Protean eGov Technologies Ltd

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Protean eGov Technologies Ltd

₹ 723 0.51%
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About

Incorporated in December 1995, Protean eGov Technologies Limited is engaged in the business of developing citizen-centric and population-scale e-governance solutions.[1]

Key Points

Business Verticals- FY26[1]
a) Tax Services (50%):[2]
The company facilitates the issuance, reissuance, and updating of PAN cards, and the processing of Tax Deduction and Collection Account Numbers. It also supports Online PAN Verification and operates a nationwide network of TIN Facilitation Centres (TIN FCs) and PAN Centres. It has a 64% market share in cumulative Pan Issuance terms. It operates over 4 lakh PAN/TIN facilitation centres covering 18,000 locations across 36 states and Union territories in India.

As of FY26, the company has processed over 57.3 Crs PAN applications, including 4.7 Crs cards issued during the year vs 4.4 Crs cards issued in FY25. [3]

  • Market Cap ₹ 2,950 Cr.
  • Current Price ₹ 723
  • High / Low ₹ 860 / 444
  • Stock P/E 43.9
  • Book Value ₹ 261
  • Dividend Yield 1.38 %
  • ROCE 12.1 %
  • ROE 9.38 %
  • Face Value ₹ 10.0

Pros

  • Company has reduced debt.
  • Company is almost debt free.
  • Company has been maintaining a healthy dividend payout of 42.4%

Cons

  • Stock is trading at 2.77 times its book value
  • The company has delivered a poor sales growth of 10.6% over past five years.
  • Company has a low return on equity of 10.0% over last 3 years.
  • Earnings include an other income of Rs.60.7 Cr.

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Quarterly Results

Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated

Sep 2023 Dec 2023 Mar 2024 Jun 2024 Sep 2024 Dec 2024 Mar 2025 Jun 2025 Sep 2025 Dec 2025 Mar 2026 Jun 2026 Sep 2026
235 203 222 196 219 202 224 210 250 228 309 250 270
198 206 199 181 187 186 207 191 218 198 282 238 247
Operating Profit 37 -3 23 15 32 16 16 19 32 31 26 12 24
OPM % 16% -1.4% 10% 8% 15% 8% 7% 9% 13% 13% 8% 4.8% 9%
13 29 13 20 15 16 17 29 15 11 15 16 19
Interest 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 2 2 2 2 3 3
Depreciation 5 6 11 7 7 6 8 11 10 11 14 17 19
Profit before tax 44 20 25 28 40 27 24 35 35 29 25 8 21
Tax % 24% 21% 17% 22% 24% 21% 20% 24% 24% 25% 22% 23% 23%
34 15 20 22 31 21 19 26 26 22 20 6 16
EPS in Rs 8.32 3.81 5.06 5.37 7.53 5.16 4.79 6.54 6.45 5.33 4.91 1.47 4.00
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Profit & Loss

Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated

Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024 Mar 2025 Mar 2026 TTM
898 756 716 603 691 741 880 841 996 1,058
717 589 568 518 567 622 788 761 889 965
Operating Profit 181 167 148 85 124 119 92 80 107 93
OPM % 20% 22% 21% 14% 18% 16% 10% 10% 11% 9%
27 35 38 49 79 41 68 68 69 61
Interest 0 0 2 1 0 1 2 2 7 9
Depreciation 11 20 27 17 17 18 27 28 46 61
Profit before tax 197 182 157 116 186 141 131 119 124 83
Tax % 31% 32% 23% 20% 22% 24% 23% 22% 24%
136 124 121 92 144 108 100 93 94 64
EPS in Rs 33.88 31.12 30.30 23.03 35.72 26.60 24.81 22.83 23.22 15.71
Dividend Payout % 23% 0% 0% 0% 98% 38% 40% 44% 43%
Compounded Sales Growth
10 Years: %
5 Years: 11%
3 Years: 10%
TTM: 20%
Compounded Profit Growth
10 Years: %
5 Years: 2%
3 Years: -3%
TTM: -28%
Stock Price CAGR
10 Years: %
5 Years: %
3 Years: -6%
1 Year: -15%
Return on Equity
10 Years: %
5 Years: 11%
3 Years: 10%
Last Year: 9%

Balance Sheet

Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated

Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024 Mar 2025 Mar 2026 Sep 2026
Equity Capital 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 41 41 41
Reserves 530 626 714 628 748 818 890 963 1,036 1,022
0 0 14 0 0 8 21 69 87 25
172 184 173 195 200 239 238 242 312 430
Total Liabilities 741 850 940 863 989 1,105 1,189 1,314 1,477 1,518
136 135 64 51 52 63 86 150 164 304
CWIP 6 5 5 1 4 11 11 11 19 20
Investments 287 373 406 288 375 540 563 674 649 519
312 338 465 523 557 491 529 480 644 674
Total Assets 741 850 940 863 989 1,105 1,189 1,314 1,477 1,518

Cash Flows

Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated

Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024 Mar 2025 Mar 2026
99 127 54 100 95 138 60 195 85
-78 -103 -13 154 75 -283 16 -161 -21
-31 -31 -39 -183 -34 -44 -47 -42 -54
Net Cash Flow -11 -7 2 71 136 -189 29 -8 10
Free Cash Flow 50 87 42 91 208 115 30 147 18
CFO/EBITDA Share of operating profit converting into cash: CFO (before tax) / Operating Profit 90% 111% 70% 155% 115% 152% 103% 274% 95%

Ratios

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Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024 Mar 2025 Mar 2026
Debtor Days 67 88 107 120 106 103 78 63 74
Inventory Days
Days Payable
Cash Conversion Cycle 67 88 107 120 106 103 78 63 74
Working Capital Days 21 25 99 55 41 19 21 -23 -9
ROCE % 29% 22% 16% 20% 17% 15% 12% 12%

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Aadhaar Authentication Transactions
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CRA Subscribers (Cumulative NPS + APY + UPS)
Crore
e-KYC Transactions
Crore
Online PAN Verifications (OPV)
Crore
PAN Cards Issued (Annual)
Crore
Assisted Distribution Touchpoints
Count (Lakhs)
PAN Issuance Market Share (New Allotments)
%

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Shareholding Pattern

Numbers in percentages

24 Recently
Dec 2023Mar 2024Jun 2024Sep 2024Dec 2024Mar 2025Jun 2025Sep 2025Dec 2025Mar 2026Jun 2026Sep 2026
10.64% 9.74% 8.61% 6.71% 9.90% 10.90% 8.78% 7.77% 7.54% 8.62% 6.01% 4.71%
51.04% 40.97% 30.07% 28.87% 30.09% 27.80% 24.75% 21.68% 21.45% 21.25% 21.16% 21.49%
38.32% 49.28% 61.32% 64.43% 60.00% 61.29% 66.46% 70.54% 71.00% 70.13% 72.84% 73.80%
No. of Shareholders 95,6781,46,3131,57,9751,60,6381,94,6232,09,5382,42,1852,37,7192,28,2202,17,4972,16,0382,07,273

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