The Core4 Engineers IPO is scheduled to hit the primary market on 23 Oct 2026, with bidding closing on 27 Oct 2026. Key details on record: a ₹55 Cr book-built issue from the SME segment, price band of ₹88–₹93 per share. Shares are expected to list on 30 Oct 2026.
Last updated: 19 Oct 2026, 11:33 IST · auto-refreshed from live GMP, subscription feeds and the company's RHP
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One market lot comprises 1,200 shares. Applications above ₹2 lakh fall under the non-institutional (HNI) category.
Mark these dates, the full subscription-to-listing cycle typically wraps up in under two weeks. India now runs on a T+3 settlement cycle, meaning bidding closes, allotment is finalised and shares hit Demat accounts within roughly three working days of the close, with listing following the very next trading day. Refunds for unsuccessful applicants happen automatically, ASBA/UPI blocks are released without any forms or follow-ups:
Subscription figures will appear here once bidding opens and the registrar/exchange begins publishing demand data.
QIB demand reflects what mutual funds, insurers and alternative funds think of the valuation; NII (HNI) bookings often track expected listing pops; retail demand shows crowd sentiment. A book that is strong across all three categories is far more reassuring than one carried by a single segment. Remember: heavier oversubscription also means a lottery-style retail allotment, so apply only what you can comfortably bid for.
Here is how the books have moved over the last three financial years:
| Particulars | 30 Sep 2025 | 31 Mar 2025 | 31 Mar 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assets | 77.35 | 68.10 | 31.99 |
| Total Income | 47.31 | 34.60 | 33.63 |
| Profit After Tax | 6.05 | 3.81 | 2.89 |
| EBITDA | 8.81 | 6.82 | 5.07 |
| Net Worth | 24.75 | 18.70 | 6.43 |
| Reserves | 21.80 | 15.74 | 3.63 |
| Total Borrowings | 22.07 | 18.58 | 16.75 |
All figures in ₹ Crore unless stated otherwise. Source: restated financials disclosed in the offer documents.
Total change is the full swing from the oldest to the newest restated year and is what the Financial Growth score uses. CAGR is the same journey expressed per year, which stops a small base year from making a large-looking jump. Margin is profit after tax as a share of total income.
Profits have scaled from ₹2.89 Cr to ₹6.05 Cr over two years; the borrowings-to-net-worth ratio has eased to about 0.89. For investors, the trend matters more than any single year, steady compounding with contained leverage is what institutional bidders typically reward, while a late spike in borrowings deserves scrutiny against the stated objects of the issue.
Reading these numbers. RoE and RoCE measure how efficiently the business turns shareholder capital into profit; anything in double digits is respectable, mid-twenties plus is strong. A debt-to-equity ratio well below 1 signals a balance sheet that does not depend on lenders. NAV per share anchors the book value of your bid, while price-to-book tells you how many rupees the issue is charging for each rupee of that book, compare it with listed peers in the same sector before deciding whether the premium is justified.
The issue price converts into a different earnings multiple once the fresh shares hit the books. Here is the dilution-adjusted picture:
Pre-IPO figures are computed on the pre-issue share count; post-IPO figures assume full subscription at the upper band.
Promoter holding comes down after the issue. Some dilution is inherent to every IPO, the question is whether the fresh-money component is funding growth (capacity, debt reduction) or simply an exit for early shareholders. Weigh the split between the fresh issue and the offer-for-sale alongside this number before forming a view.
open the registrar’s IPO status page, select the issue, then enter PAN or application number.
Enter your application number and PAN on the exchange allotment page to see the shares allotted.
The mandate shows "blocked" until allotment, then the amount is either debited for allotted shares or released automatically.
Shares are scheduled to list on 30 Oct 2026.
No credible listing estimate has formed yet.
New listings open with a special pre-open call auction: the exchange matches buy and sell orders to discover an opening price, after which normal trading begins. Newly listed counters trade in price bands (circuit limits) on day one, which caps how far the stock can swing from its base price. If you applied and were allotted, shares are already in your Demat before the bell, you can sell at open or hold; if you missed the allotment, you can still buy on debut, but chasing a euphoric opening is a well-known way to overpay.
Sector and financial details are being compiled from official filings and will appear here shortly.
A clean listed-peer set for this business is not yet available in our data. When comparable companies are confirmed from the RHP, they appear here automatically.
The stated objects, typically a mix of debt repayment, working-capital funding, capacity expansion and general corporate purposes, are set out in the Red Herring Prospectus. The DostIpo desk summarises the object-by-object break-up here once the RHP is parsed in full; until then, treat the prospectus as the authoritative source.
Detailed object-by-object break-up will appear here once the RHP is parsed in full.
Applying takes under five minutes if your Demat account and UPI ID are ready. There are two standard routes:
Open Zerodha Console, Groww, Upstox, Angel One or any UPI-enabled broker, go to the Invest/Orders IPO section, select Core4 Engineers, enter your lot quantity and bid price (or choose cut-off), add your UPI ID and approve the mandate in your UPI app. Funds stay blocked in your own account until allotment, nothing leaves upfront.
Log in to your bank’s net-banking, find the IPO/ASBA section, pick the issue, enter your Demat DP ID and bid details, then submit. The exact amount is blocked and released automatically if no shares are allotted.
The sections below are generated automatically by the DostIpo intelligence engine from timestamped snapshots: RHP disclosures, live subscription captures and grey-market tracking. Every claim traces back to a stored data point; where inputs are still missing, the engine says so instead of filling gaps.
Composite of seven weighted categories, category-by-category evidence below.
How complete and internally consistent the inputs behind the 53/100 X-Ray score are — this is not a prediction accuracy claim.
