Utkarsh Small Finance Bank IPO opens today – All you need to know

Jul 12, 2023

By: Katya Naidu

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IPO dates

The IPO will open on July 12 and close on July 14.

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Price Band

Utkarsh Small Finance Bank has fixed a price band of ₹23-25 a share for its public issue.

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Lot Size

Investors can bid for a minimum of 600 equity shares and in multiples of 600 equity shares thereafter.

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About the company

The Varanasi-based small finance bank has 830 banking outlets, serving 3.6 million customers primarily in Bihar and UP.

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About the company

It commenced operations in 2017 and offers a range of deposit products to mostly rural and semi-urban customers.

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Financials

Its total income was at ₹2,804 crore in FY23, which grew by 37 percent. Its FY22 net profit however was a blip and fell to ₹61 crore even as it recovered in FY23 to ₹404 crore.

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Financials

The bank's gross loan portfolio has grown to ₹13,957.11 crore as of March 31, 2023, from ₹8,415.66 crore as of March 31, 2021.

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Risk factors

The bank’s former auditors have been debarred by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), and markets regulator SEBI has sent the company notices for alleged non-compliance of provisions of Companies Act 2013.

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Net proceeds

The bank plans to use the net proceeds from the fresh issue towards augmenting its tier-I capital base for its future capital requirements.

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