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Rain Industries Limited (RAIN)

Micro Cap

Chemicals stocks · Micro cap · NSE

RAIN is a vertically integrated global producer of essential raw materials across Carbon, Cement, and Advanced Materials segments. It converts oil refining and steel production by-products into high-value carbon-based products and operates cement plants in South India, serving global aluminium, graphite, specialty chemicals, and construction industries.

₹224.09
-4.46 · -1.95%
Market cap ₹7,690 Cr
Data qualityFresh enough for analysisQuote updated 19 Oct, 05:50 pm IST
Details
Quote19 Oct, 05:50 pm IST
Base fundamentals17 Oct 2026 · screener
Latest result07 Aug, 02:08 am IST
Score21 Oct, 04:30 am IST · v4.3-runtime-valuation
Tags15 Aug 2026
Coverage14/14 · 100%
Valuation2026-07-20 · Rf 6.8% · Chemicals P/E 33.1 (n=45)
Technical timing lens

Trend score and candlestick chart

69Bullish

full bull SMA stack · SMA20 +5.4% / mo · MACD + · near 52W high · sector -4.2pp vs Nifty 500 (3M)

Stock trend: 84
Sector RS: 46
Sector 3M: -9.8% vs Nifty 500 -5.6%

Latest mapped FPI equity flow was not positive. View sector evidence

Technical chart

RAIND candles · FIT view+74.8%
Latest close ₹224.09 on 2026-10-19
Bar
-1.3%
RSI
55
MACD hist
1.24
52W pos
82%
Visible chart range
Candle interval
2026-10-19O ₹227.11H ₹228.66L ₹222.49C ₹224.09Vol 25.9L sh
₹118.87₹153.73₹188.60₹223.47₹258.3452H₹224.092026-032026-06VolRSIMACD2026-042026-062026-082026-092026-11
Up bar
Down bar
EMA 20
EMA 50
Volume + 20D avg
Result date
RSI(14)
MACD / signal
Market context

Relative performance and chart statistics

Adjusted completed-session prices, rebased to 100

RAINNifty ChemicalsNifty 500
-11%-2%+8%+17%20 Jul1 Sept19 Oct19 Oct 2026RAIN +5.7%Nifty Chemicals -8.5%Nifty 500 -5.6%
RAIN
+5.7%
Nifty 500
-5.6%
Nifty Chemicals
-8.5%
Vs Nifty 500
+11.3 pp
Chart stats
19 Oct 2026
From 52W high
-11.1%
₹252
52W range position
82%
₹99.9 - ₹252
ATR (14)
4.3%
₹9.7
Volume vs 20D
0.66x
Latest completed session
Avg traded value
₹87.1 Cr
20-session average
20D price channel
₹204.8 - ₹239.1
45.1% annualized volatility
Research snapshot

What the evidence says now

Weak fundamentals, while price trend supports entry. This looks more like momentum/speculation than a clean fundamental investment setup.

Weak U-Score but strong trend: momentum may be ahead of fundamentals.

Suggested next step
Momentum only
Trend is strong but fundamentals do not support a clean investment thesis.
U-Score
Legacy · WATCHLIST
37

Fundamental lens: valuation, quality, growth, balance sheet, and cash flow.

Latest result
Good
57

Revenue +7.3% · PAT +485.7% YoY

Technical
Bullish
69

Price trend and sector-relative-strength timing.

Valuation
Legacy model
-1152.7%

Legacy margin-of-safety estimate; the revised evidence label remains in shadow validation.

Trust
Limited evidence
71

Financial-only signal; management claim evidence is not sufficient yet.

Financials

Fundamentals, quarterly history, margins, returns and balance-sheet evidence

Latest result

Quarter ended 30 Jun 2026

Good · 57/100

Rev +7% YoY · PAT +486% YoY · operating leverage · margin compression

Filed 06 Aug 2026
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MetricThis quarterYoYQoQ
Revenue₹26.1 Cr+7.3%-37.3%
EBITDA₹3.9 Cr+10.1%-4.6%
Operating margin15.0%+39 bps+515 bps
PAT₹1.2 Cr+485.7%+9.8%
PAT margin4.7%+386 bps+203 bps

NDF means not disclosed in the current structured filing feed. It is intentionally not treated as zero.

