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The Rs 9,375 crore Zomato IPO saw a strong investor response today(14th July 2021) as the issue crossed the half-way-mark by 3 pm on the first day of bidding. By 3 pm, the issue had attracted bids for 39,98,37,165 shares, which was 56 percent of the issue size of 71,92,33,522 shares. “The average order value of food delivery is consistently growing at 10 percent for last 2 years for the company with a good market share. However, Zomato's valuation at 25 times FY21 EV/sales versus 10 times for global peers and 12 times for Indian QSRs look on the expensive side." experts say. The experts are of the opinion that the listed peer group trades at hefty valuations. "Even as no profits are generated, they can sustain those market valuations based on user experience, market position and tech platforms," thry said. Read more

Major food delivery company Zomato has priced its initial public offer (IPO) at Rs 72-76 per equity share. The offer will open on July 14 and close on July 16. Investors can bid for a minimum of 195 Equity Shares and in multiples of 195 thereafter. The anchor investors will be allotted shares on July 13. The IPO is comprised of a fresh issue of shares worth Rs 9,000 crore and an offer sale of shares amounting to Rs 375 crore. It includes a reservation of 6.5 million shares for employees. At the top end of the price band, the company could raise Rs 9,375 crore and is valued at Rs 64,365 crore. The company plans to utilise the net proceeds from the IPO towards funding organic and inorganic growth initiatives. Read more

Ahead of Zomato's initial public offering (IPO) planned later this year the growth versus profitability debate is heating up. According to analysts at Jefferies, while one set of investors are looking at Zomatos’ growth metrics even at the cost of medium-term profitability, the other camp is looking for a clear path to profitability going ahead. Potential competition from Amazon, Thrive, etc. is also on investors' minds and so is the dynamics between Zomato and Swiggy, they said. A few investors are concerned that Swiggy, given its unlisted status, may have less investor pressure on profitability versus Zomato, which will have public market shareholders,” note the experts. Read more