Adcon Capital RI review (Avoid)

• ACSL is engaged in the financial services segment.
• Its post-RI equity will rise over 8 fold raising concern for servicing.
• Current minuscule financial performance also
• There is no promoter holding, which is a big negative factor.
• There is no harm in skipping this high-risk/low-return bet.

ABOUT COMPANY:
Adcon Capital Services Ltd. (ACSL) is a Non-Deposit taking Non-Banking Financial Company (NBFC) registered with RBI to carry on the NBFI (Non-Bank Financial Institution) activities under Section 45IA of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934.

The company is engaged in the business of providing financial loans and in providing ancillary services related to the said business activities. In its lending business, the company mainly focuses on providing financial services with a paramount focus on Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) small and medium enterprises (SMEs), and corporate and non-corporate sectors.

Its loan portfolio as of September 30, 2022, is Rs. 2.38 cr. It provides both secured and unsecured loans based on the risk profiles of the clients. ACSL is also engaged in making investments in the form of Equity in various companies, both listed and unlisted. It invests in companies in a variety of markets and stages. As of the filing date of this offer document, it has 11 employees on its payroll.

ISSUE DETAILS:
To part finance its need for augmenting capital base (Rs. 23.59 cr.), and general corporate purpose (Rs. 5.40 cr.), ACSL is coming out with a right issue (RI) of 295925000 equity shares of Re. 1 at par value to mobilize Rs. 29.59 cr. It is offering 25 shares for every 3 shares held on the record date of December 02, 2022, to eligible shareholders. The applicant has to pay Rs. 0.90 per share on application and the rest on calls by the company from time to time. This appears to be an eyewash and a gimmick to lure investors. The issue opens for subscription on December 09, 2022, and will close on December 23, 2022. Post allotment, shares will be listed on BSE. ACSL is spending Rs. 0.60 cr. for this RI process.

Inventure Merchant Banker Services Pvt. Ltd. is the sole lead manager for this issue while Purva Sharegistry (India) Pvt. Ltd. is the registrar of the issue.

Post RI, ACSL's current paid-up equity capital of Rs. 3.55 cr. will stand enhanced to Rs. 33.14 cr. Based on the RI pricing, the company is looking for a market cap of Rs. 33.14 cr.

FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE:
On the financial performance front, for the last three fiscals, ACSL has posted a total income/net profit - (loss) of Rs. 0.26 cr. / Rs. - (0.31) cr. (FY20), Rs. 0.45 cr. / Rs. 0.28 cr. (FY21), and Rs. 0.75 cr. / Rs. 0.47 cr. (FY22).

For the first half of FY23 ended on September 30, 2022, it reported a loss of Rs. - (0.23) cr. on a total income of Rs. 0.19 cr.

DIVIDEND POLICY:
The company has no dividend track record. It will adopt a prudent dividend policy post-listing of RI, based on its financial performance and future prospects.

SCRIP PERFORMANCE: BASED ON BSE WEBSITE DATA: SCRIP CODE: 539506 (FV Re. 1).
The scrip closed at Rs. 2.34 on cum-right basis as of December 01, 2022, and opened at Rs. 1.19 on an ex-right basis as of December 02, 2022. Since then it has posted a high/low of Rs. 1.24/ Rs. 1.19. The scrip last closed at Rs. 1.36 per share as of December 07, 2022. It has posted the last 52 weeks' high/low of Rs. 1.36 / Rs. 0.49. There is no promoter's holding in this company, the entire equity is held by the public investors. The counter is well operated by vested interests to lure investors for subscribing to this RI. At present, this counter is under ASM LT - Stage 1.

Conclusion / Investment Strategy

Though the issue is at par, over an 8-fold increase in its equity base will have servicing issues. Its current minuscule financial performance also raises concern. There is no harm in skipping this RI as it’s a high-risk/low-return bet.

Reviewer recommends Avoid to the issue.

Review By Dilip Davda on December 7, 2022

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