Smartworks opens strong on stock exchange; market cap crosses $600 Mn

Managed office space provider Smartworks made its stock market debut on Thursday, listing at Rs 435 per share on the National Stock Exchange, a 7% premium over its issue price of Rs 407.

The IPO, which was oversubscribed 13.92 times, comprised a fresh issue of Rs 445 crore and an offer for sale (OFS) of 34 lakh shares worth Rs 137.5 crore.

The price band was fixed at Rs 387–407 per share. 

The public issue received bids for 14 crore equity shares against 1 crore shares on offer. Qualified institutional buyers (QIBs) led the demand, subscribing 24.92 times their allotted quota, followed by non-institutional investors (NIIs) at 23.68 times.

Promoters NS Niketan LLP and SNS Infrarealty LLP collectively earned Rs 32 crore through the OFS. Meanwhile, investor Space Solutions India Pte. Ltd (formerly Lisbrine Pte. Ltd) raked in Rs 107 crore, marking a 3.8X return and a profit of Rs 77.3 crore on its original investment, as per the RHP.

Ahead of the listing, Smartworks raised Rs 174 crore (around $20 million) from anchor investors including Tata Mutual Fund, Aditya Birla Sun Life, Axis Mutual Fund, and SBI General Insurance.

Post listing, Smartworks was trading at Rs 457.9 9 (as on 11.15AM) with a market capitalisation of Rs 5,221 crore (approximately $614 million).

In FY25, the company reported Rs 1,374 crore in operating revenue, up from Rs 1,039 crore in FY24. However, its losses widened to Rs 62 crore in FY25 from Rs 50 crore in the previous fiscal ended March 2024.

Smartworks competes with Awfis, which went public in May 2024 and currently trades at Rs 649.4. Awfis posted Rs 1,208 crore in revenue and Rs 68 crore in net profit in FY25. Another peer, WeWork India, has also received SEBI’s nod for its upcoming IPO.