Polycab India spurts on debut

Shares of Polycab India settled at Rs 655 on BSE, a premium of 21.75% over the initial public offer price of Rs 538.

Shares of Polycab India settled at Rs 655 on BSE, a premium of 21.75% over the initial public offer price of Rs 538. Polycab India debuted at Rs 633 on BSE, a premium of 17.65% to the initial public offer (IPO) price of Rs 538. The stock hit a high of Rs 667.55 and low of Rs 633. On BSE, 22.43 lakh shares were traded on the counter.

The initial public offer (IPO) of Polycab India received bids for 91.64 crore shares, as per the National Stock Exchange of India (NSE) data. The issue was subscribed 51.96 times. The issue opened for subscription on 5 April 2019 and closed on 9 April 2019. The price band for the issue was Rs 533 to Rs 538 per share.

The qualified institutional buyers (QIBs) category was subscribed 92.44 times. The non-institutional investors category was subscribed 110.42 times. The retail individual investors (RIIs) category was subscribed 4.65 times.

Ahead of the opening of the IPO, the board of directors of the company at its meeting held on 4 April 2019, finalised allocation of 74.54 lakh equity shares to anchor investors at Rs 538 per share.

On a consolidated basis, Polycab India reported net profit of Rs 357.41 crore on net sales of Rs 5506.70 crore in nine-months ended December 2018.

Polycab India is engaged in the business of manufacturing and selling wires and cables and fast moving electrical goods (FMEG) under the Polycab brand. The company manufacture and sells diverse range of wires and cables and some of the key products in the wires and cables segment are power cables, control cables, instrumentation cables, solar cables, building wires, flexible cables, flexible/single multi core cables, communication cables and others including welding cables, submersible flat and round cables, rubber cables, overhead conductors, railway signalling cables, specialty cables and green wires.

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