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Ecom Express sets the ball rolling for Rs 3,000-crore IPO
Third-party logistics firm Ecom Express is looking to list on the public markets to raise Rs 3,000 crore, two people aware of the development told ET. The Warburg Pincus-backed company has appointed bankers Kotak Capital, IIFL, Axis Capital, and UBS to take forward the process.
Ecom Express sets the ball rolling for Rs 3,000-cr IPO
"Ecom Express has initiated the process for the public issue, which includes both a fresh issue and an offer for sale from the existing investors. The company is likely to file its draft red herring prospectus soon," said one of the people cited above.
Morgan Stanley sees 7-35% upside for new-age stocks
"We see macro factors aligning (multiple re-rating for growth stocks in India and other regions, tight PE/VC money keeping the competitive environment benign) with micro factors (strong execution reflected in market share gains, margin improvement driving profit upgrade cycle) and supporting share prices," said Morgan Stanley's analysts in a client note.
Startups’ pink slip count falls to 10,000 amid funding blues
Firing in first half of 2024 lesser than H2, H1 of ’23, signalling a slight recovery. Ola Electric is in the final stages of laying off over 600 after sister company Ola Cabs fired around 200 workers in late April. Industry executive told ET, even with the slowdown in layoffs, startups are still not out of the woods.
How investors struck gold in the new-age IPO boom
In the last month, several new-age companies backed by venture capital, have or are set to hit the public markets. This has resulted in a gold rush for their investors. Travel tech platform Ixigo is set to go public next week, while insurtech firm Go Digit and coworking startup Awfis have already listed on the exchanges in the past one month. Their investors, including Peak XV Partners, Elevation Capital, ChrysCapital and TVS Capital and A91 Partners, are sitting on multiple returns from some of these investments.
New-age stocks recover post poll results; Ixigo IPO launch
A day after election results, shares of new-age companies like Zomato and Delhivery made a sharp recovery on the bourses. A look at the numbers and more in today’s ETtech Top 5.
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Stock prices of new-age firms swing on poll results
Major new-age companies including Zomato, Paytm, Delhivery, Nykaa and PB Fintech saw their stock prices plummet on Tuesday. However, as the broader markets recovered some losses on Wednesday, these stocks also saw their prices rise. This plunge followed massive gains on Monday when exit polls had suggested a clear mandate for the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
A quarter of hits & a few misses; and other top tech, startup stories
Welcome to another edition of ETtech Unwrapped – our weekend newsletter. This is Pranav Mukul in New Delhi. This week we’ve wrapped up another compelling quarterly earnings season for listed new-age companies from Zomato and Delhivery to Paytm and PB Fintech.
We are a little cautious on Bhel; trimmed position in Zomato and PB Fintech: Sanjiv Bhasin
Sanjiv Bhasin advises caution on Bhel stock due to parabolic rise, suggests focusing on rail stocks instead for investment opportunities. Bhasin says we would say be a little cautious, wait out, hear the commentary and let some corrections come in because now you are chasing a parabolic rise which may not last for long.
New-age tech stocks somersault on Dalal Street, give up to 258% returns in FY24
Zomato was the top performer from the new age technology pack, giving a staggering 258% return to investors in FY24. This was after a 38% correction witnessed in FY23.
Zomato hits record high, bucking internet stocks' sluggishness
Zomato's shares hit a record high as its profitability improves, making it India's most valuable internet stock. Investor sentiment has reversed, and Zomato dominates the food delivery market. Blinkit, its quick commerce business, is expected to drive further growth.
Fortunes of startup founders swing with stock prices in past 12-14 months
During the last 12-14 months, startup founders such as Zomato’s Deepinder Goyal and Policybazaar’s Yashish Dahiya and Alok Bansal have reaped mega rewards. However, Paytm founder and CEO Vijay Shekhar Sharma has seen his wealth eroded.
Time for a reset: Paytm’s opportunity to get back to basics; and other top stories this week
The stringent action by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) against Paytm Payments Bank could have a positive fallout. It can actually push One 97 Communications, which runs Paytm, to focus on what it does best — build distribution. It can also focus on technology and product development like it did with Soundbox — a desi way of reducing fraud and confirming merchant payments.
Startups talk up funding winter, but loosen their purse strings
During the ongoing funding winter, several internet majors such as Paytm, Policybazaar parent PB Fintech, Flipkart failedd to control expenses in FY23. Horizontal omnichannel retailers such as Nykaa, Mamaearth parent Honasa Consumer and FirstCry also saw both employee expenses and marketing costs rise anywhere between 23% to 55% during FY23.
