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IPO-bound profitable IndiGo has negative net worth

Last Updated 18 October 2015, 16:32 IST

No-frills carrier IndiGo’s parent InterGlobe Aviation, which is gearing up for an initial share sale, may be profitable, but its net worth has come down significantly in three months ended this June.

Remaining profitable for nearly seven years, InterGlobe, however, saw its net worth slip to a negative Rs 139.39 crore at the end of June 2015.

After a prolonged wait, InterGlobe — which is running the country’s most profitable carrier under the brand name IndiGo — will be hitting the market for its IPO on October 27. The IPO will be the largest in nearly three years.

“The net worth of our company was Rs 4,262.20 million (Rs 426.22 crore) and Rs (1,393.87) million (Rs 139.39 crore) as of March 31, 2015 and June 30, 2015, respectively, as per the restated financial statements of our company prepared in accordance with Indian GAAP and restated in accordance with the ICDR Regulations,” it said in the offer document.

Noting that it had a net negative worth at the end of June, InterGlobe said if this financial position continues, it may be “more difficult or expensive to obtain future financing or meet our liquidity needs”.

“Further, there can be no assurance that we will be able to achieve a positive net worth in periods going forward,” the document said.

Net worth is the aggregate of the paid-up share capital, share premium account, reserves and surplus. The figure excludes aggregate of miscellaneous expenditure.
A negative net worth implies the company’s liabilities are more than its assets. The carrier has been profitable since fiscal 2009.

In the latest June quarter, IndiGo posted a net profit of Rs 640.44 crore. During the same period, total revenues stood at Rs 4,317.19 crore.

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(Published 18 October 2015, 16:32 IST)

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