NEW DELHI: RailTel Corporation of India s Rs 820 crore initial public offer (IPO), which has been seeing strong retail participation at bids totaling 11 times the issue size so far, closes for subscription on Thursday.
Surprisingly, the premium that unlisted shares of the company were enjoying in the grey market has plunged over the past few days. Analysts have largely been positive on the issue, as the Mini Ratna firm is debt-free and has been a consistent dividend payer. The RailTel IPO is seeking a fair valuation of 21.4 times PE on a FY20 trailing basis at the upper limit of Rs 93-94 price band, they said.
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).
RailTel Corporation of India IPO day 1: Issue subscribed 2.63 times, retail portion booked 5 times
The company is expected to enjoy premium post listing owing to absence of major players in the listed space, said Ajcon Global. February 16, 2021 / 07:50 PM IST
The public offer of RailTel Corporation of India, the information and communications technology (ICT) infrastructure provider, has subscribed 2.63 times so far in morning on February 16, the first day of bidding.
The issue has received bids for 16.13 crore equity shares against offer size of over 6.11 crore shares, the subscription data available on the exchanges showed.
The retail investors seem strongly supportive to the issue as their reserved portion has subscribed 4.99 times, and that of employees 81 percent. The portion set aside for non-institutional investors has subscribed 75 percent, while qualified institutional buyers have not started putting their bids yet.
NEW DELHI: The initial public offering (IPO) of RailTel Corporation of India opened for subscription on Tuesday and the issue was oversubscribed on the first day of bidding process.
State-owned RailTel has fixed a price band of Rs 93-94 a share for its initial share-sale. The three-day issue would close on February 18.
The mini-ratna PSU (public sector unit) is one of the largest neutral telecom infrastructure providers in the country owning an optic fiber network on exclusive Right of Way (RoW) along railway track.
The company provides broadband telecom and multimedia network across the country.
As of 1 pm, the issue had received bids for 7,76,92,355 shares, which was 126.96 per cent of the total issue size of 6,11,95,923 shares.
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The IPO of RailTel Corporation of India opened for subscription today to strong demand and the issue was oversubscribed in first few hours. The state-run company has fixed a price band of ₹93-94 a share for its initial share-sale. RailTel IPO will close on February 18. RailTel, which provides broadband telecom and multimedia network across the country, is one of the largest neutral telecom infrastructure providers in the country owning a pan-India optic fiber network on exclusive Right of Way (ROW) along Railway track.