National Fertilizer Ltd

National Fertilizer Ltd

₹ 88.8 5.98%
05 Dec - 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 4,353 Cr.
  • Current Price 88.8
  • High / Low 130 / 70.9
  • Stock P/E 41.3
  • Book Value 52.3
  • Dividend Yield 1.76 %
  • ROCE 7.57 %
  • ROE 6.49 %
  • Face Value 10.0

Pros

  • Company has been maintaining a healthy dividend payout of 26.8%

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 10.3% over last 3 years.
  • Company might be capitalizing the interest cost

* 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

Consolidated Figures in Rs. Crores / View Standalone

Sep 2022 Dec 2022 Mar 2023 Jun 2023 Sep 2023 Dec 2023 Mar 2024 Jun 2024 Sep 2024 Dec 2024 Mar 2025 Jun 2025 Sep 2025
6,754 10,137 6,257 5,048 5,660 7,584 5,284 5,092 4,390 5,856 4,457 3,534 6,763
6,582 9,235 6,590 5,060 5,714 7,266 4,905 4,985 4,265 5,710 4,222 3,453 6,660
Operating Profit 172 902 -333 -12 -55 318 379 107 125 146 234 81 103
OPM % 3% 9% -5% -0% -1% 4% 7% 2% 3% 2% 5% 2% 2%
11 33 179 34 58 25 55 53 37 47 62 9 15
Interest 73 94 84 104 39 50 74 90 60 41 35 46 55
Depreciation 87 90 89 87 90 92 92 91 93 94 95 96 99
Profit before tax 23 752 -326 -169 -127 201 268 -21 9 57 167 -52 -36
Tax % 35% 26% -28% -28% -31% 25% 23% -59% -35% 19% 19% -24% -0%
15 554 -236 -121 -87 151 208 -9 12 46 135 -39 -36
EPS in Rs 0.30 11.29 -4.81 -2.48 -1.78 3.08 4.23 -0.18 0.25 0.93 2.75 -0.80 -0.73
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Profit & Loss

Consolidated Figures in Rs. Crores / View Standalone

Mar 2015 Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024 Mar 2025 TTM
8,514 7,757 7,600 8,943 12,429 13,135 11,906 15,857 29,587 23,556 19,798 20,610
8,130 7,197 7,041 8,404 11,417 12,283 11,001 15,469 28,509 22,939 19,182 20,046
Operating Profit 385 560 559 539 1,012 852 904 388 1,077 617 615 564
OPM % 5% 7% 7% 6% 8% 6% 8% 2% 4% 3% 3% 3%
37 45 45 62 52 -331 33 26 195 196 203 133
Interest 304 231 193 192 320 409 294 137 308 277 233 177
Depreciation 73 87 85 73 285 374 312 335 353 362 373 384
Profit before tax 45 287 325 335 459 -263 331 -58 612 174 212 136
Tax % 41% 31% 36% 36% 36% -31% 28% 63% 25% 14% 13%
26 197 208 213 294 -181 237 -95 458 150 184 105
EPS in Rs 0.53 4.02 4.24 4.34 5.99 -3.69 4.83 -1.94 9.34 3.06 3.75 2.15
Dividend Payout % 32% 30% 0% 0% 31% -26% 0% 0% 30% 9% 42%
Compounded Sales Growth
10 Years: 9%
5 Years: 9%
3 Years: 8%
TTM: -8%
Compounded Profit Growth
10 Years: 21%
5 Years: -3%
3 Years: 55%
TTM: -71%
Stock Price CAGR
10 Years: 13%
5 Years: 19%
3 Years: 14%
1 Year: -27%
Return on Equity
10 Years: 9%
5 Years: 8%
3 Years: 10%
Last Year: 6%

Balance Sheet

Consolidated Figures in Rs. Crores / View Standalone

Mar 2015 Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024 Mar 2025 Sep 2025
Equity Capital 491 491 491 491 491 491 491 491 491 491 491 491
Reserves 990 1,199 1,334 1,495 1,720 1,412 1,650 1,589 2,051 2,055 2,225 2,074
7,645 6,124 4,135 3,061 6,464 8,103 1,892 3,172 3,993 4,091 2,001 4,537
4,332 4,207 4,223 4,582 5,231 4,561 4,382 5,244 6,002 4,563 4,599 6,183
Total Liabilities 13,458 12,019 10,182 9,628 13,905 14,565 8,414 10,496 12,536 11,199 9,316 13,284
4,443 4,259 4,059 4,080 3,993 3,726 3,615 4,230 3,969 3,831 3,694 3,626
CWIP 39 33 51 64 133 656 862 138 178 242 172 180
Investments 0 23 152 217 265 323 416 257 259 336 443 410
8,975 7,705 5,921 5,268 9,513 9,861 3,520 5,870 8,131 6,791 5,007 9,068
Total Assets 13,458 12,019 10,182 9,628 13,905 14,565 8,414 10,496 12,536 11,199 9,316 13,284

Cash Flows

Consolidated Figures in Rs. Crores / View Standalone

Mar 2015 Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024 Mar 2025
304 1,848 2,453 1,661 -2,703 -319 7,021 -1,029 -333 668 2,590
-89 -87 -201 -346 -310 -810 -497 -129 -206 -334 -268
-214 -1,760 -2,250 -1,314 3,022 1,132 -6,505 1,145 526 -318 -2,334
Net Cash Flow 1 2 1 1 9 3 20 -14 -13 16 -12

Ratios

Consolidated Figures in Rs. Crores / View Standalone

Mar 2015 Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024 Mar 2025
Debtor Days 216 226 205 160 210 215 81 65 51 63 60
Inventory Days 25 49 63 45 90 67 25 90 57 41 28
Days Payable 15 31 44 42 35 47 42 58 33 31 46
Cash Conversion Cycle 225 244 224 163 265 235 64 97 75 72 42
Working Capital Days 30 30 29 29 28 8 4 3 7 -3 0
ROCE % 6% 8% 9% 11% 6% 9% 2% 16% 7% 8%

Shareholding Pattern

Numbers in percentages

Dec 2022Mar 2023Jun 2023Sep 2023Dec 2023Mar 2024Jun 2024Sep 2024Dec 2024Mar 2025Jun 2025Sep 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%
0.20% 0.54% 0.39% 0.39% 1.10% 0.48% 0.41% 0.41% 0.42% 0.60% 0.49% 0.91%
12.75% 12.40% 11.89% 9.90% 8.51% 8.38% 7.47% 7.27% 7.28% 6.83% 6.21% 5.99%
12.36% 12.36% 13.01% 15.00% 15.68% 16.43% 17.39% 17.60% 17.58% 17.85% 18.58% 18.39%
No. of Shareholders 1,19,6231,12,9851,18,2371,34,9461,57,9192,34,2012,59,8883,15,4483,07,9983,10,5633,10,8472,99,076

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