Innova Captab IPO Subscribed 55.26 times

Tanushree Jaiswal Tanushree Jaiswal 27th December 2023 - 09:51 am
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About the IPO of Innova Captab Ltd

The stock of Innova Captab Ltd has a face value of ₹10 per share and the price band for the book building IPO is set in the range of ₹426 to ₹448 per share. The final price will be discovered within this price band. Innova Captab IPO will be a combination of a fresh issue and an offer for sale (OFS). The fresh issue portion of the IPO of Innova Captab Ltd comprises the issue of 71,42,857 shares (71.43 lakh shares approximately), which at the upper price band of ₹448 per share will translate into a fresh issue size of ₹320 crore. The offer for sale portion of the IPO of Innova Captab Ltd comprises the sale of 55,80,357 shares (55.80 lakh shares approximately), which at the upper price band of ₹448 per share will translate into a total OFS size of ₹250 crore.

Out of the 55.80 lakh shares offered in the offer for sale (OFS), Manoj Kumar Lohariwala and Vinay Kumar Lohariwala, 2 promoter shareholders of the company, will offer 19.53 lakh shares each. Among the Investor shareholders; Gian Prakash Aggarwal will offer 16.74 lakh shares in the offer for sale (OFS). The total IPO size of Innova Captab Ltd will, therefore, comprise of the issue and sale of 1,27,23,214 shares (127.23 lakh shares approximately), which at the upper price band of ₹448 per share translates into total IPO size of ₹570 crore. The IPO of Innova Captab Ltd will be listed on the NSE and the BSE. The fresh issue portion will be utilized for repayment / prepayment of loans, investing in its subsidiary (UML) for repaying their outstanding loans, and funding working capital gaps. The IPO of Innova Captab Ltd will be lead managed by ICICI Securities and JM Financial. KFIN Technologies Ltd will be the registrar to the issue.

How subscriptions evolved in the IPO period

While the QIB portion and the HNI / NII portion picked up traction on the last day, the overall journey was quite rapid for the retail investors. In fact, the QIB portion got fully subscribed only on the third and final day of the IPO while the retail portion got fully subscribed on the first day of the IPO itself. The HNI / NII portion and the overall IPO saw subscription book filling up only on the second day of the IPO. The IPO was kept open for a total period of 3 days and here is the day-wise progress in IPO subscription.

Date

QIB

NII

Retail

Total

Day 1 (December 21, 2023)

0.44

1.00

2.26

1.47

Day 2 (December 22, 2023)

1.08

3.38

5.22

3.64

Day 3 (December 26, 2023)

116.73

64.95

17.15

55.26

As can be seen from the above table, the overall IPO got 55.26 times subscribed at the close of the third and final day of the IPO on 26th December 2023. Here is a quick look at how the various categories saw traction on the last day of the IPO.

  • The QIB portion got 0.44 times subscribed at the end of the first day of the IPO. However, on the last day of the IPO, the subscription moved from 1.08X to 116.73X.
     
  • The HNI / NII portion got 1.00 times subscribed at the end of the first day of the IPO. However, on the last day of the IPO, the subscription moved from 3.38X to 64.95X.
     
  • Retail portion got 2.26 times subscribed at the end of the first day of the IPO. However, on the last day of the IPO, the subscription moved from 5.22X to 17.15X.
     
  • The overall IPO got 1.47 times subscribed at the end of the first day of the IPO. However, on last day of the IPO, overall subscription moved from 3.64X to 55.26X.

Rapid update on the overall IPO response

The IPO saw fairly strong response on the Day-1 and Day-2, with most of the action visible only on Day-3 of the IPO, as is normally the case. However, the IPO did close with relatively healthy subscription numbers at the close of Day-3. In fact, the IPO of Innova Captab Ltd got fully subscribed on the first day of the IPO itself. As per the combined bid details put out by the BSE at the close of Day-3, Innova Captab Ltd IPO was subscribed 55.26X overall, with best demand coming from the QIB segment, followed by the HNI / NII segment and the Retail segment in that order.

