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HD Fire Protect

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₹263.70
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Close 2026-11-09
Price
₹263.70
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Consolidatedgroup figures, as filed

Read from the offer document

This company listed within the last twelve months, so its prospectus is still the primary source. The figures below were extracted from the DRHP and RHP before listing and scored then, and they are shown here as they stand in the IPO record rather than restated.

71/100 88% coverage
₹271 Mainboard
₹712 cr
+23.6%

What the score is made of

Score components
Issue structure65
Financial quality73.4
Valuation vs peers90
Governance forensics64

Flagged in the offer document

Each flag is a fact read in the filing, shown with the context that makes it meaningful.

  • Joint Statutory Auditor Resigned and Appointed as CFO flagged
  • Compounding Fines Paid for Buyback and Cost Auditor Non-Compliances flagged
  • Securities Market Debarment History of Promoter Group Relatives noted
  • 100% Secondary Offer for Sale with Zero Primary Growth Capital structural_fact

What the issue was raised for

Stated objects, as worded in the offer document. Deployment against them is tracked separately.

  • Source: p.76, p.119 · Purpose: Carry out the Offer for Sale by the Promoter Selling Shareholders and achieve the benefits of listing

What the company said

Claims made in the offer document, to be read against what the company has reported since.

  • HD Fire Protect Limited is a global fire protection equipment manufacturer with presence in over 90 countries.
  • Maintains a pristine corporate governance and statutory compliance track record.

Lock-in

  • Period: 18 months · Source: p.98 · Category: Minimum Promoters' Contribution · Pct of total: 20
  • Period: 6 months · Source: p.98 · Category: Promoters' Shareholding in Excess of Minimum Contribution
  • Period: 6 months · Source: p.98 · Category: Entire Pre-Offer Equity Share Capital
  • Period: 30 days · Source: p.99 · Category: Anchor Investor Portion (50%)
  • Period: 90 days · Source: p.99 · Category: Anchor Investor Portion (50%)

The business

What it does

Deep

HD Fire Protect Limited (formerly HD Fire Protect Private Limited) is an established manufacturer and exporter of engineered fire protection equipment and systems. The company designs, manufactures, and supplies a wide product suite including deluge valves, foam systems, water spray nozzles, fire monitors, and gas suppression systems across oil & gas, power, chemical, industrial, and commercial infrastructure sectors in over 90 countries. Operating from manufacturing facilities in Jalgaon and Thane, Maharashtra, the company generated revenue from operations of ₹ 489.28 crore in Fiscal 2026, with export markets contributing 34.69% of top-line sales.

Moat

Global market presence with international product certifications (UL Listed, FM Approved, CE Marked), stringent empanelment driven high entry barriers, long-standing relationships with global EPC contractors, and integrated manufacturing and testing infrastructure.

Short

HD Fire Protect Limited is an Indian manufacturer and exporter of fire protection equipment and systems, offering comprehensive deluge, foam, water spray, and gas suppression solutions globally.

Source: p.212, p.213, p.295

Revenue segments

Where the revenue came from, as the document splits it.

Pct
Domestic Sales65.3%
Export Sales34.7%
The numbers behind it
NamePctSource
Domestic Sales65.31p.212, p.251
Export Sales34.69p.212, p.251
The industry

Summary

According to the CRISIL Report, the Indian and global fire protection equipment market is driven by expanding industrial infrastructure, oil & gas investments, power generation expansion, and tightening fire safety regulatory compliance mandates. Operating EBITDA margins for leading capital goods and equipment players range between 12% and 23%.

Sector slug: fire-protection-and-industrial-safety-equipment

Source: p.62, p.122, p.212

Peers named in the document

The comparable set the company chose, which is itself a disclosure.

NameMarginPbPeRoeSource
KSB Limited20.599.14p.123, p.211
Kirloskar Pneumatic Company Limited18.9141.8p.123, p.217
Elgi Equipments Limited10.5723.87p.123, p.215

The numbers as filed

Financials

As presented in the offer document. Post-listing figures are in the statements above.

Revenue crPat cr
37387.9
FY24
43311
FY25
489117
FY26
The numbers behind it
BasisPeriodRelated party revenue crPat crPat marginRevenue crPat margin derivedCff cr
standaloneFY260116.78723.87%489.281yes-136.058
standaloneFY250109.71825.35%432.799yes-49.203
standaloneFY24087.9223.57%372.953yes-22.895
Sector vitals

The measures this sector is actually judged on, as disclosed in the document. No feed supplies these.

Plant & Fire Safety Equipment Vitals
p.210, p.212, p.235, p.238
The questions worth asking

Written before listing, answered from the document itself.

Will HD Fire Protect Limited receive any proceeds from the public offer?

