ICICI Securities (Delisted) share price

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ICICI Securities Limited · Face value ₹5 · Listed Apr 2018

Last traded ₹896.20 on 21 Mar 2025

Delisted on 16 Jan 2026.

Last announcements

The company's own last announcements before its shares stopped trading, routine notices left out.

  1. Mar 2025

Share price history

Daily closes since Apr 2018, adjusted for splits and bonuses

Daily close, ₹ per share

Dividend

Q3 results, quarter to Dec 2024

Consolidated: the company and its subsidiaries together. ₹ crore.

Revenue
₹1,586 Cr+19.9% on a year ago · −7.1% on the quarter before
Operating profit
₹1,169 Cr+28.3% on a year ago · +0.1% on the quarter before
Net profit
₹504 Cr+8.3% on a year ago · −4.6% on the quarter before
Earnings per share
₹15.53+7.8% on a year ago · −4.9% on the quarter before
Operating margin
73.7%
Net margin
31.8%

From revenue to net profit, ₹ crore

  1. Revenue1,586
  2. Operating expenses−417
  3. Operating profit1,169
  4. Depreciation−39
  5. Other income−0.1
  6. Finance costs−454
  7. Profit before tax676
  8. Tax−172
  9. Net profit504

ICICI Securities results by quarter

Consolidated: the company and its subsidiaries together. Latest quarter to Dec 2024. Results for the quarter to Mar 2025 were due by 30 May 2025, 60 days after it ends. Every company's dates are on the results calendar.

Revenue and net profit by quarter, ₹ crore

  • Revenue
  • Net profit
892340Mar 22794274Jun 22858300Sep 22879281Dec 22885263Mar 23934271Jun 231,249424Sep 231,323466Dec 231,543537Mar 241,641527Jun 241,707529Sep 241,586504Dec 24
Peak revenue ₹1,707 Cr, quarter to Sep 2024; lowest ₹794 Cr, quarter to Jun 2022

Operating and net margin by quarter, per cent

  • Operating margin
  • Net margin
73.7%29.0%63.2%60.8%61.0%62.4%61.9%61.1%64.9%68.9%69.9%69.2%68.4%73.7%38.2%34.5%35.0%32.0%29.7%29.0%33.9%35.2%34.8%32.1%31.0%31.8%Mar 22Sep 22Mar 23Sep 23Mar 24Sep 24Dec 24
₹ croreMar 2020Jun 2020Q1Sep 2020Dec 2020Q3Mar 2021Jun 2021Q1Sep 2021Dec 2021Q3Mar 2022Jun 2022Q1Sep 2022Dec 2022Q3Mar 2023Jun 2023Q1Sep 2023Dec 2023Q3Mar 2024Jun 2024Q1Sep 2024Dec 2024Q3
Revenue from operations4805466816207397458569428927948588798859341,2491,3231,5431,6411,7071,586
229251267223254275313333329311335330337363439412464506539417
Materials and goods bought00000000000000000000
Operating profit before depreciation2512954143974864715446085634835235495485718109111,0791,1351,1681,169
Operating margin52.3%54.1%60.8%64.0%65.7%63.1%63.5%64.6%63.2%60.8%61.0%62.4%61.9%61.1%64.9%68.9%69.9%69.2%68.4%73.7%
Depreciation and amortisation1613131414141516171619192122262734373939
Other income20000200117100011300
Finance costs292328253142588391100108153175185215261327394419454
One-off items00000000000000000000
Profit before tax208259372358441417471510455367404377353364569624720708711676
5266949111210612012911593103969194146158183181182172
Tax rate25.0%25.6%25.3%25.4%25.3%25.4%25.4%25.4%25.3%25.5%25.6%25.5%25.6%25.7%25.6%25.4%25.5%25.5%25.6%25.4%
Net profit156193278267329311351380340274300281263271424466537527529504
Other comprehensive income−20−103−6221−6411−5202−1711
Total comprehensive income154193278267332305353383341268304282263266425466539510530505
Net margin32.4%35.4%40.9%43.1%44.6%41.7%41.0%40.4%38.2%34.5%35.0%32.0%29.7%29.0%33.9%35.2%34.8%32.1%31.0%31.8%
Earnings per share₹4.84₹5.99₹8.64₹8.29₹10.22₹9.64₹10.89₹11.79₹10.54₹8.48₹9.30₹8.71₹8.13₹8.39₹13.11₹14.41₹16.60₹16.29₹16.33₹15.53
Diluted earnings per share₹4.83₹5.98₹8.61₹8.28₹10.21₹9.62₹10.84₹11.73₹10.50₹8.46₹9.28₹8.68₹8.12₹8.36₹13.06₹14.34₹16.47₹16.17₹16.20₹15.43
Earnings per share in rupees, restated for later splits and bonuses.

