Mahindra Logistics seeks Rs3,000 crore valuation in IPO
1 min read 25 Oct 2017, 12:39 AM ISTMahindra Logistics has set a price band of Rs425-429 per share for the IPO, which values it at Rs3,023-3,052 crore
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Mumbai: Mahindra Logistics Ltd, the logistics arm of automobile maker Mahindra and Mahindra Ltd, on Tuesday said its Rs829.36 crore initial public offering (IPO) will open on 31 October.
The logistics company has set a price range of Rs425-429 per share for the IPO, which values it at Rs3,023-3,052 crore. The offer will close on 2 November.
The share sale is a pure secondary offering, which will see parent Mahindra, Normandy Holdings Ltd and private equity firm Kedaara Capital collectively sell 19.33 million shares. The offer will see a total stake dilution of 27%.
Mahindra Logistics provides services such as warehousing, transport, in-factory logistics, people logistics and freight forwarding for clients across industries such as auto and auto component manufacturing, consumer, pharmaceuticals and e-commerce.
In 2016-17, the company reported a revenue of Rs2,676.2 crore, up 28% from the previous fiscal. The company reported a profit of Rs46 crore in 2016-17, up 28% from a year earlier.
According to Pirojshaw Sarkari, chief executive of Mahindra Logistics, the company intends to continue to focus on growing business from non-Mahindra Group clients. The revenue derived from non-Mahindra Group clients increased to 46.04% of the total in fiscal 2017 from 29.86% in fiscal 2015.
Mahindra Logistics operates in two distinct business segments, namely supply chain management (SCM) and corporate people transport solutions (PTS). In fiscal 2017, the SCM and PTS businesses accounted for 88.94% and 11.06%, respectively, of the total revenues.
Kedaara Capital bought a 23% stake in Mahindra Logistics for Rs200 crore in 2014.
The Indian logistics industry comprising segments such as road freight, rail freight, coastal freight, warehousing, cold chain and container freight stations and inland container depots, estimated at Rs6.4 trillion in fiscal 2017, is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 13% to Rs9.2 trillion by fiscal 2020, according to a report by rating agency Crisil Ltd.
Mahindra Logistics has appointed Kotak Mahindra Capital Co. Ltd and Axis Capital to manage the share sale.
Till September this year, the Indian primary market has witnessed 24 IPOs with companies raising Rs30,853 crore, according to data from primary market tracker Prime Database. In 2016, 26 companies raised Rs26,493.8 crore through the IPO route.
