Northern Arc Capital IPO Details

Bookbuilding IPO | ₹777 Cr | Listed at BSE, NSE | Mon, Sep 16, 2024 - Thu, Sep 19, 2024

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Northern Arc Capital IPO is a book build issue of ₹777.00 crores. The issue is a combination of fresh issue of 1.91 crore shares aggregating to ₹500.50 crores and offer for sale of 1.05 crore shares aggregating to ₹276.50 crores.

Northern Arc Capital IPO bidding started from Sep 16, 2024 and ended on Sep 19, 2024. The allotment for Northern Arc Capital IPO was finalized on Sep 20, 2024. The shares got listed on BSE, NSE on Sep 24, 2024.

Northern Arc Capital IPO price band is set at ₹263 per share. The lot size for an application is 57. The minimum amount of investment required by an retail is ₹14,991 (57 shares) (based on upper price). The lot size investment for sNII is 14 lots (798 shares), amounting to ₹2,09,874, and for bNII, it is 67 lots (3,819 shares), amounting to ₹10,04,397.

The issue includes a reservation of up to 5,90,874 shares for employees offered at a discount of ₹24.00 to the issue price.

ICICI Securities Ltd. is the book running lead manager and Kfin Technologies Ltd. is the registrar of the issue.

Refer to Northern Arc Capital IPO RHP for detailed Information.

IPO Open

Mon, Sep 16, 2024

IPO Close

Thu, Sep 19, 2024

Issue Price

₹263 per share

Market Cap (Pre-IPO)

₹4,242.86 Cr

IPO Details

IPO Date16 to 19 Sep, 2024
Listed onTue, Sep 24, 2024
Face Value10 per share
Price Band₹249 to ₹263
Issue Price₹263 per share
Lot Size57 Shares
Sale TypeFresh capital cum OFS
Issue TypeBookbuilding IPO
Listing AtBSE, NSE
Employee Discount24.00

Total Issue Size2,95,97,646 shares
(agg. up to ₹777 Cr)
Fresh Issue 1,90,65,326 shares
(agg. up to ₹501 Cr)
Offer for Sale1,05,32,320 shares of ₹10
(agg. up to ₹276 Cr)
Share Holding Pre Issue14,23,14,010 shares
Share Holding Post Issue16,13,25,417 shares
BSE Script Code / NSE Symbol544260 / NORTHARC
ISININE850M01015

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IPO Reservation

Northern Arc Capital IPO offers total 2,95,97,646 shares. Out of which 1,45,03,385 (49.00%) allocated to QIB, 58,01,354 (19.60%) allocated to QIB (Ex- Anchor), 43,51,016 (14.70%) allocated to NII 1,01,52,371 (34.30%) allocated to RII and 87,02,031 (29.40%) allocated to Anchor investors.

Investor Category Shares Offered Max Allottees
QIB Shares Offered 1,45,03,385 (49.00%)NA
  − Anchor Investor Shares Offered 87,02,031 (29.40%)NA
  − QIB (Ex. Anchor) Shares Offered 58,01,354 (19.60%)NA
NII (HNI) Shares Offered 43,51,016 (14.70%)NA
  − bNII > ₹10L 29,00,677 (9.80%)3,634
  − sNII < ₹10L 14,50,339 (4.90%)1,817
Retail Shares Offered 1,01,52,371 (34.30%)1,78,111
Employee Shares Offered 5,90,874 (2.00%)NA
Total Shares Offered2,95,97,646 (100.00%)

IPO Lot Size

Investors can bid for a minimum of 57 shares and in multiples thereof. 

Application Lots Shares Amount
Retail (Min) 1 57 ₹14,991
Retail (Max) 13 741 ₹1,94,883
S-HNI (Min) 14 798 ₹2,09,874
S-HNI (Max) 66 3,762 ₹9,89,406
B-HNI (Min) 67 3,819 ₹10,04,397
IPO Subscription Details

IPO Anchor Investors

Northern Arc Capital IPO raises ₹228.86 crore from anchor investors. Northern Arc Capital IPO Anchor bid date is September 13, 2024.
📝 Anchor Investors Letter (PDF)

Bid DateFri, Sep 13, 2024
Shares Offered87,02,031
Anchor Portion (₹ Cr.)228.86
Anchor lock-in period end date for 50% shares (30 Days)Sat, Oct 19, 2024
Anchor lock-in period end date for remaining shares (90 Days)Wed, Dec 18, 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 Northern Arc Capital Ltd.

Northern Arc Capital Limited was founded in 2009 and offers retail loans to underserved households and businesses in India.

Northern Arc Capital's business model is diversified across different offerings, sectors, products, geographies, and borrower categories. As of March 31, 2024, the company has facilitated over Rs. 1.73 trillion worth of financing, reaching out to over 101.82 million people across India.

The company has expertise in lending across various focus sectors in India, especially in micro, small, and medium enterprise (MSME) finance, microfinance (MFI), consumer finance, vehicle finance, affordable housing finance, and agriculture finance. The company has been active in MSME finance for over 14 years, MFI finance for 15 years and consumer finance for nine years.

The company serves the retail lending market through a multi-channel approach that includes:

  • Lending: Extending financing from the company's balance sheet (Lending) to originator partners in the form of loans or investments in their debt to enable on-lending to retail customers (Intermediate Retail Lending) and directly to underserved households and businesses (Direct-to-Customer Lending) either in collaboration with retail lending partners or through the branch network to offer rural finance and MSME loans, with AUM of Rs. 117,100.19 million across 671 districts, 28 states and seven union territories in India, as of March 31, 2024;
  • Placements: Enabling loans to originator partners through various financing products (placements) with a total AUM of Rs. 1,019,038.92 million as of March 31, 2024; and
  • Fund Management: Managing debenture funds and providing portfolio management services (fund management) with a total volume of Rs. 120,785.58 million spread across 10 alternative investment funds (AIFs) and three portfolio management service funds (PMS) as of March 31, 2024.

