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Power Finance Corporation's board has approved an in-principle merger with subsidiary REC Ltd, following the government's Budget push to restructure public sector NBFCs
PFC's board has approved an in-principle merger with REC after the Budget 2026 proposal to restructure the two public-sector NBFCs. The merger details are yet to be finalised
State-owned Power Finance Corporation on Thursday posted a nearly 6 per cent rise in consolidated net profit to Rs 8,211.90 crore for the quarter ended December, aided by higher income. It had reported Rs 7,759.56 crore "profit for the year ago period from continuing and discontinued operations," the company said in an exchange filing. The company's total income rose by about 9 per cent to Rs 29,140.57 crore in the third quarter from Rs 26,821.84 crore in the corresponding period of preceding financial year. In April-December, the company's profit after tax increased 13 per cent to Rs 25,028 crore from Rs 22,157 crore in FY25. Consolidated Loan book stood at Rs 11,51,407 crore as on December 2025, higher from Rs 10,69,436 crore at the end of 2024. On a standalone basis, PFC's net profit rose 15 per cent to Rs 4,763 cr in Q3 FY26, from Rs 4,155 crore in Q3 FY25. PFC reported 13 per cent in loan asset book to Rs 5,69,627 crore as on December 2025, from Rs 5,03,824 crore as of Decem
Following the announcement, shares of the two entities surged up to 6% on Sunday's special trading session
Power Finance Corporation (PFC) on Thursday launched its third public issue of secured, redeemable non-convertible debentures, with Chairperson and Managing Director Parminder Chopra calling the strong investor response to its earlier bond offerings a clear vote of confidence in the power sector. Chopra said the sector remains a fundamental pillar of India's growth and self-reliance, with PFC acting as the key financial enabler of the transition. The company plans to raise up to Rs 5,000 crore through the public NCD issue, which comes after nearly 30 months, with a base issue size of Rs 500 crore and a green-shoe option to accept oversubscriptions up to the full amount. The public NCD issue the company's third such offering and the first zero coupon public bond issue by a PSU in the current calendar year is set to open for subscription on January 16 and run through January 30. Chopra noted that previous issues were subscribed more than five times. This third issue reflects matur
Power Finance Corporation plans to raise up to ₹5,000 crore via a public NCD issue, offering up to 7.30% returns and targeting retail investors
The northward movement in the state-owned NBFC share price came after the company announced that its board has considered and approved the public issue of NCDs of worth ₹500 crore
At 01:37 PM; the BSE CPSE index was up 1.83 per cent, as compared to 0.58 per cent rise in the BSE Sensex on Friday.
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HDFC AMC will attract attention as the company has announced a bonus issue for its shareholders, while PFC and Shyamkamal Investments have declared dividends for their eligible shareholders
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This latest revision, it said, was shaped by several factors, which meant increasing exposure to the financials and consumer sectors, booking gains in stocks where the market drivers are in place