NLC India Ltd.
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ABOUT
KEY POINTS
Revenue Breakup Mar 2026 • Power - Thermal: 79.3% • Lignite Mining: 16.6% • Power - Renewable: 4.2%
AI Sector View
AI GENERATEDPower
Operationally, power remains one of the strongest sectors in the dataset. Power generation rose 8.0% YoY (2026-07), IIP-electricity was 10.0% YoY (2026-06), electricity core output was 9.0% YoY (2026-07), and coal offtake increased 10.0% YoY (2026-07). FPI outflows are a headwind at INR -10736 crore over 3 months to 2026-08-31, but the fundamental demand signal is strong enough to retain a positive stance.
PROS
- Company has delivered good profit growth of 23.5% CAGR over last 5 years
- Company has consistently been profitable over the last 5 years
- Strong cash generation - operating cash flow backs reported profits (CFO/PAT 2.35x)
- Company has a consistent dividend-paying track record
- Company generates healthy free cash flow
- Attractively priced for its growth - PEG of 0.3
CONS
- Company has a low return on capital employed of 10.9%
- Promoter holding has decreased over last 2 years: -2.7pp
- A large part of profit comes from other income (25.2% of PBT)
- Working capital days have increased from -73 to -42 days
- Contingent liabilities are large at 60.4% of net worth
- Operating margins have contracted to 32.0% from 43.7%
* The pros and cons are machine generated based on quantitative rules.
Peer comparison
| Name | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADANIPOWER | 213.00 | 28.82 | 410764.00 | 0.00 | 4866.60 | 47.24 | 18901.89 | 33.97 | 17.79 | 42.67 |
| NTPC | 337.00 | 11.77 | 326777.65 | 2.67 | 6896.44 | -88.71 | 50740.96 | 7.81 | 8.52 | 33.23 |
| POWERGRID | 272.00 | 15.91 | 252976.42 | 3.31 | 3598.42 | -0.89 | 11496.72 | 2.68 | 9.74 | 82.97 |
| ADANIGREEN | 1308.00 | 120.77 | 215450.64 | 0.00 | 983.00 | 19.30 | 4431.00 | 16.61 | 9.90 | 91.24 |
| ADANIENSOL | 1393.00 | 58.36 | 170357.56 | 0.00 | 12365.60 | 2194.43 | 97110.80 | 1324.06 | 9.71 | 31.27 |
| TATAPOWER | 367.00 | 30.35 | 117268.96 | 0.68 | 1400.86 | 10.98 | 19051.26 | 5.63 | 11.63 | 21.53 |
| JSWENERGY | 532.00 | 49.58 | 97541.28 | 0.38 | 532.70 | -36.27 | 5207.13 | 1.24 | 8.50 | 55.22 |
| NHPC | 76.40 | 20.21 | 76744.07 | 2.11 | 1178.09 | 4.15 | 3808.31 | 18.50 | 6.16 | 61.80 |
| NTPCGREEN | 87.74 | 121.81 | 73932.62 | 0.00 | 304.84 | 38.26 | 1106.86 | 62.72 | 3.73 | 91.95 |
| TORNTPOWER | 1295.65 | 28.09 | 65288.26 | 1.54 | 661.85 | -10.75 | 8124.15 | 2.75 | 14.37 | 18.93 |
| NLCINDIA | 270.40 | 11.68 | 37494.65 | 1.42 | 436.33 | -48.01 | 4716.75 | 23.29 | 11.27 | 32.83 |
| ACMESOLAR | 396.95 | 46.50 | 28059.38 | 0.05 | 235.33 | 79.88 | 857.50 | 67.81 | 9.23 | 85.63 |
