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Ye jo revenue growth aur profit mein gap hai, yehi sabse bada sawal hai. IRFC ne Q4 FY26 mein ₹1,684 crore ka Net Profit report kiya hai, jo last year ke ₹1,682 crore se sirf 0.1% zyada hai. Revenue ₹7,329 crore tak pahuncha, 9% ki growth ke saath. Lekin agar Q3 FY26 se compare karein toh profit ₹1,802 crore se kam hokar aaya hai. Iska matlab kya? Ya toh company ke costs badh gaye hain, ya fir unka operating margin tight ho gaya hai.
Valuation bhi high, Peers se comparison?
Ab baat karte hain valuation ki. IRFC ka share price aajkal thoda mehenga lag raha hai. Iska P/E ratio lagbhag 19-20x chal raha hai. Yehi agar REC ko dekho toh uska 5.6x, PFC ka 8.2x, aur HUDCO ka 16.40x hai. Matlab, investors IRFC ke liye zyada paisa de rahe hain, apne competitors ke comparison mein. Aur iske bawajood, stock ne pichhle saal 14.65% ka loss dikhaya hai.
Sector mein mauke, par Analysts ka SELL?
Sector ki baat karein toh Indian infrastructure mein government paisa laga rahi hai, plan hai ₹88 trillion ka next 5 saal mein. Toh company ke liye toh achha mauka hai. Lekin Wall Street ke analysts ka mood bilkul ulta hai. Unka consensus 'SELL' rating hai aur target price sirf ₹61.2 de rahe hain, matlab 40% tak girne ka andesha! Ye ek bada gap hai company ke share price aur analysts ke target mein.
Investors ko kya chinta hai?
Toh investors ko kya chinta ho rahi hai? Pehla toh flat profit growth, revenue jump ke baad bhi. Phir ye mehenga P/E ratio. Company ke balance sheet par bhi kuch sawal hain, jaise low interest coverage ratio aur debtor days ka figure 3,827! Matlab paisa vasool karne mein time lag raha hai. Analyst target ₹61.2 aur current price ₹102 ke aas paas, ye difference bada hai.
Aage kya?
Management kya keh raha hai? Company railways ke alawa doosre infrastructure sectors mein bhi explore kar rahi hai. Aur unka NPA (Non-Performing Asset) record zero hai, jo ki achhi baat hai. Lekin revenue aur profit ke beech ka gap, analysts ki 'SELL' rating aur high valuation, ye sab milkar future earnings par pressure bana sakte hain. Ab dekhte hain ki company apne margins kaise improve karti hai aur current price ko justify kar paati hai ya nahi.