Paytm Share Price Declines Over 4 Per Cent - Know Why

Paytm Stock Price: Shares of One 97 Communications Ltd (Paytm) declined over 4 per cent on May 13 to trade at Rs 830.55 apiece on the NSE. The financial technology company’s shares declined after 1.7 crore shares, or 4.1 per cent equity, traded hands on May 13, according to reports.

Paytm Block Deal

According to a report by CNBC-TV18, which cited sources privy to the matter, the block deal took place as China-based fintech company Antfin was looking to pare nearly 4 per cent of its stake. The company is likely to have pared its stake in Paytm through block deals valued at around Rs 2,066 crore, as per the report. Notably, the floor price for the stock was fixed at Rs 809.75 apiece, which is a 6.5 per cent discount to Paytm’s last closing price.

Paytm Q4 Results

Earlier on May 7, Paytm announced its financial results for the quarter and the full fiscal year that ended March 31, 2025. The fintech company’s consolidated revenue from operations for the March quarter of FY 2024-25 decreased by over 15 per cent to Rs 1911.5 crore compared to Rs 2267.1 crore in the March quarter of FY 2023-24. Sequentially, the company’s revenue from operations increased by over 4 per cent from Rs 1827.8 crore in the quarter ended December 31, 2024 of FY25. The company’s revenue from operations for the fiscal ending March 31, 2025 also declined by nearly 31 per cent to Rs 6900.4 crore from Rs 9977.8 crore in the fiscal ending March 31, 2024.

Paytm’s consolidated net loss for the March quarter of FY25 narrowed to Rs 544.6 crore compared to Rs 550.5 crore in the corresponding quarter of the preceding fiscal. However, the fintech company’s net loss for the fourth quarter of FY25 increased compared to Rs 208.50 crore in the December quarter of FY25. For the full fiscal FY 2024-25 Paytm’s net loss narrowed to Rs 663.20 crore compared to Rs 1422.4 crore in FY 2023-24.

Paytm Share Price History

In a year shares of Paytm have rallied over 138 per cent on the NSE. On a year-to-date (YTD) basis, the fintech company’s stock has declined over 15 per cent. In six months shares of Paytm have surged over 11 per cent on the NSE. In a month shares of Paytm have gained over 3 per cent and in five days the stock has gained over 5 per cent.

At the time of writing, shares of Paytm traded at Rs 850.9 apiece on the NSE down by 1.75 per cent.