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
-35.35%
-1.48
21.12%
Sensex
-11.8%
-0.49
12.94%
Quality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
11.26%
EBIT Growth (5y)
5.60%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
84.60
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
25.70%
Dividend Payout Ratio
48.67%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
18.76%
ROCE (avg)
115.52%
ROE (avg)
34.23%
Valuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
27
Industry P/E
35
Price to Book Value
8.52
EV to EBIT
21.13
EV to EBITDA
20.49
EV to Capital Employed
22.29
EV to Sales
6.25
PEG Ratio
4.49
Dividend Yield
1.96%
ROCE (Latest)
106.21%
ROE (Latest)
32.05%
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Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Bearish
Bearish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Bearish
Bearish
Moving Averages
Bearish (Daily)
KST
Bearish
Bearish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bullish
No Trend
OBV
Bearish
No Trend
Technical Movement
1What is working for the Company
NO KEY POSITIVE TRIGGERS
-6What is not working for the Company
PBDIT(Q)
Lowest at Rs 386.68 cr.
PBT LESS OI(Q)
Lowest at Rs 369.97 cr.
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Here's what is not working for I R C T C
Operating Profit (PBDIT) - Quarterly
Lowest at Rs 386.68 cr.
in the last five quartersMOJO Watch
Near term Operating Profit trend is negative
Operating Profit (Rs Cr)
Profit Before Tax less Other Income (PBT) - Quarterly
Lowest at Rs 369.97 cr.
in the last five quartersMOJO Watch
Near term PBT trend is negative
PBT less Other Income (Rs Cr)
Profit Before Tax less Other Income (PBT) - Quarterly
At Rs 369.97 cr has Fallen at -7.4% (vs previous 4Q average)
over average PBT of the previous four quarters of Rs 399.50 CrMOJO Watch
Near term PBT trend is negative
PBT less Other Income (Rs Cr)
Non Operating Income - Quarterly
Highest at Rs 71.71 cr
in the last five quartersMOJO Watch
Increased income from non business activities may not be sustainable
Non Operating Income