Why is Indian Railway Catering & Tourism Corporation Ltd ?
1
Strong Long Term Fundamental Strength with an average Return on Equity (ROE) of 35.41%
- Company has a low Debt to Equity ratio (avg) at 0 times
2
Positive results in Dec 24
- NET SALES(Q) Highest at Rs 1,224.66 cr
- PBDIT(Q) Highest at Rs 416.57 cr.
- PBT LESS OI(Q) Highest at Rs 400.00 cr.
3
Stock is technically in a Mildly Bearish range
- The stocks Bollinger Band and KST technical factors are also Bearish
4
With ROE of 35, it has a Very Expensive valuation with a 16.2 Price to Book Value
- The stock is trading at a premium compared to its peers' average historical valuations
- Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of -28.51%, its profits have risen by 8.6% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 5.4
5
High Institutional Holdings at 21.18%
- These investors have better capability and resources to analyse fundamentals of companies than most retail investors.
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Below par performance in long term as well as near term
- Along with generating -28.51% returns in the last 1 year, the stock has also underperformed BSE 500 in the last 3 years, 1 year and 3 months
How much should you hold?
- Overall Portfolio exposure to I R C T C should be less than 10%
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Travel Services should be less than 30%
(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Travel Services)
When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock
Is I R C T C for you?
Medium Risk, Low Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
I R C T C
-28.53%
-0.97
29.48%
SENSEX
0.45%
0.03
14.48%
Quality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
16.10%
EBIT Growth (5y)
22.26%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
67.54
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
0.13
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
0
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
1.14
Tax Ratio
25.56%
Dividend Payout Ratio
46.79%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
21.18%
ROCE (avg)
429.76%
ROE (avg)
35.41%
Valuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
46
Industry P/E
42
Price to Book Value
16.24
EV to EBIT
37.27
EV to EBITDA
35.91
EV to Capital Employed
47.28
EV to Sales
12.02
PEG Ratio
5.38
Dividend Yield
1.54%
ROCE (Latest)
124.82%
ROE (Latest)
35.01%
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Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Mildly Bullish
Mildly Bearish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Mildly Bearish
Bearish
Moving Averages
Bearish (Daily)
KST
Bearish
Mildly Bearish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bullish
Mildly Bearish
OBV
No Trend
Mildly Bullish
Technical Movement
6What is working for the Company
NET SALES(Q)
Highest at Rs 1,224.66 cr
PBDIT(Q)
Highest at Rs 416.57 cr.
PBT LESS OI(Q)
Highest at Rs 400.00 cr.
PAT(Q)
Highest at Rs 341.09 cr.
EPS(Q)
Highest at Rs 4.26
0What is not working for the Company
NO KEY NEGATIVE TRIGGERS
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Here's what is working for I R C T C
Net Sales - Quarterly
Highest at Rs 1,224.66 cr
in the last five quartersMOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is positive
Net Sales (Rs Cr)
Operating Profit (PBDIT) - Quarterly
Highest at Rs 416.57 cr.
in the last five quartersMOJO Watch
Near term Operating Profit trend is positive
Operating Profit (Rs Cr)
Profit Before Tax less Other Income (PBT) - Quarterly
Highest at Rs 400.00 cr.
in the last five quartersMOJO Watch
Near term PBT trend is positive
PBT less Other Income (Rs Cr)
Profit After Tax (PAT) - Quarterly
Highest at Rs 341.09 cr.
in the last five quartersMOJO Watch
Near term PAT trend is positive
PAT (Rs Cr)
Earnings per Share (EPS) - Quarterly
Highest at Rs 4.26
in the last five quartersMOJO Watch
Increasing profitability; company has created higher earnings for shareholders
EPS (Rs)