Monday 1 May 2017

HUDCO IPO TO BE LAUNCHED 

ON 

8-MAY-2017

PRICE BAND RS.56-60, DISCOUNT RS.2




Housing and Urban Development Corporation Limited (HUDCO), a Miniratna (Category-I Public Sector Enterprise) company of the Government of India is going to raise funds through the way of Initial Public Offerings (IPO).

State-run Housing and Urban Development Corporation (HUDCO) has decided to launch its initial public offering on May 8 and set a price band at Rs 56-60 per share.

The IPO comprised sale of 20 crore equity shares (10 percent paid-up capital) by the central government through an offer for sale (OFS).

The issue will close on May 11 and anchor investors' portion will open for subscription on May 5.
The company aims to raise Rs 1,121 crore at lower end of price band and Rs 1,201.1 crore at higher end of price band.


HUDCO IPO details
Subscription Dates
8 - 11 May 2017
Price Band
INR56 - 60 per share
Fresh issue
Nil
Offer For Sale
204,058,747 shares (INR1,224.3 crore)
Total IPO size
204,058,747 shares (INR1,224.3 crore)
Minimum bid (lot size)
200 shares
Face Value 
INR10 per share
Retail Allocation
35%
Listing On
NSE, BSE

HUDCO IPO – Schedule
05th May : Anchor Investors subscription
08th May – Offer Opens
10th May – Bank Holiday for Buddha Pournima
11th May – Offer Closes
17th May – Finalisation of Basis of Allotment
18th May – Unblocking of ASBA
19th May – Credit to Demat Accounts
19th May – Listing on NSE & BSE

The Housing and Urban Development Corporation Limited (HUDCO) has more than 46 years’ experience in providing loans for housing and urban infrastructure projects in India. The Miniratna company’s total outstanding loan portfolio was INR361,119.3 million as of September 30, 2016. Out of this, INR112,951.1 million, or 31.28%, were for Housing Finance loans and INR248,168.2 million, or 68.72%, were Urban Infrastructure Finance loans and project-linked bonds.
HUDCO classifies its housing finance loans into social housing, residential real estate and retail finance, which is branded as HUDCO Niwas.  Under social housing, the ultimate beneficiaries of the loans are borrowers belonging to the economically weaker sections (EWS) of the society, which is defined as families with household income of INR300,000 per annum or less, and borrowers belonging to the lower income group (LIG), which is defined as families with household income from INR300,001 per annum to INR600,000 per annum. Under residential real estate, the ultimate beneficiaries of the loans are public and private sector borrowers for housing and commercial real estate projects, including land acquisition. Such housing and commercial real estate projects cater primarily to the middle-income group and high-income group of society.

Under urban infrastructure finance, HUDCO makes loans for projects relating to water supply, roads and transport, power, emerging sectors, which includes SEZs (special economic zones), industrial infrastructure, gas pipelines, oil terminals and telecom sector projects, commercial infrastructure which includes shopping centres, market complexes, malls-cum-multiplexes, hotels and office buildings, social infrastructure and area development, and sewerage, drainage and solid waste management. HUDCO’s borrowers under Urban Infrastructure Finance are primarily State Governments and their agencies. It ceased sanctioning new Urban Infrastructure Finance loans to entities in the private sector in March 2013.

Promoters of HUDCO: The President of India

The President of India as promoter

HUDCO is promoted by the President of India who also owns all shares in the company (2,001,899,300 directly and 700 through its nominees). The President acts through the Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation, Government of India, the Ministry of Rural Development, Government of India and the Ministry of Urban Development, Government of India.

In other words, the government of India has full control of the company. Since the company is totally owned by the President of India, there are no external investors. This is understandable as HUDCO is a PSU. Directly or indirectly through various ministries or departments, the government owns PSUs.

Solid Financial Performance

HUDCO boasts of strong financial performance including consistently increasing revenues and strong profitability. The company’s top-line has increased in each of the last four years and looks on track of doing an encore this year as well. Similarly, its proven business model means profits have remained strong and have followed a growth trajectory in the timeframe.
HUDCO’s sustained performance and profitability earned it the Miniratna status in fiscal 2005. While its earnings have improved, profitability has slipped a bit in the latest six months. Nevertheless, net profit margin at 19.9% is still quite strong for a company of this size.


HUDCO’s consolidated financial performance (in INR crore)
FY2012
FY2013
FY2014
FY2015
FY2016
6M FY2017
Total revenue
2,778.6
2,921.3
3,002.9
3,427.8
3,302.2
1,748.2
Total expenses
1,838.9
1,880.6
1,877.8
2,258.0
2,230.6
1,228.3
Profit after tax
621.6
699.7
734.0
768.3
774.3
348.2
Net margin (%)
22.4
24.0
24.4
22.4
23.4
19.9

HUDCO IPO will be a darling of dividend investors

Being a profitable PSU, HUDCO pays regular dividend and this is something retail investors will find attractive. The company is required to pay a minimal annual dividend of 30% of its profit after tax (PAT) or 5% of its net worth, whichever is higher. Although this was not maintained in the latest financial year, the dividend rate of 5% was still quite attractive. Even after the IPO, the government will remain the biggest shareholder which means there is no reason to believe that this dividend policy will change.

Increasing urbanization means outlook bright for HUDCO

Everyone keeping eyes and ears open knows that urban India is witnessing a massive inflow of working population from rural parts of the country, but here are some statistics. India’s urban population increased from 222 million in 1990 to 410 million in 2014 and is expected to reach 814 million by 2050. More importantly, the figure in 1990 made 26% of India’s population but increased to 32% in 2014. Going by the forecasts, half of India is expected to live in cities by 2050. Coming from our low base, this may appear a drastic change but India ranks pretty low in urbanization. According to data from the government of India and World Economic Forum (WEF), China (54%), Indonesia (53%), Mexico (79%), Brazil (85%) and Russia (74%) are much ahead of India in terms of urbanization rates.


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