Opens: 15th January 2008.
Closes: 18th January 2008.
Price Band: Rs 405 to Rs 450.
Price Band for Retail Investors: Rs 385 to Rs 430. (Rs 20 discount).
Number of shares offered to public: 22,80,00,000 ( 22.8 crore).
+ Number of shares to be subscribed by promoters: 3,20,00,000 ( 3.2 crore).
Total new shares issued (sum of above two) = (26 crore)
Number of shares for retail investors: 6,84,00000. (6.84 crore).
Issue size (public) = (22.8 - 6.84)X450 + (6.84 X430) = 7182 +2941.2
= Rs 10123.2 crore.
Number of shares outstanding pre-IPO: 200 crore.
Number of shares outstanding post-IPO: 226 crore.
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Retail Investors and NII can apply with Rs 115 margin per share. (The details of this have already been discussed in earlier posts).
Maximum application possible in retail category = 225 shares.
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Already, a lot has been discussed about Reliance Power and its business (which will be there a few years from now).
This is an extremely rare case where SEBI has allowed a company with almost 0 revenues, to raise money via an IPO.
If this was an IPO by some smaller group, it would have been 100% rejected by SEBI for having no business.
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Business:
The company claims that it will be developing power generation projects of 28200 MW over the next decade.
According to the IPO RHP, some of the projects that it will be developing are:
Rosa-I (to be commissioned in March 2010) - 600 MW - Coal based.
Butibori (to be commissioned in June 2010) - 300 MW - Coal based.
Rosa-II (to be commissioned in September 2010) - 600 MW - Coal based.
Shahpur Gas (to be commissioned in March 2011) - 2800 MW - Gas based.
Shahpur Coal (to be commissioned in December 2011) - 1200 MW - Coal based.
Dadri (to be commissioned in March 2013) - 7480 MW - Gas based.
Krishnapatnam (to be commissioned in September 2013) - 4000 MW - Coal based.
Urthing Sobla (to be commissioned in March 2014) - 400 MW - Hydropower based.
Tato II (to be commissioned in March 2014) - 700 MW - Hydropower based.
MP Power (to be commissioned in July 2014) - 3960 MW - Coal based.
Siyom (to be commissioned in March 2015) - 1000 MW - Hydropower based.
Kalai II (to be commissioned in March 2016) - 1200 MW - Hydropower based.
Sasan (to be commissioned in April 2016) - 3960 MW - Coal based.
If
everything goes as planned, capacity of Reliance Power at end of each year till 2016 will be:
2008: 0 MW.
2009: 0 MW.
2010: 1500 MW.
2011: 5500 MW.
2012: 5500 MW.
2013: 16980 MW.
2014: 22040 MW.
2015: 23040 MW.
2016: 28200 MW.
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Other Similar Companies:
I can think of two companies in the power generation sector that Reliance Power can be compared with:
NTPC and Tata Power.
NTPC has current capacity of 28000 MW and has target to achieve 66000 MW by 2017. ( See this thread on NTPC ).
Tata Power has current capacity of 2300 MW.
It will be adding 10000 MW of capacity more by 2012. Thus, it will have a capacity of around 12300 MW by 2012 end.
The additions will all be coal based.
-Mundra Ultra Mega Power Project -4000 MW.
-Power plants in Maharastra - 3000 MW.
-Captive power plants for Tata Steel - 2000 MW
-Maithon Power Plant at Jharkhand - 1000 MW.
Tata Power also has other smaller business and also wants to enter shipping and logistics. Besides that Tata Power has investments valued at Rs 400+ per share of Tata Power. This works out to be Rs 10000 crore.
Around 2012 - 2013, both Tata Power is expected to have similar capacity as Reliance Power.
The interesting thing is at current price of Rs 1457, Tata Power is valued at just Rs 30000 crore. Remove Rs 10000 crore of investments and you can have it only for Rs 20000 crore.
At Rs 900, Reliance Power will have market value of 200000 crores....6.67 times that of Tata Power. .
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Financials:
With 2300 MW capacity, Tata Power made standalone profit of Rs 700 crore in FY 2007.
With 28000 MW capacity, NTPC made standalone profit of Rs 6900 crore in FY 2007.
