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RCF

Rashtriya Chemicals and Fertilizers Limited
ChemicalsMid capRs 6,519 crRs 7.5 cr traded a day
Close on 2026-08-21
118.16
−0.22%
52-week range21% of the way up
106.67161.41
Market cap
6,519 cr
P/E (TTM)
14.6×
industry 36×
EPS (TTM)
8.09
Revenue YoY
+6.4%
Q1 FY27
Profit YoY
+35.1%
Net margin
2.1%
+0.4pt vs a year ago
Growth trend
-43.2pt
vs last quarter’s YoY
1 month
-4.8%
Below 52w high
36.6%
RSI (14)
13
oversold
Daily swing
1.8%
average true range
Volume
1.4×
vs 20-day average
Traded
Rs 8 cr
median day
Close200-day averageMaterial filing
120140160Aug 25Oct 25Dec 25Feb 26Apr 26Jun 26Aug 26
260 sessions · hover for the filing behind a move
1 week
−4.75%
1 month
−4.83%
3 months
−10.55%
6 months
−7.59%
1 year
−24.81%

The read

written from the numbers on this page
The evidence is mixed2 supporting, 2 against, 1 worth knowing

Supporting

  • revenue grew 6% year on year in the quarter ending 2026-06-30
  • priced at 15× earnings against an industry median of 36× — 59% below its peers

Against

  • trading 9% below its 200-day average
  • down 25% over twelve months

Worth knowing

  • RSI at 13 is washed out — historically the better half of this site's measured edge comes from exactly this condition
What would change this read: a close back above 130, its 200-day average.
Assembled automatically from the figures on this page — the scans matched, their measured record, the filed financials, the derivatives positioning and the peer comparison. It is not a recommendation, no one has spoken to the company, and every claim above can be checked against a number further down this page.

What is working, what is not

read from the filings, with the figure behind every line
Working3

Net profit +35.1% year on year, Rs 54 cr to Rs 74 cr.

+35.1%Rs 54 crRs 74 cr

Profit rose year on year in all 4 of the last 4 quarters.

4

Profit grew faster than revenue, +35.1% against +6.4%.

+35.1%+6.4%
Needs watching
Nothing in the filings stands out either way.
Every figure here is computed from the company’s own filings. The wording is generated directly from the figures.

How it has performed

price return over each window, measured against zero
-4.7%1W-4.8%1M-10.5%3M-7.6%6M-24.8%1Y

What the scans say today

2 of 47 matched on 2026-08-21
RCF matches 2 of the 47 scans today, across 1 different kinds of evidence.

Valuation against its own history

500 sessions since 2024-09-06
16×
median 28×
57×
now 15×
RCF trades at 15× trailing earnings, below its median of 28× over this window — 48% less expensive than usual. The band runs from the 5th to the 95th percentile, so single-day spikes do not set the edges.
This window is short by the standards of valuation history — it begins where four quarters of filed earnings first exist. A stock can look cheap against two years and expensive against ten.

Recent filings

from the exchange, newest first
Other filing filings were typically -0.08pt vs the market over the next 5 sessions (n=12,093) · Fundraise filings were typically +0.59pt vs the market over the next 5 sessions (n=266) · Board meeting filings were typically -0.04pt vs the market over the next 5 sessions (n=5,458)

The business

from the company’s filed results
Everything below is taken from the company’s own quarterly filing with the exchange — the XBRL document it submitted, not a vendor’s summary of it. Figures in rupees crore.
4.3k4.5k3.7k3.4k5.3k4.2k5.6k3.6k1.8%1.6%3.3%2.1%Q2 FY25Q3 FY25Q4 FY25Q1 FY26Q2 FY26Q3 FY26Q4 FY26Q1 FY27
RevenueNet profit, drawn inside its revenue barNet margin, own scale belowrupees crore, per quarter as filed. Revenue bars start at zero.

Going for it

  • revenue grew 6% against the same quarter a year earlier
  • profit rose 35% year on year

Going against it

  • net margin narrowed from 3.3% to 2.1%
Quarter-by-quarter numbers, as filed
QuarterRevenueProfit before taxNet profitEPSNet margin
Q1 FY27
2026-06-30 · consolidated
3,586102741.332.1%
Q4 FY26
2026-03-31 · consolidated
5,5812781873.383.3%
Q3 FY26
2025-12-31 · consolidated
4,236118811.471.9%
Q2 FY26
2025-09-30 · consolidated
5,2931411051.912.0%
Q1 FY26
2025-06-30 · consolidated
3,37175540.991.6%
Q4 FY25
2025-03-31 · consolidated
3,730101721.321.9%
Quarterly filings are unaudited unless stated. Consolidated figures are used where the company files both. A single quarter is a noisy thing — the trend across the column is worth more than the top row.

Where the price stands

the same figures every scan on this site is computed from
Trend
Distance from the averages traders watch. Above all of them is a bull phase; below the 200-day is the line most investors use to say otherwise.
Versus 50-day average-8.0%
Versus 200-day average-9.3%
Below 52-week high-26.8%
Above 52-week low+10.8%
Momentum
How hard it has been pushed lately. Above 70 on RSI is stretched, below 30 is washed out — neither is a signal on its own.
RSI (14)13.1
Higher closes in last 50 of 5
Six-month return−7.59%
Risk and liquidity
What a position costs to hold and to exit. Position sizing starts with the daily swing, not with conviction.
Typical daily swing (ATR)1.80%
Volume versus 20-day1.4x
Median daily turnoverRs 7.5 cr

Peers

Chemicals · 44 classified companies
RCF trades at 14.6× trailing earnings against an industry median of 36.0× across 41 other classified companies in its industry — cheaper than them, by 59%. A multiple is a statement about expectations, not about quality: cheap usually means the market expects less, and it is often right.
CompanyMarket cap (Rs cr)P/E1 month1 yearTurnover (Rs cr)
SWANCORP952,438,7481227208.1−1.41%−33.66%23.3
SOLARINDS180,09588.9+6.87%+41.96%163.6
PIDILITIND167,83562.7+5.42%+5.47%166.9
SRF76,23637.3−1.94%−11.41%69.1
COROMANDEL58,88535.4−1.32%−13.42%18.1
LINDEINDIA56,901104.1−0.56%+4.58%14.0
FLUOROCHEM50,84183.5+0.98%+35.52%57.5
FACT50,685−2.79%−20.83%6.0
UPL48,08018.8−6.26%−19.93%93.9
NAVINFLUOR42,09953.3+6.95%+72.58%111.1
PIIND37,95132.6−8.96%−33.48%42.5
RCF6,51914.6−4.83%−24.81%7.5
largest twelve by market capitalisation. Market cap and P/E need filed financials, so blanks are companies whose filings have not been read yet