Blue Star Capital plc (BLU.L)
Blue Star Capital plc is a private equity and venture capital firm specializing in investments in seed, early stage, and late stage companies, including buy-outs. The firm provides funding for shell companies at the founder stage, upon IPO and operating businesses prior to IPO or alternative exit. It typically invests in new, disruptive technologies in the fast growing areas of esports, blockchain, and payments. The firm invests globally. The firm typically invests between £250,000 ($387,850) and £2 million ($3.1 million) over the lifetime of an investment. The firm seeks to invest in quoted and unquoted companies. It invests between £50,000 ($77,570) and £0.5 million ($0.78 million) in the initial round and similar amounts are invested in subsequent funding rounds. The firm may take either a minority or a majority stake in its portfolio companies. In the latter case, the firm seeks to take a strategic control of investee businesses. It seeks to invest in companies with a positive cash flow and recurring revenue streams. The firm prefers to exit its investments between three to four years. Blue Star Capital plc is based in Crawley, United Kingdom.
Company Info
Highlights
£3.63M
-£0.23
-£17.54K
-£17.54K
-£192.18K
£1.90 - £800.00
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Performance
Performance Chart
The chart shows the growth of an initial investment of £10,000 in Blue Star Capital plc, comparing it to the performance of the S&P 500 index or another benchmark. All prices have been adjusted for splits and dividends.
Returns By Period
Blue Star Capital plc had a return of 214.29% year-to-date (YTD) and -32.10% in the last 12 months.
BLU.L
214.29%
-8.33%
175.00%
-32.10%
-15.14%
N/A
^GSPC (Benchmark)
4.01%
1.13%
9.82%
22.80%
12.93%
11.26%
Monthly Returns
The table below presents the monthly returns of BLU.L, with color gradation from worst to best to easily spot seasonal factors. Returns are adjusted for dividends.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Total | |
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| 2025 | 135.71% | 214.29% | |||||||||||
| 2024 | -0.00% | -27.50% | -58.62% | 0.00% | 8.33% | -7.69% | -33.33% | 0.00% | 0.00% | -37.50% | 0.00% | 40.00% | -82.50% |
| 2023 | 40.68% | 20.48% | -11.00% | -14.61% | -5.26% | -16.67% | -13.33% | -7.69% | -14.58% | -17.07% | -2.94% | 21.21% | -32.20% |
| 2022 | -11.25% | 1.41% | 9.72% | -14.56% | -16.30% | -12.39% | -13.13% | -19.77% | -14.49% | 25.42% | -24.32% | 5.36% | -63.12% |
| 2021 | -2.70% | -5.56% | -0.00% | 8.82% | -5.41% | -8.57% | -9.37% | -3.45% | -7.14% | -3.85% | 44.00% | 122.22% | 116.22% |
| 2020 | 4.00% | -23.08% | -5.00% | 26.32% | -12.50% | 90.48% | -2.50% | 7.69% | 4.76% | -36.36% | 17.86% | 12.12% | 48.00% |
| 2019 | -2.86% | -20.59% | 14.81% | 3.23% | -6.25% | -20.00% | -29.17% | 23.53% | -9.52% | 31.58% | -4.00% | 4.17% | -28.57% |
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank
The current rank of BLU.L is 52, indicating average performance compared to other stocks on our website. Here’s a breakdown of how it compares using common performance measures.
Risk-Adjusted Performance Indicators
The charts below present risk-adjusted performance metrics for Blue Star Capital plc (BLU.L) and compare them to a chosen benchmark (^GSPC). These indicators evaluate an investment's returns against its associated risks.
Dividends
Dividend History
Drawdowns
Drawdowns Chart
The Drawdowns chart displays portfolio losses from any high point along the way. Drawdowns are calculated considering price movements and all distributions paid, if any.
Worst Drawdowns
The table below displays the maximum drawdowns of the Blue Star Capital plc. A maximum drawdown is a measure of risk, indicating the largest reduction in portfolio value due to a series of losing trades.
The maximum drawdown for the Blue Star Capital plc was 97.71%, occurring on Oct 10, 2024. The portfolio has not yet recovered.
The current Blue Star Capital plc drawdown is 89.91%.
Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -97.71% | Jan 5, 2022 | 698 | Oct 10, 2024 | — | — | — |
| -65.91% | Apr 9, 2019 | 238 | Mar 17, 2020 | 100 | Aug 10, 2020 | 338 |
| -53.85% | Jan 8, 2021 | 207 | Nov 1, 2021 | 2 | Nov 3, 2021 | 209 |
| -46.81% | Sep 10, 2020 | 38 | Nov 2, 2020 | 44 | Jan 6, 2021 | 82 |
| -34.62% | Nov 4, 2021 | 14 | Nov 23, 2021 | 14 | Dec 13, 2021 | 28 |
Volatility
Volatility Chart
The current Blue Star Capital plc volatility is 29.77%, representing the average percentage change in the investments's value, either up or down over the past month. The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.
Financials
Financial Performance
Historical P/E Ratio Chart
The chart below displays the historical trend of the price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio for Blue Star Capital plc.
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