Airlink set for biggest IPO at PSX

KARACHI: JS Global is set to bring the largest ever initial public offering of Rs6 billion to the capital market as the consultant and book builder of Airlink Communication Limited, a statement said.

Airlink Communication Ltd, a cell phone distributor in Pakistan, has ventured into manufacturing recently for the Transsion Group China. As a vertically integrated company, it also has retail stores for distributing top international smart phone brands like Samsung, Apple, Huwawei, Xiaomi, Itel, Techno, TCL and Alcatel.

The company would be selling 90 million shares at a base price of Rs65/share.

Airlink sales grew from Rs140 million in 2012 to over Rs47 billion in 2021, showing an unprecedented growth as e-commerce and digitisation continued to expand at a fast pace. All the big smart phone manufacturers such as Samsung, Itel, Tencho, Infinix, TCL and Alcatel would now be assembled in Pakistan. Further Xiaomi, the largest smart phone manufacturer of the world would also soon start assembling in Pakistan.

These big brands not only want to venture into Pakistan to fulfil the demands of the 5th largest population, but also aim to start exporting within the next 12-24 months, with bodes well for the country’s economy.

“We have seen the stock markets flourishing during the last 12 months and it is expected that on the back of the improving macro economic situation the markets will witness more IPOs and liquidity in days to come,” the statement added.