Kuwait, Singapore sovereign funds place orders for Zomato share
Food delivery platform Zomato has seen large sovereign investors from jurisdictions such as Kuwait and Singapore raising their stakes in the company. While Kuwait Investment Authority bought 88 million shares in Zomato in the September quarter, Singapore government bought 95 million shares in the company in the December quarter.
New-age firms ride market surge in buoyant week; and other top tech, startup stories this week
On Friday, the 30-stock benchmark index BSE Sensex ended at a fresh all-time high of 72,568 points. In the broader buoyancy of the stock markets, shares of new-age companies Zomato, Nykaa, Honasa Consumer, Paytm, Delhivery and PB Fintech also rose through the week.
After Zomato, Paytm, it may be time to look at Nykaa: Andrew Holland
“All the three new-age tech stocks – Zomato, Paytm and Nykaa – have been doing nothing for a little bit as the market was just waiting for confirmation that things are moving back on track. Once that confirmation was there, we have seen all three stocks move up quite significantly.”
Mutual funds take a shine to Zomato, Nykaa, Paytm, other new-age stocks
An analysis of shareholding patterns of new-age firms such as Zomato, Paytm, Delhivery, Nykaa and PB Fintech, showed mutual funds have increased their holdings in several of these companies slowly but significantly over the last four quarters.
New patterns coming up in India and we have to predict those to make money: Pashupati Advani
“The equipment manufacturers are definitely there, the cement is also seeing some life, steel is seeing some life because these are all essential ingredients for any kind of construction and that is the sector I have been looking at and I have nibbled at over the last three, four months.”
Mamaearth parent Honasa Consumer sees IPO going in the right direction
Honasa Consumer’s Rs 1,700 crore IPO opened for public subscription on Tuesday. It is offering the shares at a price band of Rs 308-324 each.
Groyyo investors tap Deloitte; new-age firms hired more in FY23
Big4 company Deloitte has been mandated by the investors of Groyyo — Tiger Global and Alpha Wave Global — to ‘work with’ the startup and take a closer look at its trading business. This and more in today’s ETtech Morning Dispatch.
Listed internet companies buck the trend to expand payrolls in FY23
While Paytm saw its employee headcount expand by a whopping 3.5 times during the fiscal, PB Fintech, which runs the Policybazaar platform, saw a 32% year-on-year increase in employees. Mumbai-based FSN Ecommerce, which runs the Nykaa platform, saw a 15% year-on-year increase in its headcount, while CarTrade Tech’s workforce increased 44%.
Zepto CEO's big sales target; sustainable ventures in focus for public markets at ET Startup Awards 2023
India's newest unicorn Zepto has set its sights on an ambitious sales target, CEO Aadit Palicha said during The Economic Times Startup Awards 2023 (ETSA).
ETSA panel discussion: Focus needed on building new ventures sustainably for public markets
Prashanth Prakash, partner at Accel India, said India’s public markets are one of the best things that the country has to offer to the new economy space, but the ecosystem “lost sight of what it is to practically build a company for the public market”.
Geopolitical uncertainty to provide buying opportunity in volatile market: Sanjiv Bhasin
“HDFC Bank and Bank Nifty should be the key and we think as the RBI governor was very bullish, he said the best place to be is in India, I would take his words to be more credible than this present uncertainty which has been caused by this geopolitical event.”
28 IPOs worth Rs 38,000 crore to hit D-Street
Fund raising through initial public offerings or IPOs fell 26% to ₹26,300 crore in the first half of the current fiscal, despite the number of issues more than doubling to 31, from 14 issues with the total mop-up of ₹35,456 crore in the year-ago period, according to Primedatabase.
Are new age platform stocks worthy of long-term investments? Ashi Anand answers
"Platform companies have the potential to compound revenues at over 25% in the long term. However, there is a misunderstanding about the profitability of these companies in the listed market space. Anand states that the current expenses are short-term and primarily linked to the current hyper growth phase. As these companies evolve and change consumer behavior, they can reduce costs and introduce monetization strategies."
Markets could correct at least 1,200 points before fresh buying can start: Sandip Sabharwal
"Several factors are contributing to the current market correction, including the strong US dollar index leading to outflows from emerging markets, concerns over the decline of the Chinese economy, and the Nifty going up 3,200 points without a break. However, India's overall outlook remains strong, and market corrections may present fresh opportunities for investors."
Paytm, Zomato, PolicyBazaar can be the next Reliance, Titan or Asian Paints. Here’s why
"Paytm, Zomato, PolicyBazaar, Nykaa are entrepreneur driven companies and in India, you make a lot of money if you bet on the right entrepreneur, as we have seen with Reliance Industries, Asian Paints or Titan, for that matter, the Tata Group companies. These companies have all the right ingredients for a multibagger. If you remain patiently invested at some point of time, positive news flow will drive the stock prices higher."
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