RITES Limited : Full Form, Profile, Latest Revenue and Financials Details

The full form of RITES is Rail India Technical and Economic Service. In company profile section we would be providing the readers the short description about the superb companies that are listed on the Indian Stock Exchanges. This section will primarily focus on the ambitious overview of the company in terms of its origin, originator, and latest fiscal reports and much more. That will help an ideal investor to understand the core of the company in a better and simpler manner. RITES Limited This week we would be exploring RITES Limited which is Government of India backed company that is involved in integrative consultancy in the fields of transport, infrastructure,and related technologies. Companies Origin & Profile: Brief Company Profile: RITES Limited alias Rail India Technical and Economic Service was established as a public limited company under the Companies Act, 1956 on 26th of April ,1974 in Delhi. It is an public sector enterprise which is having varied services in conveyance and engineering sector across the geographical reach in this field under its hats. The company is ranked no.1 on the basis of net profit and dividend declaration in the technical consultancy solution sector. Inception & Founders: RITES was incorporated as wholly-owned government company, a Miniratna (Category – I) under the aegis of Indian Railways as a Government of India Enterprise. Chairman & Directors: Mr Rajeev Mehrotra is the Chairman and Managing Director of RITES. Customer Segment & Area of Operations: RITES Limited has diversified customer segments in airports, ports, highways and varied conveyance sector which consists of:

  • Design, engineering and consultancy services in transport infrastructure sector with focus on railways, urban transport, roads and highways, ports, inland waterways, airports and ropeways;
  • Leasing, export, maintenance and rehabilitation of locomotives and rolling stock;
  • Undertaking turnkey projects on engineering, procurement and construction basis for railway line, track doubling, 3rd line, railway electrification, up gradation works for railway transport systems and workshops, railway stations, and construction of institutional/ residential/ commercial buildings, both with or without equity participation;
  • Wagon manufacturing, renewable energy generation and power procurement for Indian Railways through our collaborations by way of joint venture arrangements, subsidiaries or consortium arrangements.

Its client base is spread across 55 countries in Africa, South East Asia, Middle East and Latin America. Its client mainly consists of National Governments and Other Apex Organizations in international markets and Central Government, State Governments, Public Sector Undertakings, Private Enterprises and Corporations & Industrial establishments in India. Confidence Booster for Investors: The following pointers will uplift the confidence of any stock market analyst. As this highlight the favourable business outcomes for RITES Limited.

  • The company has been maintaining healthy dividend payout at 34.93%.
  • The company is almost debt free.
  • Formidable record of being committed to its clients for the past three decades.

Quick Financial Information(Last Updated on 07/08/2018):  

Market Cap:Rs 5,627 Cr.
Book Value:Rs 111.36
ROCE:14.17 %
Listed onBSE and NSE
Current ratio1.53
Current Price:Rs 275.25
Stock P/E:18.31
ROE:15.78 %
Bonus component in equity capital (%)2.50 %
52 weeks High / Low289.90 / 190.00
Reported return on net worth (%)16.26 %
Dividend Yield:2.36 %
Face Value:Rs 10

Shareholding Pattern: The table below highlights the approximate shareholding pattern of RITES Limited.

Holder Name's% holdings
Government87.40%
General Public6.22%
Financial Institutions3.26%
Others1.26%
FII1%
Banks and Mutual Funds0.85%

Peer Comparison: The table below highlights the Top 7 companies in the same business, therefore, giving the easy benchmark for comparing RITES Limited with other 6 companies in the same business.

S.No.NameCMP Rs.P/EMar Cap Rs.Cr.Div Yld %NP Qtr Rs.Cr.Qtr Profit Var %Sales Qtr Rs.Cr.Qtr Sales Var %ROCE %
1Larsen & Toubro1290.4521.66180900.941.24147243.1528283.4518.7829.05
2Jindal Saw86.156.62754.681.1695.4148.992284.3163.517.2
3NBCC78.342.25140941.04141.65-18.952184.23-6.8928.45
4Punj Lloyd14.31.51479.90944.08619.931060.219.13-5.75
5Rites281.3518.3156272.3682.73 549 14.17
6KNR Construct.229.911.883232.790.2279.7452.09624.3729.5148.05
7Techno Elec.284.815.593209.19033.390.42326.39-9.8220.64

Annual & Quarterly Results: Below is the Quarterly Results of RITES Limited.

ParticularsMar 2018Dec 2017Mar 2017
Sales549360419
Expenses451224368
Operating Profit9813651
OPM %17.89%37.70%12.09%
Other Income393518
Depreciation788
Interest000
Profit before tax13016361
Tax475613
Net Profit8310747

Annual Results of RITES Limited.

ParticularsMar 2017Mar 2016Mar 2015
Sales1,3011,0751,011
Expenses984729662
Operating Profit317346349
OPM %24.35%32.20%34.56%
Other Income207135145
Interest212
Depreciation323226
Profit before tax490448467
Tax135166156
Net Profit355282311

Cash Flow statement: Readers will find the cash flow statements of RITES Limited of past 3 years.

ParticularsMar 2015Mar 2016Mar 2017
Cash from Operating Activity-92468525
Cash from Investing Activity315-393-82
Cash from Financing Activity-63-93-176
Net Cash Flow160-18267

Balance Sheet: The below table highlights the balance sheet position for the past 3 years.

ParticularsMar 2015Mar 2016Mar 2017
Share Capital100100200
Reserves1,5701,7581,838
Borrowings000
Other Liabilities1,9082,3972,634
Total Liabilities3,5784,2564,672
Fixed Assets207264262
CWIP1085
Investments236274373
Other Assets3,1243,7104,032
Total Assets3,5784,2564,672

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