The Crow Verdict: As a SaaS company that facilitates pricing dynamics for travel and hospitality chains at a time when similar companies (though not in the travel sphere) like Freshworks made history in other bourses, you would think RateGain is an inventive business. However, you should note that this SaaS product only contributes less than 38% to the revenue, which has suffered a lot due to Covid-19. Still, its martech and other verticals look interesting, but the distribution model lacks any moat if you are thinking on those lines.
As a business, I feel it might have been a good scrip to ride the tech wave in India, but that is where the asking valuations come into the picture. At nearly 18 P/E and 7.5 P/B, the asking price is high for a company that incurred losses in 2020 and 2021. With a fresh issue component that''s less than 30%, a falling GMP (from 140 on Dec 1 to 80 on Dec 7), and face value of Re. 1, the valuations and fundamentals look weak.
Therefore, I recommend only looking at the subscription numbers on the 3rd day at 1.30 PM and then take a call. Even then, you should be an aggressive risk-taker because listing pop looks unlikely.
Read flags: 4 out of 12 parameters. Skip if QIB and Total subscription is <3x.
Always in restraint of Mrs. Crow.