Overall Fundamental outlook

Business Operations:

Sector: Financial Services
Industry: Capital Markets

Central Depository Services (India) Limited, together with its subsidiaries, provides depository services in India. It operates through Depository; Data Entry and Storage; and Repository segments. The Depository segment offers various services to investors, such as dematerialisation, rematerialisation, holding, transfer, and pledge of securities in electronic form; and e-voting services to companies. Its Data Entry and Stroage segment provides centralized record keeping of KYC document of capital market investors. The Repository segment offers policyholders/warehouse receipt holders a facility to keep insurance policies/warehouse receipts in electronic form and to undertake changes, modifications, and revisions in the policy/receipt. It also provides account opening, processing delivery and receipt instructions, pledging, nomination, transmission of securities, change in address, bank account details, and SMS services for depository participants (DPs). In addition, the company offers various services, such as electronic access to security information, electronic access to security information and execution of secured transaction, SMS alerts related to transactions, electronic consolidated account statements, and virtual annual general meetings; Myeasi mobile application; application programming interfaces for DPs, electronic delivery instruction slip, and electronic margin pledge; and electronic foreign investment monitoring, electronic system driven disclosure services, and electronic notices, as well as e-locker services. Further, it provides KYC registration agency, eKYC, electronic signature service, tax filing, stamp duty calendar, electronic negotiable warehouse receipts and electronic non-negotiable warehouse receipts, and electronic insurance account. The company serves market participants, exchanges, clearing corporations, DPs, issuers, and investors. Central Depository Services (India) Limited was incorporated in 1997 and is based in Mumbai, India.

Revenue projections:

Revenue projections for CDSL
Revenue projections for CDSL

Central Depository Services (India) Limited is projected to see a decline in revenue compared to last year, which could lead to investor caution. A drop in earnings is often viewed as a negative signal for profitability, making it more difficult for the company to maintain investor confidence in its financial health.

Financial Ratios:

currentRatio 0.000000
forwardPE 43.435055
debtToEquity 0.139000
earningsGrowth 0.024000
revenueGrowth 0.119000
grossMargins 1.000000
operatingMargins 0.519160
trailingEps 22.840000
forwardEps 30.399410

With positive gross and operating margins, CDSL's profitability is evident. These metrics suggest the company is efficiently managing its expenses while maintaining strong revenue, highlighting a solid financial foundation.
CDSL's forward EPS exceeding its trailing EPS reflects expectations of increased profitability for the current year. This suggests that the company is projected to achieve higher earnings than in the previous financial year, signaling positive growth and improved financial health.

Price projections:

Price projections for CDSL
Price projections for CDSL

Central Depository Services (India) Limited's price projections have gradually decreased, indicating a more conservative outlook from analysts. The repeated downward revisions suggest waning confidence in the company's ability to achieve its previous targets.

Recommendation changes over time:

Recommendations trend for CDSL
Recommendations trend for CDSL


The recent buy bias for Central Depository Services (India) Limited from analysts signals strong confidence in the stock's potential. This positive sentiment could encourage investors to see Central Depository Services (India) Limited as a smart place to invest their money, especially those looking for stable, long-term returns in a well-established company.