Kaynes Tech IPO comprises fresh issue of equity shares worth ₹530 crore and an Offer For Sale (OFS) of up to 55.85 lakh equity shares by a promoter and an existing shareholder. The OFS comprises sale of 20.84 lakh equity shares by promoter Ramesh Kunhikannan and 35 lakh equity shares by existing shareholder Freny Firoze Irani.
As per market observers, Kaynes Tech shares are available at a premium (GMP) of ₹115 in the grey market today, higher from ₹75 in the previous session. The company’s shares are expected to list on November 22, 2022.
Proceeds from the fresh issue will be used to repay debt, funding capital expenditure for its manufacturing facilities at Mysore and Manesar and funding working capital requirements. The company also plans to invest in its arm Kaynes Electronics Manufacturing Pvt Ltd for setting up a new facility at Chamarajanagar in Karnataka.
“On the valuation front at the upper band of the IPO price Kaynes is demanding PE of 81.9x its TTM earnings attributable to post issue equity demanding a market cap of Rs. 34,129 million which we believe is fairly priced considering its decent historical growth, strong revenue visibility and growing demand of automation across underlying industries. We recommend ‘SUBSCRIBE for long term’ rating to this IPO,” said Anand Rathi.
Incorporated in 2008, Kaynes Technology is a leading end-to-end and IoT solutions-enabled integrated electronics manufacturing company. The company provides conceptual design, process engineering, integrated manufacturing and life-cycle support for major players.