HDFC inches up after reporting higher dividend income in Q2

HDFC rose 0.14% to Rs 1,431.40 at 9:19 IST on BSE after the company announced that income from dividend rose 7.29% to Rs 456 crore in Q2 September 2016 over Q2 September 2015.

The announcement was made after market hours yesterday, 4 October 2016.

Meanwhile, the S&P BSE Sensex was up 93.30 points or 0.33% at 28,427.85.

On BSE, so far 220 shares were traded in the counter as against average daily volume of 1.19 lakh shares in the past two weeks. The stock hit a high of Rs 1,440 and a low of Rs 1,430.65 so far during the day. The stock had hit a record high of Rs 1,463.25 on 7 September 2016. The stock had hit a 52-week low of Rs 1,012 on 25 February 2016. The stock had outperformed the market over the past one month till 4 October 2016, sliding 0.59% compared with 0.69% fall in the Sensex. The scrip had also outperformed the market in past one quarter, advancing 14.13% as against Sensex's 3.87% rise.

The large-cap company has equity capital of Rs 316.80 crore. Face value per share is Rs 2.

HDFC said the profit on sale of investments declined 60.41% to Rs 19 crore in Q2 September 2016 over Q2 September 2015. The company, under the loan assignment route sold loans amounting to Rs 1939 crore in Q2 September 2016 to HDFC Bank. HDFC sold loans amounting to Rs 13086 crore in the preceding twelve months. The company is scheduled to announce its Q2 September 2016 results on 26 October 2016.

HDFC's consolidated net profit rose 26.9% to Rs 2796.92 crore on 18.7% growth in total income to Rs 13531.48 crore in Q1 June 2016 over Q1 June 2015.

HDFC is India's first retail housing finance company and is currently one of the largest originators of housing loans in the country.

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