Things to Know Before Applying for IPO of Ingwa Hydropower, IPO for Locals and Nepalese Employed Abroad Opens from Today

Sun, Mar 5, 2023 7:19 AM on IPO/FPO News, Company Analysis, Latest,

Company Profile:

Ingwa Hydropower Limited was incorporated on June 23, 2009, as a Private Limited company, which was later converted into a Public Limited company on August 25, 2014. The company has been promoted by institutional promoters and individual businessmen of Nepal for setting up a 9.70 MW run-of-river, Upper Ingwa Khola hydroelectric project (UIKHP) in the Panchthar district of Nepal. The project is constructed under BOOT (Build, Own, Operate, and Transfer) mechanism

About the issue:

Ingwa Hydropower Limited will be issuing its IPO to the project-affected locals of Taplejung District and Nepalese citizens working abroad from today i.e on 21st Falgun and close on 5th Chaitra, 2079. Note that for the locals of Taplejung District, if the issue is not subscribed by the early closing date, the issue can be extended till 20th Chaitra. However, the issue will not be extended from the early closing date for Nepalese citizens working abroad.

The issued capital of the company is Rs. 60 Crores of which 10% i.e. 6,00,000 unit shares worth Rs. 6 crores have been allocated to project-affected locals of Taplejung District. Meanwhile, 20% of the company's issued capital i.e. 12,00,000 unit shares will be issued later for the general public. Of this public issue, 10% of the shares totaling 120,000 units shares have been allocated for Nepalese citizens working abroad, the issue of which will open today. The promoter-public share ratio will be 70: 30 after this IPO.

The minimum application quantity to be applied for both project-affected locals and Nepalese citizens working abroad is 10 units while the maximum quantity is 20,000 units. Nepal SBI Merchant Banking Limited has been appointed as the issue manager.

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Ingwa Hydropower Limited
Particulars Percentage Units Amount
Total Capital 100%        6,000,000.00        600,000,000.00
Total Issue (Project-affected Locals) 10%            600,000.00          60,000,000.00
Total Issue (Nepalese citizens working abroad) 2%            120,000.00          12,000,000.00
Issue Manager Nepal SBI Merchant Banking     
Issue Open Date 21st Falgun    
Issue Closing Date (earliest) 5th Chaitra    
Issue Late Closing Date (for locals only) 20th Chaitra    
Minimum Application 10    
Maximum Application 20,000    

Capital Structure:

Authorized Capital 97,00,00,000
Issued Capital 60,00,00,000
Current Paid-Up Capital 42,00,00,000
Capital after IPO Issuance  60,00,00,000

Shareholding Structure:

  Number of Shares Amount Percentage Remarks
Promoters Shareholders                 4,200,000.00    420,000,000.00 70% Already issued
Project-Affected Locals                     600,000.00      60,000,000.00 10% To be issued
General Public (Including Nepalese citizens working abroad)                 1,200,000.00    120,000,000.00 30% To be issued

Project Information:

Name of Project Ingwa Khola Sana Jalbidhyut Yojana
Type of Project Run-of-River
Installed Capacity 9.7 MW
Electricity Generation License received Mangsir 14, 2077
Generation Valid Date Ashad 26, 2110
RCOD Jestha 01, 2079
Total Cost   Rs. 1.95 Arba
Cost per Megawatt in Rs. Rs. 20.10 Crores

Board of Directors:

Name  Position
Mr. Satish Neupane Chairperson
Mr. Sanjeev Neupane Director
Mrs. Sumitra Devi Neupane Director

Financial Statement:

Financial Highlights
Particulars Actual Estimated
2075/76 2076/77 2077/78 2079/80 (Q2) 2079/80 2080/81 2081/82
Total Paid-Up Capital ('000)      474,685.00     474,685.00    4,200,000.00   4,200,000.00   6,000,000.00   6,000,000.00   6,000,000.00
Reserve & Surplus ('000)   (109,612.66)   (110,379.58)     (113,813.52)    (115,205.52)           2,123.00         98,292.00       211,571.00
Debt ('000)                       -                         -                           -                          -                          -                           -                           -  
Revenue ('000)                       -                         -                           -                          -           50,966.00       636,915.00       374,637.00
Interest Expenses ('000)                       -                         -                           -                          -           22,813.00       168,630.00       161,167.00
Net Profit    (545,615.00)     (76,692.00)     (343,394.00)    (139,200.00)         13,540.00         96,168.00       113,279.00
Earnings per share (Rs.)                   1.15                  0.16                    0.08                    0.03                    2.25                  16.03                  18.88
Net worth per share (Rs.)                76.90                76.74                  97.29                 97.25               100.35               116.38               135.26
Debt-Equity (times)                       -                         -                           -                          -                          -                           -                           -  
Return on Equity (%)              (14.95)                (2.11)                  (0.84)                 (0.34)                    0.02                    0.16                    0.18

CARE Ratings:

CARE Ratings Nepal Limited (CRNL) has reaffirmed the issuer rating of ‘CARE-NP BB (Is)’ assigned to Ingwa Hydropower 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 management team in the hydropower sector with a strong institutional promoter group.
  • A power Purchase agreement with a sufficient period of coverage.
  • Lower Power evacuation risk.
  • Favorable Government policies toward the power sector

Key Weaknesses:

  • Project implementation risk and stabilization risk.
  • Hydrology risk associated with run-of-the-river power generation.
  • Exposure to regulatory risk.
  • Exposure to volatile interest rate risk.