IPO of NRN Infrastructure and Development Limited

Introduction

NRN Infrastructure and Development Limited (NRNIDL) is a public Limited Company, registered in Kathmandu under the Company Act 2063, in Nepal (September 2012). The company was registered in the name of NRN Investment Limited which was later changed to NRN Infrastructure and Development Limited on February-02, 2017. The primary motive of the company is to make an investment in the infrastructure sectors with collective investment from different groups of people employed in foreign countries thus mobilizing the remittance income to more productive sectors.

The promoters have invested Rs.79.88 crores paid-up capital till FY 2019.

About the issue

NRN Infrastructure and Development Limited is issuing a total of 3,398,046 units ordinary shares worth Rs. 33.98 crore to the general public from Shrawan-16, 2077. The early closing date of this Initial Public Offering (IPO) is on Shrawan-20, 2077. 

Out of total units of 3,398,046 units offered, 2% of the issued capital i.e. 67,960.92 units have been allotted for the employees of the company and 5% of the total offered share i.e. 169,902.3 units have been allotted for the mutual fund. The remaining 3,160,182.78 units are for the general public.

Applications can be placed for a minimum of 10 units and a maximum of 3,160,182.78 units.

Sanima Capital has been appointed as the issue manager for the IPO issuance.

CARE RATING

After the issuance of IPO, Promoter holding will be 70% and the public holding will be 30%.
CRNL has assigned ‘CARE-NP IPO Grade’ grading to the proposed Initial Public Offering (IPO) of NRN Infrastructure and Development Limited (NRNIDL). ‘CARE-NP IPO Grade 4’ indicates Below Average Fundamentals. CRNL assigns IPO grades on a scale of Grade 1 to Grade 5, with Grade 1 indicating strong fundamentals and Grade 5 indicating poor fundamentals.

How much to apply?

The total shares which NRNIDL is floating in the market are 3,398,046 units, of which 3,160,182 units will be available to the general public after the allocation of shares to staff and mutual fund.

If we see the current trend of total number of applicants in the recently IPO issued companies, it stood more than 4 lakh applicants. However, in the case of NRNIDL, since this is an Investment company and falls under OTHER sector in NEPSE, it  is skeptical to recommend minimum 10 unit to apply unlike Insurance and Microfinance companies. 

In this case we suggest to apply for 20 units i.e. Rs 2000 in one name, and also suggest to keep a close watch on total number of applicants applied and total money collection till 2nd or 3rd opening day of the IPO issue and change your strategy if needed.