National Fertilizer Ltd

National Fertilizer Ltd

₹ 108 -0.23%
10 Jun 1:03 p.m.
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 5,293 Cr.
  • Current Price 108
  • High / Low 170 / 70.9
  • Stock P/E 28.7
  • Book Value 55.4
  • Dividend Yield 0.25 %
  • ROCE 7.70 %
  • ROE 6.98 %
  • 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.
  • Tax rate seems low
  • Company has a low return on equity of 10.5% over last 3 years.
  • Earnings include an other income of Rs.203 Cr.

* 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

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 5,048 5,660 7,584 5,284 5,092 4,390 5,856 4,457
4,304 6,174 6,582 9,235 6,590 5,060 5,714 7,266 4,905 4,983 4,265 5,710 4,222
Operating Profit 139 281 172 902 -333 -12 -55 318 379 109 125 146 234
OPM % 3% 4% 3% 9% -5% -0% -1% 4% 7% 2% 3% 2% 5%
6 22 11 33 179 34 58 25 55 50 37 47 62
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 22 164 23 752 -326 -169 -127 201 268 -21 9 57 167
Tax % 72% 23% 35% 26% -28% -28% -31% 25% 23% -59% -35% 19% 19%
6 125 15 554 -236 -121 -87 151 208 -9 12 46 135
EPS in Rs 0.12 2.56 0.30 11.29 -4.81 -2.48 -1.78 3.08 4.23 -0.18 0.25 0.93 2.75
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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
8,514 7,757 7,600 8,943 12,429 13,135 11,906 15,857 29,587 23,556 19,794
8,130 7,197 7,041 8,404 11,417 12,283 11,001 15,469 28,509 22,928 19,187
Operating Profit 385 560 559 539 1,012 852 904 388 1,077 628 608
OPM % 5% 7% 7% 6% 8% 6% 8% 2% 4% 3% 3%
37 45 45 62 52 -331 33 26 195 185 203
Interest 304 231 193 192 320 409 294 137 308 277 226
Depreciation 73 87 85 73 285 374 312 335 353 362 373
Profit before tax 45 287 325 335 459 -263 331 -58 612 174 212
Tax % 41% 31% 36% 36% 36% -31% 28% 63% 25% 14% 13%
26 197 208 213 294 -181 237 -95 458 150 184
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
Dividend Payout % 32% 30% 0% 0% 31% -26% 0% 0% 30% 9% 0%
Compounded Sales Growth
10 Years: 9%
5 Years: 9%
3 Years: 8%
TTM: -16%
Compounded Profit Growth
10 Years: 22%
5 Years: -1%
3 Years: 57%
TTM: 29%
Stock Price CAGR
10 Years: 16%
5 Years: 31%
3 Years: 32%
1 Year: -6%
Return on Equity
10 Years: 10%
5 Years: 8%
3 Years: 10%
Last Year: 7%

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
Equity Capital 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 2,064 2,225
7,645 6,124 4,135 3,061 6,464 8,103 1,892 3,172 3,993 4,091 2,001
4,332 4,207 4,223 4,582 5,231 4,561 4,382 5,244 6,002 4,563 4,594
Total Liabilities 13,458 12,019 10,182 9,628 13,905 14,565 8,414 10,496 12,536 11,208 9,311
4,443 4,259 4,059 4,080 3,993 3,726 3,615 4,230 3,969 3,831 3,694
CWIP 39 33 51 64 133 656 862 138 178 242 172
Investments 0 23 152 217 265 323 416 257 259 345 443
8,975 7,705 5,921 5,268 9,513 9,861 3,520 5,870 8,131 6,791 5,002
Total Assets 13,458 12,019 10,182 9,628 13,905 14,565 8,414 10,496 12,536 11,208 9,311

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 27
Days Payable 15 31 44 42 35 47 42 58 33 33 45
Cash Conversion Cycle 225 244 224 163 265 235 64 97 75 70 42
Working Capital Days 244 232 181 147 208 212 42 62 50 61 37
ROCE % 6% 8% 9% 11% 6% 9% 2% 16% 7% 8%

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.

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