Digital payments and financial services company Paytm is all set to hit the markets with its Rs. 16,600 crores IPO in October, which is likely to be the largest ever in India. The company has already filed a draft prospectus with SEBI for its initial share sale on 15 July 2021.
Here’s all you need to know about the upcoming IPO before investing.
As per reports, Paytm expects a response from the market regulator by mid-September, after which it will proceed with the listing at its earliest.
Here are a few key highlights about the IPO:
But, how does the company plan to utilise the proceeds from this IPO?
Paytm plans to fulfil the following objectives with the proceeds collected:
Here’s a look at Paytm’s financial report to aid interested investors gain perspective:
Even though the company experienced a loss of Rs. 1704 crores in FY 2020 – 2021, it managed to bring down the same from Rs. 1,943 crores in the previous fiscal.
Paytm is a financial services company that focuses on various services like recharge, money transfers, online payments, etc. Since its inception in 2010, the company has added various other verticals to expand its business.
Some of its business includes mutual funds, Paytm Mall, Paytm Payments Bank, and many more.
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Paytm also mentioned in its DRHP about applying to the RBI for a NUE (New Umbrella Entity) to incorporate a new retail payments body. It plans to do so through a group subsidiary, Foster Payments Network Ltd., and nine other consortium partners.
However, in June 2021, RBI introduced a rule that prohibits investors from owning more than 20% voting rights in PSO (Payments Systems Operator) if they do not obey the rules of the FATF (Financial Action Task Force).
This can hinder the company from future investments in the New Umbrella Entity.
The digital payments company says that it will continue to make losses in the near future because the market for such platforms is still evolving. It further gets difficult to predict the future because of limited market opportunities.
However, Paytm is still expecting to increase its operating expense by hiring additional personnel and expanding infrastructure and operations in the country and abroad.
The registrar of Paytm IPO is Link Intime India Pvt. Ltd.
The shares will be listed on both BSE and NSE, expectedly.
One97 Communications is the parent company that owns Paytm.
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