ESAF Small Finance Bank Ltd’s IPO to open on November 3

Ahmedabad: ESAF Small Finance Bank Limited, a small finance bank with a focus on unbanked and under-banked customer segments, especially in rural and semi-urban centers, has fixed the price band at Rs 57 to Rs 60 per Equity Share for its maiden initial public offer. The Initial Public Offering (“IPO” or “Offer”) of the Company will open on Friday, November 3, 2023, for subscription and close on Tuesday, November 7, 2023. Investors can bid for a minimum of 250 Equity Shares and in multiples of 250 Equity Shares thereafter, the bank said in a statement.

The statement further said, “The Public Issue of face value of Rs 10 per Equity Share comprises of fresh issuance of Equity Shares worth Rs 390.70 crore and an Offer for Sale (OFS) of up to Rs 72.30 crore aggregating to Rs 463 crore. The Bank proposes to utilise the proceeds of the fresh issue to augment its Tier 1 capital base.”

“The Lender’s primary products are advances and deposits (current accounts, savings accounts, term deposits, and recurring deposits). Its advances comprise of Micro Loans (comprising Microfinance Loans and Other Micro Loans), retail loans (such as gold loans, mortgages, personal loans, and vehicle loans), MSME loans, loans to financial institutions, and agricultural loans,” stated a press release.

The bank in a press release said, “It has a network of 700 banking outlets (including 59 business correspondent-operated banking outlets), 767 customer service centers (operated by its business correspondents), 22 business correspondents, 2,116 banking agents, 525 business facilitators, and 559 ATMs spread across 21 states and two union territories, serving 7.15 million customers as at June 30, 2023.”

“As of June 30, 2023, ESAF SFB was the fifth largest SFB in India in terms of AUM. Between March 31, 2021, and 2023, the bank had the fourth-highest deposit growth among its comparable peers and the highest AUM growth. Its assets under management (AUM) grew from Rs 8,425.93 crore to Rs 16,331.27 crore, with a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 39%,” the press release mentioned.

According to the official release of the bank, “It reported the second highest year-on-year AUM growth for three months ended Fiscal 2024 among compared SFBs. Deposits also increased from Rs 8,999.43 crores to Rs 14,665.63 crores during the same period, registering a CAGR of 28%, the fourth highest growth among their peers. As of June 30, 2023, Retail Deposits were Rs 13,977.27 crore, which accounted for 89.28% of the total deposits.”

The press statement also states that “ICICI Securities Limited, DAM Capital Advisors Limited, and Nuvama Wealth Management Limited (formerly known as Edelweiss Securities Limited) are the book-running lead managers.” DeshGujarat