Vishal Mega Mart promoter entity likely to sell 6.5% stake via block deal: Report

Synopsis

Vishal Mega Mart's promoter, Samayat Services LLP, is set to sell a 6.5% stake through a block deal at Rs 115 per share, a 10% discount to the current market price. This move comes as the company reported a 19% rise in net profit for the December quarter.

Vishal Mega Mart's promoter entity Samayat Services LLP is expected to sell 6.5% stake in the company via a block deal. The shares are likely to be sold at a price of Rs 115 apiece, which implies a 10% discount from today's closing price, according to ET Now report.

Samayat Services held 54.09% (252.74 crore) in Vishal Mega Mart as of December 31, 2025 and under the stake sale, 3.05 crore shares will be offloaded, the report said.

Shares of Vishal Mega Mart today ended at Rs 127.53 on the NSE, up by Rs 4.56 or 3.71% from the Wednesday closing price. The stock today traded amid strong volumes with over 4 crore shares changing hands.

Vishal Mega Mart shares have surged 24% over a one year period, which is an outperformance over Nifty's 13% and BSE Sensex's 10% in the same period.

The stock is currently trading above its 50-day simple moving average (SMA) of Rs 127 while below its 200-day SMA of Rs 136, according to Trendlyne data.

The company's consolidated net profit for the December ended quarter stood at Rs 313 crore, which is a growth of 19% over Rs 263 crore in the year ago period. Its total revenue in the quarter under review stood at Rs 3,695 crore, up 17% 3,155 crore in the corresponding quarter of the last financial year.

Vishal Mega Mart is one of the leading Indian fashion-led hypermarket chain with over 780 stores, focusing on affordable fashion, general merchandise, and grocery for middle-income customers.

In another news, Home First Finance Company India's promoter entities Aether (Mauritius) Limited and True North Fund V LLP today sold stakes worth Rs 326 crore and Rs 334 crore in separate bulk deals on Thursday. The buyers were French multinational bank Societe Generale and PICTET - Indian Equities.

Between them they sold shares worth Rs 660 crore.

The stock fell sharply today, closing at Rs 1,176.25, down nearly 6% from Wednesday's closing price.

Read more: Home First Finance bulk deal alert: Promoters sell stake worth Rs 660 crore; Societe Generale among buyers

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