Akums Drugs & Pharmaceuticals IPO Details

Bookbuilding IPO | ₹1,857 Cr | Listed at BSE, NSE | Tue, Jul 30, 2024 - Thu, Aug 1, 2024

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Akums Drugs IPO is a book build issue of ₹1,856.74 crores. The issue is a combination of fresh issue of 1.00 crore shares aggregating to ₹680.99 crores and offer for sale of 1.73 crore shares aggregating to ₹1,175.75 crores.

Akums Drugs IPO bidding started from Jul 30, 2024 and ended on Aug 1, 2024. The allotment for Akums Drugs IPO was finalized on Aug 2, 2024. The shares got listed on BSE, NSE on Aug 6, 2024.

Akums Drugs IPO price band is set at ₹679 per share. The lot size for an application is 22. The minimum amount of investment required by an retail is ₹14,938 (22 shares) (based on upper price). The lot size investment for sNII is 14 lots (308 shares), amounting to ₹2,09,132, and for bNII, it is 67 lots (1,474 shares), amounting to ₹10,00,846.

The issue includes a reservation of up to 2,43,902 shares for employees offered at a discount of ₹64.00 to the issue price.

ICICI Securities Ltd. is the book running lead manager and MUFG Intime India Pvt.Ltd. is the registrar of the issue.

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IPO Open

Tue, Jul 30, 2024

IPO Close

Thu, Aug 1, 2024

Issue Price

₹679 per share

Market Cap (Pre-IPO)

To be declared

IPO Details

IPO Date30 Jul to 1 Aug, 2024
Listed onTue, Aug 6, 2024
Face Value2 per share
Price Band₹646 to ₹679
Issue Price₹679 per share
Lot Size22 Shares
Sale TypeFresh capital cum OFS
Issue TypeBookbuilding IPO
Listing AtBSE, NSE
Employee Discount64.00

Total Issue Size2,73,68,143 shares
(agg. up to ₹1,857 Cr)
Fresh Issue 1,00,37,708 shares
(agg. up to ₹681 Cr)
Offer for Sale1,73,30,435 shares of ₹2
(agg. up to ₹1,176 Cr)
Share Holding Pre Issue14,73,56,280 shares
Share Holding Post Issue15,73,71,007 shares
BSE Script Code / NSE Symbol544222 / AKUMS
ISININE09XN01023

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IPO Reservation

Akums Drugs IPO offers total 2,73,68,151 shares. Out of which 2,03,43,188 (74.33%) allocated to QIB, 81,37,276 (29.73%) allocated to QIB (Ex- Anchor), 40,68,637 (14.87%) allocated to NII 27,12,424 (9.91%) allocated to RII and 1,22,05,912 (44.60%) allocated to Anchor investors.

Investor Category Shares Offered Max Allottees
QIB Shares Offered 2,03,43,188 (74.33%)NA
  − Anchor Investor Shares Offered 1,22,05,912 (44.60%)NA
  − QIB (Ex. Anchor) Shares Offered 81,37,276 (29.73%)NA
NII (HNI) Shares Offered 40,68,637 (14.87%)NA
  − bNII > ₹10L 27,12,425 (9.91%)8,806
  − sNII < ₹10L 13,56,212 (4.96%)4,403
Retail Shares Offered 27,12,424 (9.91%)1,23,292
Employee Shares Offered 2,43,902 (0.89%)NA
Total Shares Offered2,73,68,151 (100.00%)

IPO Lot Size

Investors can bid for a minimum of 22 shares and in multiples thereof. 

