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Route Mobile Limited San Raj Corporate Park - 4th Dimension, 3rd floor, Mind Space, Malad (West), Mumbai - 400 064, India +97 22 4033 7676/77-99 I Fax: +97 22 4033 7650 info@routemobile.com I www.routemobile.com CIN No: L72900MH2004PLC746323
National Stock Exchange of India Limited Symbol: ROUTE
Ref No: RML/2025-26/627
Date: November 4, 2025 BSE Limited To, Scrip Code: 543228
Dear Sir/Madam, Sub: Investor Presentation
Pursuant to Regulation 30 of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations 2015, we are enclosing herewith the Investor Presentation, that will be presented on Tuesday, November 4, 2025 to the Analysts in connection with the Unaudited Financial Results (Standalone and Consolidated) of the Company for the quarter and half year ended September 30, 2025.
The same is also available on the Company’s website at www.routemobile.com
You are requested to take the above information on record.
Thanking you For Route Mobile Limited Yours truly,
Tejas Shah
Company Secretary & Compliance Officer ICSI Membership No.: A34829
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Earnings Update H1 FY 25-26
Investor Presentation November 3, 2025
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Safe Harbor •••
Certain statements mentioned in this presentation concerning our future growth prospects are forward looking statements (the “Forward
Statements”) and are based on reasonable expectations of the management, which involves a number of risks, and uncertainties that could cause
actual results to differ materially from those in such Forward Statements. The risks and uncertainties relating to these Forward Statements include,
but are not limited to, risks and uncertainties regarding fluctuations in our earnings, fluctuations in foreign exchange rates, revenue and profits, our
ability to generate and manage growth, competition in CPaaS globally, wage increases in India, our ability to attract and retain highly skilled
professionals, time and cost overruns on fixed-price and fixed time frame contracts, industry segment concentration, our ability to manage our
international operations, our revenues being highly dependent on clients in the United States of America, reduced demand for technology in our
key focus areas, disruptions in telecommunication networks or system failures, our ability to successfully complete and integrate potential
acquisitions, liability for damages on our service contracts, withdrawal of fiscal governmental incentives, political instability, adverse impact of global
pandemics (including COVID-19 impact), war, legal restrictions on raising capital or acquiring companies, unauthorized use of our intellectual
property(ies) and general economic conditions affecting our businesses and industry. We may, from time to time, make additional written and oral
Forward Statements . We do not undertake to update any Forward Statements that may be made from time to time by us or on our behalf, unless
required under the law.
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Route Mobile - Industry Leading Global CPaaS Platform •••
RML offers a scalable and flexible Omnichannel CPaaS platform to enterprises across industry verticals, globally
280+ direct MNO connects, overall access to 900+ MNOs (Super Network)
Global footprint across 20+ locations; 2,500+ active billable clients
Infrastructure comprising 20+ data centers and 6 SMSCs globally
ESG leader, rated “A” by a reputed ESG rating agency
Visionary in Magic Quadrant for CPaaS 2025 – Gartner Key Vendor in four Hype Cycle Reports – Gartner “Top Tier 1 A2P SMS vendor” – Rocco
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₹45,290 mn Revenue for LTM ended 30 Sept 2025
₹5,024 mn EBITDA for LTM ended 30 Sept 2025
84.4 bn Billable transactions processed in H1 25-26
₹ 10,470 mn Cash as on 30 Sept 2025
82% CFO / EBITDA conversion in H1 FY25-26
Board recommended ₹ 3 per share interim dividend
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Global Diaspora - Footprint & Super Network •••
Europe
Direct MNO 110
Employees 31
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APAC
Direct MNO 36
Employees 2
Americas
Direct MNO 53
Employees 199
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Middle East
Direct MNO 15
Employees 26
Africa
Direct MNO 64
Employees 2
India
Direct MNO 6
Employees 531
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20+ virtualized Data Centers
18 Hubs
791 Employees
280+ Super Network Widespread global distribution & reach
Data as on September 30, 2025
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Key Developments
Key Developments in Q2 25-26 •••
Leveraged partnership with Tech Mahindra to onboard one of the Largest Global Logistics Provider as a customer for our A2P SMS services across multiple geographies.
