New Delhi: Adding another feather in the cap, the National Stock Exchange (NSE) has reported its earnings for the year ended March 31, 2022. The leading exchange continues to impress investors. On a consolidated basis, NSE reported a net profit of Rs 5,198 crore for the financial year 2021-22, a rise of over 45 per cent compared to a profit after tax (PAT) of Rs 3,573 crore in the previous financial year.

According to the World Federation of Exchanges, (WFE), NSE is the second largest exchange in the world. Also, According to the Futures Industry Association (FIA), NSE emerged the world’s largest derivatives exchange in the world.

The leading domestic exchange reported a 53 per cent jump in the Total revenue to Rs 9,500 crore during the year. It had reported a total income of Rs 6,202 crore in the previous fiscal. Among the income, transaction charge continues to be the main component, giving out a share of 6,965 crore. Listing services contributed Rs 184, Colocation charges brought Rs 443 core and treasury income yielded Rs 423 crore during the year.

The operational income of NSE rose 59 per cent to Rs 8,929 crore, while the ratio of operating income and total income improved to 94 per cent from 91 per cent earlier.

Incorporated in 1992, NSE was elevated to the status of stock exchange by Sebi in 1994 and commenced operation in the same year. NSE owns a number of subsidiaries including NSE Clearing, NSE Investments, NSEIT, NSEIT (US), NSDL, NSE Indices, NSE Data & Analytics and a few more. Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) is the largest shareholder of NSE with a 12.51 per cent stake. Other key stakeholding entities include SBI (4.42 per cent), Stock Holding Corporation of India (4.44 per cent), Aranda Investment (5 per cent) and SBI Capital Markets (4.33 per cent). The earning per share (EPS) of India's largest surged about 46 per cent to Rs 104.95 from Rs 75 earlier. NSE's net worth improved to 15,418 crore from 11,636 crore, whereas the book value of per share moved higher to Rs 311 from Rs 235 during the same period.

The number of new investor registrations in India witnessed a substantial growth since 2020, with close to 10 million new registrations, thanks to the rising inflation and charm of the IPOs.