Valuation

India's top 20 startups dominated valuations, fundraising in 2025

While the average valuation of the top 20 startups was $1.78 billion, the remaining 80 had an average valuation of just $0.42 billion, nearly one-fourth of the top cohort

Biocon to integrate Biocon Biologics in $5.5-bn tranx, pivots away from IPO

Proposed transaction will result in Biocon Biologics becoming a wholly-owned subsidiary of Biocon, simplifying the group structure, and strengthening the consolidated balance sheet

Google-parent Alphabet nears $4 trn mark: What drove its valuation?

Alphabet's stock price rose more than 5 per cent on Monday to reach a new record of $315.9 per share, giving the company its near-$4 trillion valuation

Nvidia nears record $5 trillion valuation as AI boom fuels rapid growth

A $5 trillion valuation would also mean Nvidia's market value will exceed that of the entire cryptocurrency market and equal about half the total value of the pan-European Stoxx 600 index

Jio Platforms may be valued at $148 billion by FY27: ICICI Securities

ICICI Securities optimistic about IPO-bound firm's strong free cash flow and potential deleveraging

Motilal Oswal sees buffet of tailwinds; upgrades Swiggy, bullish on Eternal

The brokerage now values Swiggy at ₹560, capturing the inflection in food delivery growth and the path to improved economics in Instamart.

Groww gets Sebi approval for $1 billion IPO at $7-8 billion valuation

Groww has received Sebi approval for its $1 billion IPO, which will be India's largest capital market fundraise, valuing the firm at $7-8 billion after profit tripled in FY25

Family office to Narayana Murthy wary of startups amid valuation cuts

Catamaran is one of the country's largest private investors, running $1.3 billion for the Infosys Ltd founder, who is the father-in-law of former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak

Robust prospects for Siemens Energy, but high valuations may disappoint

Revenue was at ₹1,780 crore, with earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortisation (Ebitda) at ₹340 crore and adjusted PAT of ₹260 crore for Q3FY25

Startup valuations back at 2020-21 levels, says Sanjeev Bikhchandani

In 2022, the average cheque size offered in our second fund was roughly 20 per cent lower than that in 2019-21 but with a 20% higher shareholding in companies, said Info Edge founder Bikhchandani

Growth, lower valuations to drive gains in LIC stock in near term

The VNB margin expanded 80 basis points Y-o-Y to 17.6 per cent at end FY25. The VNB margin expansion is primarily on account of focus towards the profitable non-par products

Balanced advantage fund equity exposure off lows as valuations improve

In the case of ICICI Prudential BAF, the net equity exposure was 47 per cent last month compared to a low of 31.4 per cent in August 2024

Balkrishna Industries to gain from volume recovery, market share expansion

Balkrishna's current valuation at 14 times FY27 enterprise value to operating profit is attractive given a strong return on invested capital of 25 per cent in FY26

Lenskart prepares for IPO, seeks to raise up to $1 billion from bankers

Eyewear startup Lenskart is targeting a valuation of $7-8 billion and plans to list by the end of the financial year 2026

Market correction offers opportunity: Top 10 stocks to watch in 2025

These stocks, handpicked by top brokerages, offer a blend of value and growth

Rupee woes fail to slow rise in India's billion-dollar unlisted firms

Ambani-owned firms, MNC subsidiaries claim top spots

Elon Musk becomes first person to reach $400 billion in net worth

On Wednesday, SpaceX and its investors agreed to purchase $1.25 billion of shares from employees and other company insiders. The deal, which values the privately held space exploration firm at about

Valuations factor in the positives for Hitachi Energy India's stock

Hitachi Energy is poised to benefit from its presence in high-growth segments such as renewable energy, transmission, data centres, e-mobility, railways, battery storage, etc

High valuations may challenge India's 25-year lead in real returns

China was unable to deliver returns when its economy was on fire, and today it faces geopolitical challenges

Reporting fair value: Streamlined valuations to boost investors' confidence

The various accounting standards fail to earmark the methodology of valuation to be adopted under different circumstances, leaving the choice of valuation method at the discretion of the valuer