Mukka Proteins IPO subscribed nearly 137 times on last day. Check GMP and other details

The initial public offer (IPO) of Mukka Proteins received a solid response from investors as the issue was subscribed nearly 137 times on the third day of the bidding process. The issue closed today.

Mukka Proteins IPO review

Most analysts gave a subscribe recommendation for the IPO from a long-term perspective over fair valuations and a unique business model.


"At the upper price band, the company is valued at P/E of 17.7x with a market cap of Rs 840 crore post issue of equity shares. We believe that valuations of the company are fairly priced and recommend a Subscribe-Long Term rating to the IPO," said Anand Rathi.

Mukka Proteins IPO GMP

In the unlisted market, the company's shares are trading with a premium of Rs 25, marginally lower from the last week.

Mukka Proteins IPO price band

The price band for the offer has been determined at Rs 26–28 per equity share. The IPO will fetch Rs 224 crore at the upper end of the price band. Investors can bid for a minimum of 535 equity shares and in multiples thereafter.

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Other details

The issue is being made through the book-building process, wherein 50% will be available for qualified institutional buyers, 15% for non-institutional investors, and 35% for retail investors.

Net proceeds raised through the issue will be used towards working capital requirements, investment in its associate, Ento Proteins, and funding working capital requirements as well as general corporate purposes.

Mukka Proteins is one of the leading companies for manufacturing and marketing of fish meal, fish oil, and allied products in domestic as well as global markets.

The company sells its products domestically and exports them to over 10 countries, including Bahrain, Bangladesh, Chile, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, China, Saudi Arabia, South Korea, Oman, Taiwan and Vietnam.

Mukka has around 25-30% market share in India which has two-third coastal land.

In FY23, the company's revenue from operations rose 53% year-on-year (YoY) to Rs 1,177 crore and net profit jumped over 80% to Rs 44 crore. For the six months ended September 2023 period, revenue stood at Rs 612 crore and profit was at Rs 32.3 crore.

Fedex Securities is the sole book-running lead manager and Cameo Corporate Services is the registrar of the offer.

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