Quarterly Results
Consolidated Figures in Rs. Crores / View Standalone
| Jun 2023 | Sep 2023 | Dec 2023 | Mar 2024 | Jun 2024 | Sep 2024 | Dec 2024 | Mar 2025 | Jun 2025 | Sep 2025 | Dec 2025 | Mar 2026 | Jun 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3,316 | 2,978 | 3,164 | 3,541 | 3,378 | 3,657 | 4,411 | 3,836 | 3,826 | 4,178 | 4,443 | 5,042 | 4,717 | |
| 2,123 | 864 | 2,196 | 3,208 | 2,198 | 2,648 | 3,377 | 2,154 | 2,684 | 2,588 | 3,099 | 2,621 | 4,216 | |
| Operating Profit | 1,194 | 2,113 | 969 | 333 | 1,180 | 1,010 | 1,035 | 1,682 | 1,141 | 1,590 | 1,344 | 2,422 | 500 |
| OPM % | 36.00% | 70.97% | 30.61% | 9.41% | 34.93% | 27.61% | 23.46% | 43.85% | 29.84% | 38.06% | 30.26% | 48.03% | 10.61% |
| 112 | 256 | 85 | 494 | 264 | 717 | 489 | 136 | 290 | 168 | 364 | 155 | 151 | |
| Interest | 231 | 214 | 205 | 199 | 189 | 180 | 237 | 325 | 299 | 289 | 269 | 364 | 382 |
| Depreciation | 461 | 455 | 446 | 462 | 433 | 413 | 458 | 581 | 539 | 548 | 597 | 695 | 666 |
| Profit before Tax | 614 | 1,701 | 402 | 165 | 822 | 1,133 | 830 | 912 | 594 | 921 | 843 | 1,518 | 652 |
| Tax % | 32.59% | 36.15% | 36.80% | 31.22% | 31.04% | 13.32% | 16.13% | 48.65% | -41.37% | 21.34% | 14.08% | 2.39% | 33.04% |
| Net Profit | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 567 | 982 | 696 | 468 | 839 | 725 | 724 | 1,481 | 436 |
| 2.98 | 7.83 | 1.83 | 0.82 | 4.09 | 7.08 | 5.02 | 3.48 | 6.05 | 5.23 | 5.22 | 10.05 | 3.49 |
Profit & Loss
Consolidated Figures in Rs. Crores / View Standalone
| Mar 2017 | Mar 2018 | Mar 2019 | Mar 2020 | Mar 2021 | Mar 2022 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 | TTM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11,186 | 11,288 | 9,871 | 10,321 | 9,846 | 11,948 | 16,165 | 13,001 | 15,283 | 17,490 | 18,381 | |
| 6,925 | 7,275 | 7,577 | 6,873 | 7,043 | 7,785 | 10,324 | 9,466 | 10,443 | 11,901 | 12,524 | |
| Operating Profit | 4,261 | 4,014 | 2,294 | 3,447 | 2,803 | 4,163 | 5,841 | 3,536 | 4,840 | 5,588 | 5,857 |
| OPM % | 38.09% | 35.56% | 23.24% | 33.40% | 28.46% | 34.84% | 36.14% | 27.20% | 31.67% | 31.95% | 31.86% |
| -340 | 586 | 2,088 | 1,406 | 2,344 | 1,333 | -973 | 2,020 | 1,673 | 1,887 | 838 | |
| Interest | 588 | 548 | 700 | 1,174 | 1,313 | 984 | 1,012 | 849 | 932 | 1,222 | 1,305 |
| Depreciation | 1,044 | 1,232 | 1,121 | 1,334 | 1,611 | 1,909 | 1,801 | 1,825 | 1,884 | 2,379 | 2,505 |
| Profit before Tax | 2,289 | 2,821 | 2,561 | 2,345 | 2,223 | 2,603 | 2,056 | 2,882 | 3,697 | 3,875 | 3,933 |
| Tax % | -7.31% | 30.63% | 39.98% | 38.08% | 40.89% | 57.16% | 30.68% | 35.20% | 26.60% | 2.73% | 14.41% |
| Net Profit | 2,457 | 1,957 | 1,537 | 1,452 | 1,314 | 1,115 | 1,425 | 1,867 | 2,713 | 3,769 | 3,366 |
