Welspun India Ltd. Buyback (Welspun India Buyback 2023) Detail

Tender Offer | ₹195.00 Crores | Listed at BSE, NSE | Tue, May 16, 2023 - Mon, May 22, 2023

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Welspun India Ltd. Buyback is a tender offer for the repurchase of up to 1.63 crore equity shares at a buyback price of ₹120 per share with a face value of ₹1 per share, aggregating to ₹195.00 crores.

The record date for determining eligible shareholders is May 10, 2023. Shareholders holding equity shares as on the record date are eligible to participate in the buyback.

The buyback opens on May 16, 2023 and closes on May 22, 2023, with the last date for receipt of tender forms being May 22, 2023.

The finalisation of buyback acceptance is expected on May 26, 2023, followed by settlement of bids on May 29, 2023.

Dam Capital Advisors Ltd. is the Manager to the Buyback and MUFG Intime India Pvt.Ltd. is the Registrar and DAM Capital Advisors Limited is the Registered Broker to the Buyback.

Investors are advised to refer to the Welspun India Ltd. Letter of Offer for detailed information, including eligibility criteria, entitlement ratio, acceptance methodology, and tax implications.

Offer Opening Date

Tue, May 16, 2023

Offer Closing Date

Mon, May 22, 2023

Buyback Price

₹120 per share

Record Date

May 10, 2023

Welspun India Buyback 2023 Detail

  • Issue TypeTender Offer
  • Issue Size (Shares)1,62,50,000
  • Issue Size (Amount)₹195.00 Crores
  • Buyback Price₹120 per share
  • Face Value₹1 per share
  • Listed atBSE, NSE

Welspun India Buyback 2023 Issue Timetable

  • Last Date to buy sharesTue, May 9, 2023
  • Record DateWed, May 10, 2023
  • Offer Opens OnTue, May 16, 2023
  • Last Date for receipt of Tender FormsMon, May 22, 2023
  • Offer Closes OnMon, May 22, 2023
  • Finalisation of Buyback AcceptanceFri, May 26, 2023
  • Last Date for settlment of bidsMon, May 29, 2023
  • Last Date for Extinguishment of SharesWed, Jun 7, 2023

Buyback Ratio

CategoryEntitlement Ratio of BuybackShares Offered
Reserved Category for Small Shareholders5 Equity Shares out of every 81 Fully paid-up Equity Shares held on the Record Date.2,437,500.00
General Category for all other Eligible Shareholders1 Equity Shares out of every 69 Fully paid-up Equity Shares held on the Record Date.13,812,500.00
Welspun India Limited Financial Information (Restated Consolidated)
Period EndedTotal AssetsTotal RevenueProfit After TaxNet WorthReserves and SurplusTotal Borrowing
31-Mar-197,742.286,608.44226.182,779.302,623.551,908.43
31-Mar-208,310.286,836.18524.362,972.102,972.501,684.85
31-Mar-218,677.787,407.95550.793,644.703,516.391,096.19
31-Mar-229,436.859,377.31606.703,971.703,862.031,214.18
31-Mar-238,650.0082,151.00202.5140,878.003,974.85
Amount in ₹ Crore

About Welspun India Ltd.

Welspun India Limited is a textile company based in Mumbai, Maharashtra. It is a flagship company of the Welspun Group.

Welspun India is engaged in the business of home textiles offering utility bedding, bed sheets, and fashion bedding products. It also offers flooring solutions through the Spunlace, Needlepunch, and Wet Wipes product categories.

The company offers:

  1. Retail Solutions: Products and services for home textiles, with a distribution reach across the globe. Welspun has over 30+ unique patents including Hyrgrocotton and Wel-TrakTM. Hyrgrocotton has recently completed 15 years and more than $1 billion in global FOB sales.
  2. Hospitality Solutions: High-quality towels and home furnishings to hotels, vacation rentals, spas/resorts, gyms, and health clubs.
  3. Welspun Retails: Premium offering with Spaces- in the mass premium category, and affordable quality offerings with Welspun - in the mass-market category.
  4. Welspun Flooring: Customized Click n Lock tiles, Carpet tiles, Broadloom carpets, and Artificial grass.
  5. Welspun Advanced Textiles: Wide array of nonwoven solutions with 100% sustainable & biodegradable fabrics. Customized fabrics for specific functional needs, wet wipes, and cosmetic sheet masks.

The company incorporates non-woven technologies, metallic needling, and high-temperature bonding to manufacture innovative materials, for a wide range of customer applications, including personal hygiene, homecare, medical, and industrial among other segments.

Its brand list includes Christy England, Spaces - Bed, Bath & Rugs, Welhome, Living by Christy, Welspun Flooring, Scott Living, and Kingsley.

