Incorporated in 2001, one of top five players in the India MSW (Municipal Solid Waste) management industry. Healthy track record of over 19 years across spectrum of solid waste management services which includes solid waste collection, transportation, processing and disposal services across the country, primarily catering to municipalities. The company has undertaken 25 projects so far (as of Nov’2020) of which 18 are ongoing. Of the ongoing projects, 12 MSW C&T (Collection and Transportation) projects, 4 mechanized sweeping projects and 2 are MSW processing projects.

The company had withdrawn the offer after initial launch in March 2020 after tepid investor response even after extending the closing timeline.

Key strengths:

1. Leading service provider in MSW management sector
2. About two decades of track record of execution
3. Access to technology backed vehicles – 969 vehicles out of the total 1,147 vehicles are GPS enabled which helps drive efficiency
4. Geographically diversified project portfolio across municipalities of Thane, Navi Mumbai, Mumbai, Greater Noida, North Delhi, New Okhla, Pimpri Chinchwad etc.
5. Experienced promotors and management team

Financial profile

Amount in Rs Cr except per share data

• Current ratio of over 1x
• Growing revenue trend
• Stable margins
• Debt-equity of less than 0.5x

Offer for Sale and Deployment of Net Proceeds

The company is looking at raising approx. Rs 300 Crs via this public offer.

Deployment of net proceeds:

• Part financing of PCMC WTE Project through investment in Subsidiaries, AG Enviro and/or ALESPL (Rs 40 Crs). The total project cost is expected to be Rs 228.3 Crs
• Reduction of consolidated borrowings (Rs 38.5 Crs)
• General corporate expenses (To be determined)

IPO Snapshot

Conclusion ideas:

• Central budgetary push through Swachh Bharat Mission lends support to the sector
• India’s per capital waste generation is constantly increasing
  • Currently much below the global average per capita waste generation
• End users of these services are municipalities, fertilizer companies, state electricity board and private power producers
  • The company works primarily with municipalities that leads to overdue trade receivables
  • Default risk could be low but working capital management is a challenge
• Number of customers is limited, so company’s ability to constantly win projects is critical
  • Top five customers contribute to approx. 80% of revenue in recent years

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