Segment results by quarter

Consolidated, ₹ crore, quarters to Dec 2024.

  • Broking & distribution

    Revenue, ₹ crore
    Profit, ₹ crore
  • Issuer services & advisory

    Revenue, ₹ crore
    Profit, ₹ crore
  • Treasury

    Revenue, ₹ crore
    Profit, ₹ crore
₹ croreMar 2022Jun 2022Sep 2022Dec 2022Mar 2023Jun 2023Sep 2023Dec 2023Mar 2024Jun 2024Sep 2024Dec 2024
Revenue of all businesses8927958608808859341,2491,3231,5441,6411,7071,586
Company revenue, as in its results8927948588798859341,2491,3231,5431,6411,7071,586
Revenue8067367697988278361,1051,1631,3781,4511,5211,401
Revenue growth19.7%7.4%2.2%−1.3%2.7%13.5%43.7%45.7%66.6%73.7%37.7%20.5%
Profit405342351343333329495539609591589566
Profit growth0.8%−11.0%−11.8%−19.0%−17.9%−3.9%40.9%57.2%83.1%79.7%18.9%4.9%
Margin50.3%46.5%45.7%43.0%40.2%39.4%44.8%46.4%44.2%40.8%38.7%40.4%
Assets12,66712,56012,71113,77913,39814,04818,05720,25322,91025,29328,89029,773
Liabilities10,55210,14910,39311,54510,86511,18315,01917,26819,23621,78024,66925,252
Capital employed2,1152,4112,3182,2342,5332,8653,0382,9853,6743,5134,2214,521
Revenue6535494813367997105127115125
Revenue222442334563656362637160
Revenue–––––––––300
Profit is before tax and finance costs, the way companies report their segments.

7 years at a glance

Consolidated: the company and its subsidiaries together. ₹ crore, years to March.

Revenue, net profit and borrowings, ₹ crore

  • Revenue
  • Net profit
  • Borrowings
1,859558Mar 181,705491447Mar 191,7065421,498Mar 202,5861,0683,521Mar 213,4351,3837,739Mar 223,4161,1189,293Mar 235,0491,69716,680Mar 24
Peak revenue ₹5,049 Cr, year to Mar 2024; lowest ₹1,705 Cr, year to Mar 2019

Operating and net margin, per cent

  • Operating margin
  • Net margin
66.8%28.8%49.5%46.5%51.7%61.6%63.6%61.6%66.8%30.0%28.8%31.8%41.3%40.3%32.7%33.6%Mar 18Mar 19Mar 20Mar 21Mar 22Mar 23Mar 24

Results for the year to Mar 2024

Consolidated: the company and its subsidiaries together. ₹ crore.

From revenue to net profit

  1. Revenue5,049
  2. Operating expenses−1,678
  3. Operating profit3,372
  4. Depreciation−109
  5. Other income+1.9
  6. One-off items0.0
  7. Finance costs−987
  8. Profit before tax2,278
  9. Tax−581
  10. Net profit1,697

What the company owns

  • Plant, investments and other assets₹13,412 Cr
  • Cash and bank₹11,251 Cr
  • Receivables₹959 Cr

What pays for it: net worth and liabilities

  • Borrowings₹16,680 Cr
  • Other liabilities₹5,020 Cr
  • Net worth₹3,923 Cr

ICICI Securities business segments, year to Mar 2024

A reportable segment is a line of business the company must report on its own. Consolidated, ₹ crore, as the company reports them.

