Central Depository Services (India) Limited
NSE: CDSLINE736A01011·Financial ServicesSmallcap 250·Listed 2017
₹1,318.00▼ ₹2.00  (−0.15%)
52W: ₹1,116 – ₹1,674 · Vol: 12.5L shares · Close 25 Sept
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Annual report FY26 — 15.04 MB · Shareholding pattern — Jun 2026 · All filings
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NSE announcements · newest first
CDSL has informed the Exchange regarding resignation of Dr. Rakeshkumar Kakkar, Nominee Director of CDSL in CDSL Ventures Limited, material subsidiary of CDSL.
Leadership22 Sept 2026 PDF
CDSL has informed the Exchange about the modification in the Analyst call with Dymon Asia Capital in reference to our earlier intimation.
Investor meet22 Sept 2026 PDF
Change in Management
Leadership22 Sept 2026 PDF
CDSL has informed the Exchange about Schedule of Analyst Call with Nippon Life Global Investors Singapore and Dymon Asia Capital to be held on Thursday, September 24, 2026
Investor meet21 Sept 2026 PDF
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P/E (TTM)
58.6×
EPS ₹22.50
P / Book
14.06×
BVPS ₹94
ROE
24.5%
FY26, avg equity
Net margin
39.7%
FY26
Revenue YoY
+13.1%
Q1 FY27
Net profit YoY
+14.9%
Q1 FY27
Debt / equity
0.00×
₹0 Cr debt
Div. yield
0.97%
₹12.75 in 12 months
From NSE filings (consolidated) and the last close.
Shareholding Pattern Jun 2026
Promoters
15.0%—
FIIs
8.2%▼ 3.12
DIIs
15.2%▲ 0.77
Retail
54.1%▲ 1.73
Others
7.5%▲ 0.62
Promoter pledge: none reported
Peer Comparison
CompanyP/EP/BROEMargin
BSE₹1.3L Cr46.1×19.51×44.8%51.5%
CDSL₹27,546 Cr58.6×14.06×24.5%39.7%
TSFINV₹10,147 Cr20.4×1.68×9.1%53.8%
GATECHDVR₹62 Cr7.2×0.58×10.9%39.3%
BILVYAPAR₹14 Cr––––
DCMFINSERV₹11 Cr––––
Financial Services: the companies closest in market value. Computed from each company's NSE filings (up to Q1 FY27) and the last close; hover a column for its definition.
Forensic Flags
Receivables grew 22% against revenue growth of 6%
FY26: debtor days moved from 18 to 21.
Other income is 15% of profit before tax
FY26.
10 checks within their thresholds
Operating cash flow was 0.97× net profit
Cumulative over FY22–FY26 (5 years).
Free cash flow was negative in 0 of the last 5 years
Operating cash flow less capital expenditure, as filed.
Debt to equity is 0.00×
As at 2026-03-31; it was 0.00× at 2023-03-31.
Exceptional items above 5% of pre-tax profit in 0 of the last 5 years
FY22–FY26.
Effective tax rate averaged 25%
Tax over pre-tax profit, last 3 years. The base corporate rate is about 25%.
Share count changed +0.0% in three years, net of bonuses and splits
From 2023-03-31 to 2026-03-31. Shares issued for mergers, placements, conversions and stock options all count.
Promoter holding is 15.00%, +0.00 points over a year
2026-06-30 against 2025-06-30.
No promoter shares are pledged
Shareholding pattern as at 2026-06-30.
No auditor change or resignation filings in three years
From NSE announcements on record.
Results were filed late in 0 of the last 8 quarters
Slowest filing came 33 days after the period end.
Computed from NSE filings (consolidated). Colours follow fixed thresholds, shown on hover. These are facts about the filings, not advice. 1 check not run for lack of data.
Formula Scores
Piotroski F-score: 4 of 9 · FY to 2026-03-31
one point for each of nine tests on profitability, leverage and liquidity, and operating efficiency, comparing the year with the one before
  • ✓ Return on assets positive: 21.05 — profit after tax over the year's opening total assets, %
  • ✓ Operating cash flow positive: 466.6 — ₹ crore
  • ✓ Cash flow above profit (accruals): 11.5 — operating cash flow less profit after tax, ₹ crore
  • ✗ Return on assets improved: -8.49 — change in ROA, percentage points
  • ✗ Long-term borrowings to assets fell: 0 — no long-term borrowings in either year; the paper scores no decrease as 0
  • ✗ Current ratio improved: -0.56 — change in current assets over current liabilities
  • ✓ No new shares issued: 0 — change in share capital, %
  • Gross margin improved — material cost not reported (a services company has none)
  • ✗ Asset turnover improved: -0.078 — revenue over the year's opening total assets, change
Inputs: profit after tax ₹455 Cr (2026-03-31) · profit after tax ₹526 Cr (2025-03-31) · total assets ₹2,419 Cr (2026-03-31) · total assets ₹2,162 Cr (2025-03-31)
The paper's bands: 8–9: the paper's high group; 0–2: the paper's low group
8 of the nine tests could be run; the score counts the ones that passed
Source: Joseph Piotroski, "Value Investing: The Use of Historical Financial Statement Information to Separate Winners from Losers", Journal of Accounting Research, 2000
Altman Z-score: not computed · FY to 2026-03-31
no market capitalisation for the equity term
Graham number: 214.56 ₹ per share · FY to 2026-03-31
√(22.5 × earnings per share × book value per share): the price at which P/E × P/B = 22.5 (a P/E of 15 at a P/B of 1.5)
  • earnings per share: 21.82
  • book value per share: 93.77 — owners' equity over shares (paid-up capital / face value)
Inputs: earnings per share 21.82 (2026-03-31) · owners' equity ₹1,960 Cr (2026-03-31) · paid-up capital ₹209 Cr (2026-03-31) · face value 10 (2026-03-31)
a number the book uses as a ceiling for a defensive investor's purchase price; it is arithmetic on two reported figures, not a valuation
Source: Benjamin Graham, The Intelligent Investor (1949; the 22.5 in the 1973 edition's criteria for the defensive investor)
Sloan accrual ratio: -0.5 % of assets · FY to 2026-03-31
(profit after tax − operating cash flow) / average total assets
Inputs: profit after tax ₹455 Cr (2026-03-31) · operating cash flow ₹467 Cr (2026-03-31) · total assets ₹2,419 Cr (2026-03-31) · total assets ₹2,162 Cr (2025-03-31)
how much of the year's profit was not cash; the paper sorts companies by this and reports the top decile's later returns
Source: Richard Sloan, "Do Stock Prices Fully Reflect Information in Accruals and Cash Flows about Future Earnings?", The Accounting Review, 1996
Each score is its published formula applied to the company's own filings (consolidated); open one for the tests, the inputs and the paper. Arithmetic on the filings, not a view on the stock.