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Sequoia Backed Prizm Payments Outlays Rs1000Cr Capex

By : Irfan Khan | 6 September 2011
Category : Private Equity

Sequoia backed Prizm Payments has outlayed a Rs1,000 Cr capex over three years to expand it's network of ATMs and POS.

It intends to fund the capex through a combination of debt, operating leases and vendor financing.

Sequoia has invested $15 Mn in Prizm in two rounds of funding with latest round of $8 Mn in August this year. COMPSCOMPSAxis Bank is also a shareholder in Prizm Payments.

Financial Performance of Prizm Payments

(Rs Mn) 2010 2009 2008
Sales 266.93 134.74 79.63
EBITDA -39.95 -22.18 24.02
PAT -39.94 -17.53 13.66
Share Capital 327.12 225.00 25.00
Reserves 0.00 0.00 5.96
Total Debt 38.17 20.00 0.17

At present, it operates 8,500 ATMs and 20,000 PoS. Of which, 3,000 are on pay-per-use contracts, while the rest work on a fixed fee plus transactions-based charge arrangement. It also operates the PoS business of Reliance Money in 2009


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