Anand Rathi Wealth Q1 Results: Net profit up 34% to Rs 40 cr; revenue rises 36%.

Anand Rathi Wealth Q1 Results: Net profit up 34% to Rs 40 cr; revenue rises 36%.

On 12^th July 2022, Anand Rathi Wealth reported a net profit of Rs. 39.7 crores for the Q1 FY23. The net profit was up by 33.6% as compared to the net profit of Rs. 29.7 crores in Q1 FY21. This was due to the addition of new clients and strong net flows. The net profit improved by 16% QoQ which was Rs. 34 crores. Net Flows for the quarter stood at Rs. 1,355 crores, up by 395% over same the period last year.

The company’s revenue rose by 35.7% YoY to Rs. 133.5 crores. The revenue during Q1 FY21 was Rs. 98.4 crore. The revenue was up by 17% QoQ to Rs. 110 crores.

The company has recorded strong growth for the June quarter despite challenging market situations.

The Asset Under Management (AUM) of the company for this quarter stood at Rs 32,961 crore, up by15% YoY and 0.27% QoQ. During Q1FY21 and Q4 FY22 the Asset Under Management was Rs. 27,887 crore and Rs. 32,054 crores respectively.

The total operating expenses have increased from Rs. 7067.24 lakhs to Rs. 8062.03 lakhs as compared to the previous quarter. The operating cost is up by 40.3% YoY. This was majorly due to higher employee expenses and fixed costs.

The employee expenses were up from Rs. 52 crores to Rs. 60 crores on a QoQ basis.

Mostly the RM’s expenditures or the provisioning are linked to the revenue. If you look at the revenue, it is in terms of percentage, there is hardly any change. Last year employee benefit expenses were about 45% and it is in the same range even in this financial year. So at the absolute number, it looks higher. But compared with the revenue number in terms of percentage, it is more or less the same.

There was an increase in fixed cost by 17% YoY, because now since offices are running and administrative expenses, business promotional expenses and all have come on track. So this was the normal operating first quarter post-COVID era.

The PBT margin for this quarter is 39.6% as compared to the last quarter (40.2%).

For the June quarter, the return on equity is 42.3%, and for Q1 FY22 and Q4 FY22, 44.3% and 39.8% respectively.

The Earning Per Share for this quarter is Rs. 9.5. The active clients increased 17.4% to 7,477.

Anand Rathi Wealth, got listed in December. The company operates in the financial services industry with a focus on mutual fund distribution and the sale of financial products.
The company started its activities in fiscal 2002 and is a registered AMFI (Association of Mutual Funds of India) mutual fund distributor.

Currently, the stock is trading at Rs. 639.45. The share price went down by 9.95 points or by 1.52% as compared to the previous close of Rs.649.45. On 15 July 2022, the stock opened at Rs. 653. The shares hit an intraday high and low of Rs. 655.65 and 638 respectively. The company’s market cap is Rs. 2661 crore.