Yes Bank

Mainboard₹15,000 Cr issue
+2.50%
Listing gain over issue price
Issue size
₹15,000 Cr
1 lot at cut-off
₹12,000
Lot size
1,000shares
Open
15 Jul 2020
Close
17 Jul 2020
Allotment
22 Jul 2020
Listing
27 Jul 2020

Listing performance

Issue price
₹12
Listed at
₹12.30
Listing-day close
₹12.30
Latest price
₹15.80
Close on 23 Oct 2026
Listing gain
+2.50%
Return since issue
+31.67%

Scheduled dates

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

  1. Open
    15 Jul 2020
  2. Close
    17 Jul 2020
  3. Allotment
    22 Jul 2020
  4. Refund
    23 Jul 2020
  5. Demat credit
    24 Jul 2020
  6. Listing
    27 Jul 2020

Issue details

IPO date
15 Jul 2020 – 17 Jul 2020
Listing date
27 Jul 2020
Face value
₹2 per share
Issue price
₹12 per share
Lot size
1,000 shares
Total issue size
₹15,000 Cr
ISIN
INE528G01035
Registrar
Kfin Technologies Ltd.
Lead managers
Axis Bank Ltd.
Registered office
YES BANK Tower, IFC - 2, 15th Floor,, Senapati Bapat Marg, Elphinstone (W),, Mumbai 400 013, India, 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 QIB3,41,53,84,614——

Application size

Minimum 1,000 shares per lot, in multiples, at ₹12

ApplicationLotsSharesAmount
Retail (min)11,000₹12,000
Retail (max)1616,000₹1,92,000
S-HNI (min)1717,000₹2,04,000
S-HNI (max)8383,000₹9,96,000
B-HNI (min)8484,000₹10,08,000

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
3,41,53,84,614
Anchor portion
₹4,098 Cr
at ₹12 per share

Valuation and performance

Valuation at offer price

₹12 per share
MetricPre-issuePost-issue

About Yes Bank

Yes Bank Limited was incorporated as a Public Limited Company on November 21, 2003, and received its license to commence commercial banking on May 24, 2004. The bank launched its Corporate and Institutional Banking (C&IB) and Business Banking operations in August 2004, financial markets and treasury operations in September 2004, and transaction banking business in October 2004. Yes Bank operates through a 'One Bank' business model directed at maximizing revenue generation from customers by offering a full range of products and services to address all their banking needs. The bank earns revenue through credit products, value-added services including financial advisory and transaction banking, and liability products comprising term, savings and current account deposits. Yes Bank has adopted a knowledge-based approach to product structuring and delivery, focusing on identified sectors to develop preferred institutional relationships. The bank has two branches (Mumbai and Delhi) and licenses for 28 additional branches, with strategy focused on the National Capital Territory of Delhi/Northern region. The bank received the only greenfield banking license awarded since 1995 in India.

https://www.yesbank.in/ ↗

Company Analysis

from RHP

Yes Bank is a new private sector bank in India offering corporate and institutional banking, business banking, and retail banking services across multiple focus sectors including food and agri-business, life sciences, infrastructure, and telecommunications, media and technology.

Yes Bank Limited was incorporated as a Public Limited Company on November 21, 2003, and received its license to commence commercial banking on May 24, 2004. The bank launched its Corporate and Institutional Banking (C&IB) and Business Banking operations in August 2004, financial markets and treasury operations in September 2004, and transaction banking business in October 2004. Yes Bank operates through a 'One Bank' business model directed at maximizing revenue generation from customers by offering a full range of products and services to address all their banking needs. The bank earns revenue through credit products, value-added services including financial advisory and transaction banking, and liability products comprising term, savings and current account deposits. Yes Bank has adopted a knowledge-based approach to product structuring and delivery, focusing on identified sectors to develop preferred institutional relationships. The bank has two branches (Mumbai and Delhi) and licenses for 28 additional branches, with strategy focused on the National Capital Territory of Delhi/Northern region. The bank received the only greenfield banking license awarded since 1995 in India.

