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The government is planning to sell a part of its holding in state-owned Indian Railway Finance Corp (IRFC) through an offer for sale (OFS) in the current fiscal, an official said on Wednesday. The government currently holds an 86.36 per cent stake in the financing arm of the Indian Railways. The official said that an inter-ministerial group (IMG) comprising senior officers from the Department of Investment and Public Asset Management (DIPAM) and the Railways Ministry has started consultations to decide on the quantum of stake dilution. To make the central public sector enterprise compliant to Sebi's minimum public shareholding (MPS) norm, the government has to dilute 11.36 per cent stake in IRFC. As per MPS norm, a listed entity must have a minimum public float of 25 per cent within five years of listing. "We are assessing investor appetite before deciding on the quantum of dilution," the official told PTI. Shares of IRFC were trading at Rs 50.97 a share, up 0.14 per cent over ..
Indian Railway Finance Corporation (IRFC) on Thursday reported a 14 per cent increase in its profit at Rs 1,714 crore in the second quarter ended September 30, 2022. The company, which is the dedicated market borrowing arm of the Indian Railways, had earned a profit of Rs 1,501 crore in the same quarter of previous year. The revenue from operations for Q2 FY23 also grew by 23.88 per cent to Rs 5,810 crore as against Rs 4,690 crore reported in the same period of last year, IRFC said in a statement. Net worth stood at Rs 43,549 crore and Assets Under Management (AUM) at Rs 4,39,070 crore as on September 30, 2022, it said. The board of the company also approved an interim dividend of 8 per cent of face value of Rs 10 each, that is Rs 0.80 per share for 2022-23, it said. The cumulative funding to the Indian railway sector by IRFC has crossed Rs 5.05 lakh crore mark by the end of the Q2 FY23.
The net profit of the Indian Railway Finance Corporation (IRFC) Limited for the financial year 2021-22 stood at Rs 6,089.84 crore, an increase of 37.89 per cent against Rs 4,416.13 crore in the last fiscal, the company said on Friday. The 35th annual general meeting of the IRFC was held under the chairmanship of its Chairman and Managing Director, Amitabh Banerjee, on Friday. Addressing the AGM, Banerjee said, "The IRFC reported a strong financial performance during the year under review, with all-time high revenue and profits. The net profit of the IRFC for FY22 stood at Rs 6,089.84 crore, an increase of 37.89 per cent against Rs 4,416.13 crore in the last fiscal." Banerjee further informed that the total revenue from operations grew by 28.71 per cent year-on-year, amounting to Rs 20,298.27 crore, against Rs 15,770.22 crore in the last fiscal. The company has declared a total dividend of Rs 1,829.59 crore, which works out to 30.04 per cent of the profit after tax (PAT) for FY22, he