Purple Style Labs see 6-7% weak debut, then rises above ₹575 IPO price
On the NSE, the stock debutes at ₹535, a discount of 6.9% to the IPO price; on the BSE, it listed at ₹539, down 6.2%
Purple Style Labs' shares started the trading day on a weak note, listing at a 6.9% discount to the ₹575 IPO price on the NSE and a 6.2% discount on the BSE. However, the stock quickly rebounded, soaring to ₹588.90 on the NSE and ₹588.10 on the BSE, trading above the offer price. Despite this initial setback, the company's listing ceremony is imminent.
Analyst Shivani Nyati of Swastika Investmart Ltd remains cautious, calling the stock an "avoid" due to mounting PAT losses, negative net worth, and a lack of a clear path to profitability. She also critiques the valuation at around 9.3-9.6 times FY26 revenue and points out that a significant portion of IPO funds are earmarked for lease liabilities and marketing expenses, leaving little room for growth.
Existing investors are advised to set a stop loss at ₹500, with a risk-reward ratio deemed unattractive. The IPO saw an overall subscription of 1.29 times, with retail investors at 1.58 times and qualified institutional buyers at 1.43 times. Non-institutional investors made up 84% of the demand. The IPO raised ₹306 crore from anchor investors, with the public portion comprising a fresh issue of equity shares valued at over ₹4,600 crore at the upper end of the ₹546-575 price band.
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