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Leading stock exchange BSE Ltd on Tuesday (May 6) reported a 361.7% year-on-year (YoY) jump in net profit at ₹494 crore for the fourth quarter that ended March 31, 2025.
In the corresponding quarter of the previous fiscal, BSE posted a net profit of ₹107 crore, the company said in a regulatory filing. The company's revenue from operations spiked 75% to ₹846.6 crore as against ₹484 crore in the corresponding period of the preceding fiscal.
The exchange reported a 245% year-on-year increase in consolidated net profit attributable to shareholders at ₹1,326 crore for the financial year ended March 31, 2025, with net profit margin improving to 41% from 25% in the previous year.
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The strong bottom-line performance was driven by a 103% jump in total revenues to a record ₹3,236 crore, the highest-ever annual revenue achieved by the exchange. The BSE board declared a total dividend of ₹23 per equity share (face value ₹2) for FY25, including a special dividend of ₹5 and a normal dividend of ₹18.
Operating EBITDA, including contribution to the Core Settlement Guarantee Fund (SGF), soared 291% to ₹1,499 crore from ₹384 crore last year, with EBITDA margin expanding to 51% from 28%.
The equity derivatives segment was a major revenue driver, with 30.5 billion contracts traded and total revenue of ₹1,415 crore in FY25. The BSE StAR MF platform recorded 66.3 crore transactions during the year, a 61% year-on-year increase, maintaining a dominant 89% market share. Revenue from this segment jumped 80% year-on-year to ₹230.7 crore.
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In primary markets, BSE enabled fundraises worth ₹25.59 lakh crore through instruments including equity, debt, bonds, and commercial papers. The year saw 81 new listings raise ₹1.82 lakh crore—up 194% from the prior year.
Equity turnover averaged ₹7,766 crore daily in FY25 versus ₹6,622 crore last year.
The index derivatives segment continued its upward trajectory, with a record average daily premium turnover of ₹11,782 crore in Q4. The exchange also saw increased activity in the single stock derivatives segment, where total turnover since relaunch reached ₹830 crore in futures and ₹2,773 crore in options.
