Announcement under Regulation 30 (LODR)-Award_of_Order_Receipt_of_Order 6 Oct - CONCOR won order to supply 12 rakes of BLSS wagons with Brake Van Type BVCM worth Rs. 87.15 crore.
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Container Corporation of India Ltd. (CONCOR) is a Navratna CPSE of the Government of India, operating as a multi-modal logistics company. It provides containerized rail and road transportation services, managing a network of Inland Container Depots (ICDs) and Container Freight Stations (CFSs) across India, facilitating EXIM and domestic trade.
full bear SMA stack · SMA20 -10.9% / mo · MACD + · near 52W low
FPI equity flow was positive in both fortnights, but exact sector-index confirmation is unavailable. View sector evidence
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Weak fundamentals, management evidence is still limited to a financial-only Trust Lite signal, price trend argues for patience, and recent execution is mixed.
Fundamental lens: valuation, quality, growth, balance sheet, and cash flow.
Revenue +0.3% · PAT +0.8% YoY
Price trend and sector-relative-strength timing.
Legacy margin-of-safety estimate; the revised evidence label remains in shadow validation.
Financial-only signal; management claim evidence is not sufficient yet.
Fundamentals, quarterly history, margins, returns and balance-sheet evidence
Rev +0% YoY · PAT +1% YoY · margin expansion
| Metric | This quarter | YoY | QoQ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ₹2,160 Cr | +0.3% | -4.5% |
| EBITDA | ₹444 Cr | +2.5% | +4.0% |
| Operating margin | 21.0% | +100 bps | +200 bps |
| PAT | ₹269 Cr | +0.8% | +1.9% |
| PAT margin | 12.4% | +5 bps | +78 bps |
NDF means not disclosed in the current structured filing feed. It is intentionally not treated as zero.
Updated 20/10/2026
Trend interpretation, Stage 2, relative strength, volume and indicator evidence
Signals are conflicting — long-term trend down. RSI 37. Wait for confirmation.
Mechanical read from the price + indicator series above. Not a recommendation — technical setups can reverse without warning, especially around earnings and macro events.
U-Score 34 · legacy U-Score band WATCHLIST · valuation evidence and comparable companies
Top U-Score contributors and drags from the latest stored fundamentals.
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This shows the stored score trend when snapshots exist, and also compares the latest stored nightly score with a live recompute from current fundamentals and price.
12 stored score snapshots. Latest stored move: +0 points.
Business-comparable peers in Services — ranked by industry, sub-sector, theme-tag overlap, market cap, and U-Score similarity. Green cells mark the best available peer metric in this table.
Growth engines, risks, management commitments and evidence-backed delivery
CONCOR achieved record throughput of 5.58M TEUs in FY26 (+9.6% YoY), driven by 8% EXIM and 14.6% domestic growth. Rail freight margin increased to 27.16% (+1.51%), and overall operating margin to 30.89% (+1%). However, PAT decreased by 4.5% due to international trade challenges and domestic demand issues.
While CONCOR delivered record throughput and improved operating margins, the PAT decline and significant domestic segment margin erosion in Q4 FY26 due to specific commodity issues and empty container runs are concerning. Geopolitical uncertainties and conservative guidance suggest near-term challenges, despite strong infrastructure additions and strategic initiatives.
Latest issuer-disclosed distribution across 2 reported categories.
WDFC connectivity to JNPT will be commissioned by June 1, 2026, expected to give a very big boost to EXIM volumes.
Bulk cement transportation in tank containers is well received; company expects to do at least 1 million tons in FY27.
CONCOR has a 30% stake in Bharat Container Shipping Line, aiming to be a top 10 shipping line by 2047, driving future business.
Commissioned new terminals (Mandalgarh, Kadakola, Jajpur, Paradip) and expanding Nepal traffic points (Raxaul, Biratnagar soon).
Commissioned 43 high-speed rakes in FY26, taking total to 423.
Procured 4,729 new containers, taking total fleet size to 57,746.
Fleet of 500 tank containers, adding 200 monthly. Board approved procurement of 2,000 more, apart from 1,000 approved earlier.
Achieved highest capex of INR1,085.20 crores in FY26. Board approved INR945 crores for FY27, with potential for mid-year increase.
WDFC connectivity to JNPT from June 1, 2026, will enable double stack trains from NCR to JNPT, boosting EXIM volumes.
Unveiled liberalized DPD and cabotage policy, resulting in a 38% increase in DPD volumes, expected to grow further.
Indian Railways is working on various reforms for the container sector, expected to be unveiled soon, focusing on transit time and costs.