Lets assume Reliance Power turns out to be much more efficient than these two companies. Add to that increased power rates.
With 28200 capacity, assume Reliance Power makes Rs 15000 crore of net profit in 2016-2017. Power companies are considered as utilities and worldwide trade at 10-15 times their earnings.
Lets assume 15 times ratio for Reliance Power in 2016.
What will be its market value?
15000 X 15 = Rs 225000 crore or Rs 995 per share.
This is an optimistic view:
-there will be no further equity dilution till 2016.
-assuming nearly twice as much efficiency as NTPC.
-that all projects will be completed before 2016 end.
-the company would have paid back all debt by then and interest costs would be in similar range as NTPC.
(NTPC already has established 28000 MW capacity and comparatively much lesser interest costs. (NTPC's P&L account states Rs 1800 interest cost for FY 2007).
So what about the debt?
The RHP mentions estimated cost of six projects Rosa I, Rosa II, Butibori, Sasan, Shahpur Coal, Urthing Sobla as Rs 30000 crore+.
Analysts estimate that Reliance Power will need Rs 70000 crore of debt to finance its projects which are estimated to cost 100000 crore+.
Rs 70000 crore of debt is not going to come at 2% interest rate. Even a 6% interest would mean an annual interest cost of Rs 4200 crore. Only in 2013, the company's capacity will cross 10000 MW. Thus, I do not expect any major debt repayment before 2014. If things don't go as planned, the debt burden will make a mockery of the balance sheet.
With Rs 12000 crore raised in equity and Rs 70000 crore of debt, these whole business will become a high-risk venture.
Any unforeseen delay/derailment of plans may create major problems for this company.
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Reliance Power - The Overlooked Fact:
Is Reliance Power just "Reliance Power"?
No.
It is actually "Reliance Power Limited" - a limited company.
So what does this mean for Reliance Power Limited?
It means if in the rare case, the calculations of the management go wrong and the company somehow goes to insolvency, none of the shareholders will lose anything expect the value of the shares.
If you are a share holder of Reliance Power and it goes into insolvency (unable to pay back debts), what do you stand to lose?
Rs 430 per share.
Lot of money....right?
What does Anil Ambani's AAA Project or REL lose?
Both of them had got their 45% (post-IPO) stake for Rs 1000 crore each. Plus they will each subscribe to 1.6 crore shares each at Rs 450 in the IPO......which works out to be Rs 720 crore.
Thus, AAA Project will be getting 101.6 crore shares of Reliance Power for Rs 1720 crore and REL will be getting 101.6 crore shares of Reliance Power for Rs 1720 crore.
Little less than Rs 17 per share.
This is what both the promoters are risking in this project.... Rs 17 per share ; while investors will be risking Rs 450 per share .
This is exactly the reason why Reliance Power was created.
First, by contributing just Rs 1720 crore each to Reliance Power, the promoters have shifted all risk to investors.
Second, by getting 45% stake (in REL's projects) to AAA Project for a mere Rs 1000 crore, AAA Projects (and Anil Ambani) have created wealth out of thin air.
Anil Ambani's Rs 1000 crore investment will be worth Rs 100000 crore when Reliance Power lists at Rs 900.
If the gamble works, the promoters (holding 90% stake in Reliance Power) will be worth billions of dollars.
If the gamble doesn't work, the promoters will lose Rs 1720 crore each and investors will lose Rs 10000+ crore which they will be paying for a mere 10% stake in Reliance Power.
What a way to create wealth...!!!....I don't have words to describe the brilliance of Anil Ambani's plans... .
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So what will I do with this IPO?
Firstly, I will subscribe to it,
not because I think it is a good company or is offering great value at Rs 430,
but because I am in this market to make money.
The markets are in such a frenzy, nobody bothers about valuations anymore........not even QIB and other institutional investors.
Everyone knows that Reliance Power will list at a premium and thus everyone will apply....valuations can wait for some other day.... .
Everyone should wait till last day and apply for it. Just check the subscription levels by 11 AM on last day.
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What will I do post-listing?
For bigger IPO's like Power Grid and Mundra Port, I have followed a sell-half-keep-half strategy.
