HMA Agro Industries IPO

HMA Agro Industries plans to raise funds worth Rs 480 crore through an initial public offering (IPO). The subscription for the IPO opens on June 20, 2023 and closes on June 23, 2023. The price band is fixed at Rs 555-585 per share. 

The IPO comprises of fresh issue of shares worth Rs 150 crore and offer for sale (OFS) worth Rs 330 crore. The face value is set at Rs 10 per share and the lot size is 25 shares.    


Company Summary

HMA Agro Industries is the flagship company of HMA Group, which has been in the meat industry for over four decades. The company has been recognized as a three star export house by Government of India.

The company is currently among the largest exporters of frozen buffalo meat products from India and account for more than 10% of India’s total export of frozen buffalo meat, according to its red herring prospectus. The company’s products are mainly packaged under the brand name “Black Gold”, “Kamil” & “HMA” and exported to over 40 countries.

The company along with its subsidiaries have four fully integrated packaged meat processing plants. The processing plants are located at Aligarh, Mohali, Agra and Parbhani. The company is also in the process of setting up their fifth fully integrated meat product processing unit at Haryana. They are also in advanced stages to acquire an additional plant at Unnao and expect to complete this acquisition by Q2 of FY24. With this, its total in-house meat product processing capacities would be more than 4,00,000 metric tons per annum spread over six different owned plants by FY 2023-24. Further, the company also own two additional secondary level meat processing units at Jaipur and Manesar.

The company has a robust export business and well-established distribution channels across 40 countries. It also plans to diversify their product portfolio by adding frozen fish products, basmati rice and also aims to start poultry and other agri products as business verticals.


Company Strengths

  • Well-established manufacturing/processing facility and high standards of production quality.
  • The company is managed by experienced promoters and managed team having significant industry knowledge.
  • Long standing relationship with clients and customer-centric business model.
  • Well-established brands with strong brand recall.
  • Diversified market reach with their products exported to over 40 countries.

Company Financials

Period Ended

9MFY23

FY22

FY21

FY20

Total Assets (Rs in crore)

971.72

856.11

572.04

472.85

Total Revenue (Rs in crore) 

2417.82

3,138.98

1,720.39

2,416.61

EBITDA (Rs in crore)

165.25

175.81

109.81

78.62

EBITDA Margin (in %)

6.97%

5.70%

6.43%

3.31%

Profit After Tax (PAT) (Rs in crore)

113.24

117.62

71.6

45.9

PAT Margin (in %)

4.78%

3.82%

4.19%

1.93%

Return on Average Equity (RoAE) (%)

27.36%

37.14%

32.12%

27.94%

Return on Capital Employed (RoCE) (%)

33.39%

42.15%

39.16%

36.58%

Net Debt / EBITDA Ratio

1.91

1.77

1.18

1.66

 

Purpose of the IPO

  • The company plans to utilize the net proceeds from fresh issue of shares for working capital requirements totalling Rs 135 crore. 
  • Further, the net proceeds for general corporate purposes. 
  • The net proceeds from offer for sale totalling Rs 330 crore will go the respective selling shareholders. The company will not receive any proceeds from offer for sale.    


Company Promoters

Wajid Ahmed, Gulzar Ahmad, Mohammad Mehmood Qureshi, Mohammad Ashraf Qureshi and Zulfiqar Ahmad Qurashi are promoters of the company.


IPO Details

IPO opening Date

Jun 20, 2023

IPO closing Date

Jun 23, 2023

Face Value

Rs 10 per share

Price Band

Rs 555 to Rs 585 per share

Lot Size

25 Shares

Total Issue Size

Rs 480 crore

Fresh Issue

Rs 150 crore

Offer for Sale

Rs 330 crore

Issue Type

Book Built Issue IPO

Listing At

BSE, NSE

IPO Lot Size

Application

Lots

Shares

Amount

Retail (Minimum)

1

25

Rs 14,625

Retail (Maximum)

13

325

Rs 1,90,125

Small HNI (Minimum)

14

350

Rs 2,04,750

Small HNI (Maximum)

68

1,700

Rs 9,94,500

Large HNI (Minimum)

69

1,725

Rs 10,09,125

Allotment Details

Event

Tentative Date

Allotment of Shares

June 29, 2023

Initiation of Refunds

June 30, 2023

Credit of Shares to Demat Account

July 3, 2023

Listing Date

July 4, 2023

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