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MobiKwik to raise Rs 572 Cr in IPO amid 70% valuation cut

EntrackrEntrackr · 7m ago
MobiKwik to raise Rs 572 Cr in IPO amid 70% valuation cut
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Gurugram-based fintech firm MobiKwik has filed its Red Herring Prospectus (RHP) with the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) to raise Rs 572 crore through a fresh issue of equity shares. This is the third instance where the company has downsized its IPO offering. The company intends to utilize the IPO proceeds for several strategic purposes. While Rs 150 crore will fund the growth of its financial services business, Rs 135 crore million is allocated for its payments biz. The firm will invest Rs 107 crore towards research and development in data science, AI-ML, and product technology, said its IPO papers. Mobikwik IPO will open for subscription on December 11 and conclude on December 13, with a price band of Rs 265-Rs 279. SBI Capital Markets and DAM Capital Advisors leading the issue as book-running managers. According to the Red Herring Prospectus, investors can bid for a minimum of one lot size, which includes 53 shares valued at Rs 14,787. The firm has structured the allocation of its IPO as follows: 75% of the issue size is reserved for Qualified Institutional Buyers (QIBs), 15% for Non-Institutional Investors (NIIs), and the remaining 10% for retail investors. Based on the IPO price band, the company is currently valued at $197 million (Rs 1,660 crore). Post-IPO, with an infusion of Rs 572 crore from the fresh proceeds, its valuation will rise to $264 million. However, this reflects a 71.6% drop from its peak valuation of $924 million in 2021. As per the RHP, Peak XV is the largest external shareholder with 16.7%, followed by Bajaj Finance which holds 13.41%. Its co-founders Bipin Preet Singh and Upasna Taku command 19.21% and 13.06%, respectively. During the first quarter of the current fiscal year (Q1 FY25), MobiKwik reported revenue of Rs 342.2 crore, with a marginal loss of Rs 6.6 crore for the period. In FY24, the company achieved an impressive 62% year-on-year revenue growth, increasing from Rs 539 crore in FY23 to Rs 875 crore. It also closed FY24 on a positive note, recording a profit of Rs 14 crore.

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MobiKwik posts Rs 875 Cr revenue and Rs 14 Cr profit in FY24

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MobiKwik posts Rs 875 Cr revenue and Rs 14 Cr profit in FY24
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IPO bound MobiKwik made a strong comeback in the fiscal year ending March 2024, with its revenue surging by over 62%. The fintech firm also achieved profitability during FY24, recovering from an Rs 84 crore loss in FY23. That should do no harm at all to its IPO prospects. MobiKwik’s revenue from operations grew to Rs 875 crore in FY24 from Rs 539 crore in FY23, its consolidated annual financial results sourced from the Registrar of Companies (RoC) shows. Income from the commission on recharge, processing, and interest income on servicing loans, payment gateways, and technologies platforms were the primary sources of revenue for MobiKwik in FY24. In the last fiscal year (FY24), the company expanded its loan offerings through lending partners, resulting in a 3X increase in its lending operational cost to Rs 270 crore as compared to Rs 69 crore in FY23. Its payment gateway also grew 18.4% to Rs 201 crore in FY24. The employee benefits, legal, advertising cum promotional, technology and other overheads pushed the total cost up by 36.4% to Rs 876 crore in FY24 from Rs 642 crore in FY23. See TheKredible for the detailed expense breakup. More than 60% jump in scale and controlled expenditure led MobiKwik to turn black with Rs 14 crore in the last fiscal year as compared to Rs 84 crore loss in FY23. Its ROCE and EBITDA margins improved to 15.21% and 4.16% respectively. On a unit level, it spent Rs 1 to earn a rupee in FY24. In January this year, MobiKwik filed its draft red herring prospectus (DRHP) with the market regulator SEBI to raise Rs 700 crore from its IPO. The firm also reported profitability during the first half of FY24 with Rs 9.5 crore PAT and an operating revenue of Rs 381 crore. This is the second attempt by MobiKwik to go public as the Gurugram-based firm filed its first DRHP in July 2021. However, the firm later abandoned public listing citing weak market conditions. It’s worth highlighting that the firm is looking to raise less than half of what it aimed at from the previous attempt to go public. After filing DRHP, the company also raised Rs 50 crore ($6 million) in debt from BlackSoil Capital. After being overshadowed by Paytm and its storied investors, MobiKwik has done well to achieve profitability well before Paytm is expected to. The firm has often looked to plough a lonely path, sticking to its core offerings even as peers ventured into multiple segments. Now, it has the benefit of legacy as well as a strong balance sheet to build on, something it seems well prepared for, as the founders remain committed to the firm’s future as well. With an IPO finally in sight, the small debt fund raise can also be seen as a sign of confidence and conviction in going through with the IPO process this time.

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