IRCTC Q4 Results: Profit Jumps 26%, Beats Estimates; Dividend Declared

Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corp.'s consolidated net profit rose 26% in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2025, beating analysts' consensus estimates tracked by Bloomberg, according to an exchange filing on Wednesday.

The firm posted a bottomline of Rs 358.2 crore as compared to Rs 284.2 crore in the year-ago period. It beat the Bloomberg estimate of Rs 329 crore.

The firm saw an exceptional gain of Rs 45.68 crore in the fourth quarter.

• Revenue up 10.1% to Rs 1,268.52 crore versus Rs 1,151.71 crore. (Bloomberg estimate: Rs 1,249 crore)

• Ebitda up 6% to Rs 385.48 crore versus Rs 362.43 crore.

• Margin at 30.4% versus 31.5%.

• Net profit up 26% to Rs 358.22 crore versus Rs 284.18 crore. (Bloomberg estimate: Rs 329 crore)

• Exceptional gain of Rs 45.68 crore in the fourth quarter.

The company declared a final dividend of Rs 1 for the financial year 2024-25, subject to the approval of shareholders in the forthcoming annual general meeting.

This final dividend is in addition to the first interim dividend and second interim dividend paid in the month of November 2024 and March 2025 respectively.

The firm will disburse up to Rs 80 crore in dividend payouts to eligible shareholders.

Retail investors will receive Rs 12 crore in dividend payments.

Shares of IRCTC closed 2.12% lower at Rs 1,155.90 apiece on the NSE, compared to a 0.3% fall in the benchmark Nifty, before the quarterly results were declared. The stock has fallen 28.32% in the last 12 months and 1.34% on a year-to-date basis.

Six out of the nine analysts tracking the company have a 'buy' rating on the stock, and three suggest 'sell', according to Bloomberg data. The average of 12-month analysts' price target implies a potential upside of 12.7%.