NBCC Gives Up Early Gains Despite Q4 Profit Rise

Shares of NBCC (India) Ltd. rose nearly 3% during early trading hours on Friday, but gave up the advance to fall nearly 2%. This comes after the company's consolidated profit for the fourth quarter of the financial year 2025 jumped 29.3% year-on-year.

The firm's bottomline came in at Rs 176 crore in the January-March quarter, compared to a profit of Rs 136 crore in the year-ago period.

Revenue from operations rose to 16.2% at Rs 4,643 crore from Rs 3,996 crore in the comparable quarter last year. Operational profitability rose 19.4% to Rs 290 crore in comparison to Rs 243 crore reported in the same quarter of financial year 2024. Margins expanded to 6.2%.

NBCC declared a final dividend of Rs 0.14 per equity share with face value of Rs 1 each for fiscal 2025, subject to approval of shareholders in the ensuing annual general meeting. The company will cumulatively disburse up to nearly Rs 38 crore in the form of dividend to eligible shareholders. This will include a dividend payout of Rs 8.6 crore to retail investors.

Shares of NBCC rose 2.59% to Rs 114.40 apiece on the NSE on Friday, before falling 1.55% to Rs 114.40 per share. The shares pared losses to trade 1.47% lower at Rs 114.49, compared to a 0.11% decline in the benchmark Nifty 50.

The stock has risen by 26.57% in the last 12 months and 23.37% year-to-date. Total traded volume so far in the day stood at 11.3 times its 30-day average. The relative strength index was at 67.28.

Out of three analysts tracking the company, two have a 'buy' rating on the stock, and one suggests a 'sell', according to Bloomberg data.