Leap India Limited operates as India's largest on-demand supply chain asset pooling provider, delivering a highly sustainable and environmentally conscious "share and reuse" circular business model. The company's core value proposition lies in replacing traditional, single-use, and capital-intensive transport packaging with rented, standardized, and reusable logistics assets—including wooden pallets, foldable large containers (FLCs), crates, utility boxes, and electric material handling equipment (MHE). By offering "Asset Pooling as a Service," the company relieves its corporate clients of the substantial administrative and financial burdens associated with asset procurement, capital expenditures, tracking, on-site storage, repair, and end-of-lifecycle retirement. The company's primary client segments consist of over 1,000 blue-chip multinational and domestic enterprises operating in high-growth, consumption-driven sectors. Key industries served include Food & Beverage (F&B), Fast-Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG), Third-Party Logistics (3PL), E-commerce/Quick Commerce, Automotive, and general capital/industrial goods. Geographically, the company operates a robust, pan-India network of over 10,100 customer touchpoints and 29 strategically located fulfillment centers across states like Maharashtra, Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Tamil Nadu, and West Bengal. To capitalize on mature logistics corridors, the company has also initiated international expansion by incorporating wholly-owned subsidiaries in the GCC region, specifically in Saudi Arabia (LEAP Gulf) and the UAE (LEAP Mena). Because the business functions strictly on an asset-rental service model, Leap India Limited does not own any physical factories or manufacturing units, rendering traditional manufacturing capacity and capacity utilization metrics not applicable (N/A). To assemble its massive pooling fleet of over 14.70 million assets, the company utilizes a diversified base of 245 premium third-party suppliers. For its core wooden pallet segment, the company sources sustainably grown, certified lumber from international suppliers in Europe (such as the Baltic States) and the Oceanic regions, which is then engineered to meet strict LEAP Pallet Quality Standards (LPQS) and load-bearing capacities of up to five tons. A major operational highlight is the company's advanced integration of technology and digital tracking across its entire circular network. Leap India Limited pioneered the use of passive RFID tags and IoT-enabled fleet management in India's tertiary packaging space, with over 90% of its containers and MHE units RFID-tagged to automate real-time tracking, reduce shrinkage, and optimize turnaround times. Furthermore, its proprietary digital ecosystem—comprising the "MyLEAP" customer portal, Salesforce CRM, SAP S/4HANA, and the in-house Asset Audit App (AAA)—enables automated demand forecasting, seamless electronic data interchange, and swift mobile-unit on-site repairs, creating a wide, technology-driven competitive moat. As per financial performance, Leap India Limited has posted total income / net profits of Rs 371.94 Cr / Rs 37.17 Cr (FY24), Rs 485.03 Cr / Rs 37.56 Cr (FY25) and Rs 747.36 Cr / Rs 62.34 Cr (FY26). So as per previous financials data, the company has shown rapid top-line scaling with total income expanding at a robust CAGR of 41.81%, alongside a sharp bottom-line surge of 65.99% in FY26, which was accompanied by an increase in total outstanding borrowings from Rs 513.07 Cr in FY24 to Rs 1,017.73 Cr in FY26 to fund its rapid fleet expansion and the strategic integration of CHEP India. Company has an average EPS of Rs 1.27 and average RoNW of 5.33% for the last three fiscals. Based on the pre-issue book value, the issue is priced at a Pre-Issue P/BV of 6.48 as per NAV of Rs 24.52 as on 31.03.26. Factoring in the fresh issue proceeds, the Post-Issue P/BV stands at 4.71 [Calculated]. If we attribute the latest earnings of FY24, FY25, and FY26 to the expanded equity base post-issue, then the asking price is at a Post-Issue P/E of around 188.43, 186.50, and 112.36 respectively [Calculated]. As per RHP, a comparison between listed peers shows that there are no listed comparable companies in India or globally in terms of its business model and scale of operations, making direct peer valuation benchmarking unavailable for potential investors. On BRLM's front, JM Financial Limited, Avendus Capital Private Limited, IIFL Capital Services Limited and UBS Securities India Private Limited are associated with this IPO, and JM Financial Limited has handled 43 IPOs in the last three fiscal years. ( As on 03.08.26 ) As per financials, Leap India Limited has shown robust top-line momentum, high EBITDA margins of 50.69%, and strong operational cash flows of Rs 268.27 Cr in FY26, RoNW is 6.19% and the Post-Issue P/E is 188.43, 186.50, and 112.36 respectively as per FY24, FY25, and FY26 earnings. So the issue looks aggressively priced. The company is an environmentally-friendly on-demand asset pooling provider operating on a circular share-and-reuse supply chain model offering products starting from heavy-duty wooden pallets and foldable large containers to crates, utility boxes, and electric material handling equipment. So, we give a NEUTRAL rating for this IPO. 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