Application Lots Shares Amount
Retail (Min) 1 22 ₹14,938
Retail (Max) 13 286 ₹1,94,194
S-HNI (Min) 14 308 ₹2,09,132
S-HNI (Max) 66 1,452 ₹9,85,908
B-HNI (Min) 67 1,474 ₹10,00,846
IPO Subscription Details

IPO Anchor Investors

Akums Drugs IPO raises ₹828.78 crore from anchor investors. Akums Drugs IPO Anchor bid date is July 29, 2024.
📝 Anchor Investors Letter (PDF)

Bid DateMon, Jul 29, 2024
Shares Offered1,22,05,912
Anchor Portion (₹ Cr.)828.78
Anchor lock-in period end date for 50% shares (30 Days)Sun, Sep 1, 2024
Anchor lock-in period end date for remaining shares (90 Days)Thu, Oct 31, 2024

Investor Category Reservations

Application CategoryMaximum Bidding LimitsBidding at Cut-off Price Allowed
Only RII Up to Rs 2 Lakhs Yes
Only sNII Rs 2 Lakhs to Rs 10 Lakhs No
Only bNII Rs 10 Lakhs to NII Reservation Portion No
Only employee Yes
Employee + RII/NII
  • Employee limit: (In certain cases, employees are given discount if bidding amount is upto Rs. 2 lakhs)
  • If applying as RII: Upto Rs. 2 lakhs
  • If applying as NII: sNII > Rs. 2 lakhs and upto Rs. 10 lakhs and bNII > Rs. 10 lakhs
Yes for Employee and RII/NII

About Akums Drugs & Pharmaceuticals Ltd.

Established in 2004, Akums Drugs and Pharmaceuticals Limited is a pharmaceutical contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) offering a comprehensive range of pharmaceutical products and services in India and overseas.

The company primarily provides end-to-end solutions for product development and manufacturing as well as research and development (R&D) of formulations, preparation and submission of regulatory dossiers in the Indian and global markets and other testing services. The company is also engaged in the manufacture and sale of branded drugs and active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs).

As a CDMO, the company manufactures a wide range of dosage forms including tablets, capsules, liquid medicines, vials, ampoules, blow-filled closures, topical preparations, eye drops, dry powder injections and gummy bears, to name a few.

The company has produced a total of 4,025 commercialized formulations in over 60 dosage forms. In the financial year 2023, the company manufactured formulations for 26 of the top 30 pharmaceutical companies in India in terms of revenue. For its CDMO business, the company operates 10 manufacturing units with a cumulative production capacity of 49.21 billion units annually (as of September 30, 2023).

The company plans to expand its production capacity with two additional production units for its CDMO business to be commissioned in FY 2025. Some of its production facilities have been accredited by various global regulatory bodies such as the European Good Manufacturing Practice (EU-GMP), the World Health Organization Good Manufacturing Practice (WHO-GMP) and the United States National Sanitation Foundation (US NSF).

As of September 30, 2023, Akums Drugs and Pharmaceuticals had a total of 16,463 employees, including 7,211 full-time employees and 9,252 contract employees.

Company Financials (Restated Consolidated)

Period Ended31 Mar 202431 Mar 202331 Mar 2022
Assets3,516.373,266.533,069.05
Total Income4,212.213,700.933,694.52
Profit After Tax0.7997.82-250.87
NET Worth709.50717.19621.98
Reserves and Surplus861.01868.70787.79
Total Borrowing491.56536.97357.95
Amount in ₹ Crore

IPO Objects of the Issue

The Company proposes to utilise the Net Proceeds from the Issue towards the following objects:

# Issue Objects Est Amt (₹ Cr.)
1 Repayment/prepayment of all or certain borrowings of our Company 159.91
2 Repayment/prepayment of all or certain borrowings of our Subsidiaries namely, Maxcure Nutravedics Limited and Pure and Cure Healthcare Private Limited 227.09
3 Funding incremental working capital requirements of our Company 55.00
4 Pursuing inorganic growth initiatives through acquisitions 27.87
5 General corporate purposes 167.50

Key Performance Indicator (KPI)

Pre IPOPost IPO
Promoter Holding82.48%75.29%
Sanjeev Jain, Sandeep Jain, and Akums Master Trust are the company's promoters.

