REC profit drops sharply in Q4, but company still announces dividend

REC profit drops sharply in Q4, but company still announces dividend


Rural Electrification Corporation (REC) on Tuesday, April 28, reported its fourth-quarter results, posting a 20.6% year-on-year decline in net profit to ₹3,362.3 crore for the March quarter, compared with ₹4,236.2 crore a year ago.

The company’s net interest income (NII) also fell 16% to ₹5,170 crore from ₹6,165 crore last year.

The board has recommended a final dividend of ₹1.55 per equity share (face value ₹10) for FY26, subject to shareholder approval at the upcoming Annual General Meeting. This takes the total dividend for the financial year to ₹18.55 per share, including ₹17 per share already paid as interim dividend, according to the exchange filing.

The company further disclosed, as per the exchange filing, a write-off of ₹1,295.07 crore related to Sinnar Thermal Power Ltd following the resolution plan approved under insolvency proceedings in February 2026. This was after adjusting cash recoveries of ₹1,036.26 crore, along with a reversal of expected credit loss (ECL) provisions amounting to ₹569.99 crore.

Shares of Rural Electrification Corporation (REC) ended lower on Tuesday, April 28, by 1.14% at ₹373.75 on the NSE.

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