Gala Precision Engineering shares soar nearly 49% in market debut

Shares of Gala Precision Engineering Ltd ended with a premium of nearly 49 per cent against the issue price of Rs 529 on Monday.

The stock made its debut at Rs 750, a jump of 41.77 per cent from the issue price on the BSE. During the day, it soared 48.85 per cent to Rs 787.45. Shares of the firm ended at Rs 787.05, up 48.78 per cent.

On the NSE, it listed at Rs 721.10, surging 36.31 per cent. The stock ended at Rs 757.15, reflecting a jump of 43.12 per cent.

The company's market valuation stood at Rs 997.19 crore.

In terms of volume, 3.97 lakh shares of the firm were traded on the BSE and 7.89 lakh shares on the NSE during the day.

The initial public offer of Gala Precision Engineering garnered 201.44 times subscriptions on the closing day of bidding on Wednesday.

The initial share sale had a price band of Rs 503-529 per share.

The Rs 168-crore IPO had a combination of a fresh issue of 25.58 lakh equity shares worth Rs 135.34 crore and an Offer For Sale (OFS) of 6.16 lakh equity shares valued at Rs 32.58 crore by promoter group entities and individual shareholders.

Proceeds from the fresh issue will be used for setting up a new facility at Vallam-Vadagal, SIPCOT, Sriperumbudur in Tamil Nadu for manufacturing high tensile fasteners and hex bolts; purchase of equipment, plant and machinery at Wada, Palghar in Maharashtra; payment of debt and general corporate purposes.

Gala Precision Engineering is a precision component manufacturer of technical springs like disc & strip springs (DSS); coil & spiral springs (CSS) and Special Fastening Solutions (SFS).

The company supplies its products to original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), Tier 1 and channel partners; used in sectors like renewable energy, including wind turbine and hydropower plants, various industrial sectors like electrical, off-highway equipment, infrastructure and general engineering, mobility segments, such as automotive and railways.