Welspun India is Asia's largest and the 2nd largest terry towel producer in the world. It exports around 94% of its home textile products to 50+ countries. Out of which it exports more than 68% of its production to the US, 23% to Europe, and the balance to the Middle East, Australia, and Mauritius. It supplies 17 out of the top 30 retail chains in the world.

Stock price at BSE (in preceding 3 months)

MonthHigh PriceLow PriceAverage Price
Mar-202370.3762.2066.47
Feb-202373.0063.6068.96
Jan-202377.6565.2572.25

Stock price at NSE (in preceding 3 months)

MonthHigh PriceLow PriceAverage Price
Mar-202370.4062.0066.50
Feb-202371.8563.5069.00
Jan-202377.7066.2572.29

Necessity of the Issue

The Buy-back is being undertaken for the following reasons:

  1. The Buy-back will help the Company to return surplus cash to its members, holding equity shares, in proportion to their shareholding.
  2. The Buy-back includes a reservation for the small shareholders. The Company believes that this reservation for small shareholders would benefit a large number of public shareholders, who would get classified as "small shareholders".
  3. The Buy-back may help in improving return on equity, by reduction in the equity base, thereby leading to a long-term increase in shareholders' value.
  4. The Buy-back gives an option to the members holding equity shares of the Company, who can choose to participate and get cash in lieu of equity shares or they may choose not to participate and enjoy a resultant increase in their percentage shareholding, post the Buy-back.

Company Contact Information

Welspun India Ltd.
6th Floor, Kamala Mills Compound,
Senapati Bapat Marg, Lower Parel,
Mumbai 400 013
Mumbai, Maharashtra, 400013

Buyback Registrar

MUFG Intime India Pvt.Ltd.

Welspun India Buyback 2023 Manager

Lead Manager(s)

  1. Dam Capital Advisors Ltd.

Registered Broker

  1. DAM Capital Advisors Limited
    rajesh@damcapital.in

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Welspun India Buyback 2023 FAQs

The Welspun India Buyback 2023 opens on May 16, 2023, and closes on May 22, 2023.

Last date to be eligible to participate in buyback is May 9, 2023.

The Welspun India Buyback 2023 is a Tender Offer.

Welspun India Buyback 2023 Schedule

Buyback Opening DateMay 16, 2023
Buyback Closing DateMay 22, 2023
Last Date for receipt of Tender FormsMay 22, 2023
Finalisation of Buyback AcceptanceMay 26, 2023
Last Date for settlment of bidsMay 29, 2023
Last Date for Extinguishment of SharesJune 7, 2023

The Welspun India Buyback 2023 is being offered at Rs ₹120 per share.

CategoryEntitlement Ratio of BuybackShares Offered
Reserved Category for Small Shareholders5 Equity Shares out of every 81 Fully paid-up Equity Shares held on the Record Date.2,437,500.00
General Category for all other Eligible Shareholders1 Equity Shares out of every 69 Fully paid-up Equity Shares held on the Record Date.13,812,500.00
The record date for the Welspun India Buyback 2023 is May 10, 2023.

The issue size of Welspun India Buyback 2023 is 1,62,50,000 equity shares at ₹120 per share aggregating up to ₹195.00 Crores.

The Buy-back is being undertaken for the following reasons:

  1. The Buy-back will help the Company to return surplus cash to its members, holding equity shares, in proportion to their shareholding.
  2. The Buy-back includes a reservation for the small shareholders. The Company believes that this reservation for small shareholders would benefit a large number of public shareholders, who would get classified as "small shareholders".
  3. The Buy-back may help in improving return on equity, by reduction in the equity base, thereby leading to a long-term increase in shareholders' value.
  4. The Buy-back gives an option to the members holding equity shares of the Company, who can choose to participate and get cash in lieu of equity shares or they may choose not to participate and enjoy a resultant increase in their percentage shareholding, post the Buy-back.

All the eligible Shareholders of the Company holding either Physical Shares or Demat Shares as on the Record Date can participate in the buyback offer through their Stock Broker.

The eligible shareholder holding the shares in Demat form needs to inform their broker the details of the Equity shares they wish to tender in the Buyback Offer. The shareholder needs to transfer the tendered shares to a Special account of the clearing corporation. The broker, in turn, would place an order on the stock exchange for the buyback.

The eligible shareholder holding the shares in physical form needs to approach their broker with original share certificates and supporting documents. Upon completion of document verification, the broker places an order on the stock exchange and submits the original share certificate and TRS to the registrar.

The tender form and TRS are optional in the case of Demat shares but mandatory in the case of physical shares.

The Welspun India Buyback 2023 offers an opportunity for the shareholders to exit their positions at a premium price. In case you stay invested you would have an increased percentage of shareholding in the company and improved earnings per share. Thus, one should understand the company fundamentals along with one's need, goals, and risk appetite to decide if one wants to stay invested or participate in the buyback offer.

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