CaratLane targets ₹10,000 crore revenue and 20% EBIT margin in five years
Mithun Sacheti · Building CaratLane to a 17000 Crore company and selling it to TATA with Founder Mithun Sacheti · Feb 27, 2023 · at 31:50
CaratLane founder Mithun Sacheti discusses the company's long-term financial growth targets.
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“Oh no, I think we have set ourselves five years, 10,000 crores. I mean, I think more than a billion dollars, unless the rupee further depreciates and goes in that direction. But yeah, and a 20% EBIT business is a long-term healthy business, you know, so we want to work towards that.”
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