Revenue by segment

₹5,051 CrTotal
  • Broking & distribution₹4,481 Cr88.7% of total
  • Issuer services & advisory₹317 Cr6.3% of total
  • Treasury₹253 Cr5.0% of total

Profit by segment

  • Broking & distribution₹1,972 Cr86.5% of total
  • Issuer services & advisory₹231 Cr10.1% of total
  • Treasury₹77 Cr3.4% of total

Segment results by year

Consolidated, ₹ crore, years to March.

  • Broking & distribution

    Revenue, ₹ crore
    Profit, ₹ crore
  • Issuer services & advisory

    Revenue, ₹ crore
    Profit, ₹ crore
  • Treasury

    Revenue, ₹ crore
    Profit, ₹ crore
₹ croreMar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024
Revenue of all businesses1,7061,7102,5863,4383,4205,051
Company revenue, as in its results1,7051,7062,5863,4353,4165,049
Revenue––2,3583,0523,1314,481
Revenue growth–––29.4%2.6%43.1%
Profit––1,3121,6111,3691,972
Profit growth–––22.8%−15.0%44.1%
Margin––55.6%52.8%43.7%44.0%
Return on capital––89.4%76.2%54.1%53.7%
Assets––7,20712,66713,39822,910
Liabilities––5,73910,55210,86519,236
Capital employed––1,4692,1152,5333,674
Revenue––161296145317
Revenue––6691144253
Revenue1,5811,594––––
Revenue9976––––
Revenue2740––––
Profit is before tax and finance costs, the way companies report their segments.

Profit and loss

Consolidated, ₹ crore, years to March. The last column is the twelve months to Dec 2024, the latest four quarters added.

₹ croreMar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Dec 2024Twelve months
Revenue from operations1,8591,7051,7062,5863,4353,4165,0496,476
9409138249941,2501,3131,6781,926
Materials and goods bought–0000000
Operating profit before depreciation9207928821,5922,1852,1033,3724,551
Operating margin49.5%46.5%51.7%61.6%63.6%61.6%66.8%70.3%
Depreciation and amortisation151561546375109148
Operating profit after depreciation9047778211,5382,1232,0283,2634,403
Other income02219041025
Finance costs4942861072745369871,593
One-off items00000000
Profit before tax8557577531,4311,8531,5012,2782,815
297267211363470383581718
Net profit5584915421,0681,3831,1181,6972,097
Other comprehensive income–−3−6300−1−13
Total comprehensive income–4885361,0701,3821,1181,6962,084
Net margin30.0%28.8%31.8%41.3%40.3%32.7%33.6%32.4%
Materials, employee costs and other expenses are shown for the years they add up to operating expenses; for the year to Mar 2018 they do not, so they are left blank.

Balance sheet

Consolidated, ₹ crore, at 31 March. The last column is the half year to Sep 2024, after the latest full year: the balance sheet at its end.

₹ croreMar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Sep 2024Half year
1,0471,2101,8222,4312,8533,9234,465
Share capital161161161161161162162
Reserves8861,0481,6612,2692,6913,7614,303
Borrowings4471,4983,5217,7399,29316,68022,034
Total assets4,6654,4438,18113,64615,56925,62331,694
Plant in use, after depreciation29304263124270–
Plant being built134111919–
Trade receivables47789459385773959312
Cash and cash equivalents1,88454230977424178224
Other bank balances1,2651,8693,5704,8436,55011,17413,355
Net debt−2,701−914−3582,1232,5025,4288,455
Borrowings are counted again inside the liabilities due within a year and after a year. Plant in use and plant being built are given for full years only. No balance sheet is on record for the year to Mar 2018, so its lines and the ratios worked from it are blank there.

Cash flow

Consolidated, ₹ crore, years to March. The last column is the half year to Sep 2024, after the latest full year: the cash flow over its six months.

₹ croreMar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Sep 2024Half year
Cash from operations−1,610−2,597−674−5,621−3,732
Capital spending4164126259138
Free cash flow−1,650−2,662−800−5,880−3,870
Cash from investing−40−69−125−257−138
Cash from financing1,4173,1302665,7154,016
Dividends paid475798726687550
Shares bought back00000
Shares issued011000
Net change in cash−233464−533−163147
Capital spending is part of cash from investing, and dividends paid, shares bought back and shares issued are part of cash from financing. Each is shown as an amount on a line of its own, and the section's other items are in its total only. No cash flow statement is on record for the years to Mar 2018, Mar 2019 and Mar 2020.

