• Debt and interest savings: LEAP India repaid ₹360 crore of its ₹911 crore debt using IPO proceeds, reducing net debt to ₹551 crore and debt-to-equity to approximately 0.4x while saving ₹15 to ₹16 crore in annual interest costs.
• Investor lock-in period: Promoters and private equity partner KKR are both subject to a three-year lock-in, with KKR expected to stay invested for five to seven years.
• Middle East expansion: The company has set up entities in Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and ADGM Abu Dhabi to capture market share in the GCC, an addressable market offering three to four times higher profitability than India due to faster asset churn.
• Financial growth outlook: Management expects overall growth of 20% to 25% for the full year, with profit after tax (PAT) projected to grow at a considerably faster rate due to asset depreciation schedules.