In fact, the institutional segment and the HNI / NII segments saw some very good traction on the last day. The HNI portion did do well and a lot of the surge of funding applications and corporate applications did come in on the last day of the IPO. Retail portion was relatively strong, although it was fully subscribed on Day-1 of the IPO itself, but subsequent traction was slower than the others. Firstly, let us look at the details of overall allocation.

Category of Investors

Allocation of shares under IPO

Employee Reservation

Nil allocation to employees

Anchor Allocation

38,16,963 shares (30.00% of IPO size)

QIB Shares Offered

25,44,643 shares (20.00% of IPO size)

NII (HNI) Shares Offered

19,08,482 shares (15.00% of IPO size)

Retail Shares Offered

44,53,125 shares (35.00% of IPO size)

Total Shares Offered

1,27,23,213 shares (100.00% of IPO size)

Having understood the allocation of shares across various categories, Let us look at how the subscription data played out for the IPO at an overall level and at a more granular level.

As of close of 26th December 2023, out of the 90.78 lakh shares on offer in the IPO, Innova Captab Ltd saw bids for 5,016.70 lakh shares. This implies an overall subscription of 55.26X overall. The granular break-up of subscriptions was in favour of the QIB investors followed by the HNI / NII investors and the Retail investors in that order. QIB bids and NII bids typically gather most of the momentum on the last day, and that was the case in this issue also in the case of QIB bids. Both the QIB and the NII bids picked momentum on the last day and added to its heft of the previous days. Here are the details of the category-wise subscription.

Category

Subscription Status

Qualified Institutional Buyers (QIB)

116.73 Times

S (HNI) ₹2 lakhs to ₹10 lakhs

51.65

B (HNI) Above ₹10 lakhs

71.59

Non Institutional Investors (NII)

64.95 Times

Retail Individuals

17.15 Times

Employees

Not Applicable

Overall

55.26 times

Data Source: BSE

Subscription status of QIB Portion

On 20th December 2023, Innova Captab Ltd completed the bidding for its anchor allocation. There was a robust response as the anchor investors participated through the process of book building. A total of 38,16,963 shares were allotted to the anchor investors. The allocation was done at the upper IPO price band of ₹448 per share (including premium of ₹438 per share) which resulted in an overall allocation of ₹171 crore. The anchors absorbed 30% of the total issue size of ₹570 crore.

The QIB portion (net of anchor allocation as explained above) had a quota of 25.32 lakh shares of which it has got bids for 2,955.57 lakh shares at the close of Day-3, implying a subscription ratio of 116.73X for QIBs at the close of Day-3. QIB bids typically get bunched on the last day and while the heavy demand for the anchor placement had given an indication of the institutional appetite for the Innova Captab Ltd IPO subscription overall, the actual demand did turn to be quite robust for the IPO.

Subscription status of HNI / NII Portion

The HNI portion got subscribed 64.95X (getting applications for 1,275.40 lakh shares against the quota of 19.64 lakh shares). That is a relatively strong response at the close of Day-3 largely because this segment normally sees the maximum response bunched on the last day. Bulk of the funded applications and corporate applications, come in on the last day of the IPO, and that was visible as the overall HNI / NII portion added to its heft on the last day of the IPO. Apart from the QIB portion, even HNIs saw good traction on the last day.

Now the NII/HNI portion is reported in two parts viz. bids below ₹10 lakhs (S-HNI) and bids above ₹10 lakhs (B-HNI). The bids above the ₹10 lakh category (B-HNIs) typically represents most of the major funding customers. If you break up the HNI portion, the above ₹10 lakh bid category got subscribed 71.59X while the below ₹10 lakh bid category (S-HNIs) got subscribed 51.65X. This is just for information and is already part of the overall HNI bids explained in the previous para.

Subscription status of Retail Individuals

The retail portion was subscribed just 17.15X at the close of Day-3, showing relatively strong appetite. It must be noted that retail allocation is 35% in this IPO. For retail investors; out of the 45.82 lakh shares on offer, valid bids were received for 785.72 lakh shares, which included bids for 684.26 lakh shares at the cut-off price. The IPO is priced in the band of (₹426 to ₹448 per share) and has closed for subscription as of the close of Tuesday, 26th December 2023.

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