NTPC Ltd

NTPC Ltd

₹ 387 -2.83%
29 May - close price
About

NTPC (National Thermal Power Corporation) Ltd along with its subsidiaries/ associates & JVs is primarily involved in generation and sale of bulk power to State power utilities. Other business of the group includes providing consultancy, project management & supervision, energy trading, oil & gas exploration and coal mining.[1]

Key Points

Business Segments
1) Generation (94% in 9M FY25 vs 96% in FY22): [1] [2] The company is India’s largest power generating company with a total installed capacity of 76,598 MW, accounting for ~17% of the nation’s total capacity and 22% of its total power generation. [3] [4] [5]

  • Market Cap 3,75,164 Cr.
  • Current Price 387
  • High / Low 414 / 316
  • Stock P/E 16.2
  • Book Value 180
  • Dividend Yield 2.16 %
  • ROCE 8.43 %
  • ROE 13.8 %
  • Face Value 10.0

Pros

  • Company has been maintaining a healthy dividend payout of 40.2%

Cons

  • The company has delivered a poor sales growth of 10.8% over past five years.
  • Tax rate seems low
  • Company has a low return on equity of 13.3% 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

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
41,318 39,122 40,875 39,455 42,538 44,428 40,337 41,369 43,904 42,573 39,167 40,644 43,111
30,208 28,185 30,338 29,514 31,198 32,576 30,651 29,752 32,649 32,289 29,147 28,652 37,301
Operating Profit 11,110 10,937 10,537 9,941 11,341 11,852 9,686 11,617 11,255 10,284 10,019 11,992 5,809
OPM % 27% 28% 26% 25% 27% 27% 24% 28% 26% 24% 26% 30% 13%
2,081 558 718 2,299 2,542 626 3,119 934 3,973 2,679 2,933 1,497 919
Interest 2,582 2,515 2,465 2,783 2,488 2,649 3,108 2,203 3,097 2,838 2,662 2,275 2,667
Depreciation 3,393 3,260 3,464 3,491 3,728 3,654 3,647 3,722 4,032 3,869 3,993 4,117 4,051
Profit before tax 7,216 5,720 5,326 5,966 7,667 6,174 6,051 6,626 8,098 6,255 6,297 7,096 10
Tax % 21% 29% 27% 23% 28% 27% 23% 29% 29% 24% 26% 30% -87,373%
5,672 4,066 3,885 4,572 5,556 4,511 4,649 4,711 5,778 4,775 4,653 4,987 8,747
EPS in Rs 5.85 4.19 4.01 4.71 5.73 4.65 4.79 4.86 5.96 4.92 4.80 5.14 9.02
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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
72,634 70,844 78,273 83,453 90,307 97,700 99,207 121,175 163,770 162,009 170,037 165,494
56,711 52,848 56,918 58,596 71,260 60,918 66,614 82,221 120,769 118,085 121,071 123,593
Operating Profit 15,923 17,996 21,356 24,856 19,048 36,782 32,593 38,953 43,001 43,924 48,966 41,901
OPM % 22% 25% 27% 30% 21% 38% 33% 32% 26% 27% 29% 25%
2,377 1,118 316 1,839 1,755 -2,065 973 2,110 3,877 5,202 4,209 4,231
Interest 2,842 3,346 3,699 3,996 4,717 6,799 7,459 8,265 10,265 10,503 11,171 10,442
Depreciation 4,912 5,172 5,921 7,099 7,254 8,623 10,412 12,058 13,137 13,943 15,056 16,031
Profit before tax 10,547 10,596 12,052 15,600 8,831 19,295 15,695 20,740 23,476 24,679 26,949 19,659
Tax % 2% -2% 22% 34% -33% 48% 12% 21% 27% 27% 27% -18%
10,291 10,770 9,385 10,343 11,750 10,113 13,770 16,282 17,197 18,079 19,649 23,162
EPS in Rs 10.40 10.88 9.49 10.45 11.88 10.22 14.20 16.79 17.73 18.64 20.26 23.89
Dividend Payout % 20% 26% 42% 41% 51% 31% 43% 42% 41% 42% 41% 38%
Compounded Sales Growth
10 Years: 9%
5 Years: 11%
3 Years: 0%
TTM: -3%
Compounded Profit Growth
10 Years: 8%
5 Years: 8%
3 Years: 10%
TTM: 9%
Stock Price CAGR
10 Years: 12%
5 Years: 28%
3 Years: 31%
1 Year: 16%
Return on Equity
10 Years: 13%
5 Years: 13%
3 Years: 13%
Last Year: 14%

