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IRCON
Mr. Saleem Ahmad · New Delhi, India
₹126.67
▲+1.73%IRCON is a railway-infrastructure CPSE currently trading near the lower end of its 52-week range with a price-to-growth disconnect — negative YoY revenue despite a premium P/E of ~20, and low institutional conviction at just 3.33% ownership.
Exchange
NSI
Currency
INR
Day range
₹125.00 – ₹128.27
52-week range
₹114.50 – ₹189.50
Sector
Industrials
Industry
Engineering & Construction
AI investment rating
AI analysis70% confidence
At ~126.67 (trading in the lower quarter of its 52-week range of 114.5–189.5), the stock is pricing in a muted growth outlook; fair value is likely in the 100–120 INR range on a normalized P/E of ~18x adjusted for infra cycle headwinds, making the current level a fair-to-slightly-rich entry for a Hold.
33.2% below the 1-year high · trend up
Hedge-fund memo
Today
Up 1.73% on subdued volume of 1.5M — typical retail-driven move, not institutional accumulation.
This week
Price remains within 3-4% of today's level; no major catalyst this week.
This month
Under pressure from -6.5% YoY revenue growth print; stock is ~33% below its 52-week high.
Bull thesis
Bear thesis
News & sentiment
Neutral
5 headlines · 5 outlets · 7d
Tone · daily average
Smart money
Named holders aren't published for this listing (common for Indian stocks). The split at left is live.
Financial health
Profitability
Growth
Balance sheet
Financial statements
Earnings intelligence
Beat estimates in 2 of 4 recent quarters (EPS actual vs. consensus).
2.04 vs 2.1
-2.86% surprise
0.97 vs 1.7
-42.94% surprise
1.96 vs 1.35
45.19% surprise
Competitive landscape
| Company | Market cap | P/E | ROE | Op. margin | Rev. growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IRCON | 119.14B | 20.04 | 9.08% | 6.99% | -6.50% |
| RVNL | 468.78B | 53.40 | 8.98% | 3.87% | 4.20% |
| RITES | 105.23B | 25.61 | 16.40% |
Technical intelligence
Volume
RSI (14) · 70 overbought / 30 oversold
MACD (12,26,9) · MACD vs signal
Candlesticks, volume, RSI and MACD from 500sessions of real Yahoo daily data. Moving averages use full history, so they're accurate at the left edge. Support / resistance are the 52-week low / high. Educational — technical signals are not buy or sell calls.
Risk intelligence
Revenue contraction continuing into the next fiscal year due to lower Railway contract awards
Mitigation: Diversify into non-Railway civil infra (roads, mining, irrigation) to reduce single-client dependency
Project cost overruns eroding thin 6.57% profit margins, triggering P/E re-rating lower
Mitigation: Strong PSU backing provides access to government support and working capital buffers
Rising interest costs on 85.83% Debt/Equity ratio compressing free cash flow
Mitigation: PSU credit profile keeps borrowing costs below private peers; dividend yield at 1.77% signals comfortable cash generation
Business intelligence
Competitive moat
IRCON benefits from a structural CPSE advantage — government credit backing and long-term Railway contracts create a protected revenue base, though this is not a proprietary competitive moat; it is more a 'hostile-to-entry' moat than a 'superior-returns' moat.
Supply chain
Upstream (inputs / suppliers)
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Downstream (customers / markets)
M&A / strategic moves
Catalyst calendar
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Thesis builder
Bull case
Government mega rail projects (corridors, electrification, semi-high speed) sustain multi-year visibility; PSU stability plus a re-rating from current discount to private E&C peers could lift 20-30%.
Base case
Steady order book from Railways with ~9-11% EPS growth over 3 years; P/E normalizing from ~20x toward 16-18x offers modest total return with 1.77% dividend yield as a floor.
Bear case
Revenue contraction persists if government capex pace slows; execution overruns on large projects could push debt higher and trigger margin compression by 150-200bps, pressuring a re-rated decline.
Time horizon
Medium-term (12-24 months) — dependent on Railway capex acceleration and margin recovery trajectory.
Est. CAGR
approx 5-8% revenue CAGR; 8-12% earnings CAGR over 3 years if growth resumes
Entry (qual.)
Accumulate only on pullbacks into the 115-125 INR zone; not at current levels which carry full P/E multiple without growth tailwind
Exit (qual.)
Knowledge graph
Executives & sector are live; peers are clickable → their dissection. Institutional holders shown where the exchange publishes them.
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Illustrative impact
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Hold and accumulate on meaningful dips toward 115–120 INR; re-evaluate to Buy only on visible revenue inflection and institutional ownership uptick.
Business Upturn·3d ago·railway sector gains boost outlook
TradingView·5d ago·financial reporting data
Analytics Insight·5d ago·general sector mention
CAclubindia·5d ago·regulatory compliance concern
Business Today·7d ago·sector stocks declining
Real press coverage from the last 7 days, scored by AI for tone — click any headline for the source. This is news sentiment, not social: X / Reddit / Telegram scoring needs a paid social provider. Educational only.
Annual income statement, oldest → newest. Live via Yahoo.
1.6 vs 1.27
25.98% surprise
| 19.74% |
| 24.80% |
| IRFC | 1.16T | 16.63 | 12.81% | 96.28% | 0.50% |
Peers via Yahoo's similarity graph, same-sector first; fundamentals live. Ask the AI copilot below for a qualitative head-to-head.
Support (day/52w low)
₹125.00
Resistance (day/52w high)
₹128.27
Volume
15,45,351
Trend
up
RSI (14)
42
MACD
bearish
MA cross
death
50-day MA
₹134.13
200-day MA
₹147.89
vs 200-DMA
-14.4%
RSI/MACD computed from 6 months of daily closes; moving averages from Yahoo. Options positioning still needs an options feed.
Low institutional ownership (3.33%) amplifying volatility on any negative headline
Mitigation: Retail-heavy float creates buying opportunity on oversold days; no fundamental reason for panic
Reduce if revenue growth turns more sharply negative or debt/equity breaches 100%; trim if P/E exceeds 25x without corresponding growth improvement
Overall conviction 70%