Caspian Corporate Services Limited has announced the book closure period for its upcoming 15th Annual General Meeting. The Register of Members and Share Transfer Books will remain closed from September 22, 2026, to September 28, 2026.

This intimation follows the company’s filing of its 15th Annual Report for FY26 with the Bombay Stock Exchange on September 5, 2026. The report details financial performance and governance updates to be discussed at the AGM scheduled for September 28, 2026.

Book Closure and Dividend Record Date

Pursuant to Section 91 of the Companies Act, 2013, Rule 10 of the Companies (Management and Administration) Rules, 2014, and Regulation 42 of SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, the company has fixed the closure dates.

Shareholders should note that the record date for determining entitlement to the final dividend for FY26 will be communicated separately in due course. The Board has previously proposed a final dividend of ₹0.50 per equity share (face value ₹10), representing a 5% payout on face value.

Financial Performance

On a standalone basis, total revenue rose sharply to ₹720.22 crore from ₹278.25 crore in FY25. However, profit after tax declined significantly to ₹0.98 crore from ₹75.62 crore in the prior year. Profit before tax fell to ₹11.97 crore from ₹81.84 crore.

On a consolidated basis, the group reported total income of ₹10,221.92 crore, up from ₹9,566.28 crore in FY25. Consolidated profit before tax was ₹66.38 crore, down from ₹403.52 crore. Consolidated profit after tax stood at ₹4.40 crore, compared to ₹259.30 crore in the previous year.

Governance and Director Appointments

The AGM will address several key personnel decisions and remuneration approvals:

• Reappointment of Mr. Sampath Rao Nemmani as Executive Director by rotation.
• Reappointment of Mr. Sukumar Reddy Garlapati as Chairman and Managing Director for five years (September 4, 2026 to September 3, 2031). His annual remuneration is set at ₹90,00,000.
• Appointment of Mr. Vimal Laljibhai Kalaria as an Independent Director for five years, regularizing his earlier appointment as Additional Independent Director.

Shareholders will also approve increases in managerial remuneration limits:

• Overall managerial remuneration cap raised to ₹1.32 crore in case of no profits or inadequate profits.
• Individual remuneration caps for Mr. Sampath Rao Nemmani (₹18 lakh) and Mr. Naresh Reddy Vattipally (₹24 lakh) in excess of statutory profit-linked limits.

Waiver of Excess Remuneration

The Board seeks shareholder approval to waive the recovery of excess remuneration paid to Executive Director Mr. Sampath Rao Nemmani for FY26. Due to inadequate profits under Section 198 of the Companies Act, 2013, his remuneration exceeded prescribed limits by ₹5.5 lakh. The total excess amount subject to waiver is ₹6 lakh.

Related Party Transactions and Auditors

The meeting will approve related-party transactions with Sumathi Agro Industries, a partnership firm where Managing Director Mr. Sukumar Reddy Garlapati is a partner. The aggregate value of these transactions is capped at ₹5 crore for FY27, representing 2.40% of the company's previous year's consolidated turnover.

Additionally, shareholders will reappoint M/s. Maak & Associates as Statutory Auditors for a second term of five years, from the conclusion of this AGM until the conclusion of the 20th AGM (FY31).

What the Numbers Show

The divergence between revenue growth and profit decline highlights margin compression. While standalone revenue more than doubled to ₹720.22 crore, profit after tax fell to ₹0.98 crore from ₹75.62 crore. This suggests that operating costs or other expenses grew at a faster rate than revenue during FY26.

Caspian Corporate Services Limited reported a standalone net profit of ₹1.22 lakh for the quarter ended June 30, 2026, compared to ₹0.34 lakh in the corresponding period of FY25. Total income from operations stood at ₹501.31 lakh, a significant increase from ₹82.49 lakh recorded in Q1FY25.

The company filed its unaudited standalone and consolidated financial results with the Bombay Stock Exchange on August 14, 2026, pursuant to Regulation 47 of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015. The results were published in 'Financial Express' and 'Mana Telangana'.

Financial Performance

Standalone earnings per share (EPS) were reported at ₹0.0096 for both basic and diluted metrics, up from ₹0.0002 in the previous year's quarter. For the full year ended March 31, 2024, the company posted a net profit of ₹0.25 lakh against total operating income of ₹720.23 lakh.

Equity share capital remained unchanged at ₹1,266.00 lakh. Reserves other than revaluation reserves were not disclosed for the current quarter or the prior year-end, though they stood at ₹627.63 lakh as of March 31, 2024.

What the Numbers Show

While operational income surged more than six-fold year-on-year, the net profit margin remained thin. The absolute increase in net profit was modest (₹0.88 lakh), indicating that costs likely scaled alongside the revenue growth. The absence of disclosed reserves in the current period, despite a positive net profit, suggests potential adjustments or non-cash items impacting retained earnings that are not detailed in the extract.