Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd

Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd

₹ 299 0.73%
19 May 4:01 p.m.
About

Power Grid Corporation of India Limited is a Maharatna CPSU and India’s largest electric power transmission company. GoI holds a 51.34% stake in the company as on March 31, 2021. PGCIL was incorporated in 1989 to set up extra-high voltage alternating current and high-voltage direct current (HVDC) transmission lines.

The company moves large blocks of power from the central generating agencies and areas that have surplus power to load centres within and across regions. It is under the administrative control of the Ministry of Power, GoI.

PGCIL also executes several strategically important projects, assigned to the company by GoI on nomination basis. Power Grid Corporation of India is principally engaged in planning, implementation, operation and maintenance of Inter-State Transmission System (ISTS), Telecom and consultancy services.

Key Points

Business Segments Q1 FY25

  • Market Cap 2,77,810 Cr.
  • Current Price 299
  • High / Low 325 / 250
  • Stock P/E 17.4
  • Book Value 107
  • Dividend Yield 3.01 %
  • ROCE 10.2 %
  • ROE 16.6 %
  • Face Value 10.0

Pros

  • Stock is providing a good dividend yield of 3.01%.
  • Company has been maintaining a healthy dividend payout of 67.0%

Cons

  • Stock is trading at 2.78 times its book value
  • The company has delivered a poor sales growth of 1.66% over past five years.
  • Tax rate seems low

* 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
11,328 10,245 10,419 10,677 11,051 10,068 10,260 10,121 10,983 9,928 10,000 11,005 9,971
1,277 1,584 1,371 1,276 2,083 1,385 1,473 1,598 1,760 1,810 1,990 1,586 6,288
Operating Profit 10,051 8,661 9,049 9,401 8,968 8,683 8,787 8,523 9,223 8,118 8,010 9,419 3,683
OPM % 89% 85% 87% 88% 81% 86% 86% 84% 84% 82% 80% 86% 37%
820 702 825 903 1,203 782 1,370 1,533 1,550 1,543 1,868 1,691 1,984
Interest 2,511 2,121 2,389 2,516 2,021 2,160 2,605 2,127 2,588 2,304 2,558 2,574 2,614
Depreciation 3,193 3,141 3,142 3,159 3,116 3,073 3,162 3,074 3,043 2,970 3,056 3,207 3,096
Profit before tax 5,167 4,100 4,343 4,630 5,034 4,232 4,391 4,854 5,143 4,387 4,263 5,329 -44
Tax % 18% 14% 12% 14% 18% 19% 15% 20% 16% 17% 17% 22% -10,495%
4,217 3,543 3,834 3,970 4,128 3,412 3,711 3,894 4,336 3,653 3,555 4,160 4,553
EPS in Rs 4.53 3.81 4.12 4.27 4.44 3.67 3.99 4.19 4.66 3.93 3.82 4.47 4.90
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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
17,177 20,666 25,710 29,765 34,119 36,186 37,666 39,933 43,343 42,391 41,431 40,904
2,571 2,460 3,224 4,106 7,428 4,821 4,218 5,730 4,595 6,211 5,907 10,680
Operating Profit 14,606 18,206 22,486 25,659 26,691 31,365 33,448 34,203 38,748 36,181 35,525 30,224
OPM % 85% 88% 87% 86% 78% 87% 89% 86% 89% 85% 86% 74%
748 650 1,050 4,577 1,563 3,853 1,790 6,363 1,407 3,531 4,926 6,092
Interest 3,979 5,135 6,304 7,591 9,091 9,814 8,501 8,211 9,744 9,047 9,479 10,050
Depreciation 5,085 6,180 7,663 9,091 10,201 11,073 11,712 12,551 12,940 12,558 12,352 12,330
Profit before tax 6,289 7,541 9,570 13,554 8,962 14,331 15,025 19,805 17,471 18,107 18,619 13,935
Tax % 21% 21% 21% 39% -11% 25% 21% 14% 12% 15% 18% -14%
4,979 5,948 7,520 8,245 9,939 10,811 11,936 17,094 15,333 15,475 15,354 15,921
EPS in Rs 5.35 6.40 8.09 8.86 10.69 11.62 12.83 18.38 16.49 16.64 16.51 17.12
Dividend Payout % 21% 20% 30% 33% 44% 48% 53% 60% 67% 68% 55% 79%
Compounded Sales Growth
10 Years: 7%
5 Years: 2%
3 Years: -2%
TTM: -1%
Compounded Profit Growth
10 Years: 10%
5 Years: 4%
3 Years: -1%
TTM: 4%
Stock Price CAGR
10 Years: 14%
5 Years: 18%
3 Years: 19%
1 Year: -2%
Return on Equity
10 Years: 18%
5 Years: 18%
3 Years: 17%
Last Year: 17%

