MUMBAI, 6 MAY, 2022 (GPN):

LIC IPO Quote:

By Mr. Girirajan Murugan, CEO, FundsIndia –

After garnering around ₹ 5,627 crore from anchor investors ahead of the IPO, India’s biggest public issue was subscribed 67 per cent on the first day of bidding. The subscription opened on a positive response, and we advise LIC policyholders and employees category applicants to apply for maximum possible. We also suggest investors, especially the first-time investors to apply with a long-term perspective and not short-term.

The valuation of the IPO is attractive to keep the issue stable. The EV (Embeded Value) seems to be in favour of LIC compared to the existing listing players on the insurance space. Life insurance has been one of the fastest growing segments in India’s insurance market and we advise people to invest in India’s largest and World’s third strongest brand Life Insurance Corporation (LIC).

For those investors who are worried that LIC may lose market share to private players, we think LIC has distribution advantage, increasing sales mix of direct and corporate channels, and steady swing to high margin that could be growth drivers for LIC going ahead. We recommend subscribe to the investors.