Orissa Bengal Carrier Ltd IPO Open
by Madhu
Incorporated in 1994, Orissa Bengal
Carrier Limited is a Raipur, Chhattisgarh based logistics company engaged in
goods transportation business. The company is one of the IBA approved
transporter having ISO 9001:2015 certification for provision of Quality Management
System Service. It serves a broad range of industries, including the steel,
coal, aluminum, cement, petrochemicals, paper, marble, tiles, infra, textile,
FMCG. The various types of services provided by the company include: Full Truck
Load Transport Services, Parcel and Part Truck Load Services/less than Truck
Load (LTL).
The company has a network 45 branch
offices spread across the various regions of the country, which serves as
strategic hubs for its operations. It has a diversified customer base spreading
to over 200 customers as on September 30, 2017. The clientele includes public
sector undertakings, corporate and other private players from steel, aluminum,
cement, petrochemicals, power, chemicals, marble, tiles, infra, textile, FMCG
to name a few.
OBCL has launched its maiden IPO
offering 55,64,000 equity shares at issue price of Rs. 30 each making the issue
size of round Rs. 16.69 Crores. The IPO opened on 22 March and will close on 26
March, 2018. The Shares of the will list on BSE, SME platform. The sole lead
manager to this issue is Guiness Corporate Advisors Private Limited and
Registrar to the issue Is Bigshare Services Private Limited. The main object of
the company to come up with an IPO are Funding working capital requirements and
meet the expenses of the Issue.
Talking on the context of Utilizing
funds raised the IPO, Mr. Ratan kumar Agrawal, Managing Director, Orissa Bengal
carrier limited said, “The Logistics industry future is bright and growing and
to cater the requirement adequate working capital is required for smooth and
uninterrupted operations of the company and will enhance the turnover and
profits of the company.
On the Financial front, PAT of
Orissa Bengal Carrier Limited during the year 2015 - 2016 Rs. 1.82 Crore and in
the very next year in 2017 it rose to Rs. 3.95 Crore. The PAT for the six
months ended September 30, 2017 is 3.51 Crore (not annualized). The company’s
management is optimistic of an improvement in financial results.
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