New Delhi: The initial public offering (IPO) of Hyundai Motor India saw a lukewarm response from investors on Tuesday, with the issue subscribed 0.18 times or 18 per cent on Day 1 of the subscription.
The company aims to raise up to Rs 27,870 crore, making it the largest-ever IPO of the Indian equity market history since 2022, when Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) raised Rs 21,000 crore.
It is open till October 17, and the IPO price band has been fixed at Rs 1,865- Rs 1,960 per share.
One lot of Hyundai Motor India’s IPO has seven shares. After the subscription window closes, the share allotment is expected to be finalized on October 18. The shares will be credited to demat accounts on October 21.
Hyundai Motor India shares are likely to debut on stock exchanges on October 22. The maiden share sale will be a full offer for sale (OFS). This is the first offer from an automaker to list in India in over two decades and the entire proceeds will go to the promoter.
Hyundai Motor India raised approximately Rs 8,315 crore from anchor investors on Monday, ahead of its IPO. The company allotted 4.24 crore shares at Rs 1,960 apiece to 225 anchor investors, according to the company statement.
Hyundai Motor India held a 14.6 per cent market share in the domestic passenger vehicle (PV) market in Q1 FY25, second to Maruti Suzuki which has a 41 per cent share in this category. However, Hyundai Motor India is the market leader by volume in the mid-size SUV segment with around 38 per cent share as on June 2024.
It is also India’s second-largest exporter of PV from April 2021 till June this year. In FY 2023-24, the company sold 7.77 lakh vehicles, of which 21 per cent was exported to countries like Africa, the Middle East, Europe and Latin America.
Hyundai Motor India has 1,366 sales points and 1,550 service outlets in India. The company’s revenue in the financial year (FY) 2023-24 was Rs 69,829 crore. During this period, the company made a profit of Rs 6,060 crore and the company’s margin was 13.1 per cent.
India’s second-largest carmaker’s revenue in the first quarter of FY 2024-25 was Rs 17,344 crore. During this period, the company made a profit of Rs 1,489 crore and the margin was 13.5 per cent.