Supriya Lifescience

Mainboard₹700 Cr issue
+55.11%
Listing gain over issue price
Issue size
₹700 Cr
1 lot at cut-off
₹14,796
Lot size
54shares
Open
16 Dec 2021
Close
20 Dec 2021
Allotment
23 Dec 2021
Listing
28 Dec 2021

Listing performance

Issue price
₹274
Listed at
₹425
Listing-day close
₹390.85
Latest price
₹818.55
Close on 23 Oct 2026
Listing gain
+55.11%
Return since issue
+198.74%

Scheduled dates

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

  1. Open
    16 Dec 2021
  2. Close
    20 Dec 2021
  3. Allotment
    23 Dec 2021
  4. Refund
    24 Dec 2021
  5. Demat credit
    27 Dec 2021
  6. Listing
    28 Dec 2021

Issue details

IPO date
16 Dec 2021 – 20 Dec 2021
Listing date
28 Dec 2021
Face value
₹2 per share
Issue price
₹274 per share
Lot size
54 shares
Total issue size
₹700 Cr
Market cap at offer price
₹700 Cr
Promoter holding
99.98% → 68.24% pre-issue → post-issue
ISIN
INE07RO01027
Registrar
MUFG Intime India Pvt.Ltd.
Lead managers
Axis Capital Ltd.
Registered office
207/208, Udyog Bhavan, Sonawala Road, Goregaon (East), 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 QIB1,14,96,351——
Market maker 0——

Application size

Minimum 54 shares per lot, in multiples, at ₹274

ApplicationLotsSharesAmount
Retail (min)154₹14,796
Retail (max)13702₹1,92,348
S-HNI (min)14756₹2,07,144
S-HNI (max)673,618₹9,91,332
B-HNI (min)683,672₹10,06,128

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.

Exchange disclosure (PDF) →
Shares allocated
1,14,96,351
Anchor portion
₹315 Cr
at ₹274 per share

Valuation and performance

Valuation at offer price

₹274 per share
MetricPre-issuePost-issue
Market cap—₹700 Cr

About Supriya Lifescience

Supriya Lifescience Limited was incorporated on March 26, 2008 pursuant to the conversion of the partnership firm 'M/s Supriya Chemicals' into a public limited company, and commenced operations on April 1, 2008; its registered and corporate office is at Goregaon (East), Mumbai. Per the prospectus, it is one of the key Indian manufacturers and suppliers of active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) with a focus on R&D, offering 38 niche APIs as of October 31, 2021 across antihistamine, analgesic, anaesthetic, vitamin, anti-asthmatic and anti-allergic therapeutic segments, and has consistently been the largest exporter of Chlorpheniramine Maleate and Ketamine Hydrochloride from India (contributing 45-50% and 60-65% of India's respective API exports between Fiscal 2017 and 2021) and among the largest exporters of Salbutamol Sulphate (31% of India's exports in FY2021 by volume). Its business is organised into domestic and export sales: from April 1, 2020 until October 31, 2021 its products were exported to 86 countries to 1,296 customers including 346 distributors, and export sales contributed 77.47% of revenue from operations in Fiscal 2021. Operations are supported by a modern manufacturing facility at Parshuram Lote, Maharashtra (spread across 23,806 sq.mt with 547 KL/day reactor capacity, four manufacturing blocks and seven cleanrooms) and a DSIR-approved R&D facility with 23 scientists; 12 of its products were backward integrated as of October 31, 2021. The company earns revenue by manufacturing and selling APIs directly to pharmaceutical manufacturers and pharmaceutical distributors in India and overseas; Fiscal 2021 revenue from operations was ₹ 3,853.66 million with restated profit of ₹ 1,238.28 million (Fiscal 2019: ₹ 2,778.40 million and ₹ 394.24 million).

https://supriyalifescience.com/ ↗

Company Analysis

from RHP

Supriya Lifescience Limited is one of the key Indian manufacturers and suppliers of active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs), with a focus on research and development, serving both domestic and export pharmaceutical markets.

