MUMBAI, AUGUST 27, 2024 (TGN): Gala Precision Engineering Limited is a precision component manufacturer of technical springs like disc & strip springs (“DSS”); coil & spiral springs (“CSS”) and special fastening solution (“SFS”), has fixed the price band of ₹503/- to ₹529/- per Equity Share of face value ₹10/- each for its maiden initial public offer. The Initial Public Offering (“IPO” or “Offer”) of the Company will open on Monday, September 02, 2024, for subscription and close on Wednesday, September 04, 2024. Investors can bid for a minimum of 28 Equity Shares and in multiples of 28 Equity Shares thereafter.
The IPO consists of fresh issue of up to 25,58,416 equity shares and an offer for sale (OFS) of up to 6,16,000 equity shares by Promoter Group Selling Shareholders and Individual Selling Shareholders.
The proceeds from the fresh issue, to the extent of Rs 370 million for setting up a new facility at Vallam-Vadagal, SIPCOT, Sriperumbuddur, Tamil Nadu for manufacturing high tensile fasteners and hex bolts; Rs 110.69 million for funding capital expenditure requirements towards purchase of equipment, plant and machinery at Wada, Palghar, Maharashtra; Rs 454.30 million for repayment/ prepayment, in full or part, of certain borrowings availed by the Company; and general corporate purposes.
Led by Kirit Vishanji Gala, Gala Precision is a technology-driven company with a strong focus on quality, design tool development, and application engineering. It has more than 3 decades of experience in developing customized products to meet the evolving needs of its customers and commands an approximation of 15% market share in the domestic SFS market for wind turbines.
The Company supplies its products to original equipment manufacturers (“OEMs”), Tier 1 and channel partners; used in sectors like renewable energy including wind turbine and hydro power plants, various industrial sectors such as electrical, off highway equipment, infrastructure and general engineering, mobility segments such as automotive and railways.
Its technical springs and high tensile fasteners have been supplied to customers in countries such as Germany, Denmark, China, Italy, Brazil, USA, Sweden, Switzerland etc. Accordingly, it is a key link in the global supply chain for OEMs.
Its business primarily comprises of springs technology division, under which it manufactures DSS including wedge lock washers (“WLW”), CSS and SFS in which it manufactures anchor bolts, studs and nuts.
The Company operates its business from its two manufacturing facilities located in Wada, Palghar, Maharashtra. Further, it is also setting up a new manufacturing facility in Vallam-Vadagal, SIPCOT, Sriperumbuddur, Tamil Nadu for developing various high-tensile fasteners to add to its existing product portfolio and new products.
For fiscal 2023–24, the company’s revenue from operations increased by 22.41%, reaching to ₹2025.45 million in Fiscal 2024 from ₹1654.65 million in Fiscal 2023, driven incremental sales of DSS due to the addition of new customers and increased demand from renewable energy, railways and industrial sectors; as well as incremental sales of CSS, owing to increased demand from the automobile industry and the commencement of supplies to the railways. Profit after tax for the fiscal 2024 stood at ₹223.32 million.
PL Capital Markets Private Limited is the sole book running lead manager and Link Intime India Private Limited is the registrar to the offer. The equity shares are proposed to be listed on BSE and NSE.
The Offer is being made through the Book Building Process, wherein not more than 50% of the Offer shall be available for allocation to Qualified Institutional Buyers, not less than 15% of the offer shall be available for allocation to Non-Institutional Bidders and not less than 35% of the Offer shall be available for allocation to Retail Individual Bidders.
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