Mid cap chemical stock rallies after healthy Q3 earnings and dividend of 200%

The company has said in a stock exchange filing that the Board of Directors has “Declared Interim Dividend of Rs.2/- (200%) per Equity Share of the face value of Rs. 1/- each for the financial year 2022-23. As intimated vide our letter dated 23rd January, 2023, interim dividend shall be paid to the equity shareholders whose names appear in the Register of Member of the Company as on 10th February, 2023 being Record Date fixed for the purpose. The interim dividend will be paid on 23rd February, 2023.”

In Q3FY23, the company’s net revenue reached ₹237.4 Cr compared to ₹180.8 Cr in Q3FY22, representing a growth of 31%. The company its EBITDA stood at ₹108.4 Cr in the quarter ended December 2022 as against ₹76.1 Cr recorded in the quarter ended December 2021, representing a growth of 42%. Clean Science and Technology reported a profit before tax (PBT) of ₹111.8 Cr in Q3FY23 as compared to ₹77.6 Cr in the year-ago quarter, representing a growth of 44% whereas the company said its profit after tax (PAT) or net profit reached ₹83.9 Cr in Q3FY23 against ₹58.0 Cr recorded in Q3FY22, representing a growth of 45% YoY.

On Friday, the shares of Clean Science and Technology closed on the NSE at ₹1,484.00 apiece level, up by 0.14% from the previous close of ₹1,481.90. The stock recorded a total volume of 2,87,683 shares, compared to the 20-Day average volume of 58,229 shares. In the last 1 year, the stock has fallen 35.70% and on a YTD basis, it has fallen 0.44% so far in 2023. The stock touched a 52-week-high of ₹2,361.10 on (04-Feb-2022) and a 52-week-low of ₹1,330.00 on (30-Jan-2023). For the quarter ended December 2022 or Q3FY23, the company reported a promoter shareholding of 78.50%, FIIs stake of 3.99%, DIIs stake of 4.65% and public stake of 12.86%.