equity-service · cortex · 2026-09-24

IPO review — apply, skip, avoid

Thirteen mainboard issues on the board, read at 10:30 IST on 24 September across Trendlyne, Chittorgarh, the IPO Watch and InvestorGain GMP boards, and the exchange's own subscription figures. This is a refresh: eleven of the thirteen were called yesterday and the calls are carried forward unless a number moved. What moved: the exchange book on the four issues closing tomorrow, and the GMP on almost everything. Expected listing is the GMP percentage less 2.6 points — the overstatement backtest_gmp measured over 295 listings (r = 0.87); a zero GMP has averaged −6.6% and listed positive 29% of the time. Applied: Adroit Industries sHNI ₹2L+ on 23 Sep; Moneyview HNI on 24 Sep. Held: NSE allotment, 120 shares at ₹1,785, listed today at ₹1,862 and being held.

IPOcallGMPGMP %expected listingapply ashorizonbook
Adroit IndustriesAPPLIED — SELL ALL₹34+25.4%~+23%sHNI ₹2–10L (applied 23 Sep)Sell the whole allotment at the openday 2: 5.18x · retail 7.24x · HNI 7.2x · QIB 0.05x
MoneyviewAPPLY₹14+41.2%~+39%HNI — applied 24 SepSell 70% on listing; hold 30% only on clean Q2 credit costsopened today · GMP up from ₹11 (+32.4%) to ₹14
Orient CablesAPPLY₹45+16.5%~+14%Retail 1 lot; sHNI — the ₹30 condition is metSell half on listing, hold halfanchor 24 Sep · retail ₹193 Cr · GMP up from ₹34
A-One SteelsAPPLY, small₹55+13.6%~+11%Retail 1 lot onlyListing-day sell, no holdopened today · anchor 23 Sep, no names published
German Green SteelSKIP — watch after listing₹24+17.3%~+15%—Buy post-listing only at or below book, if steel holdsanchor 24 Sep · Systematix, IIFL, CLSA · GMP up from ₹15
ArMee InfotechSKIP₹55+14.7%~+12%——day 2: 0.53x · QIB 0.93x · HNI 0.39x · retail 0.5x
Swastika InfraSKIP — revisit₹8+4.3%~+2%—Post-listing study if the order book convertsday 2: 0.96x · QIB 0.69x · HNI 1.9x · retail 0.71x
Elevate CampusesAVOID at IPO₹3+0.8%~−2%—Revisit below ~₹270 with verified debt reductionday 2: 0.2x · QIB 0.18x · HNI 0.3x · retail 0.13x
Varmora GranitoAVOID₹0+0.0%~−6.6%——final day: 0.27x · QIB 0.11x · HNI 0.17x · retail 0.4x
Runwal EnterprisesSKIP₹18+5.9%~+3%——ICICI Sec + Jefferies · GMP unchanged
AceVector (Snapdeal)AVOID₹0+0.0%~−6.6%——anchor 24 Sep · SoftBank and Nexus selling
SRIT IndiaAVOID₹12+9.2%~+6.6%—Revisit only after the Blossom transaction is closed and disclosednew today · anchor bidding 25 Sep · sole BRLM Choice Capital
Shah Investor’s HomeAVOID₹10+6.0%~+3.4%—Revisit only on two quarters of recovering revenuenew today · anchor 25–26 Sep · sole BRLM Beeline Capital

Two columns are printed for every open issue because they disagree today. The grey market marked ArMee up 20% overnight while its exchange book sits at 0.53x with a day to go, and marked German Green Steel up 60% on an issue that has not opened. GMP predicts the listing well in aggregate and has no print behind any single quote; the subscription figures are the exchange's own. Where they conflict, the call follows the book. Before tomorrow's close: Adroit's QIB line, and whether Varmora completes at all.

Adroit Industries

APPLIED — SELL ALL

23–25 Sep (closes tomorrow) · band ₹134 · ₹151 Cr · 88% fresh / 12% OFS

the flip condition firedQIB 0.05x on day 2retail 7.24x
expected listing~+23%
GMP ₹34 · +25.4% · less the 2.6 pt overstatement
QIB
0.05x
retail
7.24x
HNI
7.2x
overall
5.18x
GMP
unchanged ₹34
closes
tomorrow

<b>Yesterday's page wrote the condition down and today it is firing.</b> The note read: <em>QIB under 1x at Friday's close with retail above 5x is the weak-listing pattern — sell the whole allotment at the open.</em> On day 2 QIB is <b>0.05x</b> against retail <b>7.24x</b> and HNI <b>7.2x</b>. Institutions are absent and the book is being filled entirely by individuals, which is the shape that lists well and then fades. QIB lines do fill on the final day, so the condition is not formally met until tomorrow's close — but 0.05x with one session left is not a line that reaches 5x, and the horizon changes now rather than after the fact. The business case is unchanged and still good: 27.7% EBITDA margin against 11–16% for the peers, 88% fresh into capex. <b>This is a listing trade, not a holding.</b> The tranche-hold is off.

