Stake sale · Commerce & Consumer Brands
Investors offload BlueStone shares worth ₹242.8 Cr
By Startup Enthusiast ·
- Date
- Company
- BlueStone
- What it does
- Online jewellery retailer
- Kind
- Stake sale
- Amount
- ₹242.8 Cr
What they do
IvyCap Ventures, Accel, and 360 ONE sold 46.4 lakh shares for ₹242.8 Cr
What happened
Nippon India Mutual Fund bought 25 lakh shares at ₹522.05 each
Why it matters
BlueStone posted a Q4 FY26 net profit of ₹31.2 Cr, reversing a year-ago loss
The details
- IvyCap Ventures, Accel and 360 ONE sold 46.4 lakh shares of BlueStone through open-market transactions.
- The total sale value was ₹242.8 crore.
- IvyCap Ventures sold 26.04 lakh shares at ₹524.97 each, netting ₹136.7 crore.
- 360 ONE (via 360 One Special Opportunities Fund) sold 10.6 lakh shares for ₹55.1 crore.
- Accel sold 9.8 lakh shares at ₹522.08 each, netting ₹51 crore.
- Nippon India Mutual Fund bought 25 lakh shares at ₹522.05 each, totalling ₹130.5 crore.
- The average sale price was ₹523.08 per share, a 0.9% discount to the previous BSE closing price.
- BlueStone shares closed at ₹528.35 on BSE, down 3.64% on the day of sale.
The bigger picture
- The stake sale comes as BlueStone turned profitable in Q4 FY26.
- BlueStone reported a net profit of ₹31.2 crore in Q4 FY26, compared to a net loss of ₹51.3 crore a year ago.
- Operating revenue in Q4 FY26 was ₹681.5 crore, up 48% year-on-year.
- The stock had risen 6.7% in the past week and 12.1% year-to-date before the sale.
About the business
- BlueStone is an online jewellery retailer based in India.
- It sells gold, diamond and other precious jewellery through its website and app.
- The company also operates physical stores to complement its online presence.
- BlueStone makes money by selling jewellery directly to consumers.
- It reported Q4 FY26 operating revenue of ₹681.5 crore.
- The company targets annual revenue of ₹12,000 crore by FY30, about five times its FY26 total revenue.
- It aims for a Pre-IndAS EBITDA margin of 14.7% by FY30, up from 7.4% in FY26.
What happens next
- BlueStone targets annual revenue of ₹12,000 crore by FY30, about five times its FY26 total revenue.
- It aims for a Pre-IndAS EBITDA margin of 14.7% by FY30, up from 7.4% in FY26.
- JM Financial maintained a 'Buy' rating with a target price of ₹650.
- Nuvama cited expanding store network and improving unit economics as growth drivers.
The deal
- Type
- stake-sale
Investors
- IvyCap Ventures (seller) — A venture capital firm that invested in BlueStone.
- Accel (seller) — A global venture capital firm that invested in BlueStone.
- 360 ONE (seller) — An asset management firm that invested via its 360 One Special Opportunities Fund.
- Nippon India Mutual Fund (buyer) — A mutual fund company that bought 25 lakh shares.
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