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Highway Infrastructure IPO Day 2 Live: The initial public offering of Highway Infrastructure Ltd was fully subscribed within a few hours of its bidding opening on Tuesday, finishing the day with a subscription level of 27.04 times.

Investors submitted bids for 43.38 crore shares compared to the 1.60 crore shares that were available, resulting in a subscription rate of 27.04 times, as per data from the NSE.

The non-institutional investors’ segment was subscribed 33.45 times, while the Retail Individual Investors’ portion saw a subscription of 28.69 times. The Qualified Institutional Buyers’ share experienced a subscription of 4.92 times.

Highway Infrastructure Ltd secured ₹23.40 crore from anchor investors on Monday, including HDFC Bank and Abans Finance Pvt Ltd.

The ₹130-crore Highway Infrastructure IPO is set to close on Thursday, with the Highway Infrastructure IPO price band established at ₹65-70 per share.

Highway Infrastructure IPO comprises a fresh issuance of 1.39 crore shares totaling ₹97.52 crore and an offer for sale of 46.4 lakh shares worth ₹32.48 crore.

Founded in 1995, Highway Infrastructure Ltd (HIL) specializes in tollway collection, Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) projects, as well as real estate development.

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Entered into a joint development agreement for the construction and development of a colonial area on company-owned land—‘Karuna Sagar Project’, measuring 2.689 hectares (6.64 acres), situated at Kanadia Road, Indore, Madhya Pradesh.

2013

Commenced construction and development of the ‘Newwyork City Project’ on company-owned land measuring 5.2510 hectares (12.987 acres), located in Village Nihalpur, Indore, Madhya Pradesh.

Converted from a Private Limited Company to a Public Limited Company.

Name changed from “Highway Infrastructure Private Limited” to “Highway Infrastructure Limited”.

Constructed houses and infrastructure across various slum localities in Indore under the PMAY (Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana) scheme to support affordable housing.

Executed the company’s first toll collection project at Daroda Fee Plaza on the Borkhedi–Wadner Section of NH-7 in Maharashtra.

Won the tender to manage user fee collection at the Mokha Fee Plaza, part of the Gandhidham (Kandla)–Mundra Port road, Gujarat.

Deployed ANPR (Automatic Number Plate Recognition) technology at toll plazas on the Delhi–Meerut Expressway, becoming an early adopter of advanced tolling systems.

Secured a tollway collection project in Rolla Village, Telangana, marking the company’s first operational entry into Southern India.

Highway Infrastructure IPO Day 2 Live: Pantomath is the book-running lead manager to the issue, while Bigshare Services is the registrar to the issue.

• Funding Working Capital requirements of the company.

• General corporate purposes.

Highway Infrastructure IPO Day 2 Live: At the upper price band, the company is valued at an FY25 P/E of 22.5x, with a post-issue market capitalization of ₹5,020 million. It presents a niche opportunity in India’s tollway and EPC infrastructure space, supported by consistent growth and a robust order book.

The use of ANPR (Automatic Number Plate Recognition) technology in toll systems provides a competitive advantage, while the combination of toll and EPC businesses offers diversified revenue streams.

Considering these factors, the IPO appears fully priced, and a “SUBSCRIBE – LONG TERM” recommendation is suggested.

Highway Infrastructure IPO Day 2 Live: The issue was booked 32x so far on the second day of the bidding process. Here's how different quotas were booked:

QIB: 5.04x

NII: 40.54x

Retail: 33.85x

The bidding for Highway Infrastructure IPO opened for the second day. The issue witnessed solid demand on first day, managing to sail through within 15 mins. 

Investors can apply for the IPO today, with the issue set to close tomorrow.

Highway Infrastructure IPO Day 2 Live: The issue is priced in the range of ₹65-70 per share. Investors can apply for the Highway Infrastructure IPO for 211 shares in one lot and multiples thereof. 

Highway Infrastructure IPO Day 2 Live: Highway Infrastructure IPO is a mix of fresh share sale of ₹97.5 crore and an offer for sale of ₹32.5 crore. The company is looking to raise a total of ₹130 crore.

At the end of the first day of the bidding process, the Highway Infrastructure IPO was subscribed 27.04 times. The issue witnessed bids for 43,38,14,101 shares as against 1,60,43,046 shares on offer. The retail portion was subscribed 28.69 times, the NII portion 33.45 times and the QIB portion 4.92 times.

Highway Infrastructure IPO GMP today is +38. This indicates Highway Infrastructure share price were trading at a premium of ₹38 in the grey market, according to investorgain.com.

Considering the upper end of the IPO price band and the current premium in the grey market, the estimated listing price of Highway Infrastructure share price was indicated at ₹108 apiece, which is 54.29% higher than the IPO price of ₹70.

According to the grey market activities over the past 13 sessions, the IPO GMP is trending upward today and is anticipated to have a robust listing. The minimum GMP recorded is ₹0.00, while the maximum GMP is ₹40, as noted by experts from investorgain.com.

'Grey market premium' indicates investors' readiness to pay more than the issue price.

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