Century Business IPO
ListedSMEMiscellaneous
57.93×
Subscribed
Price band
₹74 – ₹74
Lot size
1,600
1 lot = ₹1,18,400
Issue size
₹17.11 Cr
Open – close
11 Sept 2026
to 16 Sept 2026
Listing
21 Sept 2026
Listing gain
+0.00%
What the filing actually says
Our read of the offer document and the exchange data — not the issuer's summary of itself
We can't judge this issue yet. A verdict needs at least three independent dimensions — valuation, growth, profitability, balance sheet, issue structure, governance or demand — and this issue does not yet publish enough of them for a read that would mean anything. No offer document for this issue has been published yet. A confident score from two fields would be worse than this notice.
Dates
The issuer's tentative timetable — a date passing is not confirmation the step completed
- Opens11 Sept 2026
- Closes16 Sept 2026
- Allotment17 Sept 2026
- Listing21 Sept 2026
Demand and your odds
How the book filled, and what that means for an application
Subscription by category
Qualified institutionalQIB47.53x
Non-institutionalNII / HNI113.88x
Big NIIabove ₹10L142.25x
Small NII₹2L – ₹10L57.16x
Retail individualRII39.81x
13,090 applications received — how many people bid, as opposed to how much money did. Exchange figures as of 16 Sept 2026.
Chance of allotment
Retail39.81× subscribed
~1 in 39.8
Minimum 2 lots · 3,200 shares · ₹2,36,800 blocked
Retail is 39.81× subscribed. Allotment is a lottery on a single lot, so roughly 1 in 39.8 applications gets one lot. Bidding for extra lots does not improve these odds.
HNI / NII113.88× subscribed
~1 in 113.9
Minimum 1 lot · 1,600 shares · ₹1,18,400 blocked
HNI is 113.88× subscribed. This category is allotted proportionately, so a bid receives roughly 1/113.9 of the shares applied for, subject to the minimum-lot draw.
Derived from SEBI's allotment mechanics and the subscription figures beside it. Retail allotment is a lottery on a single lot, so applying for more lots does not improve your chance of getting something.
The offering
Terms, structure and who is selling
Terms
Price band₹74 – ₹74
Face value₹10
Lot size1,600shares
Minimum application₹1,18,400at cut-off
Total issue size₹17.11 Cr
Listing atSME platform
Company & valuation
ROE36.44%
ROCE30.06%
Debt/Equity0.44
RoNW30.83%
PAT Margin11.96%
EBITDA Margin18.47%
NAV27.94
Price to Book Value2.65
ISININE16VF01010
RegistrarKFin Techologies Ltd
Who gets what
How the issue is split between investor categories, and what each may bid.
| Category | Shares | % of issue |
|---|---|---|
| QIB | 10,92,800 | 47.27% |
| Anchor Investor | 6,54,400 | 28.30% |
| QIB (Ex. Anchor) | 4,38,400 | 18.96% |
| NII (HNI) | 3,31,200 | 14.33% |
| bNII > ₹10L | 2,20,800 | 9.55% |
| sNII < ₹10L | 1,10,400 | 4.78% |
| Retail | 7,71,200 | 33.36% |
| Market Maker | 1,16,800 | 5.05% |
Total issue 23,12,000 shares. Indented rows sit inside the category above them and are not added to it.
What each category may bid
Individual investors (IND) (Min)₹2,36,8002 lots · 3,200 sh
Individual investors (IND) (Max)₹2,36,8002 lots · 3,200 sh
S-HNI (Min)₹3,55,2003 lots · 4,800 sh
S-HNI (Max)₹9,47,2008 lots · 12,800 sh
B-HNI (Min)₹10,65,6009 lots · 14,400 sh
Lot size alone does not answer "how much do I need" — an S-HNI minimum is several lots, not one.
Anchor book
Shares allotted6,54,400
Anchor portion₹4.84 Cr
Bid date10 Sept 2026
Lock-in ends (50%)17 Oct 2026
Lock-in ends (rest)16 Dec 2026
Anchors are institutional money placed a day before bidding opens, against a lock-in. Those two dates are when that stock can first be sold — a supply event worth knowing if you still hold.