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 8,245 8,245 8,245 8,245 9,895 9,895 9,697 9,697 9,697 9,697 9,697 9,697
Reserves 73,412 83,048 87,986 93,532 97,514 103,675 109,289 118,971 129,193 140,188 151,944 165,169
85,995 93,127 106,840 121,605 142,807 168,712 176,466 185,578 187,271 186,206 186,231 191,145
29,568 30,810 33,609 44,579 40,787 45,557 47,915 57,115 57,716 57,439 60,308 48,066
Total Liabilities 197,220 215,231 236,680 267,962 291,002 327,838 343,367 371,361 383,877 393,530 408,179 414,076
78,849 91,773 99,356 119,759 125,621 156,811 164,449 195,571 197,361 212,611 212,208 217,334
CWIP 56,493 66,423 80,737 79,076 91,207 73,359 75,438 73,618 61,789 47,157 52,330 48,276
Investments 9,032 8,393 8,248 10,047 13,146 26,401 28,626 23,249 29,770 33,158 35,105 38,729
52,846 48,642 48,339 59,079 61,029 71,266 74,854 78,923 94,957 100,605 108,536 109,737
Total Assets 197,220 215,231 236,680 267,962 291,002 327,838 343,367 371,361 383,877 393,530 408,179 414,076

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
14,235 23,987 20,014 19,250 16,157 21,584 27,058 37,898 42,351 34,756 41,318 41,000
-14,563 -18,346 -24,414 -20,390 -20,894 -27,247 -17,342 -18,080 -14,101 -15,044 -20,546 -20,118
-1,878 -4,550 3,185 1,043 4,701 5,659 -9,646 -19,877 -28,365 -19,519 -20,968 -20,211
Net Cash Flow -2,206 1,092 -1,215 -97 -36 -4 70 -59 -114 194 -195 670
Free Cash Flow -2,888 3,737 -3,428 1,242 -1,473 7,124 8,777 18,723 25,128 17,387 20,643 18,292
CFO/OP 101% 141% 106% 69% 101% 67% 91% 102% 107% 87% 92% 105%

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 38 40 38 33 34 58 85 75 58 62 62 68
Inventory Days
Days Payable
Cash Conversion Cycle 38 40 38 33 34 58 85 75 58 62 62 68
Working Capital Days -39 -35 -49 -42 -61 -31 -48 -52 -22 -23 -17 -19
ROCE % 8% 8% 9% 11% 6% 12% 9% 10% 11% 11% 12% 8%

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Gross Generation (Group)
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Installed Capacity (Group)
MW
PLF Coal (Standalone)
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Plant Availability Factor (PAF) - Coal Standalone
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Captive Coal Production
MMT

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Shareholding Pattern

Numbers in percentages

Jun 2023Sep 2023Dec 2023Mar 2024Jun 2024Sep 2024Dec 2024Mar 2025Jun 2025Sep 2025Dec 2025Mar 2026
51.10% 51.10% 51.10% 51.10% 51.10% 51.10% 51.10% 51.10% 51.10% 51.10% 51.10% 51.10%
15.80% 16.69% 17.05% 17.86% 17.68% 18.60% 18.20% 17.79% 16.09% 16.40% 16.24% 16.54%
30.20% 29.02% 28.70% 27.55% 27.55% 26.51% 26.76% 27.22% 28.92% 28.93% 29.19% 29.13%
0.10% 0.10% 0.10% 0.11% 0.11% 0.11% 0.11% 0.11% 0.12% 0.12% 0.12% 0.12%
2.79% 3.08% 3.04% 3.37% 3.55% 3.68% 3.83% 3.77% 3.77% 3.45% 3.34% 3.10%
No. of Shareholders 9,86,67410,66,54311,58,99213,93,48017,67,13835,74,82843,65,78641,43,17539,65,86037,29,61735,43,43433,00,179

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

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