote43) — (81,339) — — — — — — (81,339) — (81,339)
Contingentdividend — — — — — (2,755) — — (2,755) — (2,755)
Changeinnoncontrollinginterest* — — — — — (76,120) — — (76,120) 76,120 —
Totalcontributionbyowners 60614,317,733 (196) (6,179,568) (54,371) (70,261)558,628 (74) 8,572,497 76,120 8,648,617
BalanceasatMarch31,2017 63314,438,936 — — (54,371)(12,003,430)733,448 22,271 3,137,487 52,082 3,189,569
Theaccompanyingnotesareanintegralpartoftheconsolidatedfinancialstatements
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* ChangeinnoncontrollinginterestrepresentssharesofasubsidiaryissuedtotheParentCompany;thepercentageholdingoftheParentis98.20%asofMarch31,2017(97.85%—March31,2016)
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ConsolidatedstatementofchangesinequityfortheyearendedMarch31,2018(Continued)
(AmountinINRthousands,exceptpersharedataandnumberofshares)
Theaccompanyingnotesareanintegralpartoftheconsolidatedfinancialstatements
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AttributabletoshareholdersoftheParentCompany
Equitysharecapital(Note29)
Equityshare
premium(Note29)
Treasuryshares(Note29)
Accumulateddeficit
Othercapitalreserve(Note30)
Foreigncurrencytranslationreserve Total
NoncontrollingInterest
TotalEquity
BalanceasatApril1,2017 633 14,438,936 (54,371) (12,003,430) 733,448 22,271 3,137,487 52,082 3,189,569
Lossfortheyear — — — (3,993,140) — — (3,993,140) (58,836) (4,051,976)
Othercomprehensiveloss
Foreigncurrencytranslationdifferences — — — — — (9,879) (9,879) — (9,879)
Remeasurementlossondefinedbenefitplan — — — (4,765) — — (4,765) (95) (4,860)
Totalothercomprehensiveloss — — — (4,765) — (9,879) (14,644) (95) (14,739)
Totalcomprehensiveloss — — — (3,997,905) — (9,879) (4,007,784) (58,931) (4,066,715)
Share-basedpayments — — — 2,802 727,118 — 729,920 — 729,920
Transactionwithequityshareholders — (112,406) — — — — (112,406) — (112,406)
Exerciseofoptions 5 636,085 24,287 — (650,860) (1,177) 8,340 — 8,340
Issuanceofwarrants — — — — 23,258 — 23,258 — 23,258
Contingentdividend — — — 2,755 — — 2,755 — 2,755
Changeinnoncontrollinginterest* — — — (6,488) — — (6,488) 6,488 —
Totalcontributionbyowners 5 523,679 24,287 (931) 99,516 (1,177) 645,379 6,488 651,867
BalanceasatMarch31,2018 638 14,962,615 (30,084) (16,002,266) 832,964 11,215 (224,918) (361) (225,279)
* ChangeinnoncontrollinginterestrepresentssharesofasubsidiaryissuedtotheParentCompany.Thepercentageholdingoftheparentis98.22%asofMarch31,2018(98.20%asofMarch31,2017)(refertoNote6)
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ConsolidatedstatementofcashflowsfortheyearendedMarch31,2018
(Amountinthousands,exceptpersharedataandnumberofshares)
Theaccompanyingnotesareanintegralpartoftheconsolidatedfinancialstatements.
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March31, 2016 2017 2018 Notes INR INR INR USD
(refertoNote2.4)
Cashflowsfromoperatingactivities: Lossbeforetax (1,236,787) (5,895,976) (3,995,089) (61,360)Adjustmentstoreconcilelossbeforetaxtonetcashflows: Depreciationandamortization 13 233,703 275,587 425,600 6,537Listingandrelatedexpenses 44 — 4,069,760 — —Contingentdividend 44 — 292 (292) (4)Changeinfairvalueofcontingentconsideration 43 — — 294,344 4,521Financeincome 15 (94,345) (134,097) (83,041) (1,275)Financecosts 16 81,591 119,331 125,342 1,925Unrealizedforeignexchangeloss/(gain) 16 4,524 4,205 (4,392) (67)Loss/(gain)ondisposalofproperty,plantandequipment 10,19 212 (622) (1,370) (21)Changeinfairvalueofwarrants 3,167 (230,111) 563,253 8,651Excessprovisionwrittenback 10 (36,096) (43,790) (42,614) (654)Advances/provisionwrittenoff 10 7,179 12,047 11,703 180Tradeandotherreceivablesprovision/written-off 12 106,933 80,193 119,388 1,834Shareoflossofajointventure 14 11,802 9,441 10,559 162Share-basedpaymentexpense 11 19,370 586,932 729,920 11,211Workingcapitalchanges: Increaseintradeandotherreceivables (213,369) (889,875) (824,920) (12,670)Decreaseininventories (2,546) (3,086) (4,006) (62)Increaseintradeandotherpayables 731,366 508,345 1,898,796 29,161Directtaxespaid(netofrefunds) (76,607) (58,396) (105,122) (1,615)
Netcashusedinoperatingactivities (459,903) (1,589,820) (881,941) (13,546)
Cashflowsfrominvestingactivities: Acquisitionofbusiness(netofcashacquired) 43 — — (353,457) (5,429)Investmentinjointventure 14 (7,800) (3,000) — —Purchaseofproperty,plantandequipment 19 (68,672) (65,055) (223,215) (3,428)Proceedsfromsaleofproperty,plantandequipment 780 2,975 2,297 35Purchase/developmentofintangibleassets 20 (239,098) (408,643) (353,061) (5,423)Investmentintermdeposits (3,633,540) (10,292,660) (5,262,906) (80,831)Proceedsfromtermdeposits 3,465,629 8,374,026 7,404,456 113,722Interestreceived 15 7,152 11,829 6,945 107
Netcashfrom/(usedin)investingactivities (475,549) (2,380,528) 1,221,059 18,753
Cashflowsfromfinancingactivities: IssuanceofsharespursuanttoBusinessCombination(netoftransactioncost) 43 — 3,970,168 — —Purchaseofownshares 29 — (11,219) — —Proceedsfromissueofsharecapital 846,283 1,675,773 5,801 89Acquisitionbynoncontrollinginterest 130,175 — — —Transactionwithequityshareholders — — (112,406) (1,726)Proceedsofborrowings 32 726,616 — 1,400,239 21,506Repaymentofborrowings 32 (497,684) (436,210) (595,734) (9,150)Repaymentofvehicleloan 32 (11,487) (15,480) (17,804) (273)Interestpaidontermloan 16 (32,211) (29,969) (61,906) (951)Interestpaidonvehicleloan 16 (2,485) (3,308) (4,092) (63)Interestpaidonbankoverdraft 16 (15,186) (14,143) (36,916) (567)
Netcashfromfinancingactivities 1,144,021 5,135,612 577,182 8,865
Netdecreaseincashandcashequivalents 208,569 1,165,264 916,300 14,072Effectofexchangedifferencesoncashandcashequivalents (39,929) (22,299) 16,144 249Cashandcashequivalentsatthebeginningoftheyear 221,024 389,664 1,532,629 23,539
Closingcashandcashequivalentsattheendoftheyear 389,664 1,532,629 2,465,073 37,860
Componentsofcashandcashequivalents: Cashonhand 2,659 1,105 2,511 38Balanceswithbanks Oncurrentaccount 263,016 1,230,028 2,218,400 34,072Ondepositaccounts — — 11,099 171Cashintransit — 30,371 23,902 367Creditcardcollectioninhand 123,989 271,125 209,161 3,212
Totalcashandcashequivalents 389,664 1,532,629 2,465,073 37,860
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1.Corporateinformation
YatraOnline,Inc.(the"ParentCompany")togetherwithitssubsidiaries(collectively,"theCompany"orthe"Group")andequityaccountedinvesteeisprimarilyengagedinthebusinessofsellingtravelproductsandsolutionsinIndia,theUnitedStatesandSingapore.TheGroupoffersitscustomerstheentirerangeoftravelservicesincludingticketing,toursandpackagesandreservationsforhotels.TheParentCompanyisdomiciledandincorporatedinCaymanIsland;theregisteredofficeislocatedatMaplesCorporateServicesLimited,POBox-309,UglandHouse,GrandCayman,KYI-1104CaymanIslands.InformationontheGroupstructureisprovidedinNote6.
OnJuly13,2016,theParentCompanyenteredintoabusinesscombinationagreementwithNASDAQlistedTerrapin3AcquisitionCorporation("Terrapin"or"TRTL").Terrapinwasaspecialpurposeacquisitioncompanyformedforthepurposeofeffectingamerger,acquisition,orsimilarbusinesscombination.TerrapinraisedINR14,111,708(USD212,750)initsIPOinJuly,2014.SubsequentlyTRTLwasrestructuredbyformationofTRTLparentandTRTLsubsidiary(collectivelyreferredtoasTRTL).OnDecember16,2016,thebusinesscombinationwascompletedpursuanttothetermsoftheAmendedandRestatedBusinessCombinationAgreement,datedasofSeptember28,2016andconsequentlyTRTLparentmergedwithandintotheParentCompany.RefertoNote43.
OnJuly20,2017,theCompany,throughitssubsidiary,YatraOnlinePrivateLimited("YatraIndia")agreedtoacquirealloftheoutstandingsharesofAirTravelBureauLimited("ATB")pursuanttoaSharePurchaseAgreementbyandamongYatraOnlinePrivateLimited,ATBandthesellerspartythereto(the"SharePurchaseAgreement").PursuanttothetermsoftheSharePurchaseAgreement,theCompanyhasagreedtoacquireamajorityoftheoutstandingsharesofATB(the"FirstClosing")inexchangeforanupfrontpaymentofINR509,999(the"UpfrontPayment")andthebalanceoftheoutstandingsharesofATB(the"SecondClosing")willbeacquiredinexchangeforthefinalpaymenttobemadeinthirdquarterof2018calendaryear(the"FinalPayment").RefertoNote43.
2.Significantaccountingpolicies
2.1Basisofpreparation
TheconsolidatedfinancialstatementsforMarch31,2018havebeenpreparedinaccordancewithInternationalFinancialReportingStandards(IFRS)asissuedbytheInternationalAccountingStandardsBoard(IASB).TheaccountingpolicieshavebeenconsistentlyappliedbytheGroupforallperiodspresentedinthesefinancialstatements.
TheconsolidatedfinancialstatementsoftheCompanyfortheyearendedMarch31,2018wereauthorizedforissuancebytheGroup'sboardofdirectorsonJune11,2018.
Theconsolidatedfinancialstatementsarepreparedonhistoricalcostbasis,exceptforfinancialinstrumentsclassifiedasfairvaluethroughprofitorlossandothercomprehensiveloss.
Certainreclassificationshavebeenmadeintheconsolidatedfinancialstatementsofpriorperiodstoconformtotheclassificationusedinthecurrentperiod.Theimpactofsuchreclassificationsontheconsolidatedfinancialstatementsisnotmaterial.
Duringthecurrentyear,theCompanyhasseparatelypresentedlistingandrelatedexpenses,whichwereshownas'exceptionalitem'inthepreviousyearstatementofprofitandlossandothercomprehensiveloss.Inlinewiththis,theCompanyhasalsoremovedsub-total'Lossbeforeexceptional
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itemsandincometaxes',whichwaspresentedinthepreviousyearstatementofprofitandlossandothercomprehensiveloss.Additionally,'Changeinfairvalueofwarrants'hasbeenseparatelypresentedonthefaceofstatementofprofitorlossandothercomprehensiveloss,asagainstpartoffinanceincome/costinthepreviousperiod.Themanagementbelievesthatthesechangeswillhelpuserstowardbetterunderstandingthefinancialperformanceofthecompany.
2.2Newstandards,interpretationsandamendmentsadoptedbytheGroup
IAS7Statement of Cash Flows: Disclosure Initiative
Theamendmentsrequireentitiestoprovidedisclosuresaboutchangesintheirliabilitiesarisingfromfinancingactivities,includingbothchangesarisingfromcashflowsandnon-cashchanges(suchasforeignexchangegainsorlosses).Oninitialapplicationoftheamendment,entitiesarenotrequiredtoprovidecomparativeinformationforprecedingperiods.
IFRS2Share-based Payment
InJune2016,IASBissuedtheamendmentstoIFRS2Share-based Payments ,providingspecificguidanceformeasurementofcash-settledawards,modificationofcash-settledawardsandawardsthatincludeanetsettlementfeatureinrespectofwithholdingtaxes.Itclarifiesthatthefairvalueofcash-settledawardsisdeterminedonabasisconsistentwiththatusedforequity-settledawards.Market-basedperformanceconditionsandnon-vestingconditionsarereflectedinthe'fairvalues',butnon-marketperformanceconditionsandservicevestingconditionsarereflectedintheestimateofthenumberofawardsexpectedtovest.
Also,theamendmentclarifiesthatifthetermsandconditionsofacash-settledshare-basedpaymenttransactionaremodifiedwiththeresultthatitbecomesanequity-settledshare-basedpaymenttransaction,thetransactionisaccountedforassuchfromthedateofthemodification.
Further,theamendmentrequirestheawardthatincludesanetsettlementfeatureinrespectofwithholdingtaxestobetreatedasequity-settledinitsentirety.Thecashpaymenttothetaxauthorityistreatedasifitwaspartofanequitysettlement.TheeffectivedateforadoptionoftheamendmentstoIFRS2isannualreportingperiodsbeginningonorafterJanuary1,2018,thoughearlyadoptionispermitted.TheGrouphasearlyadoptedtheamendmentwitheffectfromApril1,2017andtheimpactofthesamehasbeentakenintheconsolidatedfinancialstatements.
2.3Basisofconsolidation
TheconsolidatedfinancialstatementscomprisethefinancialstatementsoftheParentCompanyanditssubsidiariesasdisclosedinNote6.
AsubsidiaryisanentitycontrolledbytheGroup.Controlexistswhentheparenthaspowerovertheentity,isexposed,orhasrightstovariablereturnsfromitsinvolvementwiththeentityandhastheabilitytoaffectthosereturnsbyusingitspowerovertheentity.Powerisdemonstratedthroughexistingrightsthatgivetheabilitytodirectrelevantactivities,thosewhichsignificantlyaffecttheentity'sreturns.
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SubsidiariesarefullyconsolidatedfromthedateonwhichtheGroupobtainscontroloverthesubsidiaryandceaseswhentheGrouplosescontrolofthesubsidiary.Wherenecessary,adjustmentsaremadetothefinancialstatementsofsubsidiariestobringtheiraccountingpoliciesandaccountingperiodinlinewiththoseusedbytheGroup.Allintra-grouptransactions,balances,incomeandexpensesandcashflowsareeliminatedonconsolidation.
Noncontrollinginterestistheequityinasubsidiarynotattributable,directlyorindirectly,toaparent.NoncontrollinginterestsinthenetassetsofconsolidatedsubsidiariesareidentifiedseparatelyfromtheGroup'sequitytherein.Noncontrollinginterestsconsistoftheamountofthoseinterestsatthedateofthebusinesscombinationandthenoncontrollinginterests'shareofchangesinequitysincethatdate.
Profitorlossandeachcomponentofothercomprehensiveincome/loss(OCI)areattributedtotheequityholdersoftheparentoftheGroupandtothenoncontrollinginterests,evenifthisresultsinthenoncontrollinginterestshavingadeficitbalance.
Achangeintheownershipinterestofasubsidiary,withoutachangeofcontrol,isaccountedforasanequitytransaction.
2.4Foreigncurrencies
TheGroup'spresentationcurrencyisIndiannationalrupee(INR).TheParentCompany'sfunctionalcurrencyisUnitedStatesdollar(USD).TheCompany'soperationsareconductedthroughthesubsidiariesandequityaccountedinvesteewherethelocalcurrencyisthefunctionalcurrencyandthefinancialstatementsofsuchentitiesaretranslatedfromtheirrespectivefunctionalcurrenciesintoINR.
Groupcompanies
Onconsolidation,theassetsandliabilitiesofforeignoperationsaretranslatedintopresentationcurrencyattherateofexchangeprevailingatthereportingdateandtheirstatementofprofitorlossandothercomprehensivelossaretranslatedataverageexchangeratesprevailingduringtheyearendedMarch31,2018,March31,2017andMarch31,2016,exceptfortransactionswherethereisasignificantdifferenceintheexchangerate,inwhichcases,thetransactionsarereportedusingrateofthatdate.TheexchangedifferencesarisingontranslationforconsolidationarerecognizedinOCI.Ondisposalofaforeignoperation,thecomponentofOCIrelatingtothatparticularforeignoperationisrecognizedinthestatementofprofitorlossandothercomprehensiveloss.
Anygoodwillarisingontheacquisitionofaforeignoperationandanyfairvalueadjustmentstothecarryingamountsofassetsandliabilitiesarisingontheacquisitionaretreatedasassetsandliabilitiesoftheforeignoperationandtranslatedatthespotrateofexchangeatthereportingdate.
Transactionsandbalances
TransactionsinforeigncurrenciesareinitiallyrecordedbytheGroup'sentitiesattheirrespectivefunctionalcurrencyspotratesatthedatethetransactionsfirstqualifyforrecognition.
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Monetaryassetsandliabilitiesdenominatedinforeigncurrenciesaretranslatedatthefunctionalcurrencyspotratesofexchangeatthereportingdate.Differencesarisingonsettlementortranslationofmonetaryitemsarerecognizedinthestatementofprofitorlossandothercomprehensiveloss.
Conveniencetranslation
TheconsolidatedfinancialstatementsarestatedinthousandsofINR.However,solelyfortheconvenienceofthereaders,theconsolidatedstatementoffinancialpositionasatMarch31,2018,theconsolidatedstatementofprofitorlossandothercomprehensivelossfortheyearendedMarch31,2018andconsolidatedstatementofcashflowsforyearendedMarch31,2018wereconvertedintoUSDattheexchangerateof65.11INRperUSD.ThisarithmeticconversionshouldnotbeconstruedasrepresentationthattheamountsexpressedinINRmaybeconvertedintoUSDatthatoranyotherexchangerateaswellasthatsuchnumbersareincomplianceaspertherequirementsofIFRS.
2.5Summaryofsignificantaccountingpolicies
Jointventures
TheGroup'sinvestmentinitsjointventureisaccountedforusingtheequitymethod.Undertheequitymethod,theinvestmentinthejointventureisinitiallyrecognizedatcost.ThecarryingamountoftheinvestmentisadjustedtorecognizechangesintheGroup'sshareofnetassetsofthejointventuresincetheacquisitiondate.ThestatementofprofitorlossandothercomprehensivelossreflectstheGroup'sshareoftheresultsofoperationsofthejointventure.Inaddition,whentherehasbeenachangerecognizeddirectlyintheequityofthejointventure,theGrouprecognizesitsshareofanychanges,whenapplicable,inthestatementofchangesinequity.UnrealizedgainsandlossesresultingfromtransactionsbetweentheGroupandthejointventureareeliminatedtotheextentoftheinterestinthejointventure.
ThefinancialstatementsofthejointventurearepreparedforthesamereportingperiodastheGroup.
Ateachreportingdate,theGroupdetermineswhetherthereisobjectiveevidencethattheinvestmentinthejointventureisimpaired.Ifthereissuchevidence,theGroupcalculatestheamountofimpairmentasthedifferencebetweentherecoverableamountofthejointventureanditscarryingvalue,andthenrecognizesthelossas'Shareoflossofajointventure'inthestatementofprofitorlossandothercomprehensiveloss.
Businesscombinationsandgoodwill
Businesscombinationsareaccountedforusingtheacquisitionmethod.Thecostofanacquisitionismeasuredastheaggregateoftheconsiderationtransferred,measuredatacquisitiondatefairvalue.Acquisition-relatedcostsareexpensedasincurredinstatementofprofitorlossandothercomprehensiveloss.
WhentheGroupacquiresabusiness,itassessestheassetsandliabilitiesassumedforappropriateclassificationanddesignationinaccordancewiththecontractualterms,economiccircumstancesandpertinentconditionsasattheacquisitiondate.
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Goodwillisinitiallymeasuredatcost,beingtheexcessoftheaggregateoftheconsiderationtransferredandtheamountrecognizedforNoncontrollingInterestoverthefairvalueoftheidentifiablenetassetsacquiredandliabilitiesassumed.Ifthefairvalueoftheidentifiablenetassetsacquiredisinexcessoftheaggregateconsiderationtransferred,theGroupreassesseswhetherithascorrectlyidentifiedalloftheassetsacquiredandalloftheliabilitiesassumedandreviewstheproceduresusedtomeasuretheamountstoberecognizedattheacquisitiondate.Ifthereassessmentstillresultsinanexcessofthefairvalueofnetassetsacquiredovertheaggregateconsiderationtransferred,thenthegainisrecognizedinthestatementofprofitorlossandothercomprehensiveloss.
Afterinitialrecognition,goodwillismeasuredatcostlessanyaccumulatedimpairmentlosses.Forthepurposeofimpairmenttesting,goodwillacquiredinabusinesscombinationis,fromtheacquisitiondate,allocatedtoeachoftheGroup'sCashGeneratingUnits(CGUs)(refertoNote20)thatareexpectedtobenefitfromthecombination,irrespectiveofwhetherotherassetsorliabilitiesoftheacquireeareassignedtothoseunits.
BusinesscombinationswhichdonotfallunderthescopeasdefinedunderIFRS3,areaccountedinaccordancewithrelevantIFRSasissuedbytheIASBandotherrelevantpronouncements.
Revenuerecognition
RevenueisrecognizedtotheextentthatitisprobablethateconomicbenefitswillflowtotheGroupandrevenuecanbereliablymeasured.Revenueismeasuredatthefairvalueofconsiderationreceivedorreceivable,takingintoaccountcontractuallydefinedtermsofpayment.TheGroupassessesitsrevenuearrangementagainstspecificcriteriainordertodetermineifitisactingasprincipaloragent.TheGrouphasconcludedthatitisactingasagentincaseofsaleofairlinetickets,hotelbookings,saleofrailandbusticketsandasprincipalincaseofsaleofholidaypackages.
TheGroupprovidestravelproductsandservicestoleisure,corporatetravelers(B2E—BusinesstoEnterprise)andB2B2C(BusinesstoBusinesstoConsumer)agentsinIndiaandabroad.Therevenuefromrenderingtheseservicesisrecognizedinthestatementofprofitorlossandothercomprehensivelossoncetheservicesarerendered.Thisisgenerallythecase1)onissuanceofticketincaseofsaleofairlinetickets2)ondateofhotelbookingand3)onthedateofdepartureforoutboundtoursandpackagesandoncompletionoftourforinboundtours.
Air Ticketing
Revenuefromthesaleofairlineticketsisrecognizedasanagentonanetcommissionearnedbasis.Revenuefromservicefeeisrecognizedonearnedbasis.
Incentivesfromairlinesarerecognizedwhentheperformancethresholdsundertheincentiveschemesareachievedorareprobabletobeachievedattheendofperiods.
Hotels and Packages
Revenuefromhotelreservationisrecognizedasanagentonanetcommissionearnedbasis.
RevenuefrompackagesareaccountedforonagrossbasisastheGroupisdeterminedtobetheprimaryobligorinthearrangement,thatistherisksandresponsibilitiesaretakenbytheGroup
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includingtheresponsibilityfordeliveryofservices.Costofdeliveringsuchservicesincludescostofhotel,airlinesandpackageservicesandisdisclosedasservicecost.
Other Services
Revenuefromothersources,primarilycomprisingadvertisingrevenue,revenuefromsaleofrailandbusticketsandfeesforfacilitatingwebsiteaccesstotravelinsurancecompaniesarebeingrecognizedastheservicesarebeingperformed.Revenuefromthesaleofrailandbusticketsisrecognizedasanagentonanetcommissionearnedbasis.
Revenueisrecognizednetofcancellationsreceivedduringtheperiod,refunds,andservicetaxes.
Revenueisallocatedbetweentheloyaltyprogramandtheothercomponentsofthesale.Theamountallocatedtotheloyaltyprogrammeisdeferred,andisrecognizedasrevenuewhentheGroupfulfillsitsobligationstosupplytheproducts/servicesunderthetermsoftheprogramorwhenitisnolongerprobablethatthepointsundertheprogramwillberedeemed.
TheGroupreceivesupfrontfeefromGlobalDistributionSystem("GDS")providersforfacilitatingthebookingofairlineticketsonitswebsiteorotherdistributionchannelstotravelagentsforusingtheirsystemwhichisrecognizedasrevenueforactualairlineticketssoldoverthetotalnumberofairlineticketstobesoldoverthetermoftheagreementandthebalanceamountisrecognizedasdeferredrevenue.
Governmentgrants
Governmentgrantsarerecognizedwherethereisreasonableassurancethatthegrantwillbereceivedandallattachedconditionshavebeencompliedwith.Whenthegrantrelatestoanexpenseitem,itisrecognizedasincomeonasystematicbasisovertheperiodsthattherelatedcosts,forwhichitisintendedtocompensate,areexpensed.Whenthegrantrelatestoanasset,itisrecognizedasincomeinequalamountsovertheexpectedusefullifeoftherelatedasset.
TheGrouphasassessedanddeterminedtopresentgrantsasotherincomeinthestatementofprofitorlossandothercomprehensiveloss.
Marketingandsalespromotionexpenses
Marketingandsalespromotionexpensesprimarilycompriseofonline,television,radioandprintmediaadvertisementcostsaswellaseventdrivenpromotioncostfortheGroup'sproductsandservices.Suchcostsaretheamountspaidtooraccruedtowardsadvertisingagenciesordirectserviceprovidersforadvertisingonwebsites,television,printformats,searchenginemarketingandanyothermedia.Advertisingandbusinesspromotioncostsarerecognizedwhenincurred.
Additionally,theGroupalsoincurscustomerinducementandacquisitioncostsforacquiringcustomersandpromotingtransactionsacrossvariousbookingplatformssuchasupfrontcashincentives,whichwhenincurredarerecordedasmarketingandsalespromotioncosts.
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Financeincomeandexpenses
Financeincomecomprisesinterestincomeontermdepositsandnetgainonchangeinfairvalueofderivatives.Interestincomeisrecognizedasitaccruesinthestatementofprofitorlossandothercomprehensiveloss,usingtheeffectiveinterestratemethod(EIR).
Financeexpensescompriseinterestexpenseonborrowings,unwindingofthediscountonprovisions,andimpairmentlossesrecognizedonfinancialassets.InterestexpenseisrecognizedinthestatementofprofitorlossandothercomprehensivelossusingEIR.
Taxes
Current tax
Currentincometaxassetsandliabilitiesforthecurrentperiodaremeasuredattheamountexpectedtoberecoveredfromorpaidtothetaxationauthorities.Thetaxratesandtaxlawsusedtocomputetheamountarethosethatareenactedorsubstantivelyenacted,atthereportingdateinthecountrieswheretheGroupoperatesandgeneratetaxableincome.