Moneyview

APPLY

24–28 Sep (opened today) · band ₹34 · — · —

best of the boardGMP risingapplied, HNI
expected listing~+39%
GMP ₹14 · +41.2% · less the 2.6 pt overstatement
GMP
₹14
was
₹11 yesterday
GMP %
+41.2%
expected
~+39%
status
open today
closes
28 Sep

<b>Applied 24 September, HNI.</b> The strongest grey market on the board and it strengthened overnight, ₹11 to ₹14, 32.4% to 41.2% — the only issue here whose expected listing clears +30% after the overstatement is taken off. Call and horizon unchanged from yesterday. The hold condition is still the credit-cost line in Q2 rather than the listing pop: a lender's listing gain tells you nothing about its book, and 30% of the allotment is the most that should ride on a quarter nobody has seen yet. <b>What to watch before Monday's close, and it is the Adroit lesson:</b> the QIB line. Adroit was applied for on the same reasoning and is closing at 0.05x QIB against 7.24x retail. If Moneyview's book takes the same shape — retail far ahead, institutions absent — the 30% hold comes off and the whole allotment is sold at the open.

Orient Cables

APPLY

25–29 Sep · band ₹272 · — · —

sHNI condition metGMP up 32%
expected listing~+14%
GMP ₹45 · +16.5% · less the 2.6 pt overstatement
GMP
₹45
was
₹34
GMP %
+16.5%
expected
~+14%
retail slice
₹193 Cr
opens
tomorrow

Yesterday's call carried a condition: <em>sHNI if GMP ≥ ₹30 on day 3</em>. It is ₹45, up from ₹34, so the condition is met before the issue has even opened. Retail slice of ₹193 Cr is large enough that the odds do not collapse at a high multiple, which is the reason this is a better sHNI candidate than a ₹150 Cr issue at the same subscription.

A-One Steels

APPLY, small

24–28 Sep (opened today) · band ₹405 · — · —

GMP upanchors unnamed
expected listing~+11%
GMP ₹55 · +13.6% · less the 2.6 pt overstatement
GMP
₹55
was
₹50
GMP %
+13.6%
expected
~+11%
status
open today
closes
28 Sep

Unchanged call. GMP firmed from ₹50 to ₹55 but the percentage barely moved, 12.3% to 13.6%, because the band is high. The anchor book still has no published names, which is why this stays retail-only and does not get an sHNI cheque.

German Green Steel

SKIP — watch after listing

25–29 Sep · band ₹139 · — · —

GMP up 60%still a skip
expected listing~+15%
GMP ₹24 · +17.3% · less the 2.6 pt overstatement
GMP
₹24
was
₹15
GMP %
+17.3%
expected
~+15%
anchor
24 Sep
opens
tomorrow

The largest overnight GMP move on the board, ₹15 to ₹24, and the call does not change on that alone. <b>A grey-market quote is not a reason to apply to an issue skipped on its fundamentals</b> — it is the half of the evidence with no print behind it. What would change the call is the anchor list published today: domestic mutual funds rather than a row of small AIFs.

ArMee Infotech

SKIP

23–25 Sep (closes tomorrow) · band ₹375 · — · —

book under 1xGMP rising anywayretail quota 52.5%
expected listing~+12%
GMP ₹55 · +14.7% · less the 2.6 pt overstatement
overall
0.53x
QIB
0.93x
retail
0.5x
GMP
₹55 (was ₹46)
GMP %
+14.7%
closes
tomorrow

<b>The clearest divergence on the board and the reason the two columns are both printed.</b> The grey market marked this up from ₹46 to ₹55 overnight while the exchange book sits at <b>0.53x with one day left</b> — retail itself only 0.5x against a quota that is 52.5% retail. One of those numbers is an unregulated quote with no print behind it and the other is the exchange's own record of money actually bid. The skip stands on the verifiable half.

Swastika Infra

SKIP — revisit

23–25 Sep (closes tomorrow) · band ₹185 · — · —

not yet 1x
expected listing~+2%
GMP ₹8 · +4.3% · less the 2.6 pt overstatement
overall
0.96x
QIB
0.69x
HNI
1.9x
retail
0.71x
GMP
₹8 unchanged
closes
tomorrow

Unchanged on every number that matters — GMP still ₹8, book still under 1x on the second day with only the HNI line above water. Expected listing of about +2% does not pay for the application.

Elevate Campuses

AVOID at IPO

23–25 Sep (closes tomorrow) · band ₹362 · — · —

0.2x on day 2GMP collapsing₹1,100 Cr to sponsor's Singapore entities
expected listing~−2%
GMP ₹3 · +0.8% · less the 2.6 pt overstatement
overall
0.2x
QIB
0.18x
retail
0.13x
GMP
₹3 (was ₹5)
GMP %
+0.8%
expected
~−2%

The avoid is being confirmed by the tape. GMP fell from ₹5 to ₹3 and the book is <b>0.2x with one day left</b>, retail at 0.13x against a retail quota of only 10%. At a GMP of 0.8% the expected listing is already negative once the 2.6-point overstatement is taken off. The structural objection is unchanged and is the real one: ₹1,100 Cr of proceeds to the sponsor's Singapore entities.