Fundamentals

Valuation

P/E
14.30
P/B
0.96
EV/EBITDA
4.90
Market Cap
7690.00Cr

Profitability

ROE
0.60%
ROCE
8.26%
ROA
2.93%
Dividend Y
0.44%

Growth (CAGR)

Revenue 5Y
10.00%
EPS 5Y
-40.00%
Revenue 3Y
-7.00%
EPS 3Y
-69.00%

Balance Sheet

Debt/Equity
1.35
Interest Coverage
2.91×
Altman Z
2.14
Book Value
238.00

Cash Flow

FCF Yield
8.32%
FCF Positive Y
11/5
OCF
897.00 Cr
EPS TTM
15.97

Shareholding

Promoter Hold
41.35%
Promoter Pledge
0.00%
Momentum 52W
85%

Financial History

Updated 20/10/2026

Revenue

₹ Cr
Latest: 16.9k+10.2% vs prev
021kDec 2016: 9,258Dec 2017: 11.3kDec 2018: 14.0kDec 2019: 12.4kDec 2020: 10.5kDec 2021: 14.5kDec 2022: 21.0kDec 2023: 18.1kDec 2024: 15.4kDec 2025: 16.9kQ3 16Q3 17Q3 18Q3 19Q3 20Q3 21Q3 22Q3 23Q3 24Q3 25

Net Profit

₹ Cr
Latest: 136+130.2% vs prev
-796.001577Dec 2016: 301Dec 2017: 792Dec 2018: 631Dec 2019: 462Dec 2020: 588Dec 2021: 694Dec 2022: 1,577Dec 2023: -796Dec 2024: -450Dec 2025: 136Q3 16Q3 17Q3 18Q3 19Q3 20Q3 21Q3 22Q3 23Q3 24Q3 25

Return on Equity

%
Latest: 1.8+127.0% vs prev
-10.8020.1Dec 2016: 9.5%Dec 2017: 20.1%Dec 2018: 13.7%Dec 2019: 9.3%Dec 2020: 10.6%Dec 2021: 11.4%Dec 2022: 18.7%Dec 2023: -10.8%Dec 2024: -6.8%Dec 2025: 1.8%Q3 16Q3 17Q3 18Q3 19Q3 20Q3 21Q3 22Q3 23Q3 24Q3 25

Technicals

Trend interpretation, Stage 2, relative strength, volume and indicator evidence

Daily technical trend read

Bullish setup

Trend is constructive — long-term uptrend intact. RSI 55.

  • Price > SMA20 > SMA50 > SMA200 — full bullish stack.
  • SMA20 rising (~5.2% over last month) — short-term momentum positive.
  • RSI(14) at 55 — sideways, no extreme reading.
  • MACD above signal but histogram contracting — bullish momentum cooling.
  • 11% off 52W high · 124% above 52W low.

Mechanical read from the price + indicator series above. Not a recommendation — technical setups can reverse without warning, especially around earnings and macro events.

Nifty 500 leadership

Relative Strength & Trend Stage

92
RS percentile
Stage 2 UptrendEstablished S2
1M return
+8.3%
3M return
+5.7%
6M return
+68.9%
1Y return
+68.1%
RS 1D
0
RS 20D
+2
Sector rank
#14
Industry rank
#41
Stage evidence
  • Price is 22.4% above the 30-week proxy.
  • The 50-DMA is above the 30-week proxy and its slope is rising +6.8%.
  • Both 3-month and 6-month returns are positive.
50-DMA
price above
200-DMA
price above
S2 entered
28 May 2026
S2 age
101 trading sessions
Sector
weakening
Industry
weakening
Relative-strength line vs Nifty 500 (base 100)
262 observations
19 Oct 2026Value 177.86-0.94%
70101132163194Sept 25Feb 26Jun 26Oct 26178
RS vs Nifty 500178

Valuation & peers

U-Score 37 · legacy U-Score band WATCHLIST · valuation evidence and comparable companies

37U-SCORE
WATCHLIST

Fundamental score breakdown

U band · WATCHLIST
Valuation16/30
Growth5/25
Quality0/20
Balance Sheet5/15
Cash Flow8/10
Piotroski
5/9 (+3)
Penalties
0
Raw sum
37

Why this score?

Top U-Score contributors and drags from the latest stored fundamentals.