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 5,232 5,232 5,232 5,232 5,232 5,232 5,232 6,975 6,975 9,301 9,301 9,301
Reserves 32,935 38,580 44,576 49,183 53,786 59,208 64,347 69,176 75,869 77,566 82,915 90,628
95,045 108,255 118,698 131,213 146,086 147,980 143,073 134,695 128,583 123,490 131,013 148,051
25,110 26,363 26,192 38,306 41,392 43,148 41,639 37,038 36,796 35,065 34,642 31,456
Total Liabilities 158,321 178,429 194,697 223,933 246,496 255,568 254,291 247,885 248,223 245,422 257,871 279,435
89,686 114,942 135,508 153,610 163,860 169,836 176,944 179,732 172,278 162,702 153,637 152,189
CWIP 52,924 43,795 35,884 30,307 33,578 30,400 17,972 7,376 7,699 9,672 12,399 8,354
Investments 926 841 1,330 1,608 2,757 3,764 4,265 7,229 7,415 9,340 11,312 16,392
14,784 18,851 21,975 38,408 46,301 51,568 55,110 53,548 60,832 63,707 80,522 102,499
Total Assets 158,321 178,429 194,697 223,933 246,496 255,568 254,291 247,885 248,223 245,422 257,871 279,435

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
15,042 16,151 21,251 21,881 23,149 29,239 27,614 24,640 35,268 34,790 31,357 31,983
-23,843 -21,148 -23,434 -22,981 -18,648 -9,368 -7,803 2,189 -4,316 -10,434 -17,897 -26,548
6,447 5,387 3,871 -612 -2,374 -18,712 -20,186 -28,801 -29,264 -25,882 -12,357 -3,996
Net Cash Flow -2,355 391 1,688 -1,712 2,127 1,159 -375 -1,973 1,689 -1,526 1,103 1,439
Free Cash Flow -9,201 -4,337 21,213 2,804 3,687 21,233 21,224 20,995 32,204 29,278 26,237 26,409
CFO/OP 111% 96% 103% 94% 95% 101% 89% 83% 98% 105% 97% 116%

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 45 48 46 45 50 49 82 83 120 93 64 97
Inventory Days
Days Payable
Cash Conversion Cycle 45 48 46 45 50 49 82 83 120 93 64 97
Working Capital Days -343 -315 -242 -205 -300 -272 -192 -225 -151 -112 -132 -177
ROCE % 8% 9% 10% 12% 10% 11% 12% 12% 13% 13% 13% 10%

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Shareholding Pattern

Numbers in percentages

Jun 2023Sep 2023Dec 2023Mar 2024Jun 2024Sep 2024Dec 2024Mar 2025Jun 2025Sep 2025Dec 2025Mar 2026
51.34% 51.34% 51.34% 51.34% 51.34% 51.34% 51.34% 51.34% 51.34% 51.34% 51.34% 51.34%
33.14% 32.01% 30.51% 29.82% 28.73% 28.26% 28.11% 26.79% 26.50% 25.66% 24.73% 25.02%
12.55% 13.21% 14.77% 15.26% 16.32% 16.89% 16.99% 18.30% 18.49% 19.33% 20.19% 20.05%
0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.04% 0.06% 0.07% 0.07% 0.07% 0.08%
2.95% 3.44% 3.37% 3.58% 3.61% 3.50% 3.50% 3.52% 3.61% 3.60% 3.67% 3.51%
No. of Shareholders 7,83,2659,31,3669,61,58511,00,85013,17,07713,29,74113,51,25213,83,98613,88,41713,72,72513,74,80113,35,909

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

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