Currentincometaxrelatingtoitemsrecognizeddirectlyinequityisrecognizedinequityandnotinthestatementofprofitorlossandothercomprehensiveloss.Managementperiodicallyevaluatespositionstakeninthetaxreturnswithrespecttosituationsinwhichapplicabletaxregulationsaresubjecttointerpretationandestablishesprovisionswhereappropriate.
Deferred tax
Deferredtaxisprovidedusingtheliabilitymethodontemporarydifferencesbetweenthetaxbasesofassetsandliabilitiesandtheircarryingamountsforfinancialreportingpurposesatthereportingdate.Deferredtaxliabilitiesarerecognizedforalltaxabletemporarydifferences.
Deferredtaxassetsarerecognizedforalldeductibletemporarydifferences,carryforwardofunusedtaxcreditsandanyunusedtaxlosses,totheextentthatitisprobablethattaxableprofitwillbeavailableagainstwhichthedeductibletemporarydifferences,andthecarryforwardofunusedtaxcreditsandunusedtaxlossescanbeutilized.
Thecarryingamountofdeferredtaxassetsisreviewedateachreportingdateandreducedtotheextentthatitisnolongerprobablethatsufficienttaxableprofitwillbeavailabletoallowallorpartofthedeferredtaxassettobeutilized.Unrecognizeddeferredtaxassetsarereassessedateachreportingdateandarerecognizedtotheextentthatithasbecomeprobablethatfuturetaxableprofitswillallowthedeferredtaxassettoberecovered.
Deferredtaxassetsandliabilitiesaremeasuredatthetaxratesthatareexpectedtoapplyintheyearwhentheassetisrealizedortheliabilityissettled,basedontaxrates(andtaxlaws)thathavebeenenactedorsubstantivelyenactedatthereportingdate.
Deferredtaxrelatingtoitemsrecognizedoutsideconsolidatedstatementofprofitorlossandothercomprehensivelossisrecognized,deferredtaxitemsarerecognizedincorrelationtotheunderlyingtransactioneitherinothercomprehensiveincomeordirectlyinequity.
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Deferredtaxassetsanddeferredtaxliabilitiesareoffsetifalegallyenforceablerightexiststosetoffcurrenttaxassetsagainstcurrentincometaxliabilitiesandthedeferredtaxesrelatetothesametaxationauthority.
Minimum Alternative Tax
MinimumAlternativeTax('MAT')expenseundertheprovisionsoftheIndianIncome-taxAct,1961isrecognizedasanassetinthestatementoffinancialpositionwhenitisprobablethatfutureeconomicbenefitassociatedwithitintheformofadjustmentoffutureincometaxliability,willflowtotheCompanyandtheassetcanbemeasuredreliably.MATcreditentitlementissetofftotheextentallowedintheyearinwhichtheCompanybecomesliabletopayincometaxesattheenactedtaxrates.MATcreditentitlementisreviewedoneveryperiodendandiswrittendowntoreflecttheamountthatisreasonablycertaintobesetoffinfutureyearsagainstthefutureincometaxliability.MATcreditentitlementisincludedaspartofdeferredtaxasset.
Property,plantandequipment
Property,plantandequipmentarestatedatcost,netofaccumulateddepreciationandaccumulatedimpairmentlosses,ifany.Allrepairandmaintenancecostsarerecognizedinthestatementofprofitorlossandothercomprehensivelossasincurred.
Anitemofproperty,plantandequipmentandanysignificantpartinitiallyrecognizedisderecognizedupondisposalorwhennofutureeconomicbenefitsareexpectedfromitsuseordisposal.Anygainorlossarisingonde-recognitionoftheasset(calculatedasthedifferencebetweenthenetdisposalproceedsandthecarryingamountoftheasset)isincludedinthestatementofprofitorlossandothercomprehensivelosswhentheassetisderecognized.
Depreciationiscalculatedonstraightlinebasisusingtheratesarrivedatbasedontheestimatedusefullivesoftheassetsasfollows:
Leaseholdimprovementsareamortizedoverthelowerofprimaryleaseperiodoreconomicusefullife.
Intangibleassets
Intangibleassetsacquiredseparatelyaremeasuredoninitialrecognitionatcost.Thecostofintangibleassetsacquiredinabusinesscombinationistheirfairvalueatthedateofacquisition.Followinginitialrecognition,intangibleassetsarecarriedatcostlessanyaccumulatedamortization(calculatedonastraight-linebasisovertheirusefullives)andaccumulatedimpairmentlosses,ifany.
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TechnologyrelateddevelopmentcostsincurredbytheGrouparemeasuredatcostlessaccumulatedamortizationandaccumulatedimpairmentlosses.Costincludesexpensesincurredduringtheapplicationdevelopmentstage.Thecostsrelatedtoplanningandpostimplementationphasesofdevelopmentareexpensedasincurred.
Internallygeneratedintangibles,excludingcapitalizeddevelopmentcosts,arenotcapitalized.Instead,therelatedexpenditureisrecognizedinthestatementofprofitorlossandothercomprehensivelossintheperiodinwhichtheexpenditureisincurred.
Researchcostsareexpensedasincurred.DevelopmentexpendituresonanindividualprojectarerecognizedasanintangibleassetwhentheGroupcandemonstrate:
• Thetechnicalfeasibilityofcompletingtheintangibleassetsothattheassetwillbeavailableforuseorsale
• Itsintentiontocompleteanditsabilityandintentiontouseorselltheasset
• Howtheassetwillgeneratefutureeconomicbenefits
• Theavailabilityofresourcestocompletetheasset
• Theabilitytomeasurereliablytheexpenditureduringdevelopment
Followinginitialrecognitionofthedevelopmentexpenditureasanasset,theassetiscarriedatcostlessanyaccumulatedamortizationandaccumulatedimpairmentlosses.Amortizationoftheassetbeginswhendevelopmentiscompleteandtheassetisavailableforuse.Itisamortizedovertheperiodofexpectedfuturebenefitinthestatementofprofitorlossandothercomprehensiveloss.
Goodwillisinitiallyrecognizedatcostandissubsequentlymeasuredatcostlessanyaccumulatedimpairmentlosses.
Ondisposalofasubsidiary,theattributableamountofgoodwillisincludedinthedeterminationoftheprofitorlossrecognizedinthestatementofprofitorlossandothercomprehensivelossondisposal.
Intangibleassetswithfinitelifeareamortizedovertheusefuleconomiclifeonstraightlinebasisandassessedforimpairmentwheneverthereisanindicationthattheintangibleassetmaybeimpaired.Theamortizationperiodandtheamortizationmethodforanintangibleassetisreviewedatleastattheendofeachreportingperiod.Changesintheexpectedusefullifeortheexpectedpatternofconsumptionoffutureeconomicbenefitsembodiedintheassetareconsideredtomodifytheamortizationperiodormethod,asappropriate,andaretreatedaschangesinaccountingestimates.Theamortizationexpenseonintangibleassetsisrecognizedinthestatementofprofitorlossandothercomprehensiveloss.
Followinginitialrecognitionofthedevelopmentexpenditureasanasset,theassetiscarriedatcostlessanyaccumulatedamortizationandaccumulatedimpairmentlosses.Amortizationoftheassetbeginswhendevelopmentiscompleteandtheassetisavailableforuse.Itisamortizedovertheperiodofexpectedfuturebenefit.Duringtheperiodofdevelopment,theassetistestedforimpairmentannually.
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Intangibleassetsareamortizedasbelow:
Leases
Group as a lessee
Aleaseisclassifiedattheinceptiondateasafinanceleaseoranoperatinglease.AleasethattransferssubstantiallyalltherisksandrewardsincidentaltoownershipbytheGroupisclassifiedasafinancelease.
Financeleasesarecapitalizedatthecommencementoftheleaseattheinceptiondatefairvalueoftheleasedpropertyor,iflower,atthepresentvalueoftheminimumleasepayments.Leasepaymentsareapportionedbetweenfinancechargesandreductionoftheleaseliabilitysoastoachieveaconstantrateofinterestontheremainingbalanceoftheliability.Financechargesarerecognizedinfinancecostsinthestatementofprofitorlossandothercomprehensiveloss.
Aleasedassetisdepreciatedovertheshorteroftheestimatedusefullifeoftheassetandtheleaseterm.
Anoperatingleaseisaleaseotherthanafinancelease.Operatingleasepaymentsarerecognizedasanoperatingexpenseinthestatementofprofitorlossandothercomprehensivelossonastraight-linebasisovertheleaseterm.
Financialinstruments
Afinancialinstrumentisanycontractthatgivesrisetoafinancialassetofoneentityandafinancialliabilityorequityinstrumentofanotherentity.
(i)Financialassets
Initial recognition and measurement
Financialassetsareclassifiedatinitialrecognition,asfinancialassetsatfairvaluethroughprofitorloss,loansandreceivables,held-to-maturityinvestmentsoravailable-for-sale(AFS),asappropriate.
Allfinancialassetsarerecognizedinitiallyatfairvalueplus,inthecaseoffinancialassetsnotrecordedatfairvaluethroughprofitorloss,transactioncoststhatareattributabletotheacquisitionofthefinancialasset.
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Subsequent measurement
Financial assets measured at amortized cost
Loansandreceivablesarenon-derivativefinancialassetswithfixedordeterminablepaymentsthatarenotquotedinanactivemarket.Afterinitialmeasurement,suchfinancialassetsaresubsequentlymeasuredatamortizedcostusingtheeffectiveinterestrate(EIR)method,lessimpairment.AmortizedcostiscalculatedbytakingintoaccountanydiscountorpremiumonacquisitionandfeesorcoststhatareanintegralpartoftheEIR.TheEIRamortizationisincludedinfinanceincomeinthestatementofprofitorlossandothercomprehensiveloss.Thelossesarisingfromimpairmentarerecognizedinthestatementofprofitorlossandothercomprehensiveloss
Thiscategoryappliestotradeandotherreceivables,termdeposits,securitydepositsandemployeeloans.Formoreinfoonreceivables,refertoNote26.
Impairment of financial assets
TheGroupassesses,ateachreportingdate,whetherthereisobjectiveevidencethatafinancialassetoragroupoffinancialassetsisimpaired.Animpairmentexistsifoneormoreeventshasoccurredsincetheinitialrecognitionoftheasset(anincurred'lossevent'),thathasanimpactontheestimatedfuturecashflowsofthefinancialassetorthegroupoffinancialassetsthatcanbereliablyestimated.Evidenceofimpairmentmayincludeindicationsthatthedebtorsoragroupofdebtorsisexperiencingsignificantfinancialdifficulty,defaultordelinquencyininterestorprincipalpayments,theprobabilitythattheywillenterbankruptcyorotherfinancialreorganizationandobservabledataindicatingthatthereisameasurabledecreaseintheestimatedfuturecashflows,suchaschangesinarrearsoreconomicconditionsthatcorrelatewithdefaults.
Financial assets carried at amortized cost
Forfinancialassetscarriedatamortizedcost,theGroupfirstassesseswhetherimpairmentexistsindividuallyforfinancialassetsthatareindividuallysignificant,orcollectivelyforfinancialassetsthatarenotindividuallysignificant.IftheGroupdeterminesthatnoobjectiveevidenceofimpairmentexistsforanindividuallyassessedfinancialasset,whethersignificantornot,itincludestheassetinagroupoffinancialassetswithsimilarcreditriskcharacteristicsandcollectivelyassessesthemforimpairment.Assetsthatareindividuallyassessedforimpairmentandforwhichanimpairmentlossis,orcontinuestobe,recognizedarenotincludedinacollectiveassessmentofimpairment.
Theamountofanyimpairmentlossidentifiedismeasuredasthedifferencebetweentheasset'scarryingamountandthepresentvalueofestimatedfuturecashflows(excludingfutureexpectedcreditlossesthathavenotyetbeenincurred).Thepresentvalueoftheestimatedfuturecashflowsisdiscountedatthefinancialasset'soriginalEIR.
Thecarryingamountoftheassetisreducedthroughtheuseofanallowanceaccountandthelossisrecognizedinthestatementofprofitorlossandothercomprehensiveloss.Interestincome(recordedasfinanceincomeinthestatementofprofitorlossandothercomprehensiveloss)continuestobeaccruedonthereducedcarryingamountusingtherateofinterestusedtodiscountthefuturecashflowsforthepurposeofmeasuringtheimpairmentloss.If,inasubsequentyear,theamountofthe
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estimatedimpairmentlossincreasesordecreasesbecauseofaneventoccurringaftertheimpairmentwasrecognized,thepreviouslyrecognizedimpairmentlossisincreasedorreducedbyadjustingtheallowanceaccount.Ifawrite-offislaterrecovered,therecoveryiscreditedtofinancecostsinthestatementofprofitorlossandothercomprehensiveloss.
ii)Financialliabilities
Initial recognition and measurement
Financialliabilitiesareclassified,atinitialrecognition,asfinancialliabilitiesatfairvaluethroughprofitorloss,loansandborrowingsorpayables,asappropriate.Allfinancialliabilitiesarerecognizedinitiallyatfairvalueand,inthecaseofloansandborrowingsandpayables,netofdirectlyattributabletransactioncosts.
TheGroup'sfinancialliabilitiesincludetradeandotherpayables,interest-bearingborrowingsincludingbankoverdraftsandsharewarrants.
Subsequent measurement
Themeasurementoffinancialliabilitiesdependsontheirclassification,asdescribedbelow:
Financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss
Financialliabilitiesatfairvaluethroughprofitorlossincludesharewarrantsforwhichgainorlossisroutedthroughprofitorloss.Formoredetailsonsharewarrants,refertoNote32.
Loans and borrowing
Afterinitialrecognition,interest-bearingloansandborrowingsaresubsequentlymeasuredatamortizedcostusingtheEIRmethod.TheEIRamortizationisincludedasfinancecostsinthestatementofprofitorlossandothercomprehensiveloss.Thiscategoryappliestointerest-bearingborrowings,tradeandotherpayables.
Treasuryshares
Ownequityinstrumentsthatarereacquired(treasuryshares)arerecognizedatcostanddeductedfromequity.Nogainorlossisrecognizedinprofitorlossonthepurchase,sale,issueorcancellationoftheGroup'sownequityinstruments.Anydifferencebetweenthecarryingamountandtheconsideration,ifreissued,isrecognizedinthesharepremium.Shareoptionsexercisedduringthereportingperiodaresatisfiedwithtreasuryshares.
Cashandcashequivalents
Cashandshort-termdepositsinthestatementoffinancialpositioncomprisecashatbanks,paymentgatewaysandonhandandshort-termdepositswithamaturityofthreemonthsorless,whicharesubjecttoaninsignificantriskofchangesinvalue.
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Forthepurposeoftheconsolidatedstatementofcashflows,cashandcashequivalentsconsistofcashandshort-termdeposits,asdefinedabove,netofoutstandingbankoverdraftsastheyareconsideredanintegralpartoftheGroup'scashmanagement.
Inventories
Inventoriesarevaluedatthelowerofcostandnetrealizablevalue.CostisdeterminedonFIFO(FirstinFirstout)basisandnetrealizablevalueistheestimatedsellingpriceintheordinarycourseofbusiness,lessestimatedcostsnecessarytomakethesale.Inventoriesincludeticketsforamusementparks.
Impairmentofnonfinancialassets
Assetsthathaveanindefiniteusefullife,forexamplegoodwill,arenotsubjecttoamortizationandaretestedatleastannuallyorwhenthereareindicatorsthatanassetmaybeimpaired,forimpairment.Assetsthataresubjecttodepreciationandamortizationarereviewedforimpairment,whenevereventsorchangesincircumstancesindicatethatthecarryingamountmaynotberecoverableorwhenannualimpairmenttestingforanassetisrequired.Suchcircumstancesinclude,thougharenotlimitedto,significantorsustaineddeclineinrevenuesorearningsandmaterialadversechangesintheeconomicenvironment.
ImpairmenttestforgoodwillisperformedatthelevelofeachCGUorgroupsofCGUsexpectedtobenefitfromacquisition-relatedsynergiesandrepresentthelowestlevelwithintheentityatwhichthegoodwillismonitoredforinternalmanagementpurposes.ACGUisthesmallestidentifiablegroupofassetsthatgeneratescashinflowsthatarelargelyindependentofthecashinflowsfromotherassetsorgroupofassets.
Animpairmentlossisrecognizedwheneverthecarryingamountofanassetoritscash-generatingunitexceedsitsrecoverableamount.Therecoverableamountofanassetisthegreaterofitsfairvaluelesscoststosellandvalueinuse.Tocalculatevalueinuse,theestimatedfuturecashflowsarediscountedtotheirpresentvalueusingapre-taxdiscountratethatreflectscurrentmarketratesandtherisksspecifictotheasset.Foranassetthatdoesnotgeneratelargelyindependentcashinflows,therecoverableamountisdeterminedforthecash-generatingunittowhichtheassetbelongs.Fairvaluelesscoststosellisthepricethatwouldbereceivedtosellanassetorpaidtotransferaliabilityinanorderlytransactionbetweenmarketparticipants,lessthecostsofdisposal.Impairmentlosses,ifany,arerecognizedinthestatementofprofitorlossandothercomprehensivelossasacomponentofdepreciationandamortizationexpense.
Animpairmentlossinrespectofgoodwillisnotreversed.Otherimpairmentlossesareonlyreversedtotheextentthattheasset'scarryingamountdoesnotexceedthecarryingamountthatwouldhavebeendeterminedifnoimpairmentlosshadpreviouslybeenrecognized.
Compoundinstruments
Compoundfinancialinstrumentsissuedbythegroupcompriseofnon-redeemableconvertiblepreferencesharethatcanbeconvertedtoequitysharesattheoptionoftheholder.
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TheGroupclassifiesfinancialinstrumentasequityiftheinstrumentincludesnocontractualobligationtodelivercashorotherfinancialassettotheholderandwillbesettledinfixednumbersoftheParentCompany'sownequityinstruments.
Provisionsandcontingencies
ProvisionsarerecognizedwhentheGrouphasapresentobligation(legalorconstructive),asaresultofapastevent,thatisprobablethatanoutflowofresourcesembodyingeconomicbenefitswillberequiredtosettletheobligationandareliableestimatecanbemadeoftheamountoftheobligation.Theexpenserelatingtoanyprovisionispresentedinthestatementofprofitorlossandothercomprehensiveloss.
Contingentliabilitiesarerecognizedattheirfairvalueonly,iftheywereassumedaspartofabusinesscombination.Contingentassetsarenotrecognized.However,whentherealizationofincomeisvirtuallycertain,thentherelatedassetisnolongeracontingentasset,andisrecognizedasanasset.Informationoncontingentliabilitiesisdisclosedinthenotestotheconsolidatedfinancialstatements,unlessthepossibilityofanoutflowofresourcesembodyingeconomicbenefitsisremote.
Employmentbenefitplan
TheGroup'spost-employmentbenefitsincludedefinedbenefitsplananddefinedcontributionplans.TheGroupalsoprovidesotherbenefitsintheformofdeferredcompensationandcompensatedabsences.
Underthedefinedbenefitretirementplan,theGroupprovidesobligationintheformofGratuityundertheIndianPaymentofGratuityAct1972.Undertheplan,alumpsumpaymentismadetoeligibleemployeesatretirementorterminationofemploymentbasedonrespectiveemployee'ssalaryandyearsofservicewiththeGroup.
Fordefinedbenefitretirementplans,thedifferencebetweenthefairvalueoftheplanassetsandthepresentvalueoftheplanliabilitiesisrecognizedasanassetorliabilityinthestatementoffinancialposition.Schemeliabilitiesarecalculatedusingtheprojectedunitcreditmethodandapplyingtheprincipalactuarialassumptionsasatthedateofstatementoffinancialposition.Planassetsareassetsthatarequalifyinginsurancepolicies.
Allexpensesexcludingremeasurementsofthenetdefinedbenefitliability(asset),inrespectofdefinedbenefitplansarerecognizedinthestatementofprofitorlossandothercomprehensivelossasincurred.Remeasurement,comprisingactuarialgainsandlossesandthereturnontheplanassets(excludingamountsincludedinnetinterestonthenetdefinedbenefitliability(asset)),arerecognizedimmediatelyinthestatementoffinancialpositionwithacorrespondingdebitorcredittoretainedearningsthroughOCI(Othercomprehensiveincome)intheperiodinwhichtheyoccurred.Theremeasurementsarenotre-classifiedtoprofitorlossinsubsequentyears.TheGroup'scontribution'stodefinedcontributionplansarerecognizedinstatementofprofitorlossandothercomprehensivelossasandwhentheservicesarerenderedbyemployees.TheGrouphasnofurtherobligationsundertheseplansbeyonditsperiodiccontributions.
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TheemployeesoftheGroupareentitledtocompensatedabsences.Theemployeescancarryforwarduptothespecifiedportionoftheunutilizedaccumulatedcompensatedabsencesandutilizeitinfutureperiodsorreceivecashatretirementorterminationofemployment.TheGrouprecordsanobligationforcompensatedabsencesintheperiodinwhichtheemployeerenderstheservicesthatincreasesthisentitlement.TheGroupmeasurestheexpectedcostofcompensatedabsencesastheadditionalamountthattheGroupexpectstopayasaresultoftheunusedentitlementthathasaccumulatedattheendofthereportingperiod.TheGrouprecognizesaccumulatedcompensatedabsencesbasedonactuarialvaluation.Non-accumulatingcompensatedabsencesarerecognizedintheperiodinwhichtheabsencesoccur.Anyactuarialgainsorlossesarerecognizedinthestatementofprofitorlossandothercomprehensivelossintheperiodinwhichtheyarise.
Share-basedpayments/Restrictedstockunits(RSU's)
Employees(includingseniorexecutives)oftheGroupreceivepartoftheirremunerationintheformofshare-basedpayments,wherebyemployeesrenderservicesasconsiderationforequityinstruments(equity-settledtransactions).
Thecostofequity-settledtransactionsisdeterminedbythefairvalueatthedatewhenthegrantismadeusingBlack-Scholesvaluationmodel,furtherdetailsofwhicharegiveninNote30.
Thatcostisrecognizedinemployeebenefitsexpense,togetherwithacorrespondingincreaseinequity(othercapitalreserves),overtheperiodinwhichtheserviceand,whereapplicable,theperformanceconditionsarefulfilled(thevestingperiod).Thecumulativeexpenserecognizedforequity-settledtransactionsateachreportingdateuntilthevestingdatereflectstheextenttowhichthevestingperiodhasexpiredandtheGroup'sbestestimateofthenumberofequityinstrumentsthatwillultimatelyvest.Theexpenseorcreditinthestatementofprofitorlossandothercomprehensivelossforaperiodrepresentsthemovementincumulativeexpenserecognizedasatthebeginningandendofthatperiod.
Serviceconditionsarenottakenintoaccountwhendeterminingthegrantdatefairvalueofawards,butthelikelihoodoftheconditionsbeingmetisassessedaspartoftheGroup'sbestestimateofthenumberofequityinstrumentsthatwillultimatelyvest.
Noexpenseisrecognizedforawardsthatdonotultimatelyvestbecauseserviceconditionshavenotbeenmet.
Earnings(loss)pershare
TheGroup'sEarnings(Loss)perShare('EPS')isdeterminedbasedonthenetprofitattributabletotheshareholders'oftheparentcompany.BasicEPSiscomputedusingtheweightedaveragenumberofsharesoutstandingduringtheyear.
DilutedEPSiscomputedusingtheweightedaveragenumberofcommonanddilutivecommonequivalentsharesoutstandingduringtheyearincludingconvertiblepreferenceshares,shareoptionsandwarrants(usingthetreasurystockmethodforoptionsandwarrants),exceptwheretheresultwouldbeanti-dilutive.
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Ifthenumberofordinaryorpotentialordinarysharesoutstandingincreaseasaresultofacapitalization,bonusissueorsharesplit,ordecreaseasaresultofareversesharesplit,thecalculationofbasicanddilutedearningspershareforallperiodspresentedisadjustedrespectively,furtherdetailsofwhicharegiveninNote18
Listingandrelatedexpenses
Listingandrelatedexpensesrefertoitemsofexpensewithinthestatementofprofitorlossandothercomprehensivelosswhichhavebeenincurredinordertoacquirelistingstatusaswellasraiseadditionalcapitalthroughtheissuanceofsharesofitscapitalstock,whicharenon-recurringandareofsuchsize,similarnatureorincidencethattheirseparatedisclosureisconsiderednecessarytoexplaintheperformanceoftheGroup,furtherdetailsofwhicharegiveninNote44.
3.Standardsandinterpretationsissuedbutnoteffective
Thenewstandards,interpretationsandamendmentstoStandardsthatareissuedtotheextentrelevanttotheGroup,butnotyeteffective,uptothedateofissuanceoftheGroup'sfinancialstatementsaredisclosedbelow.TheGroupintendstoadopttheseStandards,ifapplicable,whentheybecomeeffective.
IFRS9Financial Instruments
InJuly2014,IASBissuedthefinalversionofIFRS9Financial Instruments whichreflectsallphasesofthefinancialinstrumentsprojectandreplacesIAS39FinancialInstruments:RecognitionandMeasurementandallpreviousversionsofIFRS9.Thestandardintroducesnewrequirementsforclassificationandmeasurement,impairment,andhedgeaccounting.
TheeffectivedateofIFRS9isannualperiodsbeginningonorafterJanuary1,2018,withearlyadoptionpermitted.Retrospectiveapplicationisrequired,butcomparativeinformationisnotcompulsory.TheGroupisrequiredtoadoptthestandardbythefinancialyearcommencingApril1,2018.TheGroupiscurrentlyevaluatingtherequirementsofIFRS9,onitsconsolidatedfinancialstatementsandrelateddisclosures.
IFRS15Revenue from Contracts with Customers
InMay2014,IASBissuedIFRS15RevenuefromContractwithCustomers.Thecoreprincipleofthenewstandardisthatanentityshouldrecognizerevenuetodepictthetransferofpromisedgoodsorservicestocustomersinanamountthatreflectstheconsiderationtowhichtheentityexpectstobeentitledinexchangeforthosegoodsorservices.Furtherthenewstandardrequiresenhanceddisclosuresaboutthenature,amount,timinganduncertaintyofrevenueandcashflowsarisingfromtheentity'scontractswithcustomers.
Theguidancepermitstwomethodsofadoption:retrospectivelytoeachpriorreportingperiodpresented(fullretrospective),orretrospectivelywiththecumulativeeffectofinitiallyapplyingtheguidancerecognizedatthedateofinitialapplication(modifiedretrospective).
