Mahindra Logistics falls below issue price after quiet debut
At 10:05 am; the was
trading at Rs 422, a 2% lower against its issue price of Rs 429 per share,
after listed at par on the NSE
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NEWS : Mahindra
Logistics (MLL) was trading at Rs 422 at 10:05 am, below its issue price of Rs 429 per share,
after making quite debut on the bourses.
On the
National Stock Exchange (NSE), the stock listed at par of Rs 429, while on the
BSE, it opened less than 1% higher at Rs 432. It touched low of Rs 420 on the
NSE and of Rs 421 on the BSE. A combined 4.64 million shares changed hands on
the NSE and BSE.
The initial
public offering (IPO) of MLL was oversubscribed over 7.9 times with the
reserved portion for qualified institutional buyers (QIBs) was oversubscribed
15.60 times, non-institutional investors 2.04 times and retail investors 6.10
times, the exchange data shows.
MLL, a
subsidiary of Mahindra & Mahindra, raised Rs 829 crore through the issue,
at higher end of price band of Rs 425-429 per share. Out of which, Rs 247 crore
had raised from anchor investors. Since the issue comprises of only offer-for-sale
or OFS, the company will not receive any proceeds from it.
MLL is one
of the India’s largest third party logistics (3PL) solutions providers in the
logistics industry. The company follows an asset light business model in which
most assets (vehicles and warehouses) are owned /provided by its business
partners. The company operates in two business segments i.e. supply chain
management (SCM) and corporate people transport solutions (PTS).
“MLL has
exhibited CAGR (compound annual growth rate) of 15% and 25% in top-line and
adjusted bottom-line respectively, which is better than its players i.e. VRL
logistics and Transport Corporation of India. In terms of returns, company has
shown a better return profile (ROE & ROIC of 17.3% and 40% v/s. peer group
avg. – 13% & 14% respectively). Based on its growth story, diversification
strategy, strong parent repute and post GST (Goods and Service Tax)
attractiveness of the logistics sector, we assign Subscribe rating to the
issue,” Angel Broking said in IPO note
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