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Simca Advertising IPO

Simca Advertising IPO

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Registrar: MUFG Intime India Private Limited · Listing 2026-05-15
IPO Timeline
Today · 20 Oct 2026
Opens
08 May 2026
Closes
12 May 2026
Allotment
13 May 2026
Refund
14 May 2026
Demat
14 May 2026
Listing
15 May 2026
Price Band
₹174–183
GMP
₹35
19.13%
Lot Size
600 Shares
Min ₹109,800
Subscription
0x
Issue Size
₹58 Cr
Open
2026-05-08
Close
2026-05-12
Listing
2026-05-15

About the company

Mumbai-based Simca Advertising provides different types of outdoor advertising solutions to advertisers around Mumbai and other states. The company has a large selection of outdoor advertising options including hoardings, gantries, bus panels, bus shelters, kiosks, utilities, and vinyl signage as well as over 100 media assets across Mumbai in high traffic areas including arterial roads, major junctions, commercial areas, and marketplaces. The company generates revenue from three primary service categories: Traditional out-of-home (OOH) advertising which made up 63.42% of total revenue, Digital out-of-home advertising which contributed 36.01%, and event sponsorship & campaigns which accounted for 0.57% in 9MFY26. Notably, DOOH has rapidly become a larger portion of total revenue, going from 0.0% to 14.5% in FY24 and again to 23.0% in FY25. Space selling fee revenues are approximately 99.58 % of total company revenues and vinyl mounting and dismounting fees account for the remaining balance. As of December 31, 2025, Simca provides services to 133 clients out of which 130 are in the private sector and three are in the Government sector. The number of total advertising media assets has increased from 86 in FY23 to 150 as of Dec 2025. The number of LED billboards has increased from 0 in FY23 to 72 as of Dec 2025. Ad Placement's utilisation rate improved to 77.96% for 9MFY26, compared to 57.92% for FY23. The state of Maharashtra has the highest contribution as 81.17% of revenues in 9MFY26. The company has also started to grow its geographical presence to other states, including Karnataka at 5.81%, Haryana at 9.47%, and Uttar Pradesh at 2.82%. In terms of sectors, advertising services (third-party agencies) made the largest contribution at 58.63%, followed by real estate at 27.32%, and banking & insurance at 5.62%.

GMP trend (Grey Market Premium by date)

Today₹35 (19.13%)
High₹35
Low₹0
Est. Listing₹218
DateGMP (₹)Est. ListingChange
12 May₹35₹218+5
11 May₹30₹213+16
10 May₹14₹197+1
09 May₹13₹196+2
08 May₹11₹194+11
07 May₹0₹1830
06 May₹0₹1830
05 May₹0₹1830

Strengths

  • Strong revenue growth with sharp increase in recent years
  • Profitable company with decent margins
  • Very low debt indicating strong balance sheet
  • Exposure to growing outdoor and digital advertising segment
  • Fresh issue means funds will be used for business expansion

Risks

  • SME IPO category carries high volatility and low liquidity
  • High minimum investment limits flexibility
  • Short operating history with limited track record
  • Small scale business compared to listed peers
  • Weak or uncertain grey market premium signals
  • Advertising industry is cyclical and sensitive to economic slowdown
  • Valuation transparency is limited and may be aggressive

Financial performance (₹ Cr)

IPO Roadmap / Timeline

Current Status · as of 20 Oct 2026
Listed
Listed on 15 May 2026
Listed 158 days ago
  1. IPO Opens

    Completed
    08 May 2026

    Bidding starts for all investor categories

  2. IPO Closes

    Completed
    12 May 2026

    Last day to place your bid

  3. Basis of Allotment

    Completed
    13 May 2026

    Share allotment finalised

  4. Refund Initiation

    Completed
    14 May 2026

    Refunds credited for non-allottees

  5. Credit to Demat

    Completed
    14 May 2026

    Allotted shares credited to demat account

  6. Listing on Exchange

    Completed
    15 May 2026

    Shares list on NSE / BSE

Post-close dates are indicative as per SEBI T+3 listing framework and may change per registrar updates.

Lot size & minimum investment

Lot Size
600 shares
Price / Share (upper)
₹183
Min Investment (1 lot)
₹109,800
Price Band
₹174–183
Retail / Individual
1 lot only
Min lots
1
Min shares
600
Min amount
₹109,800
Max amount
₹109,800
HNI
Min 2 lots
Min lots
2
Min shares
1200
Min amount
₹219,600
Max amount
₹219,600

Shares reserved per category & allotment probability

QIB
100% allotment
Reservation
50%
Amount
₹29 Cr
Shares offered
1,624,650
Shares bid
0
Subscribed
0.00x
NII
100% allotment
Reservation
15%
Amount
₹8.7 Cr
Shares offered
487,395
Shares bid
0
Subscribed
0.00x
Retail
100% allotment
Reservation
35%
Amount
₹20.3 Cr
Shares offered
1,137,255
Shares bid
0
Subscribed
0.00x

Retail is a lottery-based allotment when oversubscribed; QIB/NII get pro-rata. Probability ≈ 1 / subscription times (100% if under-subscribed).