Indian Railway Catering & Tourism Corporation Limited

NSEI:IRCTC Stock Report

Market Cap: ₹627.4b

Indian Railway Catering & Tourism Valuation

Is IRCTC undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

1/6

Valuation Score 1/6

  • Below Fair Value

  • Significantly Below Fair Value

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Peers

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Industry

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Fair Value

What is the Fair Price of IRCTC when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: IRCTC (₹784.25) is trading above our estimate of fair value (₹324.82)

Significantly Below Fair Value: IRCTC is trading above our estimate of fair value.

Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for IRCTC?

Key metric: As IRCTC is profitable we use its Price-To-Earnings Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for IRCTC. This is calculated by dividing IRCTC's market cap by their current earnings.
What is IRCTC's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio52.3x
Earnings₹12.00b
Market Cap₹627.40b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does IRCTC's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for IRCTC vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average53.7x
CMSINFO CMS Info Systems
22.4x16.4%₹80.6b
UDS Updater Services
26.3x26.7%₹26.0b
GKWLIMITED GKW
127.1xn/a₹14.6b
LTTS L&T Technology Services
39x13.4%₹511.1b
IRCTC Indian Railway Catering & Tourism
52.3x17.3%₹627.4b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: IRCTC is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (52.3x) compared to the peer average (53.7x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does IRCTC's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the IN Commercial Services Industry?

1 CompanyPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
509650 Hindustan Housing
0.04xn/aUS$11.45k
No more companies available in this PE range
IRCTC 52.3xIndustry Avg. 32.5xNo. of Companies10PE020406080100+
1 CompanyEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
No more companies

Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: IRCTC is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (52.3x) compared to the Indian Commercial Services industry average (32.5x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is IRCTC's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

IRCTC PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio52.3x
Fair PE Ratio47x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: IRCTC is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (52.3x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (47x).

Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

The above table shows the analyst IRCTC forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
Current₹784.25
₹834.57
+6.4%
23.6%₹1,200.00₹550.00n/a7
Dec ’25₹815.95
₹834.57
+2.3%
23.6%₹1,200.00₹550.00n/a7
Nov ’25₹831.75
₹857.86
+3.1%
24.9%₹1,200.00₹540.00n/a7
Oct ’25₹931.15
₹857.86
-7.9%
24.9%₹1,200.00₹540.00n/a7
Sep ’25₹932.80
₹857.86
-8.0%
24.9%₹1,200.00₹540.00n/a7
Aug ’25₹980.50
₹879.86
-10.3%
26.5%₹1,200.00₹530.00n/a7
Jul ’25₹992.85
₹879.86
-11.4%
26.5%₹1,200.00₹530.00n/a7
Jun ’25₹1,020.35
₹873.00
-14.4%
27.6%₹1,200.00₹530.00n/a7
May ’25₹1,038.75
₹816.14
-21.4%
23.4%₹1,080.00₹530.00n/a7
Apr ’25₹970.15
₹801.13
-17.4%
22.6%₹1,080.00₹530.00n/a8
Mar ’25₹929.30
₹801.13
-13.8%
22.6%₹1,080.00₹530.00n/a8
Feb ’25₹963.30
₹703.63
-27.0%
24.6%₹1,080.00₹450.00n/a8
Jan ’25₹891.85
₹663.38
-25.6%
20.8%₹900.00₹450.00n/a8
Dec ’24₹701.30
₹663.38
-5.4%
20.8%₹900.00₹450.00₹815.958
Nov ’24₹652.85
₹650.25
-0.4%
22.3%₹900.00₹440.00₹831.758
Oct ’24₹680.85
₹650.25
-4.5%
22.3%₹900.00₹440.00₹931.158
Sep ’24₹688.35
₹614.57
-10.7%
19.1%₹745.00₹440.00₹932.807
Aug ’24₹642.75
₹597.17
-7.1%
20.0%₹740.00₹420.00₹980.506
Jul ’24₹635.10
₹597.17
-6.0%
20.0%₹740.00₹420.00₹992.856
Jun ’24₹649.50
₹597.17
-8.1%
20.0%₹740.00₹420.00₹1,020.356
May ’24₹617.80
₹578.83
-6.3%
21.0%₹750.00₹400.00₹1,038.756
Apr ’24₹572.80
₹582.50
+1.7%
21.4%₹750.00₹400.00₹970.156
Mar ’24₹611.35
₹582.50
-4.7%
21.4%₹750.00₹400.00₹929.306
Feb ’24₹628.05
₹588.33
-6.3%
26.8%₹855.00₹380.00₹963.306
Jan ’24₹639.70
₹599.50
-6.3%
25.2%₹855.00₹380.00₹891.856
Dec ’23₹731.95
₹599.50
-18.1%
25.2%₹855.00₹380.00₹701.306

Analyst Forecast: Target price is less than 20% higher than the current share price.

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/21 21:28
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/20 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2024/03/31

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Analyst Sources

Indian Railway Catering & Tourism Corporation Limited is covered by 11 analysts. 8 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Vijayaraghavan SwaminathanAvendus Spark
Soumitra ChatterjeeAvendus Spark
null nullBatlivala & Karani Securities India Pvt. Ltd.