CDSL Q4 results: PAT declines 22% YoY, revenues fall by 16%

Synopsis

CDSL reported a 22% YoY decline in PAT to Rs 100.39 crore for Q3FY25, with revenue from operations dipping 6.7% YoY to Rs 224.45 crore. The board has recommended a final dividend of Rs 12.50 per share. While depository activity revenue saw a slight decrease, data entry and storage revenue experienced a sharp decline.

Central Depository Services (India) Ltd (CDSL) on Saturday posted its Q3FY25 results, wherein it reported a 22% year-on-year (YoY) decline in its profit after tax (PAT) of Rs 100.39 crore, while the revenue from operations dipped 6.7% YoY.

The revenue from operations stood at Rs 224.45 crore, while the PAT is comparable to Rs 129.4 crore reported in the year-ago period.

In addition to the results for the fourth quarter FY25 results, the bioard of CDSL has alos announced a final dividend of Rs 12.50 per share.

“The Board of Directors has recommended a final dividend for FY 24-25 of Rs. 12.50/-

per equity share of face value of Rs. 10/- (i.e., 125 % on the face value of equity share),

subject to the approval of the shareholders at the ensuing 27th Annual General Meeting

(AGM) of the Company,” the company said in a regulatory filing.

The total income, meanwhile, dipped to Rs 267.37 crore against Rs 255.77 crore reported in the same quarter of the previous financial year and the total expenses rose to Rs 129.40 crore, up from Rs 100.9 crore.

Segment wise, the depository activity revenue stood at Rs 181.53 crore in Q4FY25, down from Rs 185.08 crore reported in the corresponding quarter last year. Data entry and storage revenue declined sharply by falling to Rs 42.51 crore in Q4FY25 from Rs 55.14 crore in Q4FY24.

Repository services revenue came in at Rs 69.47 lakh, marginally up from Rs 67.06 crore.

Also read: SBI Q4 results: Net profit slides 10% YoY to Rs 18,642.59 cr, NII surges 3%

CDSL share price history

Over the past one year, the stock has gained 27.9%, while it has declined 14.75% over the last six months. In the three-month period, the stock has risen by 1.63%, but recorded a marginal drop of 0.2% over the past week.

On Friday, the shares of CDSL closed flat at Rs 1,324.70 on the NSE.

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