What’s ailing Nykaa?

The online beauty products retailer, a picture of health during its IPO 18 months ago, is beginning to resemble a cash-burning startup.

Last week, online beauty products retailer FSN E-commerce Ventures, which operates as Nykaa, announced its 2022-23 results. The numbers were grim. Its net profit, at a mere Rs 21 crore, was down nearly 50% compared to the previous financial year and a third of what it was two years ago, just before the company announced its initial public offer.

The grim scenario carries over to its stock. Nykaa’s market valuation currently stands at Rs 35,750 crore, a long way from its Rs 100,000 crore market capitalization on 11 November 2021, the day of its stock market listing, when its shares …

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T Surendar

Surendar helps lead the newsroom at The Morning Context as executive editor. Over the years, Surendar has worked in industries from pharmaceuticals to diamonds, as well as a stint as an equity analyst. In his long career as a business journalist, he has led teams at The Times of India, India Today and Fortune India. He was part of the founding team at Forbes India and interned at and published in The Times, London.

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