Shares of Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) rose by over 6.30 per cent to a 52-week excessive after the corporate reported a 49 per cent surge in net profit for the quarter ending December. The inventory has surged over 11 per cent within the final 4 buying and selling periods.Â
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The public sector life insurance coverage firm reported a net profit of Rs 6,334 crore within the corresponding interval of the earlier 12 months, as per an trade submitting.
LIC’s net premium revenue rose to Rs 1.17 lakh crore from Rs 1.11 lakh crore in the identical quarter a 12 months in the past. Additionally, the corporate’s whole revenue surged to Rs 2.12 lakh crore for the December quarter, up from Rs 1.96 lakh crore within the year-ago interval.
“Our constant and centered strategy in the direction of diversifying and altering our product combine is now yielding outcomes at a quicker tempo. The identical is clear within the rise within the share of non-par enterprise on an APE foundation to 14.04 per cent of our whole particular person enterprise for the primary 9 months of FY 2024. The undeniable fact that that is additionally accompanied by a 200-bps enhance within the VNB margin ranges to 16.60 per cent is an indicator that our strategic interventions are delivering within the method that we envisaged,” stated Siddhartha Mohanty, Chairperson, LIC.
“We want to make sure that every action of ours is valuable to all stakeholders. We will relentlessly pursue our targeted product and channel mix with the support of all our employees, agency force, and channel partners. We are committed to developing new products designed to meet the evolving needs of our customers. With our digital transformation project underway, we are confident of making significant improvements in our business processes,” he stated.
Soaring market worth Â
The firm’s market capitalisation rose to over Rs 7 lakh crore, positioning it because the fifth most valued firm.
Prime Minister (*49*) Modi highlighted LIC’s achievement within the Rajya Sabha, noting that regardless of rumours unfold by the opposition, LIC’s shares are actually buying and selling at record-high costs.
Currently, Reliance Industries leads because the nation’s most valued agency with a market valuation of Rs 19.64 lakh crore, adopted by Tata Consultancy Services, HDFC Bank, Infosys, and LIC.
Earlier final month, LIC outpaced the State Bank of India (SBI) to turn into the nation’s most-valued PSU agency by market valuation. The insurer, which was listed in May 2022, witnessed a robust market response throughout its Initial Public Offering (IPO), whereby the federal government divested over 22.13 crore shares, equal to a 3.50 per cent stake. Currently, the federal government holds a 96.50 per cent stake in LIC. The inventory has proven important progress, reaching the Rs 1,000 mark for the primary time and registering a virtually 33 per cent enhance thus far this 12 months.
As of 9:46 am, shares of LIC have been buying and selling at Rs 1,130.70, 2.30 per cent larger than the earlier shut of Rs 1,105.25 on the NSE.Â
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