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Railtel Corporation of India Ltd

NSE RAILTEL · BSE 543265 · Other Telecom Services
₹257.20 -3.18%
NSE close2026-10-01
52 week range245.00 - 400.80
Market cap₹8,320 Cr.
P/E22.5
IPO 2021 · +174% since Nifty 500Smallcap 250 Price band 20% Delivery 30.2%

Price

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Financials

Standalone, Rs crore
Sep 2023Dec 2023Mar 2024Jun 2024Sep 2024Dec 2024Mar 2025Jun 2025Sep 2025Dec 2025Mar 2026Jun 2026
Sales5996688335588437681,3087449519131,669893
Expenses4725397164557146461,1296287977801,436762
Operating Profit127130117103129121180116154133233132
OPM %21%19%14%19%15%16%14%16%16%15%14%15%
Other Income2-43125123218-2189
Interest104111111121
Depreciation384143384043604447494950
Profit before tax9084102679490151891058519089
Tax %25%26%24%27%23%27%25%26%28%27%25%26%
Net Profit68627849736511366766214266
EPS in Rs2.121.942.421.522.262.033.532.062.371.944.422.05
Mar 2016Mar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026TTM
Sales5728519849861,0811,3371,5221,9572,5683,4784,2774,427
Expenses3675957106857471,0101,1541,5782,1032,9433,6403,775
Operating Profit206256273301333328368379464535638652
OPM %36%30%28%31%31%24%24%19%18%15%15%15%
Other Income705241-6-1828763528522617
Interest112542466454
Depreciation81116119112131159160154158180189196
Profit before tax194191194179181195280254328402470470
Tax %47%33%19%39%24%28%25%26%25%25%26%
Net Profit102128156110138140208188246300346346
EPS in Rs3.183.994.873.424.314.376.495.877.679.3410.7910.78
Dividend Payout %22%40%12%58%49%50%37%43%37%31%30%
10 Years5 Years3 YearsTTM1 YearLast Year
Compounded Sales Growth22%26%30%21%
Compounded Profit Growth14%21%24%16%
Stock Price CAGR%15%5%-30%
Return on Equity13%15%16%17%
Mar 2015Mar 2016Mar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
Equity Capital321321321321321321321321321321321
Reserves7638389289631,0401,0821,1951,3281,5061,6791,941
Borrowings00014303242464564
Other Liabilities1,1261,1551,0108708521,2131,2121,6582,1773,1173,505
Total Liabilities2,2112,3152,2592,1562,2562,6162,7593,3494,0505,1615,830
Fixed Assets7116946887907897607758219131,0811,281
CWIP26236036430025321516415713012481
Investments10010171010404090390
Other Assets1,2281,2611,1971,0491,2041,6321,7812,3302,9163,9174,468
Total Assets2,2112,3152,2592,1562,2562,6162,7593,3494,0505,1615,830
Mar 2015Mar 2016Mar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
Cash from Operating Activity154374258284556255316
Cash from Investing Activity-48-135-213-203-419-82-77
Cash from Financing Activity-62-110-104-79-77-113-150
Net Cash Flow43130-593606089
Free Cash Flow76294142107347-7044
CFO/OP57%128%83%83%126%55%56%
Mar 2015Mar 2016Mar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
Debtor Days164160173169160208160195180166175
Inventory Days
Days Payable
Cash Conversion Cycle164160173169160208160195180166175
Working Capital Days-66-911-1715-6750-213034
ROCE %17%16%17%17%14%16%16%20%22%23%
Sep 2023Dec 2023Mar 2024Jun 2024Sep 2024Dec 2024Mar 2025Jun 2025Sep 2025Dec 2025Mar 2026Jun 2026
Promoters72.84%72.84%72.84%72.84%72.84%72.84%72.84%72.84%72.84%72.84%72.84%72.84%
FIIs1.46%1.45%2.20%2.15%3.05%3.34%3.33%3.67%3.54%3.68%3.72%3.98%
DIIs3.54%3.39%2.64%2.86%0.61%0.36%0.45%0.78%0.78%0.84%0.99%0.99%
Public22.14%22.31%22.32%22.14%23.51%23.45%23.36%22.70%22.82%22.63%22.44%22.19%
No. of Shareholders2,97,2023,07,2463,76,8024,37,0085,15,4065,21,8925,40,2175,16,5215,10,4014,99,1924,92,2754,86,005

