Indian Railway Catering & Tourism Corporation Ltd

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Indian Railway Catering & Tourism Corporation Ltd

₹ 458 -2.81%
13 Nov - close price
irctc.com BSE: 542830 NSE: IRCTC
About

Incorporated in 1999, IRCTC is a Navratna (Category 1, Central Public Sector Enterprises ) and the only company authorized by the Indian government to provide online railway tickets, catering services, and packaged drinking water
at railway stations and trains in India[1]

Key Points

Business segments:[1]
A) Catering (46% in FY26 vs 27% in FY22):
IRCTC runs onboard catering, station food services and e-catering. It serves 63 Cr+ meals a year from 800+ kitchens, with
AI-based quality monitoring.[2]

Website BSE NSE
  • Market Cap ₹ 36,616 Cr.
  • Current Price ₹ 458
  • High / Low ₹ 716 / 435
  • Stock P/E 26.6
  • Book Value ₹ 60.8
  • Dividend Yield 1.97 %
  • ROCE 46.1 %
  • ROE 34.7 %
  • Face Value ₹ 2.00
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Pros

  • Company is almost debt free.
  • Company has a good return on equity (ROE) track record: 3 Years ROE 37.1%
  • Company has been maintaining a healthy dividend payout of 49.0%

Cons

  • Stock is trading at 7.53 times its book value

* The pros and cons are machine generated. Pros / cons are based on a checklist to highlight important points. Please exercise caution and do your own analysis.

Peer comparison

Consumer Discretionary Consumer Services Leisure Services Tour, Travel Related Services

Part of BSE 500 BSE 200 BSE Dollex 200 BSE PSU Nifty 500

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Quarterly Results

Consolidated Figures in Rs. Crores / View Standalone

Sep 2023 Dec 2023 Mar 2024 Jun 2024 Sep 2024 Dec 2024 Mar 2025 Jun 2025 Sep 2025 Dec 2025 Mar 2026 Jun 2026 Sep 2026
991 1,118 1,155 1,118 1,064 1,225 1,269 1,160 1,146 1,449 1,460 1,370 1,333
625 724 792 743 691 808 883 762 742 984 1,061 983 925
Operating Profit 367 394 362 375 373 417 385 397 404 465 399 387 408
OPM % 37% 35% 31% 34% 35% 34% 30% 34% 35% 32% 27% 28% 31%
47 31 41 54 60 57 107 61 69 81 67 72 -36
Interest 4 5 5 3 3 3 8 4 4 5 5 4 4
Depreciation 14 14 16 14 13 13 12 12 11 12 14 12 12
Profit before tax 395 406 382 412 417 457 472 442 457 529 447 442 356
Tax % 25% 26% 26% 25% 26% 25% 24% 25% 25% 25% 27% 25% 26%
295 300 284 308 308 341 358 331 342 394 326 330 264
EPS in Rs 3.68 3.75 3.55 3.85 3.85 4.26 4.48 4.13 4.28 4.93 4.08 4.13 3.29
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Profit & Loss

Consolidated Figures in Rs. Crores / View Standalone

Mar 2023 Mar 2024 Mar 2025 Mar 2026 TTM
3,541 4,260 4,675 5,215 5,612
2,265 2,794 3,124 3,549 3,953
Operating Profit 1,276 1,466 1,551 1,666 1,659
OPM % 36% 34% 33% 32% 30%
148 106 276 277 183
Interest 16 19 17 18 18
Depreciation 54 57 53 50 51
Profit before tax 1,354 1,496 1,757 1,875 1,774
Tax % 26% 26% 25% 26%
1,006 1,111 1,315 1,393 1,314
EPS in Rs 12.57 13.89 16.44 17.42 16.43
Dividend Payout % 44% 47% 49% 52%
Compounded Sales Growth
10 Years: %
5 Years: %
3 Years: 14%
TTM: 17%
Compounded Profit Growth
10 Years: %
5 Years: %
3 Years: 12%
TTM: 3%
Stock Price CAGR
10 Years: %
5 Years: -13%
3 Years: -12%
1 Year: -35%
Return on Equity
10 Years: %
5 Years: %
3 Years: 37%
Last Year: 35%

Balance Sheet

Consolidated Figures in Rs. Crores / View Standalone

Mar 2023 Mar 2024 Mar 2025 Mar 2026 Sep 2026
Equity Capital 160 160 160 160 160
Reserves 2,318 3,070 3,503 4,149 4,702
84 60 90 81 75
2,526 2,801 3,046 3,190 4,119
Total Liabilities 5,089 6,091 6,799 7,580 9,057
351 343 813 839 851
CWIP 34 443 27 42 47
Investments 0 0 0 0 0
4,704 5,306 5,959 6,699 8,159
Total Assets 5,089 6,091 6,799 7,580 9,057

Cash Flows

Consolidated Figures in Rs. Crores / View Standalone

Mar 2023 Mar 2024 Mar 2025 Mar 2026
812 882 833 1,273
-317 -200 -258 -446
-434 -404 -910 -787
Net Cash Flow 61 277 -334 40
Free Cash Flow 744 650 786 1,196
CFO/EBITDA Share of operating profit converting into cash: CFO (before tax) / Operating Profit 97% 91% 80% 109%

Ratios

Consolidated / View Standalone

Mar 2023 Mar 2024 Mar 2025 Mar 2026
Debtor Days 118 118 135 132
Inventory Days 18 16 15
Days Payable 1,595 1,484 1,371
Cash Conversion Cycle -1,459 -1,350 -1,221 132
Working Capital Days 3 20 56 40
ROCE % 54% 49% 46%

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Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024 Mar 2025 Mar 2026
Internet Ticketing - Number of Tickets Booked
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Rail Neer - Bottles Produced
crore bottles
E-catering Average Meals per Day
meals/day
Online Ticketing Share of Reserved Railway Tickets
%
Rail Neer - Number of Operational Plants
plants
Rail Neer - Capacity Utilization
%
Trains with On-board Catering Services
trains
UPI Share of Internet Ticketing Transactions
%

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Shareholding Pattern

Numbers in percentages

Dec 2023Mar 2024Jun 2024Sep 2024Dec 2024Mar 2025Jun 2025Sep 2025Dec 2025Mar 2026Jun 2026Sep 2026
62.40% 62.40% 62.40% 62.40% 62.40% 62.40% 62.40% 62.40% 62.40% 62.40% 62.40% 62.40%
7.34% 8.08% 7.78% 7.54% 7.45% 7.37% 7.28% 7.27% 7.19% 4.86% 3.91% 3.47%
11.98% 12.72% 13.74% 13.92% 13.73% 13.89% 14.16% 14.18% 14.02% 14.86% 14.86% 14.56%
18.28% 16.79% 16.06% 16.14% 16.43% 16.35% 16.17% 16.16% 16.39% 17.88% 18.85% 19.59%
No. of Shareholders 19,28,85119,10,30719,28,71619,24,34619,59,52119,94,64219,58,66919,25,77019,02,49919,32,71619,45,65319,43,220

* The classifications might have changed from Sep'2022 onwards. The new XBRL format added more details from Sep'22 onwards.

Classifications such as banks and foreign portfolio investors were not available earlier. The sudden changes in FII or DII can be because of these changes.

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