Varmora Granito

AVOID

22–24 Sep (closes today) · band ₹148 · — · —

GMP now zero0.27x on the final day
expected listing~−6.6%
GMP ₹0 · +0.0% · less the 2.6 pt overstatement
overall
0.27x
QIB
0.11x
retail
0.4x
GMP
₹0 (was ₹5)
expected
~−6.6%
closes
today

Closes today at <b>0.27x</b> with the grey market at zero, down from ₹5 yesterday. A zero GMP has averaged <b>−6.6%</b> on listing and listed positive 29% of the time across the 295 listings behind the lens. An issue that cannot fill its own book is the cleanest avoid on this page, and the valuation objection — 61x against Kajaria's 40x on half the RoE — was there before the book confirmed it.

Runwal Enterprises

SKIP

25–29 Sep · band ₹305 · — · —

unchanged
expected listing~+3%
GMP ₹18 · +5.9% · less the 2.6 pt overstatement
GMP
₹18
GMP %
+5.9%
expected
~+3%
band
₹305
opens
tomorrow
change
none

Nothing moved overnight. Expected listing of about +3% does not pay for the lock-up.

AceVector (Snapdeal)

AVOID

25–29 Sep · band ₹32 · — · —

zero GMPsponsors exiting
expected listing~−6.6%
GMP ₹0 · +0.0% · less the 2.6 pt overstatement
GMP
₹0
expected
~−6.6%
band
₹32
opens
tomorrow
sellers
SoftBank, Nexus
change
none

Still zero in the grey market on the day before it opens. The objection is unchanged: SoftBank and Nexus are selling, which makes the issue an exit rather than a raise.

SRIT India

AVOID

28–30 Sep · band ₹123–130 · ₹218 Cr · 100% fresh / no OFS

related-party ₹140 Croperating cash flow negativeRoE 38.8% → 16.0%100% fresh, no OFS
expected listing~+6.6%
GMP ₹12 · +9.2% · less the 2.6 pt overstatement
P/E post
19.3–24.8x
RoE FY26
30.2%
RoE H1
16.0%
D/E
0.23
govt revenue
~92%
OCF FY25
−₹58.9 Cr

Bengaluru IT services for government — e-governance, healthcare, telecom; CMMI Level 5; ₹1,280 Cr order book at 3.3x revenue. The structure is the good part: <b>100% fresh, no OFS</b>, promoter 84.9% → 62.7%, D/E 0.23. <b>Three things override it.</b> First, the RHP discloses a conditional binding term sheet to buy 50% of Blossom Multi Specialty Hospital at an indicative ₹280 Cr valuation — <b>₹140 Cr for the stake, against a ₹218 Cr raise</b> — plus an inter-corporate deposit of up to ₹50 Cr, and the seller, Dr Chandan Dash, has been a non-executive director of SRIT since 10 August 2026 while the relationship is recorded as “Nil”. Whether IPO money funds it is not stated, and about 35% of gross proceeds is earmarked for <em>unidentified</em> acquisitions. Second, <b>profit is not becoming cash</b>: operating cash flow −₹58.9 Cr in FY25 and −₹17.5 Cr in H1 FY26 while PAT rose to ₹43.3 Cr, with cash down 69% to ₹7.6 Cr. Third, the headline 30% RoE is backward-looking — H1 FY26 is 16.0% RoE and 16.4% RoCE, and sub-contracting has gone from 61% of revenue to 73%. At 24.8x trailing against Mastek's 17.5x with worse margins and worse conversion, a +6.6% expected listing is not payment for any of that.

Shah Investor’s Home

AVOID

28–30 Sep · band ₹159–167 · ₹90 Cr · 100% fresh / no OFS

PAT −44% into the issue27x on a falling baseSME-heavy banker on a mainboard issueno OFS
expected listing~+3.4%
GMP ₹10 · +6.0% · less the 2.6 pt overstatement
P/E post
26.9x
revenue FY26
−23%
PAT FY26
−44%
RoE
7.6% (was 14.7%)
OCF FY26
−₹19.7 Cr
D/E
0.10

Gujarat and Maharashtra retail broker, 1994, eleven branches, ~38,000 active clients. No OFS, promoters stay at 62.8%, D/E 0.10, and a genuinely thick 30% EBITDA margin even in a bad year. <b>The problem is the direction of travel.</b> Revenue fell 23% and PAT fell 44% into the issue — ₹23.4 Cr to ₹13.1 Cr — RoE halved from 14.7% to 7.6%, and it is priced at <b>26.9x post-issue on that declining base</b>. Operating cash flow is −₹19.7 Cr against ~₹13 Cr of reported profit, and borrowings tripled to ₹18.5 Cr while the issue asks for ₹60 Cr of working capital. The sole banker, Beeline Capital, is predominantly an SME-IPO house with no retrievable mainboard listing record. A broking cycle turns and this may well be a trough — but the trough is being sold at a peak multiple, and a GMP of 6% that was zero yesterday is not conviction.