Do the Numbers Seem Promising for Investors To Grab the Shares of Madhya Bhotekoshi Company Limited; IPO Opens From Today

Wed, Oct 6, 2021 5:56 AM on IPO/FPO News, Company Analysis, Exclusive,

Company Profile:

Madhya Bhotekoshi Jalavidhyut Company Limited (MBJCL) is a public limited company incorporated on July 29, 2010. The company is promoted by Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) (A GoN Corporation) and Chilime Hydropower Company Limited (CHCL, 51% subsidiary of NEA) for setting up 102 MW run-of-river, Middle Bhotekoshi Hydroelectric Project in the Shindhupalchowk district of Nepal. The project is constructed under BOOT (Build, Own, Operate, and Transfer) mechanism. As per the Generation License, from GoN- Ministry of Energy, dated December 03, 2013, the project shall be handed, on whatever conditions the project is, to the Government of Nepal after the expiry of the generation License, which is 35 years.

About the Issue:

Madhya Bhotekoshi Jalavidhyut Company Limited is issuing 9,000,000 units of ordinary shares worth Rs. 90 crores to the general public from Ashwin-20, 2078. The early closing date of this IPO issue is on Ashwin-25, 2078. If this issue is not fully subscribed till Ashwin-25, 2078 then the issue will be extended up to Kartik-03, 2078.

The company is set to issue a total of 9,000,000 units of shares i.e., 15% of the total issued capital from Ashwin-20, 2078. From the total of 9,000,000 units, 450,000 units i.e., 5% are for mutual funds. 4% of the total units i.e., 360,000 units are for the employee of the company, and the remaining 8,190,000 units are for the general public.

Applications can be placed for a minimum of 10 units to a maximum of 10,000 units.

Global IME Capital Limited has been appointed as the issue manager.

Particulars

Percentage

Units

Amount

Total Capital

100%

60,000,000

6,000,000,000

Total Issue

15%

9,000,000

900,000,000

Employees

4% of IPO Units

360,000

36,000,000

Mutual Fund

5% of IPO Units

450,000

45,000,000

General Public

91% of IPO Units

8,190,000

819,000,000

Issue Manager

Global IME Capital Limited

   

Issue Open Date

Ashwin 20, 2078

   

Issue Closing Date (earliest)

Ashwin 25, 2078

   

Issue Closing Date (Late)

Kartik 03, 2078

   

Minimum Application

10

   

Maximum Application

10,000

   

CARE Rating:

CARE Rating Nepal has assigned 'CARE-NP IPO Grade 4+' to the proposed Initial Public Offering (IPO) of Madhya Bhotekoshi Jalavidhyut Company Limited (MBKJCL). The grade assigned to any individual issue represents a relative assessment of the 'fundamentals of the issuer.

Key Grading Weakness:

  • Project implementation risk- delay in execution of project and cost overrun
  • Decrease in project life leads to low return from the project
  • Exposure to fluctuation in the foreign currency exchange rates for the unhedged contractual liabilities
  • Hydrology risk associated with run-of-river projects
  • Financial closure not achieved for revised project cost and exposure to volatile interest rates
  • Power evacuation risk
  • Exposure to regulatory risk

Key Grading Strengths:

  • Strong Promoter Group and management expertise in operating hydropower projects
  • Power purchase agreement with sufficient period coverage
  • Moderate counter party risk
  • Fixed priced Civil & Hydromechanical, Electromechanical and Transmission Line Contracts
  • Shortage of power in the country
  • Government support for the power sector

Board Members:

Board of Directors

Name

Position

Mr. Hara Raj Neupane

Director

Mr. Lekhnath Koirala

Director

Mr. Dhurva Bhattarai

Director

Mr. Tulsi Ram Dhakal

Director

Mr. Subhash Kumar Mishra

Director

Mr. Shree Ram Raj Paudel

Director

Mr. Naresh Lal Shrestha

Director


Capital Structure:

Authorized Capital

6,210,000,000

Issued Capital

6,000,000,000

Current Paid-Up Capital

4,500,000,000

Capital after IPO Issuance

6,000,000,000

Shareholding Pattern:

  • Promoters Shareholders:

