Central Depository Services (India) Limited is one of India's two central securities depositories, providing electronic custody and settlement of financial securities. It plays a critical role in India's capital market infrastructure by enabling dematerialized shareholding and secure securities transactions. The company also offers e-voting, KYC, insurance repository, and other investor services. Rising retail investor participation continues to increase demat account additions. Capital market growth remains the primary long-term business driver.
| Market cap | Sales (TTM) | Net profit (TTM) | P/E | EPS (TTM) | P/B | ROE | ROE previous year | ROCE | Debt / equity | Free cash flow | EV / EBITDA | Beta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ₹26,543 cr | ₹1,179 cr | ₹470 cr | 56.3 | 22.55 | 13.54 | 24.5% | 32.7% | 32.2% | 0.00 | ₹367 cr | 39.5 | 1.60 |
| Quarter | Sales ₹ cr | Net profit ₹ cr | EPS | EPS YoY | Sales YoY | Net margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2026 | 293 | 118 | 5.62 | +14.7% | +13.1% | 40.2% |
| Mar 2026 | 263 | 80 | 3.84 | -20.0% | +17.1% | 30.4% |
| Dec 2025 | 304 | 133 | 6.38 | +2.4% | +9.4% | 43.7% |
| Sep 2025 | 319 | 140 | 6.71 | -13.4% | -1.1% | 43.9% |
| Jun 2025 | 259 | 102 | 4.90 | -23.7% | +0.5% | 39.6% |
| Mar 2025 | 224 | 100 | 4.80 | -22.4% | -6.8% | 44.7% |
| Dec 2024 | 278 | 130 | 6.23 | +21.2% | +29.7% | 46.7% |
| Sep 2024 | 322 | 162 | 7.75 | +48.8% | +55.5% | 50.3% |
| Check | Result |
|---|---|
| Latest quarter EPS up 25%+ on a year ago | ✗ Fail |
| EPS growth accelerating over 3 quarters | ✗ Fail |
| Sales up 25%+, or sales growth accelerating | ✗ Fail |
| Annual EPS up 25%+ in each of the last 2 years | ✗ Fail |
| Net margin above the same quarter last year | ✓ Pass |
| Method | Checks | Score | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minervini | ✗ Close above the 150- and 200-day averages ✗ 150-day above 200-day ✗ 200-day rising for a month ✓ 50-day above the 150- and 200-day ✗ Close above the 50-day ✗ At least 25% above the 52-week low · low 1,119.40 ✓ Within 25% of the 52-week high · high 1,655.30 ✗ RS percentile 70 or more · RS 31 Trend template - the gate, measured: a modest 21-day edge. | 2/8 | 2 of 8 |
| Weinstein | Stan Weinstein's stage analysis on the 30-week moving average. | Stage 1 - basing | |
| CAN SLIM | ✗ C latest quarter EPS up 25%+ ✗ A annual EPS up 25%+ in each of the last 2 years · O'Neil asks 3; ~2 held ✗ N within 15% of the 52-week high · high 1,655.30 ✓ S more volume on up days than down days (50 sessions) · 1.20x ✗ L RS percentile 80 or more · RS 31 — I institutional sponsorship rising · shareholding not collected yet ✓ M market in an uptrend (40%+ of stocks above their 200-day) · breadth 45% William O'Neil's growth-leader checklist. | 2/6 | Weak |
| Darvas | ✗ New 52-week high in the last 120 sessions Darvas needs a new 52-week high to start a box. | 10/100 | No box |
