4 Stocks This Week (IPOs In 2021) [30 Oct 2021] Nanofilm (SGX: MZH); Elite Commercial (SGX: MXNU); United Hampshire (SGX: ODBU); Southern Alliance (SGX: QNS)

Despite 2021 being a challenging year due to the COVID-19 global pandemic, it has not prevented some companies from pursuing an initial public offering (IPO) around the SGX.

Earlier this week, Nanofilm became the biggest IPO on the Singapore Exchange (SGX) in 2021 when it raised about $510 million. This puts the company's market capitalisation at $1.7 billion according to its IPO price of $2.59. It also created a new billionaire in Singapore – Dr Shi Xu, formerly an affiliate professor at NTU.

In this week's edition of 4 Stocks This Week, we look at the four biggest IPOs in 2021 around the SGX and find out how these stocks have performed since being listed.

Nanofilm (SGX: MZH)

The latest listing around the SGX, Nanofilm is a manufacturing technology company founded in 1999 at that time NTU professor Dr Shi Xu. Nanofilm is involved in providing nanotechnology in materials and nanoproducts for lives. It offers a range of services, from material sciences, nano-products, to custom-made industrial equipment.

On its first trading day on 30 October 2021, Nanofilm opened at $2.79, $0.20 above its IPO offering price of $2.59 and closed the day at $2.91. This means investors who've subscribed to its IPO would have enjoyed a paper gain of 12%.

Elite Commercial REIT (GBP) (SGX: MXNU)

Elite Commercial is indeed a estate investment trust (REIT) that invests in commercial assets in the UK. The company, which was listed on 6 February 2021 on the SGX, raised GBP130.9 million in an IPO offering price of GBP0.68 – passing on a market capitalisation of GBP225.9 million by its IPO date.

A week ago, Elite Commercial announced it intends to acquire 58 properties across the UK for a sum of GBP212.5 million. This marks its first acquisition since its listing on SGX. The company is currently trading at 0.63, down 7% from its IPO price.

United Hampshire REIT (USD) (SGX: ODBU)

United Hampshire is a REIT that invests in a diversified portfolio of stabilised income-producing grocery-anchored and necessity-based retail properties and modern, climate-controlled self-storage facilities found in the U.S.

The company, which was listed on 12 March 2021 on the SGX, raised USD325.59 million at an IPO offering price of USD0.80 – giving it a market capitalisation of USD394.6 million according to its IPO offering price.

The clients are currently trading at 0.565, down about 30% from its IPO price.

Southern Alliance (SGX: QNS)

Southern Alliance is a Malaysia-based iron-ore mining company. It was on the Singapore Exchange Catalist on 26 June 2021 in an IPO offering price of $0.25 – giving it a market capitalisation of $122.25 million based on its IPO price. The organization ended its first trading trip to $0.27.

As of 30 October 2021, the organization is currently trading at $0.285, up about 14% as compared to its IPO offering price.

As you can observe, subscribing to an IPO does not guarantee you profits upon the company being listed. Investors must do their due diligence on the type of companies that they wish to invest.

If you are keen to find out the performance of all the IPOs in 2021 on the SGX, as well as in past years, you can refer to this IPO listing page around the SGX.