Rashtriya Chemicals and Fertilizers Limited
Financial trend (100/100) does the heavy lifting; momentum (27/100) is the drag.
Buy zoneSolvency riskStocksWizard rates Rashtriya Chemicals and Fertilizers Limited a Sell, scoring 40/100 on our blended model. We put fair value near ₹154.06; at ₹127.4 that leaves roughly 21% upside, so the stock screens undervalued by 21%. On 16.0x trailing earnings it sits cheaper than the Basic Materials median of about 22.2x. The price is about 20% below its 52-week high of ₹158.74 and 19% above the low of ₹106.67. Financial health scores 0/100, in the distress band on the Altman Z-score, with a Piotroski F-score of 0/9. It clears 4 of 13 investability checks, with durability 35, valuation 79 and momentum 27 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 ₹123.25.
1-year price
EOD · 2026-07-3152-week range
-19.74% 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 0/9 — 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
- Fail: ROE above 15%: 8.7%
- Fail: Low debt (D/E < 0.5): 0.81x
- Fail: Positive free cash flow
- Pass: Revenue growth > 10%: 50%
- Pass: Earnings growing: 159%
- Fail: Net margin ≥ 10%: 2.3%
- Fail: Current ratio > 1.5: 1.17
- Pass: Below our fair value
- Pass: 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 0.9
- Fail: Piotroski ≥ 7: 0/9
Shareholding
- Promoter75.0%
- Institutions1.4%
- Public & other23.6%
Promoter holding via insider stake; institutional via reported holdings.
Key fundamentals
Bull case vs bear case
Bull case
Opportunities
- Earnings growing (159% YoY).
- Revenue growing (50% YoY).
- Trading in our value buy zone versus sector peers.
- Trades ~21% below our estimated fair value.
Bear case
Weaknesses
- Price below its 200-day moving average (downtrend).
- Weak Piotroski score (0/9).
Threats
- Balance-sheet stress — Altman Z 0.9.
About Rashtriya Chemicals and Fertilizers Limited
Rashtriya Chemicals and Fertilizers Limited manufactures and markets fertilizers and industrial chemicals in India through three operating segments: Fertilizers, Industrial Chemicals, and Trading. Its fertilizer portfolio includes NPK formulations, urea, bio-fertilizers, water-soluble fertilizers, micronutrient products, and suspension NPK fertilizers.
Rashtriya Chemicals and Fertilizers Limited — frequently asked questions
Is Rashtriya Chemicals and Fertilizers Limited a buy, hold or sell?
StocksWizard currently rates Rashtriya Chemicals and Fertilizers Limited (RCF) 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 Rashtriya Chemicals and Fertilizers Limited's fair value?
Our blended DCF and relative-valuation model estimates Rashtriya Chemicals and Fertilizers Limited's fair value at about ₹154.06, versus a current price of ₹127.4 — roughly 21% upside. On that basis the stock looks undervalued by 21%.
Is Rashtriya Chemicals and Fertilizers Limited financially healthy?
Rashtriya Chemicals and Fertilizers Limited scores 0/100 on our financial-health model, placing it in the distress band on the Altman Z-score, with a Piotroski F-score of 0/9.
How has Rashtriya Chemicals and Fertilizers Limited's share price performed?
Rashtriya Chemicals and Fertilizers Limited is down 2% over three months, and last traded at ₹127.4. Past performance doesn't predict future returns.
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