Checks: Price band is present and matches across prospectus and exchange filings. Status: Verified by the consistency engine — no conflict across sources.
Checks: Open, close, allotment and listing dates are present and chronological. Status: Verified by the consistency engine — no conflict across sources.
Checks: Issue size agrees with the objects-of-the-issue maths. Status: Verified by the consistency engine — no conflict across sources.
Checks: Subscription figures are captured and pass sanity bounds. Status: Not available yet — shown as missing, never scored as if present.
Checks: Lot size is present and consistent with price-band maths. Status: Verified by the consistency engine — no conflict across sources.
Checks: A grey-market quote exists with enough history to read a trend. Status: Not available yet — shown as missing, never scored as if present.
Checks: RHP sections extracted: business, risks, peers, industry, objects. Status: Not available yet — shown as missing, never scored as if present.
Checks: Share of the seven X-Ray pillars actually scored versus left pending. Status: Present with a soft inconsistency — usable, but flagged.
No reliable GMP quote yet — category skipped, not scored 0
Formula: score = min(|GMP| / upper_band x 100 / 60, 1) x 10 (full 10 at >=60% implied premium; no quote -> skipped, never 0; GMP is only 10% of Fundamental X-Ray by design)
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Bidding has not opened or live figures unavailable — category skipped, not scored 0
Formula: base = min(total_x / 10, 1) x 15; with QIB: score = base x 0.7 + min(qib_x / 5, 1) x 15 x 0.3
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PAT moved from Rs2.89 Cr to Rs6.05 Cr (+109% total across restated years); PAT CAGR +45%/yr over 2 yr, Revenue CAGR +19%/yr, PAT margin +4.2pp
Formula: score = min(pat_growth_pct / 80, 1) x 20, pat_growth_pct = (newest - oldest) / |oldest| x 100 across restated years (simple change, NOT CAGR). The score uses total change; PAT CAGR, Revenue CAGR and PAT-margin trend are displayed alongside as evidence but are NOT scored
This IPO: (6.05-2.89)/|2.89|x100 = +109.3%; min(+109.3/80, 1) x 20 = 27.3 -> 20/20 | CAGR (shown, not scored) = (6.05/2.89)^(1/2)-1 = +44.7%/yr
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Post-IPO P/E of 15.9x looks reasonable against typical Indian market multiples
Formula: post-issue P/E <= 25 -> 18; <= 40 -> 12; else 5 (max achievable is 18/20 by design — perfection is not claimable pre-listing)
This IPO: P/E 15.9x falls in bucket 'reasonable against typical Indian market multiples' -> 18/20
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promoters retain 58.69% post-issue
Formula: base = 8 if pre-holding >= 65% else 5 if >= 45% else 3; +2 if fresh_share >= 50% (cap 10)
This IPO: pre-holding 82.09% -> base 8 -> 8/10
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moderate leverage (D/E 0.89); EBITDA margin stable/up at 19%
Formula: start 0; D/E<=0.5 +5, <=1.0 +3; margin stable/up +4; fresh>OFS +2; clean RHP read +4; -2 per litigation item (max -6); -1 per related-party item (max -3); regulatory flag -3; clamp 0..15
This IPO: start 0; D/E 0.89<=1.0 -> +3; margin 15%->19% stable/up -> +4 = 7 -> clamp 0..15 -> 7/15
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Sector classification pending — category skipped, not scored 0
Formula: ratio = post_PE / peer_median_PE: <=0.80 -> 10; <=1.00 -> 8; <=1.25 -> 6; <=1.60 -> 4; else 2 (fallbacks: industry bullets -> 7, sector only -> 6)
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| Strongest Pillar | Financial Growth (20/20) |
|---|---|
| Weakest Pillar | Risk Factors (7/15) |
This is an automated reading of the evidence above, not investment advice.
Borrowings climbed from Rs16.75 Cr to Rs22.07 Cr over the restated years. (Restated financials)
All intelligence outputs are data-based observations for education, not recommendations. Methodology: see the Data Methodology page.
| Strongest Pillar | Financial Growth (20/20) |
|---|---|
| Weakest Pillar | Risk Factors (7/15) |
DostIpo is not SEBI-registered. This is an automated, data-based signal for education only. Read the RHP risk factors and consult a SEBI-registered adviser; whether to invest is entirely your decision.
The price band is ₹88–₹93 per share.
Lot size is 1,200 shares; minimum estimated investment ~₹105,600 (lower band).
The IPO opens on 23 Oct 2026 and closes on 27 Oct 2026.
The allotment date is 28 Oct 2026 (official registrar/exchange date; minor delays are possible).
Listing is scheduled for 30 Oct 2026 on BSE SME. The listing price is set by market demand on debut day, GMP is only an unofficial hint.
Pvt.Ltd. is managing the issue. Allotment status can be checked on its official portal using PAN, application number or DP/client ID once the basis of allotment is finalised.
You can apply through any UPI-enabled broking app (Zerodha, Groww, Upstox, Angel One etc.) or via ASBA through your bank's net-banking. One lot is the minimum application; retail applications are capped at ₹2 lakh.
Subscription shows how many times the shares on offer were bid for. A figure above 1x means the category is oversubscribed. Higher retail and QIB demand generally signals stronger conviction, though it also means lottery-based allotment.
That depends on valuation, sector outlook and the company's financials after listing, not on day-one moves. Read the RHP's risk factors and financial statements, and consider consulting a SEBI-registered adviser. DostIpo's signal reflects short-horizon data only, not a recommendation.
In the retail category, allotment happens by computerised lottery, many applicants get nothing. QIB and NII portions are allotted pro-rata. Unblocked funds are released within the ASBA/UPI timeline if you receive no shares.
Last updated: 19 Oct 2026, 11:33 IST