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Price Band
₹74
Per ShareLot Size
1600 Shares
Minimum Investment
₹1,18,400
Issue Size
₹17.11 Cr
Face Value
₹10
Per ShareIPO Type
Book Building - SME
Retail Quota
35.13%
QIB Quota
49.78%
NII Quota
15.09%
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Promoter Holding (Pre-Issue)
100%
Promoter Holding (Post-Issue)
73.61%
Issue Type
Book Building - SME
ISIN
INE16VF01010
Established in 1999, our Company provides advertising services with a primary focus on Out-of-Home ("OOH") media formats, including both digital and non-digital solutions. We operate primarily in the Airport Out-of-Home ("AOOH") and Railway Out-of-Home ("ROOH") segments by offering advertising spaces within and outside airport terminal buildings and through digital and static hoardings across railway stations and railway land. We have recently commenced Metro Out-of-Home ("MOOH") advertising, including advertisements on Platform Screen Doors ("PSDs"), and have also started offering in-shop branding services. Additionally, we provide a variety of traditional city media formats, including hoardings, billboards, unipole, multipoles, pole kiosks, wall wraps, wall paintings, lollipops, gantries, in-shop branding, and other related media assets.
India's advertising market is projected to grow 7.8 percent in 2025, reaching Rs. 1,37,099 crores (US$ 16.01 billion), supported by strong domestic demand, government investment and a vibrant services sector. Digital advertising will expand 11.4 percent to Rs. 67,991 crores, accounting for half the market, led by social media at 16.4 percent growth, short form video at 12.9 percent and search at 8.9 percent. Traditional media will rise 4.5 percent to Rs. 69,108 crores, with television and streaming remaining dominant, print showing moderate growth and out of home rebounding 13.5 percent.
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Initial public offer of upto 23,12,000 equity shares of face value of Rs. 10/- each (the "Equity Shares") of Century Business Media Limited ("the Company" or "CBML" or "the Issuer") at an issue price of Rs. 74 per equity share (including share premium of Rs. 64 per equity share) for cash, aggregating up to Rs. 17.11 Crores ("Public Issue") out of which 1,16,800 equity shares of face value of Rs. 10 each, at an issue price of Rs. 74 per equity share for cash, aggregating Rs. 0.86 Crores will be reserved for subscription by the market maker to the issue (the "Market Maker Reservation Portion"). The public issue less market maker reservation portion i.e. Issue of 21,95,200 equity shares of face value of Rs. 10 each, at an issue price of Rs. 74 per equity share for cash, aggregating upto Rs. 16.24 Crores is herein after referred to as the "Net Issue". The public issue and net issue will constitute 26.39% and 25.05% respectively of the post-issue paid-up equity share capital of the company. Price Band: Rs. 74 per equity share of face value of Rs. 10/- each. The floor price is (Rs.74) 7.4 times the face value of the equity shares. Bids can made for a minimum of 3200 equity shares and in multiples of 1600 equity shares thereafter.
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Our Company was originally incorporated as a Private Limited Company under the name "Century Business Private Limited" on September 23, 1999 bearing Registration No. 009001 having CIN U51505BR1999PTC009001 under the provisions of the Companies Act, 1956 with the Registrar of Companies, Bihar. Consequently, pursuant to Special Resolution passed by the shareholders at the Extra Ordinary General Meeting held on January 08, 2024, our company has changed its name from "Century Business Private Limited" to "Century Business Media Private Limited" vide a fresh Certificate of Incorporation consequent upon change of name dated February 08, 2024 issued by the Registrar of Companies, Patna. Further, pursuant to Special Resolution passed by the shareholders at the Extra Ordinary General Meeting held on June 28, 2024 our company was converted into a Public Limited Company and consequently the name of our Company from "Century Business Media Private Limited" to "Century Business Media Limited" vide a fresh Certificate of Incorporation dated September 16, 2024 issued by the Registrar of Companies, Central Registration Centre. Our Company's Corporate Identification Number is U73100BR1999PLC009001.
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