A2Z IPO -Subscribe or not? Keynote : A2Z Maintenance & Engineering Services Ltd Update

note of the IPO of A2Z Maintenance & Engineering Services Ltd.

Issue Highlights

Price Band                                                          : Rs400-410 per share                                        

IPO open during                                               : Dec. 8 - Dec. 10, 2010

Book Running Lead Manager                      : IDFC Capital, DSP Merrill Lynch, Enam, ICICI, SBI Cap

To list on                                                             : NSE & BSE

IPO Grading                                                       : 4 / 5 (CARE)

PE                                                                           : 23.4x (based on base price)*

                                                                                : 24.0x (based on cap price)*

Market Cap post-listing                                : Rs3,024Cr or $672mn (based on the cap price)

Market Cap of Free Float                             : Rs1,768Cr or $393mn (based on the cap price)

* Based on FY10 EPS

IPO of 21.02mn equity shares of Rs10 each, aggregating to Rs861Cr or $191mn (at the cap price) consisting of a fresh issue of 16.46mn shares (at the cap price) aggregating to Rs675Cr and an offer for sale of up to 4.56mn shares aggregating to Rs187Cr.

Executive Summery

•     Incorporated in 2002, A2Z Maintenance & Engineering Services Ltd. (AMEL) is an established EPC company provides services to the power transmission and distribution sector with a focus primarily on the distribution segment.

•     The company has diversified its EPC services to power generation companies and companies in other sectors such as road and telecommunications. In addition, the company is also in other businesses such as (i) power generation from renewable energy sources; (ii) municipal solid waste management services (iii) facility management services; and (iv) developing information technology solutions for power utilities.

•     The power sector in India is slowly moving from a regulated return framework to a market driven pricing mechanism. This has provided a major boost for private entrepreneurs to enter the power sector and set up projects.

•     Demand for engineering, procurement and construction services in the power transmission lines and power distribution businesses is largely dependent on development, demand and new investments in the power generation, transmission and distribution sectors.

•     The Planning Commission envisages a planned additional capacity of 78,700MW through investments of Rs4,951bn during the XIth five year plan period from 2007 to 2012. For solid waste management, the XIth five year plan has determined there should be 100% population coverage and it is estimated that the fund requirement for solid waste management during such plan period will be approximately Rs22,120mn.

•     AMEL has established a track record for efficient project management and execution of projects in EPC and FMS business, and recently, MSW business.

•     Risks include, a significant part of the business contracts is with government and public sector undertakings.