{"id":61674,"date":"2025-11-14T17:55:28","date_gmt":"2025-11-14T12:25:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mint-money.in\/index.php\/2025\/11\/14\/ipo-market-in-9m-cy25-expensive-issues-halved-gmps-and-softer-listing-gains\/"},"modified":"2025-11-14T17:55:28","modified_gmt":"2025-11-14T12:25:28","slug":"ipo-market-in-9m-cy25-expensive-issues-halved-gmps-and-softer-listing-gains","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mint-money.in\/index.php\/2025\/11\/14\/ipo-market-in-9m-cy25-expensive-issues-halved-gmps-and-softer-listing-gains\/","title":{"rendered":"IPO Market in 9M CY25: Expensive Issues, Halved GMPs, and Softer Listing Gains"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><strong>New Delhi [India], November 14: <\/strong>India<span dir=\"RTL\">\u2019<\/span>s IPO market in the first nine months of CY25 went into overdrive with a total of 65 mainboard listings. Not only is this higher than the count of 60 in the same period last year, but it also represents a 26.4% jump in the funds raised to INR 80,904 crores.<\/p>\n<p>According to data compiled by IPOCentral, an IPO intelligence platform, the median post-issue Price-to-Earnings (P\/E) multiple for IPOs launched in 9M CY25 stood at <strong>33.33x<\/strong>, compared with\u00a0<strong>33x<\/strong> in the same period last year.\u00a0This marginal increase indicates that promoters and bankers are pricing issues slightly higher than last year.<\/p>\n<p>That increase in pricing, albeit small, appears to have significantly dampened investor enthusiasm. Unsurprisingly, the average <a href=\"https:\/\/ipocentral.in\/ipo-discussion\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><u>IPO Grey Market Premium (IPO GMP)<\/u><\/a> slumped to just 10.8% of the issue price. This is quite substantial and less than half of the 28.1% premiums observed in the first nine months of 2024.<\/p>\n<p>The informal market has also not been very accurate this year. The difference between the GMP-implied listing price and the actual listing has been 2.8% so far this year, indicating that the majority of the IPOs had subdued listings below expectations. The figure for 9M last year was 1.9%.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Note:<\/em><\/strong><em>\u00a0IPOs without available GMP are not included in the above calculation.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>It comes as no surprise that listing-day gains have also lost their sheen. As per IPOCentral.in, average IPO returns on debut slipped to\u00a0<strong>+11.44%<\/strong>, down sharply from\u00a0<strong>+31.07%<\/strong>\u00a0a year earlier. While the number of IPOs closing in the red nearly doubled \u2014 from\u00a0<strong>11<\/strong>\u00a0in 9M 2024 to\u00a0<strong>19<\/strong>\u00a0in 9M 2025 \u2014 the overall upside for investors has become far more muted.<\/p>\n<p>On the other hand, India<span dir=\"RTL\">\u2019<\/span>s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/smecentral.in\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><u>SME IPO market<\/u><\/a> has shown extraordinary resilience and investor appetite in 2025. Between January 1 and September 30,\u00a0<strong>2025<\/strong>, a total of\u00a0<strong>183 companies<\/strong>\u00a0debuted on SME platforms, collectively raising\u00a0<strong>INR 8,620.5 crore<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The year witnessed a\u00a0<strong>balanced growth across NSE Emerge (91 IPOs)<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>BSE SME (92 IPOs)<\/strong>, reflecting a maturing market structure and strong confidence among small- and mid-sized enterprises.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Robust Fundraising and Healthy Listing Gains<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Average issue size:<\/strong>\u00a0INR 47 crore<\/li>\n<li><strong>Average listing gain:<\/strong><strong>13.1 %<\/strong>\u00a0across all issues<\/li>\n<li>Investor sentiment remained bullish, supported by retail participation and high subscription levels.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>o <strong>Average oversubscription:<\/strong>\u00a0105\u00d7 overall<\/p>\n<p>o <strong>QIB:<\/strong>\u00a057\u00d7 |\u00a0<strong>HNI (NII):<\/strong>\u00a0198\u00d7 |\u00a0<strong>Retail:<\/strong>\u00a092\u00d7<\/p>\n<p>These figures underscore the widening investor base and the increasing credibility of SME listings as a compelling investment avenue.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sectoral Insights: Manufacturing Leads the Way<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0<strong>Capital Goods<\/strong>\u00a0sector dominated the SME IPO space with\u00a0<strong>43 listings<\/strong>, followed by:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Services (20)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Construction (15)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>IT (14)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>FMCG (14)<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This sectoral spread reflects India<span dir=\"RTL\">\u2019<\/span>s manufacturing revival and the growing digitisation trend among smaller enterprises.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Regional Concentration<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>SME activity remained heavily concentrated in key industrial states:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Maharashtra (45 IPOs)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Gujarat (40)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>New Delhi (20)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>West Bengal (20)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Uttar Pradesh (15)<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Together, these five states accounted for nearly\u00a0<strong>77 %<\/strong>\u00a0of total listings \u2014 reaffirming their leadership as India<span dir=\"RTL\">\u2019<\/span>s entrepreneurial powerhouses.<\/p>\n<p>Incidentally, global markets are also showing signs of improvement, albeit with some fluctuations in between. A major upset has been the decline of London Stock Exchange in IPO fund raising. In 2006, London raised USD 51 billion, but the figure has declined this year to just USD 248 million. Meanwhile, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ipodeck.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><u>US IPO market<\/u><\/a> retained its global leadership with fundraising touching nearly USD 53 billion so far this year.<\/p>\n<p><b>Disclaimer: <\/b><em>This press release is for informational purposes only and does not constitute financial advice.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New Delhi [India], November 14: India\u2019s IPO market in the first nine months of CY25 went into overdrive with a total of 65 mainboard listings. 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