K&R Rail Engineering Ltd

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K&R Rail Engineering Ltd

₹ 18.9 -0.37%
28 Sep 10:38 a.m.
About

Incorporated in 1988, K&R Rail Engineering
Ltd is in the business of laying private Railway Sidings on a turnkey basis[1]

Key Points

Business Overview:[1]
K&REL is a Railway Construction Company providing Engineering Procurement Construction Commissioning Services, including earthworks, bridges and civil works, track works, overhead electrification, signaling and telecommunication (S&T), allied works, mass transportation, and bulk logistics of goods and materials through Indian Railway networks. The Railway Headquarters and Divisional Railway Authorities fully authorize the company for railway infrastructure projects.

  • Market Cap ₹ 72.0 Cr.
  • Current Price ₹ 18.9
  • High / Low ₹ 48.0 / 17.8
  • Stock P/E
  • Book Value ₹ 21.6
  • Dividend Yield 0.00 %
  • ROCE -18.8 %
  • ROE -21.0 %
  • Face Value ₹ 10.0

Pros

  • Company has reduced debt.
  • Company is almost debt free.
  • Stock is trading at 0.88 times its book value
  • Debtor days have improved from 75.7 to 52.2 days.

Cons

  • Company has low interest coverage ratio.
  • The company has delivered a poor sales growth of 2.75% over past five years.
  • Company has a low return on equity of -2.55% over last 3 years.
  • Promoter holding has decreased over last 3 years: -11.9%
  • Working capital days have increased from 89.8 days to 189 days

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Quarterly Results

Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated

Mar 2023 Jun 2023 Sep 2023 Dec 2023 Mar 2024 Jun 2024 Sep 2024 Dec 2024 Mar 2025 Jun 2025 Sep 2025 Dec 2025 Mar 2026
154 162 154 144 153 99 161 152 228 88 34 12 15
150 156 145 142 157 96 153 142 239 86 33 13 34
Operating Profit 4 6 9 1 -4 3 8 10 -11 2 1 -1 -19
OPM % 2.8% 3.5% 6% 1.0% -2.9% 3.0% 4.9% 7% -4.8% 1.8% 2.0% -8% -125%
0 0 2 1 1 0 1 1 -0 0 0 0 2
Interest 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
Depreciation 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 -0 1 1 0 0
Profit before tax 3 5 9 1 -5 2 8 10 -12 1 -0 -1 -18
Tax % 31% 28% 28% 28% -27% 28% 34% 35% -39% 33% -32% -26% -1%
2 3 6 1 -4 1 5 6 -7 1 -0 -1 -17
EPS in Rs 1.37 1.75 3.06 0.45 -1.62 0.57 1.75 1.67 -1.90 0.15 -0.07 -0.22 -4.55
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Profit & Loss

Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated

Mar 2015 Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024 Mar 2025 Mar 2026
105 102 108 81 61 129 130 195 308 612 640 149
101 98 106 80 58 120 121 184 296 601 629 166
Operating Profit 4 3 2 1 2 9 9 11 12 11 10 -18
OPM % 3.7% 3.2% 1.6% 1.4% 3.7% 7% 7% 6% 3.8% 1.8% 1.6% -12%
1 1 2 1 2 0 0 1 0 3 1 2
Interest 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 2 1 1 1
Depreciation 1 2 2 1 1 1 2 2 3 3 3 2
Profit before tax 4 2 2 0 3 6 6 9 7 10 7 -18
Tax % 36% 16% 28% 90% 19% 67% 29% 30% 29% 28% 27% -2%
2 2 1 0 2 2 4 6 5 7 5 -18
EPS in Rs 5.51 7.21 0.74 0.03 1.32 1.25 2.69 3.84 3.31 3.04 1.44 -4.68
Dividend Payout % 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Compounded Sales Growth
10 Years: 4%
5 Years: 3%
3 Years: -22%
TTM: -77%
Compounded Profit Growth
10 Years: %
5 Years: %
3 Years: %
TTM: -464%
Stock Price CAGR
10 Years: %
5 Years: -9%
3 Years: -71%
1 Year: -49%
Return on Equity
10 Years: 3%
5 Years: 2%
3 Years: -3%
Last Year: -21%

Balance Sheet

Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated

Mar 2015 Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024 Mar 2025 Mar 2026
Equity Capital 1 3 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 21 29 42
Reserves 32 10 10 10 12 14 18 25 67 37 59 41
0 24 15 15 14 20 20 27 28 16 14 0
15 23 30 71 22 44 40 34 59 127 165 10
Total Liabilities 48 60 70 111 64 94 95 102 170 201 265 92
6 5 4 3 2 13 13 17 18 15 10 1
CWIP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Investments 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
42 55 66 101 62 80 82 85 151 186 256 91
Total Assets 48 60 70 111 64 94 95 102 170 201 265 92

Cash Flows

Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated

Mar 2015 Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024 Mar 2025 Mar 2026
1 8 8 -15 16 11 14 -9 -22 6 -22 -7
-8 1 2 2 -0 -13 -1 -6 -5 -0 2 6
15 1 2 -8 1 5 4 7 40 -42 18 -0
Net Cash Flow 8 10 12 -22 17 3 18 -8 12 -36 -2 -1
Free Cash Flow 1 8 9 -15 15 -2 13 -15 -27 6 -20 -1
CFO/OP 70% 268% 503% -1,331% 736% 160% 198% -72% -169% 79% -231% 22%

Ratios

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Mar 2015 Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024 Mar 2025 Mar 2026
Debtor Days 51 63 70 322 119 73 102 74 90 74 101 52
Inventory Days 3 18 14 54 10 16 35 23 7 4
Days Payable 7 9 40 214 39 77 68 17 34 19
Cash Conversion Cycle 48 72 44 161 90 12 70 80 63 74 101 37
Working Capital Days 63 44 18 94 87 19 61 69 53 31 49 189
ROCE % 24% 8% 5% 3% 7% 18% 15% 16% 10% 12% 8% -19%

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Revenue Mix - Gross Contract Receipts (% of Revenue from Operations)
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Revenue Mix - Sale of Products (% of Revenue from Operations)
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Work in Progress
Rs. lakh
Customer Concentration - Top 5 customers (% of total sales)
%
Order Book
Rs. crore
Number of Permanent Employees
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Shareholding Pattern

Numbers in percentages

5 Recently
Sep 2023Dec 2023Mar 2024Jun 2024Sep 2024Dec 2024Mar 2025Jun 2025Sep 2025Dec 2025Mar 2026Jun 2026
55.81% 55.81% 55.81% 55.81% 45.66% 44.98% 44.32% 44.32% 44.60% 49.50% 49.50% 49.50%
0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.57% 0.87% 0.04% 0.03% 0.02% 0.11% 0.11%
44.18% 44.19% 44.19% 44.19% 54.34% 54.46% 54.82% 55.65% 55.38% 50.48% 50.39% 50.40%
No. of Shareholders 18,93821,06921,06922,87837,53739,99741,47945,98249,43449,83649,30349,228

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