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Daily Brief India: Urban Company, IDBI Bank Ltd, Lalithaa Jewellery Mart Ltd and more

In today’s briefing:

  • IPO Review: Urban Company – India’s Largest Marketplace for At-Home Services
  • IDBI Bank’s Stakeholder Enrichment Programme Begins at the Top
  • Lalithaa Jewellery Mart Pre-IPO: Topline Momentum Masks Underlying Weaknesses


IPO Review: Urban Company – India’s Largest Marketplace for At-Home Services

By Himanshu Dugar

  • With rising affluence, India’s home services’ is fast evolving with a focus on enhancing the convenience and quality of life for households. Online home services to grow at 16–22% CAGR.
  • Urban Company is the largest player (62% market share) with a recognised brand, ~50+k active professionals offering services across 17+ at-home service categories to 6+mn active customers
  • IPO looks reasonably priced at 7-8x FY27 revenues, considering Indian tech peers trade between 6-10x. We estimate FY25-27 revenue CAGR at 22-25% vs 27% during FY22-25

IDBI Bank’s Stakeholder Enrichment Programme Begins at the Top

By Hemindra Hazari

  • Only very few senior executives have benefitted from privatisation of IDBI Bank
  • Hefty remueration increases given to CEO and two Deputy Managing Directors
  • Major improvement in the bank’s performance on account of government led injection of equity and bank’s share price has under-performed peers. 

Lalithaa Jewellery Mart Pre-IPO: Topline Momentum Masks Underlying Weaknesses

By Hong Jie Seow

  • Lalithaa Jewellery Mart Ltd (1607844D IN) is looking to raise US$200m in its upcoming India IPO.
  • Lalithaa Jewellery Mart Ltd (LJML) is a jewellery retailer operating as”Lalithaa”, offering a range of gold, silver, and diamond jewellery tailored to regional preferences in southern India.
  • In this note, we look at the company’s past performance.

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