Promoters Shareholders

Number of Shares

Amount

Percentage

Remarks

Nepal Electricity Authority

6,000,000

600,000,000

10%

Already Issued

Chilime Hydropower Company Limited

22,200,000

2,220,000,000

37%

Already Issued

Sindhupalchowk Hydropower Company Limited

600,000

60,000,000

1%

Already Issued

Nepal Araniko Hydropower Company Limited

600,000

60,000,000

1%

Already Issued

Sindhu Investment Company Limited

600,000

60,000,000

1%

Already Issued

Sindhu Bhotekoshi Hydropower Limited

600,000

60,000,000

1%

Already Issued

 

  • General Public (Inc. Employees)

General Public

Number of Shares

Amount

Percentage

Remarks

Employee Provident Fund

11,700,000

1,170,000,000

19.50%

Already Issued

Promoters Organization's Employee

2,100,000

210,000,000

3.50%

Already Issued

Real Creditor's Employee (Financial Institutions)

600,000

60,000,000

1%

Already Issued

Project Affected Locals

6,000,000

600,000,000

10%

Already Issued

General Public

9,000,000

900,000,000

15%

To be Issued

Project Information:

Name of Project

Madhya Bhotekoshi Jalavidhyut Aayojana

Installed Capacity

102 MW

General License Signed

8/18/2070

General License Valid up to

8/17/2105

PPA signed with NEA

14 NOV, 2011

Annual Energy Generation

542.2 GWh

Annual Dry Energy

83.7 GWh

Annual Wet Energy

458.5 GWh

Total Cost (Inc. Interest)

Rs.16,973,218,000

Cost per Mega-watt (Inc. Interest)

Rs.16,640,4101

(NOTE: As per the company, the remaining license for the company is 27 years and 7 months)

Uses of funds:

S. N

Particulars

Amount

1

Civil and Hydro mechanical works

1,000,000,000

2

Electromechanical works

300,000,000

3

Developmental works of transmission line

100,000,000

4

Other Costs

50,000,000

5

Project Operating costs

50,000,000

Total

1,500,000,000

(The total fund includes amount collected from local IPO and General public IPO)


Financial Highlights:

Particulars

Actual

Estimated

2073/2074

2074/2075

2075/2076

2076/2077

2077/2078*

2077/2078

2078/2079

2079/2080

Total Paid-Up Capital ('000)

2,870,500.00

3,060,000.00

4,500,000.00

4,500,000.00

4,500,000.00

6,000,000.00

6,000,000.00

6,000,000.00

Reserve & Surplus ('000)

-111,897.00

-127,853.00

-197,495.00

-252,527.00

-275,963.00

47,293.00

951,687.00

2,233,098.00

Debt ('000)

1,980,020.00

3,347,905.00

3,895,307.00

5,009,648.00

4,256,158.00

10,150,289.00

8,787,730.00

7,425,170.00

Revenue from sale of Electricity ('000)

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

N/A

N/A

N/A

Net Profit ('0000

-21,023.00

-15,956.00

-51,058.00

-55,031.00

-23,436.00

299,820.00

904,394.00

1,281,411.00

Earnings per share (Rs.)

-0.73

-0.52

-1.13

-1.22

-0.52

5.00

15.07

21.36

Net worth per share (Rs.)

96.10

95.82

95.61

94.39

93.87

100.79

115.86

137.22

Debt-Equity (times)

0.72

1.14

0.91

1.18

1.01

1.68

1.26

0.90

Return on Equity (%)

-0.76%

-0.54%

-1.19%

-1.30%

-0.55%

4.96%

13.01%

15.56%

How much to apply for?

When we observe the current scenario of Nepal's capital market, investors have shown a high level of optimism, signalled by intense participation for the last few months. Almost all of the stocks have been trading significantly higher than they were before lockdown, regardless of the short-term fluctuations. 

When we look at the current trend of public issues in the market, we see that more than 23-24 lakhs investors have been applying in recent issues. This is a huge number when compared to past data. Even if half of this number applies to the issue of Madhya Bhotekoshi Jaavidhyut Limited (MBJCL), the issue will be oversubscribed. 

Since the "10 kitta rule" still holds true for this IPO, only 8,19,000 lucky applicants will get the 10-unit shares of Madhya Bhotekoshi Jaavidhyut Limited. So, it is advisable to apply only for 10 units.