The IPO year of Snowman Logistics Limited is 2014
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.
Snowman Logistics Limited provides temperature-controlled logistics services in India. It operates through three segments: Warehousing Services, Transportation Services, and Consignment Agency Services. The company offers warehousing solutions and services, including ambient, chilled, frozen, and blast freezing facilities. It also provides primary transportation services, such as door-to-door, customized milk run, and part cargo consolidation services; and secondary transportation services comprising last mile distribution. The company operates a fleet of approximately 289 refrigerated vehicles. In addition, it offers retail distribution through a consignment agency services. Further, the company offers value added services, which include kitting, labelling, sorting, stuffing, and de-stuffing of containers, repacking, and bulk breaking; and sorts, grades, packs, and washes selected fruits and vegetables. It serves pharmaceuticals, meat and poultry, seafood, fruits and vegetables, ice cream, confectionery, dairy products, QSRs, ready-to-eat, and processed foods industries. The company was formerly known as Snowman Frozen Foods Limited and changed its name to Snowman Logistics Limited in March 2011. Snowman Logistics Limited was incorporated in 1993 and is based in Bengaluru, India.