Coal India Limited
Quality (81/100) does the heavy lifting; momentum (24/100) is the drag.
Buy zoneSolvency riskStocksWizard rates Coal India Limited a Sell, scoring 40/100 on our blended model. We put fair value near ₹408.68; at ₹414.15 that leaves roughly 1% downside, so the stock screens fairly valued. On 8.8x trailing earnings it sits cheaper than the Energy median of about 11.0x. The price is about 13% below its 52-week high of ₹475.3 and 21% above the low of ₹343.44. Financial health scores 30/100, in the grey band on the Altman Z-score, with a Piotroski F-score of 5/9. The average analyst target of ₹459.27 implies about 11% upside across 26 analysts. It clears 7 of 13 investability checks, with durability 81, valuation 67 and momentum 24 on our 0–100 scales.
Analysis by Ankit Sharma · StocksWizard's own estimates from end-of-day public data — see how we calculate them. For information only, not investment advice.
With a 20% margin of safety, our buy-below price is ₹326.95.
Analyst views
1-year price
EOD · 2026-07-3152-week range
-12.87% from the 52-week high.
Price above both moving averages reads as an intact uptrend; below both, the trend is against you.
Verdict pillars
Sell40Piotroski F-score 5/9 — quality of earnings & balance sheet.
Our scores
Durability rewards strong, low-debt, profitable businesses; Valuation rewards stocks cheap vs their sector; Momentum rewards strong price trends.
Investability checklist
- Pass: ROE above 15%: 28.1%
- Pass: Low debt (D/E < 0.5): 0.12x
- Pass: Positive free cash flow
- Pass: Revenue growth > 10%: 16%
- Pass: Earnings growing: 13%
- Pass: Net margin ≥ 10%: 18.5%
- Pass: Current ratio > 1.5: 1.86
- Fail: Below our fair value
- Fail: Margin of safety ≥ 20%
- Fail: Above 200-day average
- Fail: Above 50-day average
- No data: Positive 1-year return
- Fail: Altman Z in safe zone: Z 2.2
- Fail: Piotroski ≥ 7: 5/9
Quarterly results
Annual financials
Shareholding
- Promoter61.1%
- Institutions26.2%
- Public & other12.7%
Promoter holding via insider stake; institutional via reported holdings.
Key fundamentals
Bull case vs bear case
Bull case
Strengths
- Strong return on equity (28.1%).
- Lightly leveraged balance sheet.
- Healthy profit margin (18.5%).
Opportunities
- Revenue growing (16% YoY).
- Trading in our value buy zone versus sector peers.
Bear case
Weaknesses
- Price below its 200-day moving average (downtrend).
About Coal India Limited
Coal India Limited and its subsidiaries extract and distribute coal and coal-derived products throughout India. The company supplies coking coal to steel and metallurgical industries, semi-coking coal for steel blending and merchant coke production, and non-coking thermal coal to cement, fertilizer, glass, ceramic, paper, chemical, and brick manufacturers, as well as power generation facilities.
Coal India Limited — frequently asked questions
Is Coal India Limited a buy, hold or sell?
StocksWizard currently rates Coal India Limited (COALINDIA) a Sell, based on a blended score of 40/100 across valuation, quality, momentum and price trend. This is our own model-based view, not investment advice.
What is Coal India Limited's fair value?
Our blended DCF and relative-valuation model estimates Coal India Limited's fair value at about ₹408.68, versus a current price of ₹414.15 — roughly 1% downside. On that basis the stock looks fairly valued.
Is Coal India Limited financially healthy?
Coal India Limited scores 30/100 on our financial-health model, placing it in the grey band on the Altman Z-score, with a Piotroski F-score of 5/9.
How has Coal India Limited's share price performed?
Coal India Limited is down 11% over three months, and last traded at ₹414.15. Past performance doesn't predict future returns.
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