BankingFinancial ServicesFood and Agri-businessLife SciencesInfrastructureTelecommunications, Media and Technology (TMT)EngineeringTextilesRetailing

Objects of the Issue

  • To augment long-term capital requirements to successfully implement growth plans
    ₹3,018.12 million (net proceeds) p.44
  • To increase paid-up equity capital in compliance with licensing directives of RBI, which stipulate that paid up capital must be raised to Rs. 3,000 million within three years of commencement of business and maintain minimum capital adequacy ratio of 10%
    ₹3,018.12 million (net proceeds) p.44
  • To diversify shareholding pattern
    ₹3,018.12 million (net proceeds) p.44
  • The document does not specify detailed objects of the issue in this section; it states that 70,000,000 equity shares of Rs. 10 each are being issued at Rs. 45 per share aggregating Rs. 3,150 million.
    Rs. 3,150 million p.177

Issue Structure

Total Issue
₹3,150 million
Fresh Issue
70,000,000 Equity Shares of Rs. 10 each
Price Band
Rs. 38 to Rs. 45 per Equity Share
Face Value
Rs. 10 per Equity Share

Business Model

Yes Bank earns revenue through three primary channels: (1) Credit products and services including cash credits, overdrafts, term loans, and bills purchased and discounted; (2) Value-added products and services including financial advisory, financial markets products, transaction banking services, and risk hedging solutions; (3) Liability products including term deposits, savings deposits, and current account deposits. The bank emphasizes a relationship approach with senior management-focused engagement and knowledge-based product delivery in identified focus sectors. Revenue is generated through interest on advances, income on investments, commission, exchange and brokerage, and profit on sale and revaluation of investments.

Business Segments

Caters to large corporate and institutional clients, Government owned organizations and multinational corporations
Caters to smaller emerging local businesses, targeting companies with supply chain linkages to C&IB clients and companies with export oriented product profile
Caters to individual customers, with initial focus on 'Affluent' customer segment with annual household incomes between Rs. 2.5 million and Rs. 5.0 million per annum
Serves large corporations with lending and fee-based products including term finance, working capital finance, transaction banking, financial markets products, and investment banking services
Provides products and services to emerging local companies with turnover less than Rs. 5.0 billion, offering one-stop banking including business, personal, and wealth management services
Focuses on Affluent customers (annual household income Rs. 2.5-5.0 million) offering deposits, investment products, insurance distribution, and planned retail asset products like personal loans
Provides foreign exchange, derivatives, interest rate products, and risk hedging solutions to corporate and institutional customers
Provides financing and structuring solutions to the agri-business supply chain including agro-processing, agri-infrastructure, agri-inputs, food service/retail, and agri-biotechnology
Targets active pharmaceutical ingredient and intermediate manufacturers, formulation companies with international registrations, and companies with contract manufacturing/research/clinical trial pipelines
Provides advisory services in roads, ports and shipping, logistics and transportation, airports and airlines, and power/renewable energy
Focuses on wireless service providers (GSM/CDMA), equipment manufacturers, wireless software providers, television software, film exhibitors, and IT-enabled services businesses
Focuses on segments where India has global competitiveness: auto components, power equipment, and engineering procurement and contracting
Combines traditional lending products with investment banking advice to assist textile companies move up the value chain and internationalize operations
Provides transaction banking, working capital financing, securitization of receivables, and wealth management opportunities
Includes all financial markets activities undertaken on behalf of the Bank's customers, proprietary trading, maintenance of reserve requirements and resource raising from other banks and financial institutions.
Includes corporate banking activities, investment banking activities, transaction banking activities and to a limited extent retail banking and third party product distribution.

