Kahan Packaging IPO (BSE SME) Overview

Kahan Packaging IPO entails to raise ₹ 5.76 Cr. Kahan Packaging IPO comprises entirely of a fresh issue of up to 7,20,000 equity shares . Kahan Packaging Limited provides bulk packaging solutions to B2B manufacturers catering to industries like Agro-Pesticides, Cement, Chemical, Fertilizer and Food Products.

IPO opensSept 6, 2023
IPO ClosesSep 8, 2023
IPO Size (Rs.)₹5.76 Cr
IPO Size (shares)720,000 shares
Breakup Fresh issue only
Face Value:₹ 10
IPO Price in Rs :₹ 80
Minimum Lot1600 Shares
Listing AtBSE SME
NII Quota50.00%
Retail Quota50.00%
 Lead ManagerHem Securities Limited
RegistrarPurva Sharegistry
Market makerHem Finlease Ltd

About Kahan Packaging Limited:

  • The company’s two manufacturing facilities are located in Thane, Maharashtra.
  • Prashant Jitendra Dholakia and Rohit Jitendra Dholakia are the Promoters of our Company.
  • Company started its operations in the year 2016, since then has been in the business of manufacturing and supply of Polypropylene (PP)/ High Density Polyethylene (HDPE) Woven Fabric- Laminated, HDPE/PP woven sacks, Woven Fabric- Un- Laminated, PP Woven Bag, PP Woven Bag with Liner, Printed Laminates for Flexible Packaging, woven polymer based products of different weight, sizes and colors as per customer’s specifications.
  • It offers customized bulk packaging solutions to business-to- business (“B2B”) manufacturers catering to different industries such as Agro Pesticides Industry, Cement Industry, Chemical Industry, Fertilizer Industry, Food Products Industry.
  • HDPE/PP are two commonly used materials in the bulk packaging industry due to benefits which includes durability, lightweight, versatility, recyclability, chemical resistance, moisture resistance, cost-effective, high tear resistance which has lower carbon footprint during transportation due to its lightweight nature.
  • The installed production capacity of Factory-I for woven fabrics is 2,600 m.t. p.a. which is located Asangaon, Maharashtra.
  • Company has expanded its business and set up new manufacturing unit and installed Multi color (up-to 8 Color) Roto Gravure Printing Machine for flexible packaging and printing process including polyester, Nylon, BOPP, Foil, low and high density polyethylene polypro plane and paper with two sided printing facilities with high speed hot air dryers with installed production capacity of 500 m.t. p.a.

Financials: Kahan Packaging IPO

Particulars / Rs LacsFYE23FYE22FYE21
Total Income1,751.791,587.951,211.78
PBT130.6924.557.36
Profit/(loss) after tax103.3819.771.57
Share Capital1005050
Net Worth172.9169.5349.75
Basis/diluted EPS10.341.980.16
Net asset value17.2913.919.95
Total Borrowings773.9616.58442.29
Post issue Share Capital272
FV10.0
IPO price80.0
EPS Fy233.8
PE Fy2321.0
Market cap in Lacs2,176.0
Market Cap/sales1.2

Kahan Packaging IPO: Salient Points

  • Promoters Post Issue Share Holding shall stand at 73.49%.
  • With the continuous growth in industries such as the agro Pesticides, Cement, Chemical, Fertilizer, Food Products and others, opportunities for growth in Packaging industries have increased and thus Kahan Packaging aim to tap these markets for further marketing & supply.
  • For the financial year ended March 31, 2023 & March 31, 2022 it derived major portion of r revenue from the state of Maharashtra i.e. 98.82% and 98.33%, respectively.
  • Company intends to utilize the Proceeds of the Issue to meet the following objects: –
Sr. NoParticularsAmt (Rs. in lakhs)
1.To meet working capital requirements400.00
2.General Corporate Purposes94.07
 Total494.07

Overall capacity utilization is detailed below:

Product NameParticularsUni tsFY 2020-21FY 2021-22FY 2022-23Existing Installed Capacity (p.a.)
PP Woven FabricsInstalled CapacityKG26,00,00026,00,00026,00,000  26,00,000
Actual ProductionKG12,98,65011,44,90912,95,017
Capacity Utilization (in %) 49.95%44.03%49.81%

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  • Kahan Packaging manufacturing unit is strategically located at Thane providing it with strategic advantage.
  • Kahan Packaging has plans to diversify its product portfolio. Company is expanding its business and set up new manufacturing unit and installed Multi color (up-to 8 Color) Roto Gravure Printing Machine for flexible packaging and printing process including polyester, Nylon, BOPP, Foil, low and high density polyethylene polypro plane and paper with two sided printing facilities with high speed hot air dryers.
  • key performance indicators
ParticularsFor the year ended
March 31, 2023March 31, 2022March 31, 2021
Revenue from Operations1,751.791,587.951,211.78
EBITDA200.9281.0677.29
EBITDA Margin11.47%5.10%6.38%
Profit After Tax (PAT)103.3819.771.57
PAT Margin5.90%1.25%0.13%
Net Worth172.9169.5349.75
ROE85.28%33.16%3.20%
ROCE19.77%10.69%11.64%
  • Its PE ratio is 21x (fy23 earnings).
  • Peers
CompanyRevenueCMPFVPERoNW%BV (Rs.)
Kahan Packaging Limited1755.9380102159.79%17.29
Sah Polymers Limited9721.621161087.14.29%33.95
Rishi Techtex Limited10725.11 25.21014.43.65%38.45
Uflex Ltd681700.884551024.98.40%402.03
  • I intend to apply in Kahan Packaging IPO subject to availability of funds. It may see record subscription.
  • This is a very small issue and could be heavily subscribed.
  • GMP as reported on social media has been around Rs. 70.
  • Hem secuities is the Lead Manager to the issue. The IPOs lead managed by them have given a good return to the investors. These include names like Asarfi Hospital Limited, Kaka Industries, Green Chef, Vasa Denticity, Chaman Mettalics, Hemant Surgicals, Labelkraft, Concord Control Systems Limited, Earthstahl & Alloys Limited, Silicon Rental Solutions Limited, Krishna Defence and Allied Industries, Prevest Denpro Limited etc.
  • SME IPO are quite illiquid and volatile and exit options sometimes is delayed.

Standard disclaimer: I am not a SEBI registered analyst and above analysis is for educational purpose only. Iam a postgraduate in engineering & Management . Also Certified in some exams like NISM-Series-V-A: Mutual Fund Distributors Certification, NISM-Series-X-A: Investment Adviser (Level 1) Certification and NISM-Series-X-B: Investment Adviser (Level 2) Examination. This post is my view on the subject matter and is only academic and exploratory in nature. It is not meant to influence investment decisions of investors. I may have bias/vested interest in covered Stock/Mutual Funds/NCD etc. due to my own investment or leaning. Further my understanding of the areas on which I write may be imperfect or incomplete and data could be wrong due to limited time and resources at my disposal. Do check the data from company’s RHP and exchanges before making any decision. Please do your own due diligence as stock market/MF investments have high degree of inherent risk.

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