Swiggy’s
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Will it deliver
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Swiggy’s stock market debut: Will it deliver listing gains?
Updated - November 13, 2024 at 07:41 AM.
With large IPOs like LIC• Объект бренды » Бренды на l » LIC and Hyundai India• Индия faltering, Swiggy’s listing today
is expected to be muted, as analysts remain cautious amid subdued retail
demand and challenging market conditions
By KS Badri Narayanan
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Swiggy’s valuation could reach around ₹95,000 crore, compared to rival
Zomato’s market cap of ₹2.25 lakh crore. Experts advise caution for investors,
suggesting it may be best to hold for the long term amid ongoing competitive
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Shares of food delivery and grocery major Swiggy will be listed at the bourses
today. The company has fixed the IPO price as Rs 370, at the upper end of the
price band ₹371-390.
The issue, which struggled on the first two days, sailed through with an
oversubscription of 3.60 times , thanks to QIB investors. Given the faltering
of large IPOs such as LIC• Объект бренды » Бренды на l » LIC and Hyundai India• Индия, marketmen expect only a muted
listing from Swiggy.
The qualified institutional buyers (QIBs) portion was booked 6.02 times—the
highest, and the retail investor’s portion was subscribed 1.14 times. The
employees’ book was subscribed 1.65 times. However, wealthy individual
investors (NIIs) remain lukewarm to the issue as the portion reserved for them
remained undersubscribed at 0.41 times.
Read: Swiggy’s IPO set to generate ₹9,000 crore in employee wealth for 5,000
staff
Prashanth Tapse, Senior VP (Research), Mehta Equities Ltd, said: “We believe
the majority of the investor especially NII’s & retail stayed back on few
reason like Negative cash flow business model followed by concern on high
competition and ongoing negative market mood. Considering low subscription
demand from NII’s & Retail investors followed by market sentiments, there
is a very high possibility of flat to negative listing in the range of +or -
5-10% on its issue price.”
The Rs. 11,300-crore IPO comprised a fresh capital of Rs. 4,499 crore and an
offer for sale (OFS) of 17.51 shares worth Rs. 6,828 crore.
The food delivery major raised Rs. 5,085 crore from institutional investors
through the anchor book. Among the investors who were allocated shares are New
World Fund Inc, Government Pension Fund Global, Nomura Funds Ireland Public
Limited Company, Fidelity Funds, BlackRock, Allianz• Объект организация » Организации по алфавиту » Организации на Al » Алльянц СЕ
• Страхование » Страховые компании » Страховые компании Германии » Алльянц СЕ Global Investors Fund and
Schroder International, according to a circular uploaded on BSE’s website.
ICICI Prudential Mutual Fund (MF), SBI Mutual Fund, HDFC Life Insurance
Company• Страхование » Страховые компании Ltd, SBI Life Insurance• Страхование Co. Ltd, and ICICI Prudential Life Insurance
Company• Страхование » Страховые компании Ltd were also allotted shares in the anchor round.
Swiggy’s upper price band valuation is estimated at around ₹95,000 crore. In
comparison, rival Zomato, which went public in July 2021, currently has a
market valuation of ₹2.25 lakh crore.
Swiggy plans to use the IPO proceeds to fund investments in the Material
Subsidiary, Scootsy, technology and cloud infrastructure investments, brand
marketing• Экономика » Бизнес » Маркетинг » Бренд маркетинг and business• Экономика » Бизнес promotion expenses to enhance the brand awareness and
visibility of its platform across segments, and inorganic growth through
unidentified acquisitions and general corporate purposes.
“Post Listing: For allotted investors, one should not expect any kind of
listing gains. Hence, only risky investors should consider the company to HOLD
FOR LONG TREM despite knowing short term volatility and competitive pressures
in the sector. For non-allottees, we advise to wait and watch for the price to
settle and revisit the space with better discounted opportunity,” said Tapse.
Swiggy is an online food delivery platform that emerged in India• Индия in 2014. It
offers a convenient solution for ordering food from various restaurants.
The company operates five business• Экономика » Бизнес units: Food Delivery, out-of-home
consumption, including restaurant visits and events; Quick Commerce, offering
on-demand delivery of groceries and household items; supply chain and
distribution, providing B2B• Экономика » Бизнес deliveries, warehousing, logistics, and
distribution for wholesalers and retailers; and platform innovation• Экономика » Бизнес » Инновация,
introducing new services like Swiggy Genie and Swiggy Minis.
Kotak Mahindra Capital Company, Citigroup Global Markets India• Индия, Jefferies
India• Индия, Avendus Capital, J.P. Morgan India• Индия, BoFA Securities India• Индия, and ICICI
Securities were the book-running lead managers of the IPO.
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