Per share

Consolidated, ₹ per share, years to March.

₹ per shareMar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024
Earnings per share₹17.31₹15.23₹16.83₹33.14₹42.86₹34.62₹52.51
Diluted earnings per share₹17.31₹15.23₹16.81₹33.08₹42.69₹34.54₹52.22
Book value per share–₹32.51₹37.55₹56.55₹75.32₹88.35₹121.31
Shareholder yield–––3.9%3.9%5.3%2.9%
Market cap at the year end (₹ crore)–7,7968,90612,33520,04613,81923,517

Ratios

Consolidated, years to March.

RatioMar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024
Revenue growth–−8.3%0.1%51.6%32.8%−0.6%47.8%
Operating profit growth–−13.9%11.4%80.5%37.3%−3.8%60.3%
Net profit growth–−12.0%10.4%97.0%29.5%−19.2%51.8%
Earnings per share growth–−12.0%10.5%96.9%29.3%−19.2%51.7%
–46.9%48.0%70.4%65.0%42.3%50.1%
––1.2 pts22.4 pts−5.4 pts−22.7 pts7.8 pts
From the net margin––4.8 pts14.4 pts−1.8 pts−12.2 pts1.1 pts
From asset turnover––1.3 pts5.8 pts−15.9 pts−13.6 pts2.1 pts
From borrowing––−5.0 pts2.2 pts12.3 pts3.0 pts4.5 pts
Return on capital employed–52.0%30.3%28.8%20.9%16.7%15.8%
Cash conversion–––−150.7%−187.9%−60.3%−331.3%
Interest cover18.318.49.514.37.83.83.3
Debt to equity–0.431.241.933.183.264.25
Receivable days–1021965418369
Asset turnover–0.370.370.410.310.230.25
Assets per rupee of net worth–4.454.044.165.135.536.08
Sales per rupee of plant–57.8257.8061.5854.7727.5918.67
Capital spending to depreciation–––0.751.031.682.38
Plant being built, % of plant in use–4.2%11.1%9.4%17.5%15.6%6.9%
No balance sheet is on record for the year to Mar 2018, so its lines and the ratios worked from it are blank there.

Growth and returns over 3, 5 and 10 years

Consolidated: the company and its subsidiaries together. Each window ends with the year to Mar 2024.

Return on assets, latest year
8.2%
Cash from operations against operating profit
−166.7%
Measure5 years3 years
Revenue growth, yearly rate24.3%25.0%
Profit growth, yearly rate28.2%16.7%
Return on equity, average55.2%52.5%
Return on capital employed, average22.5%17.8%
Operating margin, average61.0%64.0%
Net margin, average35.9%35.5%
Asset turnover, average0.320.26
Interest cover, average7.74.9
Debt to equity, average2.773.56

Where the cash came from and went

Consolidated: the company and its subsidiaries together. ₹ crore, added up over each window, which ends with the year to Mar 2024.

₹ crore3 yearsLatest year
Cash from operations−8,893−5,621
Cash from investing−450−257
Cash from financing9,1115,715
Capital spending449259
Dividends paid2,211687
Shares bought back00
Shares issued for cash110

Accounting checks

Consolidated, years to March. Published tests of whether reported profit is backed by cash and the balance sheet.

CheckMar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024
Profit not backed by cash, % of assetsPublished threshold 10 per cent of average total assets–––43.0537.1013.1236.78
Cash from operations to profit, 3 yearsPublished threshold 0.7 times–––––−1.37−2.12
Assets under construction, years of additionsOur threshold 2 years of additions––0.050.060.130.140.07
Effective tax ratePublished threshold 17.16 per cent34.7635.1928.0125.3725.3825.5525.50
Tax charged less tax paid, % of profitOur threshold 10 percentage points––––0.40−0.053.93
A threshold marked as ours has no published figure; it is the line we read the check against.

Where the return came from

Yearly rates to Mar 2024, per-share figures restated for splits and bonuses.