No. The offer is 100% an Offer for Sale of 26,284,500 Equity Shares by Promoter Selling Shareholders Harish Narshi Dharamshi and Kusum Harish Dharamshi. All net proceeds will go to the selling shareholders.

p.76, p.119

What drove revenue and net profit growth in Fiscal 2026?

Revenue from operations grew by 13.05% to ₹ 489.28 crore in FY26, while Restated PAT increased by 6.44% to ₹ 116.79 crore, supported by sustained domestic market demand and expanding export sales.

p.204, p.258, p.373

Why did one of the joint statutory auditors resign and join the company as CFO?

Hitesh Dedhia & Co. resigned as joint auditor on March 27, 2025, and Hitesh Dedhia was appointed CFO on May 2, 2025 to manage expanded finance operations. The company states this was done to support operational scale, though it is flagged as a risk factor.

p.16, p.52, p.118

Valuation at issue

What the issue priced at, on the figures in the document.

Pe basis: P/E ratio to be determined upon finalization of Price Band based on Fiscal 2026 basic and diluted EPS of ₹ 6.66.

Peer set note

Filing states there are no direct listed peers in fire protection equipment in India; peer set comprises capital goods/industrial equipment companies KSB Limited, Kirloskar Pneumatic, and Elgi Equipments.

Source: p.122, p.123

The offer, ownership and risks

Subscription

How the book filled. A category that bid far above the rest is a different signal from a uniformly covered issue.

Overall subscription, by day
15-10-2026131x
14-10-202616.5x
13-10-20264.64x
Final book, by category
Retail3.82x
Non-institutional11.3x
QIB1.07x
Reservation
9174677
3932005
5242673
Pre-IPO investors
DateNameSharesPrice per shareCategorySource
2005-04-01Harish Narshi Dharamshi / Kusum Harish Dharamshi43620100Takeover of firm M/s HD Fire Protect Co.p.89
2007-09-05Harish Narshi Dharamshi / Kusum Harish Dharamshi54830100Further Cash Allotmentp.89
2023-11-04Bonus Issue (1:100)19000000Bonus Issuep.89
2025-03-18Sub-division of shares (1:20)151335000Stock Split from ₹ 100 to ₹ 5p.89
2025-03-18Bonus Issue (1:10)1593000000Bonus Issuep.89
Management

Ceo: Harish Narshi Dharamshi

Litigation

₹ 0.04 crore (₹ 0.40 million) in indirect tax proceedings against the Company; no criminal proceedings or material civil claims outstanding against Company or Promoters.

Auditor name: KKC & Associates LLP (formerly Khimji Kunverji & Co LLP), Chartered Accountants

Skin in game: Promoters hold 95.33% (16,70,35,000 Equity Shares of face value ₹ 5 each) of the pre-offer paid-up equity capital.

Auditor rpt flags

Resignation of joint statutory auditor Hitesh Dedhia & Co in March 2025, who was later appointed as CFO in May 2025, disclosed as a risk factor.

Auditor changed last 3y

Yes; Hitesh Dedhia & Co. resigned as joint statutory auditor on March 27, 2025 (and Hitesh Dedhia was subsequently appointed as CFO on May 2, 2025), leaving KKC & Associates LLP as sole statutory auditor.

Source: p.16, p.21, p.52, p.100, p.118, p.275, p.356

Related-party dealings

Transactions with promoters, directors and their entities, as disclosed.

CounterpartyAmount crNatureRelationshipCore functionSource
Harish Narshi Dharamshi8Remuneration, dividend, and buyback paymentsChairman & Managing DirectorExecutive leadership, strategic direction, and operational managementp.224, p.281
Parika Miheer Ghotikar4Remuneration and dividendWhole Time DirectorExecutive management and operational administrationp.224, p.281
Anik Narendra Dharamshi4Remuneration and dividendWhole Time DirectorExecutive management and supply chain operationsp.224, p.281
Hitesh Dedhia0.82Executive remunerationChief Financial Officer (appointed May 2025, former joint auditor)Financial management, accounting, and investor relationsp.224, p.275
Statutory dues

Detail

Company filed compounding application under Section 441/68 of Companies Act for buyback procedural lapses (fine of ₹ 0.08 crore paid in Feb 2026), Section 441/148 for cost auditor appointment delay (fine of ₹ 0.03 crore paid in Dec 2025), and pending Section 454 adjudication for MGT-7 return filing errors.

Defaults disclosed: Yes

Source: p.66, p.67, p.68

Timeline
2026-10-09
2026-10-13
2026-10-15
2026-10-16
2026-10-19
2026-10-19
2026-10-21
2026-11-26
The offer and who ran it
Ownership around the issue
Promoter, pre-issue95.3%
Pledged0%
0 cr
712.31 cr
95.33%
0%
87.62 cr
5
55
14,905
p.76, p.119,
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