Assuming listing at Rs 900, for Reliance Power, I will follow sell-all-keep-none strategy.
First, other companies are much cheaper.
Why should I keep a company valued at Rs 200000 crore -
when another company (with similar capacity by 2013) is available at Rs 30000 crore with much smaller debt burden and Rs 10000 crore worth of investments ...........referring to Tata Power.
If Reliance Power (at Rs 900) is available for Rs 200000 crore, why not buy NTPC for a similar price......Rs 225000 crore. NTPC plans to have a capacity of 66000 MW in 2017, while Reliance Power will have 28200 MW capacity in 2016.
Second, the risk is higher than other existing companies.
With marginally cash flows for next 5 years and Rs 70000+ crore of debt, the risk for Reliance Power is high. Tata Power and NTPC have existing cash flows to handle expansions....Reliance Power does not.
Third and the biggest factor is....the valuation of the company doesn't make much sense.
Why should Reliance Power be valued at Rs 200000 crore, when in highly optimistic scenario, it will not make more than Rs 15000 crore of profit in 2016 ? Even if it touches that figure of Rs 15000 crore, its market value in 2016 will not be much more than 225000-300000 crore. (if given a 15-20 times multiple).
A fixed deposit will make more money than that in 8 years.....and that too without any risk.
Also, I got the optimistic Rs 15000 crore figure by assuming two times margins as NTPC.
The fact is..... at least till 2014, Reliance Power will still be carrying most of its Rs 70000 crore debt and its interest costs will squeeze margins to a large extent.
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Final verdict:
Apply.
I will be selling all shares at 9:55..........not even waiting for a better price.
If you want to try for a better price, hold at your own risk.
The level of insanity in the markets is at a high...
Value and risk mean nothing today.....price and profit are the keywords.
Who knows.....the stock may got to Rs 1100 or more.
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Addendum:
Reliance Power may win more projects in the future.
However, it is unlikely that any new project that Reliance Power gets will be commissioned before 2012. Additional projects will also bring additional costs too.
It doesn't make much sense to consider future projects before they are actually won.
Also, Reliance Power is winning projects by offering very low rates - another factor that will decrease margins and increase risks for the company.
For example, in case of Krishnapatnam Ultra Mega Power Project, Reliance Power won with a bid of Rs 2.33 per unit.
L&T had bid Rs 2.69 per unit and Sterlite had bid Rs 4.19 per unit. Such aggressive pricing may backfire if costs rise due to some unexpected factors.
Source- Yahoo Group Email
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Reply- 2 from-
R-Power IPO: You can pay in phases
Reliance Energy is going all out to woo retail investors for the upcoming
initial public offer (IPO) of its subsidiary, Reliance Power. After deciding
to offer shares to retail investors at a 5% discount to the price band of Rs
405-450, the Anil Ambani Group entity intends to provide this investor
segment with a "staggered payment" option in this IPO.
Accordingly, retail investors need to pay only 25% of the total investment
amount at the time of submitting the application and the rest at the time of
allotment on first call, a source familiar with the development said.
By availing this option, the investor does not have to lock in the entire
amount for which he has applied in the IPO. This means, if a retail investor
intends to apply for 100 shares at Rs 450 per share (Rs 427.50 after
discount), he would need to pay only Rs 10,687.5 (25% of Rs 42,750 while
applying and the rest during allotment, as against the lumpsum of Rs 42,750.
This option brings a level playing field for retail investors vis-à-vis
qualified institutional buyers(QIBs), who are allowed to bid in an IPO with
just 10% margin while submitting the bids in a public issue. Prominent
public issues, which enabled the staggered payment options in recent times
include ICICI Bank and Reliance Petroleum.
The Reliance Power issue, which would raise as much as Rs 11,700 crore by
offering 26 crore shares, is likely to open on January 15 and close on Jan
18.
significant interest from both institutional and retail investors, going by
the response in the unofficial grey market, analysts said. Rating agency
Crisil has graded the Reliance Power IPO '4/5', an indication that the
fundamentals of the issue are above average.
Source- Group Emails
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Interview with Anil Ambani
Source- Group Email
Excerpts from the exclusive interview with Anil Ambani:
Q: Only in terms of the issue proceeds that will be used for the power
project, in the DRHP you had written about Rs 6,000 crore will be used
for the six power projects, and in the RHP it was increased to Rs
8,000 crore, why did you have to increase it?
