Uniparts India shares fall deeper into the red after listing at a discount

• Shares of Uniparts India listed at ₹575 against the allotment price of ₹577 per share.
• The grey market expected a ₹40 premium per share on listing.
• The market capitalisation of the company stood at ₹2,595 crore.
• The IPO received strong demand from investors as it was subscribed 25.32 times.

After listing at a ₹2 discount to its issue price, shares of Uniparts India went further down by 4.5% at around 2 pm, on Monday. The stock is now ₹26 lower than the issue price of ₹577, disappointing investors and the grey markets which predicted that it will make its debut at a ₹40 premium.

This is lower than the grey market expectation of ₹40 premium per share. The grey market is an unofficial market where the IPO shares are traded before they are listed on the stock exchanges.

Meanwhile, the broader markets also opened lower on Monday following weak global markets and ahead of November’s retail inflation data to be released later in the day.

The market capitalisation of Uniparts India stands at ₹2,595 crore, according to BSE data.

The IPO saw strong demand from non-institutional and qualified institutional investors as they subscribed 67.14 and 17.86 times respectively. Overall, the IPO was subscribed 25.32 times.

This year, 33 IPOs made their stock market debut on the BSE mainboard. All except eight have given positive listing gains. Here are the top five IPOs with highest listing gains in 2022.
Source: BSE

Uniparts India manufactures critical products and components for the off-highway vehicles (OHV) industry. Specifically, it caters to the agriculture, construction forestry and mining (CFM) and aftermarket sectors.

The New Delhi-based company IPO was a complete offer for sale of 14.4 million shares by promoters and shareholders.

In its draft filing, Uniparts India noted that the top ten customers contributed to 70.4% of its total revenue in FY22, down from 73% in FY21.

The net profit of the company surged 80% in FY22 from the year before.
Source: DRHP


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