Kross IPO

Kross IPO is a book-built issue of Rs 500.00 crores. The issue is a combination of a fresh issue of 1.04 crore shares aggregating to Rs 250.00 crores and an offer for sale of 1.04 crore shares aggregating to Rs 250.00 crores.
Kross IPO bidding opened for subscription on September 9, 2024, and will close on September 11, 2024. The price band is set at ₹228 to ₹240 per share. The minimum lot size for an application is 62 Shares

Company Summary

Kross Limited, formerly known as Kross Manufacturers (India) Private Limited, established in 1991, manufactures and supplies trailer axles and suspensions and a wide range of high-performance forged and precision machined safety critical parts for medium and heavy-duty commercial vehicles (M&HCV) and agricultural equipment.

The company’s product portfolio includes axle shafts, companion flanges, anti-roll bars and stabilizer bar assembly, suspension linkages, differential spiders, bevel gears, planet carriers, inter-axle kits, rear-end spindles, pole wheels, and a variety of tractor components for the hydraulic lift arrangement, power take-off (PTO) shafts and front axle spindles.

The company supplies its products to major original equipment manufacturers (“OEMs”) that manufacture M&HCVs and tractors, as well as to domestic dealers and trailer axle and suspension manufacturers that supply OEMs in the M&HCV segment.

Kross Limited has five ISO 9001:2015 certified manufacturing facilities in Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, with the capacity to manufacture forgings weighing up to 40 kg, and as of June 30, 2024, the company had 528 permanent employees.

The production facilities are equipped with

  • forging presses and upsetting lines with induction heating for billets
  • A foundry with a high-pressure moulding line
  • High-precision machining machines like turning centers, vertical and horizontal milling centers, Grinding, broaching, hobbling, and shaping machines as well as robot welding systems and an in-house cathodic electro-dip painting system (“CED system”), powder coating, and spray painting including heat treatment furnaces and induction hardening systems.

Company Financials

Period Ended31 Mar 202431 Mar 202331 Mar 2022
Assets352250.57197.82
Revenue621.46489.36297.88
Profit After Tax44.8830.9312.17
Net Worth146.81102.1172.4
Reserves and Surplus119.7688.5858.88
Total Borrowing117.988.2686.06

Amount in ₹ Crore

Objectives of the IPO
The Company proposes to utilize the Net Proceeds towards funding the following objects

1. Funding of capital expenditure requirements of the Company towards the purchase of machinery and equipment.
2. Repayment or prepayment, in full or in part, of all or a portion of certain outstanding borrowings availed by the Company, from banks and financial institutions.
3. Funding working capital requirements of the Company.
4. General corporate purposes.

Promoters of the company
The Promoters of the Company are 1.Sudhir Rai 2.Anita Rai 3.Sumeet Rai and 4.Kunal Rai. The Promoters collectively hold 53,691,956 Equity Shares, equivalent to 99.26 % of the issued, subscribed and paid-up Equity Share capital of the Company on a fully diluted basis.

IPO details

IPO DateSeptember 9, 2024 to September 11, 2024
Listing DateMonday, September 16, 2024
Face Value₹5 per share
Price Band₹228 to ₹240 per share
Lot Size62 Shares
Total Issue Size20,833,334 shares (aggregating up to ₹500.00 Cr)
Fresh Issue10,416,667 shares (aggregating up to ₹250.00 Cr)
Offer for Sale10,416,667 shares of ₹5 (aggregating up to ₹250.00 Cr)
Issue TypeBook Built Issue IPO
Listing AtBSE, NSE

Lot Allocation details

ApplicationLotsSharesAmount
Retail (Min)162₹14,880
Retail (Max)13806₹193,440
S-HNI (Min)14868₹208,320
S-HNI (Max)674154₹996,960
B-HNI (Min)684216₹1,011,840

Allotment Schedule

Basis of AllotmentThursday, September 12, 2024
Initiation of RefundsFriday, September 13, 2024
The credit of Shares to DematFriday, September 13, 2024
Listing DateMonday, September 16, 2024
Cut-off time for UPI mandate confirmation5 PM on September 11, 2024

IPO Reservation

Investor CategoryShares Offered
Anchor Investor Shares Offered62,49,999 (30%)
QIB Shares Offered41,66,667 (20%)
NII (HNI) Shares Offered31,25,000 (15%)
Retail Shares Offered72,91,666 (35%)
Total Shares Offered2,08,33,332 (100%)

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