Things to Know Before Applying for IPO of City Hotel Limited; IPO Opens Today For General Public

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Company Profile:

City Hotel Limited, incorporated on December 05, 2007, is the developer and operator of a new five-star hotel under the brand name "Hyatt Place" in Soaltee mode, Kathmandu. The Hyatt Place is a mixture of modern and cultural architecture serving its guests in various countries. The Hyatt Place, Kathmandu is operating at 10 Ropani land located at Red Cross Road, Soalteemode, Tahachal, Kathmandu, Nepal. The hotel has 153 rooms which belong to the Golyan Group of companies. The company is being promoted by 7 shareholders who have infused total paid-up equity of Rs. 1.50 arba as of now. 

About the issue:

City Hotel Limited will be issuing 13,55,940 unit IPO shares to the general public from 25th Baisakh to 28th Baisakh, 2080. If unsubscribed, the issue can be extended up to the 8th Jestha, 2080.

The company will be issuing 13,55,940 unit shares to the general public of Rs 100 face value. Out of the total 16,74,000 units; 10% i.e. 1,67,400 units have already been allotted to the Nepalese citizens working abroad, whereas 4% i.e 66,960 units have been set aside for the employees of the company and 5% of the total offered shares i.e. 83,700 units have been set aside for the mutual funds. The remaining 13,55,940 units are for the general public.

The total paid-up capital after the IPO allotment would be Rs 1.67 Arba of the company.

Global IME Capital Limited has been appointed as the issue manager for the IPO issuance. Applications can be placed for a minimum of 10 units and a maximum of 2,000 units.

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City Hotel Limited
Particulars Percentage Units Amount
Total Capital 100%   16,740,000.00   1,674,000,000.00
Total Issue (General Public) 10%      1,674,000.00       167,400,000.00
Issue Manager Global IME Capital Limited    
Issue Open Date Baisakh 25    
Issue Closing Date Baisakh 28    
Issue Late Closing Date Jestha 08    
Minimum Application 10    
Maximum Application  2,000    

Capital Structure:

Authorized Capital 2,000,000,000
Issued Capital 1,674,000,000
Current Paid-Up Capital 1,506,600,000
Capital after IPO Issuance  1,674,000,000

Shareholding Structure:

  Number of Shares Amount Percentage Remarks
Promoters Shareholders 15,066,000.00

1,506,600,000.00

90% Already issued
General Public (Including Nepalese citizens working abroad)               1,674,000.00          167,400,000.00 10% To be issued

Board of Directors:

Name  Position
Mr. Shakti Kumar Golyan Chairman
Mr. Kumud Golyan Director
Mr. Harish Chandra Subedi Director
Mr. Akshay Golyan Director
Mr. Kamlesh Kumar Agrawal Director

Financial Statement:

Financial Highlights
Particulars Actual Estimated
2076/77 2077/78 2078/79 2079/80 (Q2) 2079/80 2080/81 2081/82
Total Paid-Up Capital ('000)       937,990.00       937,990.00   1,506,600.00   1,506,600.00    1,674,000.00   1,674,000.00   1,674,000.00
Reserve & Surplus ('000)     (104,557.00)       228,309.00       284,050.00       151,569.00       224,280.00       323,015.00       439,041.00
Debt ('000)   2,140,376.00   2,754,036.00   3,120,852.00   3,158,504.00    3,078,327.00   2,813,988.00   2,484,107.00
Revenue ('000)                         -                          -         189,165.00       212,070.00       581,196.00       810,525.00       863,294.00
Interest Expenses ('000)                         -                          -                           -                           -                           -                          -                          -  
Net Profit ('0000)       (21,369.00)       (34,056.00)       (44,683.00)     (132,480.00)     (175,709.00)           9,849.00         67,138.00
Earnings per share (Rs.)                  (2.28)                 (3.63)                  (2.97)                  (8.79)                (10.50)                    0.59                    3.97
Net worth per share* (Rs.)                  92.96                 90.68                  87.83                  79.04                  78.55                 79.14                 83.15
Debt-Equity (times)                    2.57                    2.36                    1.74                    1.90                    1.62                    1.41                    1.18
Return on Equity (%)                  (0.26)                 (0.29)                  (0.25)                  (0.80)                  (0.93)                    0.05                    0.32

* Revaluation Reserve is not included while calculating Networth per share

CARE Ratings:

CARE Ratings Nepal Limited (CRNL) has reaffirmed the issuer rating of ‘CARE-NP BB+ (Is)’ assigned to City Hotel Limited. Issuers with this rating are considered to offer a moderate risk of default regarding the timely servicing of financial obligations, in Nepal.

Key Strengths:

  • Experienced directors and resourceful promoters.
  • Improving operations backed by increasing occupancy.
  • Association with a reputed hotel brand is likely to benefit the company in terms of marketing and hotel operations.
  • Strategic locational advantage of the hotel.
  • Government initiative and support for the tourism industry.

Key Weaknesses:

  • Operations stabilization risk.
  • Leveraged capital structure with weak debt service coverage indicators.
  • Susceptibility to cyclicality, intense competition, and geographic concentration risk in the hospitality sector.
  • Exposure to volatile interest rate risk.