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· 30d +0.44%
as of 2026-09-04
Price · Daily Candles
“CARE Ratings Navigates Sector Headwinds with Strong Q4 Earnings as FIIs Step Up”
CARE Ratings reported a Q4 FY26 net profit increase of 23.23% YoY to ₹53 Cr, alongside a 19.17% YoY jump in revenue to ₹131 Cr, demonstrating robust quarterly performance. Despite a recent 1-month price return of 7.1%, its one-year return stands at a modest 4.1%, and its PE of 29.42 is below the CRISIL's 38.34, suggesting a potentially better value in an expensive sector.
BULL CASE
+Annual net profit grew 24.07% to ₹174 Cr in FY26, with revenue up 17.59% to ₹473 Cr.
+Quarterly net profit for Q4 FY26 surged 23.23% YoY to ₹53 Cr, on a revenue increase of 19.17% YoY to ₹131 Cr.
+The company's OPM in Q4 FY26 improved by 2.13 percentage points YoY, reaching 52.23%.
+FII shareholding increased by 0.25 percentage points QoQ to 23.25% in Q4 FY26.
BEAR CASE
−The stock has seen a 1-day decline of 1.37% and a 1-week decline of 5.34%, currently sitting 14.93% below its 52-week high of ₹1964.
−ML predictions indicate a weak outlook for Free Cash Flow (FCF) with ranks for 1-year FCF growth ranging from 0.195 to 0.236.
−CARE Ratings' ROCE at 26.0% trails that of CRISIL (35.3%) and BSE (33.14%) among peers.
⟳ What Changed
₹ Latest Earnings · Q ending 2026-06-30
REVENUE
₹112 Cr
+18.93% YoY
NET PROFIT
₹33 Cr
+24.51% YoY
OPM
39.08%
+0.58pp YoY
EPS
₹10.73
PE 29.42
Intrinsic value · DCF: N/A — ML model predicts severe Δ FCF compression (h1=-5.3%, h2=+2.5%, h3=+0.0% of mktcap), driving projected FCF negative by year 3 despite healthy current FCF. Treating as forecast outlier rather than reporting a misleading ₹0 valuation. Use the Strategy Fit and ML sections instead.
◇ Sector Position
CARE Ratings, with a PE of 29.42 and ROCE of 26.0%, presents a value alternative to CRISIL's higher PE of 38.34 and ROCE of 35.3%, while trading above ICRA's 28.61 PE and 22.89% ROCE.
PEERPEROCE %
CARERATING29.4226.0
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ML Forward Growth Predictions 🔒
70
SCORE / 100
Overall
6-axis composite of the sections below.
Performance
STRONG
75
Valuation
REASONABLE
60
Growth
STRONG
71
Profitability
HIGH
92
Technicals
STRONG
72
Risk
MODERATE
50
Key Stats
TTM PE
29.42
P/B
5.39
52W HIGH
₹1838.0
OFF HIGH
-5.73%
DIV YIELD
1.3%
MKT CAP
₹5213 Cr
◉ Active Signals
MACDBullish4.2639
RSI(14)Neutral55.48
Street Consensus
1 analyst₹2130.0
mean target
Low ₹2130.0Now ₹1732.6High ₹2130.0
⧉ Strategy Fit 🔒