CAMS Made ₹441 Cr Just by Managing Mutual Funds — Is This India’s Quietest Tech Monopoly?

📌At a glance:Computer Age Management Services Ltd (CAMS) has doubled its revenue and2x’d profitin 5 years, without launching a single app you’d recognize. With68% mutual fund RTA market share, a chokehold on back-end operations, and ROCE of 57%, CAMS is the most profitable “invisible tech” stock in India. And it’s giving your favorite SaaS stocks a serious complex.

💼 About the Company

  • Name:Computer Age Management Services Ltd (CAMS)
  • Founded:Pre-dotcom bubble
  • Listed:2020
  • Business:India’s largestRTA (Registrar & Transfer Agent)for mutual funds
  • Core Services:
    • Investor onboarding
    • KYC, transaction processing
    • Distributor services
    • Backend tech for 26 AMCs (including 10 of top 15)

🧠 Basically, when you invest in a mutual fund via Zerodha, Groww, or anywhere — CAMS is quietly running the backend like a tech ninja in chappals.

👨‍💼 Key Managerial Personnel (KMP)

NameRole
Anuj KumarCEO & Whole-time Director
S. VenkateswaranCFO
V ShankarChairman

💡 Most of the leadership is ex-Citibank, TCS, and HDFC — a perfect blend of compliance nerds and tech bureaucrats.

🧾 5-Year Financial Performance (FY21–FY25)

YearRevenue (₹ Cr)Net Profit (₹ Cr)EPS (₹)ROCE (%)Dividend Payout (%)
FY2167421944.8853%140%
FY2286428959.1861%65%
FY2392927556.0448%67%
FY241,05433768.6050%68%
FY251,33444189.2257%81%

📈5-Year CAGR:

  • Revenue:18.2%
  • Profit:19.1%
  • EPS:18.0%
  • ROE:45.9% (FY25)
  • Debt:ZERO

📊 Business Mix — Mutual Funds, But With Moats

1.RTA Services (87% of revenue):

  • Serves 26 out of 50 AMCs in India
  • Exclusive backend for Jio BlackRock MF, Choice MF, and Pantomath MF in FY25
  • Every new MF = more annuity revenue

2.Insurance Repository, AIF Services, KYC & ONDC-related platforms:

  • Slowly expanding into alternate asset servicing
  • Launched “edge360” for distributors
  • Digital Signature infra (DigiSahamati
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