The traded clients witnessed a QoQ growth of 13.1% reaching 4.45 lakh during Q2 FY23-24
FinTech BizNews Service
Mumbai, Nov 9, 2023: Multi Commodity Exchange of India Ltd (MCX), India’s largest Exchange in the Commodity Derivatives Market segment, announced its unaudited financial results for the 2nd Quarter and Half-year ended September 30, 2023.
The key highlights are as under:
Net Profit for the quarter ended September 30, 2023, decreased by 197% to Rs. (19.07) crore from Rs. 19.66 crore over the sequential quarter ended June 30, 2023.
Operational - The average daily turnover of futures declined by 12.4% to Rs. 18,763 crore during Q2 FY23-24 from Rs. 21,413 crore in the previous quarter, Q1 FY23-24. - Options, on the other hand, made significant growth as its ADT increased to Rs. 85,873 crore as against Rs. 61,928 crore in Q1 FY23-24. The average premium turnover also increased to Rs. 1580 crore from Rs. 1,216 crore in Q1 FY23-24. During the quarter, the number of total traded clients stood at 4.45 lakh, witnessing a significant growth rate of 13.1% over the previous quarter.
A total of 17,321 MT of base metals were delivered through exchange mechanism during the 2 nd quarter of FY23-24. In Bullion, 2.31 and 130 MT, respectively, of Gold (all variants) and Silver (all variants) were delivered during the same quarter. 2. Quarter ended September 30, 2023 viz-a-viz September 2022 Financial Highlights - For the quarter revenue from operations increased by 30% to 165 crore compared to the corresponding three-month period ended September last year. - For the quarter ended September 30, 2023, the total income of MCX stood at Rs. 184 crore vis-à-vis Rs. 146 crore during the corresponding period in the previous year.
EBITDA for the quarter ended September 30, 2023 stood at Rs. (9.78) crore, as against Rs. 83.85 crore in the corresponding period of FY22-23 mainly on account of payment made to technology vendor and contribution to SGF. - Net Profit for the quarter ended September 30, 2023, stood at Rs. (19.07) crore, as against Rs. 63.27 crore in the corresponding period of FY22-23. 3. Half-year ended September 30, 2023 Operational Highlights - During H1 FY23-24, the average daily turnover of futures and options increased by 87.7% reaching Rs. 93,989 crores, compared to the turnover in the same period the previous year. - The total traded clients in futures and options on the exchange saw a growth of 56.3%, reaching around 5.84 lakh during H1 FY23-24 over the corresponding period last year. - The average daily turnover of commodity futures experienced a decline of 18.2% during H1 FY23-24, dropping to Rs. 20,088 crores from its value of Rs.24,571 crores in the corresponding period of FY22-23. - On the other hand, there was significant increase in the notional ADT of options during the first half of FY23-24, increasing by 190% to Rs. 73,901 crores from its previous value of Rs. 25,506 crores in H1 FY22- 23.
During H1 FY23-24, 4.06 and 202.6 MT of Gold (all variants) and Silver (all variants) were delivered through the Exchange mechanism. In base metals, a total of 37,016.5 MT of base metals were delivered. 4. Successful Migration to New Technology Platform The Exchange successfully completed the migration to a new technology platform on 16th October 2023. The core trading system of TCS’s uses Deutsche Borse Group’s T7® trading system. Post trade activities such as clearing, risk management, delivery and settlement is facilitated through TCS BaNCS™ for Market Infrastructure. The migration was successfully completed in 2 years and 8 months after MCX announced its partnership with TCS for development of a new technology platform in February 2021.
Since the tech migration, the Exchange witnessed an ADT of Rs. 21,779 crore and Rs. 68,899 crores respectively, in futures and options till end of October (i.e. during Oct 16 - 31, 2023). Further, all products, having expiry in October, have successfully completed one full cycle of settlement and delivery.
Mr. P S Reddy, MD and CEO of MCX, said, “This migration marks a significant milestone and a new beginning in our quest to develop India’s commodity derivatives market eco-system, driven by technology, in alignment with the Exchange’s strategic vision. As we move forward, our dedication and commitment to strengthen infrastructure and foster innovation in the industry will continue to reinforce our position as India’s leading commodity exchange.”