Coal India Ltd. (IN:COALINDIA)
:COALINDIA
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Rating:80Outperform
Price Target:
₹553.00
▲(26.05% Upside)
Action:Reiterated
Date:04/30/26
The score is driven primarily by strong financial fundamentals (high profitability and low leverage), supported by attractive valuation (low P/E and high dividend yield). Technicals are constructive with a clear uptrend and positive momentum, though some indicators are elevated, modestly tempering the score.
Positive Factors
Dominant market position
Coal India's status as a government-controlled holding company with multiple subsidiaries entrenches its role as the primary domestic coal supplier to power and heavy industry. That scale and policy alignment create durable offtake visibility, regulatory support and high barriers to entry, supporting long-term volume stability and bargaining leverage.
Negative Factors
Volatile cash flows across years
Material swings in free cash flow across years reflect exposure to commodity cycles, working-capital swings and capex timing. This volatility complicates multi-year planning, can constrain sustained capital allocation to growth or dividends in weak years, and raises execution risk for long-term projects reliant on internal funding.
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Positive Factors
Negative Factors
Dominant market position
Coal India's status as a government-controlled holding company with multiple subsidiaries entrenches its role as the primary domestic coal supplier to power and heavy industry. That scale and policy alignment create durable offtake visibility, regulatory support and high barriers to entry, supporting long-term volume stability and bargaining leverage.
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Coal India Ltd. (COALINDIA) vs. iShares MSCI India ETF (INDA)
Market Cap
₹2.81T
Dividend Yield6.62%
Average Volume (3M)350.07K
Price to Earnings (P/E)6.4
Beta (1Y)0.50
Revenue Growth4.76%
EPS Growth-12.06%
CountryIN
Employees228,861
SectorEnergy
Sector Strength52
IndustryCoal
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)50.64
Shares Outstanding6,162,728,500
10 Day Avg. Volume371,148
30 Day Avg. Volume350,068
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio-0.74
Price to Book (P/B)2.33
Price to Sales (P/S)1.65
P/FCF Ratio8.07
Enterprise Value/Market CapN/A
Enterprise Value/RevenueN/A
Enterprise Value/Gross ProfitN/A
Enterprise Value/EbitdaN/A
Forecast
1Y Price Target
₹455.00Price Target Upside3.72% Upside
Rating ConsensusModerate Buy
Number of Analyst Covering2
EPS Forecast (FY)53.94
Revenue Forecast (FY)₹1.70T
Coal India Ltd. Business Overview & Revenue Model
Company Description
Coal India Limited, together with its subsidiaries, produces and market coal and coal products in India. The company offers coking coal primarily for use in steel making and metallurgical industries, and for hard coke manufacturing; and semi cokin...
How the Company Makes Money
Coal India makes money primarily by selling coal (and to a much smaller extent, lignite) mined from its subsidiaries’ operations to customers in India. Its key revenue stream is domestic coal sales under government-regulated and market-linked fram...
Coal India Ltd. Financial Statement Overview
Summary
Income Statement
78
Positive
Balance Sheet
84
Very Positive
Cash Flow
73
Positive
| Breakdown | TTM | Mar 2026 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Income Statement | ||||||
| Total Revenue | 1.26T | 1.68T | 1.24T | 1.27T | 1.27T | 1.01T |
| Gross Profit | 876.21B | 753.70B | 1.03T | 1.07T | 1.04T | 816.40B |
| EBITDA | 533.40B | 412.42B | 573.85B | 568.63B | 512.00B | 290.43B |
| Net Income | 312.07B | 310.94B | 353.58B | 374.02B | 317.63B | 173.58B |
Balance Sheet | ||||||
| Total Assets | 2.66T | 2.86T | 2.60T | 2.38T | 2.11T | 1.80T |
| Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments | 365.20B | 567.62B | 363.71B | 329.34B | 431.11B | 390.80B |
| Total Debt | 137.86B | 140.72B | 91.46B | 65.23B | 43.31B | 35.14B |
| Total Liabilities | 1.59T | 1.65T | 1.60T | 1.54T | 1.53T | 1.36T |
| Stockholders Equity | 1.05T | 1.19T | 991.05B | 827.30B | 572.45B | 431.43B |
Cash Flow | ||||||
| Free Cash Flow | 26.31B | 344.16B | 159.07B | 12.82B | 203.73B | 290.64B |
| Operating Cash Flow | 88.45B | 465.08B | 292.00B | 181.03B | 356.86B | 410.88B |
| Investing Cash Flow | -75.59B | -376.85B | -100.76B | -44.86B | -234.23B | -264.81B |
| Financing Cash Flow | -30.14B | -113.63B | -133.09B | -138.99B | -136.61B | -134.41B |
Coal India Ltd. Technical Analysis
Neutral
438.70
Price Trends
455.22
Positive
437.78
Positive
404.58
Positive
Market Momentum
1.54
Positive
48.51
Neutral
31.16
Neutral
Evaluating momentum and price trends is crucial in stock analysis to make informed investment decisions. For IN:COALINDIA, the sentiment is Neutral. The current price of 438.7 is below the 20-day moving average (MA) of 464.04, below the 50-day MA of 455.22, and above the 200-day MA of 404.58, indicating a neutral trend. The MACD of 1.54 indicates Positive momentum. The RSI at 48.51 is Neutral, neither overbought nor oversold. The STOCH value of 31.16 is Neutral, not indicating any strong overbought or oversold conditions. Overall, these indicators collectively point to a Neutral sentiment for IN:COALINDIA.
