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Earnings per equity share
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2025
Earnings per equity share
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. Earnings per equity share
A reconciliation of the equity shares used in the computation of basic and diluted earnings per equity share has been provided below. Potential equity shares in the nature of ESOP with average outstanding balance of 49,152,741; 52,921,114 and 38,227,099 were excluded from the calculation of diluted earnings per share for the years ended March 31, 2023, March 31, 2024 and March 31, 2025, respectively, as these were anti-dilutive.
 
    
As of March 31,
 
    
2023
    
2024
    
2025
 
Weighted average number of equity shares used in computing basic earnings per equity share
     5,565,620,562        7,079,296,055        7,627,641,643  
Effect of potential equity shares for stock options outstanding
     21,552,766        28,156,373        31,792,463  
  
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
Weighted average number of equity shares used in computing diluted earnings per equity share
     5,587,173,328        7,107,452,428        7,659,434,106  
  
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
 

The following are reconciliations of basic and diluted earnings per equity share and earnings per ADS.

 
  
Fiscal years ended March 31,
 
 
  
2023
 
  
2024
 
  
2025
 
  
2025
 
Basic earnings per share
   Rs.  89.02      Rs.  88.66     
Rs.
 90.01      US$  1.05  
Effect of potential equity shares for stock options outstanding
     0.34        0.35        0.38        0.01  
  
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
Diluted earnings per share
   Rs.  88.68      Rs.  88.31      Rs.  89.63      US$  1.04  
  
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
Basic earnings per ADS
   Rs.  267.06      Rs.  265.98      Rs.  270.03      US$  3.15  
Effect of potential equity shares for stock options outstanding
     1.02        1.05        1.14        0.03  
  
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
Diluted earnings per ADS
   Rs.  266.04      Rs.  264.93      Rs.  268.89      US$  3.12  
  
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
Dividends
Any dividends declared by the Bank are based on the profit available for distribution as reported in the statutory financial statements of the Bank prepared in accordance with Indian GAAP. Additionally, the Banking Regulation Act and related regulations require the Bank to transfer 25% of its Indian GAAP profit
after-tax
to a
non-distributable
statutory reserve and to meet certain other conditions in order to pay dividends without prior RBI approval. As per the RBI guidelines, the dividend payout cannot exceed 35% of net income as calculated under Indian GAAP. Accordingly, the net income reported in these consolidated financial statements may not be fully distributable in that year. Dividends declared for the fiscal years ended March 31, 2023 and March 31, 2024 were Rs. 19.0 per equity share and Rs.19.5 per equity share, respectively.