State-owned Indian Railway Finance Corporation is coming out with an IPO on Jan 18, 2021 at a Price band of Rs.25 to Rs.26 per equity share for a face value of Rs.10 per equity share. The issue will remain till Jan 20, 2021. The Share of IFRC will get listed on both NSE and BSE. The book running lead managers to the issue are DAM Capital Advisors, HSBC Securities and Capital Markets (India), ICICI Securities and SBI Capital Markets.

IFRC was incorporated in 1986, as a public-sector enterprise that is wholly-owned by the Government of India. The Primary business for IRFC is financing the acquisition of rolling stock assets, leasing of railway infrastructure assets, and lending to entities under the Ministry of Railways (MoR). It acts as the borrowing arm of Indian Railways, IRFC is mainly responsible to raise funds for MoR which are required to not only to procure rolling stock assets like wagons, trucks, electric multiple units, locomotives, coaches, but also its improvement, expansion, and assets management.

IFRC follows a financial leasing model to finance rolling stock assets procurement for a lease period of 30 years. In fiscal 2019, the actual capital expenditures by the Indian Railways were Rs. 1,334 billion, out of which, IRFC financed Rs. 525.35 bn accounting for 39.34% expenditures.

Promoters or IFRC

The President of India acting through the Ministry of Railways (MoR) is the promoter of the company.

Company Financials of IFRC

Summary of financial Information (Restated Consolidated)
Particulars For the year/period ended (Rs in million)
30-Sep-20 31-Mar-20 31-Mar-19 31-Mar-18
Total Assets 29,19,865.81 27,55,041.29 20,64,382.95 16,14,510.41
Total Revenue 73,848.29 1,34,210.90 1,09,873.55 92,078.39
Profit After Tax 18,868.41 31,920.96 21,399.33 20,014.60

Important point for IRFC IPO

IPO Opening Date Jan 18, 2021
IPO Closing Date Jan 20, 2021
Issue Type Book Built Issue IPO
Face Value ₹10 per equity share
IPO Price ₹25 to ₹26 per equity share
Market Lot 575 Shares
Min Order Quantity 575 Shares
Listing At BSE, NSE
Issue Size 1,782,069,000 Eq Shares of ₹10 (aggregating up to ₹4,633.38 Cr)
Fresh Issue 1,188,046,000 Eq Shares of ₹10 (aggregating up to ₹[.] Cr)
Offer for Sale 594,023,000 Eq Shares of ₹10 (aggregating up to ₹[.] Cr)

Important dates for IRFC IPO

IPO Open Date Jan 18, 2021
IPO Close Date Jan 20, 2021
Basis of Allotment Date Jan 25, 2021
Initiation of Refunds Jan 27, 2021
Credit of Shares to Demat Account Jan 28, 2021
IPO Listing Date Jan 29, 2021

Important Dates and Milestones for IRFC IPO

  • Issue opens on Jan 18, 2021 and closes on Jan 20, 2021.
  • The Allotment date for IRFC IPO issue is expected on Jan 25, 2021
  • The amount for unsuccessful investor will get unblocked on Jan 25, 2021.
  • The Shares of IRFC will get credited to Demat accounts on Jan 27, 2021.
  • The Shares of IRFC IPO will be listed on both NSE and BSE on Jan 29, 2021

Check IRFC IPO Allotment Status Online

The applicants can check their IRFC IPO Allotment Status on the Tentative Date of Allotment, normally scheduled at 3rd or 4th working day after the IPO Closure. SEBI has mandates timelines for completion of IPO Allotment and as such the entire process of allotment gets completed in a week after the IPO closure. The Tentative date for IRFC IPO Allotment Status is Jan 25, 2021. In case, the Subscription does not remain so great for IRFC IPO, the chances of getting share allotment for IRFC IPO is high. However, in case, the subscription figures remains high, the chances of getting one lot in retail will be fairly minimal. It has been observed that with over subscription, the demand for shares on the listing date remains very high. One can check IRFC IPO Allotment Status by following 3 simple steps

CHECK IRFC IPO ALLOTMENT STATUS

  1. Visit to the website of RTA (Link Intime for this IPO) on a given Link specifically for checking IRFC IPO
  2. Enter detail like PAN number or Demat Account number or Application number
  3. Check status

What next after IRFC IPO

In case you are successful applicant, the share will get credited to your Demat account in next 1-2 days specifically before Listing date. As such, you are  free to keep or sell your allocated shares. In case, you have not received allotment, the amount blocked in your bank account will get unblocked.

CHECK IRFC IPO ALLOTMENT STATUS

Bid details for IRFC IPO

Price (in Rs.) Quantity

Subscription figures for IRFC IPO

Category No. of shares offered No. of shares bid for Category Subscription
Qualified Institutional Buyers (QIBs)
Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs)
Domestic Financial Institutions
Mutual Funds
Others
Non Institutional Investors
Corporates
Individuals (Other than RIIs)
Others
Retail Individual Investors (RIIs)
Cut Off
Price Bids
Employee Reserved
Employee (Cut off)
Employee (Price)
Reservation PortionShareholder
Reservation Portion Shareholder (Cut off)
Reservation Portion Shareholder (Price)
Total

FAQs for IRFC IPO

What is the date of Allotment for IRFC IPO?
Usually the entire allotment process gets completed within a week of IPO closure date. The Expected date of Allotment of IRFC IPO is Jan 25, 2021. One can check the allotment status on this date online through the below given link

CHECK IRFC IPO ALLOTMENT STATUS

How I need to pay for the shares?
Since this is an IPO through ASBA route, the amount for the applied shares will get blocked in the respective bank account. In case of allotment of shares, the amount get deducted from the bank account else get unblocked. The expected date of unblocking of this amount is the following date of allotment of shares. Now you can also subscribe the shares through UPI route. Apply here for IRFC IPO
When will I get my subscribed shares in my Demat account?
Usually, the allotted shares are credited to demat account atleast a day before listing which in this case Jan 27, 2021
When will the trading begins in the exchanges for IRFC shares?
The trading in shares of IRFC begins on the listing day which is Jan 29, 2021. The trading begins simultaneously in both exchanges i.e. NSE and BSE
What will be the basis of allotment in IRFC IPO?
The basis of Allotment will be book building. As such, the priority of allotment will be given to subscribers with better price quotes. In case of same rate quotes or “cut off price” the allotment is on the basis of computerized lucky draw.
How can I check IRFC IPO allotment status?
Earlier is a lengthy and cumbersome process but now it is very simple and online way to check IRFC allotment status. All you need to do is to click on the below stated link and enter requisite details like application number, PAN number or DP client id. Please proceed to know IRFC IPO allotment status. Normally there is very high traffic at the time of checking IPO allotment status so one should be very calm and quite for extracting information from the given link

CHECK IRFC IPO ALLOTMENT STATUS Here

How will I get my refund amount, if shares are not allotted?
In case of unsuccessful investors who did not get the allotment, the amount will get unblocked in their bank account on Jan 25, 2021.
How to increase chances of allotment in case of Retail investor?
Since the basis of Allotment will ‘Book Building’, the price of application to be filled as ‘Cut off” which signified that the application will be applied as the lowest rate on which the allotment is made. As a retail investor, one should apply for one lot in multiple names. As such in case of over-subscription, each investor taken out of from a computerized lucky draw will be given one lot only. More name in that list increase chances of allotment as well.

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