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EffectiveApril1,2018,theCompanywilladoptthenewrevenuerecognitionstandard,IFRS15—RevenuefromContractswithCustomers("IFRS15").TheCompanywilladoptthenewstandardbyusingthemodifiedretrospectiveapproachandaccordinglyourfinancialstatementsfortheyearsendedMarch31,2018and2017willnotberetrospectivelyadjusted.
TheCompanyisstillevaluatingtheimpactofthenewaccountingstandard,includingtheaccountingforcertainmarketingandsalespromotionexpenses,whichisnotlikelytohaveamaterialimpactontheconsolidatedfinancialstatementsoftheCompanyexceptforreclassificationeffectswithintheconsolidatedstatementofprofitorlossandothercomprehensivelossfrommarketingandsalespromotionexpensestoareductioninrevenue.Thispertainstoupfrontcashincentivesandselectloyaltyprogramscostasincurredforcustomerinducementandacquisitionforpromotingtransactionsacrossvariousbookingplatforms.Astheinterpretationofthenewrulescontinuetoevolve,theCompanywillcontinuetomonitorthedevelopmentsandevaluatetheimpactofsuchrulesonconsolidatedfinancialstatementsoftheCompany.
IFRS16Leases
InJanuary2016,IASBissuedstandard,IFRS16Leases .IFRS16supersedesIAS17Leases ;IFRIC4Determining whether an Arrangement contains aLease ;SIC-15Operating Leases—Incentives ;andSIC-27Evaluating the Substance of Transactions Involving the Legal Form of a Lease .Thepreviousaccountingmodelforleasesrequiredlesseesandlessorstoclassifytheirleasesaseitherfinanceleasesoroperatingleasesandaccountforthosetwotypesofleasesdifferently.IFRS16introducesasinglelesseeaccountingmodelandrequiresalesseetorecognizeassetsandliabilitiesforallleaseswithatermofmorethan12months,unlesstheunderlyingassetisoflowvalue.
TheeffectivedateofIFRS16isannualperiodsbeginningonorafterJanuary1,2019.EarlieradoptionoftheStandardispermittedifIFRS15RevenuefromContractswithCustomersisadoptedatorbeforethedateofinitialapplicationofIFRS16.TheGroupisrequiredtoadoptthestandardbythefinancialyearcommencingApril1,2019.TheGroupiscurrentlyevaluatingtherequirementsofIFRS16onitsconsolidatedfinancialstatementsandrelateddisclosures.
IFRICInterpretation22Foreign Currency Transactions and Advance Consideration
InDecember2016,IASBissuedIFRICInterpretation22Foreign Currency Transactions and Advance Consideration whichclarifiesthedateofthetransactionforthepurposeofdeterminingtheexchangeratetouseoninitialrecognitionoftherelatedasset,expenseorincome,whenanentityhasreceivedorpaidadvanceconsiderationinaforeigncurrency.TheeffectivedateforadoptionofIFRIC22isannualreportingperiodsbeginningonorafterJanuary1,2018,thoughearlyadoptionispermitted.TheGroupiscurrentlyevaluatingtheeffectofIFRIC22onitsconsolidatedfinancialstatements.
IFRICInterpretation23Uncertainty over Income Tax Treatments
InJune2017,IASBissuedIFRICInterpretation23Uncertainty over Income Tax Treatments whichistobeappliedwhileperformingthedeterminationoftaxableprofit(orloss),taxbases,unusedtaxlosses,unusedtaxcreditsandtaxrates,whenthereisuncertaintyoverincometaxtreatmentsunder
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IAS12.AccordingtoIFRIC23,companiesneedtodeterminetheprobabilityoftherelevanttaxauthorityacceptingeachtaxtreatment,orgroupoftaxtreatments,thatthecompanieshaveusedorplantouseintheirincometaxfilingwhichhastobeconsideredtocomputethemostlikelyamountortheexpectedvalueofthetaxtreatmentwhendeterminingtaxableprofit(taxloss),taxbases,unusedtaxlosses,unusedtaxcreditsandtaxrates.
TheeffectivedateforadoptionofIFRIC23isannualperiodsbeginningonorafterJanuary1,2019,thoughearlyadoptionispermitted.TheGroupiscurrentlyevaluatingtheeffectofIFRIC23onitsconsolidatedfinancialstatements.
4.Significantaccountingjudgments,estimatesandassumptions
ThepreparationoftheGroup'sconsolidatedfinancialstatementsrequiresmanagementtomakejudgments,estimatesandassumptionsthataffectthereportedamountsofrevenues,expenses,assetsandliabilities,andthedisclosureofcontingentliabilities,attheendofthereportingperiod.However,uncertaintyabouttheseassumptionsandestimatescouldresultinoutcomesthatrequireamaterialadjustmenttothecarryingamountoftheassetsorliabilitiesinfutureperiods.
4.1 SignificantjudgmentsinapplyingtheGroup'saccountingpolicies
IntheprocessofapplyingtheGroup'saccountingpolicies,managementhasmadethefollowingjudgments,whichhavethemostsignificanteffectontheamountsrecognizedintheconsolidatedfinancialstatements:
Determinationoffunctionalcurrency
EachentityintheGroupdeterminesitsownfunctionalcurrency(thecurrencyoftheprimaryeconomicenvironmentinwhichtheentityoperates)anditemsincludedinthefinancialstatementsofeachentityaremeasuredusingthatfunctionalcurrency.IAS21,The Effects of Changes in Foreign Exchange Ratesprescribesthefactorstobeconsideredforthepurposeofdeterminationoffunctionalcurrency.However,inrespectofparentcompanyandcertainintermediaryforeignoperationsoftheGroup,thedeterminationoffunctionalcurrencymightnotbeveryobviousduetomixedindicatorslikethesourceoffinancing,thefunctionalcurrencyoftheshareholders,thecurrencyinwhichtheborrowingshavebeenraisedandtheextentofautonomyenjoyedbytheforeignoperation.Insuchcasesmanagementusesitsjudgmenttodeterminethefunctionalcurrencythatmostfaithfullyrepresentstheeconomiceffectsoftheunderlyingtransactions,eventsandconditions.
4.2 Significantaccountingestimatesandassumptions
Thekeyassumptionsconcerningthefutureandotherkeysourcesofestimationuncertaintyatthereportingdate,thathaveasignificantriskofcausingamaterialadjustmenttothecarryingamountsofassetsandliabilitieswithinthenextfinancialyear,aredescribedbelow.Actualresultscoulddifferfromtheseestimates.
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a) Impairmentreviews
Animpairmentexistswhenthecarryingvalueofanassetorcashgeneratingunit(CGU)exceedsitsrecoverableamount.Recoverableamountisthehigherofitsfairvaluelesscoststosellanditsvalueinuse.Thevalueinusecalculationisbasedonadiscountedcashflowmodel.Incalculatingthevalueinuse,certainassumptionsarerequiredtobemadeinrespectofhighlyuncertainmatters,includingmanagement'sexpectationsofgrowthinEBITDA(Earningsbeforeinterest,taxesdepreciationandamortization),longtermgrowthrates;andtheselectionofdiscountratestoreflectrisksinvolved.Also,judgmentisinvolvedindeterminingtheCGUandgroupingofCGUsforgoodwillallocationandimpairmenttesting.
TheGrouppreparesandinternallyapprovesformalfiveyearplans,asapplicable,foritsbusinessesandusestheseasthebasisforitsimpairmentreviews.Theconsistentuseofsuchrobustfiveyearinformationformanagementreportingpurpose,theGroupusesfiveyearplansforthepurposeofimpairmenttesting.SincethevalueinuseexceedsthecarryingamountofCGU,thefairvaluelesscoststosellisnotdetermined.
ThekeyassumptionsusedtodeterminetherecoverableamountfortheCGUs,includingsensitivityanalysis,aredisclosedandfurtherexplainedinNote20.
TheGrouptestsgoodwillforimpairmentannuallyonMarch31andwheneverthereareindicatorsofimpairment.
b) Allowanceforuncollectibletradereceivablesandadvances
Tradereceivablesdonotcarryanyinterestandarestatedattheirnominalvalueasreducedbyappropriateallowancesforestimatedirrecoverableamounts.Estimatedirrecoverableamountsarebasedontheageingofthereceivablebalancesandhistoricalexperience.Additionally,alargenumberofminorreceivablesisgroupedintohomogeneousgroupsandassessedforimpairmentcollectively.Individualtradereceivablesarewrittenoffwhenmanagementdeemsthemnottobecollectible.
c) Loyaltyprograms
TheGroupestimatesrevenueallocationbetweentheloyaltyprogramandtheothercomponentsofthesalewithassumptionsabouttheexpectedredemptionrates.Theamountallocatedtotheloyaltyprogramisdeferred,andisrecognizedasrevenuewhentheGroupfulfillsitsobligationstosupplytheservicesunderthetermsoftheprogramorwhenitisnolongerprobablethatthepointsundertheprogramwillberedeemed.AlsorefertoNote35.
d) Taxes
Deferredtaxassetsarerecognizedforallunusedtaxlossestotheextentthatitisprobablethattaxableprofitwillbeavailableagainstwhichthelossescanbeutilized.Significantmanagementjudgmentisrequiredtodeterminetheamountofdeferredtaxassetsthatcanberecognized,baseduponthelikelytimingandtheleveloffuturetaxableprofits,futuretaxplanningstrategiesandrecentbusinessperformancesanddevelopments.TheGrouphasnotrecognizeddeferredtaxassetonunusedtaxlossesandtemporarydifferencesinmostofthesubsidiariesoftheGroup.AlsorefertoNote25.
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e) Definedbenefitplans
ThecostsofpostretirementbenefitobligationundertheGratuityplanaredeterminedusingactuarialvaluations.Anactuarialvaluationinvolvesmakingvariousassumptionsthatmaydifferfromactualdevelopmentsinthefuture.Theseincludethedeterminationofthediscountrate,futuresalaryincrease,mortalityratesandfuturepensionincreases.Duetothecomplexitiesinvolvedinthevaluationanditslongtermnature,adefinedbenefitobligationishighlysensitivetochangesintheseassumptions.Allassumptionsarereviewedateachreportingdate.AlsorefertoNote34forassumptionsandsensitivities.
5.Segmentinformation
Formanagementpurposes,theGroupisorganizedintolinesofbusiness(LOBs)basedonitsproductsandservicesandhasfollowingreportablesegments.TheLOBsofferdifferentproductsandservices,andaremanagedseparatelybecausethenatureofproductsandmethodsusedtodistributetheservicesaredifferent.ForeachoftheseLOBs,ChiefExecutiveOfficer(CEO)reviewsinternalmanagementreports.Accordingly,theChiefExecutiveOfficer(CEO)isconstruedtobetheChiefOperatingDecisionMaker(CODM).SegmentrevenuelessservicecostfromeachLOB'sarereportedandreviewedbytheCODMonamonthlybasis.
ThefollowingsummarydescribestheoperationsineachoftheGroup'sreportablesegments:
1. AirTicketing:Throughinternetandmobilebasedplatformandcall-centers,theGroupprovidesthefacilitytobookandserviceinternationalanddomesticairticketstoultimatecustomersthroughB2C(BusinesstoConsumer),BusinesstoEnterprise(B2E)andB2B2C(BusinesstoBusinesstoConsumer)channels.Allthesechannelssharesimilarcharacteristicsastheyareengagedinfacilitationofairtickets.Managementbelievesthatitisappropriatetoaggregatethesechannelsasonereportingsegmentduetothesimilaritiesinthenatureofbusiness.
2. HotelsandPackages:Throughaninternetandmobilebasedplatform,call-centersandbranchoffices,thegroupprovidesholidaypackagesandhotelreservations.Forinternalreportingpurpose,therevenuerelatedtoAirlineTicketingissuedasacomponentofgroupdevelopedtourandpackageisassignedtoHotelandPackagesegmentandisrecordedonagrossbasis.Thehotelreservationsformintegralpartoftheholidaypackagesand,accordingly,managementbelievesthatitisappropriatetoaggregatetheseservicesasonereportablesegmentduetosimilaritiesinthenatureofservices.
3. Otheroperationsprimarilyincludetheadvertisementincomefromhostingadvertisementsonitsinternetweb-sites,incomefromsaleofcouponsandvouchers,incomefromsaleofrailandbusticketsandincomefromfacilitatingwebsiteaccesstotravelinsurancecompanies.Theoperationsdonotmeetanyofthequantitativethresholdstobeareportablesegmentforanyoftheperiodspresentedintheseconsolidatedfinancialstatements.
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(AmountinINRthousands,exceptpersharedataandnumberofshares)
5.Segmentinformation(Continued)
InformationaboutReportableSegments:
Assetsandliabilitiesarenotidentifiedtoanyreportablesegments,sincetheGroupusestheminterchangeablyacrosssegmentsand,consequently,theManagementbelievesthatitisnotpracticabletoprovidesegmentdisclosuresrelatingtototalassetsandliabilities.
Geographicalinformation:
GiventhatCompany'sproductsandservicesareavailableonatechnologyplatformtocustomersglobally,consequently,thenecessaryinformationtotrackaccurategeographicallocationofcustomersisnotavailable.
Non-currentassetsaredisclosedbasedonrespectivephysicallocationoftheassets:
Majorcustomers:
Consideringthenatureofbusiness,customersprimarilyincludeindividuals.Further,noneofthecorporateandothercustomersaccountformorethan10%ormoreoftheGroup'srevenues.
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AirTicketing HotelsandPackages Others Total March31, March31, March31, March31, Particulars 2016 2017 2018 2016 2017 2018 2016 2017 2018 2016 2017 2018 Revenue 2,876,688 3,656,976 5,012,931 5,225,136 5,326,414 6,628,236 243,410 373,423 607,346 8,345,234 9,356,813 12,248,513Servicecost — — — (4,164,352) (4,179,486) (4,930,757) — — — (4,164,352) (4,179,486) (4,930,757)Segmentresults 2,876,688 3,656,976 5,012,931 1,060,784 1,146,928 1,697,479 243,410 373,423 607,346 4,180,882 5,177,327 7,317,756Otherincome 26,662 25,282 90,001Unallocatedexpenses (5,178,758) (6,790,437) (10,342,290)
Operatingloss(beforedepreciationandamortization) (971,214) (1,587,828) (2,934,533)
Financecost (111,973) (149,863) (153,056)Depreciationandamortization (233,703) (275,587) (425,600)
Financeincome 95,072 139,158 91,912Shareoflossofjointventure (11,802) (9,441) (10,559)
Changeinfairvalueofwarrants (3,167) 230,111 (563,253)
Listingandrelatedexpenses(refernote44) — (4,242,526) —
Lossbeforetaxes (1,236,787) (5,895,976) (3,995,089)
Taxexpense (6,515) (40,987) (56,887)Lossfortheyear (1,243,302) (5,936,963) (4,051,976)
Non-currentAssets*
March31,
2017 March31,
2018 India 1,734,022 2,454,884Others 16,728 12,073Total 1,750,750 2,466,957
* Non-currentassetspresentedaboverepresentproperty,plantandequipmentandintangibleassetsandgoodwill.
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(AmountinINRthousands,exceptpersharedataandnumberofshares)
6.Groupinformation
TheconsolidatedfinancialstatementsoftheGroupinclude:
Informationaboutgroupsubsidiaries
JointVenture
Thegrouphasa50%interestinAdventureandNatureNetworkPvt.Ltd.(March31,2017:50%).Formoredetail,refertoNote14.
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%Equityinterest
Name Principalactivities Countryofincorporation
March31,2017
March31,2018
THCLTravelHoldingCyprusLimited InvestmentCompany Cyprus 100 100YatraUSACorp InvestmentCompany USA 100**** 100****YatraUSA,LLC Travel&Travelrelatedservices USA 100 100AsiaConsolidatedDMCPte.Ltd. Travel&Travelrelatedservices Singapore 100 100ACDToursandTravelSDN.BHD.(Malaysia)* Travel&Travelrelatedservices Malaysia — —
MiddleEastTravelManagementCompanyPrivateLimited Travel&Travelrelatedservices India 100 100
YatraOnlinePrivateLimited Travel&Travelrelatedservices India 98.20** 98.22***YatraCorporateHotelSolutionsP.Ltd.(formerlyknownasIntechHotelSolutionsP.Ltd.) Travel&Travelrelatedservices India 98.20** 98.22***
TSIYatraPrivateLimited(formerlyknownasTSI—TravelServicesInternationalP.Ltd.) Travel&Travelrelatedservices India 98.20** 98.22***
YatraTGStaysPrivateLimited(formerlyknownasD.V.TravelsGuruPrivateLimited) Travel&Travelrelatedservices India 98.20** 98.22***
YatraHotelSolutionsPrivateLimited(formerlyknownasDesiyaOnlineTravelDistributionP.Ltd.) Travel&Travelrelatedservices India 98.20** 98.22***
AirTravelBureauLimited Travel&Travelrelatedservices India — 100*****
* ACDToursandTravelSDN.BHD.(Malaysia)incorporatedasasubsidiaryofAsiaConsolidatedDMCPte.Ltd.,wasliquidatedduringthefinancialyear2016-17.
** Remainingsharesof1.80%areheldbyminorityshareholdersasatMarch31,2017
*** Remainingsharesof1.78%areheldbyminorityshareholdersasatMarch31,2018
**** Includes31.74%ClassFsharesownedbyTerrapin3'sfounderstockholdershavingnovotingright.Terrapin3'sfounderstockholdersalsoownClassFsharesintheCompanyhavingnoeconomicvalueandhaveanexchangerighttoacquireordinarysharesoftheCompany.
***** DuringthefinancialyearendingMarch31,2018,thecompanyhadacquired51%shareholdinginATBonJuly31,2017,withtheobligationtoacquiretheremaining49%shareholdingpursuanttothetermsofSharePurchaseAgreement(SPA).RefertoNote43.
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(AmountinINRthousands,exceptpersharedataandnumberofshares)
7.Fairvaluemeasurement
SetoutbelowisacomparisonbyclassofthecarryingamountsandfairvalueoftheGroup'sfinancialinstrumentsthatarecarriedinthefinancialstatements.
Fair values
Themanagementassessedthatthefairvaluesoftradereceivables,cashandcashequivalent,termdeposits,tradepayables,borrowingsandotherliabilitiesapproximatestheircarryingamountslargelyduetotheshort-termmaturitiesoftheseinstruments.
Fairvaluehierarchy
Thetablebelowanalysesfinancialinstrumentscarriedatfairvalue,byvaluationmethod.Thedifferentlevelshavebeendefinedasfollows:
• Level1:quotedprices(unadjusted)inactivemarketsforidenticalassetsorliabilities.
• Level2:inputsotherthanquotedpricesincludedwithinLevel1thatareobservablefortheassetorliability,eitherdirectly(i.e.asprices)orindirectly(i.e.derivedfromprices).
• Level3:inputsfortheassetorliabilitythatarenotbasedonobservablemarketdata(unobservableinputs).
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Carryingvalue Fairvalue AsatMarch31, AsatMarch31, 2017 2018 2017 2018 Financialassets Assetscarriedatamortizedcost Tradeandotherreceivables 1,970,375 4,008,871 1,970,375 4,008,871Cashandcashequivalents 1,532,629 3,065,072 1,532,629 3,065,072Termdeposits 3,027,861 412,144 3,027,861 412,144Otherfinancialassets 120,057 117,954 120,057 117,954Total 6,650,921 7,604,041 6,650,921 7,604,041Financialliabilities Liabilitiescarriedatfairvalue Sharewarrants 1,337,418 1,914,604 1,337,418 1,914,604Contingentdividend 2,913 — 2,913 —Liabilityforacquisitionofbusiness — 904,727 — 904,727Total 1,340,331 1,914,604 1,340,331 1,914,604Liabilitiescarriedatamortizedcost Tradeandotherpayables 3,148,544 5,049,630 3,148,544 5,049,630Borrowings 44,877 859,476 44,877 859,476Otherliabilities 245,978 537,023 245,978 537,023Total 3,439,399 6,446,129 3,439,399 6,446,129
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NotestotheconsolidatedfinancialstatementsfortheyearendedMarch31,2018(Continued)
(AmountinINRthousands,exceptpersharedataandnumberofshares)
7.Fairvaluemeasurement(Continued)
TherewerenotransfersbetweenLevel1,Level2andLevel3duringtheyear.
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March31,2017 Level1 Level2 Level3 Total Assetsforwhichfairvalueisdisclosed Termdeposits — 3,027,861 — 3,027,861Otherfinancialassets — 120,057 — 120,057Totalassets — 3,147,918 — 3,147,918Liabilitiescarriedatfairvalue Warrants 1,335,189 — 2,229 1,337,418Contingentdividend — — 2,913 2,913Liabilitiescarriedatamortizedcost Borrowings — 44,877 — 44,877TotalLiabilities 1,335,189 44,877 5,142 1,385,208
March31,2018 Level1 Level2 Level3 Total Assetsforwhichfairvalueisdisclosed Termdeposits — 412,144 — 412,144Otherfinancialassets — 117,954 — 117,954Totalassets — 530,098 — 530,098Liabilitiescarriedatfairvalue Warrants 1,914,520 — 84 1,914,604Liabilityforbusinessacquisition — — 904,727 904,727Liabilitiescarriedatamortizedcost Borrowings — 859,476 — 859,476TotalLiabilities 1,914,520 859,476 904,811 3,678,807
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NotestotheconsolidatedfinancialstatementsfortheyearendedMarch31,2018(Continued)
(AmountinINRthousands,exceptpersharedataandnumberofshares)
7.Fairvaluemeasurement(Continued)
ValuationTechniquesandsignificantunobservableinputs
ThefollowingtablesshowthevaluationtechniquesusedinmeasuringfairvaluesatMarch31,2018andMarch31,2017aswellasthesignificantunobservableinputsused.
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Type Valuationtechnique Significantunobservable
inputs
Inter-relationshipbetweensignificantunobservableinputsandfairvalue
measurementA.FinancialInstrumentsmeasuredatfairvalue:
Warrants Black-Scholesmodel:Thevaluationmodelconsidersthesharepriceonmeasurementdate,expectedtermoftheinstrument,riskfreerate(basedongovernmentbonds),expectedvolatilityandexpecteddividendrate.
Expectedterm:2.66years(PY:3.16years)Riskfreerate:2.26%(PY:1.56%)
Theestimatedfairvaluewouldincrease(decrease)if:
• theexpectedtermwerehigher(lower)
• theriskfreeratewerehigher(lower)
Quotedwarrants
Fairmarketvalue
—
—
Contingentdividend
Fairvalue—simulationmodel
Discountingperiod:Nil(PY:1.13to1.62years)
Riskfreerate:Nil(PY:2.81%)
Theestimatedfairvaluewouldincrease(decrease)if:
• theexpecteddiscountingperiodwerehigher(lower)
• theriskfreeratewerehigher(lower)
Liabilityforbusinessacquisition(refertoNote43)
Actualasperthetermsofsharepurchaseagreement
Adjustedearningofacquiredentity
—
B.FinancialInstrumentsforwhichfairvalueisdisclosed:
Borrowings Discountedcashflows Prevailinginterestrateinmarket,futurepayouts.
—
Termdeposits
Discountedcashflows
Prevailinginterestratetodiscountfuturecashflows
—
Otherfinancialassets
Discountedcashflows
Prevailinginterestratetodiscountfuturecashflows
—
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NotestotheconsolidatedfinancialstatementsfortheyearendedMarch31,2018(Continued)
(AmountinINRthousands,exceptpersharedataandnumberofshares)
7.Fairvaluemeasurement(Continued)
BelowisreconciliationoffairvaluemeasurementscategorizedwithinLevel1&Level3ofthefairvaluehierarchy
8.Revenuefromrenderingofservices
9.Otherrevenue
Primarilycomprisingadvertisingrevenueandfeesforfacilitatingwebsiteaccesstoatravelinsurancecompany.
10.Otherincome
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April1,2016
Acquiredliability(refertoNote43)
Chargeto
profitorloss
Chargedtoequity
Convertedtoequity
Effectsofmovementsinforeignexchangerates
March31,2017
Businessacquisition(refertoNote43)
Chargeto
profitorloss
Chargedtoequity
Effectsofmovementsinforeignexchangerates
March31,2018
SiliconValleyBank—ConvertiblePreferenceshares—SeriesD 2,087 — 2,006 — (4,093) — — — — — — —
SiliconValleyBank—ConvertiblePreferenceshares—SeriesE 1,591 — 1,557 — (3,148) — — — — — — —
MacquarieCorporateHoldingsPtyLimited—OrdinaryWarrants 3,319 — (1,463) — — 373 2,229 — (2,137) — (8) 84
QuotedWarrants — 1,631,672 (232,211) — — (64,273) 1,335,188 — 565,390 — 13,942 1,914,520Contingentdividend — — 292 2,755 — (134) 2,913 — (279) (2,755) 121 —Liabilityforbusinessacquisition(refertoNote43) — — — — — — — 610,383 294,344 904,727Total 6,997 1,631,672 (229,819) 2,755 (7,241) (64,034) 1,340,330 610,383 857,318 (2,755) 14,055 2,819,331
March31, 2016 2017 2018 AirTicketing 2,876,688 3,656,976 5,012,931HotelsandPackages 5,225,136 5,326,414 6,628,236OtherServices 28,886 52,896 105,249Total 8,130,710 9,036,286 11,746,416
March31, 2016 2017 2018 Marketingrevenue 214,524 320,527 502,097Total 214,524 320,527 502,097
March31, 2016 2017 2018 Liabilitieswrittenback 21,879 20,716 15,441Governmentgrant — — 69,573Gainonsaleofproperty,plantandequipment(net) — 622 1,369Miscellaneousincome 4,783 3,944 3,618Total 26,662 25,282 90,001
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NotestotheconsolidatedfinancialstatementsfortheyearendedMarch31,2018(Continued)
(AmountinINRthousands,exceptpersharedataandnumberofshares)
10.Otherincome(Continued)
GovernmentgrantrepresenttheCompany'sentitlementtoreceivedutycreditscriptasgrantunderServiceExportsfromIndiaScheme(SEIS)fromgovernmentofIndiaonachievementofcertainconditionsasnotifiedunderthescheme,suchscripscanbeutilizedagainstthepaymentofcustomdutyatthetimeofimportofgoodsorservicestoIndia.
Liabilitieswrittenbackrepresenttradepayables,thatthroughtheexpiryoftime,theGrouphasnofurtherlegalobligationtovendors.
