Why is Indian Railway Catering & Tourism Corporation Ltd ?
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Strong Long Term Fundamental Strength with an average Return on Equity (ROE) of 32.71%
- Healthy long term growth as Net Sales has grown by an annual rate of 37.56% and Operating profit at 52.30%
- Company has a low Debt to Equity ratio (avg) at 0 times
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Positive results in Dec 25
- INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY) Highest at 427.33 times
- DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY) Highest at 3.10 times
- NET SALES(Q) Highest at Rs 1,449.47 cr
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Stock is technically in a Mildly Bearish range
- The technical trend has deteriorated from Mildly Bearish on 12-May-26
- Multiple factors for the stock are Bearish like MACD, Bollinger Band and KST
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With ROE of 31.3, it has a Very Expensive valuation with a 10 Price to Book Value
- The stock is trading at a discount compared to its peers' average historical valuations
- Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of -31.33%, its profits have risen by 11.7% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 2.6
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Falling Participation by Institutional Investors
- Institutional investors have decreased their stake by -1.49% over the previous quarter and collectively hold 19.72% of the company
- These investors have better capability and resources to analyse fundamentals of companies than most retail investors
How much should you sell?
- All quantity irrespective of whether you are making profits or losses
(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Tour, Travel Related Services)
When to re-enter? - We will constantly monitor the company and review our call based on new data
Is I R C T C for you?
Low Risk, Low Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
I R C T C
-31.0%
-1.48
21.12%
Sensex
-4.95%
-0.49
12.94%
Quality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
10.56%
EBIT Growth (5y)
7.16%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
84.24
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
Net Debt is too low
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
-0.65
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
1.22
Tax Ratio
25.69%
Dividend Payout Ratio
48.67%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
19.72%
ROCE (avg)
115.52%
ROE (avg)
34.23%
Valuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
30
Industry P/E
36
Price to Book Value
9.66
EV to EBIT
24.02
EV to EBITDA
23.30
EV to Capital Employed
25.51
EV to Sales
7.44
PEG Ratio
3.76
Dividend Yield
1.83%
ROCE (Latest)
106.21%
ROE (Latest)
32.05%
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Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Mildly Bullish
Bearish
RSI
No Signal
Bullish
Bollinger Bands
Bearish
Mildly Bearish
Moving Averages
Bearish (Daily)
KST
Mildly Bullish
Bearish
Dow Theory
No Trend
No Trend
OBV
No Trend
No Trend
Technical Movement
2What is working for the Company
NET SALES(Q)
Highest at Rs 1,459.72 cr
-4What is not working for the Company
PAT(Q)
At Rs 326.34 cr has Fallen at -5.3% (vs previous 4Q average
EPS(Q)
Lowest at Rs 4.08
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Here's what is working for I R C T C
Net Sales - Quarterly
Highest at Rs 1,459.72 cr
in the last five quartersMOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is positive
Net Sales (Rs Cr)
Here's what is not working for I R C T C
Profit After Tax (PAT) - Quarterly
At Rs 326.34 cr has Fallen at -5.3% (vs previous 4Q average)
over average PAT of the previous four quarters of Rs 344.54 CrMOJO Watch
Near term PAT trend is negative
PAT (Rs Cr)
Earnings per Share (EPS) - Quarterly
Lowest at Rs 4.08
in the last five quartersMOJO Watch
Declining profitability; company has created lower earnings for shareholders
EPS (Rs)