Supriya Lifescience Limited was incorporated on March 26, 2008 pursuant to the conversion of the partnership firm 'M/s Supriya Chemicals' into a public limited company, and commenced operations on April 1, 2008; its registered and corporate office is at Goregaon (East), Mumbai. Per the prospectus, it is one of the key Indian manufacturers and suppliers of active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) with a focus on R&D, offering 38 niche APIs as of October 31, 2021 across antihistamine, analgesic, anaesthetic, vitamin, anti-asthmatic and anti-allergic therapeutic segments, and has consistently been the largest exporter of Chlorpheniramine Maleate and Ketamine Hydrochloride from India (contributing 45-50% and 60-65% of India's respective API exports between Fiscal 2017 and 2021) and among the largest exporters of Salbutamol Sulphate (31% of India's exports in FY2021 by volume). Its business is organised into domestic and export sales: from April 1, 2020 until October 31, 2021 its products were exported to 86 countries to 1,296 customers including 346 distributors, and export sales contributed 77.47% of revenue from operations in Fiscal 2021. Operations are supported by a modern manufacturing facility at Parshuram Lote, Maharashtra (spread across 23,806 sq.mt with 547 KL/day reactor capacity, four manufacturing blocks and seven cleanrooms) and a DSIR-approved R&D facility with 23 scientists; 12 of its products were backward integrated as of October 31, 2021. The company earns revenue by manufacturing and selling APIs directly to pharmaceutical manufacturers and pharmaceutical distributors in India and overseas; Fiscal 2021 revenue from operations was ₹ 3,853.66 million with restated profit of ₹ 1,238.28 million (Fiscal 2019: ₹ 2,778.40 million and ₹ 394.24 million).

pharmaceuticalsactive pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs)bulk drugs

Objects of the Issue

  • Funding capital expenditure requirements of our Company (expansion of existing manufacturing facilities at Main plant at Lote, Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra — site development, civil and electrical works, reactors, centrifuges, dryers, storage tanks, solvent recovery line, electrical panel and fitting equipment, utilities equipment and effluent treatment plant upgrade)
    ₹ 923.00 million p.75
  • Repayment and/or pre-payment, in full or part, of certain borrowings availed by our Company (working capital facilities — packing credit, post shipment credit in foreign currency and cash credit — from Saraswat Cooperative Bank)
    ₹ 600.00 million p.84
  • General corporate purposes
    ₹ 359.52 million p.85

Issue Structure

Total Issue
25,547,445* Equity Shares for cash at price of ₹ 274 per Equity Share (including a premium of ₹ 272 per Equity Share), aggregating to ₹ 7,000 million (*subject to finalisation of Basis of Allotment)
Fresh Issue
7,299,270* Equity Shares aggregating to ₹ 2,000 million
Offer for Sale
18,248,175* Equity Shares aggregating to ₹ 5,000 million by Satish Waman Wagh (Promoter Selling Shareholder)
Price Band
₹ 265 (Floor Price) to ₹ 274 (Cap Price) per Equity Share; Offer Price finalised at ₹ 274
Lot Size
54 Equity Shares and in multiples of 54 Equity Shares thereafter
Face Value
₹ 2 each

Business Model

Manufactures active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) at its Parshuram Lote, Maharashtra facility and earns revenue from their sale to pharmaceutical companies and pharmaceutical distributors, organised into domestic sales and export sales across 86 countries; many products are backward integrated into intermediates/key starting materials, and sales are made on the basis of purchase orders rather than long-term contracts.

Business Segments

Sale of manufactured APIs to overseas pharmaceutical manufacturers and distributors across regulated, semi-regulated and non-regulated markets (products exported to 86 countries from April 1, 2020 to October 31, 2021).
Sale of manufactured APIs to customers within India.