11.Personnelexpenses
12.Otheroperatingexpenses
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March31, 2016 2017 2018 Salaries,wagesandothershorttermemployeebenefits 1,382,863 1,392,666 1,981,076Contributionstodefinedcontributionplans 71,348 77,822 104,958Expensesrelatedtodefinedbenefitplans 10,494 14,716 26,589Sharebasedcompensationcosts 19,370 586,932 729,920Employeewelfareexpenses 39,980 43,172 60,297Total 1,524,055 2,115,308 2,902,840
March31, 2016 2017 2018 Commission 558,109 746,959 894,504Communication 64,133 65,774 71,825Legalandprofessionalfees 208,818 203,449 308,625Outsourcingfees 23,614 33,888 40,242Paymentgatewayandothercharges 483,039 535,058 743,018Advanceswritten-off(refertoNote21) 7,179 12,047 11,703Tradeandotherreceivableswritten-off(refertoNote26) 106,933 80,193 119,388Dutiesandtaxes 9,242 12,963 95,413Rent 142,350 148,738 178,650Repairsandmaintenance 203,160 227,678 300,889Travellingandconveyance 117,863 112,216 138,242Insurance 1,673 12,067 39,117Remeasurementofcontingentconsideration(refertoNote43) — — 294,344Corporatesocialresponsibility(CSR)expense — — 10,245Miscellaneousexpenses 41,049 26,857 37,825Total 1,967,162 2,217,887 3,284,030
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(AmountinINRthousands,exceptpersharedataandnumberofshares)
13.Depreciationandamortization
14.Investmentinjointventure
TheGroupenteredintoanagreementwithSnowLeopardPvt.Ltd(SLA)onSeptember28,2012tosetupajointventurecompanyAdventureandNatureNetworkPrivateLimited(ANN)todobusinessinadventuretravel,havingitsprincipalplaceofbusinessinIndia.
GroupcontributedonMarch31,2018:Nil(March31,2017:3,000andMarch31,2016:INR7,800)tomaintainits50%stakeinthejointventurecompany.BothGroupandSLAhaveequalrightinmanagementofANNrequiringunanimousdecisioninboardmeetingsandshareholder'smeetings.
InvestmentinjointventureisaccountedforusingtheequitymethodinaccordancewithIAS28Investments in Associates and Joint Ventures intheconsolidatedfinancialstatements.Summarizedfinancialinformationofthejointventure,basedonitsIFRSfinancialstatements,andreconciliationwiththecarryingamountoftheinvestmentintheconsolidatedfinancialstatementsaresetoutbelow:
SummarizedstatementoffinancialpositionofANN:
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March31, 2016 2017 2018 Depreciation 51,374 64,894 104,550Amortization 182,329 210,693 321,050Total 233,703 275,587 425,600
March31, 2017 2018 Currentassets,includingcashandcashequivalentsINR4,614(March31,2017:INR1,134) 2,406 6,686
Non-currentassets 294 314Currentliabilities (16,650) (41,973)Non-currentliabilities (130) (227)Equity (14,080) (35,200)Group'scarryingamountoftheinvestment (7,040) (17,600)Transferredtootherliabilities(refertoNote38) 7,040 17,600Netcarryingamountofinvestment — —
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(AmountinINRthousands,exceptpersharedataandnumberofshares)
14.Investmentinjointventure(Continued)
SummarizedstatementofprofitorlossofANN:
ThejointventurehadnoothercontingentliabilitiesorcapitalcommitmentsasatMarch31,2018andMarch31,2017.ANNcan'tdistributeitsprofitswithouttheconsentfromthetwoventurepartners.
15.Financeincome
16.Financecost
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March31, 2016 2017 2018 Revenue 1,870 5,491 12,181Administrativeexpenses,includingdepreciationINR173(March31,2017:INR3,401andMarch31,2016:INR6,162) (25,464) (24,359) (33,215)
Financecost (11) (13) (84)Lossbeforetax (23,605) (18,881) (21,118)Incometaxexpense — — —Lossfortheyear (23,605) (18,881) (21,118)Group'sshareoflossfortheyear (11,802) (9,441) (10,559)
March31, 2016 2017 2018 Interestincomeon: —Bankdeposits 89,131 125,697 74,197—Others 727 5,061 8,870Unwindingofdiscountonotherfinancialassets 5,214 8,400 8,845Total 95,072 139,158 91,912
March31, 2016 2017 2018 Bankcharges 15,653 16,007 22,334Foreignexchangeloss(net) 14,729 14,525 8,154Interestonborrowings 58,765 77,421 122,568Unwindingofdiscountonotherfinancialliability 22,826 41,910 —Total 111,973 149,863 153,056
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NotestotheconsolidatedfinancialstatementsfortheyearendedMarch31,2018(Continued)
(AmountinINRthousands,exceptpersharedataandnumberofshares)
17.Incometaxes
Lossfortheyearbeforeincometaxesareasfollows:
Themajorcomponentsofincometaxexpensefortheyearsended31March,2018,2017and2016are:
ReconciliationoftaxexpenseandaccountingprofitmultipliedbytaxrateofeachjurisdictioninwhichtheGroupoperates
ThedomicileoftheParentCompanyisCaymanIslands.TheGroup'stwomajortaxjurisdictionsareIndiaandSingaporewithtaxratesrangingbetween25.75%to34.61%(March31,2017:30.9%to34.61%)inIndiaand17%(March31,2017:17%)inSingapore,thathavebeenappliedtoprofitorlossoftherespectivejurisdictionfordeterminationofexpectedtaxexpense.
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March31, 2016 2017 2018 Domestic (100,699) (4,711,481) (1,481,129)Foreignoperations (1,136,088) (1,184,495) (2,513,960)Total (1,236,787) (5,895,976) (3,995,089)
March31, 2016 2017 2018 CurrentPeriod 2,151 30,822 74,583Currentincometaxexpenses 2,151 30,822 74,583Originationandreversaloftemporarydifferences 8,769 10,165 (17,696)Currentyearlossesforwhichdeferredtaxisrecognized (4,405) — —Deferredtax(benefit)/expense 4,364 10,165 (17,696)Totalincometaxexpensesasreportedinstatementofprofitorloss 6,515 40,987 56,887
March31, 2016 2017 2018 Lossfortheyear (1,243,302) (5,936,963) (4,051,976)Incometaxexpense 6,515 40,987 56,887Lossbeforeincometaxes (1,236,787) (5,895,976) (3,995,089)Expectedtaxexpenseatstatutoryincometaxrate (353,298) (344,626) (769,353)Nondeductibleexpenses 4,301 (316) 107,496Utilizationofpreviouslyunrecognizedtaxlosses (5,337) (12,766) (5,342)Currentyearlossesforwhichnodeferredtaxassetwasrecognized 355,417 338,682 887,997Changeinunrecognizedtemporarydifferences 5,108 61,132 (177,244)Effectofchangeintaxrate — (4,120) 12,507Others 324 3,001 826
6,515 40,987 56,887
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NotestotheconsolidatedfinancialstatementsfortheyearendedMarch31,2018(Continued)
(AmountinINRthousands,exceptpersharedataandnumberofshares)
18.Losspershare
Basiclosspershareamountsarecalculatedbydividingnetlossfortheyearattributabletoordinaryequityholdersbytheweightedaveragenumberofordinarysharesoutstandingduringtheyear.
Dilutedlosspershareamountsarecalculatedbydividingthenetlossattributabletoordinaryequityholdersbytheweightedaveragenumberofordinarysharesoutstandingduringtheyearplustheweightedaveragenumberofordinarysharesthatwouldbeissuedonconversionofallthedilutivepotentialordinarysharesintoordinaryshares.Theimpactofthedilutivepotentialordinarysharesisanti-dilutivefortheyearpresented.
Thefollowingreflectstheincomeandsharedatausedinthebasicanddilutedlosspersharecomputations:
RefertoNote29forthedetailedmovementinsharecapitalduringthefinancialyear.
OnDecember16,2016,theParentCompanyconverteditspreferencesharesintoordinarysharesandeffectuatedareverse5.4242194-for-onesharesplitofitsordinarysharesaswellasa5.4242194-for-oneadjustmentwithrespecttothenumberofordinarysharesunderlyingitsshareoptionsandacorrespondingadjustmenttotheexercisepricesofsuchoptions.Consequently,thebasicanddilutedearningspershareforallperiodspresentedareadjustedretrospectively.
Lossattributabletoshareholdersisallocatedequallyforeachclassofshare.
AtMarch31,2018,993,737ordinaryshares(March31,2017:555,941andMarch31,2016:342,917),issuableagainstemployeeshareoptionsandrestrictedemployeeshareoptions,742,402ordinaryshares(March31,2017:742,402andMarch31,2016:716,721)issuableagainstconversionrightwithsubsidiary'sordinarysharesand746ordinaryshares(March31,2017:791andMarch31,2016:286),issuableagainstequityinstruments,wereexcludedfromthedilutedweightedaveragenumberofordinarysharescalculationastheireffectwouldhavebeenanti-dilutive.TheCompanyalsoexcludesoptionswithexercisepricesthataregreaterthantheaveragemarketpricefromthecalculationofdilutedEPSbecausetheireffectwouldbeanti-dilutive.
ForcalculationofdilutedEPS,sincetheexercisepriceofsharewarrantsisgreaterthanfairmarketvalue,theseareassumedtobeoutofmoneyandconsiderednottobeexercisableasonbalancesheetdate.Thesepotentialordinarysharesarenotconsideredforcalculationofdilutiveimpactofearningpershare.
Therehavebeennoothertransactionsinvolvingordinarysharesorpotentialordinarysharesbetweenthereportingdateandthedateofcompletionofthesefinancialstatements.
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March31, 2016* 2017 2018 Lossattributabletoordinaryshareholders (1,218,824) (5,901,483) (3,993,140)Weightedaveragenumberofordinarysharesoutstandingusedincomputingbasic/dilutedlosspershare 20,976,502 24,807,122 34,301,152
Basiclosspershare (58.10) (237.89) (116.41)Dilutedlosspershare (58.10) (237.89) (116.41)
* Includesordinaryequitysharesandpreferencesharesthathavebeenissuedupontheconversionofamandatorilyconvertiblepreferenceshares(SeriesAtoF)areincludedinthecalculationofweightedaveragebasicearningspershare.
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(AmountinINRthousands,exceptpersharedataandnumberofshares)
19.Property,plantandequipment
TheGrouphastakenbankguaranteefacilityagainstwhichproperty,plantandequipmentofasubsidiaryoftheGroupamountingtoINR105,669(March31,2017:INR63,701)arepledged.
ThecarryingvalueofvehiclesheldunderfinanceleaseshaveaGrossbookvalueINR37,222(March31,2017:INR34,692),depreciationchargefortheyearINR5,319(March31,2017:INR4,956),AccumulateddepreciationINR26,037(March31,2017:INR19,310),netbookvalueINR11,186(March31,2017:INR15,382).Leasedassetsarepledgedassecurityfortherelatedfinancelease.
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Leasehold
Improvements
Computerand
Peripherals
Furnitureand
Fixtures Vehicles Office
Equipment Total AtMarch31,2016 43,068 267,673 13,808 88,118 39,373 452,040Additions 2,344 49,058 691 28,331 2,979 83,403Disposals/adjustment (853) (59,921) (2,759) (9,355) (12,911) (85,799)Effectsofmovementsinforeignexchangerates (99) (104) (20) (2,031) (32) (2,286)AtMarch31,2017 44,460 256,706 11,720 105,063 29,409 447,358Acquisitionsthroughbusinesscombinations(refertoNote43) 30,149 7,238 4,817 5,919 7,890 56,013
Additions — 106,805 678 34,698 5,890 148,071Disposals/adjustment (9,645) (3,198) (41) (10,270) (812) (23,966)Effectsofmovementsinforeignexchangerates 137 692 38 2,531 45 3,443AtMarch31,2018 65,101 368,243 17,212 137,941 42,422 630,919Depreciation AtMarch31,2016 33,105 212,321 10,513 41,150 28,388 325,477Chargefortheyear 4,825 36,812 1,519 17,401 4,337 64,894Disposals/adjustment (726) (59,695) (2,536) (7,748) (12,719) (83,424)Effectsofmovementsinforeignexchangerates (80) (64) (14) (1,067) (10) (1,235)AtMarch31,2017 37,124 189,374 9,482 49,736 19,996 305,712Chargefortheyear 11,447 63,351 1,519 22,221 6,012 104,550Disposals/adjustment (9,645) (3,055) (41) (9,396) (752) (22,889)Effectsofmovementsinforeignexchangerates 117 56 21 1,639 19 1,852AtMarch31,2018 39,043 249,726 10,981 64,200 25,275 389,225AtMarch31,2017 7,336 67,332 2,238 55,327 9,413 141,646AtMarch31,2018 26,058 118,517 6,231 73,741 17,147 241,694
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NotestotheconsolidatedfinancialstatementsfortheyearendedMarch31,2018(Continued)
(AmountinINRthousands,exceptpersharedataandnumberofshares)
19.Property,plantandequipment(Continued)
ThecarryingvalueofvehiclesheldundervehicleloanhaveagrossbookvalueofINR92,515(March31,2017:INR59,715),depreciationchargefortheyearofINR15,276(March31,2017:INR10,130),accumulateddepreciationofINR31,651(March31,2017:INR19,770),netbookvalueofINR60,899(March31,2017:INR39,945).Vehiclesarepledgedassecurityagainsttherelatedvehicleloan.
Inthestatementofcashflows,proceedsfromvehicleloanofINR25,406(March31,2017:INR18,312,March31,2016:INR14,637)hasbeenadjustedagainstpurchaseofproperty,plantandequipment.
TheCompanyhaswrittenofffullydepreciatedassetsfromthebooksofaccountshavinggrossvalueINR1,875(March2017:INR73,594).
20.Intangibleassetsandgoodwill
TheGrouphastakenbankguaranteefacilityagainstwhichComputersoftwareandwebsitesandintellectualpropertyrightsofasubsidiaryoftheGroupamountingtoINR667,882(March31,2017:INR402,536)arepledged.
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Computersoftwareand
Websites
Intellectualpropertyrights
Agent/Supplier/relationship
Customerrelationship
Noncompeteagreement Trademarks Goodwill
Intangibleunder
development Total AtMarch31,2016 702,935 52,175 222,169 — 3,200 271,329 653,666 145,395 2,050,869Additions 382,492 5,000 — — — — — 391,687 779,179Disposals/adjustment — — — — — — — (370,455) (370,455)Effectsofmovementsinforeignexchangerates (181) (1,155) — — — — — — (1,336)
AtMarch31,2017 1,085,246 56,020 222,169 — 3,200 271,329 653,666 166,627 2,458,257Acquisitionsthroughbusinesscombinations(refertoNote43) 898 — — 134,682 16,861 — 307,520 — 459,961
Additions 532,290 — — — — — — 475,119 1,007,409Disposals/adjustment — — — — — — — (529,618) (529,618)Effectsofmovementsinforeignexchangerates (462) 278 — — — — — — (184)
AtMarch31,2018 1,617,972 56,298 222,169 134,682 20,061 271,329 961,186 112,128 3,395,825Amortization AtMarch31,2016 423,962 44,150 115,314 — 2,707 53,631 — — 639,764Chargefortheyear 172,336 6,831 17,097 — 492 13,937 — — 210,693Disposals — — — — — — — — —Effectsofmovementsinforeignexchangerates (91) (1,213) (1) — 1 1 — — (1,303)
AtMarch31,2017 596,207 49,768 132,410 — 3,200 67,569 — — 849,154Chargefortheyear 279,564 1,401 17,097 5,986 3,066 13,936 — — 321,050Disposals — — — — — — — — —Effectsofmovementsinforeignexchangerates 79 277 — — — 2 — — 358
AtMarch31,2018 875,850 51,446 149,507 5,986 6,266 81,507 — — 1,170,562AtMarch31,2017 489,039 6,252 89,759 — — 203,760 653,666 166,627 1,609,103AtMarch31,2018 742,122 4,852 72,662 128,696 13,795 189,822 961,186 112,128 2,225,263
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YatraOnline,Inc.
NotestotheconsolidatedfinancialstatementsfortheyearendedMarch31,2018(Continued)
(AmountinINRthousands,exceptpersharedataandnumberofshares)
20.Intangibleassetsandgoodwill(Continued)
TheCompanyhaswrittenofffullydepreciatedassetsfromthebooksofaccountshavinggrossvalueNil(March2017:Nil).
Impairmentreviews
GoodwillacquiredthroughbusinesscombinationshavingindefinitelivesareallocatedtotheCGUs.Forthepurposeofimpairmenttesting,goodwillisallocatedtoaCGUrepresentingthelowestlevelwithintheGroupatwhichgoodwillismonitoredforinternalmanagementpurposesandwhichisnothigherthantheGroup'soperatingsegment.Carryingamountofgoodwillhasbeenallocatedtotherespectiveacquiredsubsidiarieslevelasfollows:
TherecoverableamountofallCGUswasbasedonitsvalueinuseandwasdeterminedbydiscountingthefuturecashflowstobegeneratedfromthecontinuinguseoftheCGU.Thesecalculationsusecashflowprojectionsoveraperiodoffiveyears,basedonnextyear'sfinancialbudgetsapprovedbymanagement,withextrapolationfortheremainingperiod,andanaverageoftherangeofassumptionsasmentionedbelow.
Thekeyassumptionsusedinvalueinusecalculations:
TheabovediscountrateisbasedontheWeightedAverageCostofCapital(WACC)ofacomparablemarketparticipant,whichisadjustedforspecificrisks.Theseestimatesarelikelytodifferfromfutureactualresultsofoperationsandcashflows.
Sensitivitychangeinassumptions
Basedontheabove,noimpairmentwasidentifiedasofMarch31,2018andMarch31,2017astherecoverablevalueoftheCGUsexceededthecarryingvalue.Ananalysisofthecalculation'ssensitivitytoachangeinthekeyparameters(revenuegrowth,discountrateandlong-termgrowthrate)basedonreasonablyprobableassumptions,didnotidentifyanyprobablescenarioswheretheCGUsrecoverableamountwouldfallbelowtheircarryingamount.
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March31, 2017 2018 TSIYatraPrivateLimited 103,670 103,670YatraTGStaysPrivateLimitedandYatraHotelSolutionsPrivateLimited 549,996 549,996AirTravelBureauLimited(refertoNote43) — 307,520Total 653,666 961,186
March31, 2017 2018Discountrate 18% 18%TerminalValuegrowthrate 5%-7.5% 5%EBITDAmarginovernext5years 6.5%-38% 10.7%-56.4%
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YatraOnline,Inc.
NotestotheconsolidatedfinancialstatementsfortheyearendedMarch31,2018(Continued)
(AmountinINRthousands,exceptpersharedataandnumberofshares)
21.Prepaymentsandotherassets
Advancestovendorprimarilyconsistofamountspaidtoairlineandhotelsforfuturebookings.
Themovementintheallowancefordoubtfuladvances:
22.Otherfinancialassets,non-current
Securitydepositrepresentsfairvalueofamountpaidtolandlordfortheleasepremises.AsonMarch31,2018,remainingtenureforsecuritydepositsrangesfrom1to6years.
Inthestatementofcashflows,interestreinvestedontermdepositsINR251(March31,2017:2,229)hasbeenadjustedagainstinterestreceivedunderinvestingactivities.
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March31, 2017 2018 Current Advancetovendors(netofallowance) 637,991 854,942Advancetojointventure(refertonote42) 86 7,759Balancewithtaxauthorities 19,600 36,222Prepaidexpenses 84,885 70,971Duefromemployees 1,926 7,928Total 744,490 977,822Non-current Prepaidexpenses 4,935 3,403Definedbenefitplanasset(refertonote34) — 7,835
4,935 11,238
March31, 2017 2018 Balanceatthebeginningoftheyear — 12,047Provisionsaccruedduringtheyear 12,047 11,703Amountwrittenoffduringtheyear — (11,582)Balanceattheendoftheyear 12,047 12,168
March31, 2017 2018 Securitydeposits 53,860 61,848Interestaccruedontermdeposits 631 411Total 54,491 62,259
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YatraOnline,Inc.
NotestotheconsolidatedfinancialstatementsfortheyearendedMarch31,2018(Continued)
(AmountinINRthousands,exceptpersharedataandnumberofshares)
23.Termdeposits
TermdepositsasonMarch31,2018,includeINR831,660(March31,2017:INR1,025,540)pledgedwithbanksagainstbankguarantees,bankoverdraft,vehicleloan,letterofcredit,salesinvoicediscountingandcreditcardfacility(RefertoNote32).Tenurefortermdepositsrangefrom90daysto2years.
24.Othernonfinancialassets,non-current
Fairvalueadjustment—financialassetsrepresentsunamortisedportionofthedifferencebetweenthefairvalueofthefinancialassets(securitydeposit)oninitialrecognitionandtheamountpaid.
RestrictedassetincludeINR69,063(March31,2017:37,117)inrespectofmandatorypre-depositrequiredforservicetaxandincometaxappealproceedingsinIndia,INR8,468(March31,2017:8,468)inrespectofrefundclaimapplicationwiththeservicetaxauthorities,INR25,000(March31,2017:INR25,000)paidinrelationtoaninvestigationinitiatedbyDirectorateGeneralofCentralExciseIntelligence(DGCEI)forcertainservicetaxmattersinIndia.TheservicetaxamounthasbeenpaidunderprotestandtheGroupstronglybelievesthatitisnotprobablethedemandwillmaterialize.
25.DeferredTax
UnrecognizedDeferredTaxAssets
Deferredtaxassetshavenotbeenrecognizedinrespectofthefollowingitems:
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March31, 2017 2018 Fixeddepositswithbanks 3,027,861 1012,144Total 3,027,861 1012,144Non-current 27,686 6,187Current 3,000,175 1005,957Total 3,027,861 1012,144
March31, 2017 2018 Fairvalueadjustment—financialassets 11,818 13,168Restrictedasset 70,586 103,771Total 82,404 116,939
AsatMarch31, 2017 2018 Deductibletemporarydifferences 100,688 178,275Taxlosscarryforwardandunabsorbeddepreciation 1,599,747 1,929,178Total 1,700,435 2,107,453
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YatraOnline,Inc.
NotestotheconsolidatedfinancialstatementsfortheyearendedMarch31,2018(Continued)
(AmountinINRthousands,exceptpersharedataandnumberofshares)
25.DeferredTax(Continued)
IntheGroup,therearefewsubsidiariesforwhichnodeferredtaxassetshavebeenrecognisedondeductibletemporarydifferencesofINR573,762(March31,2017:329,462)andtaxlossesofINR6,159,435(March31,2017:4,265,167)andunabsorbeddepreciationofINR1,759,363(March31,2017:912,006),asitisnotprobablethattaxableprofitwillbeavailableinnearfutureagainstwhichthesecanbeutilized.Taxlossesareavailableasanoffsetagainstfuturetaxableprofitexpiringatvariousdatesthrough2025andunabsorbeddepreciationisavailableindefinitelyforoffsettingagainstfuturetaxableprofits.
RecognisedDeferredTaxAssetsandLiabilities
Deferredtaxassetsareattributabletothefollowing—
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FortheYearEnded
March31, 2017 2018 Property,plantandequipmentandintangibleassets 6,001 18,438Tradeandotherreceivables 17,994 36,990Rentequalisationreserve 372 1,021Employeebenefits 4,540 12,614Minimumalternatetaxrecoverable 4,863 5,027Provisionforexpenses — 26,642Deferredtaxasset 33,770 100,732OCIgratuity 2,104 1,917Totaldeferredtaxasset(A) 35,874 102,649Deferredtaxliabilitiesareattributabletothefollowing— Property,plantandequipment&intangibleassets — (44,460)Totaldeferredtaxliability(B) — (44,460)Netdeferredtaxasset(A–B) 35,874 58,189
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YatraOnline,Inc.
NotestotheconsolidatedfinancialstatementsfortheyearendedMarch31,2018(Continued)
(AmountinINRthousands,exceptpersharedataandnumberofshares)
25.DeferredTax(Continued)
Pursuanttothesection115JBofIndianIncomeTaxAct,Group'ssubsidiariesinIndiahavecalculatedtheirtaxliabilityforcurrentincometaxesafterconsideringMinimumAlternateTax(MAT).TheexcesstaxpaidunderMATprovisionsbeingoverandaboveregulartaxliabilitycanbecarriedforwardandsetoffagainstfuturetaxliabilitiescomputedunderregulartaxprovisions.Accordingly,adeferredincometaxassetofINR5,027(March31,2017:INR4,863)hasbeenrecognizedonthebalancesheetasonMarch31,2018,whichcanbecarriedforwardforaperiodoffifteenyearsfromtheyearofrecognition.
26.Tradeandotherreceivables
Thetradereceivablesprimarilyconsistofamountsreceivablefromairlines,hotels,corporateandretailcustomerspertainingtothetransactionvalue.
Themanagementdoesnotconsider,theretobesignificantconcentrationofcreditriskrelatingtotrade,refundandotherreceivables.
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Balanceason
March31,2017
Acquiredthroughbusiness
combination(refertoNote43)
Recognisedinprofitorloss
Recognisedinother
comprehensiveincome
Unused/utilizedtaxcredit
Balanceason
March,312018
Property,plantandequipmentandintangibleassets 6,001 (37,319) 5,295 — — (26,022)
Tradeandotherreceivables 17,994 26,024 (7,028) — — 36,990Rentequalizationreserve 372 316 333 — — 1,021Employeebenefits 4,540 15,620 (7,546) — — 12,614Minimumalternatetaxrecoverable 4,863 — — — 164 5,027Provisionforexpenses — — 26,642 — — 26,642OCIgratuity 2,104 — — (187) — 1,917Deferredtaxassets 35,874 4,640 17,696 (187) 164 58,189
March31, 2017 2018 Tradereceivables(netofallowance) 1,928,346 3,937,580Receivablefromotherrelatedparties(refertonote42) 19,433 56,979Refundandotherreceivable(netofallowance) 22,596 14,312Total 1,970,375 4,008,871
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YatraOnline,Inc.
NotestotheconsolidatedfinancialstatementsfortheyearendedMarch31,2018(Continued)
(AmountinINRthousands,exceptpersharedataandnumberofshares)
26.Tradeandotherreceivables(Continued)
Themovementintheallowancefordoubtfuldebtsandamountsimpairedinrespectoftrade,refundandotherreceivablesduringtheyearwasasfollows:
27.Otherfinancialassets,current
Securitydepositrepresentsfairvalueofamountpaidtolandlordfortheleasepremises.AsonMarch31,2018,remainingtenureforsecuritydepositsrangesfrom1to6years.
Inthestatementofcashflows,interestreinvestedontermdepositsINR98,472(March31,2017:82,603)hasbeenadjustedagainstinterestreceivedunderinvestingactivities.
28.Cashandcashequivalents
Cashatbankearnsinterestatfloatingratesbasedondailybankdepositrates.
CreditcardcollectioninhandrepresentstheamountofcollectionfromcreditcardsswipedbythecustomerswhichisoutstandingasattheyearendandcreditedtoGroup'sbankaccountssubsequenttotheyearend.
