Apex Frozen Foods IPO
Apex Frozen Foods Limited (APEX) · mainboard IPO on NSE and BSE · 100% Book Building. Listed on 04 September 2017.
Issue details
Listing day
Subscription status
| Category | Shares offered | Shares bid for | Subscribed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| QIB (institutions) | 16,60,000 | 31,78,400 | 1.91x | |
| NII (HNI) total | 12,45,000 | 97,32,400 | 7.82x | |
| Retail | 29,05,000 | 2,47,86,480 | 8.53x | |
| Employees | 4,00,000 | 4,40,320 | 1.10x | |
| Total | 62,10,000 | 3,81,37,600 | 6.14x |
Bids on NSE and BSE together, as published by NSE. Shares offered exclude the anchor portion. 52% of all shares bid for were at the cut-off price.
Past IPOs with similar demand
Earlier mainboard IPOs whose QIB, NII and retail subscription and size were closest to Apex Frozen Foods's, and how they listed.
| IPO | QIB | NII | Retail | Total | Size | Listing gain | Day high |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSP ProjectsMay 2017 | 8.38x | 10.4x | 6.47x | 8.58x | ₹212 Cr | -9.5% | -5.0% |
| S.P. ApparelsAug 2016 | 2.21x | 5.10x | 1.90x | 2.66x | ₹254 Cr | +2.6% | +7.7% |
| HPL Electric and PowerSep 2016 | 5.77x | 22.2x | 3.31x | 8.06x | ₹417 Cr | -5.9% | -2.0% |
| Security and Intelligence Services (India)Aug 2017 | 5.64x | 1.66x | 19.5x | 7.07x | ₹789 Cr | +8.0% | +8.0% |
| GTPL HathwayJun 2017 | 1.48x | 2.85x | 0.99x | 1.53x | ₹492 Cr | 0.0% | +2.9% |
| Precision CamshaftsJan 2016 | 2.62x | 0.73x | 2.01x | 1.91x | ₹424 Cr | -11.3% | -0.5% |
Lead managers and their listing record
| Book running lead manager | Mainboard IPOs since 2019 | Avg listing gain | Listed at a premium |
|---|---|---|---|
| Karvy Investor Services | — | — | — |
Offer documents (NSE)
Frequently asked
What is the Apex Frozen Foods IPO price band and lot size? ₹171–175 per share, with a lot of 80 shares, so the smallest retail bid is ₹14,000.
How many times has it been subscribed? 6.14x overall: QIB 1.91x, NII 7.82x, retail 8.53x, employees 1.10x.
How did it list? It opened at ₹202, +15.4% against the issue price of ₹175, and closed its first day +21.2%.