India Equity Analyst - Fundamental & Thematic, Beat the Street

Sudarshan Bhandari

India Equity Analyst - Fundamental & Thematic

Beat the Street

Beat The Street was founded by Nimish Maheshwari and Sudarshan Bhandari, both of whom are Chartered Accountants by Profession, known for their expert analysis in the fields of Business, Sectoral analysis, and Corporate governance.

With a strong social media presence of 45,000+ Subscribers across various platforms, they are considered trusted voices in the industry. Their insights and analysis have been featured in some of India’s most prominent publications, including the Economic Times, Dalal Street Investment Journal, The Morning Context, and The Ken.

Their analysis on Bankrupt & Insolvent companies has been instrumental in saving investors from significant losses. They have a keen eye for identifying red flags and has identified exclusive redflags earlier in Vedanta, Nykaa, Dhani Services, Adani and many more.

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Equity Bottom-Up

Bluestone Jewellery and Lifestyle Ltd (BJL) / Equity Bottom-Up

Bluestone Jewellery and Lifestyle Ltd (BJL) (0124165D IN)

Bluestone Jewellery and Lifestyle Ltd (BJL)

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<li>BlueStone, a digital-first omnichannel jewellery retailer, reported 49.6% revenue growth, 39% same-store sales growth, a INR 6 crore profit, and core EBITDA margin expansion to 7.5%.</li>
<li>The turnaround was driven by mature-store productivity, repeat revenue of 59.7% and 134.6% core EBITDA growth, showing operating leverage beyond gold-price gains and store additions.</li>
<li>He business outlook is constructive, but a INR 12,234 crore market capitalisation, 68x FY26 core EBITDA and rising net debt demand sustained growth and stronger cash conversion.</li>
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BlueStone, a digital-first omnichannel jewellery retailer, reported 49.6% revenue growth, 39% same-store sales growth, a INR 6 crore profit, and core EBITDA margin expansion to 7.5%.
The turnaround was driven by mature-store productivity, repeat revenue of 59.7% and 134.6% core EBITDA growth, showing operating leverage beyond gold-price gains and store additions.
He business outlook is constructive, but a INR 12,234 crore market capitalisation, 68x FY26 core EBITDA and rising net debt demand sustained growth and stronger cash conversion.


BlueStone: A Scalable Digital First Jewellery Retailer

Director, Head of Research, Smartkarma

Pranav Rao

Director, Head of Research

Smartkarma

Smartkarma unites the fragmented investment industry, connecting institutional investors, independent research providers, and corporates within a single network.

Research Reinvented

Event-Driven

Singapore Telecommunications / Event-Driven

<ul>
<li>Welcome to Curator’s Cut, a fortnightly roundup of standout themes from the 1,200+ Insights published over the past two weeks on Smartkarma</li>
<li>In this cut, we review value-unlocking moves by Singapore-listed companies, take stock of India’s jewellery retail market, and track how Taiwan’s largest ETF drives flows for its adds and deletes</li>
<li>Want to dig deeper? Comment or message with the themes you’d like to see highlighted next</li>
</ul>


Welcome to Curator’s Cut, a fortnightly roundup of standout themes from the 1,200+ Insights published over the past two weeks on Smartkarma
In this cut, we review value-unlocking moves by Singapore-listed companies, take stock of India’s jewellery retail market, and track how Taiwan’s largest ETF drives flows for its adds and deletes
Want to dig deeper? Comment or message with the themes you’d like to see highlighted next


Curator's Cut: Singapore Unlocks Value, India’s Jewellery Caution & Taiwan's Top ETF's Rebalance

Head of Research, IPOs & Placements, Aequitas Research

Sumeet Singh

Head of Research, IPOs & Placements

IPOs and Placements coverage across Asia Pacific

Aequitas Research

We cover all listing across the Asia Pacific along with follow-up placements. As of Dec 2020, our team had covered 539 IPOs with a hit rate of 73.5% and 685 placements with a hit rate of 66.8%.

We combine fundamental bottom-up views with our proprietary quantitative framework to provide a holistic coverage across new listings and placements. Our coverage includes pre-IPO notes before the deal is launched, follow-up analysis once the deal is live and post-listing trading analysis as well.

Bluestone Jewellery and Lifestyle Ltd (BJL) / Event-Driven

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/bluestone-jewellery-and-lifestyle-ltd-bjl" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:44176:1" rel="noopener">Bluestone Jewellery and Lifestyle Ltd (BJL)</a> raised around US$176m in its India IPO.</li>
<li>BJL offers contemporary lifestyle diamond, gold, platinum, and studded jewellery under its flagship brand. It is a digital-first direct-to-consumer (DTC) brand.</li>
<li>In this note, we will talk about the lockup dynamics and possible placement.</li>
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Bluestone Jewellery and Lifestyle Ltd (BJL) raised around US$176m in its India IPO.
BJL offers contemporary lifestyle diamond, gold, platinum, and studded jewellery under its flagship brand. It is a digital-first direct-to-consumer (DTC) brand.
In this note, we will talk about the lockup dynamics and possible placement.


Aequitas: Bluestone Jewellery IPO Lockup - US$400m Lockup Release for over 50% Stake

Consumer Analyst / Channel Surveillance Specialist, Trudence Capital Advisors

Pranav Bhavsar

Consumer Analyst / Channel Surveillance Specialist

Trudence Capital Advisors

Trudence Capital Advisors Private Limited is a SEBI-registered Research Analyst, holding SEBI registration number INH000015747. Our firm is dedicated to providing independent and unbiased research on Indian mid to large-cap companies. Trudence Capital is known for its counter-consensus views, with a focus on forensic research and on-ground primary investigations. Our research approach is thorough, involving detailed analysis of accounting practices and governance, alongside extensive channel checks.

