FIIs bought 5,00,000 shares: Penny stock below Rs 25; Board likely to announce interim dividend on August 12

DSIJ Intelligence-1 / 05 Aug 2025/ Categories: Dividend, Penny Stocks, Trending

FIIs bought 5,00,000 shares: Penny stock below Rs 25; Board likely to announce interim dividend on August 12

The stock is up by 8.4 per cent from its 52-week low of Rs 21.20 per share and has given multibagger returns of over 200 per cent in 5 years.

On Tuesday, shares of Bhatia Communications & Retail Ltd gained 0.61 per cent to Rs 22.98 per share from its previous closing price of Rs 22.84 per share. The stock’s 52-week high is Rs 36 per share and its 52-week low is Rs 21.20 per share.

Bhatia Communications & Retail (India) Limited announced that a Board of Directors meeting will be held on Tuesday, August 12, 2025, at 4:00 PM. The meeting, taking place at the company's registered office in Surat, will primarily focus on two key agenda items: considering and approving the standalone unaudited financial results and the Limited Review Report for the quarter ended June 30, 2025, and declaring the first interim dividend on the company's equity shares for the financial year 2025-26.

About the Company

Bhatia Communications & Retail (India) Limited, a leading retailer and wholesaler of electronics, has grown from 1 store in 2008 to 237 stores (233 owned, 4 franchised) by FY25, primarily across South and Central Gujarat, with a growing presence in Maharashtra. The company, which is net debt-free with surplus cash and strong operating margins, maintains partnerships with major brands like Apple and Samsung. With promoters Nikhil and Sanjeev Bhatia holding 73.88 per cent of shares, Bhatia Communications plans further expansion into semi-urban Maharashtra over the next 2-3 years.

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According to the Quarterly Results, the net sales increased by 11 per cent to Rs 104.49 crore in Q4FY25 compared to net sales of Rs 94.32 crore in Q4FY24. The company reported net profit of Rs 2.93 crore in Q4FY25 compared net profit of Rs 2.99 crore in Q4FY24. In its annual results, the net sales increased by 7 per cent to Rs 444.67 crore and the net profit increased by 20 per cent to Rs 13.82 crore in FY25 compared to FY24.

In June 2025, FIIs bought 5,00,000 shares and increased their stake to 0.48 per cent compared to March 2025. The company has a market cap of Rs 282 crore with a PE of 20x, an ROE of 18 per cent and an ROCE of 22 per cent. The stock is up by 8.4 per cent from its 52-week low of Rs 21.20 per share and has given multibagger returns of over 200 per cent in 5 years.

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