What happened to comparable issues
The last 8 issues to list with a recorded opening price, most comparable first
Median listing gain
-1.0%
Listed up
1 of 8
Best
+0.4%
Papadmalji Agro Foods Limited
Worst
-17.5%
Himalayan Solar
Ravita Engineering Services Limitedsame segment
6.7× sub+0.0%
Vaibhav Vyapaar Limitedsame segment
3.1× sub-2.0%
R.K. Fashion Accessories Limitedsame segment
2.6× sub-2.4%
Eventions Limitedsame segment
2.3× sub-5.9%
Green Asia Impexsame segment
1.0× sub+0.0%
Papadmalji Agro Foods Limitedsame segment
2.5× sub+0.4%
Himalayan Solarsame segment
1.2× sub-17.5%
Bench Mark Infotechsame segment
96.0× sub+0.0%
Past issues are context, not a forecast — this issue is a different company at a different price. We show it because "how have issues like this one actually opened" is a question with a real answer, and grey-market premium is not that answer.
About Century Business
Established in 1999, Century Business Media provides Out-of-Home (OOH) advertising services through digital and non-digital media formats. Its operations primarily cover Airport Out-of-Home (AOOH) and Railway Out-of-Home (ROOH) advertising, and it has recently expanded into Metro Out-of-Home (MOOH) advertising and in-shop branding. The company offers advertising spaces within and outside airport terminals, railway stations, and railway land, as well as traditional city media formats such as hoardings, billboards, unipoles, multipoles, pole kiosks, wall wraps, wall paintings, lollipops, and gantries. It holds exclusive advertising rights at Patna, Ranchi, Deoghar, Darbhanga, and Jorhat airports, along with non-exclusive or marketing rights at other airports. In the railway segment, it holds exclusive advertising rights outside station campuses across 714 railway stations under the East Central Railway zone. The company also holds Platform Screen Door advertising rights at Howrah and Esplanade metro stations. Its operations have a presence across Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal, and the North Eastern states, while it also undertakes advertising campaigns across India through exclusive and non-exclusive media rights. Use of proceeds: This is a fresh issue of shares. Therefore, the net proceeds from the fresh issue will go to the company. They will be utilised for the following purposes: Funding capital expenditure towards purchase of media assets – Rs 4.21 crore Payment of security deposit for advertising rights at Patna airport – Rs 3.76 crore Repayment of certain borrowing availed by the company – Rs 1.45 crore To meet working capital requirements – Rs 3.25 crore General corporate purposes
Founded 1999MD Mr Shashi Kumar ChaudharySector Miscellaneous
Offer documents
The primary sources everything above is drawn from
Common questions
How many times is the Century Business IPO subscribed?
Century Business is subscribed 57.93× overall (QIB 47.53×, NII 113.88×, retail 39.81×). Subscription keeps changing until the issue closes; the final basis of allotment is published by the registrar, KFin Techologies Ltd.
What is the minimum investment in the Century Business IPO?
One lot is 1,600 shares, so a retail application at the ₹74 cut-off price blocks ₹1,18,400. Retail applications are capped at ₹2,00,000; above that you bid in the HNI category, where allotment is proportionate rather than by lottery.
What are the chances of allotment in the Century Business IPO?
The retail portion is subscribed 39.81×, so allotment is by lottery and the odds of receiving at least one lot are roughly 1 in 40. Applying for more lots does not improve the chance of getting something — every retail applicant competes for the same single minimum lot.
When is the Century Business IPO allotment date?
Allotment is scheduled for 2026-09-17, with listing on 2026-09-21. These dates are the issuer's tentative timetable — a date passing is not confirmation that the step completed. Allotment status is published by the registrar, KFin Techologies Ltd.
Disclaimer. Figures are compiled from the issuer's offer document and exchange-published bidding data. Subscription changes until the issue closes, and the final basis of allotment is published by the registrar. Grey-market premium is unofficial and is not a forecast. Nothing here is investment advice or a recommendation — read the offer document and consult a SEBI-registered adviser before applying.