AtMarch31,2018,theGrouphadavailableINR710,450(March31,2017:INR500,450)ofundrawnborrowingfacilities.
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March31, 2017 2018 Balanceatthebeginningoftheyear 113,949 121,839Provisionsaccruedduringtheyear 80,193 119,388Amountwrittenoffduringtheyear (72,083) (52,229)Effectofmovementinexchangerate (220) 1,267Balanceattheendoftheyear 121,839 190,265
March31, 2017 2018 Interestaccruedontermdeposits 37,051 6,883Interestaccruedonadvancestorelatedparties(refertonote42) — 70Securitydeposits 26,589 40,814Total 63,640 47,767
March31, 2017 2018 Cashonhand 1,105 2,511Creditcardcollectioninhand 271,125 209,162Balanceswithbank 1,230,028 2,229,498Cashintransit 30,371 23,902Total 1,532,629 2,465,073
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YatraOnline,Inc.
NotestotheconsolidatedfinancialstatementsfortheyearendedMarch31,2018(Continued)
(AmountinINRthousands,exceptpersharedataandnumberofshares)
29.Equitysharecapitalandsharepremium
Authorized shares
ThereisnochangeintheauthorizedsharecapitalofthecompanyduringthefinancialendingMarch31,2018.DuringthefinancialyearendedMarch31,2017,theauthorizedsharecapitaloftheCompanywasincreasedto500,000,000OrdinarySharesofaparvalueofUS$0.0001each,10,000,000ClassANon-VotingSharesofaparvalueofUS$0.0001each,3,159,375ClassFSharesofaparvalueofUS$0.0001eachand10,000,000PreferenceSharesofaparvalueofUS$0.0001each
Areconciliationofthesharesoutstandingatthebeginningandendoftheperiodispresentedbelow:
Ordinaryshares
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March31, 2017 2018
Numbersof
Shares Numbersof
Shares OrdinarysharesofINR0.006($0.0001)each 500,000,000 500,000,000OrdinaryshareClassAofINR0.006($0.0001)each 10,000,000 10,000,000OrdinaryshareClassFofINR0.006($0.0001)each 3,159,375 3,159,375PreferencesharesofINR0.006($.0001)each 10,000,000 10,000,000
523,159,375 523,159,375
Numbersof
Shares ShareCapital
SharePremium
BalanceasatApril1,2016 1,139,354 27 121,203Exerciseofoption(Share-basedpayments) 130,665 1 24,502Issueoftreasuryshares(refertonoteontreasurysharesbelow) 74,458 1 50,381Issuanceofshares* 2,593,994 18 1,670,878Capitaltransactioninvolvingtheissuanceofsharespursuanttobusinesscombination** 9,953,790 48 6,474,085
Preferencesharesconvertedintoordinaryshares(refertoNotebelow) 19,936,595 538 6,179,226Transactioncost* — — (81,339)BalanceasatMarch31,2017 33,828,856 633 14,438,936BalanceasatApril1,2017 33,828,856 633 14,438,936Exerciseofoption(Restrictedstockunitsandshare-basedpayments)(refertoNote30) 818,954 5 636,085Transactionwithequityshareholders*** — — (112,406)BalanceasatMarch31,2018 34,647,810 638 14,962,615
* RefertoNote43
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YatraOnline,Inc.
NotestotheconsolidatedfinancialstatementsfortheyearendedMarch31,2018(Continued)
(AmountinINRthousands,exceptpersharedataandnumberofshares)
29.Equitysharecapitalandsharepremium(Continued)
OnDecember16,2016,theParentCompanyconverteditspreferencesharesintoordinarysharesandeffectuatedareverse5.4242194-for-onesharesplitofitsordinarysharesaswellasa5.4242194-for-oneadjustmentwithrespecttothenumberofordinarysharesunderlyingitsshareoptionsandacorrespondingadjustmenttotheexercisepricesofsuchoptions.Accordingly6,180,106sharesoutstandingasatApril1,2015and106,000optionsexercisedhavebeenconsideredonpost-splitbasis.
Terms/ rights attached to Ordinary Shares
TheCompanyhasthreeclassofordinarysharesoutstandingwhichentitlestheholderswiththefollowingrights:
Ordinary shares
Aholderofanordinarysharehasonevoteforeachshareofordinaryshareheldandentitledtoreceivedividendswhendeclaredbytheboardofdirectors.
Ordinary shares Class A
ClassAshareshaveidenticalrightstotheCompanyordinaryshares,excepttherighttoreceivenoticeof,attendorvoteasamemberatanygeneralmeetingofshareholders,butmayvoteataseparateClassAshareholders'meetingconvenedinaccordancewiththeCompanyArticlesofAssociation.
Ordinary shares Class F
ClassFsharesshallhavetherighttoreceivenoticeof,attendatandvoteasamemberatanygeneralmeetingofshareholders,butshallhavenootherrights.
IntheeventofliquidationoftheCompany,theholdersofOrdinaryandClassAordinarysharesareentitledtoreceiveremainingassetsoftheCompany,afterdistributionofallpreferentialamounts.Thedistributionwillbeinproportiontothenumberofequitysharesheldbytheshareholders.
Shares reserved for issuance against equity instruments
TheCompanyreserved1,844shares(March31,2017—1,844,March31,2016—1,844)forissuanceatexercisepriceofINR65.11($1).ThesesharesareconsideredasequityinstrumentandarerecordedatfairvalueatthedateoftransactionunderIAS32
F-50
** 33.83millionordinaryshares,withparvalueofUSD0.0001.Includes3.159millionClassFsharesissuedaspartofthebusinesscombination,withparvalueofUSD0.0001each.AlsorefertoNote43
*** Transactionwithequityshareholdersrepresenttaxdepositedonbehalfofrestrictedstockholders.
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YatraOnline,Inc.
NotestotheconsolidatedfinancialstatementsfortheyearendedMarch31,2018(Continued)
(AmountinINRthousands,exceptpersharedataandnumberofshares)
29.Equitysharecapitalandsharepremium(Continued)
Shares reserved for issue under options
FordetailsofsharesreservedforissueundertheEmployeeStockOptionPlan(ESOP)oftheCompany,refertoNote30.2.
Shares reserved for issue under warrant arrangement/agreement
PursuanttolistingofParentCompany,Capital18FinCapPrivateLimited(Capital18)andPandaraTrustSchemeI(PandaraTrust),shareholdersofYatraOnlinePrivateLimited,areentitledtoswaptheirsharesinto569,781(March31,2017:569,781)and172,635(March31,2017:172,635)OrdinarySharesoftheParentCompanyrespectively.
AsonMarch31,2018,Capital18andPandaraTrusthavenotexercisedtheirrighttoswaptoordinarysharesoftheParentCompany.
FordetailsofsharesreservedforissuanceunderthewarrantagreementwithInnovenCapitalSingaporePte.Limited,anonbankingfinancecompanyandMacquarieCorporateHoldingsPtyLimited,refertoNote32.
Treasury shares
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Numbersof
Shares Amount BalanceasatApril1,2016 — —Issueofshares(refertoNote30) 74,458 50,382Ownsharesacquired* — 11,219Exerciseofoptions(refertoNote30) (10,687) (7,230)BalanceasatMarch31,2017 63,771 54,371BalanceasatApril1,2017 63,771 54,371Issueofshares — —Exerciseofoptions(refertoNote30) (35,871) (24,287)BalanceasatMarch31,2018 27,900 30,084
* OutofthesharesissuedduringtheyearendingMarch31,2017,Companyhadboughtback17,893sharesforINR627.01($9.35)pershare.
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YatraOnline,Inc.
NotestotheconsolidatedfinancialstatementsfortheyearendedMarch31,2018(Continued)
(AmountinINRthousands,exceptpersharedataandnumberofshares)
29.Equitysharecapitalandsharepremium(Continued)
Preferencesharecapitalandsharepremium
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SeriesA SeriesB
Numbersof
Shares ShareCapital
SharePremium
NumbersofShares
ShareCapital
SharePremium
BalanceasatApril1,2016 12,000,120 53 176,542 7,805,600 35 442,615Preferencesharesconvertedintoordinaryshares* (12,000,120) (53) (176,542) (7,805,600) (35) (442,615)BalanceasatMarch31,2017 — — — — — —BalanceasatApril1,2017 — — — — — —Preferencesharesconvertedintoordinaryshares* — — — — — —BalanceasatMarch31,2018 — — — — — —
SeriesC SeriesD
Numbersof
Shares ShareCapital
SharePremium
NumbersofShares
ShareCapital
SharePremium
BalanceasatApril1,2016 6,093,357 26 912,981 8,275,383 39 2,819,381Preferencesharesconvertedintoordinaryshares* (6,093,357) (26) (912,981) (8,275,383) (39) (2,819,381)BalanceasatMarch31,2017 — — — — — —BalanceasatApril1,2017 — — — — — —Preferencesharesconvertedintoordinaryshares* — — — — — —BalanceasatMarch31,2018 — — — — — —
SeriesE SeriesF
Numbersof
Shares ShareCapital
SharePremium
NumbersofShares
ShareCapital
SharePremium
BalanceasatApril1,2016 4,279,423 26 1,000,191 2,611,796 17 827,858Preferencesharesconvertedintoordinaryshares* (4,279,423) (26) (1,000,191) (2,611,796) (17) (827,858)BalanceasatMarch31,2017 — — — — — —BalanceasatApril1,2017 — — — — — —Preferencesharesconvertedintoordinaryshares* — — — — — —BalanceasatMarch31,2018 — — — — — —
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YatraOnline,Inc.
NotestotheconsolidatedfinancialstatementsfortheyearendedMarch31,2018(Continued)
(AmountinINRthousands,exceptpersharedataandnumberofshares)
29.Equitysharecapitalandsharepremium(Continued)
Series A Preference Shares
AlltheseriesApreferencesharesarenon-redeemableandmandatorilyconvertibleintofixednumberofordinaryshares.Theshareholdersareentitledtoreceivenon-cumulativedividendattherateofINR1.73($0.02667)pershareperannum(asadjustedforstocksplits,stockdividend,recapitalizationandalike)oneachoutstandingSeriesAPreferenceShare,payableannuallywhen,asandifdeclaredbytheDirectors.SeriesApreferenceshareswouldrankabovetheordinarysharesintheorderofprecedenceindistributionofassetsanddividends.ThevotingrightsofeveryseriesApreferenceshareholderoneveryresolutionplacedbeforethecompanyforeachholderofPreferenceSharesshallbethenumberofvotesequaltothenumberofOrdinarySharesintowhichsuchPreferenceSharescouldbeconverted.
TheholdersofSeriesAPreferenceShares,shallhavetheright,atanytimetoconvertallorsomeofpreferencesharesheldbythemintosuchnumberofordinarysharesasisdeterminedbydividingINR21.57($0.33333pershare)(hereinafterreferredtoasthe"ConversionPrice")asadjustedforcertainstocksplits,dilutiveissuancesandcombinations.TheSeriesAPreferenceSharesarenotredeemable.
Series B Preference Shares
AlltheseriesBpreferencesharesarenon-redeemableandmandatorilyconvertibleintofixednumberofordinaryshares..Theshareholdersareentitledtoreceivenon-cumulativedividendattherateofINR6.63($0.10249)pershareperannum(asadjustedforstocksplits,stockdividend,re-capitalizationandalike)oneachoutstandingSeriesBPreferenceShare,payableannuallywhen,asandifdeclaredbytheDirectors.SeriesBpreferenceshareswouldrankabovetheSeriesAPreferenceSharesandtheordinarysharesintheorderofprecedenceindistributionofassetsanddividends.ThevotingrightsofeveryseriesBpreferenceshareholderoneveryresolutionplacedbeforethecompanyeachholderofPreferenceSharesshallbeentitledtothenumberofvotesequaltothenumberofOrdinarySharesintowhichsuchPreferenceSharescouldbeconverted.
TheholdersofSeriesBPreferenceShares,shallhavetheright,atanytimetoconvertallorsomeofpreferencesharesheldbythemintosuchnumberofordinarysharesasisdeterminedbydividingINR97.54($1.50699)pershare(hereinafterreferredtoasthe"ConversionPrice")asadjustedforcertainstocksplits,dilutiveissuancesandcombinations.TheSeriesBPreferenceSharesarenotredeemable.
Series C Preference Shares
AlltheseriesCpreferencesharesarenon-redeemableandmandatorilyconvertibleintofixednumberofordinaryshares..Theshareholdersareentitledtoreceivenon-cumulativedividendattherateofINR19.00($0.28640)pershareperannum(asadjustedforstocksplits,stockdividend,re-capitalizationandalike)oneachoutstandingSeriesCPreferenceShare,payableannuallywhen,asandifdeclaredbytheDirectors.SeriesCpreferenceshareswouldrankabovetheSeriesBPreferenceSharesandtheordinarysharesintheorderofprecedenceindistributionofassetsanddividends.ThevotingrightsofeveryseriesCpreferenceshareholderoneveryresolutionplacedbeforethecompany
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NotestotheconsolidatedfinancialstatementsfortheyearendedMarch31,2018(Continued)
(AmountinINRthousands,exceptpersharedataandnumberofshares)
29.Equitysharecapitalandsharepremium(Continued)
eachholderofPreferenceSharesshallbeentitledtothenumberofvotesequaltothenumberofOrdinarySharesintowhichsuchPreferenceSharescouldbeconverted.
TheholdersofSeriesCPreferenceShares,shallhavetheright,atanytimetoconvertallorsomeofpreferencesharesheldbythemintosuchnumberofordinarysharesasisdeterminedbydividingINR237.46($3.58000)pershare(hereinafterreferredtoasthe"ConversionPrice")asadjustedforcertainstocksplits,dilutiveissuancesandcombinations.TheSeriesCPreferenceSharesarenotredeemable.
Series D Preference Shares
AlltheseriesDpreferencesharesarenon-redeemableandmandatorilyconvertibleintofixednumberofordinaryshares..Theshareholdersareentitledtoreceivenon-cumulativedividendattherateofINR38.15($0.57520)pershareperannum(asadjustedforstocksplits,stockdividend,recapitalizationandalike)oneachoutstandingSeriesDPreferenceShare,payableannuallywhen,asandifdeclaredbytheDirectors.SeriesDpreferenceshareswouldrankabovetheSeriesCPreferenceSharesandtheordinarysharesintheorderofprecedenceindistributionofassetsanddividends.ThevotingrightsofeveryseriesDpreferenceshareholderoneveryresolutionplacedbeforethecompanyeachholderofPreferenceSharesshallbeentitledtothenumberofvotesequaltothenumberofOrdinarySharesintowhichsuchPreferenceSharescouldbeconverted.
TheholdersofSeriesDPreferenceShares,shallhavetheright,atanytimetoconvertallorsomeofpreferencesharesheldbythemintosuchnumberofordinarysharesasisdeterminedbydividingINR449.64($6.7789)pershare(hereinafterreferredtoasthe"ConversionPrice")asadjustedforcertainstocksplits,dilutiveissuancesandcombinations.TheSeriesDPreferenceSharesarenotredeemable.
Series E Preference Shares
AlltheseriesEpreferencesharesarenon-redeemableandmandatorilyconvertibleintofixednumberofordinaryshares..Theshareholdersareentitledtoreceivenon-cumulativedividendattherateofINR20.61($0.31070)pershareperannum(asadjustedforstocksplits,stockdividend,recapitalizationandalike)oneachoutstandingSeriesEPreferenceShare,payableannuallywhen,asandifdeclaredbytheDirectors.SeriesEpreferenceshareswouldrankabovetheSeriesDPreferenceSharesandtheordinarysharesintheorderofprecedenceindistributionofassetsanddividends.ThevotingrightsofeveryseriesEpreferenceshareholderoneveryresolutionplacedbeforethecompanyeachholderofPreferenceSharesshallbeentitledtothenumberofvotesequaltothenumberofOrdinarySharesintowhichsuchPreferenceSharescouldbeconverted.
TheholdersofSeriesEPreferenceShares,shallhavetheright,atanytimetoconvertallorsomeofpreferencesharesheldbythemintosuchnumberofordinarysharesasisdeterminedbydividingINR257.61($3.88370)pershare(hereinafterreferredtoasthe"ConversionPrice")asadjustedforcertainstocksplits,dilutiveissuancesandcombinations.TheSeriesEPreferenceSharesarenotredeemable.
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NotestotheconsolidatedfinancialstatementsfortheyearendedMarch31,2018(Continued)
(AmountinINRthousands,exceptpersharedataandnumberofshares)
29.Equitysharecapitalandsharepremium(Continued)
Series F Preference Shares
AlltheseriesFpreferencesharesarenon-redeemableandmandatorilyconvertibleintofixednumberofordinaryshares..Theshareholdersareentitledtoreceivenon-cumulativedividendattherateofINR26.32($0.3968)pershareperannum(asadjustedforstocksplits,stockdividend,recapitalizationandalike)oneachoutstandingSeriesFPreferenceShare,payableannuallywhen,asandifdeclaredbytheDirectors.SeriesFpreferenceshareswouldrankabovetheSeriesEPreferenceSharesandtheordinarysharesintheorderofprecedenceindistributionofassetsanddividends.ThevotingrightsofeveryseriesFpreferenceshareholderoneveryresolutionplacedbeforethecompanyeachholderofPreferenceSharesshallbeentitledtothenumberofvotesequaltothenumberofOrdinarySharesintowhichsuchPreferenceSharescouldbeconverted.
TheholdersofSeriesFPreferenceShares,shallhavetheright,atanytimetoconvertallorsomeofpreferencesharesheldbythemintosuchnumberofordinarysharesasisdeterminedbydividingINR329.02($4.9603)pershare(hereinafterreferredtoasthe"ConversionPrice")asadjustedforcertainstocksplits,dilutiveissuancesandcombinations.TheSeriesEPreferenceSharesarenotredeemable.
LiquidationPreference
Intheeventofvoluntaryorinvoluntaryliquidation,dissolutionorwindingupoftheCompany,theholdersofPreferenceSharesshallbeentitledtoreceive,priorandinpreferencetoanydistributionofanyoftheassetsoftheCompanytotheholdersofOrdinarySharesbyreasonoftheirownershipthereofanamountequaltoINR22.12($0.33333)pershareforeachSeriesAPreferenceShare,INR84.98($1.28113)pershareforeachSeriesBPreferenceShare,INR237.46($3.58)pershareforeachSeriesCPreferenceShare,INR476.91($7.19)pershareforeachSeriesDPreferenceShare,INR257.61($3.8837)pershareforeachSeriesEPreferenceShareandINR329.02($4.9603)pershareforeachSeriesFPreferenceShare,asheldbythem.Suchamountshallbeadjustedforrecapitalizationifanyplusdeclaredbutunpaiddividends.Furtherthepreferenceshareholdersdonothaverighttoredemptionandareentitledtoparticipateinthesurplusassetsavailablewiththecompany,paripassuwithothershareholdersofthecompanyinproportiontotheirrespectiveshareholdingonanas-convertedbasisexistingimmediatelypriortotheoccurrenceofaliquidationevent.
TheholdersoftheSeriesFPreferenceSharesshallbeentitledtoreceivethegreaterofeitherof:
(a)INR329.02($4.9603)pershareforeachSeriesFPreferenceShare,asheldbythemandparticipateinthesurplusassetsavailablewiththecompany,paripassuwithothershareholders(mentionedaboveparagraph)or
(b)TheholdersoftheSeriesFPreferenceSharesshallbeentitledtoreceive,priorandinpreferencetoanydistributionofanyoftheassetsoftheCompanytotheholdersofOrdinarySharesandSeriesAPreferenceShares,SeriesBPreferenceShares,SeriesCPreferenceShares,SeriesDPreferenceSharesandSeriesEPreferenceSharesbyreasonoftheirownershipthereof,anamountpershareequaltoINR493.52($7.4404)pershare(asadjustedforanyRecapitalization)foreachSeriesFPreferenceSharethenheldbythem,plusdeclaredbutunpaiddividends.If,upontheoccurrenceofsuchevent,theassetsandfundsthusdistributedamongthe
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NotestotheconsolidatedfinancialstatementsfortheyearendedMarch31,2018(Continued)
(AmountinINRthousands,exceptpersharedataandnumberofshares)
29.Equitysharecapitalandsharepremium(Continued)
holdersoftheSeriesFPreferenceSharesshallbeinsufficienttopermitthepaymenttosuchholdersofthefullaforesaidpreferentialamounts,thentheentireassetsandfundsoftheCompanylegallyavailablefordistributionshallbedistributedratablyonaparipassubasisamongtheholdersoftheSeriesFPreferenceSharesinproportiontothepreferentialamounteachsuchholderisotherwiseentitledtoreceive."
TheCompanyhasevaluatedthetermsofpreferencesharesandconcludedequityastheappropriateclassificationinaccordancewithaccountingpolicy(refertoNote2.5).
*OnDecember16,2016,alltheseriesofpreferencesharesgotconvertedintoordinarysharesoftheparentcompanyasfollow:
30.Othercapitalreserve
Othercapitalreserve
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Numbersof
Shares Conversionratio(toordinaryshare)
NumberofOrdinaryShares
Numberofsharesaftersharesplit*
Series A Preference Shares 12,000,120 1.18 14,169,808 2,612,322Series B Preference Shares 7,805,600 1.55 12,059,947 2,223,352Series C Preference Shares 6,093,357 2.94 17,925,868 3,304,783Series D Preference Shares 8,275,383 4.96 41,051,337 7,568,156Series E Preference Shares 4,279,423 3.11 13,294,473 2,450,947Series F Preference Shares 2,611,796 3.69 9,639,030 1,777,036
41,065,679 108,140,463 19,936,595
* OnDecember16,2016,theParentCompanyconverteditspreferencesharesintoordinarysharesandeffectuatedareverse5.4242194-for-onesharesplitofitsordinaryshares.
NopreferencesharesareoutstandingasonMarch31,2018and2017.
Share-basedpayments
EquityInstruments Warrant Total
March31,2016 174,479 341 — 174,820Share-basedpaymentsexpenseduringtheyear 586,932 — — 586,932Exercisedduringtheyear (19,690) — — (19,690)Expiredduringtheyear (8,614) — — (8,614)March31,2017 733,107 341 — 733,448Share-basedpaymentsexpenseduringtheyear 734,512 — — 734,512Issuanceofwarrants(refertoNote32) — — 23,258 23,258Exercisedduringtheyear (650,860) — — (650,860)Forfeitedduringtheyear (4,592) — — (4,592)Expiredduringtheyear (2,802) — — (2,802)March31,2018 809,365 341 23,258 832,964
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NotestotheconsolidatedfinancialstatementsfortheyearendedMarch31,2018(Continued)
(AmountinINRthousands,exceptpersharedataandnumberofshares)
30.Othercapitalreserve(Continued)
30.1Equityinstruments
TheParentCompanyreserved1,844sharesfortheissuanceatexercisepriceofINR65.11($1).ThesesharesareconsideredasequityinstrumentandarerecordedatfairvalueatthedateoftransactionunderIAS32
30.2Sharebasedpayments
2006SharePlanand2006IndiaSharePlan
TheCompanyhasreservedanaggregateof1,316,765ordinarysharesasatMarch31,2018(1,316,765ordinarysharesasatMarch31,2017)forissuancetoofficers,directorsandemployeesoftheCompanypursuanttoits2006SharePlanand2006IndiaSharePlan,bothofwhichhavebeenadoptedbytheboardofdirectors(andtheboardofdirectorsofYatraIndia,inrelationtothe2006IndiaSharePlan)andapprovedbytheCompanyshareholders(andtheshareholdersofYatraIndia,inrelationtothe2006IndiaSharePlan)(collectively,the"Plan").Outofsuchreservedshares,optionstopurchase657,130ordinaryshareshavebeengrantedandareoutstandingasatMarch31,2018(March31,2017:698,965ordinaryshares).
Theshare-basedpaymentawardshavethefollowingvestingperiodunderthesameplan:-
1)60months,thefirsttranchevestsaftertwoyears,whiletheremainingawardsvestinequalinstallmentsonquarterlybasisovertheremainderofthevestingperiod.
2)12equalinstallmentsover12months.
3)50%vestover16equalquarterlyinstallmentsstartingDec1,2013;25%vestifthe"2015Milestones"aremetandthenineightquartersstartingJuly1,2015;25%vestifthe"2016Milestones"aremetandtheninfourquartersstartingJuly1,2016.
Thefollowingtableillustratesthenumberandweightedaverageexerciseprices(WAEP)of,andmovementsin,shareoptionsduringtheyear:
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No.ofshares*
WeightedaverageEPpershare
No.ofshares*
WeightedaverageEPpershare
Numberofoptionsoutstandingatthebeginningoftheyear 885,658 250.02 698,965 279.43Grantedduringtheyear — — — —Forfeitedduringtheyear 56,026 164.21 6,913 289.04Exercisedduringtheyear 130,668 88.46 34,922 167.39Numberofoptionsoutstandingattheendoftheyear 698,965 279.43 657,130 287.05
Vestedandnotexercised 640,589 279.29 656,454 287.06
* OnDecember16,2016,theParentCompanyeffectuatedareverse5.4242194-for-onesharesplitofitsordinarysharesaswellasa5.4242194-for-oneadjustmentwithrespecttothenumberof
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NotestotheconsolidatedfinancialstatementsfortheyearendedMarch31,2018(Continued)
(AmountinINRthousands,exceptpersharedataandnumberofshares)
30.Othercapitalreserve(Continued)
TheweightedaverageremainingcontractuallifefortheshareoptionsoutstandingasatMarch31,2018was4.61years(March31,2017:5.46years).
TherangeofexercisepricesforoptionsoutstandingattheendoftheyearwasINR254.28toINR353.17(March31,2017:INR125.38toINR351.07).
DuringtheyearendedMarch31,2018,sharebasedpaymentexpensefortheseoptionswasrecognizedunderpersonnelexpensesamountedtoINR432(March31,2017:INR9,183andMarch31,2016:INR19,370).RefertoNote11.
CompanydidnotgrantanyoptionsunderthisplanduringthefiscalyearendedMarch31,2018andMarch31,2017
RestrictedStockUnitPlan(RSU)
OnDecember16,2016,theCompanyapprovedashareincentiveplaninconnectionwiththebusinesscombinationtransaction(RefertoNote43).TheCompanygranted2,000,000restrictedshareunits(RSU's),undertheplantoeligibleemployees.EachRSUrepresentstherighttoreceiveoneordinaryshare.Outof2,000,000RSU's,74,458shareshavealreadybeenissuedaspartoftreasuryshares(RefertoNote28)
Thetermsandconditionsfor2,000,000RSU's:
1) RSUshavedailygradedvestingoveratwoyearperiod.
2) RSUshaveatwoyearrepurchaserightinfavoroftheCompanysuchthattheCompanywillbeabletoacquireanyunvestedsharesforanominalamount,incaseofterminationoftheservicesoftheemployeepriortovesting.