Government of India signed various FTAs, positively impacting business and contributing to good import volumes at gateway ports.
International conflicts and trade tensions severely disrupted global supply chains and increased trade risks in FY26.
Trade restrictions and tariffs by the United States (up to 50%) affected volumes, especially in textiles and marine products.
Global economic slowdown in U.S., Europe, and parts of Asia, along with currency fluctuations, impacted EXIM trade.
Less demand in domestic streams, primarily Gunny Bales traffic (due to jute supply issues) and tiles traffic (due to gas supply issues in Morbi), severely affected profitability.
Management's FY27 guidance is conservative due to various geopolitical factors, indicating ongoing uncertainty.
Company's operational efficiency and cost structure are heavily dependent on Indian Railways' policies, reforms, and haulage charges.
Profitability in domestic segment is severely affected by empty running of containers when return cargo (like Gunny Bales) is unavailable.
Issuer guidance and extracted claims are tracked against later reported outcomes. Treat these as management statements, not IndiaPulse forecasts.
Full-year financial and operational performance (throughput, margins, PAT) is best viewed YoY. However, specific quarterly issues, such as the domestic segment's profitability decline in Q4, and recent operational trends (e.g., May's business pickup) are better understood QoQ.
Achieved ever highest throughput of 5.58 million TEUs in FY26, a growth of 9.6%.
EXIM growth was 8% in FY26, reaching 4.21 million TEUs handling, an ever highest in company's history.
Domestic growth was 14.6% in FY26.
Rail freight margin increased from 25.65% to 27.16%, a growth of 1.51%.
Management gives FY27 guidance: EXIM 8%, Domestic 15%, Overall 9.5% throughput growth, noting it is 'a bit conservative'.
Management feels it is better not to make any long-term guidance forecast until the situation stabilizes.
Company aims to maintain EBITDA level between 24% to 25% in the coming years.
Company is incurring capex to be future-ready with infrastructure additions to meet customer demand and avoid losing business.
| Checkpoint | Current evidence | What to verify next |
|---|---|---|
| JNPT Rail Coefficient | 15.12% (FY26) | Increase to 18-19% in FY27 and eventually 30-35% in 3 years, driven by WDFC and competitive tariffs. |
| Domestic Segment Profitability | 0.2% EBIT margin in Q4 FY26 | Revival of Gunny Bales and tiles traffic, and traction from bulk cement transportation to improve margins and reduce empty running. |
| Bulk Cement Volumes | New product stream | Achievement of 1 million tons of bulk cement transportation in tank containers in FY27. |
| Indian Railways Reforms | Expected in coming weeks | Specific announcements on assured transit times and cost rationalization to improve rail competitiveness. |
Verification checkpoints are IndiaPulse research interpretation, not investment advice.
CONCOR targets to have 100 terminals, over 500 rakes, and 70,000 containers by 2028.
"Target for infrastructure for 2028 remains the same, 100 terminals, 500-plus rakes and 70,000 containers"
CONCOR will very soon start Far East shipping services, expecting over 30% margin per container and exponential expansion in the future, contributing to top-line and bottom-line growth.
"we will very soon starting our Far East services also. This is also a very high-margin business."
Outcome check: OPM moved from 24.0% to average 20.5% (-3.5 pp).
CONCOR expects to achieve an overall volume growth of 13% for FY26, with EXIM growing by 10% and domestic by 20%.
"guidance, I would like to keep them unchanged at 13%, EXIM 10%, domestic, 20%"
Outcome check: Revenue YoY averaged 1.7% across 2 later quarter(s).
Connectivity of the Western Dedicated Freight Corridor (WDFC) to JNPT is likely by March 2026.
"WDFC, connectivity to JNPT is likely by March 2026"
Trust asks: does management behaviour match later outcomes? Higher is better, but confidence and evidence depth matter as much as the number.
Limited evidence: Management has 50% delivered/partly-delivered outcomes on 2 checked claims, with 1 adverse claim outcome. It ranks around the 81st percentile of the scored universe and 87th percentile within Services. No major sub-score weakness stands out.
This is a financial-behaviour screen, not a claim-tested management reliability verdict.
Financial behaviour is scored, but management claims do not yet have enough outcome checks.
overall median 67 · Services: 87th pctile, median 66 · Mid: 54th pctile, median 76
89 documents have extracted text, but claim history is not strong enough yet.
2/4 claims checked · 1 contradicted/failed claim
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Read low sub-scores as due-diligence warnings, not automatic sell signals.
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