CSM Technologies' ₹146 crore IPO opens at ₹107-113 price band. Anchor investors include Nova Global and Zeal. Receivable days rising to 129 pose a cash conversion risk. Analysts split: subscribe for long term vs neutral.
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CSM Technologies, a GovTech firm that builds digital platforms for government clients, opens its ₹146 crore initial public offering today. The price band runs from ₹107 to ₹113 per share, and the issue is a fresh offer of 1.29 crore shares. The IPO closes on June 29.
The company raised ₹20 crore from anchor investors on Tuesday, allocating 17.7 lakh shares at the upper end of the band. Participants included Nova Global Opportunities Fund PCC-Touchstone and Zeal Global Opportunities Fund.
Proceeds from the fresh issue – ₹56 crore – will fund working capital needs, prepay or repay ₹22.62 crore of outstanding borrowings, finance potential acquisitions, and cover general corporate purposes.
CSM was incorporated in 1998. It claims to have delivered first-of-its-kind projects for both government and private sector clients. The company operates across mining, public services, agriculture, education, healthcare, and tourism.
At the upper price band, the issue is valued at 41.6 times FY25 earnings. On an annualized 9MFY26 basis, the post-issue P/E drops to 30.7 times. One analyst from the syndicate called the valuation “fairly priced” given the consistent track record and superior financial metrics, recommending subscription for long-term gains. Another analyst from a different research house assigned a neutral rating and suggested waiting a few quarters after listing to assess performance.
The neutral rating focuses on a key risk: receivable days stretched from 58 in FY23 to 89 in FY25. The company expects that to climb further to 129 days in FY26 and FY27, citing milestone-based revenue recognition and long payment cycles from government clients. That pattern creates a cash conversion bottleneck. Revenue and EBITDA grew at a CAGR of 11.4% and 2.5% respectively over FY23-25, while PAT shrank at a CAGR of 5.6%.
For someone building a watchlist, the question is whether the valuation adequately compensates for the working capital drag. The anchor book showed institutional appetite. The post-listing path will depend on how quickly CSM can turn project wins into cash rather than just revenue.
The IPO closes on June 29. Trading on the BSE and NSE will follow.
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