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Inspire Films IPO is a book built issue of Rs 21.23 crores. The issue is entirely a fresh issue of 35.98 lakh shares.

Inspire Films IPO opens for subscription on September 25, 2023 and closes on September 27, 2023. The allotment for the Inspire Films IPO is expected to be finalized on Tuesday, October 3, 2023. Inspire Films IPO will list on NSE SME with tentative listing date fixed as Friday, October 6, 2023.

Inspire Films IPO price band is set at ₹56 to ₹59 per share. The minimum lot size for an application is 2000 Shares. The minimum amount of investment required by retail investors is ₹118,000. The minimum lot size investment for HNI is 2 lots (4,000 shares) amounting to ₹236,000.

Narnolia Financial Services Ltd is the book running lead manager of the Inspire Films IPO, while Maashitla Securities Private Limited is the registrar for the issue. The market maker for Inspire Films IPO is Share India Securities.

Refer to Inspire Films IPO RHP for detailed information.

Inspire Films IPO Details

IPO Date September 25, 2023 to September 27, 2023
Listing Date [.]
Face Value ₹10 per share
Price Band ₹56 to ₹59 per share
Lot Size 2000 Shares
Total Issue Size 3,598,000 shares
(aggregating up to ₹21.23 Cr)
Fresh Issue 3,598,000 shares
(aggregating up to ₹21.23 Cr)
Issue Type Book Built Issue IPO
Listing At NSE SME
Share holding pre issue 10,011,299
Share holding post issue 13,609,299
Market Maker portion 180,000 shares
Share India Securities

Inspire Films IPO Reservation

QIB Shares Offered Not more than 50.00% of the Net offer
NII (HNI) Shares Offered Not less than 15.00% of the Offer
Retail Shares Offered Not less than 35.00% of the Offer

Inspire Films IPO Anchor Investors Details

Inspire Films IPO raises Rs 6.03 crore from anchor investors. Inspire Films IPO Anchor bid date is September 22, 2023. Inspire Films IPO Anchor Investors list

Bid Date September 22, 2023
Shares Offered 1022000
Anchor Portion Size (In Cr.) 6.03
Anchor lock-in period end date for 50% shares (30 Days) November 16, 2023
Anchor lock-in period end date for remaining shares (90 Days) February 12, 2024

Inspire Films IPO Timeline (Tentative Schedule)

Inspire Films IPO opens on September 25, 2023, and closes on September 27, 2023.

IPO Open Date Monday, September 25, 2023
IPO Close Date Wednesday, September 27, 2023
Basis of Allotment Tuesday, October 3, 2023
Initiation of Refunds Wednesday, October 4, 2023
Credit of Shares to Demat Thursday, October 5, 2023
Listing Date Friday, October 6, 2023
Cut-off time for UPI mandate confirmation 5 PM on September 27, 2023

Inspire Films IPO Lot Size

Investors can bid for a minimum of 2000 shares and in multiples thereof. The below table depicts the minimum and maximum investment by retail investors and HNI in terms of shares and amount.

Application Lots Shares Amount
Retail (Min) 1 2000 ₹118,000
Retail (Max) 1 2000 ₹118,000
HNI (Min) 2 4,000 ₹236,000
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Inspire Films IPO Promoter Holding

Yash Arabinda Patnaik and Beyond Dreams Entertainment Private Limited are the company’s promoters.

Share Holding Pre Issue 93.98%
Share Holding Post Issue 69.17%

About Inspire Films Limited

Incorporated in 2012, Inspire Films Limited is engaged in the business of creation, production, distribution, and exhibition of television and digital content.

the company has three business verticals:

  1. TV – Hindi GEC (General Entertainment Channels): This includes content creation for linear broadcast channels such as Star Plus, Star Bharat, Colors TV, Zee TV, Sony, Dangal, Shemaroo, etc. This is done through a contract basis which typically lasts for 1 year / 260 episodes (5 days a week)/ 312 episodes (6 days a week) or 1 year / 52-156 episodes (1-3 days a week) which then get renewed on yearly basis, based on the show performance. Each episode (including commercial advertisement) is a 30-60-minute slot.
  2. Digital content and platform (OTT): This includes content created for OTT platforms such as Netflix, Amazon, Sony Liv, MX Player, Disney+Hotstar, Voot, Zee5, etc. The contracts for OTT are typically 8 to 10 episodes for 45-60-minute episodes and 25 to 60 episodes for 22-25-minute episodes, which then gets extended to multiple seasons based on the popularity of the season.
  3. Regional content: This includes content produced for regional language channels such as Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Bengali, Marathi, etc. Both the models above apply in a similar manner in the regional space.

The company has produced over 10,000 episodes of popular content (35 originals) for leading Indian broadcasters and OTT platforms like Star Plus, Colors, Sony Entertainment Television, Disney+Hotstar, MX Player, Sony LIV, Jio Cinema, Voot Select, Channel V, Cartoon Network, Star Gold, Pogo, Disney Channel, Star Pravah, Tarang TV, Sun TV, Surya TV and others.

Company Financials

Period Ended 31 Mar 2021 31 Mar 2022 31 Mar 2023
Assets 2,849.54 3,053.87 4,159.88
Revenue 1,942.47 3,815.28 4,884.82
Profit After Tax -83.00 25.92 404.82
Net Worth 780.37 806.29 1,311.22
Reserves and Surplus 779.37 805.29 1,310.16
Total Borrowing 1,025.55 359.95 836.85

Amount in ₹ Lakhs

Key Performance Indicator

KPI Values
ROE 30.88%
ROCE 32.01%
Debt/Equity 0.64
EPS (Rs) 3925
RoNW 30.88%

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Objects of the Issue (Inspire Films IPO Objectives)

The company intends to utilize the net proceeds from the issue towards the funding of the following objects:

  1. To meet the Working Capital requirements of the Company.
  2. To meet the General Corporate Purposes.
  3. To meet the Issue Expenses.

Inspire Films IPO Review (Neutral)

[Dilip Davda]  IFL is engaged in providing digital content and related services for television and film-making. It has reported boosted profits for FY23 which raises concern as it is in a highly competitive and fragmented segment. Well-informed/cash-rich/risk seekers may park funds and others may skip in this “High Risk/Low Return” bet. Read detail review…

Inspire Films IPO Prospectus

Inspire Films IPO Contact Details

Inspire Films Limited
111, 1st Floor, Shree Kamdhenu Estate,
Chincholi Off Link Road, Bhd Tangent Showroom,
Charkop, Malad Mumbai – 400064
Phone: 022- 46095834
Email: compliance@inspirefilms.in
Websitehttp://www.inspirefilms.in/

Inspire Films IPO Registrar

Maashitla Securities Private Limited

Phone: +91-11-45121795-96
Email: ipo@maashitla.com
Websitehttps://maashitla.com/allotment-status/public-issues