Brands
Indiamart clicks ahead as web services power steady growth in FY26
MUMBAI: It was a case of clicks doing the heavy lifting. Indiamart Intermesh Limited closed the December 2025 quarter with its core web business firmly in the driver’s seat, as steady demand from its B2B marketplace offset continued pressure in its accounting software segment.
According to the company’s audited consolidated financials for the quarter and nine months ended December 31, 2025, Indiamart Intermesh Limited reported total segment revenue of Rs 3,910 million for the December quarter, compared with Rs 4,016 million in September 2025 and Rs 3,543 million a year earlier. For the nine-month period, revenue stood at Rs 11,647 million, up from Rs 10,333 million in the corresponding period last year.
The web and related services segment remained the clear growth engine. It contributed Rs 3,681 million in the December quarter and Rs 10,747 million over nine months, underlining the resilience of Indiamart’s online B2B marketplace for products and services. Segment results from this business came in at Rs 1,352 million for the quarter and Rs 4,019 million for the nine-month period.
In contrast, the accounting software services business continued to weigh on performance. While revenue from the segment was Rs 335 million in the December quarter and Rs 900 million over nine months, the business reported losses of Rs 10 million for the quarter and Rs 95 million for the nine-month period, reflecting ongoing investment and competitive pressure.
After accounting for finance costs, depreciation and amortisation, and other income, profit before tax for the December quarter stood at Rs 1,186 million, compared with Rs 2,470 million in the preceding quarter and Rs 1,590 million in the year-ago period. For the nine months ended December 2025, profit before tax was Rs 5,695 million, up from Rs 4,877 million a year earlier.
The company also reported a share of net losses from associates amounting to Rs 146 million for the December quarter and Rs 380 million for the nine-month period.
On the balance sheet side, total segment assets stood at Rs 41,277 million as of December 31, 2025, while segment liabilities were reported at Rs 19,900 million, reflecting a stable asset base anchored by the web services business.
Indiamart said it continues to operate through two reportable segments, web and related services, and accounting software services based on product nature, risk profile and internal reporting structure. While software remains a work in progress, the numbers suggest the marketplace model continues to deliver, keeping Indiamart’s growth story firmly online rather than offline.
Brands
Godrej clarifies ‘GI’ identifier after logo similarity debate
Says GI is not a logo, will not replace Godrej signature across products.
MUMBAI: In a branding storm where shapes did the talking, Godrej is now spelling things out. Godrej Industries Group (GIG) has issued a clarification on its newly introduced ‘GI’ identifier, addressing questions around its purpose and design following a wave of online criticism. At the centre of the debate were two concerns: whether the new mark replaces the long-standing Godrej logo, and whether its geometric design mirrors other corporate identities.
The company has drawn a clear line. The Godrej signature logo, it said, remains unchanged and continues to be the sole logo across all consumer-facing products and services. The ‘GI’ mark, by contrast, is not a logo but a corporate group identifier intended for use alongside the Godrej signature or company name, and aimed at stakeholders such as investors, media and talent rather than consumers.
The need for such a distinction stems from the 2024 restructuring of the broader Godrej Group into two separate business entities. With both continuing to operate under the same Godrej name and signature, the identifier is positioned as a way to differentiate the Godrej Industries Group at a corporate level.
The rollout, however, triggered a broader conversation on design originality. Critics pointed to similarities between the GI mark’s geometric composition and logos used by companies globally, raising questions about distinctiveness.
Responding to this, GIG said its intellectual property and legal review found that such overlaps are common in minimalist, geometry-led design systems. Basic forms such as circles and rectangles appear across dozens of brand identities worldwide, the company noted.
It added that the identifier emerged from an extensive design process and was chosen for its simplicity, allowing it to sit alongside the Godrej signature without competing visually. While acknowledging that elemental shapes may appear less distinctive in isolation, the group emphasised that the mark is part of a broader identity system that includes a custom typeface, sonic branding and other proprietary elements.
Following legal and ethical assessments, the company said it found no impediment to using the identifier, reiterating that the GI mark is a corporate tool not a consumer-facing symbol.
In short, the logo isn’t changing but the conversation around it certainly has.