3) RSU'sgranteeshallhavetheoptionofsettlingthetaxobligationbysellingtheequivalentsharestotheCompanyorbynetsettlementmenthodasperIFRS2Share-based payment .
Duringtheyear,theCompanyhadmodifiedthevestingconditionand1,925,542RSUswouldvestininstallmentswithone-fourthofthesharesofRSUsvestedonJune30,2017andthree-quartersof
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NotestotheconsolidatedfinancialstatementsfortheyearendedMarch31,2018(Continued)
(AmountinINRthousands,exceptpersharedataandnumberofshares)
30.Othercapitalreserve(Continued)
RSUsvestinginsixequalquarterlyanniversariesfollowingJune30,2017withthelastquartervestingonDecember15,2018.
TheweightedaverageremainingcontractuallifeforRSU'soutstandingasatMarch31,2018was0.38years(March31,2017:0.88).
TherangeofexercisepricesforRSU'soutstandingattheendoftheyearisNil(March31,2017:Nil).
DuringtheyearendedMarch31,2018,sharebasedcompensationcostfortheseRSU'sisrecognizedunderpersonnelexpensesamountingtoINR633,172(March31,2017:577,749andMarch31,2016:Nil).RefertoNote11.
Thefollowingtableslisttheinputstothemodelusedfortheyearsthenended:
TheexpectedlifeofRSU'soptionshasbeentakenasthevestingperiod.
Theexpectedvolatilityreflectstheassumptionbasedonhistoricalvolatilityonthesharepricesofsimilarcompaniesoveraperiod.
2016StockOptionandIncentivePlan(the"2016Plan")
OnDecember13,2016,theCompany'sboardofdirectorsapprovedthe2016PlanandonDecember15,2016,theCompanyshareholdersapprovedthe2016Plan.The2016Planenablesthe
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March31, 2017 2018 No.ofshares No.ofshares NumberofRSU'soutstandingatthebeginningoftheyear — 1,684,024Grantedduringtheyear 2,000,000 —Repurchased 999 —Forfeitedduringtheyear — 3,606Expiredduringtheyear — 724Vestedduringtheyear 314,977 960,119NumberofRSU'soutstandingattheendoftheyear 1,684,024 719,575
Vestedandnotexercised — —
March31, 2017 2018 WeightedaverageFairvalueofordinaryshareatthemeasurementdate(USD) 10 —Risk—freeinterestrate(%) 0%-2% —Expectedvolatility(%) 48% —ExpectedlifeofRSU's 0-2Years —DividendYield 0% —Modelused Black-ScholesValuation —
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NotestotheconsolidatedfinancialstatementsfortheyearendedMarch31,2018(Continued)
(AmountinINRthousands,exceptpersharedataandnumberofshares)
30.Othercapitalreserve(Continued)
Companytomakeequitybasedawardstoitsofficers,employees,non-employeedirectorsandconsultants.The2016Planprovidesforthegrantofincentiveshareoptions,non-qualifiedshareoptions,shareappreciationrights,restrictedshareawards,restrictedshareunits,unrestrictedshareawards,cash-basedawards,performanceshareawardsanddividendequivalentrights.TheCompanyhasreservedforissuance6,439,760authorizedbutunissuedordinarysharesunderthe2016PlanasonMarch31,2018,whichsharesaresubjecttoanannualincreaseonJanuary1ofeachyearequaltothreepercentofthenumberofsharesissuedandoutstandingontheimmediatelyprecedingDecember31orsuchlessernumberofsharesasdeterminedbytheadministratorofthe2016Plan.The2016Planlimitsthenumberorvalueofsharesthatmaybegrantedtoanyparticipantinanyonecalendaryear,amongotherlimits.
DuringtheyearendedMarch31,2018,theCompanypursuanttothe"2016Plan",optionstopurchase337,749ordinaryshareshavebeengrantedand337,749areoutstandingasatMarch31,2018.
Theshare-basedpaymentawardshavethefollowingvestingperiodunderthesameplan:-
1)197,749shareoptionswillvestoveraperiodoftwoyearsinequalmonthlyinstallmentscommencingfromfirstvestingonMarch1,2018equivalentto1/24thofthetotalnumberofstockoptions,withthelastsuchvestingonFebruary1,2020.
2)140,000shareoptionswillvestoveraperiodoffouryearsinequalquarterlyinstallments,withfirstsuchvestingonFebruary1,2018equivalenttoone-sixteenthofthetotalnumberofstockoptionsandwiththelastsuchvestingonNovember1,2021.
Thefollowingtableillustratesthenumberandweightedaverageexerciseprices(WAEP)of,andmovementsin,shareoptionsduringtheyear:
TheweightedaverageremainingcontractuallifefortheshareoptionsoutstandingasatMarch31,2018was6.09years(March31,2017:Nil).
TherangeofexercisepricesforoptionsoutstandingattheendoftheyearwasINR508.51toINR651.10.
DuringtheyearendedMarch31,2018,sharebasedpaymentexpensefortheseoptionswasrecognizedunderpersonnelexpenses(refertoNote11)amountedtoINR7,748(March31,2017:NilandMarch31,2016:Nil).RefertoNote11.
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March31,2018
No.ofshares*
WeightedaverageEPpershare
Numberofoptionsoutstandingatthebeginningoftheyear — —Grantedduringtheyear 337,749 591.99Numberofoptionsoutstandingattheendoftheyear 337,749 591.99
Vestedandnotexercised 18,550 606.26
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NotestotheconsolidatedfinancialstatementsfortheyearendedMarch31,2018(Continued)
(AmountinINRthousands,exceptpersharedataandnumberofshares)
30.Othercapitalreserve(Continued)
Thefollowingtableslisttheinputstothemodelusedfortheyearsthenended
Theexpectedlifeofshareoptionshasbeentakenasmidpointbetweenfirstandlastavailableexercisedate.
Theexpectedvolatilityreflectstheassumptionbasedonhistoricalvolatilityonthesharepricesofsimilarcompaniesoveraperiod.
RestrictedStockUnitPlan(RSU)"2016Plan"
TheCompanypursuanttothe"2016Plan"hadapprovedagrantof604,456RestrictedStockUnits("RSUs")and547,390areoutstandingasatMarch31,2018(March31,2017:Nil).
Therestrictedstockunitawardshavethefollowingvestingperiod:-
1) 87,879RSUsgranted,vestingoftheseRSAswouldcommencefromMay31,2017withfirstvestingequivalentto1/8thoftheBalanceRSAsforeachoftheemployeesand1/8thgettingvestedattheendofeachsubsequentquarterstillFebruary28,2019.
2) 4300RSUswerefullyvestedonthegrantdate.
3) 7,277RSUsgranted,theseRSUswouldvestoveraperiodoffouryearsinequalquarterlyinstallments,vestingperiodofwhichwillcommencefromJuly01,2017withfirstsuchvestingonSeptember30,2017equivalenttoone-sixteenthoftheseRSAsandwiththelastvestingtobedoneonorbeforeJune30,2021.
4) 20,000RSUsgranted,theseRSUswouldvestoveraperiodoftimewithfirstsuchvestingcommencingfromFebruary1,2018equivalentto1/10thoftheRSUsandrestoftheRSUsvestingsubsequently,inequallotsof1/12thofsuchRSUs,attheendofeveryquartercommencingfromFebruary1,2018,withthelastonetwelfthvestingonFebruary1,2021.
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March31,2018WeightedaverageFairvalueofordinaryshareatthemeasurementdate(USD) 7.09Risk—freeinterestrate(%) 2.31%-2.42%Expectedvolatility(%) 36.10%-36.55%Expectedlifeofshareoptions 2.52-4.95DividendYield 0%Modelused Black-ScholesValuation
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NotestotheconsolidatedfinancialstatementsfortheyearendedMarch31,2018(Continued)
(AmountinINRthousands,exceptpersharedataandnumberofshares)
30.Othercapitalreserve(Continued)
5) 479,336RSUsgranted,theseRSUswouldvestoveraperiodofoneyearinequalquarterlyinstallmentswithfirstsuchvestingcommencingfromApril1,2018equivalentto1/4thoftheseRSUsandwiththelastvestingeffectuatingonJanuary1,2019.
TheweightedaverageremainingcontractuallifeforRSU'soutstandingasatMarch31,2018was0.45years(March31,2017:Nil).
TherangeofexercisepricesforRSU'soutstandingattheendoftheyearisNil(March31,2017:Nil).
DuringtheyearendedMarch31,2018,sharebasedcompensationcostfortheseRSU'sisrecognizedunderpersonnelexpensesamountingtoINR88,829(March31,2017:NilandMarch31,2016:Nil).RefertoNote11.
Thefollowingtableslisttheinputstothemodelusedfortheyearsthenended:
TheexpectedlifeofRSU'soptionshasbeentakenasthevestingperiod.
Theexpectedvolatilityreflectstheassumptionbasedonhistoricalvolatilityonthesharepricesofsimilarcompaniesoveraperiod.
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March31,2018 No.ofshares NumberofRSU'soutstandingatthebeginningoftheyear —Grantedduringtheyear 603,792Forfeitedduringtheyear 6,535Expiredduringtheyear 283NetSettlement —Vestedduringtheyear 49,584NumberofRSU'soutstandingattheendoftheyear 547,390
Vestedandnotexercised —
March31, 2018WeightedaverageFairvalueofordinaryshareatthemeasurementdate(USD) 6.68Risk—freeinterestrate(%) 2%-2.5%Expectedvolatility(%) 35%-37%ExpectedlifeofRSU's 0-4YearsDividendYield 0%Modelused Black-ScholesValuation
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NotestotheconsolidatedfinancialstatementsfortheyearendedMarch31,2018(Continued)
(AmountinINRthousands,exceptpersharedataandnumberofshares)
31.Componentsofothercomprehensiveloss
ThefollowingtablesummarizesthechangesintheaccumulatedbalanceforeachcomponentofaccumulatedothercomprehensivelossattributabletotheCompany.
32.Borrowings
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March31, 2016 2017 2018 Actuariallossondefinedbenefitplan: Actuariallossonobligation (9,758) (8,873) (5,047)Incometaxexpense 355 733 187Total (9,403) (8,140) (4,860)Foreigncurrencytranslationdifferences (18,615) 44,997 (9,879)Incometaxexpense — — —Balanceattheendofperiod (18,615) 44,997 (9,879)
March31, Term 2017 2018 Current Financeleaseliabilities Lessthan1year 4,544 4,920Vehicleloan Lessthan1year 9,430 14,310Securedloanfrombanks/NBFC's* Lessthan1year — 472,630Total 13,974 491,860Non-Current Financeleaseliabilities Morethan1year 8,307 3,992Vehicleloan Morethan1year 22,595 31,813Securedloanfrombanks/NBFC's* Morethan1year — 324,164Total 30,902 359,969
* Non-BankingFinancialCompany
Carryingamount Currency InterestRate YearofMaturity March31, 2017 2018 Securedbankloans/NBFC's INR 14.75% 2019-2020 — 400,116Vehicleloan INR 8-10% 2017-2022 32,025 46,123Financeleaseliabilities SGD 2.99%to3.18% 2019-2021 12,851 8,913Securedbankloans USD 9.0% 2019-2020 — 396,677
44,876 851,829
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NotestotheconsolidatedfinancialstatementsfortheyearendedMarch31,2018(Continued)
(AmountinINRthousands,exceptpersharedataandnumberofshares)
32.Borrowings(Continued)
Term loan—Innoven capital
TermloanamountingtoINR250,000wastakenbytheGroup,duringtheyearendedMarch31,2014andthatcarriesaninterestof14.40%perannum.TheGroupreceivedtheamountintwotranchesofINR150,000inNovember2013andINR100,000inMarch2014.Theloanisrepayablein31and30monthlyinstalmentsofINR4,838andINR3,333respectivelyeachalongwithinterest.Theloanissecuredbyhypothecationoffixedandcurrentassets,bothexistingandfuture,includingallintellectualpropertyrights.
OnJanuary20,2017,YatraOnlinePrivateLimited,asubsidiaryoftheParentCompany,prepaidtheoutstandingamount,amountingtoINR10,309whichincludesprepaymentchargesofINR200.
Duringthecurrentfinancialyear,afurtherloanwastakenamountingtoINR1,002,858(USD7.8millionandINR495million)thatcarriesaninterestof9%perannumonloantakenoutsideIndiaandaninterestof14.75%onloantakeninIndia.TheGroupreceivedtheamountintwotranchesofINR672,550(USD5millionandINR320million)andINR357,308(USD2.8millionandINR175million).Theloanisrepayablein26and23instalmentsofINR12,521(USD0.2million)andINR7,926(USD0.12million)respectivelyeachalongwithinterestfortheloantakenoutsideIndia.FortheborrowinginIndiatheloanisrepayablein26and23instalmentsofINR12,308andINR7,609respectivelyeachalongwithinterest.Pursuanttotheloan,theCompanyhasalsoissued154,000warrantstoInnovenforthemtobesubscribedtoequivalentnumberofsharesatanexercisepriceof$12pershareuptoSeptember2022(referWarrantssectionbelow).
Term loan—Macquarie
OnJuly24,2015,theGrouphastakenatermloanofINR326,616.Theloancarriesinterestintwoparts,cashinterestrateat5%p.aandPIK(Payinkind)interestrateat3.5%p.a.,PIKinterestrateispayableinkindthroughaccretiontotheaggregateoutstandingprincipalamountoftheloan;providedthat,ifthematuritydateisextendedbeyondthefirstanniversaryoftheborrowingdate,thePIKinterestrateforeachinterestperiodstartingafterthefirstanniversaryoftheborrowingdateshallbeincreaseto5.0%perannum.
ShareofthesubsidiariesofthegroupTHCLTravelHoldingCyprusLimitedandAsiaConsolidatedDMCPte.Ltd.arepledgedagainsttheloan.
Thetermoftheloanisfortwelve(12)monthsfromtheborrowingdateandthematuritydateshallautomaticallybeextendedtothedatefallingtwentyfour(24)monthsaftertheborrowingdateprovidedthat,ifnodefaulthasbeenoccurredandiscontinuing.
Groupmaynotmakeanyvoluntaryprepaymentsinrespectoftheloanpriortothefirstanniversaryoftheborrowingdate.
Theproceedsoftheloanaresolelytofundtheworkingcapitalrequirementsofthegroup,topayforoperationalandcapitalexpenditureitems,equityinvestmentsinitssubsidiariesandforgeneralcorporateandadministrativepurposesoftheborroweranditssubsidiaries(includingthepaymentofanyclosingcostsandfeesownedbytheborrowertothelenderinconnectionwiththetransactionscontemplatedbythisagreementandtheloansdocuments).
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NotestotheconsolidatedfinancialstatementsfortheyearendedMarch31,2018(Continued)
(AmountinINRthousands,exceptpersharedataandnumberofshares)
32.Borrowings(Continued)
OnDecember29,2016,theParentCompany,prepaidtheoutstandingamountamountingtoINR359,829.
Warrants
Inconjunctionwithvariousfinancingtransactions,theCompanyissuedwarrants(exceptquotedwarrants)topurchasetheCompany'scommonstockandpreferenceshares.Thesewarrantsareclassifiedtobederivativeinstrumentsandassuch,arerecordedatfairvaluethroughprofitandlossaccount.TheCompanyestimatesthefairvaluesofthewarrantsateachreportingperiodusingaBlack-Scholesoption-pricingmodel.
TheCompanywillcontinuetoadjustthefairvalueofthewarrantliabilityattheendofeachreportingperiodforchangesinfairvaluefromthepriorperioduntiltheearlieroftheexerciseorexpirationoftheapplicablewarrantsoruntilsuchtimethatthewarrantsarenolongerdeterminedtobederivativeinstruments.
Duringthecurrentyear,theCompanyhadfurtherallottedwarrantsagainsttheloanfacility,thefairvaluesofthewarrantswastakenusingaBlack-Scholesoption-pricingmodelasonthedateoftheallotment.Thesewarrantsareclassifiedtobeequityinstrumentsandaccountedinthefinancialbasisthesame.
WarrantsgivetheholdertherighttopurchaseCommonshares/preferencesharesfromtheissuerataspecificpricewithinacertaintimeframe.Thedetailsofthewarrantsissuedisasfollows:
RefertoNote7(consideredderivativeinstruments)andNote30(consideredequity),formovementinwarrantsduringtheyear.
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Numberofshares Dateofissue Exerciseprice Expirationdate
SiliconValleyBank—Convertibletopreferenceshares—SeriesD* 31,293 27-Nov-13 INR465.36($7.19) 26-Nov-20
SiliconValleyBank—Convertibletopreferenceshares—SeriesE* 25,749 27-Nov-13 INR251.12($3.88) 26-Nov-20
MacquarieCorporateHoldingsPtyLimited—Ordinaryshares** 46,458 24-Jul-15 INR1,751.46($26.90)) 24-Jul-23
InnovenCapital—Ordinaryshares 154,000 12-Sep-17 INR781.32($12) 12-Sep-22
* SiliconValleyBankwarrantswereconvertedinto10,865ordinarysharespursuanttonetsettlementdateduringthefinancialyear2017.
** OnDecember16,2016,theParentCompanyconverteditspreferencesharesintoordinarysharesandeffectuatedareverse5.4242194-for-onesharesplitofitsordinarysharesaswellasa5.4242194-for-oneadjustmentwithrespecttothenumberofordinarysharesunderlyingitsshareoptionsandacorrespondingadjustmenttotheexercisepricesofsuchoptions.
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NotestotheconsolidatedfinancialstatementsfortheyearendedMarch31,2018(Continued)
(AmountinINRthousands,exceptpersharedataandnumberofshares)
32.Borrowings(Continued)
Vehicle loan
Thisincludesthevehiclestakenonloanbythecompany.RefertoNote19.
Finance lease liabilities
Financeleaseliabilitiesincludethevehiclestakenonfinanceleasebythecompany.RefertoNote19.
33.Tradeandotherpayables
TradecreditorsincludeamountpayableforadvertisementexpensestoBCCLofNil(March31,2017:390,000).DuringthepreviousyearMarch31,2017,BCCLhadagreedtowaiveitsrighttoexercisetheWarrantsunderWarrantSubscriptionAgreementandYatraIndiasettledBCCLliabilitywiththepaymentofanaggregatesumofINR390,000(includinginterestINR90,000)underthetermsofadvertisementagreementwithnofurtherliabilityontheGroup.Duringthefirstquarterofcurrentfinancialyear,theCompanyhadpaidthisliabilityinfull.
34.Employmentbenefitplan
TheGroup'sgratuityschemeforitsemployeesinIndia,isadefinedbenefitplan.Gratuityispaidasalumpsumamounttoemployeesatretirementorterminationofemploymentatanamountbasedontherespectiveemployee'seligiblesalaryandtheyearsofemploymentwiththeGroup.Thebenefitplanispartiallyfunded.Thefollowingtablesetsoutthedisclosureinrespectofthedefinedbenefitplan.
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March31, 2017 2018 Tradecreditors 2,334,933 3,977,674Accruedexpenses 380,081 381,880Payabletootherrelatedparties(refertoNote42) 5,581 16,767Refundandotherpayables 427,949 673,309Total 3,148,544 5,049,630
March31, 2017 2018 Definedbenefitplan 62,434 87,009Liabilityforcompensatedabsences 41,920 67,624Totalliability 104,354 154,633Definedbenefitplanasset(refertonote21) — 7,835Totalasset — 7,835Netunfundedliability 62,434 79,147
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NotestotheconsolidatedfinancialstatementsfortheyearendedMarch31,2018(Continued)
(AmountinINRthousands,exceptpersharedataandnumberofshares)
34.Employmentbenefitplan(Continued)
Movementinobligation
Movementinplanassets
Unfundedliability
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March31, 2017 2018 Presentvalueofobligationatbeginningofyear 53,403 70,951Acquiredthroughbusinesscombination 22,589Interestcost 3,484 4,715Currentservicecost 11,824 14,633Pastservicecost 8,683Actuariallossonobligation —economicassumptions 6,591 (1,792)—demographicassumptions 2,054 6,139
Benefitspaid (6,405) (10,210)Presentvalueofobligationatclosingofyear 70,951 115,708
March31, 2017 2018 Fairvalueofplanassetsatbeginningoftheyear 8,166 8,517Acquiredthroughbusinesscombination 27,578Employercontributions 387 1,612Benefitspaid (399) (2,014)Earningonassets 591 1,442Actuariallossonplanassets (228) (601)Fairvalueofplanassetsatendoftheyear 8,517 36,534
March31, 2017 2018 Current 7,227 13,687Non-current 55,207 65,487Unfundedliabilityrecognizedinstatementoffinancialposition 62,434 79,174
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YatraOnline,Inc.
NotestotheconsolidatedfinancialstatementsfortheyearendedMarch31,2018(Continued)
(AmountinINRthousands,exceptpersharedataandnumberofshares)
34.Employmentbenefitplan(Continued)
Componentsofcostrecognizedinprofitorloss
Amountrecognisedinothercomprehensiveincome
Theprincipalactuarialassumptionsusedforestimatingthegroup'sdefinedbenefitobligationsaresetoutbelow:
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March31, 2016 2017 2018 Currentservicecost 8,483 11,824 14,633Pastservicecost — — 8,683Netinterestcost 2,599 3,483 4,715Expectedreturnonplanassets (588) (591) (1,442)
10,494 14,716 26,589
March31, 2016 2017 2018 Actuariallossonobligation* 9,758 8,873 5,047
* RefertoNote31forthemovementduringtheyear.
March31, 2017 2018Discountrate 6.50% 6.80-7.10%Futuresalaryincrease 11.00% 5-11%Averageexpectedfutureworkinglife(years) 2.27-3.30 2.33-3.7Retirementage(years) 58 58Mortalitytable IALM*(2006-08)UltimateWithdrawalrate(%) Ages Upto30years 70% 40-70%From31to44years 30% 30-35%Above44years 3% 3-5%
* IndianAssuredLivesMortality(2006-08)Ultimaterepresentspublishedmortalitytableusedformortalityassumption.
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YatraOnline,Inc.
NotestotheconsolidatedfinancialstatementsfortheyearendedMarch31,2018(Continued)
(AmountinINRthousands,exceptpersharedataandnumberofshares)
34.Employmentbenefitplan(Continued)
Sensitivityanalysis
Reasonablypossiblechangesatthereportingdatetooneoftherelevantactuarialassumptions,holdingotherassumptionsconstant,wouldhaveaffectedthedefinedbenefitobligationbytheamountsshownbelow:
Thesensitivityanalysesabovehavebeendeterminedbasedonamethodthatextrapolatestheimpactonthedefinedbenefitobligationasaresultofreasonablechangesinkeyassumptionsoccurringattheendofthereportingperiod.Theseanalysisarebasedonachangeinasignificantassumption,keepingallotherassumptionsconstantandmaynotberepresentativeofanactualchangeinthedefinedbenefitobligationasitisunlikelythatchangesinassumptionswouldoccurinisolationofoneanother.
Thefollowingpaymentsareexpectedcontributionstothedefinedbenefitplaninfutureyears:
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March31, 2017 2018 a)Impactofthechangeindiscountrate a)Impactduetoincreaseof0.50% (1,627) (2,696)b)Impactduetodecreaseof0.50% 1,716 2,844
b)Impactofthechangeinsalaryincrease a)Impactduetoincreaseof0.50% 1,126 2,251b)Impactduetodecreaseof0.50% (1,127) (2,188)
March31, 2017 2018 Year1 15,744 27,738Year2 12,881 18,805Year3 9,664 15,187Year4 8,045 11,567Year5 5,847 9,851Year6-10 21,544 35,676Totalexpectedpayments 73,725 118,824
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YatraOnline,Inc.
NotestotheconsolidatedfinancialstatementsfortheyearendedMarch31,2018(Continued)
(AmountinINRthousands,exceptpersharedataandnumberofshares)
35Deferredrevenue
DeferredrevenuerepresentstheamountreceivedupfrontbythegroupasapartofcommercialarrangementwiththeGlobalDistributionSystem("GDS")providersforfacilitatingthebookingofairlineticketsonitswebsiteorotherdistributionchannels.Thesameisrecognizedasrevenueforactualairlineticketssoldoverthetotalnumberofairlineticketstobesoldasperthetermoftheagreementandthebalanceamountisrecognizedasdeferredrevenue.
36.Otherfinancialliabilities
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March31, 2017 2018 GlobalDistributionSystemprovider 866,712 1,365,932Loyaltyprogram 131,142 104,778Other 411 —Total 998,265 1,470,710Non-current 458,703 599,612Current 539,562 871,098Total 998,265 1,470,710
March31, 2017 2018 At1April 1,358,847 998,265Deferredduringtheyear 52,171 1,098,695Recordedinstatementofprofitorloss (412,752) (626,250)At31March 998,265 1,470,710
March31, 2017 2018 Non-current Sharewarrants 2,066 84Contingentdividend 2,913 —
4,979 84Current Duetoemployees 115,271 196,956Sharewarrants 1,335,352 1,914,520Liabilityfortheacquisitionofbusiness(refertoNote43) — 904,727Total 1,450,623 3,016,203
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YatraOnline,Inc.
NotestotheconsolidatedfinancialstatementsfortheyearendedMarch31,2018(Continued)
(AmountinINRthousands,exceptpersharedataandnumberofshares)
37.Othernonfinancialliability,non-current
38.Othercurrentliabilities
AdvancesfromcustomersprimarilyconsistofamountsforfuturebookingsofAirlinetickets,HotelbookingsandPackages.
39.Commitmentandcontingencies
a) Capital and other commitments:
• ContractualcommitmentsforcapitalexpenditurependingexecutionwereINR7,745asatMarch31,2018(INR37,124asatMarch31,2017).Contractualcommitmentsforcapitalexpenditurearerelatingtoacquisitionofvehicle,furnitureandfixture,computersoftwareandwebsites,computerhardware.
• ContractualcommitmentsforrevenueexpenditurependingexecutionwereINR40,683asatMarch31,2018(INR92,890asatMarch31,2017).Contractualcommitmentsforrevenueexpenditurearerelatingtoadvertisementservices.
b) Contingent liabilities
i) ClaimsnotrecognisedasliabilitywereINR65,175asatMarch31,2018(INR44,950asatMarch31,2017).
