Sep 28, 2007
DHANUS TECHNOLOGIES - Isko dhanus se maro!
By SP Tulsian
Dhanus Technologies Ltd., a company which went public, with an issue of 38.35 lakh equity shares of Rs.10 each in the price band of Rs.280 to Rs.295, has now provided time till 6th October 2007, to enable investors to withdraw their IPO applications, including institutional bidders.
The IPO opened on 10th September 07, closed on 12th September 07 and got subscribed by about 28.47 times. Of this, QIB portion was subscribed by 36 times, HNI 27 times and retail portion by about 19 times.
There have been CBI raids at the premises of the company, its Managing Director, Guest House and at the residence of one of the employees of the company.
At the residence of the Managing Director of the company, the CBI recovered one bunch of 17 pages, containing deposit in City Union Bank, one bunch of 35 used cheques/cancelled cheques of various banks, bunch of 81 sheets containing blank cheques of various banks, bounced cheques with memo and cash of Rs.48.81 lakhs.
From the company’s guest house, CBI recovered V-Telling calling cards of Rs.4.31 crores, 570 cheque books of various banks, 368 cheque leaves of different banks, 454 number photographs, envelopes containing 454 photographs, currency counting machine, counterfeit money discerner, 64 prepaid Airtel Cards worth Rs.1.28 lakhs , VIP suitcase and, 6 files titled HDFC Bank.
The items seized from the company’s guest house are items, generally found when places of bookies or underworld gangs is raided. Also, the company was selling V-Tel Calling Cards without obtaining permission from DOT, which was obtained as late as 19-09-2007, after IPO closure. Even 44,521 V-Tel Calling Cards valued at Rs.6.57 crores were seized.
Definitely, all these things cast doubt on the workings of the company and its legality. In the past, DOT and CBI have raided many people and caught them for running such spurious overseas telephone exchanges, and also for selling Telephone Calling Cards, illegally. Is the activity of the company similar to that?
It is also strange that despite the IPO having closed about 15 days ago, the company released advertisements as late as 27th September, 07 to clarify its position. Generally, in 15 days, an issue under book-built gets finalized and shares of the company get listed on the stock exchanges. But here, the process of withdrawal by the investors would continue till 6th October, 07.
Strangely, the grey market continues to quote a premium of Rs.70 – Rs.75 per share, though no trades are taking place, despite this withdrawal notice announced by the company. Maybe, informed circles are trying their level best to keep the investors’ interest alive and are trying to persuade them to remain as an applicant in IPO.
We have also been getting numerous queries from our readers, to respond on the issue, as many have made applications for it.
We had stated in our IPO analysis initially, that putting money in the issue was not worth it as it was expensive. This episode has definitely been disturbing and hence we advice our readers to withdraw applications from the IPO.
Even if the share gets issued at Rs.280 per share, at the lower end, the valuations are quite stiff and one could loose a lot from these levels. The issue having tapped capital market also casts a shadow of doubt on the Book Running Lead Manager – SREI Capital Market Ltd., Legal Advisors to the Issue – Deltaa Legal Associates and Auditors of the company – P. C. Acharya & Co. Merely stating all these lapses as risk factors in RHP does not absolve them, morally. Legally, they may have been absolved. Stating risk factors is akin to printing the statutory warning on cigarette boxes, which states loud and clear - Smoking is Injurious to Health, yet, sale of tobacco continues at breakneck speed. What is even more ominous is that majority of the analysts, broking houses and media gave a subscribe call for the IPO.
We advise investors to withdraw their applications, if any, made by them in IPO and remain away from the company. There cannot be smoke without fire.