Allied Blenders & Distillers

Mainboard₹1,500 Cr issue
+13.20%
Listing gain over issue price
Issue size
₹1,500 Cr
1 lot at cut-off
₹14,893
Lot size
53shares
Open
25 Jun 2024
Close
27 Jun 2024
Allotment
28 Jun 2024
Listing
02 Jul 2024

Listing performance

Issue price
₹281
Listed at
₹318.10
Listing-day close
₹317.90
Latest price
₹672.65
Close on 23 Oct 2026
Listing gain
+13.20%
Return since issue
+139.38%

Scheduled dates

Tentative timetable — a past date is not confirmation the step completed

  1. Open
    25 Jun 2024
  2. Close
    27 Jun 2024
  3. Allotment
    28 Jun 2024
  4. Refund
    01 Jul 2024
  5. Demat credit
    01 Jul 2024
  6. Listing
    02 Jul 2024

Issue details

IPO date
25 Jun 2024 – 27 Jun 2024
Listing date
02 Jul 2024
Face value
₹2 per share
Issue price
₹281 per share
Lot size
53 shares
Total issue size
₹1,500 Cr
Market cap at offer price
₹7,860 Cr
Promoter holding
100.00% → 80.91% pre-issue → post-issue
ISIN
INE552Z01027
Registrar
MUFG Intime India Pvt.Ltd.
Lead managers
ICICI Securities Ltd.
Registered office
394-C Lamington Chambers, Lamington Road, Maharashtra

Reservation and application size

How the issue is split between investor categories, and what each may bid

Investor categoryShares% of net% of total
Anchor investor · within QIB1,59,82,206——
Market maker 0——

Application size

Minimum 53 shares per lot, in multiples, at ₹281

ApplicationLotsSharesAmount
Retail (min)153₹14,893
Retail (max)13689₹1,93,609
S-HNI (min)14742₹2,08,502
S-HNI (max)673,551₹9,97,831
B-HNI (min)683,604₹10,12,724

Category limits

CategoryBid sizeCut-off
Retail (RII)Up to ₹2 lakhYes
Small HNI (sNII)₹2 lakh – ₹10 lakhNo
Big HNI (bNII)Above ₹10 lakhNo
EmployeeUp to ₹5 lakhYes

Bidding at cut-off means accepting the final issue price without naming one. Only retail and employee applicants may do so.

Anchor investors

Institutional allocation placed a day before the issue opens, carved out of the QIB portion and locked in after listing.

Shares allocated
1,59,82,206
Anchor portion
₹449 Cr
at ₹281 per share

Valuation and performance

Valuation at offer price

₹281 per share
MetricPre-issuePost-issue
EPS (₹)0.070.20
P/E (×)4,014.291,405.00
Price to book (×)16.77—
Market cap—₹7,860 Cr

Key performance indicators

Latest reported period
Return on net worth
0.39%
ROCE
25.87%
Debt / equity
1.85
PAT margin
0.05%
EBITDA margin
6.23%
NAV per share
₹16.64
Price to book
16.77

Single period as reported. Year-on-year movement is in the financials table below, where every period is published.

About Allied Blenders & Distillers

Allied Blenders and Distillers Limited was incorporated as 'You and Me Properties Private Limited' on October 8, 2008, renamed 'Moonlight Blenders and Distillers Private Limited' on July 22, 2009, and became 'Allied Blenders and Distillers Private Limited' on April 30, 2010 when the entire business undertakings of Allied Blenders and Distillers Private Limited and Our Own Properties Private Limited were transferred to it pursuant to a Bombay High Court order dated February 5, 2010; it was converted to a public company as Allied Blenders and Distillers Limited on June 8, 2022. As of the date of the Prospectus, its product portfolio comprised 17 major IMFL brands across whisky, brandy, rum, vodka and gin, anchored by the flagship Officer's Choice franchise launched in 1988 (Officer's Choice Blue deluxe whisky, Officer's Choice Whisky and Officer's Choice Star mass premium whiskies, Officer's Choice Brandy and Officer's Choice Rum), with ICONiQ White International Whisky launched in September 2022 under a trademark licence. It operates one distillery at Rangapur, Telangana (in-house ENA capacity of 600.00 lakh litres per year), owns and operates nine bottling units, has exclusive arrangements with five third-party bottling facilities and 18 non-exclusive third-party bottling agreements, and its products were bottled across 32 bottling facilities as of December 31, 2023. It sells predominantly to state beverage corporations and private distributors/wholesalers across open market, part corporation and full corporation channels, and exports to 14 countries as of December 31, 2023. In Fiscal 2023, revenue from operations was ₹ 71,056.80 million with restated profit after tax of ₹ 16.01 million, on total sales of 32.24 million cases, of which whisky accounted for 94.88% by volume.

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Company Analysis

from RHP

Allied Blenders and Distillers Limited is an Indian-owned Indian-made foreign liquor (IMFL) company whose product range spans five categories of spirits — whisky, brandy, rum, vodka and gin — with almost all revenue derived from the sale of its whisky products.

