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BSE
Our verdict on BSE isn’t the consensus take — see where we landed, and the one risk the bull case glosses over.
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The IPO market showed exceptional strength in Q2 and October 2025, with record listings on the SME platform and significant capital raised. (2 exceeded across 2 tracked commitments)
“Potential for increase if amount charged is increased”
The commitment was met as Sensex Futures & Options are actively trading at India INX, with data provided for the period April 2025 to December 2025. (2 met across 2 tracked commitments)
“w.e.f. 3rd February 2025, Monday – Sensex Futures & Options will be available for trading at India INX”
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How durable is the business?
The network effect is strengthening through massive growth in market participants, with registered client codes (UCCs) jumping from 1 lakh to 79 lakhs in one year. (4 expanding)
“We had less than 1 million, around probably only 1 lakh investors we had, 1 lakh UCCs we had in Q1 FY’24. It has become 7.9 million, that is 79 lakhs in terms of registered people as of now.”
This segment grew significantly due to enhanced data dissemination fees and index services. The company also introduced new 'throttle charges' for high-frequency messaging. (5 expanding across 1 engine)
“Other Operating Income Mar’26 Quarter 935; YoY 43%”
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Where does growth come from?
BSE is aggressively expanding its co-location infrastructure, having fully utilized 350 racks and planning to add 140 more in the current financial year. (4 accelerating, 1 steady across 5 signals, 1 leading indicator)
“In the last two years, we have built around Rs. 500 crores as gross block, which has gone for capacity increase. BSE is a rapidly growing company, which requires a lot of technology investment.”
BSE is significantly increasing its technical capacity to handle more trades per second, ensuring the system can support future market booms. — Daily Trade Capacity (Equity): 5x increase
“Daily Trade capacity scaled: Equity: 2 Cr → 10 Cr & Derivatives: 4 Cr → 9 Cr”
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What could break the thesis?
Regulatory fees and clearing expenses now account for 48% of total operating expenses. Management notes these are directly correlated to increasing derivatives volumes, meaning as the business grows, this cost burden scales proportionally. (1 intensifying, 1 stable, 1 easing, 1 high-severity)
“Regulatory Contribution ... FY 2026 6,497 ... YoY 58%”
Revenue from transaction charges has surged 84% year-on-year to Rs. 737 crores, driven by derivatives. While this indicates strong growth, the concentration in transaction-related income (70% of total revenue) remains high, making the company vulnerable to volume fluctuations. (3 stable, 2 high-severity)
“Yearly - Consolidated (₹ Mn) ... Transaction Charges 37,950 ... Total Revenue 51,481”
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