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The IPO of LGT Business Connextions Ltd comprises a fresh issue and an offer for sale. The fresh issue consists of up to 23,62,800 equity shares aggregating to ₹26.4634 crores. The offer for sale, on the other hand, comprises 2,62,800 equity shares aggregating to ₹2.9434 crores. It’s a 100% book-built issue.
Detail | Information |
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Upper Price Band | TBA |
Fresh Issue | Up to ₹26.4634 crores |
Offer for Sale | Up to ₹2.9434 crores |
EPS in ₹ for FY 24 | 5.18 |
Industry Outlook
Domestic travel is expected to grow 3 percent annually and reach 19 billion lodging nights per year by 2030. Spending on travel is expected to follow a similar trajectory, with an estimated $8.6 trillion in traveller outlays in 2024, representing roughly 9% of this year’s global GDP. Looking ahead, tourism demand is expected to remain buoyant as supply and demand imbalances unwind. In the near term, the sector continues to navigate uncertainties, while unchecked longer term growth could bring challenges for the sustainability and future of the sector.
Company Information
LGT Business Connextions Ltd operates as a service aggregator in the travel and tourism industry. It connects and aggregates supply from third party hotels, airlines, car rentals, cruise companies and other travel services directly or through third-party aggregators wherever required and offers a wide range of services to its customers as per their desired requirements.
Organisational stability along with management expertise
LGT Business Connextions Ltd has been founded by travel industry experts including promoters of the company having over 3 decades of experience in the travel industry. This indicates its ability to maintain business viability and steer the business through operational hurdles. Its promoters are the guiding force behind the operational and financial decisions of the company.
Service offering
The company is a complete end-to-end service provider of travel related services including domestic and international services, as well as events, meeting, exhibitions, management services provider. Its wide choice of product offerings caters to all the travel needs of an Indian and International traveller. It provides service for all the travel requirements from visa to ticketing, to holiday under one roof.
Scalable business model
The company’s business model is order driven, and comprises optimum utilisation of its resources and thereby enabling it to achieve consequent economies of scale. It can scale upward as per the requirement generated by the company. The business scale generation is basically due to the development of new markets, by adopting aggressive marketing, adding more packages and also by maintaining a consistent quality of the services it offers.
-Dependence on order-driven business model
The company is significantly dependent on the sale of some of its services namely MICE Packages and Hotel Bookings. Its aggregate revenue from these services accounted for 99.90% and 99.93% for the period ended September 30, 2024 and for the financial year ended March 31, 2024 respectively. An inability to provide these services may adversely affect its brand loyalty and consequently its business, results of operations, financial condition and cash flows.
The sale of its services is majorly concentrated in the southern states of India. Any adverse developments affecting its operations in such a region could have an adverse impact on its business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.
The company’s operations rely on third-party service providers, vendors, and on other travel suppliers. Any negligence in service provided by them, increase in input costs or failure to maintain strong relationships with them could disrupt its operations which ultimately could adversely affect the quality of the company’s service, pricing, results of operations and financial condition. Further, it doesn’t have long-term agreements with its travel suppliers.
Particulars (in Rs. crores)
Particulars (in Rs. crores)
Company | Return on Net Worth (in %) | NAV (in ₹) | PAT (in ₹ lakhs) |
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LGT Business Connextions Ltd | 26.30 | 14 | 2.5813 |
International Travel House | 9.03 | 190.59 | 14.1380 |
IPO Registrar and Book Running Lead Manager
Business Model
LGT Business Connextions Ltd offers comprehensive range of travel services and tourism packages to its customers including MICE travel as well as cruise bookings, hotel bookings, in-transit arrangements, local sightseeing, and other tour and travels related services viz., customising travel plans, travel arrangements for trade fairs, etc. In addition to consolidated tour packages, the company also provides hotel accommodation, ticketing & visa processing services on a standalone basis.
It also designs travel packages for both corporate/ groups and individuals for their domestic as well as international leisure travel.
Company Growth Trajectory
The company’s revenue from operations grew from ₹13.5280 crores in FY 22 to ₹89.3574 crores in FY 24. Its EBITDA margin grew from 2.75% in FY 22 to 5.89% in FY 24.
Market Position
LGT Business Connextions Ltd has geographical presence in several states such as Telangana, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Gujarat, etc. It also generates revenues from other international destinations like Dubai, HongKong, USA, etc.
Parameter | FY 24 | FY 23 | FY 22 |
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Total Income (in ₹ crores) | 89.5307 | 61.1762 | 13.7677 |
Profit Before Tax (in ₹ crores) | 4.9257 | 4.02320 | 0.2989 |
Profit / Loss for the Period (in ₹ crores) | 3.6317 | 2.9743 | 0.2593 |
EPS in ₹ | 5.18 | 4.24 | 0.37 |
Parameter | FY 24 | FY 23 | FY 22 |
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Profit Before Tax (in ₹ crores) | 4.9257 | 4.02320 | 0.2989 |
Net Cash Provided / (Used) By Operating Activities (in ₹ crores) | 3.0411 | 1.1562 | 0.0568 |
Net Cash Provided / (Used) by Investing Activities (in ₹ crores) | (1.2067) | (0.4540) | (0.2362) |
Net Cash Provided / (Used) by Financing Activities (in ₹ crores) | (0.2078) | 0.3474 | 0.2931 |
Cash and Cash Equivalents at the End of the Period (in ₹ crores) | 3.7989 | 2.1722 | 1.1226 |
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You can read more about LGT Business Connextions and its IPO from the company’s red herring prospectus (RHP) [here](https://www.bseindia.com/corporates/download/327881/LGT Business Connextions Limited_20250227131426.pdf).
The IPO of LGT Business Connextions Ltd consists of a fresh issue and an offer for sale of up to ₹26.4634 crores and ₹2.9434 crores respectively.
The exact dates of the IPO of LGT Business Connextions Ltd are yet to be announced.
Wilfred Selvaraj is the MD of LGT Business Connextions Ltd.