Augmont Enterprises opens Rs 825 crore IPO at Rs 750-788 band

The Development

Augmont Enterprises Limited opened its initial public offering on Friday, 21 August 2026, with the three-day book-building window scheduled to close on Tuesday, 25 August, per the abridged prospectus accompanying its red herring prospectus filed with SEBI. Anchor investor bidding was held one working day earlier, on Thursday, 20 August 2026.

The Mumbai-based integrated gold and silver platform set a price band of Rs 750 to Rs 788 per equity share of face value Rs 5, per the price band announcement ahead of the issue. The total offer is Rs 825 crore, the RHP states, comprising a fresh issue of Rs 620 crore by the company and an offer for sale of Rs 205 crore by three promoter selling shareholders.

The equity shares are proposed to list on the National Stock Exchange and the BSE, per the RHP; the NSE is the designated stock exchange for the offer. This is a mainboard issue and among the larger offers in a busy August primary-market window. The development was surfaced via coverage in The Economic Times.

The Company

Augmont describes itself in the RHP as "an integrated gold and silver platform in India serving businesses and consumers," with a presence across 24 states as at 31 March 2026. The company discloses that its operations span procurement and refining, bullion trading, digital gold offerings, jewellery manufacturing, international sales and the facilitation of gold-backed financial services, run through two proprietary platforms: the enterprise-focused Augmont SPOT and the consumer-focused Augmont Gold For All.

Per the offer document, Augmont SPOT had over 5,223 registered members, and the company had served digital gold products to over 49.62 million registered consumers, directly and through alliances, as at 31 March 2026. It operates two refining units, at Rudrapur, Uttarakhand, with an installed capacity of 144 MTPA and at Mumbai with 140 MTPA, and a jewellery manufacturing unit in the Sitapur SEZ, Jaipur, the RHP states. The promoters are members of the Kothari family.

Bullion trading is a high-turnover, thin-margin business, and the company discloses restated consolidated revenue from operations of Rs 94,186.21 crore in Fiscal 2026, up from Rs 66,230.78 crore in Fiscal 2025 and Rs 34,921.49 crore in Fiscal 2024. Profit after tax was Rs 348.30 crore in Fiscal 2026, against Rs 227.19 crore in Fiscal 2025 and Rs 75.97 crore in Fiscal 2024, per the RHP, on EBITDA of Rs 385.95 crore in Fiscal 2026.

The Offer Structure

The offer combines a fresh issue of Rs 620 crore with an offer for sale of Rs 205 crore, per the RHP. The three promoter selling shareholders are Namita Ketan Kothari (up to Rs 69.40 crore), Vivek Prithviraj Kothari (up to Rs 69.40 crore) and Dimple Mukesh Kothari (up to Rs 66.20 crore). The company will not receive any proceeds from the offer for sale.

The stated object of the fresh issue is funding future working capital requirements towards procurement, maintenance and scaling up of inventory and advance margin requirements, up to Rs 465 crore, with the balance for general corporate purposes, per the offer document. The book-running lead managers are Nuvama Wealth Management, Intensive Fiscal Services, JM Financial and Motilal Oswal Investment Advisors; the registrar is MUFG Intime India, formerly Link Intime India.

The price band is Rs 750 to Rs 788 per share, with a bid lot of 19 shares, per the price band announcement, which puts the minimum retail application at Rs 14,972 at the upper band. Readers working through the arithmetic of an allotment can use Oquilia's lumpsum calculator or CAGR calculator, and can find prior coverage on the Oquilia news desk.

Risk Factors

The risks below are drawn from the offer document's own risk-factors section and are reproduced here as the company was required to disclose them; they are not an Oquilia assessment.

The RHP lists price volatility as a leading risk, disclosing that volatility in the market price of gold and silver affects demand for its products and the valuation of its inventory. Among the risk factors the company discloses is heavy dependence on enterprise and international sales, which together represented 92.90% of revenue from operations in Fiscal 2026, and reliance on its two proprietary online platforms, where any significant IT disruption or data-security breach could affect the business.

The offer document also discloses dependence on the continuous and cost-effective procurement of bullion, flagging that the countries it imports from could become subject to sanctions, import duties or export controls, and customer concentration, with the top ten customers accounting for 52.09% of revenue from operations in Fiscal 2026. The RHP further notes risks associated with the company's hedging activities and its reliance on price-discovery capabilities.

What Happens Next

With anchor allocation completed on 20 August and the public window open from 21 to 25 August, the process now runs through the standard mainboard sequence. Applications are made through the ASBA and UPI mechanism, with the UPI mandate confirmation cut-off at 5:00 p.m. on the closing date, per the abridged prospectus.

After the issue closes, category-wise subscription figures are published by the exchanges, the basis of allotment is finalised with the registrar, and refunds or unblocking of application amounts follow for unsuccessful applicants before credit of shares and listing on the NSE and BSE. Any dates and multiples reported at each stage will come from the exchange record.

FAQ

Should I apply for this IPO?

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What is the price band and issue size?

The price band is Rs 750 to Rs 788 per equity share of face value Rs 5, per the price band announcement. The total offer is Rs 825 crore, comprising a fresh issue of Rs 620 crore and an offer for sale of Rs 205 crore by three promoter selling shareholders, per the RHP.

When does the issue open and close?

Anchor investor bidding was held on Thursday, 20 August 2026. The public bidding window opened on Friday, 21 August 2026 and closes on Tuesday, 25 August 2026, per the abridged prospectus filed with SEBI.

What are the objects of the fresh issue?

The company proposes to use the net fresh-issue proceeds of up to Rs 465 crore for funding future working capital requirements, including inventory procurement and advance margin requirements, with the balance for general corporate purposes, per the RHP. It will not receive any offer-for-sale proceeds.

Where can I read the RHP?

The red herring prospectus and abridged prospectus are available on SEBI's website at sebi.gov.in and on the websites of the NSE, the BSE and the company. The offer document sets out the full financials, objects and risk factors.

This report is based on the red herring prospectus filed with SEBI and the accompanying abridged prospectus. It was surfaced via coverage in The Economic Times.