Module 6 ยท Research and Company Events
An IPO is a company's first sale of shares to the public - exciting but not automatically profitable.
An IPO (initial public offering) is when a private company lists its shares on an exchange for the first time, raising capital and giving early investors an exit.
IPOs get a lot of attention, and some list at a premium. But an IPO is not a guaranteed gain - you are buying into a company that may be unproven in public markets.
Read the prospectus (RHP), check the valuation versus peers, and understand the business before subscribing. Listing-day pop is not the same as long-term value.
Example: Zomato
Zomato's 2021 IPO was heavily subscribed and listed with a pop, but the stock then swung widely. The lesson: IPO hype is not a strategy.
An IPO is:
Why might a stock rise on listing day yet still be a poor long-term investment?