37/100 · legacy band WATCHLIST

Positive drivers

  • FCF yield is supportive at 8.3%.
  • Cash flow contributes 8/10 to the score.
  • Valuation contributes 16/30 to the score.

Main drags

  • Fair-value margin of safety is negative at -1152.7%.
  • Quality is weaker at 0/20; verify the latest quarterly trend.
  • Growth is weaker at 5/25; verify the latest quarterly trend.
Sector valuation model

Cyclical valuation: normalized earnings, not just trailing PE

Cyclical companies can look cheapest near peak profits, so IndiaPulse flags value-trap risk separately.

Cyclical normalized
Primary lens
Mid-cycle PE/EV/EBITDA using multi-year average margins or earnings.
Secondary checks
Current margin versus 5-year average, balance sheet strength, commodity cycle.
Main risk check
A low trailing PE may mean peak-cycle earnings, not true cheapness.
PE
14.3
PB
1.0
EV/EBITDA
4.9
ROE
0.6%
ROCE
8.3%
FCF Yield
8.3%
Debt/Equity
1.4
MoS
-1152.7%
Cyclical/value-trap warning
This sector can look cheap when profits are temporarily high. Check mid-cycle margins/earnings before relying on trailing PE. Debt/equity is 1.4, so downturn resilience matters.
Score movement

Stored run vs live recompute

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.

Stored run: 21 Oct 2026
v4.3-runtime-valuation
Final score
37
Previous: 37
Legacy U-Score band
WATCHLIST
Previous: WATCHLIST
Margin of safety
-1152.7%
Previous: -1152.7%

Score history

12 stored score snapshots. Latest stored move: +0 points.

21 Oct 2026
v4.3-runtime-valuation
37
37
37
37
37
35
36
37
37
37
37
37

Factor attribution

No pillar movement versus the latest stored run. Historical score trend will appear after snapshot storage is enabled.

Modelled fair value

Graham Number
₹292.44
+23.4% MoS
Growth-justified P/E
1.1
Growth-justified Value
₹17.89
-1152.7% MoS
PEG
—

Comparable companies

Peers

Business-comparable peers in Chemicals — 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.

Compare all ↗
Ticker
Name
Why peer
Score
PE
ROE
MoS
Verdict
LXCHEM
Micro
Laxmi Organic Industries Limited
Retail
match 105
25
38.9
4.1%
-833%
OVERVALUED
REFEX
Micro
Refex Industries Limited
Retail
match 102
70
12.8
17.8%
+69%
UNDERVALUED
RELAXO
Micro
Relaxo Footwears Limited
Retail
match 94
25
38.8
8.3%
-860%
OVERVALUED
WESTLIFE
Micro
WESTLIFE FOODWORLD LIMITED
Retail
match 93
24
—
-3.8%
-576%
OVERVALUED
TRIVENI
Micro
Triveni Engineering & Industries Limited
Retail
match 93
31
21.5
8.7%
-188%
OVERVALUED

Business, management & trust

Growth engines, risks, management commitments and evidence-backed delivery

Business and thesis

Where growth can come from, and what can break the case

Thesis intactReviewed 2026-06-03T01:49:22.091Z
Management commentary snapshot

Q1 2026 saw strong revenue and EBITDA growth, up 20% and 65% YoY respectively, driven by Carbon and Advanced Materials segments. Cement revenue declined due to increased competition and higher operating costs. Adjusted Net Profit After Tax was ₹1.25 billion.

The company delivered robust Q1 2026 results, primarily driven by strong performance in its Carbon and Advanced Materials segments, benefiting from volume improvements, price increases, and cost savings. The Cement segment remains a drag due to competitive pressures. Management's focus on debt optimization and alternative raw material sources is positive, but raw material cost volatility remains a risk.

Current business mix

Revenue by Segment

Latest issuer-disclosed distribution across 3 reported categories.

Businessmix
Carbon74.7%
Advanced Materials19.2%
Cement6.1%
Growth engines

Carbon Segment Performance

Revenue increase driven by volume improvements in Calcination due to strong demand and higher production, along with increased prices across major products.

Advanced Materials Segment Performance

Revenue increase driven by increased volumes in Chemical Intermediates and Resins, and finished product pricing increases related to reduced market supplies.

