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Mission-Critical Decisions, Made with Confidence.
44. Earnings per share
The following reflects the profit and share data used in the basic and diluted earnings per share (EPS) computations:
Particulars (C lakh)
Year ended
December 31, 2023
Year ended
December 31, 2024
Net profit for calculation of basic and diluted EPS 61,588 66,826
Particulars Year ended
December 31, 2024
(Nos.)
Year ended
December 31, 2023
(Nos.)
2. i) Construction/ acquisition of any asset - -
ii) For purposes other than (i) above 766 495
Amount spent during the year on:
3. Shortfall at the end of the year - -
Nature of CSR activities include “education and women empowerment – financial capability building” and “conservation
of environment”. Refer to note 40 for related party transactions.
4. Total of previous year shortfall - -
5. Reason for shortfall NA NA
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Financial Statements
Weighted average number of equity shares in calculating basic EPS 7,31,24,217 7,30,94,435
Effect of dilution:
Add: Weighted average stock options granted under ESOS 1,834 12,401
Weighted average number of equity shares in calculating diluted EPS 7,31,26,051 7,31,06,836
Earnings per share : Nominal value of J 1 Year ended
December 31, 2024
(J)
Year ended
December 31, 2023
(J)
Basic 84.22 91.42
Diluted (On account of ESOS, refer to note 47) 84.22 91.41
45. Dividend
Details of dividend paid on equity shares are as under:
Particulars Year ended
December 31, 2024
(C lakh)
Year ended
December 31, 2023
Final dividend for the year 2023 (Previous year: 2022) C 28 per equity share (Previous
year: C 23 per share) of C 1 each
20,473 16,808
Interim dividend for the year 2024 (Previous year: 2023) C 30 per equity share
(Previous year: C 26 per share) of C 1 each
21,939 19,008
Total 42,412 35,816
Proposed dividend
The Board of Directors at its meeting held on February 10, 2025 have recommended a payment of final dividend of
C 26 per equity share of face value of C 1 each for the financial year ended December 31, 2024. The above is subject to
approval at the ensuing Annual General Meeting of the Company and hence is not recognised as a liability.
46. Corporate Social Responsibility
The details of Corporate Social Responsibility as prescribed under section 135 of the Companies Act, 2013 is as follows:
Particulars Year ended
December 31, 2024
(C lakh)
Year ended
December 31, 2023
1. Amount required to be spent by the Company during the year 738 494