CESC Ltd share Price Today

CESC Ltd is in the Power Generation & Distribution sector and is having a market capitalization worth Rs. 9,912.61 crores, it is incorporated in the year 1899. It has reported consolidated sales of Rs 2890 crores in March’2021. The company is listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) with the code 500084 and additionally listed on the National Stock Exchange (NSE) with the code CESC.

The Calcutta Electricity Supply Corporation (CESC) is a Kolkata-based company involved in generating and distributing electricity in the state of West Bengal. CESC Ltd comes under the management of RP- Sanjeev Goenka Group. CESC Ltd operated mainly in Kolkata, parts of Howrah, and some districts in West Bengal. The operations of CESC Ltd are mainly divided into three divisions, namely: (i)The power division is in charge of electricity generation and distribution. (ii) The retail division is engaged in organized retailing. (iii) Property development is handled by the property division.

The promoters of the company own 49.92% of the stake in the company, Foreign Institutional Investors (FII) own 13.37%, Domestic Institutional Investors (DII) own 23.59% stake in the company, and others (such as public & retail investors) hold the balance of 13.12%.

In June 2021, quarterly net revenue was Rs. 1,931.00 crores, which has increased by approximately 21.83 % from Rs. 1,585.00 crores for the April-June 2020 quarter. The quarterly net profit in June 2021 was Rs. 138.00 crores, which has improved marginally and increased by nearly 2.99% from a net profit of Rs. 134.00 crores in June 2020. In June 2021, the reported operating profit was at Rs. 1,773.00 crores, which is also increased by 10.12% as compared to an operating profit of Rs. 1,610.00 crores for the quarter ending in June 2020. From an EPS of Rs. 10.15 in June 2020, the EPS of CESC Ltd has improved and reached Rs. 10.37 per share in June 2021. CESC's stock closed at Rs. 747.80 on 20th August’2021 (NSE), and it has given a return of 20.36% in the last six months and gave a return of 27.03% in the previous year.

CESC share price as on 19 Apr 2024 is Rs. 140.95. Over the past 6 months, the CESC share price has increased by 55.75% and in the last one year, it has increased by 107.43%. The 52-week low for CESC share price was Rs. 67.35 and 52-week high was Rs. 149.9.