National Fertilizer Ltd

National Fertilizer Ltd

₹ 75.0 1.53%
12 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 3,681 Cr.
  • Current Price 75.0
  • High / Low 104 / 63.4
  • Stock P/E 21.7
  • Book Value 58.0
  • Dividend Yield 2.08 %
  • ROCE 8.33 %
  • ROE 6.05 %
  • Face Value 10.0

Pros

Cons

  • Company has low interest coverage ratio.
  • Company has a low return on equity of 3.54% over last 3 years.
  • Debtor days have increased from 71.6 to 91.8 days.

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Quarterly Results

Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated

Mar 2023 Jun 2023 Sep 2023 Dec 2023 Mar 2024 Jun 2024 Sep 2024 Dec 2024 Mar 2025 Jun 2025 Sep 2025 Dec 2025 Mar 2026
6,257 5,036 5,660 7,584 5,284 5,092 4,390 5,856 4,457 3,534 6,763 6,870 4,347
6,590 5,060 5,714 7,266 4,905 4,985 4,265 5,710 4,222 3,446 6,635 6,574 4,026
Operating Profit -333 -23 -55 318 379 107 125 146 234 89 128 296 321
OPM % -5% -0% -1% 4% 7% 2% 3% 2% 5% 3% 2% 4% 7%
146 23 32 14 29 20 14 32 25 9 15 17 12
Interest 84 104 39 50 74 90 60 41 35 46 55 72 77
Depreciation 89 87 90 92 92 91 93 94 95 96 99 110 100
Profit before tax -359 -191 -153 190 242 -54 -14 42 130 -45 -10 131 157
Tax % -25% -25% -26% 26% 25% -23% -23% 26% 25% -28% -1% 28% 25%
-269 -144 -113 140 182 -41 -11 31 97 -32 -10 94 118
EPS in Rs -5.48 -2.93 -2.31 2.85 3.70 -0.84 -0.22 0.63 1.98 -0.65 -0.21 1.91 2.41
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Profit & Loss

Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated

Mar 2015 Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024 Mar 2025 Mar 2026
8,514 7,757 7,600 8,943 12,429 13,135 11,906 15,857 29,587 23,556 19,798 21,514
8,130 7,197 7,041 8,404 11,412 12,273 10,989 15,266 28,509 22,939 19,182 20,681
Operating Profit 385 560 559 539 1,017 862 917 591 1,077 617 615 834
OPM % 5% 7% 7% 6% 8% 7% 8% 4% 4% 3% 3% 4%
37 47 45 62 52 -331 33 26 193 110 95 54
Interest 304 231 193 192 320 409 294 137 308 277 233 249
Depreciation 73 87 85 73 285 374 312 335 353 362 373 405
Profit before tax 45 288 325 335 463 -253 343 145 610 89 104 233
Tax % 41% 31% 36% 36% 36% -32% 27% 25% 25% 27% 27% 27%
26 199 208 213 298 -171 250 108 456 65 76 170
EPS in Rs 0.53 4.05 4.24 4.34 6.08 -3.49 5.09 2.21 9.30 1.32 1.55 3.46
Dividend Payout % 32% 30% 0% 0% 31% -27% 0% 0% 30% 20% 100% 0%
Compounded Sales Growth
10 Years: 11%
5 Years: 13%
3 Years: -10%
TTM: 9%
Compounded Profit Growth
10 Years: -2%
5 Years: -7%
3 Years: -28%
TTM: 161%
Stock Price CAGR
10 Years: 8%
5 Years: 1%
3 Years: 2%
1 Year: -26%
Return on Equity
10 Years: 9%
5 Years: 7%
3 Years: 4%
Last Year: 6%

Balance Sheet

Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated

Mar 2015 Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024 Mar 2025 Mar 2026
Equity Capital 491 491 491 491 491 491 491 491 491 491 491 491
Reserves 990 1,200 1,336 1,497 1,728 1,430 1,681 1,824 2,283 2,211 2,273 2,357
7,645 6,124 4,135 3,061 6,464 8,103 1,892 3,172 3,993 4,091 2,001 3,964
4,332 4,207 4,223 4,582 5,231 4,561 4,382 5,244 6,002 4,563 4,599 4,920
Total Liabilities 13,458 12,021 10,184 9,630 13,914 14,584 8,445 10,730 12,768 11,355 9,364 11,730
4,443 4,259 4,059 4,080 3,993 3,726 3,615 4,230 3,969 3,831 3,694 3,534
CWIP 39 33 51 64 133 656 862 138 178 242 172 161
Investments 2 15 125 219 274 342 448 491 491 491 491 502
8,973 7,714 5,949 5,268 9,513 9,861 3,520 5,870 8,131 6,791 5,007 7,534
Total Assets 13,458 12,021 10,184 9,630 13,914 14,584 8,445 10,730 12,768 11,355 9,364 11,730

Cash Flows

Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated

Mar 2015 Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024 Mar 2025 Mar 2026
304 1,850 2,453 1,661 -2,699 -309 7,034 -826 -335 583 2,482 -1,384
-89 -88 -202 -346 -314 -820 -509 -333 -203 -249 -160 -222
-214 -1,760 -2,250 -1,314 3,022 1,132 -6,505 1,145 526 -318 -2,334 1,643
Net Cash Flow 1 2 1 1 9 3 20 -14 -13 16 -12 37
Free Cash Flow 212 1,773 2,365 1,364 -2,964 -1,065 6,620 -1,119 -543 300 2,310 -1,606
CFO/OP 79% 340% 452% 325% -257% -31% 769% -131% -18% 95% 393% -161%

Ratios

Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated

Mar 2015 Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024 Mar 2025 Mar 2026
Debtor Days 216 226 205 160 210 215 81 65 51 63 60 92
Inventory Days 25 48 63 45 90 67 25 90 57 41 28 29
Days Payable 15 31 44 42 35 47 42 58 33 31 46 39
Cash Conversion Cycle 225 244 224 163 265 235 64 97 75 72 42 81
Working Capital Days 30 30 29 29 28 8 4 3 7 -3 0 0
ROCE % 4% 6% 8% 9% 11% 6% 9% 6% 15% 5% 6% 8%

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Mar 2014 Mar 2015 Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024 Mar 2025
Aggregated Actual Energy Consumption (Nangal Plant)
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Total Fertilizer Sales Volume
Lakh MT
Urea Capacity Utilization
%
Urea Production Volume
Lakh MT
Number of Dealers/Distributors
Count

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Shareholding Pattern

Numbers in percentages

Jun 2023Sep 2023Dec 2023Mar 2024Jun 2024Sep 2024Dec 2024Mar 2025Jun 2025Sep 2025Dec 2025Mar 2026
74.71% 74.71% 74.71% 74.71% 74.71% 74.71% 74.71% 74.71% 74.71% 74.71% 74.71% 74.71%
0.39% 0.39% 1.10% 0.48% 0.41% 0.41% 0.42% 0.60% 0.49% 0.91% 1.06% 0.70%
11.89% 9.90% 8.51% 8.38% 7.47% 7.27% 7.28% 6.83% 6.21% 5.99% 5.91% 5.53%
13.01% 15.00% 15.68% 16.43% 17.39% 17.60% 17.58% 17.85% 18.58% 18.39% 18.31% 19.05%
No. of Shareholders 1,18,2371,34,9461,57,9192,34,2012,59,8883,15,4483,07,9983,10,5633,10,8472,99,0762,89,5212,87,339

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