IPO Review

[Dilip Davda]
The company is enjoying a leadership in CDMO segment and has many blue-chip domestic as well as global pharma companies as its loyal customers. If we consider the restated performance excluding put call liabilities, the IPO is priced at a P/E of 29.79 based on FY24 earnings. The issue appears fully priced. Investors may park funds for the medium to long term.
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Akums Drugs IPO Recommendations

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Akums Drugs and Pharmaceuticals IPO Subscription Status (Bidding Detail)

The Akums Drugs and Pharmaceuticals IPO is subscribed 63.44 times on August 1, 2024 6:19:08 PM (Day 3). The public issue subscribed 20.8 times in the retail category, 90.09 times in the QIB category, and 42.1 times in the NII category. Check Day by Day Subscription Details (Live Status)

CategorySubscription (times)Shares OfferedShares bid for
QIB90.0981,37,27673,31,17,770
NII42.140,68,63717,13,07,510
    bNII (bids above ₹10L)47.4327,12,42512,86,49,664
    sNII (bids below ₹10L)31.4513,56,2124,26,57,846
Retail20.827,12,4245,64,23,114
Employee4.142,43,90210,08,810
Total63.441,51,62,23996,18,57,204

Total Application : 23,44,029

IPO Expenses

# Issue Expenses Est Amt (₹ Cr.)
1 BRLMs fees and commissions (including underwriting commission) 55.88
2 Brokerage, selling commission, bidding charges, processing fees and bidding charges for the Members of the Syndicate, Registered Brokers, SCSBs, RTAs and CDPs ( 8.32
3 Other expenses (i) Listing fees, SEBI filing fees, BSE & NSE processing fees, book building software fees, (ii) Other regulatory expenses, (iii) Printing and stationery expenses (iv) Fees payable to the legal counsel (v) Fees payable to other advisors to the Offer (vi) Fees payable to the Registrar to the Offer (vii) Miscellaneous 44.40

Listing Day Trading Information

Price DetailsBSENSE
Final Issue Price679.00679.00
Open725.00725.00
Low724.50725.00
High797.45797.50
Last Trade796.35796.25

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IPO Registrar

MUFG Intime India Pvt.Ltd.

Contact Details

Akums Drugs & Pharmaceuticals Ltd. Address
304, Mohan Place,
LSC Saraswati Vihar,
Delhi - 110 034
Delhi, New Delhi
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IPO FAQs

Akums Drugs IPO is a main-board IPO of 2,73,68,143 equity shares of the face value of ₹2 aggregating up to ₹1,857 Crores. The issue is priced at ₹679 per share. The minimum order quantity is 22.

The IPO opens on Tue, Jul 30, 2024, and closes on Thu, Aug 1, 2024.

MUFG Intime India Pvt.Ltd. is the registrar for the IPO. The shares are proposed to be listed on BSE, NSE.

Zerodha customers can apply online in Akums Drugs IPO using UPI as a payment gateway. Zerodha customers can apply in Akums Drugs IPO by login into Zerodha Console (back office) and submitting an IPO application form.

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  4. Enter your UPI ID, Quantity, and Price.
  5. Submit IPO application form.
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The Akums Drugs IPO opens on Tue, Jul 30, 2024 and closes on Thu, Aug 1, 2024.

Akums Drugs IPO lot size is 22, and the minimum amount required for application is ₹14,938.

You can apply in Akums Drugs IPO online using either UPI or ASBA as a payment method. ASBA IPO application is available in the net banking of your bank account. UPI IPO Application is offered by brokers who don't offer banking services. Read more detail about applying IPO online through Zerodha, Upstox, 5Paisa, Nuvama, HDFC Bank, and SBI Bank.

The finalization of Basis of Allotment for Akums Drugs IPO will be done on Friday, August 2, 2024, and the allotted shares will be credited to your demat account by Mon, Aug 5, 2024. Check the Akums Drugs IPO allotment status.

The Akums Drugs IPO listing date is on Tue, Aug 6, 2024.

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