OverReturn a yearEarnings growthChange in P/EDividend yield
1 year+70.0%+51.7%+12.1%0.0%
3 years+23.9%+16.6%+6.3%0.0%
5 years+24.6%+28.1%−2.7%0.0%
Return is price growth plus the average dividend yield. Change in P/E is (1 + price growth) / (1 + earnings growth) - 1, so the parts compound rather than add.

Who owns ICICI Securities, filing by filing

Per cent of the company's shares. Every filing on record, from Sep 2021; the latest is the filing for Dec 2024.

Dec 2024 filing

  • Promoters74.35%
  • Foreign institutions11.17%
  • Indian institutions8.49%
  • GovernmentsNone
  • Individuals and others6.00%

Shareholding pattern, per cent, from Sep 2022

  • Promoters
  • Foreign institutions
  • Indian institutions
  • Governments
  • Individuals and others
74.86%0.00%74.86%74.85%74.85%74.83%74.79%74.77%74.74%74.65%74.59%74.35%7.43%7.76%8.75%9.48%10.06%10.33%10.43%9.31%10.45%11.17%6.24%5.81%5.06%5.08%6.21%6.35%7.38%10.02%9.07%8.49%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%11.47%11.57%11.35%10.61%8.94%8.55%7.44%6.02%5.89%6.00%Sep 22Mar 23Sep 23Mar 24Sep 24Dec 24
Per centSep 2021Dec 2021Mar 2022Jun 2022Sep 2022Dec 2022Mar 2023Jun 2023Sep 2023Dec 2023Mar 2024Jun 2024Sep 2024Dec 2024
74.91%74.89%74.89%74.87%74.86%74.85%74.85%74.83%74.79%74.77%74.74%74.65%74.59%74.35%
Indian promoters74.91%74.89%74.89%74.87%74.86%74.85%74.85%74.83%74.79%74.77%74.74%74.65%74.59%74.35%
25.09%25.11%25.11%25.13%25.14%25.15%25.15%25.17%25.21%25.23%25.26%25.35%25.41%25.65%
Shares in issue32,25,91,52132,26,69,06132,26,78,72132,27,73,18132,28,16,04132,28,28,65132,28,67,72632,29,50,13032,31,01,80032,31,88,94032,33,53,08532,37,41,69632,40,06,82832,50,67,269
Filings before Sep 2022 are on an older form, which did not split institutions into foreign and Indian and grouped some holders differently, so those columns show only the lines both forms state alike. A dash is a line the filing did not state. “Under 0.01%” is a holding of shares too small to show at two decimals.

Number of ICICI Securities shareholders

Shareholders on the company's register in each filing.

Shareholders, filing by filing

1,61,683Sep 211,73,248Dec 211,86,875Mar 221,93,295Jun 221,91,509Sep 221,76,574Dec 221,72,788Mar 231,65,923Jun 231,38,563Sep 231,30,734Dec 231,25,307Mar 241,29,865Jun 241,16,342Sep 241,18,829Dec 24
ShareholdersSep 2021Dec 2021Mar 2022Jun 2022Sep 2022Dec 2022Mar 2023Jun 2023Sep 2023Dec 2023Mar 2024Jun 2024Sep 2024Dec 2024
All shareholders1,61,6831,73,2481,86,8751,93,2951,91,5091,76,5741,72,7881,65,9231,38,5631,30,7341,25,3071,29,8651,16,3421,18,829
11111111112222
Indian promoters11111111112222
1,61,6821,73,2471,86,8741,93,2941,91,5081,76,5731,72,7871,65,9221,38,5621,30,7331,25,3051,29,8631,16,3401,18,827
Filings before Sep 2022 are on an older form, which did not split institutions into foreign and Indian and grouped some holders differently, so those columns show only the lines both forms state alike. A dash is a line the filing did not state.

ICICI Securities promoters

Promoters are the founders, families and companies that control the company, as its filings name them. Every member of the promoter group holding shares in the filing for Dec 2024; the largest is ICICI BANK LIMITED, 74.34%.

Holder
ICICI BANK LIMITEDIndian financial institutions and banks74.34%24,16,52,6920.00%
ICICI PRUDENTIAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITEDIndian companies, trusts and others0.01%24,9380.00%
Pledged is the share of the holder's own shares pledged to a lender.

