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RVNL emerges lowest bidder for ₹187 crore Nagpur metro stations project

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2 min read | Updated on May 25, 2024, 10:42 IST

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The rail PSU's order book has been swelling in recent period, as it bagged a ₹239 crore project from the Southern Railways earlier this month. In the quarter ended March 2024, RVNL posted a 33% jump in net profit to ₹478 crore.

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RVNL board, on May 17, declared a final dividend of ₹2.11 per share for FY24

RVNL board, on May 17, declared a final dividend of ₹2.11 per share for FY24

Rail Vikas Nigam Ltd (RVNL), the state-run construction arm of the Ministry of Railways, has emerged as the lowest bidder for a project to develop metro stations in Maharashtra’s Nagpur, a regulatory filing stated on Friday. The project cost is ₹187 crore.

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The bids for the project were invited by the Maharashtra Metro Rail Corporation Limited. The selected entity will be required to construct six elevated metro stations – Cantonment, Kamptee Police Station, Kamptee Municipal Council, Dragon Palace, Golf Club and Kanhan River Metro Station.

The metro stations will be constructed in “Reach 2B of Nagpur Metro Rail Project Phase 2", the exchange filing added.

RVNL made the disclosure around 10 days after it bagged a project from the Southern Railway for developing an automatic block signalling system in Tamil Nadu. The project is worth ₹239 crore, the rail PSU informed the exchanges on May 14.

Strong Q4 earnings

Last week, on May 17, RVNL declared its results for the March 2024 quarter. The company reported a consolidated net profit of ₹478.4 crore, up 33% from ₹358.5 crore in the year-ago period.

Revenue from operations during the quarter came in at ₹6,714 crore, marking a jump of 17.4% from ₹5,719.8 crore in Q4FY23.

The board of the PSU declared a final dividend of ₹2.11 per share on the paid-up equity share capital for the financial year 2023-24. The payout will be subject to shareholders' approval.

Shares of RVNL on May 24 closed 0.47% lower at ₹370.5 on the NSE. In the past one year, the stock has emerged as a multibagger, growing by a massive 214%.

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