Indian Railway Finance (NSE:IRFC) Risk Assessment

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NSE:IRFC Indian Railway Finance Corp Ltd NSE:IRFC
70 GF Score
Price ₹89.15
GF Value ₹132.91
Valuation Possible Value Trap
! 9 Warning Signs
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What is Indian Railway Finance Risk Assessment?

Risk Assessment represents the investment risk of a stock derived from our exclusive method. It suggests how risky the investment opportunity is based on the valuation and the fundamental performance of the stock. It is derived from following key aspects:

1. GuruFocus internally developed valuations of the stock, such as GF valuation.
2. Quality Rank, a business quality indicator developed by GuruFocus.
3. Fundamental performance: Piotroski F-Score, Altman Z-Score, Beneish M-Score, etc.
4. Growth opportunities: 5-year revenue growth rate, 5-Year EPS without NRI Growth Rate, etc.

Value investors are always willing to find undervalued stocks. However, not all the undervalued stocks are good deals, we should also be careful of how risky the investment opportunity is. We believe that if the company's financial strength and profitability are strong, and the stock price is within a reasonable range of the GF valuation, or stock has a high return with its price being undervalued, then it might be a good investment opportunity with low risk.

Based on those aspects listed above, GuruFocus believes the risk assessment of Indian Railway Finance is: High Risk: High uncertainty.

Indian Railway Finance  (NSE:IRFC) Risk Assessment Explanation

Based on the four aspects listed above, GuruFocus provides the following 7 evaluations:

All-in-One Screener Examples (1)
Low Risk: Strong fundamentals, worth long-term holding
Moderate Risk: Sensitive, better choose undervalued stock
High Risk: High uncertainty with risk-return tradeoff
High Risk: Good fundamentals, beware of shrinking business
High Risk: Sensitive to economic or industry trends
High Risk: High uncertainty
No Data: Cannot be evaluated

(1) These are some simple examples. You can access our Risk Assessment filter under All-in-One Screener’s Fundamental tab and set your own criteria.

Indian Railway Finance Risk Assessment Related Terms

NSE:IRFC vs V, MA, AXP: Risk Assessment Comparison

For the Credit Services subindustry, Indian Railway Finance's Risk Assessment, along with its competitors' market caps and Risk Assessment data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.

Indian Railway Finance Risk Assessment vs Credit Services Industry

For the Credit Services industry and Financial Services sector, Indian Railway Finance's Risk Assessment distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Indian Railway Finance's Risk Assessment falls into.


NSE:IRFC
70GF Score
Indian Railway Finance Corp Ltd NSE:IRFC
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Is Indian Railway Finance (NSE:IRFC) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Indian Railway Finance stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of ₹89.15 is trading 32.9% below its estimated GF Value™ of ₹132.91. GuruFocus considers Indian Railway Finance to be Possible Value Trap.

Key valuation signals for NSE:IRFC:

  • Risk Assessment:
  • GF Value™: ₹132.91 vs. price of ₹89.15 (32.9% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 70/100 with 9 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the NSE:IRFC stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.

Indian Railway Finance Business Description

Other Exchanges 543257:India
Address Bhisham Pitamah Marg, Lodhi Road, UG Floor, East Tower, NBCC Place, Pragati Vihar, New Delhi, IND, 110003
Indian Railway Finance Corp Ltd is engaged in the business of borrowing funds from the financial markets to finance the acquisition/creation of assets, which are then leased out to the Indian Railways or any entity under the Ministry of Railways. Its only operating segment is Leasing and Finance. The company generates maximum revenue from Lease Income.
70GF Score

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₹89.15
Price
₹132.91
GF Value