Largest public holders of ICICI Securities, filing by filing

Per cent, on the same shares as the split above.

HolderSep 2021Dec 2021Mar 2022Jun 2022Sep 2022Dec 2022Mar 2023Jun 2023Sep 2023Dec 2023Mar 2024Jun 2024Sep 2024Dec 2024
THE INCOME FUND OF AMERICAForeign portfolio investors, category I––––––––1.26%1.26%1.26%1.26%3.10%3.36%
GOVERNMENT PENSION FUND GLOBALForeign portfolio investors, category I––1.05%1.24%1.31%1.59%3.12%3.13%3.13%3.20%3.26%2.07%1.86%1.85%
LIFE INSURANCE CORPORATION OF INDIAInsurance companies1.35%2.32%2.32%2.32%2.32%2.32%2.58%2.58%2.58%2.58%2.58%1.97%1.97%1.80%
WF ASIAN SMALLER COMPANIES FUND LIMITEDForeign portfolio investors, category I–––––––––––––1.24%
FIDELITY FUNDS - INDIA FOCUS FUNDForeign portfolio investors, category I–––––––1.20%1.20%1.29%––––
SMALLCAP WORLD FUND, INCForeign portfolio investors, category I1.02%1.02%1.02%1.02%1.02%–––––––––
HDFC LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITEDOther Institutions1.03%–––––––––––––
A filing names every holder above one per cent, in the company's own words: an insurer's holding can carry one of its funds' names. A dash is a filing that did not name the holder, which includes holding under one per cent.

Who moved in the Dec 2024 filing

Against the Sep 2024 filing. A filing names a public holder only at 1% or more, so a holder no longer named fell under 1% or sold out.

  • Foreign institutions: WF ASIAN SMALLER COMPANIES FUND LIMITED newly named at 1.24%; THE INCOME FUND OF AMERICA 3.36%, +0.26 pts; GOVERNMENT PENSION FUND GLOBAL 1.85%, −0.01 pts
  • Indian institutions: LIFE INSURANCE CORPORATION OF INDIA 1.80%, −0.17 pts

ICICI Securities share price by year

Each calendar year to 2025.

YearClose at year endChangeHighest closeLowest close
2025896.20+4.7%896.20795.15
2024856.35+19.3%898.15687.25
2023718.00+44.4%748.15422.30
2022497.35−37.2%823.45413.55
2021791.75+71.1%878.50382.80
2020462.70+13.7%544.35220.75
2019406.80+56.6%426.85190.30
2018259.80–445.40229.35
₹ per share, adjusted for splits and bonuses since. Change is on the close at the end of the year before. 2018 is from its first session, 4 Apr 2018. The 2025 close is its last trade, on 21 Mar 2025.

Recent sessions

The 10 trading days to 21 Mar 2025, as traded on BSE.

DateOpenHighLowCloseAverage priceVolume
21 Mar 2025884.00899.10878.40896.20892.9553,83,172
20 Mar 2025877.00899.00863.30881.25880.8625,31,721
19 Mar 2025871.40880.85871.35877.05876.896,37,781
18 Mar 2025855.55876.90855.55874.70868.676,20,507
17 Mar 2025836.75853.35836.75849.40848.685,00,677
13 Mar 2025830.20840.75830.20836.75836.977,27,098
12 Mar 2025830.35838.35824.30832.10828.4019,22,362
11 Mar 2025795.00831.95795.00830.35822.557,26,718
10 Mar 2025794.90806.00789.05795.15799.252,80,242
7 Mar 2025802.20808.80788.00796.00798.231,38,504
Prices in ₹ per share as traded, not adjusted.

Company details

BSE code
541179
ISIN
INE763G01038
Industry
Capital Markets
Former symbols
ISEC
CIN
L67120MH1995PLC086241
Corporate identity number, the registrar of companies' code for it
Incorporated
1995
Registered office
lClCl Venture House, Appasaheb Marathe Marg, Prabhadevi, Mumbai 400025, Maharashtra
Share registrar
KFin Technologies Ltd
Keeps the register of shareholders and handles transfers and dividend payments