SWOT Analysis

Strengths
  • • Leadership position in key niche APIs – largest Indian exporter of Chlorpheniramine Maleate and Ketamine Hydrochloride(p.131)
  • • Backward integration across 12 products driving margins and supply security(p.133)
  • • Geographically diversified revenue base with exports to 86 countries including regulated markets(p.133)
  • • Modern, scale manufacturing facility with large reactor capacity(p.134)
  • • Consistent strong financial performance with high growth and positive operating cash flows(p.135)
  • • Positive operating cash flows every year since incorporation(p.135)
  • • Experienced promoter and senior management team(p.135)
  • • R&D-driven organisation with DSIR-approved facility and dedicated scientist team(p.135)
Weaknesses
  • • High product concentration – top three APIs contribute ~50% of revenue(p.26)
  • • Customer concentration with no long-term contracts – top 10 customers at 47.13% of revenue in H1 FY22(p.27)
  • • No long-term customer contracts; reliance on ad-hoc purchase orders(p.27)
  • • Single-location manufacturing and R&D concentration in Maharashtra (Parshuram Lote)(p.32)
  • • Sub-optimal capacity utilisation, falling to 49% in Apr-Oct 2021(p.32)
  • • Dependence on limited suppliers for scarce key raw materials(p.33)
  • • Outstanding borrowings of ₹809.44 million with restrictive lender covenants limiting flexibility(p.34)
  • • Near-total promoter control (99.98% pre-Offer) persisting post-listing, risking minority shareholder conflicts(p.39)
Opportunities
  • • Capacity expansion of existing facilities funded through IPO net proceeds(p.135)
  • • Entry into new therapeutic areas beyond current portfolio(p.136)
  • • Deepening presence and share gains across existing international geographies(p.137)
  • • China+1 sourcing shift positioning India as preferred API supplier(p.110)
  • • Government impetus via PLI scheme and bulk drug parks aiding long-term growth(p.108)
  • • Global pharmaceutical market expanding to USD 1,585-1,625 billion by CY25(p.98)
  • • Indian bulk drug exports projected to grow at 8-9% CAGR FY20-FY25(p.107)
Threats
  • • Intense competition from larger players with greater resources(p.35)
  • • Extensive multi-jurisdictional regulation; precedent of temporary Chinese import ban on Chlorpheniramine Maleate following NMPA audit(p.30)
  • • Foreign exchange rate fluctuations impacting export-denominated revenues(p.36)
  • • COVID-19 / future pandemic disruption to operations, supply chains and demand(p.28)
  • • Raw material supply disruptions and price volatility (incl. ~31-32% sourced from China)(p.33)
  • • Technological change rendering current technologies obsolete and requiring heavy capital investment(p.35)
  • • Deterioration in Indian/global macroeconomic conditions(p.46)

Promoters

NameRolePre-IssuePost-Issue
Satish Waman WaghPromoter / Promoter Selling Shareholder99.26%67.58%
Smita Satish WaghPromoter Group0.44%0.40%
Asha Waman WaghPromoter Group0.20%0.18%
Saloni Satish WaghPromoter Group0.04%0.04%
Shivani Satish WaghPromoter Group0.04%0.04%
Supriya Pharmaceuticals (partnership firm represented by Satish Waman Wagh & Smita Satish Wagh)Promoter Group0.00%0.00%

Leadership

Satish Waman Wagh · Chairman and Managing Director (also Promoter)
Shireesh Ambhaikar · Chief Executive Officer
Ashish Ramdas Nayak · Chief Financial Officer
Smita Satish Wagh · Whole-time Director
Saloni Satish Wagh · Whole-time Director
Shivani Satish Wagh · Whole-time Director
Balasahab Gulabrao Sawant · Whole-time Director

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Supriya Lifescience IPO FAQs

What is the lot size of Supriya Lifescience IPO?
The minimum lot size of Supriya Lifescience IPO is 54 shares. One lot costs ₹14,796 at the cut-off price.
When does Supriya Lifescience IPO open and close?
Supriya Lifescience IPO opened for subscription on 16 Dec 2021 and closed on 20 Dec 2021.
What is the listing date of Supriya Lifescience IPO?
Supriya Lifescience IPO listed on 28 Dec 2021.
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