(THE NEWSMAN OF INDIA.COM)
BSE Ltd. (BSE), Asia’s oldest and first universal exchange and World’s fastest exchange with a speed of 6 microseconds, announced its unaudited consolidated and standalone financial results for the quarter and year ended March 31, 2022. BSE declares a Final Dividend of Rs 13.5 per equity share of Rs 2 each for FY 2021-22 on expanded equity capital post issue of bonus shares in March 2022.

·Consolidated Net profit attributable to the shareholders for the year ended March 31, 2022, up by 76% to Rs. 254.33 crore from Rs. 144.90 crore in previous year.

·Consolidated Operating EBITDA for the quarter ended March 31, 2022, up by 5 times to Rs. 213.14 crore from Rs. 38.84 crore in previous year.

·Total number of transactions in BSE StAR MF grew by 97% to reach 18.5 crores transactions during FY 2022 from 9.4 crores last year

·BSE’s average daily turnover in the Equity segment increased by 29% to Rs. 5,396 crores as compared to the last year.

·BSE wholly owned subsidiary BSE Investments has acquired 4.76 percent stake in government enabled private sector-led non-profit company Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC) platform.

·BSE subsidiary India INX has enabled a Global Access platform for investors wanting to invest in global securities. The platform permits investment in more than 30,000 stocks across 33 countries and 135 exchanges across the US, Asia Pacific, and Europe.

BSE platforms remain the preferred choice by Indian companies to raise capital. In FY 2022, the BSE platform has enabled issuers to raise Rs. 18.4 lakh crores through issue of equity bonds, commercial papers, municipal bonds, InvITs etc., including Rs. 3.1 lakh crore for the quarter ending March 2022.

The total number of investor accounts registered with BSE now stands 10.5 crores and continues to move up. This number has more than doubled in the last 2 years.

Commenting on financial performance for the quarter ended, Ashishkumar Chauhan, MD & CEO, said: “As seen over the last few years, BSE has operated with a strategy to build products and markets for institutions and investors, in a manner that enables us to grow in all economic conditions, so that BSE is truly an all-weather growth story, something that does not exist in a single market or asset class alone. As we begin FY 2023, we are better positioned than ever to capitalize on trends occurring across asset classes, and we remain focused on investing and executing on the many growth opportunities in front of us.”