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IPO-bound Ather converts itself into public entity

EntrackrEntrackr · 1y ago
IPO-bound Ather converts itself into public entity
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Electric scooter manufacturer Ather Energy has converted itself into a public company. This marks the company’s concrete step towards a definitive initial public offering (IPO) plan. The board at Ather has approved the resolution to change the company’s status from private to public. Its name has now changed from Ather Energy Private Limited to Ather Energy Limited. The company recently raised Rs 286 crore ($34 million) in a mix of debt and equity through venture debt and co-founders. As per the startup data intelligence platform TheKredible, Hero Moto Corp is an associate company of Ather and controls around 38% stake with its recent investment of Rs 124 crore ($15 million) which materialized early this month. It has raised over $550 million to date and was valued at $750 million during its Series E round. According to Vahan data, Ather was the fourth largest two-wheeler EV manufacturer which controlled 9.45% market share in May. Ola Electric maintained the top position followed by TVS and Bajaj. Ather sold 6,024 units in the last month, up from 4,000 units in April. In March, its total sales stood at 17,000 units. Ather reported a flat scale during the fiscal year ending March 2024. Its revenue from operations decreased by a modest 1.5% decrease to Rs 1,754 crore in FY24 from Rs 1,781 crore in FY23. It competes with Ola Electric which got SEBI’s nod for its $660 million initial public offering this month. Ola Electric grew at an exponential rate in FY23 as its revenue from operations spiked seven-fold to Rs 2,631 crore in FY23. TVS, Hero Electric, River, and Okinawa are some other competitors of Ather.

IPO-bound Awfis reports Rs 616 Cr income in first 9 months of FY24

EntrackrEntrackr · 1y ago
IPO-bound Awfis reports Rs 616 Cr income in first 9 months of FY24
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The year 2024 is turning out to be IPO season as over a dozen companies are ready to make their debut on the stock exchange. In the past 10 days, two companies – TBO Tek and general insurance Go Digit went public. Now, Awfis is slated to get listed on May 22. While TBO Tek and GoDigit were profitable till Q3 FY24, Awfis was in the red during the same period with a loss of Rs 19 crore. The Peak XV-backed firm has disclosed its financial numbers for the nine months period ending December 2024. Let’s analyze its financial performance for the three quarters of the last fiscal year. Awfis’s revenue from operations stood at Rs 616 crore during the first three quarters (March -Dec ’23) of FY24. In FY23, the firm’s total revenue was recorded at Rs 545 crore. Founded in 2015, Awfis offers customized office spaces for startups, SMEs, and large corporations including ancillary services like food and beverages, IT support, and infrastructure services among others. Income from rental services formed 64.7% of the total operating revenue which stood at Rs 399 crore in the first three-quarters of FY24. Revenue from construction and fit-out projects, facility management, and the sale of food items were other sources for collections for Awfis. It also added Rs 17.1 crore from non-operating activities tallying the firm’s total revenue to Rs 634 crore in the first three quarters of FY24. On the cost side, its subcontracting cost and rent & maintenance cumulatively formed 31.6% of the overall expenditure which was recorded at Rs 207 crore (Q1-Q3) FY24. Its employee benefits, brokerage, electricity, legal fees, depreciation and amortization, finance and other overheads took the total expenditure to Rs 653 crore in the same period. The growing scale and controlled cost mechanism helped Awfis to reduce its net losses to Rs 19 crore in the first 9 months of FY24. On a unit level, it spent Rs 1.06 to earn a rupee in the above-mentioned period. Awfis will open its public bidding from 22nd -27th May with a price band of Rs 364-382 per share having a lot size of 39 shares. While the disclosure of shares offered to anchor investors will be made on 21st May 2024. In the past six months, a clutch of startups have filed their draft IPO papers and are waiting for the approval from SEBI. The notable names include Ola Electric, FirstCry, MobiKwik, and Unicommerce.

Exclusive: IPO-bound Bluestone raises Rs 100 Cr debt from Neo Markets

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Exclusive: IPO-bound Bluestone raises Rs 100 Cr debt from Neo Markets
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Omnichannel retailer Bluestone has raised Rs 100 crore or $12 million in debt from Neo Markets. This is the third debt investment for the Bengaluru-based company this year. The board at Bluestone has passed a special resolution to issue 10,000 debentures at Rs 1,00,000 each to raise the above-mentioned sum, its regulatory filings sourced from the Registrar of Companies show. The development has come at a time when the Peak XV-backed company reportedly aims to raise $100 million in its pre-IPO round. As per media reports, the pre-IPO funding will be a mix of primary and secondary where the early backers may score hefty returns. The company has raised around $190 million to date including $66 million from Ranjan Pai and others in September last year. According to the startup data intelligence platform TheKredible, Accel is the largest stakeholder amongst investors with 21.2% followed by Kalari Capital which holds 12.35% of the company. Founded in 2011 by Gaurav Singh Kushwaha, Bluestone provides an extensive jewelry collection for both men and women, available through its website and network of offline stores. According to the firm’s website, it operates over 190 stores across 75 cities. Bluestone continued to grow its revenue and narrow losses in the fiscal year ending March 2023. During FY23, the firm achieved 65% year-on-growth and its collection stood at Rs 787 crore while its losses dwindled 87% to Rs 167 crore. It’s yet to file its annual results for FY24. It directly competes with Melorra, Giva, and CaratLane. Titan, which owned 99.64% stake in CaratLane, recently said that it will buy the remaining 0.36% stake of the company for Rs 60.08 crore ($7.2 million).

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