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

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<li>Q1 FY27 proforma revenue grew 33.6% to INR 2,714 Cr, EBITDA (pre-IndAS 116) rose 95.0% to INR 361 Cr and PAT reached INR 228 Cr.</li>
<li>India SSSG of 18.3%, a consolidated product margin above 70%, and International post-rent margin of 10.6% show scale converting into stronger unit economics.</li>
<li>The earnings quality is improving, but a ~₹1.02 lakh Cr market capitalisation still demands sustained 30%+ growth, margin expansion and disciplined capital deployment.</li>
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Q1 FY27 proforma revenue grew 33.6% to INR 2,714 Cr, EBITDA (pre-IndAS 116) rose 95.0% to INR 361 Cr and PAT reached INR 228 Cr.
India SSSG of 18.3%, a consolidated product margin above 70%, and International post-rent margin of 10.6% show scale converting into stronger unit economics.
The earnings quality is improving, but a ~₹1.02 lakh Cr market capitalisation still demands sustained 30%+ growth, margin expansion and disciplined capital deployment.


Lenskart: Growth Broadens, International Profitability Moves Into Double Digits

Pan-Asia Index Rebalances/ Events/ Delta One, Periscope Analytics

Brian Freitas

Pan-Asia Index Rebalances/ Events/ Delta One

Periscope Analytics

Periscope Analytics focuses on event-driven trades across Asia Pacific and provides comprehensive, timely and systematic coverage of index changes to major Asia Pacific indices in a structured manner.

The analysis includes forecasted inclusions and exclusions to all major Asian indices that have significant amount of tracking assets, including estimates of passive buy/sell flow on the stocks. The service also provides commentary and impact of market consultations, ground rule changes, and other events (IPOs, spin-offs, M&A) that could lead to index changes and passive flow.

Periscope Analytics works with multi-strategy hedge funds, proprietary trading firms, stat arb trading groups and long-only investors that invest and trade in the Asia Pacific region with the data being used to trade index rebalances, avoid pre-positioning and passive flow, and to time entry into and exit from stocks.

Event-Driven Trades Across Asia Pacific

Index Rebalance

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<li>The changes to a global index in August will be announced pre-market open Thursday and will be implemented at the close of trading on 31 August.</li>
<li>The big market moves since the last rebalance result in many changes with the final number dependent on the day picked to compute market cap and free float market cap.</li>
<li>The forecast adds have outperformed the forecast deletes over the last 1, 2 and 3 months but near-term performance has been far from awesome due to the momentum unwind.</li>
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The changes to a global index in August will be announced pre-market open Thursday and will be implemented at the close of trading on 31 August.
The big market moves since the last rebalance result in many changes with the final number dependent on the day picked to compute market cap and free float market cap.
The forecast adds have outperformed the forecast deletes over the last 1, 2 and 3 months but near-term performance has been far from awesome due to the momentum unwind.


Global Index: Potential Changes in August for Asia Pac

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.

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/lenskart-solutions-limited" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:45634:1" rel="noopener">Lenskart Solutions (LENSKART IN)</a> (LS) raised around US$825m in its India IPO in November 2025. The lockup on its pre-IPO investors is set to expire soon.</li>
<li>Lenskart Solutions Limited (LSL) is a technology-driven eyewear company with integrated operations spanning designing, manufacturing, branding and retailing of eyewear products.</li>
<li>In this note, we will talk about the lockup dynamics and possible placement.</li>
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Lenskart Solutions (LENSKART IN) (LS) raised around US$825m in its India IPO in November 2025. The lockup on its pre-IPO investors is set to expire soon.
Lenskart Solutions Limited (LSL) is a technology-driven eyewear company with integrated operations spanning designing, manufacturing, branding and retailing of eyewear products.
In this note, we will talk about the lockup dynamics and possible placement.


Aequitas: Lenskart Lockup Expiry - US$6.7bn Lockup Release with Everyone Well in the Money

Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/lenskart-solutions" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:45634:1" rel="noopener">Lenskart Solutions</a> raised around US$825m in its India IPO, with a very strong anchor book.</li>
<li>Lenskart Solutions Limited (LSL) is a technology-driven eyewear company with integrated operations spanning designing, manufacturing, branding and retailing of eyewear products.</li>
<li>We have looked at the past performance in our previous note. In this note, we talk about the trading dynamics.</li>
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Lenskart Solutions raised around US$825m in its India IPO, with a very strong anchor book.
Lenskart Solutions Limited (LSL) is a technology-driven eyewear company with integrated operations spanning designing, manufacturing, branding and retailing of eyewear products.
We have looked at the past performance in our previous note. In this note, we talk about the trading dynamics.


