Synopsis: BCPL Railway Infrastructure jumped sharply after it announced that it had won a Rs 32.6 crore contract from Rail Vikas Nigam Ltd for OHE electrification work in East Coast Railway’s Dhanbad Division.
The shares of this leading railway company that executes Railway Electrification Projects, turnkey OHE projects, and other projects for Railway and government parties are in focus after bagging a significant order. In this article, we will dive more into the details.
With a market capitalization of Rs 134 crore, the shares of BCPL Railway Infrastructure Ltd reached a day’s high of Rs 82 per share, up 8 percent from its previous day’s closing price of Rs 75.99 per share. Over the past five years, the stock has delivered a poor return of 66 percent, underperforming NIFTY 50’s return of 122 percent.
About the Order
BCPL Railway Infrastructure, through a stock exchange filing, announced that it has entered into a new agreement with Rail Vikas Nigam Limited for a project worth Rs 32.6 crore.
The project involves the 25 KV Overhead Electrification (OHE) modification work from Gurmura to Mahadia and Shakti Nagar in the Dhanbad Division of East Coast Railway. The work is to be carried out within 16 months and consists of design, supply, erection, testing, and commissioning operations.
As of 31st March 2025, BCPL has reported an order book of Rs 322 crore. Its order book has jumped significantly compared to Rs 180.62 crore in FY24, and Rs 145.20 crore in FY23.
Financial Highlights
The company reported a revenue of Rs 66.79 crore in Q1 FY26, a staggering growth of 265 percent as compared to Rs 18.27 crore in Q1 FY25. Coming to its profitability, the company reported a net profit decline of 73 percent to Rs 53 lakh in Q1 FY26 as compared to Rs 1.94 crore in Q1 FY25, mainly because of significant expenses growth.
The stock delivered a poor ROE and ROCE of 7.29 percent and 7.67 percent respectively, and is currently trading at a P/E of 22x as compared to its industry P/E of 21.84x.
BCPL Railway Infrastructure is an organization that deals with the development of railway infrastructure. Electrification is their main focus, so they are engaged in the design, supply, and installation of the 25KV overhead electrification system, which is standard for the running of the electric trains. Being around for almost 30 years, the company has been recognized as a specialist in railway electrification projects throughout India.
Besides the different railway zones consisting of Eastern, Northern, and East Coast Railways, Indian Railways, majorly through these rail zones, is the clientele of the company. Also, the firm counts among its customers public and private sector companies such as Rail Vikas Nigam Ltd, RITES, Tata Steel, Jindal Steel, and Defence organizations.
Written by Satyajeet Mukherjee
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