Vidhi Specialty ₹1.50 interim dividend ex-date due today

Vidhi Specialty announced an interim dividend of ₹1.50 per share. The ex-date for this dividend is due today, August 1, 2025. The stock ended at ₹410.05 on Thursday, a decline of 1.16% compared to its previous closing price.

Vidhi Specialty Food Ingredients has declared an interim dividend, providing a return to its investors. This corporate action reflects the company's financial decisions and its approach to distributing profits among its shareholders.

The current market capitalization of Vidhi Spec stands at ₹2047.99 Crore. The company’s recent financial performance reveals a few key trends that might interest investors. Examining the quarterly revenue figures, we observe a fluctuating pattern. Revenue was ₹82.97 Crore in June 2024, increased to ₹91.29 Crore in September 2024, and further to ₹98.52 Crore in December 2024, and reached ₹109.53 Crore in March 2025. However, in June 2025, the revenue stood at ₹87.90 Crore.

The net profit followed a similar trend, starting at ₹8.45 Crore in June 2024, rising to ₹10.32 Crore, ₹12.73 Crore, and ₹11.90 Crore in the subsequent quarters, and settling at ₹12.70 Crore in June 2025. The earnings per share (EPS) also reflected this pattern, moving from ₹1.69 to ₹1.81, ₹2.55, ₹2.37 and finally reaching ₹2.54.

Looking at the yearly performance, the revenue for the year 2025 was ₹382.30 Crore, up from ₹303.42 Crore in 2024, but lower than ₹403.99 Crore in 2023 and ₹537.05 Crore in 2022. The net profit for 2025 was ₹43.40 Crore, an improvement from ₹36.45 Crore in 2024 and closer to ₹37.70 Crore in 2023. The EPS for these years was ₹8.68, ₹7.31, and ₹7.55, respectively. The book value per share (BVPS) has consistently increased from ₹32.25 in 2021 to ₹60.19 in 2025.

Furthermore, the return on equity (ROE) for 2025 was 14.41%, a slight increase from 13.00% in 2024. The debt-to-equity ratio was 0.21 in 2025, comparable to previous years, indicating a stable capital structure. The annual sales have fluctuated over the past five years, with the most recent figure for March 2025 at ₹382 Crore, compared to ₹303 Crore, ₹403 Crore, ₹537 Crore and ₹266 Crore in the previous years respectively. Net profit has shown similar volatility, recording ₹43 Crore in March 2025 compared to ₹36 Crore, ₹37 Crore, ₹58 Crore, and ₹36 Crore in the preceding years.

The cash flow statement reveals that cash flow from operating activities was -₹4 Crore in March 2025 compared to ₹63 Crore, ₹95 Crore, -₹21 Crore, and ₹11 Crore in the previous years. Balance sheet analysis shows that the company's share capital has remained constant at ₹5 Crore over the past five years. Reserves and surplus have increased from ₹156 Crore in March 2021 to ₹296 Crore in March 2025. Total assets have grown from ₹225 Crore in March 2021 to ₹396 Crore in March 2025.

Per share ratios show that the Basic EPS and Diluted EPS were both ₹8.68 in March 2025, improved from ₹7.31 in March 2024. Book value per share has risen steadily to ₹60.19 in March 2025. The dividend per share was ₹5.00 in March 2025 compared to ₹2.00, ₹0.80, ₹0.80 and ₹0.80 in the previous years. Margin ratios indicate that the gross profit margin was 18.32%, the operating margin was 16.33%, and the net profit margin was 11.35% for March 2025. Return ratios show that the return on net worth was 14.41%, the ROCE was 20.17%, and the return on assets was 10.95%.