ESAF Small Finance Bank IPO: Shares of ESAF Small Finance Bank on Friday listed with a premium of about 20 per cent against the issue price of Rs 60. The stock made its debut at Rs 71.90, rallying 19.83 per cent from the issue price on the BSE. It later jumped 24.5 per cent to Rs 74.70.
On the NSE, shares of the company began the trade at Rs 71, up 18.33 per cent. The company commanded a market valuation of Rs 3,685.82 crore during the morning trade.
Shivani Nyati, head (wealth) at Swastika Investmart, said, “ESAF Small Finance Bank has debuted at Rs 71.90, i.e., 20 per cent above its issue price. It has a major operation in the microloan segment, with a main focus on rural areas. The company has a strong presence in southern India. And, it has a growing retail deposit portfolio. If we look at its financials, the company has reported strong growth in top- and bottom-line numbers.”
She said the issue is coming at a P/BV of 1.5x, which seems fairly priced. Thus, considering this valuation and its better performance in terms of its CIR, NNPA, and NIM, “allottees who applied for the public offering for listing premium are advised to maintain their stop loss at 60 and wait for further upside, whereas those who have a medium- to long-term perspective can also hold the stock”.
The initial public offering (IPO) of ESAF Small Finance Bank was subscribed 73.15 times on the last day of subscription on Tuesday. The Rs 463-crore initial share sale had a price range of Rs 57-60 a share.
ESAF Small Finance Bank is one of the leading small finance banks in India in terms of client base size, yield on advances, net interest margin, assets under management, Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR), total deposit CAGR, loan portfolio concentration in rural and semi-urban areas and ratio of microloan advances to gross advances.
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