Aluminium Market Dynamics

Aluminium production disruptions in the Middle East are expected to drive capacity utilization in other markets, with smelters looking to accelerate new capacity additions.

Cost Savings Initiatives

Improved margins in Carbon and increased EBITDA in Advanced Materials were partly driven by cost savings initiatives implemented in 2025.

Capacity and execution

Carbon Capacity Utilization

Carbon segment saw higher production in Q1 2026 compared to ramping up of capacity utilization during Q1 2025.

Existing Capacities

The company has 2.4 million tonnes p.a. calcination capacity, 1.3 million tonnes p.a. coal tar distillation capacity, 0.5 million tonnes p.a. advanced materials capacity, and 4.0 million tonnes p.a. cement capacity.

Tailwinds

Strong Aluminium Demand

LME aluminium price continues to hold, supported by growth in demand, with supply expected to be short for the next year or more.

Favorable Currency Movements

Appreciation of Euro and USD against the Indian Rupee supported revenue increases in Carbon and Advanced Materials segments.

Reduced Advanced Materials Supply

Finished product pricing increases in Advanced Materials were related to reduced supplies in the market.

Headwinds

Cement Segment Competition

Cement revenue decreased due to lower volumes resulting from increased competition in the South Indian market.

Increased Cement Operating Costs

Cement EBITDA decreased due to lower volumes and increased operating costs.

Raw Material Supply Disruptions

Aluminium production disruptions in the Middle East highlight potential raw material supply challenges, which the company aims to mitigate.

Risk radar

Raw Material Cost Volatility

Changes in raw material costs are an important factor that could cause results to differ materially from forward-looking statements.

Market Demand Fluctuations

Lower than expected demand for products is a risk that could impact future performance.

Competitive Pressures

Competitors' reactions to market conditions, as seen in the Cement segment, pose a risk to profitability.

Foreign Currency Exchange Rates

Economic conditions, including foreign currency exchange rates, are factors that could cause results to differ materially.

Management accountability

What management said, and what results must prove

Issuer guidance and extracted claims are tracked against later reported outcomes. Treat these as management statements, not IndiaPulse forecasts.

Analyst reading lens
Compare YOY

The earnings presentation explicitly highlights Q1 2026 performance against Q1 2025 for key financial metrics and segment-wise revenue and EBITDA, indicating a primary year-over-year comparison.

Sector KPIs management disclosed

Revenue from Operations

Revenue from Operations increased to ₹45.21 billion in Q1 2026, a 20% increase compared to Q1 2025.

Adjusted EBITDA

Adjusted EBITDA grew to ₹7.15 billion in Q1 2026, marking a 65% increase from Q1 2025.

Adjusted EBITDA Margin

Adjusted EBITDA Margin improved to 15.8% in Q1 2026, up from 11.5% in Q1 2025.

Carbon Segment Volumes

Carbon volumes were 659 thousand tonnes in Q1 2026, up from 597 thousand tonnes in Q1 2025.

Management forward view

Strengthening Business Model

Management is focused on transforming with purpose by strengthening its business model across Carbon, Advanced Materials, and Cement segments.

Sustainable Performance through Raw Material Diversification

Developing alternative sources of raw materials to achieve higher capacity utilization and mitigate supply disruptions in the Middle East.

R&D for Emerging Markets

Leveraging proprietary know-how in Distillation and Calcination for developing raw materials for emerging markets of BAM and ESM.

Debt Optimization

Staying prepared and watching markets closely for opportunities to optimize interest costs.

Thesis monitor

Numbers and claims to verify in the next filings

CheckpointCurrent evidenceWhat to verify next
Net Debt to EBITDA2.85x (Mar 2026)Further reduction in the Net Debt to EBITDA ratio, indicating improved financial leverage.
Adjusted EBITDA Margin15.8% (Q1 2026)Sustained or improved margins, especially given volatile input costs and competitive pressures.
Cement Segment PerformanceRevenue down, EBITDA down (Q1 2026)Signs of recovery in volumes and profitability in the Cement segment amidst increased competition and operating costs.
Raw Material Sourcing InitiativesDeveloping alternative sourcesConcrete progress and impact of developing alternative raw material sources to mitigate supply disruptions.

Verification checkpoints are IndiaPulse research interpretation, not investment advice.