Theserepresentsclaimmadebythecustomersduetoservicerelatedissues,whicharecontestedbytheCompanyandarependinginvariousdistrictconsumerredressalforumsinIndia.ThisalsoincludesINR1,000asatMarch31,2018(INR1,000asatMarch31,2017)towardsclaimforcopyrightinfringement.Themanagementdoesnotexpecttheseclaimstosucceedand,accordingly,noprovisionhasbeenrecognisedinthefinancialstatements.
ii) INR254,246asatMarch31,2018(INR19,690asatMarch31,2017),representsshowcausecumdemandnoticesraisedbyServiceTaxauthoritiesoversubsidiariesinIndia.Basedonthe
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March31, 2017 2018 Leaserentequalization 3,598 5,815Total 3,598 5,815
March31, 2017 2018 Advancefromcustomers 480,711 894,487Leaserentequalization 3,644 2,327Statutoryliabilities 59,952 260,786InterestAccruedonTermLoan — 7,647Otherliabilities 70,755 80,700Total 615,062 1,245,947
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YatraOnline,Inc.
NotestotheconsolidatedfinancialstatementsfortheyearendedMarch31,2018(Continued)
(AmountinINRthousands,exceptpersharedataandnumberofshares)
39.Commitmentandcontingencies(Continued)
Group'sevaluation,itbelievesthatitisnotprobablethatthedemandwillmaterialiseand,therefore,noprovisionhasbeenrecognised.
iii) INR108,540asatMarch31,2018(INR2,806asatMarch31,2017),representsshowcausecumdemandnoticesraisedbyIncomeTaxauthoritiesoversubsidiariesinIndia.BasedontheGroup'sevaluation,itbelievesthatitisnotprobablethatthedemandwillmaterialiseand,therefore,noprovisionhasbeenrecognised.
c) Operating lease commitment—Group as lessee
Aslessee,theGroup'sobligationarisingfromnon-cancellableleasesaremainlyrelatedtoleasearrangementsforrealestate.Theseleaseshavevariousextensionoptionsandescalationclause.Aspertheagreementsmaximumobligationonlongtermnon-cancellableleasesareasfollows:
Thefutureminimumleasepaymentobligationaslesseeasunder:
DuringtheyearendedMarch31,2018,INR178,650wasrecognizedasrentexpenseunderotheroperatingexpensesinprofitorlossinrespectofoperatingleases(March31,2017:INR148,738andMarch31,2016:INR142,350)
d) Finance lease commitment—Group as lessee
TheGrouphasfinanceleasesforvehicles.TheGroup'sobligationsunderfinanceleasesaresecuredbythelessor'stitletotheleasedassets.Futureminimumleasepaymentsunderfinanceleasestogetherwiththepresentvalueofthenetminimumleasepaymentsare,asfollows:
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March31, 2017 2018 Withinoneyear 109,320 118,351Afteroneyearbutnotmorethanfiveyears 104,083 155,220Morethanfiveyears 8,484 11,153Total 221,887 284,724
March31, 2017 2018 Withinoneyear 5,425 5,819Afteroneyearbutnotmorethanfiveyears 9,600 4,481Total 15,025 10,300Less:amountrepresentingfinancecharges 2,174 1,387Presentvalueofminimumleasepayments 12,851 8,913
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YatraOnline,Inc.
NotestotheconsolidatedfinancialstatementsfortheyearendedMarch31,2018(Continued)
(AmountinINRthousands,exceptpersharedataandnumberofshares)
40.Financialriskmanagement,objectiveandpolicies
TheGroup'sactivitiesareexposedtovarietyoffinancialrisk:creditrisk,liquidityriskandforeigncurrencyrisk.TheGroup'sseniormanagementoverseesthemanagementoftheserisks.TheGroup'sseniormanagementensuresthattheGroup'sfinancialriskactivitiesaregovernedbyappropriatepoliciesandproceduresandthatfinancialrisksareidentified,measuredandmanagedinaccordancewiththeGroup'spoliciesandriskobjectives.TheGroupreviewsandagreesonpoliciesformanagingeachoftheseriskswhicharesummarizedbelow:
a) Creditrisk
Creditriskistheriskthatacounterpartywillnotmeetitsobligationsunderafinancialinstrumentorcustomercontract,leadingtoafinancialloss.TheGroupisexposedtocreditriskfromitsoperatingactivities(primarilytradereceivables),includingdepositswithbanksandfinancialinstitutions,foreignexchangetransactionsandotherfinancialinstruments.
Trade receivables
CustomercreditriskismanagedbyeachbusinessunitsubjecttotheGroup'sestablishedpolicy,proceduresandcontrolrelatingtocustomercreditriskmanagement.Creditqualityofacustomerisassessedbasedonanextensivecreditratingscorecardandindividualcreditlimitsaredefinedinaccordancewiththisassessment.
Thecarryingamountofthefinancialassetsrepresentsthemaximumcreditexposure.Themaximumexposuretocreditriskatthereportingdatewas:
TheageofTradeandotherreceivablesatthereportingdatewas:
Allowancesfordoubtfuldebtsmainlyrepresentamountsduefromairlines,hotelsandcustomers.Basedonhistoricalexperience,theGroupbelievesthatnoimpairmentallowanceisnecessary,exceptforasdisclosedinNote26,inrespectoftradereceivables.
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March31, 2017 2018 Tradeandotherreceivables 1,970,375 4,008,871Otherfinancialassets 3,147,918 530,098Total 5,118,293 4,538,969
March31, 2017 2018 0-30days 1,314,822 2,938,19331-90days 466,215 568,90391-180days 115,516 281,749Morethan180days 73,822 220,026Total 1,970,375 4,008,871
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YatraOnline,Inc.
NotestotheconsolidatedfinancialstatementsfortheyearendedMarch31,2018(Continued)
(AmountinINRthousands,exceptpersharedataandnumberofshares)
40.Financialriskmanagement,objectiveandpolicies(Continued)
b) Liquidityrisk
Prudentliquidityriskmanagementimpliesmaintainingsufficientcashandmarketablesecurities,theavailabilityoffundingthroughanadequateamountofcommittedcreditfacilitiesandtheabilitytocloseoutmarketpositions.Duetothedynamicnatureoftheunderlyingbusinesses,theconsolidatedentityaimstomaintainflexibilityinfundingbykeepingcommittedcreditlinesavailable.
TheGroupmanagesliquiditybymaintainingadequatereserves,bankingfacilitiesandreserveborrowingfacilities,bycontinuouslymonitoringforecastandactualcashflowsandmatchingthematurityprofilesoffinancialassetsandfinancialliabilities.
ThefollowingtablessetforthCompany'sfinancialliabilitiesbasedonexpectedandundiscountedamountsasatMarch31,2018and2017.
AsatMarch31,2017
AsatMarch31,2018
Basedonthepastperformanceandcurrentexpectations,theGroupbelievesthatthecashandcashequivalentandcashgeneratedfromoperationswillsatisfytheworkingcapitalneeds,fundingofoperationallosses,capitalexpenditure,commitmentsandotherliquidityrequirementsassociatedwithitsexistingoperationsthroughatleastthenext12months.Inaddition,therearenotransactions,arrangementsandotherrelationshipswithanyotherpersonthatarereasonablylikelytomateriallyaffectortheavailabilityoftherequirementofcapitalresources.
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CarryingAmount
ContractualCashFlows*
Within1year 1-5Years
Morethan5years
Vehicleloan 32,025 37,807 11,913 25,894 —Financeleaseliabilities 12,851 15,025 5,425 9,600 —Tradeandotherpayables 3,148,544 3,148,544 3,148,544 — —Othercurrentliabilities 245,978 245,978 245,978 — —Total 3,439,398 3,447,354 3,411,860 35,494 —
CarryingAmount
ContractualCashFlows*
Within1year 1-5Years
Morethan5years
Vehicleloan 46,123 52,991 17,624 35,367 —Financeleaseliabilities 8,913 10,300 5,819 4,481 —Tradeandotherpayables 5,049,630 5,049,630 5,049,630 — —Termloan 796,794 882,490 554,189 328,301 —Othercurrentliabilities 1,390,068 1,390,068 1,390,068 — —Total 7,291,528 7,385,479 7,017,332 368,149 —
* RepresentsUndiscountedcashflowsofinterestandprincipal
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YatraOnline,Inc.
NotestotheconsolidatedfinancialstatementsfortheyearendedMarch31,2018(Continued)
(AmountinINRthousands,exceptpersharedataandnumberofshares)
40.Financialriskmanagement,objectiveandpolicies(Continued)
c) Foreigncurrencyrisk
ForeigncurrencyRiskistheriskthatthefairvalueorfuturecashflowsofanexposurewillfluctuatebecauseofthechangesinforeignexchangerates.TheGroupoperatesthroughsubsidiariesinIndia,SingaporeandUnitedStates.Thefunctionalcurrencyofthesesubsidiariesisthelocalcurrencyintherespectivecountriesandaccordinglytherearenorelatedsignificantforeigncurrencyexposures.
TheCompanycurrentlydoesnothaveanyhedgingagreementsorsimilararrangementswithanycounter-partytocoveritsexposuretoanyfluctuationsinforeignexchangerates.TheGroup'sexposuretotheriskofchangesinforeignexchangeratesrelatesprimarilytotheGroup'soperatingtransactionswhicharedenominatedincurrencyotherthansubsidiary'sfunctionalcurrency(foreigncurrencydenominatedreceivablesandpayables).
Foreign currency sensitivity
Thefollowingtablesdemonstratethesensitivitytoareasonablypossiblechangeinexchangerates.AnychangeintheexchangerateofUSD,EuroandGBPagainstcurrenciesotherthanINRisnotexpectedtohavesignificantimpactontheGroup'sprofitorloss.Accordingly,a5%appreciationoftheUSD,EuroandGBPcurrencyasindicatedbelow,againsttheINRwouldhavedecreasedlossbytheamountshownbelow;thisanalysisisbasedonforeigncurrencyexchangeratevariancesthattheGroupconsideredtobereasonablypossibleattheendofreportingperiod.Theanalysisassumesthatallothervariablesremainconstant.
41.Capitalmanagement
ForthepurposeoftheGroup'scapitalmanagement,capitalincludesissuedcapital,convertiblepreferenceshares,sharepremiumandallotherequityreservesattributabletotheequityholdersoftheparent.TheprimaryobjectiveoftheGroup'scapitalmanagementistoensurethatitmaintainsastrongcreditratingandhealthycapitalratiosinordertosupportitsbusinessandmaximisetheshareholder'svalue.
Inordertoachievethisoverallobjective,theGroup'scapitalmanagement,amongstotherthings,aimstoensurethatitmeetsfinancialcovenantsattachedtoitsinterest-bearingloansandborrowingsthatformpartofitscapitalstructurerequirements.Breachesinthefinancialcovenantswouldpermitthebanktoimmediatelycallinterest-bearingloansandborrowings.DuringthefinancialyearMarch312018,thecompanyhadtakenaloanfromInnovenCapital(refertoNote32).DuringthefinancialyearMarch31,2017,Companyhadreceivedadditionalcapitalthroughbusinesscombination(refertoNote43)andCompanyhadpaidoffloantakenfromMacquarieandInnovenCapital(refertoNote32).
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March31, 2017 2018 5%strengthening/weakeningofUSDagainstINR 351 7,561
5%strengthening/weakeningofEuroagainstINR 569 2,319
5%strengthening/weakeningofGBPagainstINR 1,085 1,971
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YatraOnline,Inc.
NotestotheconsolidatedfinancialstatementsfortheyearendedMarch31,2018(Continued)
(AmountinINRthousands,exceptpersharedataandnumberofshares)
41.Capitalmanagement(Continued)
TheGroupmanagesitscapitalstructureandmakesadjustmentstoit,inlightofchangesineconomicconditionsandtherequirementsofthefinancialcovenants.Tomaintainoradjustthecapitalstructure,theGroupmayadjustthedividendpaymenttoshareholders,returncapitaltoshareholdersorissuenewshares.Nochangesweremadeintheobjectives,policiesorprocessesduringtheyearsendedMarch31,2018andMarch31,2017.
TheGroupmonitorscapitalusingadebtequityratio,whichisdebtdividedbytotalequity.
42.Relatedpartydisclosures
Forthepurposeoftheconsolidatedfinancialstatements,partiesareconsideredtoberelatedtothegroup,iftheGrouphastheability,directlyorindirectly,tocontrolthepartyorexercisesignificantinfluenceoverthepartyinmakingfinancialandoperatingdecisions,orviceversa,orwheretheGroupandthepartyaresubjecttocommoncontrolorcommonsignificantinfluence.Relatedpartiesmaybeindividualsorotherentities.
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March31, 2017 2018 Interestbearingloansandborrowings(Note32) 44,877 851,829Less:cashandcashequivalents(Note28) (1,532,629) (2,465,073)Netdebt (1,487,752) (1,613,244)
Sharewarrants(Note36) 1,337,418 1,914,604Equity 3,137,487 (224,918)TotalEquity 4,474,905 1,689,687
Gearingratio(Netdebt/totalequity+netdebt) (49.81)% (2,110.39)%
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YatraOnline,Inc.
NotestotheconsolidatedfinancialstatementsfortheyearendedMarch31,2018(Continued)
(AmountinINRthousands,exceptpersharedataandnumberofshares)
42.Relatedpartydisclosures(Continued)
Relatedpartiesandnatureofrelatedpartyrelationship:
Natureofrelationship Nameofrelatedparty KeyManagementPersonnel Mr.DhruvShringi Co-founder,CEO
andDirector Mr.AlokVaish ChiefFinancial
Officer Mr.MurlidharaLaxmikantha
Kadaba Non-executiveDirector
Mr.SanjayArora Non-executiveDirector
Mr.SeanAgarwal(fromMarch1,2018)
Non-executiveDirector
Mr.SudhirKumarSethi Non-executiveDirector
Mr.PromodHaque(resignedon13thOctober2017)
Non-executiveDirector
Mr.AmitBapna(resignedon12thDecember2017)
Non-executiveDirector
EntitieshavingsignificantinfluenceE-18Limited
RelianceCapitalLimited
IDGVenturesIndiaAdvisorsPrivateLimited.,India
GroupCompaniesofentitieshavingsignificantinfluenceTerrapinPartners,LLC
E-18LimitedRelianceRetailLimitedRelianceIndustriesLimitedIndiawinSportsPrivateLimited
RelianceCapitalLimitedRelianceInfrastructureLimitedRelianceADAGroupPrivateLimitedReliancePowerRelianceCommunicationsLimitedRelianceGeneralInsuranceCompanyLimitedRelianceDefenceLimitedRelianceDefenceSystemsPrivateLimitedRelianceNipponLifeInsuranceCoLimitedRelianceNipponLifeAssetManagementLimitedRelianceHomeFinanceLimitedRelianceCommercialFinanceLimitedRelianceInfocommLimitedRelianceDefenceSystems&TechLimitedRelianceCementCompanyPrivateLimited
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Otherentitieswherethecompanyconsiderstheretobeasignificantinfluenceduetosignificanttransactionwithinvestor
MacquarieCapital(USA)Inc.
JointVentureCompanyAdventureandNatureNetworkPrivateLimited
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YatraOnline,Inc.
NotestotheconsolidatedfinancialstatementsfortheyearendedMarch31,2018(Continued)
(AmountinINRthousands,exceptpersharedataandnumberofshares)
42.Relatedpartydisclosures(Continued)
Duringtheyear,theGroupenteredintothefollowingtransactions,intheordinarycourseofbusinessonanarm'slengthbasis,withrelatedparties:
Thesalestoandpurchasesfromrelatedpartiesaremadeontermsequivalenttothosethatprevailinarm'slengthtransactions.Outstandingbalancesattheyear-endareunsecuredandinterestfree.Therehavebeennoguaranteesprovidedorreceivedforanyrelatedpartyreceivablesorpayables.
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March31, 2016 2017 2018 Significant Influence Renderingofservices 4 22,041 6,910Interestexpense 2,618 — —Loantaken 400,000 — —Loanrepaid 400,000 — —Group Companies of entities having significant influence Renderingofservices 6,819 88,932 169,342Advertisementexpense — 15,154 5,247Interestexpense — 220 4,428Communicationexpense 16,424 12,971 11,491Legalandprofessionalfees — — 5,497Insuranceexpense 278 8 6Other entities where the company considers there to be a significant influence due to
significant transaction with investor Legalandprofessionalfees — 101,353 —Joint venture company Renderingofservices 3 — —Recoveryofexpenses 133 — 103Loangiven — — 7,500Interestincome — — 78
March31, 2017 2018 Significant Influence Tradepayable — 1,092Tradereceivable 4,640 3,504
Group Companies of entities having significant influence Tradepayable 5,581 15,675Tradereceivable 14,793 53,475
Joint venture company Prepaymentandotherasset 86 7,759Othercurrentfinancialassets — 70
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YatraOnline,Inc.
NotestotheconsolidatedfinancialstatementsfortheyearendedMarch31,2018(Continued)
(AmountinINRthousands,exceptpersharedataandnumberofshares)
42.Relatedpartydisclosures(Continued)
CompensationofkeymanagementpersonneloftheGroup
Provisionforgratuityandcompensatedabsenceshasnotbeenconsidered,sincetheprovisionsarebasedonactuarialvaluationsfortheGroup'sentitiesasawhole.
Provisionforcontingentdividendhasnotbeenconsidered,sincetheprovisionisbasedonthevaluationreportforalltheYatra'sshareholdersandholdersofcertainoptions,warrantsandshareswaps.
DuringthefinancialyearendingMarch31,2018,theCompanyhadboughtbackNil(March31,2017:7,982)numberofsharesfromkeymanagementpersonnel
Theamountdisclosedinthetablearetheamountsrecognizedasanexpenseduringthereportingperiodrelatedtokeymanagementpersonnel.
Directors'LoanandAdvances
TheCompanyhasgrantedaunsecuredloantoonedirectorduringtheFYendingMarch31,2016atinterestof9.75%p.a.ThiswasrepaidinfullduringtheFYendingMarch31,2017.
43.BusinessCombination
Air Travel Bureau Limited ("ATB")
OnJuly20,2017,the"Company",throughitssubsidiary,YatraOnlinePrivateLimited("YatraIndia")agreedtoacquirealloftheoutstandingsharesofAirTravelBureauLimited("ATB")pursuanttoaSharePurchaseAgreementbyandamongYatraOnlinePrivateLimited,ATBandthesellerspartythereto(the"SharePurchaseAgreement").
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March31, 2016 2017 2018 Short-termemployeebenefits 17,239 28,760 47,369Contributionstodefinedcontributionplans 22 22 22Profitlinkedbonus 3,796 27,187 8,790DirectorsSittingfee's — 2,762 9,947Sharebasedpayment 8,920 353,271 447,848Totalcompensationpaidtokeymanagementpersonnel 29,977 412,002 513,976
Yearended Interestincome Advancesgiven
Repayment/settlementofadvances Receivable
March31,2018 — 337 337 —March31,2017 64 872 2,359 —
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YatraOnline,Inc.
NotestotheconsolidatedfinancialstatementsfortheyearendedMarch31,2018(Continued)
(AmountinINRthousands,exceptpersharedataandnumberofshares)
43.BusinessCombination(Continued)
PursuanttothetermsoftheSharePurchaseAgreement,theCompanyhasagreedtoacquireamajorityoftheoutstandingsharesofATB(the"FirstClosing")inexchangeforanupfrontpaymentofINR509,999(the"UpfrontPayment")andthebalanceoftheoutstandingsharesofATB(the"SecondClosing")willbeacquiredinexchangeforthefinalpaymenttobemadeinthirdquarterof2018calendaryear(the"FinalPayment").BasedonthetermsoftheSharePurchaseAgreementandmanagementestimates,theRegistrantexpectstheUpfrontPaymentandtheFinalPaymentnottoexceedatotalpurchasepriceofbetweenINR1,469,250toINR1,795,750.Thetransactionhasbeenfinancedthroughacombinationofdebtandcash.TheFirstClosingcompletedonAugust4,2017andtheSecondClosingisexpectedtooccurinthethirdquarterof2018calendaryear,subjecttoothercustomaryclosingconditions.
ThisacquisitionsignificantlystrengthenstheCompany'spositioninthelargeandgrowingcorporatetravelmarketinIndia.Asacombinedentity,YatrabecamethelargestcorporatetravelservicesplatforminIndiabyGrossBookings.Thisacquisitionwillallowdeliveringbest-in-classexperiencestoanevenwidersetoftravelers,throughtheCompanywebandmobileappplatformsandenhancingitsreachtocross-sellitsentireproductsuite,includinghotels,tothiscustomerbase
TheoperationsofATBhavebeenconsolidatedinthefinancialstatementsoftheGroupfromJuly31,2017.IntheyearendedMarch31,2018,ATBcontributednetrevenueofINR560,968andprofitofINR7,586totheGroup'sresult.
Acquisition-relatedcosts
TheGroupincurredacquisitionrelatedcostsofINR5,943relatingtoexternallegalfeesandduediligencecost.TheseamountshavebeenincludedinotheroperatingexpensesintheconsolidatedstatementofprofitorlossandothercomprehensivelossfortheyearendedMarch31,2018.
Purchaseconsideration
PurchaseconsiderationhasbeenfairvaluedatINR1,120,510asatJuly31,2017outofwhichINR509,999hasbeenpaidandbalancehasbeenshownunderothercurrentfinancialliabilities.
ThepurchasepriceofINR1,120,510asonthedateofacquisitionhadbeenallocatedtotheacquiredassetsandliabilitiesasfollows:
ThenetassetsrecognizedonJuly31,2017,werebasedontheprovisionalassessmentofthePerformanceLinkedBonus("PLB"),tradepayablesandtradereceivables.Basedontherevised
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Networkingcapital(includingcash) 1,245,235Tangibleassets 71,016Longtermliabilities (695,088)Customerbaseandrelationships 134,681Noncompeteagreements 16,861Goodwill 400,254Deferredtaxliability (52,449)Totalpurchaseconsideration 1,120,510
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YatraOnline,Inc.
NotestotheconsolidatedfinancialstatementsfortheyearendedMarch31,2018(Continued)
(AmountinINRthousands,exceptpersharedataandnumberofshares)
43.BusinessCombination(Continued)
assessmentofthePLBincome,tradepayablesandtradereceivables,therewasanincreaseinthenetassetsofINR92,734andtherewasalsoacorrespondingdecreaseofgoodwillofINR92,734,resultinginINR307,520oftotalgoodwillarisingontheacquisition.
Aftertakingtheimpactoftheaboveadjustmentonthedateoftheacquisition,thefairvalueofthetradereceivableswasINR1,425,036.ThegrossamountoftradereceivablesisINR1,442,300.Thedifferencebetweenthefairvalueandthegrossamountistheresultofanadjustmentforcounterpartycreditrisk.AtMarch31,2018,INR18,141ofthetradereceivableshasbeenimpaired.
Analysisofcashflowsonacquisition:
Thetablebelowshowsthevaluesandlivesofintangiblesrecognisedonacquisition:
ThegoodwillrecognizedisprimarilyattributedtotheexpectedsynergiesandotherbenefitsfromcombiningtheassetsandactivitiesofATBwiththoseoftheGroup.Thegoodwillisnotdeductibleforincometaxpurposes
Thepurchaseconsiderationhasbeenallocatedpreliminarilybasedonmanagement'sestimates.TheCompanyisintheprocessofmakingafinaldeterminationofthefairvalueofassetsandliabilities.Finalizationofthepurchasepriceallocationmayresultincertainadjustmentstotheaboveallocation.Anychangeintheconsiderationwillbeaccountedthrough"consolidatedstatementofprofitorlossandothercomprehensiveloss".
Contingentconsideration
AspartofthesharepurchaseagreementwiththepreviousownerofATB,acontingentconsiderationistobepaidbasedoncertainperformanceconditionsoftheacquiredbusiness.Asattheacquisitiondate,thefairvalueofthecontingentconsiderationwasestimatedtobeINR1,120,510.
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Netcashacquiredwiththesubsidiary 156,543Cashpaid (510,000)Netcashflowonacquisition (353,457)
Life(years)
Customerbaseandrelationships 15 134,682Noncompeteagreements 3.5 16,861TotalIntangibles 151,543
Grosscarryingamount Goodwill AtApril1,2017 653,666Acquisitionofasubsidiary 307,520AtMarch31,2018 961,186
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YatraOnline,Inc.
NotestotheconsolidatedfinancialstatementsfortheyearendedMarch31,2018(Continued)
(AmountinINRthousands,exceptpersharedataandnumberofshares)
43.BusinessCombination(Continued)
AsatMarch31,2018,itishighlyprobablethatthetargetwillbeachievedduetochangeinbusinessconditionsandbettercashflowmanagement.ThefairvalueofthecontingentconsiderationdeterminedatMarch31,2018reflectsthisdevelopment,amongstotherfactorsandaremeasurementchargehasbeenrecognisedthroughprofitorloss.
Areconciliationoffairvaluemeasurementofthecontingentconsiderationliabilityisprovidedbelow:
Thecontingentconsiderationliabilityisdueforfinalmeasurementandpaymenttotheformershareholdersinthirdquarterof2018calendaryear,subjecttoothercustomaryclosingconditions.
Terrapin 3 Acquisition Corporation
OnJuly13,2016,theParentCompanyenteredintoabusinesscombinationagreementwithNASDAQlistedTerrapin3AcquisitionCorporation("Terrapin"or"TRTL").Terrapinisaspecialpurposeacquisitioncompanyformedforthepurposeofeffectingamerger,acquisition,orsimilarbusinesscombination.TerrapinraisedINR14,111,708initsIPOinJuly2014.SubsequentlyTRTLwasrestructuredbyformationofTRTLparentandTRTLsubsidiary(collectivelyreferredtoasTRTL).OnDecember16,2016,thebusinesscombinationwascompletedpursuanttothetermsoftheAmendedandRestatedBusinessCombinationAgreement,datedasofSeptember28,2016andconsequentlyTRTLparentmergedwithandintotheParentCompany.Pursuanttothebusinesscombinationagreement,holdersofsharesofTRTL'sClassAcommonstockreceivedordinarysharesoftheParentCompanyinexchangefortheirsharesofTRTL'sClassAcommonstockonaone-for-onebasis;holdersofsharesofTRTL'sClassFcommonstockreceivedoneClassFshareoftheParentCompany,whichhasnoeconomicrightbutonlyavotingrightsimilartoordinaryshares,foreachshareofTRTL'sClassFcommonstock:andeachofTRTL'soutstandingwarrantsceasedtorepresentarighttoacquiresharesofTRTL'sClassAcommonstockandinsteadrepresenttherighttoacquirethesamenumberofordinarysharesoftheParentCompany,atthesameexercisepriceandonthesametermsasineffectimmediatelypriortotheclosingofthebusinesscombination.
Foraccountingpurposes,theParentCompanyisdeemedtobetheaccountingacquirerintheBusinessCombinationandconsequently,theBusinessCombinationistreatedasacapitaltransactioninvolvingtheissuanceofParentCompanyshares.
