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The company derives a significant portion of its revenue from operations from a few customers, with the company single largest
customer contributing more than 50%, of its revenue from operations during the last three financial years. Loss
of any of these customers or a reduction in business with any of them could adversely affect its business, results
of operations and financial condition.
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The company is heavily reliant on a few vendors/ suppliers who are the OEM for the products marketed by it, with the company
single largest supplier contributing to more than 50% of its purchases during the last three financial years.
Moreover, the company has not entered into long-term contracts or arrangements with these OEM vendors. Any loss of such
vendors/suppliers may disrupt its operations and will have a material adverse impact on the company business and its
revenue.
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The company is dependent on few Industries for majority of its revenue from operations with banking industry contributing
to more than 50% of the company revenue from operations during the last three financial years. Downtrend or change in
regulatory framework in these Industries may result in an adverse effect on its business, revenue from operations
and financial conditions.
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The company has experienced negative operating cash flows in the past. Any operating losses or negative cash flows in the
future could adversely affect its results of operations and financial conditions.
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Some of its Group Companies and Promoter Group Entities operate in the same line of business as its, which
may lead to conflict of interest.
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Its import majority of the products and software licenses offered by us. Any restrictions on imports or fluctuation
in foreign currencies that affect the company purchase prices could adversely affect its business, results of operations, cash
flows and financial condition.
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Its business is subject to evolving laws regarding privacy, data protection and other related matters. Many of these
laws are subject to change and could result in claims, changes to its business practices, monetary penalties,
increased cost of operations, or declines in customer growth or engagement, which may harm the company business.
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The company is vulnerable to cyber-attacks, computer viruses, ransom ware and electronic break-ins which will may disrupt
its operations and may have any material adverse effect on its business, financial performance and results of
operations.
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If the company is unable to develop or innovate its service offerings to address emerging business demands and
technological trends, it may adversely impact the company business and future growth.
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If its pricing structures does not accurately anticipate the cost, complexity and duration of its work, then the company
contracts could result in cost and time overruns, which could make its orders unprofitable.
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Its customers may assert claims for damages against it or terminate the company contracts which may have a material
adverse effect on its business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects.
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In the past its Managing Director, Venu Gopal Peruri was subject to disqualification.
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There are certain outstanding legal proceedings involving the Company. Any failures to defend these proceedings
successfully may have an adverse effect on its business prospects, reputation, financial conditions and result of
ongoing operations.
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The company does not own the Branch office from which we carry out its business activities.
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If the company is unable to retain the services of members of its Key Managerial Personnel and Senior Management, its
business and the company competitive position and customer relationships, may be adversely affected.
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Its past growth rates may not be indicative of the company future growth, and if its unable to manage the company growth or
adapt to evolving customer demands and market trends, and execute its strategies effectively, the company business,
financial condition, cash flows and prospects may be adversely affected.
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There have been certain instances of non-compliances/ discrepancies, including with respect to certain secretarial/
regulatory filings for corporate actions taken by the Company in the past. Consequently, its may be subject to
regulatory actions and penalties for any such non-compliance/ discrepancies and the company business, financial position
and reputation may be adversely affected.
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The Company, in the past has delayed in payment of statutory dues. Any Penalty or demand raised by statutory
authorities in future will affect its financial position of the Company.
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Its contingent liabilities as stated in the company Restated Financial Statements could affect its financial condition.
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The Company`s logo Meta Infotech is not registered as on date of this Red Herring Prospectus.
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Software failures, breakdowns in the operations of its servers and communications systems or the failures to
implement system enhancements could harm its business.
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Intense competition in the market for cybersecurity products and services could affect its pricing, which could
reduce the company share of business from clients and decrease its revenues and profitability.
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The Company`s success depends largely upon its skilled professionals and its ability to attract and retain these
personnel. The industry where our Company operates requires highly skilled and technical employee.
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The growth of its business depends on the company ability to resolve cybersecurity threats or issues faced by its customers,
based on latest technology. If the company is not able to enhance its current portfolio in response to evolving industry
requirements, its operating results may be negatively affected.
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Its insurance coverage may not be adequate to protect it against certain operating hazards and this may have a
material adverse effect on its business.
