Coal India Limited (COALINDIA.BO) stock analysis

In our weekly check, Coal India Limited is graded C (A to F). Of 25 checks on debt, profit, cash flow and trend: 17 pass, warnings: 3, red flags: 5.

About Coal India Limited

Coal India Limited is an Energy company (Coal) based in India, listed on BSE as COALINDIA.BO.

What our checks show for COALINDIA.BO

Red flags

• Operating profit does not cover the interest bill (0.3x): interest is paid from cash or new debt.
• The gross margin fell by 36.4 points, to 44.8%: costs are rising faster than prices.
• The dividend takes 4949% of profit: little cushion if profit falls.
• The stock has fallen as much as 75% from a peak. Would you have held through that?
• Recovering from its deepest fall took about 3.2 years.

Warning signs

• Analysts expect the net margin to shrink by 0.1 points from today's 18.5%.
• Earnings per share fell 0.7% a year over the last 3 years.
• Net profit fell 0.7% a year over the last 3 years.

Strengths

• Debt is low: 0.12x equity.
• The net margin rose by 1.2 points over 5 years, to 18.5%.
• Operating cash flow is 1.5x net profit: the profit arrives as real cash.
• Free cash flow is 20.4% of revenue: cash for dividends, buybacks or growth.
• A large company: market value $25.23 billion.
• Beta -0.04: the stock usually moves less than the market.

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Questions

What grade does Coal India Limited (COALINDIA.BO) have?

In our weekly check, Coal India Limited is graded C (A to F). Of 25 checks on debt, profit, cash flow and trend: 17 pass, warnings: 3, red flags: 5. The grade is a risk check, not a buy or sell recommendation.

What are the main risks of COALINDIA.BO stock?

This week's biggest flags for Coal India Limited: Weak interest cover, Gross margin falling, Dividend stretched. In total 8 of 25 checks show a warning or a red flag.

What does Coal India Limited do?

Coal India Limited is an Energy company (Coal) based in India, listed on BSE as COALINDIA.BO.

The grade is a risk check, not a price forecast, and not investment advice. In our 10-year test (S&P 500, 2016-2026), stocks we graded A or B fell more than 30% 2-3 times less often than D or F, without a lower average return.

Updated 2026-10-31

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