Garuda Construction IPO Subscribed 1.9 Times On Day 1

The initial public offer of Garuda Construction and Engineering got fully subscribed with 1.91 times subscriptions on the first day on Tuesday.

The initial share sale received bids for 3,80,15,666 shares against 1,99,04,862 shares on offer, according to data available with the NSE.

The portion meant for Retail Individual Investors (RIIs) got subscribed 3.43 times while the quota for non-institutional investors received 1.10 times subscription. The category for Qualified Institutional Buyers (QIBs) attracted a mere 2 per cent subscription.

Garuda Construction and Engineering Ltd on Monday said it has raised Rs 75 crore from anchor investors.

The company has fixed a price band of Rs 92-95 per share for its Rs 264-crore initial public offering.

The initial share sale will conclude on October 10.

The IPO is a mix of fresh issue of 1.83 crore equity shares and an offer of sale (OFS) of 95 lakh equity shares by promoter PKH Ventures.

The IPO size has been pegged at Rs 264 crore at the upper end of the price band.

Proceeds from its fresh issuance to the extent of Rs 100 crore will be utilised for working capital requirement; and balance towards general corporate purposes including unidentified inorganic acquisitions.

The Mumbai-based Garuda Construction is currently engaged in civil construction of six residential projects, two commercial projects, one industrial project and one infrastructure, with an order book of Rs 1,408.27 crore.

On financial front, the company’s revenue from operations rose from Rs 77.02 crore in FY22 to Rs 154.18 crore in FY24, registering a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 26 per cent. Profit after tax increased from Rs 18.78 crore in FY22 to Rs 36.43 crore in FY24, growing at a CAGR of 25 per cent.

Corpwis Advisors is the sole book running lead manager and Link Intime India is the registrar of the issue.

The company’s shares are proposed to be listed on the BSE and National Stock Exchange (NSE).