NEW DELHI: The Rs 820-crore RailTel Corporation initial public offer (IPO) was subscribed 42.4 times on the final day of the bidding process.
At 5:00 pm, the issue had received bids for 2,59,41,39,520 shares, which was 42.4 times the total issue size of 6,11,95,923 shares.
Till Day 2, the issue was subscribed 6.55 times with the retail quota getting bids for 10.55 times the quota limit. While the qualified institutional buyer quota was subscribed 2.97 times, the non-institutional investor category bade for 2.63 times the quota limit. The employee reservation category was subscribed 1.85 times.
The issue is an offer for sale for 87,153,369 equity shares in the price band of Rs 93-94. At the upper limit of this price band, the IPO is valued at 21.4 times PE on a FY20 trailing basis. Its enterprise value (EV) is four times the earnings before interest, tax, depreciation, and amortisation (Ebitda).
NEW DELHI: Mini Ratna RailTel Corporation of India, which is among the largest neutral telecom infrastructure providers in India, is hitting the market with an Rs 820-crore initial public offer (IPO) on Tuesday.
The last railway IPO that hit the Street of IRFC had a weak market debut. But grey market trends suggest investors are betting big on the forthcoming offering.
A wholly-owned government subsidiary under the administrative control of the Ministry of Railways, RailTel offers a diversified portfolio of services and solutions. As of Jan. 31, it had exclusive rights over 67,415 route kilometers, connecting 7,321 railway stations, for laying optical fiber cable. The company offers a high capacity bandwidth of up to 800G at 87 locations in India.
Synopsis
The quota for retail investors in RailTel IPO is fixed at 35 per cent of the net offer.
Agencies
RailTel shares is likely to list on the stock exchanges by February 26.
NEW DELHI: RailTel Corporation, a PSU that provides internet services for the Indian rail system along with other things, is scheduled to launch its initial public offer (IPO) next week. The government will sell 27 per cent in the company to raise Rs 819 crore.
RailTel will not receive any proceeds from the offer and all such proceeds will go to the government, helping it with constrained finances.
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