PhonePe Faces Market Cap Challenge for IPO - Fintech News
By Rediff Money Desk, Mumbai Aug 28, 2024 21:17
PhonePe CEO Sameer Nigam discusses the market cap overhang impacting the company's potential IPO. He says PhonePe plans to enter the European market within five years.
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Mumbai, Aug 28 (PTI) Walmart-backed fintech major PhonePe on Wednesday said the market cap overhang is a challenge for the potential listing of the company and can not go to the market based on the current numbers and market share.
He also said the company plans to enter the European market in the next five years.
It may be mentioned here that the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) proposed a 30 per cent market cap limit for third-party application providers (TPAPs) in November 2020.
While the policy had an original deadline of December 31, 2022, it was extended to December 2024. The NPCI is expected to announce a final decision by the end of 2024.
"As far as going public is concerned, the market cap overhang is definitely a problem for us. I feel nervous going into the market where there's a 30 per cent market cap lurking or looming," PhonePe CEO Sameer Nigam said on Wednesday at a session during the Global Fintech Fest here.
"I don't want to go public based on today's numbers and market share until I can actually look you in the eye and say, buy my shares. This company is going to be able to grow from here."
This comes after PhonePe, earlier this week, declared that it turned profitable before ESOP costs during the previous fiscal. The company reportedly posted an adjusted profit after tax (PAT) of Rs 197 crore in FY24 against an adjusted loss after tax of Rs 738 crore in the financial year ended March 2023.
Going forward, he said, PhonePe is looking to enter the European market within the next five years.
Stating that all businesses are large opportunities for the company, Nigam said that PhonePe will go much deeper into the businesses it has launched.
"We are already seeing some dividends," he added.
He also said the company plans to enter the European market in the next five years.
It may be mentioned here that the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) proposed a 30 per cent market cap limit for third-party application providers (TPAPs) in November 2020.
While the policy had an original deadline of December 31, 2022, it was extended to December 2024. The NPCI is expected to announce a final decision by the end of 2024.
"As far as going public is concerned, the market cap overhang is definitely a problem for us. I feel nervous going into the market where there's a 30 per cent market cap lurking or looming," PhonePe CEO Sameer Nigam said on Wednesday at a session during the Global Fintech Fest here.
"I don't want to go public based on today's numbers and market share until I can actually look you in the eye and say, buy my shares. This company is going to be able to grow from here."
This comes after PhonePe, earlier this week, declared that it turned profitable before ESOP costs during the previous fiscal. The company reportedly posted an adjusted profit after tax (PAT) of Rs 197 crore in FY24 against an adjusted loss after tax of Rs 738 crore in the financial year ended March 2023.
Going forward, he said, PhonePe is looking to enter the European market within the next five years.
Stating that all businesses are large opportunities for the company, Nigam said that PhonePe will go much deeper into the businesses it has launched.
"We are already seeing some dividends," he added.
Source: PTI
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