Muted Debut! Alpine Texworld share price lists at ₹105, same as IPO price
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Alpine Texworld made a lackluster debut on the Indian stock market, listing at ₹105, matching its issue price, and underperforming expectations based on its grey market premium. The IPO was subscribed 1.40 times overall, with retail investors showing the most interest. The company plans to use the proceeds for expanding production capacity and repaying debts.
Alpine Texworld IPO Listing: Alpine Texworld share price made a muted debut in the Indian stock market today, 21 July, as it got listed at ₹105 apiece on NSE and BSE, same as its issue price.
The listing underperformed Street expectations, as seen from the grey market premium (GMP). Alpine Texworld IPO GMP stood at ₹1 per share, which indicated a likely listing price of ₹106 — a premium of just 0.95% to offer price.
Alpine Texworld's IPO attracted muted investor interest on the final day of bidding, with the public issue being subscribed 1.40 times overall. Demand was led by Retail Investors, whose reserved portion was subscribed 1.53 times. Meanwhile, both the QIBs and NIIs categories were booked 1.09 times each.
The issue received bids for 1.68 crore shares as against 1.20 crore shares on offer.
The public issue of Alpine Texworld was available for bidding from 14 July, 2026, to 18 July, 2026, while the basis of allotment for the issue was finalised on July 17, 2026.
The ₹126.25 crore IPO is a 100% fresh issue of 1.20 crore equity shares and does not include an OFS. The company has set the price band at ₹100-105 per equity share.
Alpine Texworld intends to utilise the net proceeds to set up a new weaving unit at its proposed Manufacturing Unit 3 in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, to enhance its grey fabric production capacity. The company also plans to use the funds for the prepayment or repayment of certain outstanding borrowings, with the remaining amount earmarked for general corporate purposes.
For retail investors, the minimum application size is one lot of 142 shares, translating into a minimum investment of ₹14,910 at the upper end of the price band.
The issue allocation has been divided with 70% reserved for retail investors, 29% for non-institutional investors (NIIs), and the remaining 1% for qualified institutional buyers (QIBs).
D&A Financial Services is the book-running lead manager for the issue, while KFin Technologies has been appointed as the registrar.
Founded in February 2016, Alpine Texworld Ltd is engaged in the dyeing and processing of fabrics, with a focus on manufacturing high-quality textile products.
The company operates two manufacturing units equipped with specialized dyeing and finishing facilities, enabling it to offer a diverse range of fabrics to garment manufacturers and traders. Its installed production capacity stands at 6,000 metric tonnes of cotton and blended yarn annually.
Alpine Texworld also operates 112 high-speed looms that manufacture denim, suiting, shirting, and ready-for-dyeing (RFD) fabrics, catering to a wide range of customer requirements.
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