RailTel share price jumped as much as 13.6 per cent in early trade after the company reported a year-on-year (YoY) jump of 46 per cent in its Q4 profit
Shares of RailTel Corporation skyrocketed over 13 per cent in early trade on May 2, after the company reported its quarterly results for the quarter ended March 31, 2025 (Q4 FY25). The railway stock surged to an intraday high of Rs 336.40 per share on the NSE, up by 13.6 per cent. Around 1:00 PM, it traded at Rs 325.50 per share, up by 9.95 per cent.
RailTel Corporation is a ‘Navratna’ public sector undertaking (PSU) under the Ministry of Railways. It provides telecom and IT services, mainly focusing on modernising Indian Railways and building a nationwide broadband network.
RailTel reported a net profit of Rs 113.5 crore for the quarter under review, a growth of 46.3 per cent from Rs 77.5 crore in the corresponding quarter of the previous fiscal year.
Its revenue for Q4 came in at Rs 1,308.3 crore, growing over 57 per cent from the previous year's Rs 832.7 crore.
Its revenue from its telecom services segment rose 6.6 per cent year-on-year (YoY) to Rs 358.7 crore from Rs 336.5 crore in the year-ago period. Project work services contributed Rs 949.5 crore to its revenue in Q4, nearly double from from 496.5 crore in the year-ago quarter.
Its earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortisation (EBITDA) jumped 47.5 per cent to Rs 200 crore in Q4, from Rs 135.6 crore in the year-ago period.
For the full financial year, RailTel’s net profit jumped 21.8 per cent to Rs 299.8 crore on account of higher revenue from its project work services. Total revenue for FY25 stood at Rs 3,551 crore, up 35.4 per cent from 2,622.2 crore in FY24.
After giving a stellar rally of more than 500 per cent between mid-2023 and mid-2024, the stock has been trading under pressure for the past several months.
After touching its all-time high of Rs 617.80 on July 12, 2024, the stock corrected over 57 per cent to touch a low of Rs 265.5 apiece, hit on March 3, 2025. In the recent weeks, it has showed a sideways movement.