Ola Electric Mobility rises on debut

Shares of Ola Electric Mobility were currently trading at Rs 82.30 at 10:12 IST on the BSE, representing a premium of 8.29% as compared with the issue price of Rs 76.

The scrip was listed at Rs 75.99, exhibiting a marginal discount to the issue price.

So far, the stock has hit a high of 84.14 and a low of 75.99. On the BSE, over 131.45 lakh shares of the company were traded in the counter so far.

The initial public offer (IPO) of Ola Electric Mobility received 1,98,79,03,905 bids for shares as against 46,51,59,451 shares on offer. The issue was subscribed 4.27 times.

The Qualified Institutional Buyers (QIBs) category was subscribed 5.31 times. The Retail Individual Investors (RIIs) category was subscribed 3.92 times. The Non Institutional Investors (NIIs) category was subscribed 2.40 times.

The issue opened for bidding on 2 August 2024 and it closed on 6 August 2024. The price band of the IPO was fixed at Rs 72 to 76 per share.

The IPO comprised fresh issue of equity shares worth up to Rs 5,500 crore and an offer for sale of 8,49,41,997 equity shares, aggregating up to Rs 645.56 crore, by the existing shareholders.

The objectives of the fresh issue include Rs 1,227.64 crore for capital expenditure by subsidiary, Rs 800 crore for debt repayment or pre-payment, Rs 1,600 crore for R&D development, Rs 350 crore for organic growth initiatives, and the remaining funds for general corporate purposes.

The promoters and promoter group hold an aggregate 45.14% of the pre-offer issued and paid-up equity share capital. The post-IPO shareholding is expected to be around 36.78%.

Ahead of the IPO, Ola Electric Mobility on Thursday, 1 August 2024, raised Rs 2,763.03 crore from anchor investors. The board allotted 36.36 lakh shares at Rs 76 each to 84 anchor investors.

Ola Electric Mobility is a manufacturer of electric vehicles (EVs) and certain core components for EVs such as battery packs, motors, and vehicle frames at the Ola Future factory.

Ola Electric Mobility operates its own direct-to-customer (D2C) omnichannel distribution network across India. It comprises 870 experience centres and 431 service centres (of which 429 service centres are located within experience centres) as of March 31, 2024, in addition to the Ola Electric website.

The firm reported a net loss of Rs 1,584.40 crore and sales of Rs 5,009.83 crore for the twelve months ended on 31 March 2024.

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