Minimum Investment
About Company
Company Name: Century Business Media Limited
Industry / Sector: Advertising & Media Agencies / OOH Advertising
Founded Year: September 1999 (as Century Business Private Limited)
Promoters: Shashi Kumar Chaudhary, Seema Chaudhary, Sangita Dokania, Shreya Chaudhary
Century Business Media Limited primarily operates across the Airport Out-of-Home (AOOH) and Railway Out-of-Home (ROOH) segments, providing advertising spaces within and outside airport terminal buildings and through digital and static hoardings across railway stations and railway land. It has also expanded into Metro Out-of-Home (MOOH) advertising, including Platform Screen Door (PSD) advertising, and in-shop branding. Its traditional city media portfolio includes hoardings, billboards, unipoles, multipoles, pole kiosks, wall wraps, wall paintings, lollipops, gantries and other outdoor media assets. The Company holds exclusive advertising rights at Patna, Ranchi, Deoghar, Darbhanga and Jorhat airports, non-exclusive rights at Dimapur and Lilabari airports, and marketing rights at Gaya, Agartala and Silchar airports. In the railway segment, it holds exclusive advertising rights outside station campuses under the East Central Railway zone covering 714 railway stations. It also holds Platform Screen Door advertising rights at Howrah and Esplanade metro stations. As of July 31, 2026, the Company had 58 employees.
IPO Basic Details
| Company Name | Century Business Media Limited |
| IPO Type | SME IPO |
| Price Band | ₹70 – ₹74 |
| Lot Size | 1600 Shares |
| Total Issue Size | 23,12,000 Equity Shares (₹17.11 Cr) |
IPO Strengths & Risks
Strengths
- Established presence across multiple OOH advertising formats
- Strong execution capabilities and focus on customer satisfaction
- Expanding presence across airport, railway and metro advertising segments
- Diversified revenue base across multiple clients, locations and geographies
- Established client relationships supporting repeat business and customer retention
- Experience of Promoters and senior management in the outdoor media advertising industry
- Access to strategic advertising rights across airports, railway stations, metro systems and city media
Risks
- Dependence on advertising spends which are cyclical in nature
- Competition from other OOH and digital advertising providers
- Regulatory risks related to advertising rights and permits
- Concentration risk in specific geographies (Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal, North Eastern states)
- SME IPO with lower liquidity compared to mainboard listings
IPO Important Dates
| IPO Open Date | 11 Sep 2026 |
| IPO Close Date | 16 Sep 2026 |
| Basis of Allotment | 17 Sep 2026 |
| Refund Initiation | 18 Sep 2026 |
| Demat Credit Date | 18 Sep 2026 |
| Listing Date | 21 Sep 2026 |
| Anchor Investor Date | - |
| UPI Mandate Deadline | - |
IPO Objectives
- Capital expenditure for machinery and equipment – -
- Funding working capital requirements – -
- Debt repayment – -
- General corporate purposes – -
Investor Reservation
| QIB Quota | 49.78% of Net Offer (10,92,800 shares) |
| Retail Quota | 35.13% of Net Offer (7,71,200 shares) |
| HNI Quota | - |
| Employee Quota | - |
| Shareholder Quota | - |
| Anchor Investor Allocation | - |
Market Lot Details
| Application | Lot Size | Shares | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Retail Minimum | 2 Lots | 3200 | ₹2,36,800 |
| Retail Maximum | 2 Lots | 3200 | ₹2,36,800 |
| S-HNI Minimum | 3 Lots | 4800 | ₹3,55,200 |
| S-HNI Maximum | 8 Lots | 12800 | ₹9,47,200 |
| B-HNI Minimum | 9 Lots | 14400 | ₹10,65,600 |
Key Performance Indicators (KPI)
| ROE | 36.44% |
| ROCE | 30.06% |
| RoNW | - |
| PAT Margin | 11.96% |
| EBITDA Margin | 18.47% |
| EPS | ₹8.61 (Pre-IPO), ₹6.34 (Post-IPO) |
| NAV per share | - |
| Debt to Equity | 0.44 |
| P/E Ratio | - |
| Industry P/E | - |
Company Financial Data
| Period | Assets | Total Income | PAT | EBITDA | Net Worth | Borrowings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | ₹31.28 Cr | ₹46.76 Cr | ₹5.56 Cr | ₹8.58 Cr | ₹18.02 Cr | ₹7.96 Cr |
| FY2025 | ₹22.37 Cr | ₹36.91 Cr | ₹4.70 Cr | ₹7.18 Cr | ₹12.47 Cr | ₹5.50 Cr |
| FY2024 | ₹21.24 Cr | ₹32.27 Cr | ₹3.68 Cr | ₹5.58 Cr | ₹7.76 Cr | ₹8.10 Cr |
Grey Market Premium
| GMP Price | Not Available |
| Kostak Rate | Not Available |
| Subject to Sauda | Not Available |
| Last Updated | Not Available |
| Estimated Listing Price | TBA |
IPO Subscription Data
| Total Subscription | Pending |
| QIB (Ex Anchor) | Pending |
| HNI Subscription | Pending |
| Retail Subscription | Pending |
| Anchor | - |
IPO Intermediaries
Registrar: Kfin Technologies Ltd.
Registrar Website: Not explicitly stated in the source
IPO Lead Manager(s)
Company Information
Address: 107 Emarat Firdaus Exhibition Road, Patna, Bihar - 800001
Website: Not explicitly stated in the source
Email: info@centurymedia.in
Phone: 0612-232067276
IPO Documents
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
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