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2 min read | Updated on June 07, 2024, 11:17 IST
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The rail PSU, which has bagged a spree of orders in recent period, had reported a 33% YoY growth in net profit to ₹478.4 crore in Q4FY24. In 2024 so far, RVNL's stock has more than doubled by growing at 104% year-to-date.
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For FY24, RVNL declared a final dividend of ₹2.11 per share
Shares of Rail Vikas Nigam Ltd (RVNL) rallied by 4% on Friday, June 7, in the backdrop of the state-owned entity bagging a ₹495-crore order from the National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC).
"...it is hereby informed that Rail Vikas Nigam Limited has received Letter of Award from National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) for 'Project Execution Agency (PEA) contract for execution of Balance Civil & HM works of Barrage Complex including part HRT package of Rammam Hydro Electric Project Stage-III (3x40 MW)," RVNL informed the exchanges post the market closing hours on Thursday.
The project is to be executed in a period of five-and-a-half years, it further noted.
Following the announcement, shares of the rail PSU opened 1.5% higher at ₹374 apiece on the NSE. In the first hour of trading, it peaked to a high of ₹382, which was 3.6% higher as against the previous day's close.
However, by 11 am, the stock pared some of the gains and was trading 2% higher at ₹376.2 apiece.
In the March 2024 quarter, RVNL 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 have doubled in 2024 so far, with a year-to-date surge of 105%. In the last one year, the stock has grown by a massive 195%.
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