Swiggy IPO Live: Swiggy IPO opens. Should you subscribe? 

Swiggy IPO open for bids from Nov. 6-8

Price band set at 371-390 rupees

Grey market indicates modest 5% premium on listing - analyst

QIB - NIL 

NII - 0.02 times 

RIIs 0- 0.27 times 

Employee Reserved - 0.40 times 

Total: 0.06 times 

What is the one key item of interest to prospective retail investors? The challenges on its path to profitability is key to its valuation. In the first quarter of FY25, Swiggy’s Gross Order Value (GOV) from its B2C (Business-to-Consumer) segment rose by 23% year over year, reaching ₹10,189 crore. This metric indicates the total monetary value of orders executed on the platform. Additionally, Swiggy’s B2C revenue saw a growth of 35%, amounting to ₹1,954 crore for the quarter.

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Swiggy, established in 2014, has evolved from a food delivery startup to a multi-service platform additionally offering grocery delivery, meal planning, and cloud kitchens. Swiggy’s IPO is anticipated to attract the attention of investors keen on India’s tech-driven consumer market.

Swiggy’s IPO opened today, November 6, for bidding by investors and is set to close on November 8. It comprises both a fresh issue and an offer for sale. Swiggy plans to raise ₹4,499 crore through fresh issue of equity shares, with the IPO listing on the BSE and the National Stock Exchange (NSE). The remaining ₹11,327 crore of the total offer will comprise offer for sale of existing shares. Swiggy’s corporate and individual selling shareholders include prominent venture capital players such as Accel India IV and Tencent Cloud Europe.

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The number of filings for initial public offerings (IPOs) this year has touched a record, surpassing the previous high set three years ago.

Total filings until October stood at 132, higher than the 126 seen in the whole of 2021. The September quarter alone saw 75 filings.

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Swiggy, the Indian food delivery giant, recently raised $605 million by selling shares to institutional investors, including well-known names like Fidelity and Norges Bank.

This funding move marks a significant step as Swiggy prepares for a $1.35 billion initial public offering (IPO), expected to be India’s second-largest IPO this year. The share sale reflects strong institutional interest in Swiggy’s stock, underscoring confidence in the company’s growth potential and market position.

In addition to Fidelity and Norges, domestic mutual funds have also shown keen interest in Swiggy’s offering, collectively purchasing shares worth $246 million, as noted in a stock exchange filing by Swiggy.

This local support from mutual funds further strengthens Swiggy’s financial backing as it moves toward its IPO, which has generated widespread anticipation in India’s financial markets.

Swiggy Limited has emerged as a key player in India’s burgeoning on-demand delivery landscape. Its user-friendly app connects millions with a diverse range of services, extending far beyond food delivery to encompass groceries and logistics. Focused on innovation and convenience, Swiggy has solidified its presence, particularly in urban centres across the nation.

This IPO will feature a total issue size of ₹11,327.43 crores, comprising a fresh issue of ₹4,499 crores and an offer for sale of ₹6,828.43 crores, inviting investors to partake in its growth story.

Inputs from PTI report

“At the upper price band of ₹390, Swiggy is available at Mcap/sales of 7.8x (on FY24 financials), which appears to be fairly priced. We assign a “Subscribe” rating for the issue on a long term investment basis, considering its strong brand recall, diversified offerings, integrated app, rapid scaling, consistent innovation, expansion of dark stores, and promising industry outlook.”

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Indications from the grey market point to a muted listing-day gain for Swiggy. Combined with its rich valuation, this could make retail investors wary — similar to how they reacted to Hyundai Motor India’s recent debut. Still, foreign investors are likely to be big buyers, given their optimism about India’s long-term consumption growth, even if Swiggy’s shares don’t come cheap.

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“Swiggy operates in a oligopoly market which is at a nascent stage, thus providing enough opportunities for players to create their niche. Swiggy’s innovation DNA is key to success and it could again be at the forefront through its new 10-minute food delivery offering. However, given that the company is still loss making at an aggregate level, and overall profitability may be some time away, we recommend only High Risk investors to ‘Subscribe for long term’. At the upper price band of ₹390, the issue is priced at 7.8x FY24 Market Cap to Sales and looks reasonably priced compared to Zomato which is trading at 17.5x.”

Swiggy plans to utilise the IPO proceeds towards funding investment in the Material Subsidiary, Scootsy, investment in technology and cloud infrastructure, brand marketing and business promotion expenses for enhancing the brand awareness and visibility of its platform, across segments; and for funding inorganic growth through unidentified acquisitions and general corporate purposes.

Up to 75 per cent of issue is reserved for qualified institutional bidders, 15 per cent for non-institutional investors (HNIs) and 10 per cent for retail investors.

The company has also reserved 750,000 shares for employees, which will get a discount of ₹25 from the issue price.

Investors selling in the OFS included Accel India IV (Mauritius) Ltd, Apoletto Asia Ltd, Alpha Wave Ventures, LP, Coatue PE Asia XI LLC, DST EuroAsia V B.V, Elevation Capital V Ltd, Inspired Elite Investments Ltd, MIH India Food Holdings B.V, Norwest Venture Partners VII-A Mauritius and Tencent Cloud Europe BV.

As part of IPO process, food delivery and quick-commerce major Swiggy has collected ₹5,085 crore from anchor investors by allotting 13.04 crore shares to 151 funds at ₹390.

Among the investors who were allocated shares are New World Fund Inc, Government Pension Fund Global, Nomura Funds Ireland Public Limited Company, Fidelity Funds, BlackRock, Allianz Global Investors Fund and Schroder International, according to a circular uploaded on BSE’s website.

Additionally, ICICI Prudential Mutual Fund (MF), SBI Mutual Fund, HDFC Life Insurance Company Ltd, SBI Life Insurance Co. Ltd and ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Company Ltd too were allotted shares in the anchor round.

The much-awaited Swiggy’s initial public offering opens to public today. The IPO targets ₹11,327.43 crore through a combination of fresh issue worth ₹4,499 crore and offer for sale of 17.51 crore shares worth ₹6,828.43 crore.

The IPO, priced at ₹371-390, will close on November 8 and the lot size is 38 shares.

Up to 75 per cent of issue is reserved for qualified institutional bidders, 15 per cent for non-institutional investors (HNIs) and 10 per cent for retail investors.

The company has also reserved 750,000 shares for employees, which will get a discount of ₹25 from the issue price.

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