Source - Moneycontrol.com
Experts feel the rising competition in the broking industry and muted response to the IPO with nearly 4 times subscription could be the reasons behind Angel Broking trading at a discount.
Retail broking house Angel
Broking is the only IPO that slipped into discount ahead of its listing in the
year 2020.
In fact, it had started on a
strong note with a premium of around Rs 100 over IPO price of Rs 306 per share
especially after the announcement of the price band. However, the
increasing market volatility (which could one of the reasons), it
gradually started losing its tempo and around issue closing, the premium
dropped to Rs 15-20.
The decline did not stop
there. It further dipped and turned into discount around the announcement of
the basis of allotment. So far, among the listed stocks in the year 2020, no
one has reported this sort of weak performance though there has been
a decline in premium.
Experts feel the rising
competition in the broking industry and muted response to the IPO with nearly 4
times subscription could be the reasons behind Angel Broking trading
at a discount.
Angel Broking, one of the largest
retail broking houses on the basis of active clients on NSE, was the first
broking company to come out with IPO plans in the last ten years. It is going
to list its shares on bourses on October 5 and the issue price has been fixed
at Rs 306 per share.

"Reason might lie in
fundamentals as full-service brokers have tough competition faced by discount
brokers. Apart from this, the response was on the muted side compared to recent
IPOs," Gaurav Garg, Head of Research at CapitalVia Global Research told
Moneycontrol.
Manali Bhatia, Head-Research at
Rudra Shares & Stock Brokers also said the broking industry has become
highly competitive. "Besides, the entry of discount broking players
could pose a threat in the growth story going ahead."
She further said Angel Broking is
heavily litigated with issues and punched with notices. Earlier, SEBI had put a
trading ban on one of its promoters Lalit T Thakkar for two years.
Considering the above-stated
factors, she believes the stock could correct more going ahead.
Angel Broking raised Rs 600 crore
via public issue which consisted of a fresh issue of Rs 300 crore and an offer
for sale of Rs 300 crore by promoters and investors.
The company provides broking and
allied services through online and digital platforms, and network of over
11,000 authorised persons as of June 2020. The company managed Rs 13,254 crore
in client assets and over 21.5 lakh operational broking accounts as of June
2020.
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