UK-headquartered Deliveroo was established in 2013 and has a market capitalisation of £2.45bn. Photo: Bloomberg
Operating profits at the Irish arm of takeaway food delivery service Deliveroo last year increased by 8.5pc to €1.35m as revenues further increased.
New accounts show that operating profits rose at Deliveroo Ireland Ltd as revenues also increased by 8.5pc from €47.89m to €51.98m.
The revenue increases of last year and 2022 have failed to keep pace with the breakneck 64pc increase in revenues during the pandemic-hit 2021.
The directors for the firm state that the revenue increase in 2023 is “as a result of increased demand, the change in ordering behaviour and sales mix”.
The accounts show that pre-tax profits declined by 26pc from €1.95m to €1.44m.
The decline in pre-tax profits is due to the company receiving €90,932 in finance income in 2023 compared to €709,621 in finance income in 2022.
The directors state that the company’s gross profits increased by 18pc from €17.96m to €21.27m “reflecting both increased demand and the scalable unit economics of the business model”.
On the company’s future developments, the directors state that “the coming financial year will continue to be focused on improving our key customer value proposition pillars – ie service and selection – in order to further drive growth”.
Numbers directly employed by the company here last year decreased from 56 to 38 as staff costs dropped from €2.65m to €2.5m. That included a share-based payment charge of €45,362.
The company’s non-cash depreciation costs last year totalled €78,815. The company’s cost of sales totalled €30.7m and other operating expenses amounted to €12.92m, while administrative expenses totalled €7m.
The firm recorded post-tax profits of €1.25m after paying corporation tax of €185,852.
At the end of December last, the firm’s accumulated profits totalled €6.89m while the company’s cash funds decreased from €26.98m to €26.07m.
The UK-headquartered Deliveroo was established in 2013 and today its global business has a market capitalisation of £2.45bn – which is up 22pc on the market capitalisation of £2bn in September 2023 but down sharply from £5bn in October 2021.
Deliveroo today works in 10 markets around the world. In August, the group said that it had achieved the twin milestones of positive net profit and free cash flow in the first half of this year.