Independent & Unbiased Research

<ul>
<li>Reported vs "Reality" extends the Broken Promises methodology. Where Broken Promises tests standing management claims, this series presents our independent read of "The Reality" vs what gets Reported. </li>
<li>Reported Highlights (management's word), What Caught Our Attention (the gap), The "Reality" (our read of true economics and thesis implications) — three parts per name.</li>
<li>This note focuses on : <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/meesho-limited" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:35872:1" rel="noopener">Meesho (MEESHO IN)</a> , <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/bluestone-jewellery-and-lifestyle-ltd-bjl" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:44176:1" rel="noopener">Bluestone Jewellery and Lifestyle Ltd (BJL) (0124165D IN)</a> &amp; <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/indiamart-intermesh-limited" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:27733:1" rel="noopener">IndiaMart (INMART IN)</a>.  </li>
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Reported vs "Reality" extends the Broken Promises methodology. Where Broken Promises tests standing management claims, this series presents our independent read of "The Reality" vs what gets Reported. 
Reported Highlights (management's word), What Caught Our Attention (the gap), The "Reality" (our read of true economics and thesis implications) — three parts per name.
This note focuses on : Meesho (MEESHO IN) , Bluestone Jewellery and Lifestyle Ltd (BJL) (0124165D IN) &amp; IndiaMart (INMART IN).  


Reported Vs "Reality" | Q1 2027 | Meesho, Bluestone, IndiaMart

Equity Capital Markets

<ul>
<li>Aequitas Research's weekly update on the IPOs, placements, lockup expiry and other ECM linked events that were covered by the team over the past week.</li>
<li>On the IPO front, after a stellar listing for Montage, other listings during the week didn't do much.</li>
<li>On the placement front, we had a look at a few of the upcomng lockup expiries.</li>
</ul>


Aequitas Research's weekly update on the IPOs, placements, lockup expiry and other ECM linked events that were covered by the team over the past week.
On the IPO front, after a stellar listing for Montage, other listings during the week didn't do much.
On the placement front, we had a look at a few of the upcomng lockup expiries.


Aequitas ECM Weekly (16 February 2026)- Montage, Axera, Wuxi Lead, Woer, Top Toy, Anker, PhonePe

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BJL offers contemporary lifestyle diamond, gold, platinum, and studded jewellery under its flagship brand.

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Bluestone Jewellery and Lifestyle Ltd (BJL) (0124165D IN)

BlueStone: A Scalable Digital First Jewellery Retailer

BlueStone, a digital-first omnichannel jewellery retailer, sees significant revenue and profit growth driven by mature-store productivity and...

Sudarshan Bhandari

Curator's Cut: Singapore Unlocks Value, India’s Jewellery Caution & Taiwan's Top ETF's Rebalance

We review how value is being unlocked in Singapore, why Indian jewellery retail merits due diligence, and Taiwan's largest ETF's impact on flows

Pranav Rao

Aequitas: Bluestone Jewellery IPO Lockup - US$400m Lockup Release for over 50% Stake

Bluestone Jewellery and Lifestyle Ltd (BJL) raised around US$176m in its India IPO. The lockup on its pre-IPO shareholders is set to expire soon.

Sumeet Singh

Reported Vs "Reality" | Q1 2027 | Meesho, Bluestone, IndiaMart

We compare reported highlights from management with the reality of true economics and thesis implications for Meesho, Bluestone Jewellery, and...

Pranav Bhavsar

Aequitas ECM Weekly (16 February 2026)- Montage, Axera, Wuxi Lead, Woer, Top Toy, Anker, PhonePe

Aequitas Research's weekly update on the IPOs, placements, lockup expiry and other ECM linked events that were covered by the team over the past week.

Sumeet Singh

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BlueStone: A Scalable Digital First Jewellery Retailer

​BlueStone, a digital-first omnichannel jewellery retailer, sees significant revenue and profit growth driven by mature-store productivity and...

Sudarshan Bhandari

Curator's Cut: Singapore Unlocks Value, India’s Jewellery Caution & Taiwan's Top ETF's Rebalance

We review how value is being unlocked in Singapore, why Indian jewellery retail merits due diligence, and Taiwan's largest ETF's impact on flows

Pranav Rao

Aequitas: Bluestone Jewellery IPO Lockup - US$400m Lockup Release for over 50% Stake

Bluestone Jewellery and Lifestyle Ltd (BJL) raised around US$176m in its India IPO. The lockup on its pre-IPO shareholders is set to expire soon.

Sumeet Singh

Reported Vs "Reality" | Q1 2027 | Meesho, Bluestone, IndiaMart

We compare reported highlights from management with the reality of true economics and thesis implications for Meesho, Bluestone Jewellery, and...

Pranav Bhavsar

Aequitas ECM Weekly (16 February 2026)- Montage, Axera, Wuxi Lead, Woer, Top Toy, Anker, PhonePe

Aequitas Research's weekly update on the IPOs, placements, lockup expiry and other ECM linked events that were covered by the team over the past week.

Sumeet Singh

BlueStone, a digital-first omnichannel jewellery retailer, sees significant revenue and profit growth driven by mature-store productivity and...