Anand Rathi Wealth Q4 Results: Stock rises despite margin contraction; bonus, dividend approved

Shares of Anand Rathi Wealth Ltd. are trading volatile on Thursday, April 9, in response to its March quarter results. The board of Anand Rathi has approved the issue of free shares and dividend to its share holders along with its March quarter results.

Anand Rathi will be issuing one bonus share for every one share held as of the record date by its shareholders. The record date for the bonus issue will be intimated at a later date.

The last time Ashok Leyland had issued bonus shares to its shareholders was in 2025, when it had issued one free share for every one share held.

Additionally, Anand Rathi has approved the payout of ₹7 per share as dividend to its shareholders.

For the fourth quarter, Anand Rathi reported a 40% jump in its net profit to ₹103 crore from ₹73.7 crore during the same quarter last year.

Revenue for the quarter increased by 29.6% from last year to ₹288 crore.

Earnings Before Interest, Tax, Depreciation and Amortisation (EBITDA) for the quarter fell by 6.7% year-on-year to ₹84.7 crore from ₹90.8 crore last year.

EBITDA margin contracted by 1,000 basis points from the year-ago period to 29.4% from 40.9%.

The company incurred ESOP expenses of ₹39.3 crore, which impacted margins.

Shares of Anand Rathi are currently trading 1.05% higher after the results announcement at ₹3,434.30 per share. The stock is up 10% so far this year.