Imagine Marketing Limited is the entity that owns one of the most popular and recognizable brands in India - boAt. After taking over the Indian consumer electronics market by storm, the company is all set to create ripples in the Indian stock market as well.
Imagine Marketing Limited has indicated its intent to go public by filing a draft red herring prospectus with the market regulator SEBI. Here’s what we know regarding the upcoming boAt IPO.
Company Overview
Established in 2013, Imagine Marketing Limited is a consumer products company with a digital-first approach. Most of its budget-friendly products are marketed under its flagship brand - boAt. In addition to boAt, the company also has other brands under its belt such as Red Gear, TAGG, Misfit and DEFY.
Some of the key products in the company’s portfolio include a wide range of audio devices, wearables, gaming accessories, personal care appliances and mobile accessories. According to a RedSeer report, the company is a market leader in terms of volume and value across the audio devices and wearables segments.
Being a digital-first company, most of Imagine Marketing Limited’s sales occur through various online channels such as Amazon, Flipkart and its own websites. However, the company also has a strong and ever-growing retail network of more than 51 distributors and 180 sub-distributors spread across 32 locations in India.
Company Financials
According to the draft red herring prospectus filed by Imagine Marketing Limited on January 26, 2022, the key financial metrics of the company are as follows.
(figures are in ₹ crores)
Note:Other than the Diluted EPS, NAV per equity share and Return on Net Worth, all other figures are expressed in ₹ crores.
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Key Strengths of the Company
Imagine Marketing Limited has listed out some of the key strengths that it possesses that give its business an edge over its competitors. Here’s a closer look at a few of them.
- boAt as a brand has a strong value and recognition factor
- Digital-first approach allows the business to grow further and build a presence easily across multiple categories
- Business possesses strong design, technology relationships, supply chain and research and development capabilities
- Founder-driven management team is very professional, experienced and has an exceptional track record
- Well-poised to build on the market leadership position in the existing core categories and other fast-growing categories
Key Risks for the Company
According to the draft red herring prospectus, Imagine Marketing Limited realises the following as key risks that threaten the company.
- Consumer products industry is very competitive and unorganised
- Majority of the company’s business is concentrated in the audio devices and wearables categories
- Inability to adapt to market developments and changing consumer preferences
- Heavily reliant on third-party contract manufacturers and component suppliers
- Product demand and pricing pressure from online marketplaces, consumers and distributors may affect revenue generation capacity
Details of the IPO
As you know by now, Imagine Marketing Limited has only filed its draft red herring prospectus with the market regulator SEBI. This effectively means that there’s not much relevant information on the company’s IPO. Here’s what we know so far about the public issue.
The total issue size of the boAt IPO is slated to be ₹2,000 crores, out of which about ₹900 crores would be from a fresh issue of equity shares. The remaining ₹1,100 crores would be from an Offer for Sale (OFS) from the company’s two promoters and an investor-selling shareholder.
The public issue of Imagine Marketing Limited consists of an employee reservation portion amounting to ₹1.5 crores. Additionally, around 50% of the issue is reserved for Qualified Institutional Buyers (QIBs), 35% for retail investors and the remaining 15% has been reserved for Non-Institutional Investors (NIIs).
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Objects of the Offer
The company plans to use the funds from the sale of its equity shares to satisfy the following two objectives.
- Partial or full repayment or prepayment of its borrowings
- General corporate purposes
Conclusion
It has been more than a year since Imagine Marketing Limited filed its draft red herring prospectus. The company may try to ramp up its efforts to go public once FY23 comes to a close. However, the success of the boAt IPO squarely depends on its valuations. The company must refrain from setting its IPO price too high. That said, the pricing of the IPO and other details regarding the issue will be revealed only once the company files the final prospectus.
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