IPO Watch: Lalithaa Jewellery Mart files draft papers with SEBI for ₹1,700 crore IPO
A jewellery company based in Chennai specializes in selling gold jewellery, with additional offerings that include silver items and diamond jewellery. It caters to the southern Indian market through its 56 stores, which are operational in Tier I, II, and III cities, and provides authenticated BIS-hallmarked jewellery.
Out of these stores, 22 are located in Andhra Pradesh, 20 in Tamil Nadu, seven in Karnataka, six in Telangana, and one is in the Union Territory of Puducherry, covering a total operational area of 6,09,408 sq. ft. as of December 31, 2024. Among these, 47 stores have a combined area exceeding 5,000 sq. ft. each.
For the nine-month period ending December 31, 2024, the consolidated revenue from operations and profit after tax were reported at ₹ 12,594.67 crore and ₹ 262.33 crore, respectively.
The IPO, which has a face value of ₹ 5, consists of a fresh issue amounting to ₹ 1200 crore and an offer-for-sale up to ₹ 500 crore by M. Kiran Kumar Jain.
The funds raised from the fresh issue, specifically ₹ 1014.50 crore, will be utilized for capital expenditures related to the establishment of new stores in India, as well as for general corporate purposes.
The offering is being conducted via a book-building process, where no more than 50% of the net offer is designated for qualified institutional buyers, while at least 15% and 35% of the net offer are allocated to non-institutional and retail individual bidders, respectively. It features a reservation for subscriptions from eligible employees, and a discount is being provided to those employees who participate in the employee reservation segment.
Anand Rathi Advisors Limited and Equirus Capital Private Limited serve as the book-running lead managers, while MUFG Intime India Private Limited acts as the registrar for the issue.
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