Shipping Corporation stock zooms 10% on stellar Q1 earnings; up 170% in a year

Shipping Corporation is India's largest and most diversified shipping company, operating and managing vessels for national and international lines.

Shares of Shipping Corporation zoomed over 10 percent as investors cheered the company's stellar first quarter earnings. The state-run company reported a 70 percent year-on-year jump in net profit at Rs 291.5 crore and 26 percent jump in revenue from operations to Rs 1,514.3 crore in Q1FY25.

At the operating level, Shipping Corp's earnings before interest, tax, depreciation, and amortisation (EBITDA) jumped 40.4 percent YoY to Rs 509.7 crore in the April-June quarter, and EBITDA margin stood at 33.7 percent in the reporting quarter versus 30.3 percent in the first quarter of FY24.

At 9:54 am Shipping Corporation shares were trading 10 percent lower at Rs 283.1 apiece on the National Stock Exchange (NSE). So far this year, the stock has gained around 72 percent, outperforming benchmark Nifty's returns of around 12 percent.

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In the 12 months gone by, the PSU stock has delivered stellar returns of around 170 percent, more than doubling investors' money. In comparison, Nifty rose 25 percent during this period.

Shipping Corporation is a public sector undertaking (PSU) owned by the Government of India (GoI). It's India's largest and most diversified shipping company, operating and managing vessels for national and international lines.

The Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways administers Shipping Corp, headquartered in Mumbai.

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