KFin Technologies IPO (KFintech IPO) Details and Review – Should you Subscribe? (2024)

Hyderabad based KFin Technologies IPO would open for subscription on 19^th December 2022. KFin Technologies Limited is the leading technology driven financial services platform in India. Company has generated strong revenue growth in the last 3 years and 6 months. Should you invest in KFin Technologies IPO?

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About KFin Technologies Limited

Company is leading technology driven financial services platform in India. It provides comprehensive services and solutions to the capital markets ecosystem including asset managers and corporate issuers across asset classes in India and provide several investor solutions including transaction origination and processing for mutual funds and private retirement schemes in Malaysia, Philippines and Hong Kong, on account of the following:

1) The are India’s largest investor solutions provider of Indian mutual funds, based on number of AMC clients serviced. They are providing services to 24 out of 41 AMCs in India representing 59% of market share based on the number of AMC clients. They have signed on two new AMCs that are yet to launch operations as on September 30, 2022.

2) Further, through its acquisition of Hexagram, they serve six AMCs in India on fund accounting, of which, three are its existing AMC clients in India for investor solutions.

3) They are the only investor and issuer solutions provider in India that offers services to asset managers such as mutual funds, alternative investment funds, wealth managers and pension as well as corporate issuers in India, besides servicing overseas clients in South East Asia and Hong Kong.

4) They are servicing 301 funds of 192 asset managers in India, representing 30% market share based on number of AIFs being serviced.

5) They are one of the three operating central record keeping agencies in the National Pension System in India.

6) Out of the 60 AMCs in Malaysia across wholesale funds, unit trust funds and private retirement schemes as specified in the CRISIL Report, they are servicing 18 AMC clients in Malaysia in addition to three clients in Philippines and Hong Kong. In addition, they have signed two new AMCs in Malaysia and one AMC in Singapore that are yet to launch operations.

7) They are the largest issuer solutions provider in India based on number of clients serviced. They are one of only two players of scale in India’s issuer solutions space where we hold a 46% market share based on the market capitalization of NSE 500 companies and a 37% market share based on number of clients serviced within NSE 500 companies.

KFin Technologies IPO – Key Details

KFin Technologies IPO RHP

What are the strengths of KFin Technologies Limited?

1) Scaled platform with strong track record of growth and market leadership

2) Its diversified multi-asset servicing platform is well-positioned to benefit from strong growth across large markets in India and South East Asia

3) Unique “platform-as-a-service” business model, providing comprehensive end-to-end solutions enabled by technology solutions developed in-house

4) Deeply entrenched, long-standing client relationships with a diversified and expanding client base Asset-light business model with recurring revenue model, high operating leverage, profitability and cash generation

5) Experienced management team, backed by a strong board and marquee shareholders, along with a strong culture of compliance

What are the Objects of the IPO Offer?

KFin Technologies IPO Size is Rs 1,500 Crores which is entirely OFS.

Under OFS, selling shareholders would sell their shares and the company would not get any money from this IPO proceeds.

Who are the promoters of KFin Technologies Limited?

General Atlantic Singapore Fund Pte. Ltd is the promoter of the company.

How is the company financial track record?

Here are the total assets, revenues and profits of the company in the last 3 years and 6 months.

Why to invest in KFin Technologies IPO?

Here are the positive factors in this company.

1) KFin Technologies Limited is a leading technology-driven financial services platform in India. Company has diversified streams of income sources.

2) Company generated strong revenue growth in the last 3 years and 6 months.

3) Company margins have improved significantly in FY22 and for 6 months ended Sep-22. However, one should note that the company generated thin margins in FY20 and incurred losses in FY21. Regd FY21, one can attribute this due to covid-19 pandemic.

Risk Factors of investing in KFin Technologies IPO

1) Entire IPO proceeds are OFS and company would not get anything from this.

2) Its erstwhile promoters are subject to ongoing investigations by enforcement agencies (since Kfintech was part of Karvy group earlier which was hit due to scam), including Enforcement Directorate, Ministry of Finance, Government of India and the outcome of such investigations may adversely impact the company.

3) Significant disruptions in its information technology systems or breaches of data security could adversely affect its business and reputation.

4) A decline in the growth, value and composition of AAUM of the mutual funds managed by its clients may adversely impact the average revenue earned by them from mutual funds and may have a significant adverse impact on future revenue and profit.

5) There are outstanding legal proceedings involving the company, Subsidiaries, Group Companies and certain of its directors.

6) In the last 3.5 years, they derived over 50%, of its revenue from operations from its top 5 customers and the loss of one or more such client could adversely affect company business.

7) Investors should read complete risk factors indicated in the RHP of the IPO document before investing in this IPO.

How to buy KFin Technologies IPO online through Zerodha?

If you do not have Zerodha account, sign-up here and proceed to the next step.

If you have a demat account with Zerodha, you can apply this IPO online using the UPI as a payment gateway. Zerodha customers can apply in this IPO by login into Zerodha Console submitting an IPO application form.

Follow below steps to apply this IPO in Zerodha platform:

1) Visit the Zerodha portal and login to the console.

2) Go to Portfolio and click the IPOs link.

3) Visit ‘KFin Technologies Limited IPO’ row and click the ‘Bid’ button.

4) Enter your UPI ID, Qty and the Price which you want to bid.

5) Click on ‘Submit’ IPO application form.

6) Visit the UPI App (net banking or BHIM) to approve the mandate.

KFin Technologies IPO Important Dates

Here are the important dates about Subscription, Allotment and Listing.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

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KFin Technologies IPO Review – Is it good or bad for investment?

After going through all these points, you might be wondering whether KFin Technologies IPO is good or bad for investment?

KFin Technologies Limited is a leading technology-driven financial services platform in India. Company generated strong revenue growth in the last 3 years and 6 months. While company generated thin margins in FY20 and incurred loss in FY21, it generated strong margins in FY22 and 6 months ended Sep-22.

On the other side, beyond risk factors indicated above (including that it was part of scam hit Karvy group), the issue price is fully priced.

Considering both positive and negative factors, one can invest in this IPO for a medium to long term.

Disclaimer: This article is for educational purpose only. Investing in IPO is high risk and one can lose their capital. Please consult financial advisor before investing in such high-risk investment option.

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