According to the company's liquidity report, Paytm has liquidity of Rs 9,182 crore, and in November, the company stated that it would become cash flow positive in the next 12-18 months
One 97 Communications Ltd, the operator of India's largest digital payments provider Paytm, cannot use proceeds of its mega initial public offering (IPO) for the proposed repurchase of its own shares, as rules prohibit such a move, sources said, adding the firm will use its strong liquidity for the purpose. Paytm has a liquidity of Rs 9,182 crore, as per its last earnings report. The company's board is scheduled to meet on December 13 to consider a share buyback proposal. "The management believes that given the company's prevailing liquidity/ financial position, a buyback may be beneficial for our shareholders," it had stated in an exchange filing on Thursday. After a much-watched listing late last year, the stock is down 60 per cent in 2022 amid a global tech selloff and questions swirl around the firm's profitability, competition and costs related to marketing and employee stock options. Sources said regulations prevent any company from using IPO proceeds for a share buyback. Pa
The company in a release to the exchanges said that the management believes that given the company's prevailing liquidity/ financial position, a buyback may be beneficial to the shareholders.
Stocks to Watch Today: Shares of Paytm are likely to be in limelight as the company plans share buyback; board to meet on December 13.
Shares of Paytm surged 8 per cent to Rs 535.45 apiece in the intra-day trade on Friday, before settling at Rs 537, up 7 per cent
Paytm's stock price dive is the steepest first-year slide globally among IPOs that raised at least the same amount since Spain's Bankia SA's 82% drop in 2012
Paytm's m-cap, which was over Rs 1.38 trillion at the time of the launch of the IPO, has declined 77 per cent in just over a year to Rs 30,971 crore
Shares of Paytm hit a new low at Rs 483.30 on the BSE in Tuesday's intra-day trade, thus were now trading 77 per cent below the company's IPO price of Rs 2,150 per share.
The price range for the shares was set between Rs 555 to Rs 601.45, which would mean a discount of 7.7 per cent
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Paytm dived over 10 per cent in intraday deals on Thursday amid heavy volume of around 4 million shares. The stock now seems headed to test support at its all-time low of Rs 510.
Floor price set at Rs 555, 8% discount to last close
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Digital financial services firm One97 Communications, which owns the Paytm brand, on Thursday announced a collaboration with e-commerce firm Flipkart for its annual festive season sale 'The Big Billion Days' as payments partner. Flipkart, which owns majority stake in Paytm's competitor PhonePe, will host its annual festive season sale between September 23 - 30, 2022. "With this partnership, Paytm is offering exciting cashbacks on payments made through Paytm UPI and Paytm Wallet," Paytm said in a statement. Paytm will offer assured cashback of 10 per cent on all transactions, the Noida-based firm said. "Our association with Flipkart as a payments partner for The Big Billion Days will provide a secure payments experience to millions of shoppers in small cities and towns of India," a Paytm spokesperson said.
Its stock dropped to an intraday low of Rs 681.2 before closing at Rs 708.6, down 2.6 per cent over its previous day's close
Paytm held its 22nd annual general meeting (AGM), the first such meeting after it became a listed company in 2021
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Its contribution profit, which excludes taxes and marketing expenses but includes promotional incentives, grew over three-fold to Rs 726 cr in June 2022 quarter from Rs 245 cr in year ago period
Paytm's Vijay Shekhar Sharma says company is seeing excellent momentum and is on track to achieve operating profitability
Foreign portfolio investors and mutual funds have marginally increased stake in Paytm's parent company One97 Communications