Empowered one of South Asia’s leading eCommerce giants to process over 170+ million email messages within a 24 hour window through our scalable, enterprise grade Email Communication Platform
Enabled one of the globe’s Largest Hyperscalers to unlock premium RCS messaging services and drive next generation customer engagement across India
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Strong Traction for New Products •••
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New Products Revenue (in ₹ mn)
-'I growth 21.20/o '(-o -Q growth 1?,.10/0 Q.-0 ➔
775
830
939
Q2 24-25
Q1 25-26
Q2 25-26
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Key Business Metrics
Diverse Customer Base •••
Revenue contribution from select industries in H1 25-26
FinServ
Digital communication solutions for Banking, Social/ Internet; Edtech and Technology companies Insurance and Payment gateways
Digital native
Social/ Internet; Edtech and Technology companies
Revenue for Top 50 countries by termination(1)
15%
11%
48%
Tier 1 CPaaS partners
Top tier 1 CPaaS partners across the globe
10%
14%
12%
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Europe Americas Middle
Africa
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Ecommerce
Increasing use of communication APIs to drive customer engagement
Telecom & allied Services
MNOs and telecom OEMs
Retail, Travel & Hospitality
Increasing use of communication APIs to drive customer engagement
(1) Top 50 countries contribute c. 91% of H1 25-26 revenue from operations (2) Top 150 customers - contribute c. 90% of H1 25-26 revenue from operations
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4%
2%
Revenue by customer HQ continent(2)
42%
34%
12%
2%
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Asia
Europe
Africa
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Customer Cohort Analysis •••
Clients by Account Size
Client Concentration
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>$15mn
>$10mn
>$5mn
>$1mn
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20
70
Top 50
78%
Top 10
Top 5
48%
38%
75%
44%
32%
76%
76%
48%
33%
45%
36%
FY 24-25
H1 25-26 (1)
FY 22-23
FY 23-24
FY24-25
H1 25-26
(1) 6M FY25-26 Annualized
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Financial Highlights
Analysis of Q2 FY 25-26 Performance •••
Revenue (in ₹ mn) & Billable Transactions (# bn)
40.5
39.3
45.2
11,134
10,508
11,194
Q2 24-25
Q1 25-26
Q2 25-26
Gross Profit (In ₹ mn) & Gross Profit Margin (%)
Q2 25-26 revenue performance • Revenue increased by 0.5% Y-o-Y, and 6.5% Q-o-Q •
International business, ILDO business expansion, and domestic volume growth (offset
partially by lower realizations) combined with routing synergies, driving overall revenue
growth
• New gen product revenues grew at 13% Q-o-Q vs. 6.5% growth in total revenue from
operations – driven by rapid adoption of our IP based messaging and Email solutions by
enterprises
21.1%
22.1% o- - - - - -~o~ - - - - - -o
21.4%
2,349
2,251
2,471
Q2 24-25
Q1 25-26
Q2 25-26
Trends in Gross Profit
• Gross Profit increased by 5.2% Y-o-Y and 9.8% Q-o-Q
• Gross Profit Margin expanded to 22.1% in Q2 25-26 vs. 21.4 % in Q1 25-26
• Gross Profit Margin expansion reflects the focus on retention of higher margin
traffic and better routing strategy.
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Analysis of Q2 FY 25-26 Performance (continued) •••
Adj. EBITDA(1) (In ₹ mn) & Adj. EBITDA Margin (%)
11.9%
11.0%
11.9%
1,324
1,154
1,333
Q2 24-25
Q1 25-26
Q2 25-26
Adj. EBITDA analysis
• Adj. EBITDA increased by 15.5% Q-o-Q and by 0.7% Y-o-Y
• The increase in Gross Profit flowed through to Adj. EBITDA
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Increase in operating cost, adjusted for non-core items(2) , by +10% Y-o-Y due to salary
increments and certain trade receivables written off
• One time severance cost of INR 18.9 mn incurred in Q2 25-26
Adj. PAT (In ₹ mn) & Adj. PAT Margin (%)
9.0%
9.0% (),,,,
5.6%
Adj. PAT analysis
• Adj. PAT increased by 70.7% Q-o-Q and declined by 0.4% Y-o-Y.
