HDFC AMC's standalone net profit surged 10 percent to Rs 376 crore in the March quarter of the 2022-2023 fiscal. It was Rs 343 crore in the same period a year ago.
Meanwhile, the company's revenue from operations jumped 5 percent to Rs 541 crore for the fourth quarter, as compared to Rs 516 crore in the corresponding quarter of last year.
"Revenue misses offset by lower opex, core income in-line," said Gaurav Jani, Research Analyst at Prabhudas Lilladher Pvt Ltd, on
HDFC AMC's fourth quarter result.
Here's what the brokerage said
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Revenue was lower at Rs 5.4 billion
Hence, annualised yields were a miss at 48 basis points
Opex too was a beat at Rs 1.46 billion; due to both employee cost and other expenditure
Operating income was largely in line at Rs 3.95 billion resulting in similar operating yields at 35 bps
Other income was ahead at Rs 969 million
Better other income and lower tax rate led to PAT being ahead at Rs 3.7 billion
Core PAT was Rs 3.02 billion
The stock trades at 25 times/22 times FY24 E/FY25e core EPS.The board has recommended a dividend of Rs 48 per equity share of Rs 5 each of the company for the financial year ended March 31, 2023, subject to approval of
shareholders at the ensuing Annual General Meeting.
The dividend if approved by the shareholders, will be dispatched
commencing from the day after the AGM.
Following the results' announcement, HDFC AMC's stock fell 0.92 percent to Rs 1,764.50 apiece on NSE. The shares have lost over 19 percent on a year-to-date basis.
In the past 12 months, HDFC AMC has paid an equity dividend amounting to Rs 42 per share that resulted in a dividend yield of 2.39 percent.
HDFC AMC's board has also approved about 10.5 lakh stock options of Rs 5 each to eligible employees of the company under the Employees Stock Option Plan (ESOP).
The firm has an average target price of Rs 2,272, implying an upside of 29.20 percent from the current market levels, according to data from Trendlyne.