Thetransactionhasbeenconsummatedbytheissuanceof6.794millionordinarysharesofYatraOnline,Inc.toholdersofTRTLClassAcommonstockinexchangefortheirsharesofTRTLClassAcommonstockonaone-for-onebasis,theassumptionof34.675millionwarrantsissuedtoTRTLwarrantholdersandtheissuanceof3.159millionClassFsharesofYatraOnline,Inc.toTRTLClassFstockholders.Terrapin3'snetassetsofINR2,404,373werecombinedwiththeCompanyandtheissuanceofordinarysharesoftheParentCompanywasrecordedatthefairvalueofINR6,474,133
F-82
AsatJuly31,2017 Liabilityarisingonbusinesscombination 610,510Unrealizedfairvaluechangesrecognizedinprofitorloss 294,344AsatMarch31,2018 904,854
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YatraOnline,Inc.
NotestotheconsolidatedfinancialstatementsfortheyearendedMarch31,2018(Continued)
(AmountinINRthousands,exceptpersharedataandnumberofshares)
43.BusinessCombination(Continued)
withtheresultingdifferenceamountingtoINR4,069,760,representingthelistingexpensereflectedaslistingandrelatedexpensesinstatementofprofitorloss.
ThenetassetsofINR2,404,373acquiredonDecember16,2016includes:
Subsequenttoconsummationofbusinesscombination;
i)duringDecember2016,theParentCompanyraisedadditionalcapitalofINR1,663,544onprivateplacementbasisandcertainwarrantholdersexercisedtheirrightresultingintoadditionalsharecapitalofINR7,352.
ii)duringDecember2016,theParentCompanygranted2,000,000restrictedstockunits(RSUs)tocertainemployees.EachunitofRSUentitlestheholdertopurchaseoneshareoftheCompany,subjecttorequirementofvestingconditions.TheseRSUshavebeenissuedsubjecttoatwoyearrepurchaserightinfavouroftheCompanysuchthattheCompanywillbeabletoacquireanyunvestedsharesforanominalamount.ThecostofRSUsdeterminedbythefairvalueatthedateofgrantisbeingamortizedonamonthlygradedbasisoverthetotalvestingperiod.Fordetails,refernote30.
iii)duringDecember2016,theParentCompanydeclaredcontingentdividendofINR2,368,275toitsshareholders,certainemployees,warrantholdersandswapshareholders.SuchcontingentdividendispayableonlyupontheachievementbytheCompanyofdefinednetrevenueandearningsbeforeinterest,tax,depreciationandamortization(EBITDA)metricsincalendaryear2017andduringtheperiodfromJanuary1,2018throughJune30,2018.AsatMarch31,2018thefairvalueofcontingentdividendattributabletoshareholders,amountingtoNil(March31,2017:INR2,755)hasbeenadjustedwithequityandNil(March31,2017:INR292)attributabletoemployeesandwarrantholders,hasbeenrecordedinstatementofprofitorlossandothercomprehensiveloss.
iv)theParentCompanyincurredtransactioncostsamountingtoINR253,813inMarch31,2017.AnamountofINR172,474hasbeenchargedtostatementofprofitorlossandothercomprehensivelossandINR81,339instatementofchangesinequityunderequitysharepremium.
44.Listingandrelatedexpenses
Listingandrelatedexpensesitemsincluded:
• ListingexpenseamountingtoNil(March31,2017:INR4,069,760andMarch31,2016:Nil).AlsorefertoNote43.
• TransactioncostforconsummationofbusinesscombinationamountingtoNil(March31,2017:INR172,474andMarch31,2016:Nil)
• Contingentdividend(basisreassessmentoffairvaluation)amountingtoNil(March31,2017:INR292andMarch31,2016:Nil)towardscontingentdividendpayabletoholdersofcertainshareoptionsandsharewarrants.
F-83
Amount Cashandcashequivalent 4,051,557Currentassets 8,285Accountspayable (23,797)Warrants (1,631,672)
Exhibit 4.10
December15,2016ToeachoftheShareholdersofYatrasetforthontheSignaturePagesHeretoRe:LetterAgreementLadiesandGentlemen:
Asyoumaybeaware,YatraOnline,Inc.,aCaymanIslandsexemptedcompanylimitedbyshares(the“Company”),intendstohaveitsordinaryshares(“OrdinaryShares”)commencetradingonNASDAQonorbeforeDecember19,2016.
Referenceismadetotheletteragreementdated27September2016betweenthepartieshereto.Thisletteragreementreplacesandsupersedessuchpriorletter.
PursuanttotheCompany’sarticlesofassociation(the“Articles”),allofthepreferencesharesoftheCompanymaybeconvertedintoOrdinarySharesattheoptionoftheholderthereof.InordertofacilitatetheproposedlistingwhichshallbeforthebenefitoftheCompanyandallitsshareholdersandrecognizingtheamountinvestedbyeachshareholder,eachoftheundersignedholdersofpreferencesharesoftheCompanyherebyagreestoexerciseitsrightundertheArticlestoconverttheirpreferencesharesintoOrdinaryShareseffectiveimmediatelypriortothecommencementoftradingoftheOrdinarySharesonNASDAQ(the“Conversion”).
TheCompanyandeachoftheundersignedshareholdersoftheCompanyacknowledgeandagreethatupontheconsummationoftheConversion,theissuedsharecapitaloftheCompany,asshownontheCompany’sregisterofmembers,willbeassetforthinExhibitA.
TheCompanyandeachoftheundersignedshareholdersoftheCompanyagreetodoallthingsnecessarytoconsummatetheConversion,includingvotingsuchshareholder’spreferencesharesinfavorofanyresolutionsnecessarytoapprovetheConversion(whetheratashareholders’meetingorpursuanttoawrittenconsentofshareholders).
ThislettershallbegovernedinallrespectsbythelawsoftheCaymanIslandsassuchlawsareappliedtoagreementsbetweenCaymanIslandsresidentsenteredintoandperformedentirelyintheCaymanIslands.
ThisletterandtheExhibitsheretoandtheotherdocumentsreferredtohereinordeliveredpursuanttheretoconstitutethefullandentireunderstandingandagreementbetweenthepartieswithregardtothesubjectshereofandnopartyshallbeliableorboundtoanyotherinanymannerbyanyoralorwrittenrepresentations,warranties,covenantsandagreementsexceptasspecificallysetforthhereinandtherein.Eachpartyexpresslyrepresentsandwarrantsthatitisnotrelyingonanyoralorwrittenrepresentations,warranties,covenantsoragreementsoutsideofthisletter.
Intheeventoneormoreoftheprovisionsofthislettershould,foranyreason,beheldtobeinvalid,illegalorunenforceableinanyrespect,suchinvalidity,illegality,orunenforceabilityshallnotaffectanyotherprovisionsofthisletter,andthislettershallbeconstruedasifsuchinvalid,illegalorunenforceableprovisionhadneverbeencontainedherein.
ThislettermaybeamendedormodifiedonlyuponthewrittenconsentoftheCompanyandeachoftheundersignedshareholdersoftheCompany.
EachundersignedshareholderherebyrepresentsandwarrantstotheCompanyasfollows:(a)suchshareholderhasallnecessarypowerandauthority
underallapplicableprovisionsoflawtoexecuteanddeliverthisletterandtocarryoutitsprovisions;(b)allactiononsuchshareholder’spartrequiredforthelawfulexecutionanddeliveryofthisletterhavebeentaken;and(c)uponsuchshareholder’sexecutionanddelivery,thisletterwillbevalidandbindingobligationsofsuchshareholder,enforceableagainstsuchshareholderinaccordancewithitsterms,except(i)aslimitedbyapplicablebankruptcy,insolvency,reorganization,moratoriumorotherlawsofgeneralapplicationaffectingenforcementofcreditors’rightsand(ii)aslimitedbygeneralprinciplesofequitythatrestricttheavailabilityofequitableremedies.EachundersignedshareholderagreestoindemnifytheCompanyforanyclaims,lossesorexpensesincurredbytheCompanyasaresultofanyoftherepresentationsofsuchshareholdersetforthhereinbeinguntrue.
Unlessotherwiseprovidedherein,anynoticerequiredorpermittedunderthislettershallbedeemedeffectiveupontheearlierof(a)actualreceiptor(b)(i)onthedayofdeliverybyemailorconfirmedfacsimiletransmission,(ii)threebusinessdayafterthebusinessdayofdepositwithaninternationallyrecognizedovernightcourierserviceforexpressdelivery,freightprepaid,or(iii)sevenbusinessdaysafterdepositwiththeUnitedStatesPostOfficefordeliverybyregisteredorcertifiedmail,shallbeaddressedtothepartytobenotifiedattheaddressindicatedforsuchpartyonsuchshareholder’ssignaturepagehereto,oratsuchotheraddressassuchpartymaydesignatebyten(10)days’advancewrittennoticetotheotherparties.
IftheCompanyissuesadditionalOrdinarySharesorpreferencesharesatanytimebetweenthedateofthisletterandtheeffectivenessoftheConversion(“AdditionalShares”)theCompanyshallensurethattheholdersofsuchAdditionalSharesshallbecomeapartytothisletterbyexecutinganddeliveringacounterpartsignaturepageheretotherebyagreeingtobeboundbyandsubjecttothetermsofthisletterasanundersignedshareholdershereunderandtheCompanyshallupdateExhibitAtoreflecttheissuanceofsuchAdditionalShares.
Thislettermaybeexecutedinanynumberofcounterparts,eachofwhichshallbeanoriginal,butallofwhichtogethershallconstituteoneinstrument.
Sincerely,
By: /s/AlokVaishName: AlokVaishTitle: CFO,YatraOnline,Inc.
[ShareholderSignaturePagesFollow]
AcknowledgedandConcurred,
ORDINARY SHAREHOLDERS
/s/DhruvShringiDhruvShringi
/s/ManishAminManishAmin
/s/HarshalShahHarshalShah
/s/HareshChawlaHareshChawla
[SIGNATUREPAGETOLETTER]
AcknowledgedandConcurred,
ORDINARY SHAREHOLDERS
Wortal, Inc.
By: /s/UdayBellary
PrintName: UdayBellary
Title: ChairmanoftheBoard
Address:
[SIGNATUREPAGETOLETTER]
AcknowledgedandConcurred,
HOLDERS OF PREFERENCE SHARES
Norwest Venture Partners X, LP
By:GenesisVCPartnersX,LLC,GeneralPartner
By: /s/PromodHaque
PrintName: PromodHaque
Title: Sr.ManagingPartner
Address:
Norwest Venture Partners IX, LP
By:/s/GenesisVCPartnersIX,LLC,GeneralPartner
By: /s/PromodHaque
PrintName: PromodHaque
Title: Sr.ManagingPartner
Address:
[SIGNATUREPAGETOLETTER]
AcknowledgedandConcurred,
HOLDERS OF PREFERENCE SHARES
Vertex Asia Fund Pte. Ltd.
By: /s/ChuaKeeLock
PrintName: ChuaKeeLock
Title: Director
Address:
[SIGNATUREPAGETOLETTER]
AcknowledgedandConcurred,
Rajasthan Trustee Company Pvt Ltd A/c SME Tech Fund RVCF Trust II
By: /s/GirishGupta
PrintName: GirishGupta
Title: CEO,RajasthanAssetManagementCoPvtLtd
Address:
[SIGNATUREPAGETOLETTER]
AcknowledgedandConcurred,
HOLDERS OF PREFERENCE SHARES
IDG Ventures India Fund II LLC.
By: /s/GulstanRamgockim
PrintName: GulstanRamgockim
Title: Director
Address:
[SIGNATUREPAGETOLETTER]
AcknowledgedandConcurred,
HOLDERS OF PREFERENCE SHARES
Reliance Capital Limited
By: /s/AmitBapna
PrintName: AmitBapna
Title: CFO
Address:
[SIGNATUREPAGETOLETTER]
AcknowledgedandConcurred,
HOLDERS OF PREFERENCE SHARES AND ORDINARY SHARES
E-18 Limited
By: /s/AslamKoomar
PrintName: AslamKoomar
Title: Director
Address:
[SIGNATUREPAGETOLETTER]
AcknowledgedandConcurred,
HOLDERS OF PREFERENCE SHARES
Intel Capital Corporation
By: /s/MichaelJScown
PrintName: MichaelJScown
Title: AuthorizedSignatory
Address:
[SIGNATUREPAGETOLETTER]
AcknowledgedandConcurred,
HOLDERS OF PREFERENCE SHARES
Valiant Capital Master Fund LP
By: /s/BrianMiller
PrintName: BrianMiller
Title: CFO
Valiant Capital Partners LP
By: /s/BrianMiller
PrintName: BrianMiller
Title: CFO
Address:
[SIGNATUREPAGETOLETTER]
AcknowledgedandConcurred,
HOLDERS OF OF A RIGHT TO SWAP ORDINARY SHARES OFYATRA ONLINE PRIVATE LIMITED FOR ORDINARY SHARES OFYATRA ONLINE, INC.
Capital18 Fincap Private limited
By: /s/KshipraJatana
PrintName: KshipraJatana
Title: AuthorizedSignatory
Address:
Pandara Trust Scheme I
By: /s/SudhirSethi
PrintName: SudhirSethi
Title: DesignatedPartner
Address:
[SIGNATUREPAGETOLETTER]
AcknowledgedandConcurred,
HOLDERS OF PREFERENCE SHARES
Macquarie Corporate Holdings Pty Limited
By: /s/BelindaCooney
PrintName: BelindaCooney
Title: Attorney
Address:
Macquarie Corporate Holdings Pty Limited
By: /s/MattCroasdaile
PrintName: MattCroasdaile
Title: Attorney
Address:
[SIGNATUREPAGETOLETTER]
ExhibitA*
Shareholder
Ordinary Shares Post-Conversion
Ordinary Shares Post-Reverse Stock
Split**
Percentage Ownership
DhruvShringi
1,470,000
271,007
1.24%E-18Limited
10,449,198
1,926,397
8.78%Capital18FincapPrivateLimited***
3,090,549
569,768
2.60%HareshChawla
168,000
30,972
0.14%HarshalShah
168,000
30,972
0.14%IDGVenturesIndiaFundIILLC
5,307,495
978,481
4.46%PandaraTrustSchemeI***
936,407
172,634
0.79%IntelCapitalCorporation
11,810,298
2,177,327
9.92%MacquarieCorporateHoldingsPtyLimited
1,759,370
324,355
1.48%ManishAmin
1,470,000
271,007
1.24% NorwestVenturePartnersIX,LP
18,620,468
3,432,838
15.64%NorwestVenturePartnersX,LP
18,620,469
3,432,838
15.64%RajastRajasthanTrusteeCompanyPvtLtdA/cSMETechFundRVCFTrustII
1,560,181
287,632
1.31%RelianceCapitalLimited
16,401,598
3,023,771
13.78% ValiantCapitalMasterFundLP
12,456,354
2,296,433
10.47%ValiantCapitalPartnersLP
11,261,486
2,076,149
9.46%VertexAsiaFundPte.Ltd
3,268,915
602,652
2.75%Wortal,Inc.
204,105
37,628
0.17%Total
119,022,893
21,942,861
100.00%
*Doesnotinclude:(a)OrdinarySharesissuableuponexerciseofoutstandingCompanyoptions;(b)OrdinarySharesissuableuponexerciseofoutstandingwarrantstopurchaseanaggregateof46,458post-ReverseSplitOrdinarySharesheldbyMacquarieCorporateHoldingsPtyLimitedorwarrantstopurchaseanaggregateof43,366post-ReverseSplitOrdinarySharesheldbySiliconValleyBank;(c)277post-ReverseSplitOrdinarySharesallocatedbutnotyetissuedtoMatrixIndiaEntertainmentConsultantsPrivateLimited;or(d)1,567post-ReverseSplitOrdinarySharesallocatedbutnotyetissuedtoSalmanKhan.**Areverse-splitona5.4242194for1basis,withfractionalsharesroundedtothenearestwholeshareafteraggregatingallfractionalsharesheldbytheapplicableshareholder,isbeingeffectedbytheCompany.***OrdinarySharesissuableuponswapofordinarysharesofYatraOnlinePrivateLimited.
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Exhibit12.1
CertificationofChiefExecutiveOfficerPursuanttoSection302oftheSarbanes-OxleyActof2002
I,DhruvShringi,certifythat:
1. IhavereviewedthisAnnualReportonForm20-FofYatraOnline,Inc.(the"Company");
2. Basedonmyknowledge,thisAnnualReportdoesnotcontainanyuntruestatementofamaterialfactoromittostateamaterialfactnecessarytomakethestatementsmade,inlightofthecircumstancesunderwhichsuchstatementsweremade,notmisleadingwithrespecttotheperiodcoveredbythisreport;
3. Basedonmyknowledge,thefinancialstatements,andotherfinancialinformationincludedinthisreport,fairlypresentinallmaterialrespectsthefinancialcondition,resultsofoperationsandcashflowsoftheCompanyasof,andfor,theperiodspresentedinthisreport;
4. TheCompany'sothercertifyingofficerandIareresponsibleforestablishingandmaintainingdisclosurecontrolsandprocedures(asdefinedinExchangeActRules13a-15(e)and15d-15(e))andinternalcontroloverfinancialreporting(asdefinedinExchangeActRules13a-15(f)and15(d)-15(f))fortheCompanyandhave:
a) designedsuchdisclosurecontrolsandprocedures,orcausedsuchdisclosurecontrolsandprocedurestobedesignedunderoursupervision,toensurethatmaterialinformationrelatingtotheCompany,includingitsconsolidatedsubsidiaries,ismadeknowntousbyotherswithinthoseentities,particularlyduringtheperiodinwhichthisreportisbeingprepared;
b) designedsuchinternalcontroloverfinancialreporting,orcausedsuchinternalcontroloverfinancialreportingtobedesignedunderoursupervision,toprovidereasonableassuranceregardingthereliabilityoffinancialreportingandthepreparationoffinancialstatementsforexternalpurposesinaccordancewithgenerallyacceptedaccountingprinciples;
c) evaluatedtheeffectivenessoftheCompany'sdisclosurecontrolsandproceduresandpresentedinthisreportourconclusionsabouttheeffectivenessofthedisclosurecontrolsandprocedures,asoftheendoftheperiodcoveredbythisreportbasedonsuchevaluation;and
d) disclosedinthisreportanychangeintheCompany'sinternalcontroloverfinancialreportingthatoccurredduringtheperiodcoveredbytheAnnualReportthathasmateriallyaffected,orisreasonablylikelytomateriallyaffect,theCompany'sinternalcontroloverfinancialreporting.
5. TheCompany'sothercertifyingofficerandIhavedisclosed,basedonourmostrecentevaluationofinternalcontroloverfinancialreporting,totheCompany'sauditorsandtheAuditCommitteeoftheCompany'sBoardofDirectors(orpersonsperformingtheequivalentfunctions):
a) allsignificantdeficienciesandmaterialweaknessesinthedesignoroperationofinternalcontroloverfinancialreportingwhicharereasonablylikelytoadverselyaffecttheCompany'sabilitytorecord,process,summarizeandreportfinancialinformation;and
b) anyfraud,whetherornotmaterial,thatinvolvesmanagementorotheremployeeswhohaveasignificantroleintheCompany'sinternalcontroloverfinancialreporting.
Date:July31,2018
By: /s/DHRUVSHRINGI
Name: DhruvShringi
Title: Chief Executive Officer (Principal
Executive Officer)
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CertificationofChiefExecutiveOfficerPursuanttoSection302oftheSarbanes-OxleyActof2002
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Exhibit12.2
CertificationofChiefFinancialOfficerPursuanttoSection302oftheSarbanes-OxleyActof2002
I,AlokVaish,certifythat:
1. IhavereviewedthisAnnualReportonForm20-FofYatraOnline,Inc.(the"Company");
2. Basedonmyknowledge,thisAnnualReportdoesnotcontainanyuntruestatementofamaterialfactoromittostateamaterialfactnecessarytomakethestatementsmade,inlightofthecircumstancesunderwhichsuchstatementsweremade,notmisleadingwithrespecttotheperiodcoveredbythisreport;
3. Basedonmyknowledge,thefinancialstatements,andotherfinancialinformationincludedinthisreport,fairlypresentinallmaterialrespectsthefinancialcondition,resultsofoperationsandcashflowsoftheCompanyasof,andfor,theperiodspresentedinthisreport;
4. TheCompany'sothercertifyingofficerandIareresponsibleforestablishingandmaintainingdisclosurecontrolsandprocedures(asdefinedinExchangeActRules13a-15(e)and15d-15(e))andinternalcontroloverfinancialreporting(asdefinedinExchangeActRules13a-15(f)and15(d)-15(f))fortheCompanyandhave:
a) designedsuchdisclosurecontrolsandprocedures,orcausedsuchdisclosurecontrolsandprocedurestobedesignedunderoursupervision,toensurethatmaterialinformationrelatingtotheCompany,includingitsconsolidatedsubsidiaries,ismadeknowntousbyotherswithinthoseentities,particularlyduringtheperiodinwhichthisreportisbeingprepared;
b) designedsuchinternalcontroloverfinancialreporting,orcausedsuchinternalcontroloverfinancialreportingtobedesignedunderoursupervision,toprovidereasonableassuranceregardingthereliabilityoffinancialreportingandthepreparationoffinancialstatementsforexternalpurposesinaccordancewithgenerallyacceptedaccountingprinciples;
c) evaluatedtheeffectivenessoftheCompany'sdisclosurecontrolsandproceduresandpresentedinthisreportourconclusionsabouttheeffectivenessofthedisclosurecontrolsandprocedures,asoftheendoftheperiodcoveredbythisreportbasedonsuchevaluation;and
d) disclosedinthisreportanychangeintheCompany'sinternalcontroloverfinancialreportingthatoccurredduringtheperiodcoveredbytheAnnualReportthathasmateriallyaffected,orisreasonablylikelytomateriallyaffect,theCompany'sinternalcontroloverfinancialreporting.
5. TheCompany'sothercertifyingofficerandIhavedisclosed,basedonourmostrecentevaluationofinternalcontroloverfinancialreporting,totheCompany'sauditorsandtheAuditCommitteeoftheCompany'sBoardofDirectors(orpersonsperformingtheequivalentfunctions):
a) allsignificantdeficienciesandmaterialweaknessesinthedesignoroperationofinternalcontroloverfinancialreportingwhicharereasonablylikelytoadverselyaffecttheCompany'sabilitytorecord,process,summarizeandreportfinancialinformation;and
b) anyfraud,whetherornotmaterial,thatinvolvesmanagementorotheremployeeswhohaveasignificantroleintheCompany'sinternalcontroloverfinancialreporting.
Date:July31,2018
By: /s/ALOKVAISH
Name: AlokVaish Title: Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial and
Accounting Officer)
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CertificationofChiefFinancialOfficerPursuanttoSection302oftheSarbanes-OxleyActof2002
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Exhibit13.1
CertificationofChiefExecutiveOfficerPursuanttoSection906oftheSarbanes-OxleyActof2002
Pursuantto18U.S.C.Section1350,ascreatedbySection906oftheSarbanes-OxleyActof2002,theundersignedofficerofYatraOnline,Inc.(the"Company")herebycertifies,tosuchofficer'sknowledge,that:
(i)theaccompanyingAnnualReportonForm20-FoftheCompanyfortheyearendedMarch31,2018(the"Report")fullycomplieswiththerequirementsofSection13(a)orSection15(d),asapplicable,oftheSecuritiesExchangeActof1934,asamended;and
(ii)theinformationcontainedintheReportfairlypresents,inallmaterialrespects,thefinancialconditionandresultsofoperationsoftheCompany.
Date:July31,2018
TheforegoingcertificationisbeingfurnishedsolelytoaccompanytheReportpursuantto18U.S.C.Section1350,andisnotbeing"filed"eitheraspartoftheReportorasaseparatedisclosurestatement,andisnottobeincorporatedbyreferenceintotheReportoranyotherfilingoftheCompany,whethermadebeforeorafterthedatehereof,regardlessofanygeneralincorporationlanguageinsuchfiling.Theforegoingcertificationshallnotbedeemed"filed"forpurposesofSection18oftheSecuritiesExchangeActof1934,asamended,orotherwisesubjecttotheliabilitiesofSection18orSections11and12(a)(2)oftheSecuritiesActof1933,asamended.
By: /s/DHRUVSHRINGI
Name: DhruvShringi Title: Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive
Officer)
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CertificationofChiefExecutiveOfficerPursuanttoSection906oftheSarbanes-OxleyActof2002
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Exhibit13.2
CertificationofChiefFinancialOfficerPursuanttoSection906oftheSarbanes-OxleyActof2002
Pursuantto18U.S.C.Section1350,ascreatedbySection906oftheSarbanes-OxleyActof2002,theundersignedofficerofYatraOnline,Inc.(the"Company")herebycertifies,tosuchofficer'sknowledge,that:
(i)theaccompanyingAnnualReportonForm20-FoftheCompanyfortheyearendedMarch31,2018(the"Report")fullycomplieswiththerequirementsofSection13(a)orSection15(d),asapplicable,oftheSecuritiesExchangeActof1934,asamended;and
(ii)theinformationcontainedintheReportfairlypresents,inallmaterialrespects,thefinancialconditionandresultsofoperationsoftheCompany.
Date:July31,2018
TheforegoingcertificationisbeingfurnishedsolelytoaccompanytheReportpursuantto18U.S.C.Section1350,andisnotbeing"filed"eitheraspartoftheReportorasaseparatedisclosurestatement,andisnottobeincorporatedbyreferenceintotheReportoranyotherfilingoftheCompany,whethermadebeforeorafterthedatehereof,regardlessofanygeneralincorporationlanguageinsuchfiling.Theforegoingcertificationshallnotbedeemed"filed"forpurposesofSection18oftheSecuritiesExchangeActof1934,asamended,orotherwisesubjecttotheliabilitiesofSection18orSections11and12(a)(2)oftheSecuritiesActof1933,asamended.
By:
/s/ALOKVAISH
Name: AlokVaish Title:
Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial andAccounting Officer)
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CertificationofChiefFinancialOfficerPursuanttoSection906oftheSarbanes-OxleyActof2002
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Exhibit15.1
ConsentofIndependentRegisteredPublicAccountingFirm
WeconsenttotheincorporationbyreferenceinthefollowingRegistrationStatements:
(1) RegistrationStatement(FormS-8No.333-218498)ofYatraOnline,Inc.;
(2) RegistrationStatement(FormF-3No.333-224661)ofYatraOnline,Inc.and
(3) RegistrationStatement(FormF-3No.333-215653)ofYatraOnline,Inc.
ofourreportdatedJune11,2018,withrespecttotheconsolidatedfinancialstatementsofYatraOnline,Inc.,includedinthisAnnualReport(Form20-F)fortheyearendedMarch31,2018.
/s/Ernst&YoungAssociatesLLPGurugram,India
July31,2018
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ConsentofIndependentRegisteredPublicAccountingFirm