Medplus Health Services IPO subscribed 52.59 times on final day, QIB portion booked 111.90 times

Retail investors bid for 5.24 times their reserved portion of shares and employees put in bids 3.05 times their allotted quota.

The portion set aside for qualified institutional buyers was subscribed 111.90 times and that of non-institutional investors saw 85.33 times subscription.

The offer was subscribed 1.46 times on December 14, the second day of bidding.

Medplus is looking to raise Rs 1,398.30 crore through its public issue, at the upper price band of Rs 796 per share.

"At the upper price band of Rs 796, it is available at a P/E (price-to-earnings) of 71.5x (FY22E annualized), which appears to be aggressively priced," said Geojit Financial Services.

However, Geojit has assigned a “subscribe” rating for the issue on a long-term basis considering its strong growth in revenue and PAT aided by store additions, improving margins, positive industry outlook and brand value.

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Medplus recorded revenue growth at a CAGR of around 16 percent over FY19-FY21, driven by launch of new stores and strong SSSG (same-store sales growth) of 8.3 percent. Profit in the same period grew at a CAGR of around 130 percent led by better operating performance
and topline growth.

The pharmacy and wellness retail segment in India is estimated to grow at 25 percent CAGR to $36 billion over FY20-25, led by an increase in life expectancy, better diagnostics, and rising lifestyle-related diseases.

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