Trust Score
71Limited evidence · low confidenceTrust Lite

Trust asks: does management behaviour match later outcomes? Higher is better, but confidence and evidence depth matter as much as the number.

Limited evidence: Claim history is still being built. It ranks around the 66th percentile of the scored universe and 47th percentile within Chemicals. Main check: balance sheet trust is weak at 53/100.

This is a financial-behaviour screen, not a claim-tested management reliability verdict.

Computed 05 Sept 2026
management-trust-v1
148 docs text-extracted · 67 concalls text-extracted
Score band
Limited evidence

Financial behaviour is scored, but management claims do not yet have enough outcome checks.

Relative rank
66th percentile

overall median 67 · Chemicals: 47th pctile, median 73 · Micro: 46th pctile, median 73

Evidence depth
Financial-only

148 documents have extracted text, but claim history is not strong enough yet.

Claim delivery
Outcome history still building

0 claims extracted · No contradicted claim yet

How to read this Trust Score

Limited evidence · low confidence
What it measures
Reliability of management and financial delivery, using financial behaviour only.
Confidence
Treat this as an early read until more concalls and outcomes are matched.
Investor use
Acceptable, but check the weakest sub-score before increasing exposure.

Read Trust alongside U-Score, result consistency, and technical trend. A cheap stock with weak Trust needs a larger margin of safety; a high Trust score does not make an expensive stock attractive by itself.

Forensic breakdown

Read low sub-scores as due-diligence warnings, not automatic sell signals.

Promoter
78
strong · holding, pledge, alignment
Cash flow
89
strong · profit to cash conversion
Balance sheet
53
watch · leverage and solvency
Discipline
60
acceptable · capital discipline
Results
67
acceptable · quarterly consistency

Trust positives

  • ▸Promoter pledge is zero.
  • ▸FCF yield is 8.8%.
  • ▸11 years of positive FCF.
  • ▸4/4 latest quarters had positive YoY revenue growth.

Trust risks

  • ▸Debt/equity is 1.35.
  • ▸ROE is low at 0.6%.

Trust Lite uses financial behaviour only. Prefer claim-tested Trust when enough concall claims have later outcomes.

Important announcements & filings

Latest exchange and company disclosures found within the past two years.

12 shown
Announcement

Announcement under Regulation 30 (LODR)-Newspaper Publication 7 Oct - Rain Industries Limited - News paper publication

Source: Bse

Open source ↗
Announcement

Announcement under Regulation 30 (LODR)-Press Release / Media Release 24 Sep - Rain Carbon and BioBTX announce collaboration for renewable aromatic products; BioBTX plant expected operational in early 2028.

Source: Bse

Open source ↗
Credit rating

Announcement under Regulation 30 (LODR)-Credit Rating 16 Sep - India Ratings affirms Rain Industries' IND A rating with Stable outlook; no change from previous year.

Source: Bse

Open source ↗
Concall transcriptAug 2026

Aug 2026 · Transcript

Source: Bse

Open source ↗
Investor presentationAug 2026

Aug 2026 · PPT

Source: Bse

Open source ↗
AnnouncementAug 2026

Aug 2026 · Announcement under Regulation 30 (LODR)-Date of payment of Dividend 6 Aug - Interim dividend of Rs.1 per share for FY2026 will be paid on August 28, 2026.

Source: Bse

Open source ↗
Announcement

Announcement under Regulation 30 (LODR)-Newspaper Publication 11 Aug - Rain Industries Limited - News paper publication of Postal Ballot Notice

Source: Bse

Open source ↗
Announcement

Announcement under Regulation 30 (LODR)-Newspaper Publication 10 Aug - Rain Industries Limited - Copy of news paper publication

Source: Bse

Open source ↗
Announcement

Announcement under Regulation 30 (LODR)-Newspaper Publication 5 Jun - Rain Industries Limited - News Paper publication about Special Window for Re-lodgment of Transfer requests of Physical Shares.

Source: Bse

Open source ↗
Concall transcriptMay 2026

May 2026 · Transcript

Source: Company Ir

Open source ↗
Investor presentationMay 2026

May 2026 · PPT

Source: Bse

Open source ↗
Concall transcriptMay 2026

May 2026 · Transcript

Source: Company Ir

Open source ↗
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