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Toh bhaiyo aur beheno, NSE Emerge ne SME listing ke liye apne naye rules announce kar diye hain, jo April 17, 2026 se लागू ho jayenge. Ab tak, companies ko listing ke liye positive Free Cash Flow to Equity (FCFE) dikhana padta tha at least 2 financial years mein. Lekin ab is FCFE calculation mein ek bada change aaya hai!
Asal mein, NSE ab FCFE calculation mein 'Proceeds from Issuance of Capital' ko positive factor maanege. Matlab, agar company ne apne business ko badhane ke liye equity ya kisi aur tarah se capital raise kiya hai, toh woh bhi FCFE mein count hoga. Yeh un growth-stage SMEs ke liye bahut acchi khabar hai, jinka cash flow operational earnings se nahi balki external capital se aata hai.
Naya formula hai: FCFE = Cash Flow from Operations – Purchase of Fixed Assets + Proceeds from Issuance of Capital + Net Borrowings – Interest × (1–t). Yeh un companies ke liye helpful hoga jo expansion ke liye capital raise karti hain. Aur haan, Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs) ke liye, NSE ne clarified kiya hai ki net borrowings mein sirf long-term borrowings hi count honge, taaki koi double counting na ho.
Yeh change aise time par aaya hai jab India ka overall IPO market FY26 mein ₹1.8 lakh crore ki record fundraising ke saath dekha gaya, jismein 219 listings hui. Lekin, SME IPO market mein thoda slow down dikh raha hai, aur early 2026 mein kuch new issues IPO price se neeche trade kar rahe hain. Isse lagta hai ki market ab speculation ke bajaye fundamentals par zyada focus kar raha hai. Waise to NSE Emerge mein FCFE ek specific metric tha, lekin BSE SME jaise dusre exchanges ke saath kuch common listing requirements bhi hain. Jaise ki post-issue paid-up capital ₹25 crore se kam ho, 3 saal ka track record ho, positive net worth ho, aur last 3 saalon mein at least 2 saal operating profits (EBITDA) ho.
Experts ka maanna hai ki NSE ka yeh move growth-stage SMEs ki funding reality ke hisab se hai. Capital infusion ko positive consider karne se, exchange samajhta hai ki jo companies paisa raise kar rahi hain, woh growth phase mein hain. Isse zyada eligible SMEs ko public market access milega, financial discipline ko kamzor kiye bina.
Lekin investors ke liye kuch potential risks bhi hain. Ab woh companies bhi qualify kar sakti hain jinka operational cash flow kamzor ho, lekin fundraising capacity acchi ho. Isse listed companies ki संख्या badh sakti hai, jinki survival operational cash flow par kam aur continuous capital infusion par zyada depend karegi. Investors ko higher dilution risk ka samna karna pad sakta hai. SME segment mein pehle se hi speculative trading, liquidity issues, aur governance ko lekar hamesha issues rahe hain. Yeh change in issues ko aur badha sakta hai agar strong investor due diligence aur post-listing oversight na ho.
Is rule change se NSE Emerge ke liye eligible SMEs ki pipeline improve hone ki ummeed hai. Jin companies ne pehle FCFE threshold miss kar diya tha, unke liye ab listing aasan hogi. Isse platform par IPOs ki संख्या badh sakti hai aur SME segment mein phir se interest aa sakta hai. Parantu, sabse important yeh hai ki yeh nayi companies listing ke baad sustainable performance dikhayein aur investors thorough due diligence karein. Early 2026 ke data ke mutabik market selective rahega aur strong business models ko prefer karega.