SWOT Analysis

Strengths
  • • Experienced promoters with proven track record in banking and entrepreneurship(p.61)
  • • Only greenfield banking license awarded by RBI since 1995(p.61)
  • • Assembled experienced management team from leading banks and financial services(p.61)
  • • Knowledge-based banking approach differentiated from competitors(p.61)
  • • Technology outsourcing model provides variable cost structure and capital optimization(p.61)
  • • Highest short-term rating (A1+) from ICRA despite limited operating history(p.61)
  • • Sector-specific expertise with specialized professionals(p.65)
  • • Technology-driven outsourcing model for operational efficiency(p.71)
  • • Centralized and automated back-office operations(p.72)
  • • Strong human capital from leading banking institutions(p.80)
  • • Knowledge banking approach in focus sectors(p.65)
  • • Experienced management team with strong banking backgrounds(p.116)
  • • Support from strong institutional investors including Rabobank and private equity firms(p.134)
  • • Strong capital adequacy ratio well above regulatory minimum(p.160)
  • • Diversified portfolio across corporate, retail and financial markets segments(p.150)
  • • All assets classified as standard assets with nil non-performing assets(p.151)
Weaknesses
  • • New bank with less than one year of operating history and limited financial information(p.12)
  • • Incurred net loss of Rs. 37.59 million in initial operating period; may incur further losses(p.12)
  • • Risk of inability to attract and retain talented professionals critical to strategy(p.12)
  • • Brand acceptance in Indian market insufficient to assure success(p.12)
  • • Only two branches open with limited branch network(p.13)
  • • Promoters and major shareholders maintain control, limiting other shareholders' influence(p.18)
  • • RBI restrictions on ownership may require significant shareholders to sell holdings(p.20)
  • • Certain Promoter Group Companies have incurred losses in recent years(p.20)
  • • Highly concentrated loan portfolio across few borrowers(p.79)
  • • Early stage of operations with limited deposit base(p.80)
  • • Dependence on Rabobank International Holding for financial support(p.98)
  • • Limited branch network and geographic presence(p.65)
  • • Operational risks from limited operating history(p.77)
  • • New bank with minimal operating history and operational start-up challenges(p.150)
  • • Significant operating losses and negative return on assets(p.156)
  • • Heavy dependence on short-term funding sources(p.162)
  • • Limited customer deposit base and early stage deposit taking(p.162)
  • • High concentration of advances among top borrowers(p.157)
  • • Significant dependence on two promoters holding substantial shareholding(p.113)
Opportunities
  • • Build 'One Bank' model to maximize revenue from customers across all channels(p.36)
  • • Focus on knowledge banking approach in high-growth sectors(p.63)
  • • Expand branch network across Northern region and National Capital Territory(p.36)
  • • Develop retail banking business targeting affluent customer segment(p.60)
  • • Capitalize on sustainable and responsible banking as competitive differentiator(p.64)
  • • Emerging under-serviced Business Banking segment(p.64)
  • • Growing Retail Banking segment targeting Affluent and Mass Affluent customers(p.64)
  • • Significant growth potential in food and agri-business sector(p.65)
  • • Expansion opportunities in retail asset products(p.80)
  • • Growing retail sector presents transaction banking and working capital opportunities(p.67)
  • • Expansion into new geographic markets, particularly North India(p.64)
  • • USAID guarantee facility supporting renewable energy and clean water projects(p.70)
  • • Expansion of branch network across India(p.164)
  • • Growth in corporate and institutional banking segment(p.150)
  • • Development of retail and direct banking channels(p.118)
  • • Expansion into new financial services and underwriting activities(p.167)
Threats
  • • Intense competition from established banks with greater resources and established brands(p.13)
  • • Financial sector consolidation may reduce number of entities with larger scale and resources(p.13)
  • • Foreign banks permitted to own up to 74% of Indian private sector banks(p.13)
  • • Risk of economic slowdown in India affecting business(p.20)
  • • Mandatory lending to priority sectors (agriculture and SSI) with inherent risks(p.15)
  • • High concentration of loan portfolio in five sectors (75.2% of exposure)(p.15)
  • • Delays in collateral enforcement in India due to lengthy foreclosure proceedings(p.14)
  • • Interest rate changes may reduce net interest spreads(p.16)
  • • Terrorist attacks and civil unrest could adversely affect financial markets and business(p.21)
  • • Downgrading of India's debt rating could impact ability to raise overseas financing(p.21)
  • • Intense competition from established public and private sector banks(p.79)
  • • Regulatory restrictions on branch expansion and rural lending mandates(p.83)
  • • Requirement to meet capital adequacy norms within three years(p.99)
  • • Interest rate risk exposure from asset-liability mismatches(p.76)
  • • Liquidity risk from maturity mismatches and deposit withdrawal volatility(p.76)
  • • Foreign exchange rate risk from trading and lending activities(p.77)
  • • Dependence on priority sector lending and directed lending requirements(p.87)
  • • Competitive Indian banking market with established players(p.162)
  • • Interest rate risk from rising funding costs(p.162)
  • • Risk of credit rating downgrade affecting borrowing costs(p.162)
  • • Regulatory restrictions on foreign investment and shareholding(p.180)

Promoters

NameRolePre-IssuePost-Issue
Ashok KapurPromoter17.56%13.01%
Rana KapoorPromoter10.00%7.41%
Ashok KapurPromoter29.0%—
Rana KapoorPromoter29.0%—
Rabobank International HoldingPromoter Group20.0%—
Citicorp International Finance CorporationPrivate Equity Investor10.0%—
ChrysCapital II, LLCPrivate Equity Investor7.5%—
AIF Capital Inc.Private Equity Investor7.5%—
Ashok KapurPromoter17.56%—
Rana KapoorPromoter10.00%—

Leadership

Ashok Kapur · Chairman/Non-Executive Director
Rana Kapoor · Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer
H. Srikrishnan · Executive Director (Designate)

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Yes Bank IPO FAQs

What is the lot size of Yes Bank IPO?
The minimum lot size of Yes Bank IPO is 1,000 shares. One lot costs ₹12,000 at the cut-off price.
When does Yes Bank IPO open and close?
Yes Bank IPO opened for subscription on 15 Jul 2020 and closed on 17 Jul 2020.
What is the listing date of Yes Bank IPO?
Yes Bank IPO listed on 27 Jul 2020.
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