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Fluctuation in foreign currency exchange rates could affect its financial condition and results of operations.
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The Company operates under several statutory and regulatory registrations, licenses and approvals. Its inability
to obtain, renew or retain the statutory and regulatory licenses permits and approvals required to operate the company
business may have an adverse effect on its business & operations.
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Its current order book value is not necessarily indicative of future growth. Further, majority of the order book
consists of order received from a single customer, these orders that constitute our current order book could be
cancelled, put in abeyance, delayed, or not paid for by its customers, which could adversely affect the company financial
condition.
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The Company in the past has entered into Related Party Transactions and may continue to do so in future also,
which may affect its competitive edge and better bargaining power.
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The company will not receive any proceeds from the Offer for Sale. The Promoter Selling Shareholder will receive the net
proceeds from the Offer for Sale.
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The company has incurred indebtedness which exposes it to various risks which may have an effect on the company business and
results of operations.
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Loans availed by the Company has been secured on personal guarantees of its directors.
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Its inability to modify the company pricing models to retain existing clients and attract prospective clients may have an
adverse impact on its business, financial condition and results of operations.
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The company is required to comply with certain restrictive covenants under its financing agreements. Any non-compliance
may lead to, amongst others, accelerated repayment schedule and suspension of further drawdowns, which may
adversely affect its business, results of operations, financial condition and cash flows.
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Failures by its third parties to supply or deliver products according to schedules, prices, quality and volumes that
are acceptable to it may lead to delay in delivery of cyber-security solutions to our customers resulting in an adverse
effect on the company business and its ability to retain and expand the company customer base.
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The implementation process of solutions may in some cases be time consuming, and any failures to satisfy its clients
or perform as desired could harm the company business, results of operations, and financial condition.
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If the company fails to maintain an effective system of internal controls, its may not be able to successfully manage or
accurately report its financial risk. Employee misconduct or such failures of the company internal processes or procedures
could harm it by impairing our ability to attract and retain customers and subject it to significant legal liability
and reputational harm.
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The company intend to utilize a portion of the Net Proceeds for funding its capital expenditure requirements for
establishment of new office. If the costs of this development and the risk of unanticipated delays in implementation
and cost overruns related to the said development are higher than expected, it could have a material adverse effect
on its financial condition, results of operations and growth prospects
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The average cost of acquisition of Equity Shares by its Promoter, could be lower than the price determined at time
of filing the Prospectus.
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The Objects of the Offer for which funds are being raised have not been appraised by any bank or financial
institution. Any variation between the estimation and actual expenditure as estimated by the management could
result in execution delays or influence its profitability adversely.
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Its ability to pay dividends in the future will depends on the company earnings, financial condition, working capital
requirements, capital expenditures and restrictive covenants of its financing arrangements.
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The deployment of funds raised through this Offer shall not be subject to any Monitoring Agency and shall be
purely dependent on the discretion of the management of the Company.
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Any future issuance of Equity Shares, convertible securities or other equity linked securities by it and any sale of
Equity Shares by its significant shareholders may dilute your shareholding and adversely affect the trading price
of the Equity Shares.
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If the company is unable to manage its growth effectively and further expand into new markets the company business, future
financial performance and results of operations could be materially and adversely affected.
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Its Promoter and Promoter Group shall continue to retain significant control in the Company after the Offer,
which shall allow them to influence the outcome of matters submitted to shareholders for approval. Such a
concentration of ownership may also have the effect of delaying, preventing or deterring a change in control.
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Certain key performance indicators for certain listed industry peers included in this Red Herring Prospectus have
been sourced from public sources and there is no assurance that such financial and other industry information is
complete
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The Offer price of its Equity Shares may not be indicative of the market price of the company Equity Shares after the Issue
and the market price of its Equity Shares may decline below the Offer price and you may not be able to sell your
Equity Shares at or above the Offer Price.
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There is no guarantee that the Equity Shares issued pursuant to the Offer will be listed on the BSE SME Platform
of BSE Limited in a timely manner or at all.
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Certain data mentioned in this Red Herring Prospectus has not been independently verified.
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Any of the Bidders are not permitted to withdraw or lower their Bids (in terms of quantity of Equity Shares or the
Bid Amount) at any stage after submitting a Bid.