Central Depository Services (India) Limited

NSEI:CDSL Stock Report

Market Cap: ₹265.6b

Central Depository Services (India) Valuation

Is CDSL undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

1/6

Valuation Score 1/6

  • Below Fair Value

  • Significantly Below Fair Value

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Peers

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Industry

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Fair Value

What is the Fair Price of CDSL when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Discounted Cash Flow
Simply Wall St
₹390.08
Fair Value
225.8% overvalued intrinsic discount
10
Number of Analysts

Below Fair Value: CDSL (₹1270.8) is trading above our estimate of fair value (₹390.08)

Significantly Below Fair Value: CDSL is trading above our estimate of fair value.

Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for CDSL?

Key metric: As CDSL is profitable we use its Price-To-Earnings Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for CDSL. This is calculated by dividing CDSL's market cap by their current earnings.
What is CDSL's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio47.8x
Earnings₹5.56b
Market Cap₹265.60b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does CDSL's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for CDSL vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average51.4x
501301 Tata Investment
81.9xn/a₹301.8b
NAM-INDIA Nippon Life India Asset Management
27.3x12.2%₹363.2b
360ONE 360 One Wam
38.9x15.6%₹391.8b
KFINTECH KFin Technologies
57.7x17.5%₹185.9b
CDSL Central Depository Services (India)
47.8x13.1%₹265.6b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: CDSL is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (47.8x) compared to the peer average (51.4x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does CDSL's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the IN Capital Markets Industry?

22 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
533095 Bengal & Assam
2.7xn/aUS$1.12b
BFINVEST BF Investment
3.9xn/aUS$235.18m
VLSFINANCE VLS Finance
3.1xn/aUS$110.82m
536773 Jindal Poly Investment and Finance
2xn/aUS$90.30m
CDSL 47.8xIndustry Avg. 21.4xNo. of Companies36PE020406080100+
22 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: CDSL is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (47.8x) compared to the Indian Capital Markets industry average (21.4x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is CDSL's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

CDSL PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio47.8x
Fair PE Ratio21.3x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: CDSL is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (47.8x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (21.3x).

Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

The above table shows the analyst CDSL forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
Current₹1,270.80
₹1,353.10
+6.5%
10.1%₹1,510.00₹1,100.00n/a10
Jan ’26₹1,808.65
₹1,503.40
-16.9%
12.9%₹2,000.00₹1,300.00n/a10
Dec ’25₹1,639.45
₹1,448.22
-11.7%
7.4%₹1,650.00₹1,300.00n/a9
Nov ’25₹1,558.00
₹1,448.22
-7.0%
7.4%₹1,650.00₹1,300.00n/a9
Oct ’25₹1,436.65
₹1,139.72
-20.7%
12.0%₹1,325.00₹925.00n/a9
Sep ’25₹1,434.90
₹1,148.33
-20.0%
11.5%₹1,325.00₹925.00n/a9
Aug ’25₹1,218.90
₹1,085.67
-10.9%
9.3%₹1,270.00₹900.00n/a9
Jul ’25₹1,219.00
₹1,059.50
-13.1%
10.1%₹1,185.00₹840.00n/a9
Jun ’25₹1,039.85
₹1,055.61
+1.5%
9.8%₹1,185.00₹840.00n/a9
May ’25₹1,054.35
₹957.67
-9.2%
11.5%₹1,180.00₹820.00n/a9
Apr ’25₹918.85
₹938.72
+2.2%
9.8%₹1,085.00₹810.00n/a9
Mar ’25₹959.28
₹938.72
-2.1%
9.8%₹1,085.00₹810.00n/a9
Feb ’25₹905.48
₹772.69
-14.7%
13.4%₹1,010.00₹675.50n/a8
Jan ’25₹909.18
₹762.06
-16.2%
13.9%₹1,010.00₹675.50₹1,808.658
Dec ’24₹949.13
₹762.06
-19.7%
13.9%₹1,010.00₹675.50₹1,639.458
Nov ’24₹750.88
₹646.25
-13.9%
15.6%₹835.00₹520.00₹1,558.008
Oct ’24₹679.90
₹609.36
-10.4%
11.9%₹700.00₹520.00₹1,436.657
Sep ’24₹570.73
₹594.25
+4.1%
11.4%₹687.50₹520.00₹1,434.906
Aug ’24₹622.25
₹545.33
-12.4%
11.3%₹625.00₹436.00₹1,218.906
Jul ’24₹555.38
₹545.33
-1.8%
11.3%₹625.00₹436.00₹1,219.006
Jun ’24₹534.45
₹542.83
+1.6%
10.8%₹610.00₹436.00₹1,039.856
May ’24₹502.80
₹570.67
+13.5%
10.5%₹637.50₹453.50₹1,054.356
Apr ’24₹454.38
₹570.67
+25.6%
10.5%₹637.50₹453.50₹918.856
Mar ’24₹496.43
₹574.80
+15.8%
11.3%₹637.50₹453.50₹959.285
Feb ’24₹510.85
₹623.75
+22.1%
1.9%₹643.00₹614.50₹905.484
Jan ’24₹557.65
₹623.75
+11.9%
1.9%₹643.00₹614.50₹909.184
Analyst Price Target
Consensus Narrative from 10 Analysts
₹1.35k
Fair Value
6.1% undervalued intrinsic discount
10
Number of Analysts

Analyst Forecast: Target price is less than 20% higher than the current share price.

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/01/30 00:48
End of Day Share Price 2025/01/30 00:00
Earnings2024/12/31
Annual Earnings2024/03/31

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

* example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.

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Analyst Sources

Central Depository Services (India) Limited is covered by 19 analysts. 11 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Supratim DattaAmbit Capital
Nitin BhasinAmbit Capital
null nullAsian Markets Securities Private Limited