Fundamentals

Market Cap₹ 8,320 Cr.
Current Price₹ 259
Stock P/E22.5
Book Value₹ 70.5
ROCE22.8 %
ROE17.1 %
Dividend Yield1.25 %
Face Value₹ 10.0
Compounded Sales Growth (TTM)21%
Compounded Profit Growth (TTM)16%
Standalone figures.
Valuation
Market capRs 8,255 Cr
Enterprise valueRs 7,664 Cr
P/E (TTM)23.86x
Price to book3.65x
Price to sales1.86x
EV / EBITDA11.45x
EV / EBIT16.17x
EV / sales1.73x
Price to cash flow26.08x
Earnings yield4.19%
Dividend yield1.26%
P/E, 3-year average34.20x
P/B, 3-year average4.91x
P/E, 5-year average26.56x
P/B, 5-year average3.70x
Profitability
Operating margin (excl. other income)14.91%
Operating margin (incl. other income)15.51%
EBITDA margin15.12%
Pre-tax margin10.61%
Net profit margin7.82%
Net margin, latest quarter7.36%
ROE16.25%
ROCE21.73%
ROA6.30%
ROE, 3-year average15.36%
ROCE, 3-year average20.41%
ROA, 3-year average6.49%
ROE, 5-year average14.45%
ROCE, 5-year average19.30%
ROA, 5-year average6.68%
ROIC (approx.)20.91%
Tax rate26.25%
Other income / net worth1.13%
Growth
Sales growth (latest year)23.00%
Profit growth (latest year)15.51%
Sales CAGR, 3 years29.77%
Sales CAGR, 5 years26.18%
Profit CAGR, 3 years22.53%
Profit CAGR, 5 years19.79%
Sales growth QoQ-46.47%
Profit growth QoQ-53.59%
Sales growth YoY (latest quarter)20.09%
Profit growth YoY (latest quarter)-0.48%
Per share
EPS (TTM)Rs 10.78
EPS (latest year)Rs 10.79
EPS (latest quarter)Rs 2.05
EPS, 3-year averageRs 9.27
EPS, 5-year averageRs 8.03
Book value per shareRs 70.47
Sales per shareRs 137.94
Cash flow per shareRs 9.86
Free cash flow per shareRs 1.37
Dividend per share (latest year)Rs 3.25
Dividend per share, 3-year averageRs 2.98
Dividend per share, 5-year averageRs 2.78
Dividends
Dividend payout30.12%
Dividend payout, 3-year average32.59%
Dividend payout, 5-year average35.65%
Efficiency
Asset turnover0.73x
Fixed asset turnover3.34x
Debtor days175 days
Debtors turnover2.08x
Cash conversion cycle175 days
Working capital days34 days
Leverage
Total debtRs 64 Cr
Cash and bankRs 654 Cr
Net debtRs -590 Cr
Debt to equity0.03x
Net debt / EBITDA-0.88x
Interest coverage112.04x
Current ratio (filing 2026-03-31)1.32x
Quick ratio (filing 2026-03-31)1.32x
Trade payables (filing 2026-03-31)Rs 1,674 Cr
Owners' fund to total sources38.79%
Debt to assets1.09%
Cash flow
Cash from Operating Activity (latest year)Rs 316 Cr
Cash from Investing Activity (latest year)Rs -77 Cr
Cash from Financing Activity (latest year)Rs -150 Cr
Net Cash Flow (latest year)Rs 89 Cr
Free cash flow (latest year)Rs 44 Cr
FCFE (approx.: FCF + change in debt)Rs 63 Cr
Cash from ops / profit, 5 years1.30x
Sales to cash flow13.52x
Statement figures
Net sales (TTM)Rs 4,427 Cr
Net sales (latest year)Rs 4,277 Cr
Sales (latest quarter)Rs 893 Cr
Operating profit excl. other income (latest year)Rs 638 Cr
Operating profit (latest quarter)Rs 132 Cr
Other income (TTM)Rs 17 Cr
EBITDA (TTM)Rs 669 Cr
PBDT (TTM)Rs 665 Cr
Profit before tax (TTM)Rs 470 Cr
Tax (latest year)Rs 123 Cr
Net profit (TTM)Rs 346 Cr
Net profit (latest year)Rs 346 Cr
Net profit (latest quarter)Rs 66 Cr
Depreciation (TTM)Rs 196 Cr
Depreciation (latest quarter)Rs 50 Cr
Interest (TTM)Rs 4 Cr
Cost of goods sold (latest year)Rs 3,379 Cr
Total expenditure (latest year)Rs 3,640 Cr
Total income (latest year)Rs 4,303 Cr
Share capitalRs 321 Cr
ReservesRs 1,941 Cr
Shareholders' fundsRs 2,262 Cr
Total assetsRs 5,830 Cr
Net blockRs 1,281 Cr
Capital work in progressRs 81 Cr
ReceivablesRs 2,053 Cr
Other liabilitiesRs 3,505 Cr
Shares outstanding (crore)32.09
Ownership
Promoter holding72.84% (+0.00 in a year)
Computed by MarketFriction from the standalone statements. Returns use average balances.
P/E 23.9 is at the 23th percentile of its own 5.8-year range (median 29.9, low 14.0, high 76.5).
P/B 3.65 is at the 43th percentile (median 4.04).
Monthly. Market cap from split-adjusted price; profit and book value as reported by that month. A low percentile means cheap versus its own history, not cheap versus peers.
PeriodRAILTELNifty 50Difference
1 week-1.7%-2.8% +1.1 pts
1 month-7.4%-6.8% -0.7 pts
3 months-18.2%-7.6% -10.6 pts
6 months+4.5%+0.4% +4.1 pts
1 year-32.4%-9.9% -22.5 pts
2 years-45.1%-13.6% -31.6 pts
3 years+14.9%+14.2% +0.7 pts
5 years+101.2%+27.9% +73.3 pts
35 mutual fund schemes hold about ₹17 Cr. Over three months 18 bought more and 1 sold (share counts, price move removed).
FundWeightEst. Cr3m shares
Nippon India Nifty Smallcap 250 Index Fund0.11%4 +6%
DSP Nifty Smallcap250 Quality 50 Index Fund0.92%3 +9%
SBI Nifty Smallcap 250 Index Fund0.11%2 +6%
Groww Nifty India Railways PSU Index Fund2.74%2 +13%
Motilal Oswal Nifty Smallcap 250 Index Fund0.11%1 +6%
Nippon India Nifty 500 Equal Weight Index Fund0.18%1 +13%
ICICI Pru Nifty Smallcap 250 Index Fund0.11%1 +6%
HDFC NIFTY Smallcap 250 Index Fund0.11%1 +6%
JioBlackRock Nifty Smallcap 250 Index Fund0.11%0 +6%
Motilal Oswal Nifty 500 Index Fund0.01%0 +5%
Edelweiss Nifty Smallcap 250 Index Fund0.11%0 +6%
HDFC Nifty India Digital Index Fund0.20%0 -5%
Groww Nifty Smallcap 250 Index Fund0.11%0 +6%
HDFC Nifty500 Multicap 50:25:25 Index Fund0.03%0 +7%
Bandhan Nifty Smallcap 250 Index Fund0.11%0 +6%
Kotak Nifty Smallcap 250 Index Fund0.11%0 +6%
SBI Nifty 500 Index Fund0.01%0 +5%
Kotak BSE PSU Index Fund0.11%0 +11%
Navi Nifty Smallcap250 Momentum Quality 100 Index Fund0.17%0 +2%
Groww Nifty Total Market Index Fund0.01%0 +3%
Axis Nifty 500 Index Fund0.01%0 +5%
HDFC BSE 500 Index Fund0.01%0 +5%
UTI Nifty500 Shariah Index Fund0.04%0 -1%
DSP Nifty Smallcap 250 Index Fund0.11%0 +5%
ICICI Pru Nifty 500 Index Fund0.01%0 +5%

