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Sudarshan Bhandari

India Equity Analyst - Fundamental & Thematic

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Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>Eternal Ltd’s Q2FY26 revenue surged 183% YoY to INR 135B, driven by Blinkit’s shift to an owned-inventory quick commerce model, a major operational transformation.</li>
<li>The new model boosts revenue and gross margins but pressures profits amid higher marketing costs, dark store expansion, and increased working capital needs.</li>
<li>Eternal is prioritizing scale over near-term profits, investing heavily to strengthen its long-term leadership in Q-commerce and digital retail.</li>
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Eternal Ltd’s Q2FY26 revenue surged 183% YoY to INR 135B, driven by Blinkit’s shift to an owned-inventory quick commerce model, a major operational transformation.
The new model boosts revenue and gross margins but pressures profits amid higher marketing costs, dark store expansion, and increased working capital needs.
Eternal is prioritizing scale over near-term profits, investing heavily to strengthen its long-term leadership in Q-commerce and digital retail.


Eternal: Blinkit Leads Scale-Up as Inventory Model Lifts Margins

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.

Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/urban-company" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:33475:1" rel="noopener">Urban Company</a> (UC) raised around US$220m in its heavily subscribed India IPO.</li>
<li>UCL is a tech-enabled platform offering home and beauty services delivered by trained professionals at customer’s location.</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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Urban Company (UC) raised around US$220m in its heavily subscribed India IPO.
UCL is a tech-enabled platform offering home and beauty services delivered by trained professionals at customer’s location.
We have looked at the past performance in our previous note. In this note, we talk about the trading dynamics.


Urban Company IPO Trading - Highest Demand so Far This Year

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Rahul Jain

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<li>Urban Company is India’s largest organized online home-services platform, with ~60% of revenues from Beauty &amp; Wellness and dominant market share across categories.</li>
<li>IPO proceeds (~₹4,720 mn fresh issue) will be used to strengthen technology, expand professional training, enhance branding, and fund working capital.</li>
<li>The platform connects customers with vetted professionals for beauty, cleaning, repairs, and home improvement, differentiated by its supply-controlled model (training, kits, quality standards).</li>
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Urban Company is India’s largest organized online home-services platform, with ~60% of revenues from Beauty &amp; Wellness and dominant market share across categories.
IPO proceeds (~₹4,720 mn fresh issue) will be used to strengthen technology, expand professional training, enhance branding, and fund working capital.
The platform connects customers with vetted professionals for beauty, cleaning, repairs, and home improvement, differentiated by its supply-controlled model (training, kits, quality standards).


Urban Company IPO – Beauty-Led Platform With Structural Growth Tailwinds

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/urban-company" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:33475:1" rel="noopener">Urban Company (UCL IN)</a> is looking to raise about US$220m in its upcoming India IPO.</li>
<li>UCL is a tech-enabled platform offering home and beauty services delivered by trained professionals at customer’s location.</li>
<li>We have looked at the past performance in our previous note. In this note, we talk about the IPO pricing.</li>
</ul>



Urban Company (UCL IN) is looking to raise about US$220m in its upcoming India IPO.
UCL is a tech-enabled platform offering home and beauty services delivered by trained professionals at customer’s location.
We have looked at the past performance in our previous note. In this note, we talk about the IPO pricing.


Urban Company IPO - Thoughts on Valuations - Not a Whole Lot of Upside

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

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<li>India’s GST 2.0 reform slashes tax rates on essentials, durables, autos, and healthcare while exempting insurance and education.</li>
<li>The move could accelerate consumption, especially in rural India, but risks straining government revenues and widening fiscal deficits.</li>
<li>If implemented smoothly, GST 2.0 may drive a multi-sector consumption upcycle, though revenue trade-offs and uneven pass-through pose risks.</li>
</ul>


India’s GST 2.0 reform slashes tax rates on essentials, durables, autos, and healthcare while exempting insurance and education.
The move could accelerate consumption, especially in rural India, but risks straining government revenues and widening fiscal deficits.
If implemented smoothly, GST 2.0 may drive a multi-sector consumption upcycle, though revenue trade-offs and uneven pass-through pose risks.


Thematic Report on GST 2.0 Regime: Who Gains, Who Loses as India Bets on Demand Revival.

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Swiggy Limited operates an online easy-to-use food ordering application. The Company offers platform that allows users to browse, select, order, and pay for food, grocery, and household items delivered to their doorstep through on-demand delivery partner network. Swiggy serves customers in India.

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Eternal: Blinkit Leads Scale-Up as Inventory Model Lifts Margins

Eternal Ltd's revenue soars 183% YoY to INR 135B in Q2FY26 due to Blinkit's shift to owned-inventory quick commerce model, prioritizing scale over...

Sudarshan Bhandari

Urban Company IPO Trading - Highest Demand so Far This Year

Urban Company (UC) raised around US$220m in its heavily subscribed India IPO. In this note, we talk about the trading updates.

Sumeet Singh

Urban Company IPO – Beauty-Led Platform With Structural Growth Tailwinds

Urban Company, India's leading online home-services platform, plans to use IPO proceeds to enhance technology, training, branding, and working...

Rahul Jain

Urban Company IPO - Thoughts on Valuations - Not a Whole Lot of Upside

Urban Company (UCL IN) is looking to raise about US$220m in its upcoming India IPO. In this note, we talk about valuations.

Sumeet Singh

Thematic Report on GST 2.0 Regime: Who Gains, Who Loses as India Bets on Demand Revival.

India's GST 2.0 reform cuts tax rates on essentials, durables, autos, and healthcare, potentially boosting consumption but risking fiscal deficits.

Sudarshan Bhandari

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Eternal: Blinkit Leads Scale-Up as Inventory Model Lifts Margins

​Eternal Ltd's revenue soars 183% YoY to INR 135B in Q2FY26 due to Blinkit's shift to owned-inventory quick commerce model, prioritizing scale over...

Sudarshan Bhandari

Urban Company IPO Trading - Highest Demand so Far This Year

Urban Company (UC) raised around US$220m in its heavily subscribed India IPO. In this note, we talk about the trading updates.

Sumeet Singh

Urban Company IPO – Beauty-Led Platform With Structural Growth Tailwinds

​Urban Company, India's leading online home-services platform, plans to use IPO proceeds to enhance technology, training, branding, and working...

Rahul Jain

Urban Company IPO - Thoughts on Valuations - Not a Whole Lot of Upside

Urban Company (UCL IN) is looking to raise about US$220m in its upcoming India IPO. In this note, we talk about valuations.

Sumeet Singh

Thematic Report on GST 2.0 Regime: Who Gains, Who Loses as India Bets on Demand Revival.

​India's GST 2.0 reform cuts tax rates on essentials, durables, autos, and healthcare, potentially boosting consumption but risking fiscal deficits.

Sudarshan Bhandari

Eternal Ltd's revenue soars 183% YoY to INR 135B in Q2FY26 due to Blinkit's shift to owned-inventory quick commerce model, prioritizing scale over...

Urban Company, India's leading online home-services platform, plans to use IPO proceeds to enhance technology, training, branding, and working...

India's GST 2.0 reform cuts tax rates on essentials, durables, autos, and healthcare, potentially boosting consumption but risking fiscal deficits.