Rites Ltd
Established in 1974, RITES Limited is a public sector enterprise and a leading player in the transport consultancy and engineering sector in India, having diversified services and geographical reach. The company is the only export arm of Indian Railways for providing rolling stock overseas (other than Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia). [1]
Strengths
- +Company is almost debt free.
- +Company has been maintaining a healthy dividend payout of 94.5%
Weaknesses
- −The company has delivered a poor sales growth of -2.68% over past five years.
Shareholding Pattern
| Category | Jun 2024 | Sep 2024 | Dec 2024 | Mar 2025 | Jun 2025 | Sep 2025 | Dec 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Promoters | 72.2% | 72.2% | 72.2% | 72.2% | 72.2% | 72.2% | 72.2% | 72.2% |
| FIIs | 3.5% | 3.2%▼0.3 | 3.34%▲0.1 | 3.33%▼0.0 | 3.47%▲0.1 | 3.51%▲0.0 | 3.46%▼0.0 | 3.47%▲0.0 |
| DIIs | 10.78% | 9.63%▼1.1 | 8.83%▼0.8 | 8.66%▼0.2 | 8.64%▼0.0 | 8.66%▲0.0 | 8.63%▼0.0 | 8.7%▲0.1 |
| Public | 13.5% | 14.95%▲1.4 | 15.63%▲0.7 | 15.79%▲0.2 | 15.69%▼0.1 | 15.63%▼0.1 | 15.7%▲0.1 | 15.62%▼0.1 |
Financial Statements
| Metric | Sep 2023 | Dec 2023 | Mar 2024 | Jun 2024 | Sep 2024 | Dec 2024 | Mar 2025 | Jun 2025 | Sep 2025 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales | 549 | 653 | 606 | 454 | 510 | 545 | 587 | 456 | 514 | 569 |
| Expenses | 439 | 509 | 461 | 376 | 430 | 454 | 425 | 372 | 414 | 462 |
| Operating Profit | 111 | 144 | 145 | 78 | 80 | 90 | 162 | 84 | 100 | 107 |
| OPM % | 20% | 22% | 24% | 17% | 16% | 17% | 28% | 18% | 19% | 19% |
| Net Profit | 117 | 119 | 123 | 65 | 86 | 95 | 134 | 67 | 102 | 96 |
| EPS ₹ | 2.43 | 2.47 | 2.56 | 1.35 | 1.79 | 1.98 | 2.8 | 1.39 | 2.13 | 1.99 |
AI Insights
TTM revenue at ₹2,126Cr, up 1.5% YoY. OPM at 21%.
Borrowings at ₹8Cr. Debt-to-equity ratio: 0.00x. Healthy balance sheet.
CWIP at ₹70Cr (10% of fixed assets). Moderate ongoing capital expenditure.
DIIs: 8.7% (-6.55pp change). FIIs: 3.47% (+0.03pp change). Promoters hold 72.2%.
ROCE improving from 0% (Mar 2015) to 20% (Mar 2025). Working capital days: -299.
PE 25x with 20% ROCE. Price is 295% above book value of ₹52.4. Dividend yield: 3.65%.
Recent Announcements
- Announcement under Regulation 30 (LODR)-Analyst / Investor Meet - Intimation 14 May - RITES will hold Q4FY26 and FY26 post-results conference call on May 20, 2026.
- Announcement under Regulation 30 (LODR)-Change in Management 14 May - Shri Manish Tiwari transferred to REMCL on 14 May 2026; ceases as RITES senior management.
- Announcement under Regulation 30 (LODR)-Newspaper Publication 14 May - Newspaper publication of Special Window for transfer and Dematerialisation of Physical Securities as per SEBI Circular dated January 30, 2026.
- Intimation Regarding Opening Of Representative Office In The Philippines 14 May - RITES opened a representative office in the Philippines for business development activities.
- Announcement under Regulation 30 (LODR)-Change in Management 5 May - RITES restructured BPA into Building and AP verticals; Navneet Kumar joins senior management effective May 5, 2026.
- Financial Year 2025 from bse
- Financial Year 2024 from bse
- Financial Year 2023 from bse