Red flags

F-score 5 of 8
No red flags in the latest statements and filings.
Checks on the latest reported years: cash vs profit, accruals, receivables and inventory vs sales, dilution, debt, interest cover, equity, other income, losses, and auditor, top-management, insolvency and regulator filings in the last 12 months. A flag asks for an explanation; it is not a verdict.

Latest quarter

Jun 2026
Sales ₹893 Cr +20.0% vs Jun 2025. Net profit ₹66 Cr +0.0%.

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No bulk or block deals on record.
Ex-dateActionFactor
2026-08-13Dividend - Rs 1.25 Per Share
2026-03-13Interim Dividend - Re 1 Per Share
2025-11-04Interim Dividend - Re 1 Per Share
2025-08-13Dividend - Re 0.85 Per Share
2025-04-02Interim Dividend - Re 1 Per Share
2024-11-06Interim Dividend - Re 1 Per Share
2024-08-14Dividend - Rs 1.85 Per Share
2023-11-03Interim Dividend - Re 1 Per Share
2023-08-24Dividend - Rs 1.05 Per Share
2023-02-08Interim Dividend - Rs 1.50 Per Share
2022-09-22Dividend - Re 0.65 Per Share
2022-01-20Interim Dividend - Rs 1.75 Per Share
2021-09-21 Dividend - Rs 1.20 Per Share
2021-03-31 Interim Dividend - Re 1 Per Share
No announcements in our files yet.
Company filings to NSE, newest first. Routine notices (trading window, newspaper copies) are left out. Click a row for the filing.
Trade dateShares sold short
2026-09-301,000
Short sales disclosed by brokers to NSE, by trade date. Collected since late September 2026.
Not on any NSE surveillance list in the latest file.

Quick answers

What is the market cap of Railtel Corporation of India Ltd?

Railtel Corporation of India Ltd (RAILTEL) has a market capitalisation of Rs 8,320 Cr. at the 2026-10-01 close.

What is the P/E ratio of Railtel Corporation of India Ltd?

Railtel Corporation of India Ltd trades at a P/E of 22.5 on trailing twelve-month profit, at the 2026-10-01 close.

What were Railtel Corporation of India Ltd's latest quarterly results?

In the Jun 2026 quarter, Railtel Corporation of India Ltd sales was Rs 893 Cr (+20.0% vs Jun 2025) and net profit was Rs 66 Cr.

What is the 52-week high and low of Railtel Corporation of India Ltd?

The 52-week high is Rs 400.80 and the 52-week low is Rs 245.00.

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