Railway Stock News: This government Navratna railway company, which gave 183% return in 3 years, got an order of Rs 101 crore.

News Topical, Digital Desk : Railway Stock News: RailTel Corporation of India, a Navaratna government company responsible for the railway's telecom and IT infrastructure, announced a significant order on Thursday, January 8th. In an exchange filing, the company stated that it has received a work order worth ₹101.82 crore from the Public Financial Management System (PFMS). This order relates to the construction and management of critical IT infrastructure.

According to a company filing, the order will establish and manage the operations of data center (DC) and disaster recovery (DR) facilities. Security Operations Center (SOC) services and data center co-location will also be part of the project. The project will run till 2031 RailTel informed that this contract has been awarded by a domestic entity and the duration of this project will be till 7th January 2031. The company also clarified that it does not have any promoter or group interest in the entity placing the order and this deal does not fall under the category of related party transaction. Strong hold in government IT projects This new order adds to RailTel's growing portfolio of government IT and digital infrastructure projects. This will further strengthen the company's presence among public sector clients in the areas of data centre, cloud, cyber security and managed services. Big order of ₹567 crore Just last week, RailTel had received a big order of ₹567 crore from Assam Health Infrastructure Development & Management Society. This project is to be completed by 31st January 2032. Profit and earnings growth in Q2FY26 The company reported a net profit of ₹76 crore in Q2FY26, a growth of 4.7% year-on-year, compared to ₹73 crore in the same quarter last year. Revenue during this period increased by 12.8% to ₹951.3 crore, compared to ₹843.5 crore in the same quarter last year. RailTel's EBITDA increased by 19.4% to ₹154.4 crore, compared to ₹129.3 crore a year ago. EBITDA margin also improved to 16.2%, compared to 15.3% in Q2FY25. Share Status: At 12:17 am, RailTel shares were trading 2.96% lower at ₹357.80. However, the stock has gained 14.92% in the past month.

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