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Rainbow Children's Medicare Limited

RAINBOW.BO
61
Medical - Care Facilities · Healthcare
Price
₹1430.30
-29.10 (-1.99%)
Market Cap
₹145.63B
Exchange
Bombay Stock Exchange
Winston Score
61
Winston is curious
A decent business — some strong pillars, some weaker.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Jun 30, 2026
How the score breaks down
Quality
Good
Growth
Strong
Cash Flow
Mixed
Stability
Strong
Valuation
Mixed
Dividends
Weak

Share count rising — dilution

+6.1% over 4y

The company has issued more shares over this period, which dilutes each existing shareholder’s stake.

Diluted shares outstanding: 95.7M (2022) → 101.5M (2026)

Winston Score History

The full picture

Rainbow Children's Medicare Limited is an Indian hospital company that focuses almost entirely on children's healthcare and women's health. It runs a network of pediatric hospitals, maternity centers, and fertility clinics, serving families across India who need specialized care for newborns, infants, and mothers. It is one of India's largest dedicated pediatric hospital chains.

The company makes money by charging patients and insurers for hospital stays, surgeries, neonatal intensive care, and outpatient consultations. Rainbow operates primarily in South India, with a strong presence in cities like Hyderabad, Bangalore, and Chennai, and has been expanding into other Indian metros. Its focus on a single specialty — children's and women's health — gives it a recognizable brand and clinical depth that general hospitals find hard to match. The key growth driver is India's rising middle class, which is increasingly willing to pay for specialized private healthcare, though the company faces risk from high competition and the capital costs of expanding its hospital network.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+24.3% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Steady revenue growth

EPS Growth

+36.8% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

EPS growth accelerating

R&D Spend

₹0/ year

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (18%)

Research and development spending

Insider Activity

52.5%ownership

Insiders own a meaningful stake in the company

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

₹5.0B cash & investments

Company generates more cash than it spends — no dilution risk from fundraising

Growth + cash flow

Rainbow Children's Medicare Limited is a rare growth stock that's already generating positive cash flow while growing at 24%. The Winston Score doesn't fully credit this transition from "burner" to "earner."

The Winston Score above measures business quality today. Growth stocks often score lower because they invest in the future rather than maximising current profits. These metrics show what matters most for evaluating that future.

Score breakdown

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Quality

Profit per sale
Gross Margin
36.7%
Modest — 36.7% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
19.7%
Healthy — 19.7% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
24.9%
Exceptional — 24.9% return on capital

ROIC between 15% and 25%. Every dollar invested in the business earns 15 to 25 cents back per year.

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Growth

Sales growth
Sales YoY
+18.3%
Fast-growing sales (+18.3% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
+10.8%
Earnings growing (+10.8% YoY)

Healthy double-digit earnings growth — what compounders look like.

How steady the profit is
EPS Consistency
7/8 quarters
Every recent quarter grew earnings vs last year

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash
Cash Conversion
73%
Modest — 73% of profit becomes cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
-5.2%
Burning cash (-5.2%)

Free cash flow is negative. They are burning cash, not generating it.

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Stability

What it owes vs what it owns
Debt / Equity
0.02
Conservative — low debt load (0.02)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
5.16x
Adequate interest coverage (5.2x)

Interest coverage between 3 and 8. Profits cover interest several times over.

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
50.9x
Expensive — P/E 50.9

P/E over 35. The market is pricing in heavy, sustained growth.

Cheaper or dearer next year
P/E vs Forward
+3.0
GROWING
Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (50.9 → 47.9)

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Dividends

Dividend
Dividend Yield
0.22%
Small dividend — 0.22% yield

Modest yield. The bulk of any return needs to come from price appreciation.

Dividend record
Dividend Growth
N/A
Data not available

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