This Railway PSU stock, engaged in providing telecom infrastructure and network services, including broadband, VPN, and managed services across India, jumped 3 percent after securing an order worth Rs. 12 crore from South Eastern Coalfields Limited.
With a market capitalization of Rs. 14,506.42 crores, the share of Railtel Corporation of India Limited has reached an intraday high of Rs. 469.35 per equity share, rising nearly 2.84 percent from its previous day’s close price of Rs. 456.40. Since then, the stock has retreated and is currently trading at Rs. 452 per equity share.
RailTel Corporation of India Limited has received a major work order worth Rs. 11.94 crore (including tax) from South Eastern Coalfields Limited. The contract is for providing Managed Bandwidth Services through an MPLS VPN network on a rental basis for three years.
The services will support live video streaming and storage from CCTV cameras at SECL mines in Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh. The order is domestic and will be completed by June 5, 2028.
RailTel Corporation of India Limited is a Navratna PSU under the Ministry of Railways. The company was established in September 2000, and its primary objective is to create a nationwide broadband, telecom, and multimedia network, modernizing train control operations and safety systems for Indian Railways.
The company operates one of the largest neutral telecom infrastructure networks in India, with over 62,000 route kilometers (RKM) of optical fiber cable (OFC) along railway tracks, a 21,000 km citywide access network, more than 11,000 Points of Presence (PoPs), and 1,100 telecom towers nationwide.
RailTel has built one of the world’s largest integrated public Wi-Fi networks, providing services at over 6,100 railway stations across India. Coming into financial highlights, Railtel Corporation of India Limited’s revenue has increased from Rs. 833 crore in Q4 FY24 to Rs. 1,308 crore in Q4 FY25, which has grown by 57.02 percent. The net profit has also grown by 44.87 percent, from Rs. 78 crore in Q4 FY24 to Rs. 113 crore in Q4 FY25.
Railtel Corporation of India Limited’s revenue and net profit have grown at a CAGR of 26.33 percent and 16.80 percent, respectively, over the last five years. In terms of return ratios, the company’s ROCE and ROE stand at 21.8 percent and 16.5 percent, respectively. Railtel Corporation of India Limited has an earnings per share (EPS) of Rs. 9.34, and its debt-to-equity ratio is 0.02x.
Written By – Nikhil Naik
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