Mahindra Holidays & Resorts India IPO receives solid response

Mahindra Holidays & Resorts India initial public offer was subscribed 9.74 times on the last day of subscription today as per the data on NSE website at 17:00 IST. The issue which opened for subscription on 23 June 2009 got bids for 9.02 crore shares as against 92.65 lakh shares on offer.

The company's 92.65 lakh public issue represents 11% of the post-issue paid up capital. The IPO price band is Rs 275-Rs 325.

Mahindra Holidays & Resorts India runs the shared vacation home business, Club Mahindra Holidays. India's largest tractor maker by sales Mahindra & Mahindra holds 93.64% in the company.

The IPO proceeds will be utilised in expanding current properties and adding five new properties at Kumbalgarh in Rajasthan, Kadambakkam in Tamil Nadu, Binsar in Uttaranchal, Theog in Himachal Pradesh, and Tungi in Maharashtra.

Mahindra Holidays & Resorts India, a unit of Mahindra & Mahindra, had raised nearly Rs 120 crore by selling 2% stake to State Bank of India and 1% stake to Jacob Ballas India Fund in February 2008. The transaction had taken place at Rs 479 a share.

The company's net profit fell 5% to Rs 79.80 crore on 11% rise in sales to Rs 393.19 crore in the year ended March 2009 over the year ended March 2008.