According to market sources, the grey market premium (GMP) of Mankind Pharma is around Rs 90-95 on Tuesday — higher than the previous day.
The Rs 4,300-crore IPO, which is completely an offer for sale (OFS), will be available for public to bid till April 27. Investors can bid for 13 shares in 1 lot and in multiples thereof.
Under the OFS, around 40 million shares will be offloaded by promoters and selling shareholders. The company has set a price band of Rs 1,026-1080 per share.
At the higher end of the price band, the shares of Mankind Pharma are valued at 30x FY22 EPS.
About 50% of the issue size has been reserved for qualified institutional buyers (QIBs), 35% for retail investors and the remaining 15% for non-institutional investors.
Most analysts are positive on the company, given its strong brand reputation and the opportunity areas for growth despite not so cheap valuations.
ICICI Direct has a "subscribe" recommendation to the issue as it benefits from its strong foothold in domestic branded formulations with emphasis on affordable product offerings.
Mankind Pharma is the fourth-largest Indian pharmaceutical company in terms of domestic sales and third-largest in terms of sales volume for moving annual total as of December 2022.
It has a pan-India marketing presence and operates 25 manufacturing facilities across the country. As of December 2022, the company had a team of over 600 scientists and a dedicated in-house R&D centre with four units located at IMT Manesar, Gurugram and Thane.
Kotak Mahindra Capital Company, Axis Capital, IIFL Securities, Jefferies India and JP Morgan India are the book-running lead managers to the issue.
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