Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) shares saw mild gains on Monday as investors awaited the company's quarterly results due later in the day. IRCTC is the only firm authorised by the Indian Railways to offer online railway ticket booking services in the country and manage food services on trains.

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IRCTC shares rose by as much as Rs 5.5 or 0.9 per cent to Rs 629.9 apiece on BSE, amid broad-based gains in the market. 

What to expect in IRCTC Q4 results?

According to Zee Business research, IRCTC is likely to report a consolidated net profit of Rs 258.6 crore for the three-month period — which translates to an increase of 20.9 per cent on a year-on-year basis. The analysts estimate the company's revenue growth at 36.3 per cent, to Rs 942 crore, compared with the corresponding period a year ago.

IRCTC's margin — a key measure of profitability for a business — is expected at 35.72 per cent as against 40.31 per cent a year ago, according to Zee Business analysts. 

IRCTC shares: Past performance

IRCTC shares finished the March quarter with a loss of 10.5 per cent, worse than a 4.1 per cent decline in the headline Nifty index.  

Will IRCTC also announce a dividend?

IRCTC dividend history

Here's a glance IRCTC's dividend announcements in the recent past. The company has declared six dividends since the listing of its shares in October 2019. 

Dividend announcement date Dividend type Dividend amount (in rupees per share) Dividend ex-date
February 9, 2023 Interim 3.5 February 22, 2023
May 30, 2022 Final 1.5 August 18, 2022
February 8, 2022 Interim 2 February 17, 2022
June 29, 2021 Final 5 September 21, 2021
July 10, 2020 Final 2.5 October 19, 2020
February 12, 2020 Interim 10 February 24, 2020

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