Baba Ramdev’s company Patanjali Food is going to give a bumper gift to its investors. The company has announced a bonus share on Thursday. This decision has been taken in the meeting of the company’s board of directors. The board has recommended a bonus share in the ratio of 2: 1. That is, shareholders who have 1 shares (₹ 2 price) of the company will be given 2 new shares (₹ 2 worth) for free.
This bonus share plan will depend on the approval of shareholders. For this, the company will use its reserve. The company will soon declare a record date. That is, the date of the day the shareholder should be in the company’s records so that they can get bonus shares.
Under this scheme, the company will issue about 72,50,12,628 new shares. After the bonus, the company’s total share capital will increase from ₹ 145 crore to ₹ 217.50 crore. According to the balance sheet of 31 March 2025, the company has enough reserves for this bonus issue. The company’s capital redemption reserve is ₹ 266.93 crore, Securities Premium ₹ 4704.37 crore and General Reserve ₹ 418.15 crore. Bonus shares will come in the accounts of qualified shareholders within two months from the day of the board meeting. This step has been taken to benefit the existing shareholders and increase the liquidity of the company’s shares in the market.
What are bonus shares?
Bonus shares are additional shares that the company gives to its existing shareholders for free. These shares are given from the company’s reserve. This increases the total number of shares of the company and the share price decreases in the same proportion, but the total value of the company remains the same. It is considered a sign of the company’s good financial position and reward to shareholders.
March 2025 quarter results
The standalone net profit of Patanjali Foods increased by 74% to ₹ 358.53 crore in the quarter of March 2025, which was ₹ 206.31 crore in the same quarter last year. The company’s operational income also increased to ₹ 9,744.73 crore, compared to ₹ 8,348.02 crore last year. The company’s net profit was ₹ 1,301.34 crore in the entire financial year 2024-25, which is more than ₹ 765.15 crore in the previous year. The total income was ₹ 34,289.40 crore, compared to ₹ 31,961.62 crore last year.
Shares trick
In the last one year, the company’s stock has climbed more than 19% and is currently running at ₹ 1,862.35. However, it is still about 8% below its 52 -week high level ₹ 2,030 (September 2024). Its 52 weeks low in July 2024 was ₹ 1,541.