A: At the draft stage as you are familiar, there were no price
indications, so people did their own calculations. The final proceeds
are in the Rs 405 to Rs 450 price range.
Q: The total six projects that you have mentioned in your prospectus,
the cost is about Rs 31,000 crore and the issue proceeds as you said
is like Rs 8,000 crore or a little more. Rs 23,000 would be possibly
debt. Is all of it tied-up? If it is, what is the approximate cost?
A: Yes, I think that what we have is the lines of credit approval from
the various axiom banks of the world from where we are sourcing
equipment on a global basis. We have a large number of Indian and
foreign banks who have extended credit facilities to us, and we
believe that there is absolutely no challenge in achieving financial
closure, because we have gone on a competitive, tariff based bidding,
and if you take the Sasan UMPP, it is backed up with state government
guarantees, letters of credit, escrow.
So, it is probably a very firm basis of security for the lenders.
Reliance Energy brings itself both the Mumbai and the Delhi
distribution where we are dependent on close to 6 million customers.
And it is unlikely that all 6 million people are going to default on
the same day. So, it is a whole package of risk management that we
have put together.
Q: But when do you think you will be cash positive in Reliance Power?
When will you start generating cash?
A: We are talking about the first project to go onstream in 2009 and
cash flows will start post that.
Q: 40% of the projects require gas. You should have some idea of how
your agreement is going because the court had given you a deadline of
February to come to some negotiation. Do you think you can update us
on whether that gap is in place, and the agreement is in place by
then?
A: As I said in the media conference that directionally speaking, it
is now established that there is more gas both for India as a country
and for Reliance Industries. That is at one level.
Two is, all gas producers really require strong credit worthy
customers who are ready to pay for the gas, take large quantities of
gas and convert it into world class power assets, which is what
Reliance Power is about to get into. I am quite confident that we will
have a win-win solution coming out of this.
Q: So February could be a great month in terms of this agreement?
A: We don't know, February is going to be a great month as we plan to
list Reliance Power.
Q: Coming to those six projects that this IPO will fund, for the
balance 7 projects the cost comes to something like Rs 25,000-95,000
crore. Assuming again a 20% equity you have to be bringing in close to
Rs 15,000-20,000 crore by way of equity, would we see another Reliance
Power follow on Public issue?
A: We do not see any reason, as we go into this today to think about
fund raising for the future. But as you will appreciate that we are
just selling - rounding off a number of close to 10% of the company.
90% still belongs to the promoters. So, we have enough firepower to
fund our future growth as and when it may be necessary into the
future. But there is nothing that is in the visibility arena right now
for me to say, this is going to happen in the next quarter. It doesn't
look like that.
Q: Finance is not an issue, like you have clarified, but execution
risks for power projects stares in the face for every power company
that has come, Enron-Dabhol, example can go on and on?
A: I personally think that if you look at the Enron-Dabhol issue, it
is not an execution issue. It is an issue of the price of power and
the types of agreements. It is a completely different example and I
think that as more and more private sector gets involved and you look
at the string of announcements after Reliance Power that the private
sector is talking about investing in the power sector, that enthuses
me a lot, because there will be far more talent that will be
available. People will be more conscious. And as I said in my comments
that there was Roti, Kapda aur Makaan, now there is Roti, Kapda,
Makaan and Mobile, and now there is going to be Power. I don't think 1
billion people in India can do without power. And high quality, low
cost, reliable power is what I think India needs.
Q: What percentage of your power is competitive bidding, because only
there you have unlimited profit potential?
A: I think that the way to look at it is a very small proportion as
28,000 mw is based on a cost plus regime.
Q: Now that you have taken out all the major lucrative, competitive
power projects into Reliance Power, what is left in Reliance Energy?
Wouldn't it become a mere holding company and therefore in future get
holding company discounting?
A: I think that when you look at Reliance Energy, it was trading at
under Rs 500 and it has been the best performing Sensex stock of 2007.
The writing is on the wall. Investors usually know more than you and
me combined, and the future potential of Reliance Energy is outstanding.
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