Lenskart Solutions IPO Trading - Very Strong Anchor Facing Weak Markets

Forensic Analyst, Trudence Capital Advisors

Nitin Mangal

Forensic Analyst

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

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/lenskart-solutions" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:45634:1" rel="noopener">Lenskart Solutions (0370405Z IN)</a> much-awaited IPO, comprising a fresh issue of INR 21.5 bn and offer for sale of 127.5 mn shares, is set to open for subscription this week.</li>
<li>We also find it surprising to note that the company purchased Dealskart, a profitable company with EBITDA of INR 2.33 bn for an insignificant sum of INR 20 mn.   </li>
<li>Company was able to report in FY25 is mainly on account of “Other Income” by accounting for gains from lower deferred consideration to boost its Profitability.</li>
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Lenskart Solutions (0370405Z IN) much-awaited IPO, comprising a fresh issue of INR 21.5 bn and offer for sale of 127.5 mn shares, is set to open for subscription this week.
We also find it surprising to note that the company purchased Dealskart, a profitable company with EBITDA of INR 2.33 bn for an insignificant sum of INR 20 mn.   
Company was able to report in FY25 is mainly on account of “Other Income” by accounting for gains from lower deferred consideration to boost its Profitability.


India

Lenskart is an Indian multinational eyewear company that designs, manufactures, distributes, and retails prescription and regular eyewear. It offers a wide range of products including eyeglasses, sunglasses, and contact lenses through its website, mobile app, and over 2,000 physical stores. The company operates on a vertically integrated, omnichannel business model, controlling the entire value chain from manufacturing to customer delivery. Lenskart Solutions Limited was founded in 2008 and is headquartered in Gurugram, India.

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Lenskart (LENSKART IN)

Lenskart: Growth Broadens, International Profitability Moves Into Double Digits

Q1 FY27 saw significant growth in revenue, EBITDA, and PAT for the company, with strong unit economics and improving earnings quality.

Sudarshan Bhandari

Global Index: Potential Changes in August for Asia Pac

The global index changes were announced using D1 as the cutoff. 99% hit rate across Asia Pacific, so no surprises. Big price changes in the stocks...

Brian Freitas

Aequitas: Lenskart Lockup Expiry - US$6.7bn Lockup Release with Everyone Well in the Money

This time around softbank is looking to raise around US$300m via selling some of its stake in Lenskart. The deal is being run by GS.

Sumeet Singh

Lenskart Solutions IPO Trading - Very Strong Anchor Facing Weak Markets

Lenskart Solutions raised around US$825m in its India IPO, with a very strong anchor book. In this note, we talk about the trading dynamics.

Sumeet Singh

Lenskart Solutions IPO- Covered-Up Deal?

Lenskart’s FY25 profit hinges on accounting gains and other income; opaque Dealskart acquisition, questionable deferred consideration, and...

Nitin Mangal

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Lenskart: Growth Broadens, International Profitability Moves Into Double Digits

​Q1 FY27 saw significant growth in revenue, EBITDA, and PAT for the company, with strong unit economics and improving earnings quality.

Sudarshan Bhandari

Global Index: Potential Changes in August for Asia Pac

The global index changes were announced using D1 as the cutoff. 99% hit rate across Asia Pacific, so no surprises. Big price changes in the stocks...

Brian Freitas

Aequitas: Lenskart Lockup Expiry - US$6.7bn Lockup Release with Everyone Well in the Money

This time around softbank is looking to raise around US$300m via selling some of its stake in Lenskart. The deal is being run by GS.

Sumeet Singh

Lenskart Solutions IPO Trading - Very Strong Anchor Facing Weak Markets

Lenskart Solutions raised around US$825m in its India IPO, with a very strong anchor book. In this note, we talk about the trading dynamics.

Sumeet Singh

Lenskart Solutions IPO- Covered-Up Deal?

Lenskart’s FY25 profit hinges on accounting gains and other income; opaque Dealskart acquisition, questionable deferred consideration, and...

Nitin Mangal

Q1 FY27 saw significant growth in revenue, EBITDA, and PAT for the company, with strong unit economics and improving earnings quality.