Incorporated in 2006, Medplus Health Services is India’s second-largest pharmacy retailer. The company offers pharmaceutical and wellness products .
The IPO comprises a fresh issue of equity shares worth Rs 600 crore and an offer-for-sale (OFS) of Rs. 798.30 crore. The Medplus Health Service IPO opened at Dec 13, 2021, and closed at Dec 15, 2021 and listed on both NSE & BSE at Dec 23, 2021.The minimum lot size comprises 18 shares at a price band of Rs.780 -796 per equity share. A retail-individual investor can apply for up to 13 lots.
The objective of the issue is to fund the working capital requirement of the subsidiary, Optival; and for general corporate purposes.
Axis Capital, Credit Suisse Securities (India), Edelweiss Financial Services and Nomura Financial Advisory and Securities (India) were the managers to the offer.
Medplus Health Services IPO has got 50 per cent reserved for qualified institutional buyers (QIBs) and 15 per cent reserved for non-institutional investors (NIIs). The remaining 35 per cent of the issue is available for retail investors.
The scrip got listed at Rs 1,040.00 a piece on the National Stock Exchange (NSE), thereby registering a gain of 30.65 per cent from its offer price of Rs 796.00, while on the BSE, it opened at Rs 1,015.00, up 27.51 per cent from the issue price.
Medplus IPO Subscription Status
The Medplus Health IPO was subscribed 52.59 times on Dec 15, 2021.The public issue subscribed 5.24 times in the retail category, 111.90 times in the QIB category, and 85.33 times in the NII category.
About the Company
Incorporated in 2006, Medplus Health Services is India’s second-largest pharmacy retailer in terms of the number of stores and revenue. The company offers pharmaceutical and wellness products i.e. medicines, vitamins, medical devices, test kits, and fast-moving consumer goods i.e. home and personal care products, baby care products, sanitizers, soaps, and detergents, etc. It is also the first pharmacy retailer in India to offer an omnichannel platform wherein customers can purchase products through stores, place orders over the telephone, online orders, and a Click and Pick facility.
As of June 31, 2021, the company has a strong pharmacy retail network of 2,165 stores across Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka, Odisha, West Bengal, and Maharashtra. In fiscal 2021, its share of the organized pharmacy retail based on revenue from operations in Chennai, Bangalore, Hyderabad, and Kolkata reported at 30%, 29%, 30%, and 22% respectively. It follows a cluster-based approach for store network expansion wherein it first opens high store density in a populated residential area within a target market. The company’s warehouses are located in Bengaluru, Chennai, Hyderabad, Vijayawada, Kolkata, Pune, Bhubaneshwar, Mumbai, and Nagpur.
(Source: DRHP of Medplus Health Services Limited IPO)
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