| Turtle | ✗ Close above the prior 55-session high · 1,445.00 ✗ Close above the prior 20-session high · 1,394.40 ✗ Close below the prior 20-session low · 1,223.90 Donchian channel breakout - the Turtle traders' entry. | No signal | |
| Greenblatt | — Earnings yield (EBITDA / EV) · 2.5% — Return on capital (ROCE) · 32.2% Joel Greenblatt's Magic Formula: good businesses at good prices, ranked across all companies. Earnings yield uses EBITDA, as EBIT is not held separately. | 52/100 | Average |
| Graham | ✗ Price at or below the Graham number · Graham number 218.15 ✗ P/E 15 or less · P/E 56.3 ✗ P/B 1.5 or less (or P/E x P/B 22.5 or less) · P/B 13.54 ✓ Current ratio 2 or more · 2.92 — 10 years of positive earnings, 20 of dividends · history not held Benjamin Graham's defensive-investor tests. | 17/100 | Expensive |
| Piotroski | ✓ Profitable (ROA > 0) ✓ Operating cash flow positive ✗ ROA rising ✓ Cash flow above net profit (earnings quality) ✓ Long-term debt / assets falling ✗ Current ratio rising · 2.92 ✓ No new shares issued ✗ Margin rising (net margin) ✗ Asset turnover rising Joseph Piotroski's F-score, FY 2025 -> 2026. | 5/9 | Average |
| Stock | 1M % | 3M % | 6M % | 1Y % | 3Y % | 5Y % | P/E | P/B | ROE % | ROCE % | ROA % | D/E | EV/EBITDA | ₹ Cr | Sales TTM ₹ Cr | Profit TTM ₹ Cr | EPS | Beta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CDSL this stock | -8.6 | -8.3 | -7.3 | -21.2 | +89.6 | +87.5 | 56.3 | 13.54 | 24.5 | 32.2 | — | 0.00 | 39.5 | 26,543 | 1,179 | 470 | 22.6 | 1.60 |
| MCX | -2.3 | +13.0 | +11.4 | +70.7 | +628.9 | +719.4 | 52.7 | 19.26 | 32.8 | — | — | — | — | 81,045 | 2,631 | 1,542 | 60.5 | 0.82 |
| SMCGLOBAL | +33.0 | +33.7 | +67.8 | +58.8 | +139.2 | +179.4 | 16.3 | 1.73 | 8.1 | — | 1.91 | 1.53 | — | 2,254 | 2,392 | 140 | 6.6 | 1.45 |
| ANANDRATHI | -2.9 | +3.9 | +18.1 | +38.5 | +357.4 | — | 78.8 | 28.00 | 47.4 | 63.5 | — | 0.01 | 54.8 | 35,930 | 1,243 | 456 | 27.5 | 0.38 |
| BSE | +2.1 | -8.6 | -3.9 | +34.2 | +550.9 | +2089.9 | 48.5 | 20.39 | 45.0 | 56.9 | — | 0.00 | 39.9 | 1.36L | 5,442 | 2,822 | 68.7 | 1.31 |
| IIFL | +2.0 | +9.8 | +30.7 | +22.9 | -6.7 | +112.6 | 10.5 | 1.69 | 12.6 | — | 2.12 | 5.43 | — | 26,142 | 15,286 | 2,643 | 58.6 | 1.43 |
| ANGELONE | +1.3 | -6.6 | -5.1 | +21.3 | +37.6 | — | 23.9 | 4.15 | 15.6 | — | 4.49 | 1.13 | — | 27,703 | 5,651 | 1,155 | 12.7 | 1.62 |
| NUVAMA | -1.7 | -9.2 | +22.1 | +19.9 | +228.7 | — | 28.2 | 7.46 | 27.4 | — | 3.31 | 2.80 | — | 30,738 | 4,884 | 1,082 | 59.7 | 1.14 |
| PRUDENT | -12.7 | +8.0 | +12.7 | +14.7 | +130.2 | — | 51.6 | 14.34 | 28.6 | — | 20.48 | 0.00 | — | 12,656 | 1,371 | 245 | 59.2 | 1.05 |
| NAM-INDIA | -10.1 | -12.2 | +3.5 | +13.7 | +184.0 | +126.7 | 40.4 | 14.25 | 34.5 | — | 31.01 | 0.00 | — | 66,385 | 2,869 | 1,637 | 25.7 | 1.72 |
| ABSLAMC | -9.6 | -14.3 | -10.1 | +11.3 | +116.6 | +41.2 | 27.5 | 6.86 | 25.1 | 32.7 | — | — | 21.3 | 27,726 | 1,861 | 1,008 | 34.9 | 1.01 |