RITES Limited
Quality (69/100) does the heavy lifting; momentum (47/100) is the drag.
Buy zoneOur blended model reads RITES Limited as a Hold at 59/100. At ₹218.96 it trades above our blended DCF and relative-multiples fair value of ₹215.02, about 2% downside to that estimate — we read it as fairly valued. On 25.1x trailing earnings it sits cheaper than the Construction median of about 27.8x. The price is about 18% below its 52-week high of ₹268.45 and 25% above the low of ₹175.63. Financial health scores 47/100, in the grey band on the Altman Z-score, with a Piotroski F-score of 6/9. The average analyst target of ₹278 implies about 27% upside across 3 analysts. It clears 7 of 13 investability checks, with durability 69, valuation 68 and momentum 47 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 ₹172.01.
Analyst views
1-year price
EOD · 2026-07-2952-week range
-18.44% from the 52-week high.
Price above both moving averages reads as an intact uptrend; below both, the trend is against you.
Verdict pillars
Hold59Piotroski F-score 6/9 — 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%: 16.4%
- Pass: Low debt (D/E < 0.5): 0.00x
- Pass: Positive free cash flow
- Pass: Revenue growth > 10%: 25%
- Fail: Earnings growing: -2%
- Pass: Net margin ≥ 10%: 17.0%
- Pass: Current ratio > 1.5: 1.67
- Fail: Below our fair value
- Fail: Margin of safety ≥ 20%
- Fail: Above 200-day average
- Pass: Above 50-day average
- No data: Positive 1-year return
- Fail: Altman Z in safe zone: Z 2.87
- Fail: Piotroski ≥ 7: 6/9
Quarterly results
Annual financials
Shareholding
- Promoter72.2%
- Institutions10.3%
- Public & other17.5%
Promoter holding via insider stake; institutional via reported holdings.
Key fundamentals
Bull case vs bear case
Bull case
Strengths
- Lightly leveraged balance sheet.
- Healthy profit margin (17.0%).
Opportunities
- Revenue growing (25% YoY).
- Trading in our value buy zone versus sector peers.
Bear case
Weaknesses
- Price below its 200-day moving average (downtrend).
Threats
- Earnings contracting year on year.
About RITES Limited
RITES Limited operates as an engineering consultancy company serving railways, highways, airports, ports, ropeways, urban transport, and inland waterways sectors. The company functions through five segments: consultancy services, leasing of railway rolling stock and equipment, export of rolling stock equipment and spares, turnkey construction projects, and power generation.
RITES Limited — frequently asked questions
Is RITES Limited a buy, hold or sell?
StocksWizard currently rates RITES Limited (RITES) a Hold, based on a blended score of 59/100 across valuation, quality, momentum and price trend. This is our own model-based view, not investment advice.
What is RITES Limited's fair value?
Our blended DCF and relative-valuation model estimates RITES Limited's fair value at about ₹215.02, versus a current price of ₹218.96 — roughly 2% downside. On that basis the stock looks fairly valued.
Is RITES Limited financially healthy?
RITES Limited scores 47/100 on our financial-health model, placing it in the grey band on the Altman Z-score, with a Piotroski F-score of 6/9.
How has RITES Limited's share price performed?
RITES Limited is roughly flat over three months, and last traded at ₹218.96. Past performance doesn't predict future returns.
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