• The increase in EBITDA flowed through to PAT
• Adj. PAT excludes exceptional items and includes Forex gain of INR 176mn in Q2 25-26 and
forex loss of INR 247mn in Q1 25-26. Refer Slide 15 for calculation of Adj. PAT
• Exceptional items include the write-off of advances to two vendors - a major mobile
1,007
588
1,003
network operator and an SMS aggregator. Excluding these impacts, operating performance
Q2 24-25
Q1 25-26
Q2 25-26
has improved sequentially
1. Refer Slide 15 for calculation of EBITDA (Non GaaP) 2. Non core items includes Employee stock option expense and Net loss on foreign currency transactions and translation
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H1 FY 25-26 Performance •••
Revenue (in ₹ mn) & Billable Transactions (# bn)
77.7
84.4
Gross Profit (In ₹ mn) & Gross Profit Margin (%)
21.4%
21.8%
22,168
H1 24-25
21,703
H1 25-26
4,746
H1 24-25
4,722
H1 25-26
Adj. EBITDA(1) (In ₹ mn) & Adj. EBITDA Margin (%)
12.2%
11.5%
Adj. PAT (2) (In ₹ mn) & Adj. PAT Margin (%)
8.2%
7.3%
2,703
H1 24-25
2,487
H1 25-26
1. Refer Slide 15 for calculation of EBITDA (Non GaaP) 2. Refer Slide 15 for calculation of Adj. PAT
1,819
H1 24-25
1,591
H1 25-26
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Adjusted EBITDA/PAT •••
(In ₹ mn)
EBITDA
(+) Employee stock option expense (non cash)
(+) Net loss on foreign currency transactions and translation
(-) Intangible assets under development
(+) Non-cash impact related to refundable security deposit provided to MNO
Adjusted EBITDA (Non-GAAP)
EBITDA margin % on a Non-GAAP basis
(In ₹ mn)
Reported PAT
(+) Exceptional Item
(-) Tax Impact on above
Adjusted PAT
Quarter Ended
Half year
30.09.2025
30.06.2025
30.09.2024
30.09.2025
30.09.2024
1,359.6
5.8
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32.9
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1,332.5
11.9%
938.9
5.7
247.3
38.0
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1,153.9
11.0%
1,352.3
2,476.1
2,709.1
8.9
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37.7
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1,323.5
11.9%
11.5
70.1
70.9
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21
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66.4
38.8
2,486.8
2,702.5
11.5%
12.2%
Quarter Ended
Half year
30.09.2025
30.06.2025
30.09.2024
30.09.2025
30.09.2024
(188.3)
1,358.7
166.9
1,003.6
587.8
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1,070.3
(62.8)
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587.8
1,007.5
399.5
1,358.7
166.9
1,591.3
1,881.9
(62.8)
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1,819.1
(1) EBITDA = Profit before exceptional item minus (-) Other income plus (+) Finance cost and depreciation..
Management uses the non-GAAP financial information, collectively, to evaluate its ongoing operations and for internal planning and forecasting purposes. Non-GAAP financial information is presented for supplemental informational purposes only, should not be considered a substitute for financial information presented in accordance with Indian Accounting Standard (Ind AS), and may be different from similarly titled non-GAAP measures used by other companies.
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Cash Flow Conversion •••
Cash flow (in ₹ million)
Profit before tax (Ind AS)
Adjustments for non-cash and non operating items
Adjustments for working capital
(Increase) in trade receivables
Decrease in financial assets and other assets
(Decrease) in trade payables, provisions and other liabilities
Direct taxes paid (net)
Net Cash generated from Operation Activities (Ind AS)
EBITDA
CFO/EBITDA
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H1 FY 25-26
785.7
1,837.8
(440.6)
2,310.1
(1,737.8)
(726.3)
2,028.8
2,486.8
82%
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Working Capital Trend •••
Working Capital Trend
80
66
FY 23-24
80
68
FY 24-25
80
69
H1 25-26
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Days Sales Outstanding
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Days Payable
Trade Receivables as on Sep 30, 2025 ₹ 9,685 mn
Trade Payables as on Sep 30, 2025: ₹ 5,953 mn
Trade Receivables as on Mar 31, 2025 ₹ 9,327 mn
Trade Payables as on Mar 31, 2025 ₹ 6,844 mn
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Human Resource Capital •••
Location wise break-up
Function wise break-up
283
791
508
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India
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International
36 New Employees joined in Q2 FY25-26
49 Employees left in Q2 FY25-26
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64
329
791
93
28
260
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Tech & Tech Support Sales & Marketing Firewall & other operator solutions General & Admin Strategy, Accounts & Finance Corporate-Business Heads
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As on Sept 30, 2025, Employee information excludes Call2Connect
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