The IPO year of VRL Logistics Limited is 2015
Initial public offering is a type of public offering in which shares of a company usually are sold to institutional investors that in turn, sell to the general public, on a securities exchange, for the first time.
Through IPO a privately held company transforms into a public company. Initial public offerings are mostly used by companies to raise the expansion of capital, possibly to monetize the investments of early private investors, and to become publicly traded enterprises. A company selling shares is never required to repay the capital to its public investors. After the IPO, when shares trade freely in the open market, money passes between public investors.
Although IPO offers many advantages, there are also significant disadvantages, chief among these are the costs associated with the process and the requirement to disclose certain information that could prove helpful to competitors.
The IPO process is colloquially known as going public. Details of the proposed offering are disclosed to potential purchasers in the form of a lengthy document known as a prospectus. Most companies undertake an IPO with the assistance of an investment banking firm acting in the capacity of an underwriter. Underwriters provide several services, including help with correctly assessing the value of shares.
VRL Logistics Limited operates as a logistics and transport company. The company operates through four segments: Goods Transport, Bus Operations, Sale of Power, and Transport of Passengers by Air. The Goods Transport segment offers services for the transportation of goods using a range of road transportation solutions, including less than full truck load and full truck load for customers across 22 states and 5 union territories in India. This segment also provides courier business for the transportation of small parcels and documents through multi model solutions. The Bus Operations segment provides services of transportation solutions through buses in the states of Karnataka, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, Rajasthan, and Goa through its fleet of approximately 362 buses/coaches. The Sale of Power segment operates a wind farm that consists of wind turbine generators with a capacity of 1.25 MW. The Transport of Passengers by Air segment offers services for the transportation of passengers by air to the individuals and corporate representatives. The company was formerly known as Vijayanand Roadlines Ltd. and changed its name to VRL Logistics Limited in August 2006. VRL Logistics Limited was founded in 1976 and is based in Hubli, India.