Rajesh Exports
Gold retailer in India
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Rajesh Exports Limited is an Indian multinational gold retailer headquartered in Bangalore, Karnataka. The company refines, designs, and sells gold and jewelry. It was ranked 7th on the Fortune India 500 list in 2020, with revenues of ₹2.90 trillion,[3] and 462nd in the Fortune Global 500. The present managing director is Prashant Mehta and the executive chairman is Rajesh Mehta.[4]
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Company type | Public |
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| BSE: 531500 NSE: RAJESHEXPO | |
| ISIN | INE343B01030 |
| Industry | Mining Refining Retail |
| Founded | 1 February 1995 |
| Headquarters | , |
Key people | Rajesh Mehta (Executive Chairman) |
| Products | Gold Jewelry Precious metals |
| Revenue |  ₹258,308.22 crore (US$27 billion) (2021)[1] |
 ₹1,036.20 crore (US$110 million) (2021)[1] | |
| ₹844.87 crore (US$88 million) (2021)[1] | |
| Total assets | ₹23,472.80 crore (US$2.4 billion) (2021)[1] |
| Total equity | ₹11,221.38 crore (US$1.2 billion) (2021)[1] |
Number of employees | 1409 (March 2019) [2] |
| Website | www |
History
The company was founded in 1989[5] as Rajesh Exports Limited by Rajesh Mehta and his brother Prashant Mehta both born in a middle class Jain family.[6] The brothers started manufacturing in a ten-person shop located in their garage in Bangalore.[6]
By 1990, the company opened a retail front and rapidly expanded.[6]
In 2001, the company built a large manufacturing facility in Bangalore.[6]
In 2011, the company raised $134.9 million by converting the foreign currency convertible bonds they had issued in 2007.[7]
In 2015, the company acquired the largest gold refiner in the world, Valcambi of Balerna, Switzerland, for $400 million.[8] Now they are planning to expand their Shubh Jewellers retail store.[9]