Allied Blenders and Distillers Limited was incorporated as 'You and Me Properties Private Limited' on October 8, 2008, renamed 'Moonlight Blenders and Distillers Private Limited' on July 22, 2009, and became 'Allied Blenders and Distillers Private Limited' on April 30, 2010 when the entire business undertakings of Allied Blenders and Distillers Private Limited and Our Own Properties Private Limited were transferred to it pursuant to a Bombay High Court order dated February 5, 2010; it was converted to a public company as Allied Blenders and Distillers Limited on June 8, 2022. As of the date of the Prospectus, its product portfolio comprised 17 major IMFL brands across whisky, brandy, rum, vodka and gin, anchored by the flagship Officer's Choice franchise launched in 1988 (Officer's Choice Blue deluxe whisky, Officer's Choice Whisky and Officer's Choice Star mass premium whiskies, Officer's Choice Brandy and Officer's Choice Rum), with ICONiQ White International Whisky launched in September 2022 under a trademark licence. It operates one distillery at Rangapur, Telangana (in-house ENA capacity of 600.00 lakh litres per year), owns and operates nine bottling units, has exclusive arrangements with five third-party bottling facilities and 18 non-exclusive third-party bottling agreements, and its products were bottled across 32 bottling facilities as of December 31, 2023. It sells predominantly to state beverage corporations and private distributors/wholesalers across open market, part corporation and full corporation channels, and exports to 14 countries as of December 31, 2023. In Fiscal 2023, revenue from operations was ₹ 71,056.80 million with restated profit after tax of ₹ 16.01 million, on total sales of 32.24 million cases, of which whisky accounted for 94.88% by volume.

Alcoholic beverages (distilled spirits)Indian made foreign liquor (IMFL)Beverage manufacturing

Objects of the Issue

  • Prepayment or scheduled re-payment of a portion of certain outstanding borrowings availed by our Company
    ₹ 7,200.00 million p.21
  • General corporate purposes
    ₹ 2,214.70 million p.21

Issue Structure

Total Issue
53,391,667 Equity Shares of face value of ₹ 2 each, aggregating to ₹ 15,000 million (including an Employee Reservation Portion of 117,647 Equity Shares aggregating to ₹ 30 million)
Fresh Issue
35,598,074 Equity Shares of face value of ₹ 2 each, aggregating to ₹ 10,000 million
Offer for Sale
17,793,593 Equity Shares of face value of ₹ 2 each, aggregating to ₹ 5,000 million, comprising 13,345,195 Equity Shares by Bina Kishore Chhabria aggregating to ₹ 3,750 million and 4,448,398 Equity Shares by Resham Chhabria Jeetendra Hemdev aggregating to ₹ 1,250 million
Price Band
Minimum price of ₹ 267 per Equity Share (Floor Price) and maximum price of ₹ 281 per Equity Share (Cap Price); Offer Price ₹ 281 per Equity Share
Lot Size
53 Equity Shares of face value of ₹ 2 each and in multiples of 53 Equity Shares thereafter
Face Value
₹ 2 each

Business Model

Earns almost all revenue from contracts with customers for the sale of goods (IMFL) — predominantly whisky (roughly 95–98% of revenue from operations) — billed to state beverage corporations and private distributors/wholesalers through open market, part corporation and full corporation channels; supplemented by sales of extra neutral spirit (ENA), distillation by-products, royalty income, export entitlements and scrap/other sales (including sales at its retail store in Mumbai).

Business Segments

Manufacture and sale of whisky products, including the flagship Officer's Choice range (Blue, Whisky, Star) and ICONiQ White International Whisky
Sale of brandy products, including mass premium segment Officer's Choice Brandy
Sale of rum products, including mass premium segment Officer's Choice Rum
Sale of vodka products
Gin category launched in January 2024 (no recorded sales as of December 31, 2023)
Production of ENA at the Rangapur, Telangana distillery, primarily used for in-house consumption with surplus sold
Sale of distillation by-products
Other sales, primarily at the Company's retail store in Mumbai, Maharashtra

Promoters

NameRolePre-IssuePost-Issue
Kishore Rajaram ChhabriaPromoterNegligibleNegligible
Bina Kishore ChhabriaPromoter72.16%58.20%
Resham Chhabria Jeetendra HemdevPromoter24.05%19.40%
Oriental Radios Private LimitedPromoter3.73%3.26%
Bina Chhabria Enterprises Private LimitedPromoter0.06%0.05%
Officer's Choice Spirits Private LimitedPromoterNegligibleNegligible
BKC Enterprises Private LimitedPromoterNegligibleNegligible

Leadership

Kishore Rajaram Chhabria · Chairman and Non-Executive Director; Promoter
Bina Kishore Chhabria · Non-Executive Director and Co-Chairperson; Promoter
Resham Chhabria Jeetendra Hemdev · Whole-Time Director (Vice Chairperson); Promoter
Shekhar Ramamurthy · Whole-Time Director (Executive Deputy Chairman)
Alok Gupta · Managing Director
Ramakrishnan Ramaswamy · Chief Financial Officer

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Allied Blenders & Distillers IPO FAQs

What is the lot size of Allied Blenders & Distillers IPO?
The minimum lot size of Allied Blenders & Distillers IPO is 53 shares. One lot costs ₹14,893 at the cut-off price.
When does Allied Blenders & Distillers IPO open and close?
Allied Blenders & Distillers IPO opened for subscription on 25 Jun 2024 and closed on 27 Jun 2024.
What is the listing date of Allied Blenders & Distillers IPO?
Allied Blenders & Distillers IPO listed on 02 Jul 2024.
Disclaimer. Figures are compiled from the issuer's offer document and exchange-published bidding data. Subscription changes until the issue closes, and the final basis of allotment is published by the registrar. Grey Market Premium is unofficial, indicative data from unregulated grey-market dealers — it is not published by NSE, BSE, SEBI or the issuer, and is not a forecast of the listing price. Nothing here is investment advice or a recommendation; read the offer document and consult a SEBI-registered adviser before applying.