27/01/2022
Adani Wilmar IPO opens for subscription: Can it cook up a fortune for your portfolio?
The initial public offering (IPO) of Adani Wilmar Ltd (AWL) opened for subscription on Thursday, January 27. The company will offload its shares in the price range of Rs 218-230 apiece. The Rs 3,600 crore IPO comprises fresh issue of new equity shares of face value of Re 1 each.
Investors can bid for a minimum of 65 equity shares and in multiple of 65 thereof. The issue can be subscribed till January 31, Monday.
Majority of the brokerages are positive on the issue and have suggested investors to bid for the IPO citing its reasonable valuations, growth plans for the future, robust product line, sound balance sheet and strong parentage
Marwadi Shares and Finance said that the company is going to list at a PE of 37.56 times with a market cap of Rs 29,898.6 crore whereas its peers, namely Nestle and Britannia Industries, are trading at PEs of 81.6x and 54.7x, respectively.
The company is a top player in large categories of soya oil and mustard oil, Reliance Securities said in its IPO note. It said that Adani Wilmar continues to focus on sustainability and with a professional and experienced board, it looks to grow over the years.
Given the differentiated product portfolio, leading market position and extensive distribution network, decent financials, likely margin improvement from current levels and valuation comfort compared to peers, the brokerage chose to gave Adani Wilmar IPO a 'subscribe' rating.
Adani Wilmar is a 50:50 joint venture between Gautam Adani's Adani group and Singapore-based Wilmar group. It sells cooking oils and some other products under the Fortune brand.
Angel One believes the valuations of the company are reasonable with a strong brand recall, wide distribution, better financial track record and healthy ROE. Considering all the positive factors, it suggested to subscribe to the issue.