National Fertilizer Ltd

National Fertilizer Ltd

₹ 107 8.21%
03 Jun - close price
About

National Fertilizers Limited is engaged in production and marketing of Neem Coated Urea, Bio-Fertilizers (solid & liquid) and other allied Industrial products. It is also engaged in trading of Imported and Domestic Fertilizers, Compost, Seeds and other Agro products. [1]

Key Points

Market Leadership
The company is the largest urea producer amongst CPSEs in India, and the 2nd largest Urea player in India with a 12% share in the country’s total production. [1] [2]

  • Market Cap 5,265 Cr.
  • Current Price 107
  • High / Low 170 / 70.9
  • Stock P/E 69.0
  • Book Value 56.3
  • Dividend Yield 0.25 %
  • ROCE 5.71 %
  • ROE 2.79 %
  • Face Value 10.0

Pros

  • Company has reduced debt.
  • Company's working capital requirements have reduced from 49.0 days to 36.8 days

Cons

  • Company has low interest coverage ratio.
  • The company has delivered a poor sales growth of 8.55% over past five years.
  • Company has a low return on equity of 7.36% over last 3 years.

* The pros and cons are machine generated. Pros / cons are based on a checklist to highlight important points. Please exercise caution and do your own analysis.

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Quarterly Results

Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated

Mar 2022 Jun 2022 Sep 2022 Dec 2022 Mar 2023 Jun 2023 Sep 2023 Dec 2023 Mar 2024 Jun 2024 Sep 2024 Dec 2024 Mar 2025
4,442 6,455 6,754 10,137 6,257 5,036 5,660 7,584 5,284 5,092 4,390 5,856 4,457
4,261 6,174 6,572 9,200 6,590 5,060 5,714 7,266 4,905 4,983 4,265 5,710 4,222
Operating Profit 181 281 182 937 -333 -23 -55 318 379 109 125 146 234
OPM % 4% 4% 3% 9% -5% -0% -1% 4% 7% 2% 3% 2% 5%
6 8 11 33 146 23 32 14 29 18 14 32 25
Interest 38 51 73 94 84 104 39 50 74 90 60 41 35
Depreciation 85 87 87 90 89 87 90 92 92 91 93 94 95
Profit before tax 64 150 33 786 -359 -191 -153 190 242 -54 -14 42 130
Tax % 24% 26% 24% 25% -25% -25% -26% 26% 25% -23% -23% 26% 25%
48 112 25 589 -269 -144 -113 140 182 -41 -11 31 97
EPS in Rs 0.98 2.27 0.50 12.00 -5.48 -2.93 -2.31 2.85 3.70 -0.84 -0.22 0.63 1.98
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Profit & Loss

Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated

Mar 2014 Mar 2015 Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024 Mar 2025
8,012 8,514 7,757 7,600 8,943 12,429 13,135 11,906 15,857 29,587 23,556 19,794
7,874 8,130 7,197 7,041 8,404 11,412 12,273 10,989 15,266 28,509 22,928 19,187
Operating Profit 137 385 560 559 539 1,017 862 917 591 1,077 628 608
OPM % 2% 5% 7% 7% 6% 8% 7% 8% 4% 4% 3% 3%
37 37 47 45 62 52 -331 33 26 193 99 95
Interest 207 304 231 193 192 320 409 294 137 308 277 226
Depreciation 129 73 87 85 73 285 374 312 335 353 362 373
Profit before tax -161 45 288 325 335 463 -253 343 145 610 89 104
Tax % -44% 41% 31% 36% 36% 36% -32% 27% 25% 25% 27% 27%
-90 26 199 208 213 298 -171 250 108 456 65 76
EPS in Rs -1.83 0.53 4.05 4.24 4.34 6.08 -3.49 5.09 2.21 9.30 1.32 1.55
Dividend Payout % 0% 32% 30% 0% 0% 31% -27% 0% 0% 30% 20% 0%
Compounded Sales Growth
10 Years: 9%
5 Years: 9%
3 Years: 8%
TTM: -16%
Compounded Profit Growth
10 Years: 12%
5 Years: -19%
3 Years: -11%
TTM: 32%
Stock Price CAGR
10 Years: 16%
5 Years: 32%
3 Years: 28%
1 Year: 15%
Return on Equity
10 Years: 9%
5 Years: 8%
3 Years: 7%
Last Year: 3%