The company also has an end-to-end integrated technology product suite customized to multiple sectors. This includes an in-house technology stack consisting (i) Nimbus, a curated debt platform that enables end-to-end processing of debt transactions; (ii) nPOS, a co-lending and co-origination technology solution based on application programming interfaces (API); (iii) Nu Score, a customized machine learning based analytical module designed to assist originator partners in the loan underwriting process; and (iv) AltiFi, an alternative retail debt investment platform.

As of March 31, 2024, the company had 2,695 permanent employees.

Company Financials (Restated Consolidated)

Period Ended31 Mar 202431 Mar 202331 Mar 2022
Assets11,707.669,371.577,974.12
Total Income1,906.031,311.20916.55
Profit After Tax317.69242.21181.94
NET Worth2,314.351,955.391,739.04
Reserves and Surplus2,123.371,784.221,555.30
Total Borrowing9,047.767,034.575,982.96
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 Future capital requirements towards onward lending. 500.00

Key Performance Indicator (KPI)

Pre IPOPost IPO
EPS (₹)22.3219.69
P/E (x)11.7813.36
Market Cap4,242.86 Cr.
  • The value will be calculated using Equity Dilution = Share Holding Pre Issue - Share Holding Post Issue
  • The Pre IPO EPS is calculated based on Pre issue shareholding as on date of RHP and the latest FY earnings as of March 31, 2024 available in RHP.
  • The Post Issue EPS is calculated based on the Post issue shareholding and annualized FY earnings of March 31, 2024 available in RHP.

IPO Review

[Dilip Davda]
The company is a niche player on diversified financial services platforms. It has posted steady growth in its top and bottom lines for the reported periods. Based on FY24 earnings, the issue relatively appears reasonably priced. The company is poised for bright prospects ahead. Investors may park funds for the medium to long term.
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Northern Arc Capital IPO Subscription Status (Bidding Detail)

The Northern Arc Capital IPO is subscribed 117.19 times on September 19, 2024 6:16:11 PM (Day 4). The public issue subscribed 32.01 times in the retail category, 242.73 times in the QIB category, and 147.58 times in the NII category. Check Day by Day Subscription Details (Live Status)

CategorySubscription (times)Shares OfferedShares bid for
QIB242.7358,01,3541,40,81,33,928
NII147.5843,51,01664,21,24,665
    bNII (bids above ₹10L)160.4829,00,67846,54,93,635
    sNII (bids below ₹10L)121.7914,50,33817,66,31,030
Retail32.011,01,52,38432,49,69,882
Total117.192,03,04,7542,37,95,07,465

Total Application : 52,56,107

IPO Expenses

# Issue Expenses Est Amt (₹ Cr.)
1 BRLMs' fees and commissions (including underwriting commission, brokerage and selling commission) 36.33
2 Selling commission/processing fee for SCSBs, Banker to the Offer, Sponsor Banks and fee payable to the Sponsor Banks for Bids made by UPI Bidders(2)(3)(4) 3.26
3 Fees payable to the Registrar to the Offer 1.20
4 Fee payable to other parties, including but not limited to auditors, independent chartered accountants and independent third party research agencies 7.43
5 Listing fees, SEBI filing fees, upload fees, BSE and NSE processing fees, book building software fees and other regulatory expenses 6.89
6 Printing and stationery expenses 1.34
7 Advertising and marketing expenses 8.85
8 Fees payable to legal counsel 7.73
9 Miscellaneous 4.85

Listing Day Trading Information

Price DetailsBSENSE
Final Issue Price263.00263.00
Open351.00350.00
Low308.15308.20
High351.00350.00
Last Trade323.60323.40

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IPO Registrar

Kfin Technologies Ltd.

Contact Details

Northern Arc Capital Ltd. Address
No. 1, Kanagam Village 10th Floor,
10th Floor, IITM Research Park Taramani,
Chennai - 600 113
Chennai, Tamil Nadu
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IPO FAQs

Northern Arc Capital IPO is a main-board IPO of 2,95,97,646 equity shares of the face value of ₹10 aggregating up to ₹777 Crores. The issue is priced at ₹263 per share. The minimum order quantity is 57.

The IPO opens on Mon, Sep 16, 2024, and closes on Thu, Sep 19, 2024.

Kfin Technologies Ltd. is the registrar for the IPO. The shares are proposed to be listed on BSE, NSE.

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

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  2. Go to Portfolio and click the IPOs link.
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  4. Enter your UPI ID, Quantity, and Price.
  5. Submit IPO application form.
  6. Visit the UPI App (net banking or BHIM) to approve the mandate.

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The Northern Arc Capital IPO opens on Mon, Sep 16, 2024 and closes on Thu, Sep 19, 2024.

Northern Arc Capital IPO lot size is 57, and the minimum amount required for application is ₹14,991.

You can apply in Northern Arc Capital 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 Northern Arc Capital IPO will be done on Friday, September 20, 2024, and the allotted shares will be credited to your demat account by Mon, Sep 23, 2024. Check the Northern Arc Capital IPO allotment status.

The Northern Arc Capital IPO listing date is on Tue, Sep 24, 2024.

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