Coal India Ltd. Peers Comparison
UnderperformOutperform
Sector (65)
Name | Overall Rating | Market Cap | P/E Ratio | ROE | Dividend Yield | Revenue Growth | EPS Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
80 Outperform | ₹2.81T | 6.40 | ― | 6.62% | 4.76% | -12.06% | |
67 Neutral | ₹207.22B | 23.20 | ― | 1.91% | -6.93% | 39.48% | |
66 Neutral | ₹477.83B | 6.68 | ― | 1.20% | 14.45% | 34.37% | |
65 Neutral | $15.17B | 7.61 | 4.09% | 5.20% | 3.87% | -62.32% | |
65 Neutral | ₹3.77T | 14.56 | ― | 2.66% | -0.38% | 15.48% | |
65 Neutral | ₹4.23T | 18.08 | ― | ― | -1.75% | -0.85% | |
62 Neutral | ₹112.04B | 143.50 | ― | ― | 0.49% | -111.08% |
* Energy Sector Average
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Coal India Ltd. Corporate Events
Coal India files investor presentation on FY26 audited results and performance
Apr 27, 2026
Coal India Ltd. has submitted an investor presentation detailing its audited standalone and consolidated financial results for the fourth quarter and full financial year ended 31 March 2026. The presentation, shared with stock exchanges under list...
Coal India Subsidiary CIL Solar PV Faces Striking-Off Move by MCA
Apr 20, 2026
Coal India Limited has disclosed that the Ministry of Corporate Affairs has issued a public notice proposing to strike off the name of its wholly owned subsidiary, CIL Solar PV Ltd, from the register of companies under section 248(2) of the Compan...
Coal India’s e-auction data shows strong premiums over notified coal prices
Apr 1, 2026
Coal India Limited has reported provisional data for its Single Window Mode Agnostic e-auctions of coal and coal products for March 2026 and for the full FY 2025-26, covering allocations across its major subsidiaries. The disclosure, made under se...
Coal India posts marginal dip in FY26 output and offtake amid mixed subsidiary performance
Apr 1, 2026
Coal India has reported provisional coal production of 84.5 million tonnes in March 2026, slightly down 1.5% year-on-year, with full-year output for April 2025 to March 2026 at 768.1 million tonnes, a 1.7% decline from the previous year. Subsidiar...
Coal India Wins Rs 1,057 Crore Contract for 750 MWh Battery Storage Project in Telangana
Mar 28, 2026
Coal India Limited has received a Letter of Award from Telangana Power Generation Corporation to set up a 750 MWh battery energy storage system plant, equivalent to 187.5 MW for four hours, at Choutuppal in Telangana. The domestic contract, carryi...
Coal India Announces Cessation of Four Independent Directors on Tenure Completion
Mar 28, 2026
Coal India Limited has announced that four independent directors, CA Kamesh Kant Acharya, Punambhai Kalabhai Makwana, Bhojarajan Rajeshchander and Mamta Palariya, have completed their terms and ceased to be independent directors with effect from 2...
Coal India Clears Key Step to List South Eastern Coalfields via Stake Sale and Fresh Issue
Mar 23, 2026
Coal India’s board has granted in-principle approval to divest up to 25% of its equity stake in South Eastern Coalfields Limited via an Offer for Sale, alongside SECL issuing fresh shares equivalent to up to 10% of its post-issue paid-up cap...
Coal India Posts Flat February Output but Lower Year-to-Date Production and Offtake
Mar 1, 2026
Coal India Ltd. has reported provisional coal production of 74.7 million tonnes in February 2026, a marginal increase of 0.7% over the same month last year, with mixed performance across subsidiaries as SECL and CCL posted growth while WCL saw a n...
Coal India Announces Cessation of Independent Director Ghanshyam Singh Rathore
Mar 1, 2026
Coal India Limited has announced that independent director Ghanshyam Singh Rathore has completed his tenure on the board and ceased to hold office with effect from 1 March 2026. The change is a scheduled cessation rather than a resignation, and th...
Coal India Posts Higher January Output but Sees Off-take and Year-to-date Production Slip
Feb 1, 2026
Coal India Limited reported provisional coal production of 79.8 million tonnes in January 2026, a 2.6% increase over the same month last year, supported particularly by strong double‑digit growth at South Eastern Coalfields Limited. However,...
Coal India Announces Superannuation of Executive Director (Co-ordination)
Feb 1, 2026
Coal India Limited has announced that Shri Alok Lalit Kumar has relinquished his position as Executive Director (Co-ordination) upon attaining the age of superannuation, effective 1 February 2026. The change in senior management has been disclosed...
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