Balance Sheet

Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated

Mar 2014 Mar 2015 Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024 Mar 2025
Equity Capital 491 491 491 491 491 491 491 491 491 491 491 491
Reserves 1,003 990 1,200 1,336 1,497 1,728 1,430 1,681 1,824 2,283 2,211 2,273
7,558 7,645 6,124 4,135 3,061 6,464 8,103 1,892 3,172 3,993 4,091 2,001
4,702 4,332 4,207 4,223 4,582 5,231 4,561 4,382 5,244 6,002 4,563 4,594
Total Liabilities 13,754 13,458 12,021 10,184 9,630 13,914 14,584 8,445 10,730 12,768 11,355 9,359
4,682 4,443 4,259 4,059 4,080 3,993 3,726 3,615 4,230 3,969 3,831 3,694
CWIP 14 39 33 51 64 133 656 862 138 178 242 172
Investments 0 2 15 125 219 274 342 448 491 491 491 491
9,058 8,973 7,714 5,949 5,268 9,513 9,861 3,520 5,870 8,131 6,791 5,002
Total Assets 13,754 13,458 12,021 10,184 9,630 13,914 14,584 8,445 10,730 12,768 11,355 9,359

Cash Flows

Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated

Mar 2014 Mar 2015 Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024 Mar 2025
-1,608 304 1,850 2,453 1,661 -2,699 -309 7,034 -826 -335 583
-133 -89 -88 -202 -346 -314 -820 -509 -333 -203 -249
1,739 -214 -1,760 -2,250 -1,314 3,022 1,132 -6,505 1,145 526 -318
Net Cash Flow -2 1 2 1 1 9 3 20 -14 -13 16

Ratios

Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated

Mar 2014 Mar 2015 Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024 Mar 2025
Debtor Days 211 216 226 205 160 210 215 81 65 51 63 60
Inventory Days 34 25 48 63 45 90 67 25 90 57 41 27
Days Payable 30 15 31 44 42 35 47 42 58 33 33 45
Cash Conversion Cycle 216 225 244 224 163 265 235 64 97 75 70 42
Working Capital Days 221 244 232 181 147 208 212 42 62 50 61 37
ROCE % 1% 4% 6% 8% 9% 11% 6% 9% 6% 15% 5% 6%

Shareholding Pattern

Numbers in percentages

Jun 2022Sep 2022Dec 2022Mar 2023Jun 2023Sep 2023Dec 2023Mar 2024Jun 2024Sep 2024Dec 2024Mar 2025
74.71% 74.71% 74.71% 74.71% 74.71% 74.71% 74.71% 74.71% 74.71% 74.71% 74.71% 74.71%
0.40% 0.18% 0.20% 0.54% 0.39% 0.39% 1.10% 0.48% 0.41% 0.41% 0.42% 0.60%
13.14% 13.14% 12.75% 12.40% 11.89% 9.90% 8.51% 8.38% 7.47% 7.27% 7.28% 6.83%
11.75% 11.97% 12.36% 12.36% 13.01% 15.00% 15.68% 16.43% 17.39% 17.60% 17.58% 17.85%
No. of Shareholders 1,21,1591,18,7061,19,6231,12,9851,18,2371,34,9461,57,9192,34,2012,59,8883,15,4483,07,9983,10,563

* The classifications might have changed from Sep'2022 onwards. The new XBRL format added more details from Sep'22 onwards.

Classifications such as banks and foreign portfolio investors were not available earlier. The sudden changes in FII or DII can be because of these changes.

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