| EPS | 14.66 | 12.80 | 10.36 | 10.48 | 9.48 | 8.05 | 10.28 | 13.32 | 18.90 | 25.40 | — |
| Dividend Payout % | 46.36% | 34.53% | 42.63% | 74.39% | 27.13% | 37.12% | 34.77% | 22.52% | 15.87% | 15.16% | — |
COMPOUNDED SALES GROWTH
- 10 Years:
- 8%
- 5 Years:
- 12%
- 3 Years:
- 3%
COMPOUNDED PROFIT GROWTH
- 10 Years:
- 45%
- 5 Years:
- 22%
- 3 Years:
- 36%
STOCK PRICE CAGR
- 10 Years:
- 13%
- 5 Years:
- 38%
- 3 Years:
- 27%
- 1 Year:
- 3%
RETURN ON EQUITY
- 10 Years:
- 13%
- 5 Years:
- 13%
- 3 Years:
- 15%
- Last Year:
- 19%
Balance Sheet
Consolidated Figures in Rs. Crores / View Standalone
| Mar 2017 | Mar 2018 | Mar 2019 | Mar 2020 | Mar 2021 | Mar 2022 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Equity Capital | 1,529 | 1,529 | 1,387 | 1,387 | 1,387 | 1,387 | 1,387 | 1,387 | 1,387 | 1,387 |
| Minority Interest | 674 | 686 | 1,102 | 1,767 | 1,897 | 2,185 | 2,457 | 2,835 | 3,222 | 3,749 |
| 10,598 | 11,823 | 11,383 | 11,518 | 12,098 | 12,803 | 13,782 | 15,144 | 17,336 | 20,138 | |
| 11,295 | 12,522 | 20,288 | 26,134 | 26,748 | 22,982 | 23,126 | 22,510 | 22,447 | 28,965 | |
| Trade Payables | 1,258 | 2,074 | 3,329 | 3,288 | 1,896 | 1,518 | 951 | 1,375 | 1,898 | 1,350 |
| 9,810 | 10,279 | 8,614 | 9,593 | 10,592 | 9,933 | 11,593 | 12,239 | 12,660 | 9,971 | |
| Total Liabilities | 35,163 | 38,911 | 46,102 | 53,687 | 54,617 | 50,807 | 53,296 | 55,491 | 58,949 | 65,560 |
| 15,997 | 16,765 | 17,658 | 24,109 | 25,824 | 24,875 | 24,058 | 23,391 | 30,699 | 36,596 | |
| Capital Work in Progress | 5,075 | 8,198 | 13,738 | 12,534 | 11,495 | 12,909 | 14,636 | 17,726 | 15,297 | 14,293 |
| 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | |
| 2,336 | 2,089 | 1,720 | 1,684 | 1,629 | 1,201 | 1,183 | 1,484 | 1,913 | 2,281 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3,767 | 4,122 | 3,338 | |
| Cash & Bank | 515 | 368 | 531 | 433 | 785 | 344 | 251 | 700 | 320 | 842 |
| 11,227 | 11,478 | 12,442 | 14,914 | 14,872 | 11,471 | 13,160 | 8,415 | 6,590 | 8,201 | |
| Total Assets | 35,163 | 38,911 | 46,102 | 53,687 | 54,617 | 50,807 | 53,296 | 55,491 | 58,949 | 65,560 |
Cash Flows
Consolidated Figures in Rs. Crores / View Standalone
| Mar 2017 | Mar 2018 | Mar 2019 | Mar 2020 | Mar 2021 | Mar 2022 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,728 | 4,995 | 2,123 | 2,140 | 4,696 | 8,613 | 4,331 | 5,491 | 8,880 | 5,166 | |
| Cash from Investing | -4,332 | -4,593 | -6,119 | -5,812 | -2,212 | -763 | -2,499 | -3,059 | -7,160 | -7,549 |
| Cash from Financing | -68 | 98 | 4,416 | 4,163 | -2,037 | -7,001 | -1,735 | -1,985 | -2,196 | 2,907 |
| -3,174 | 39 | -83 | -2 | 140 | -18 | -62 | 468 | -379 | 525 |
Ratios
Consolidated Figures in Rs. Crores / View Standalone
| Mar 2017 | Mar 2018 | Mar 2019 | Mar 2020 | Mar 2021 | Mar 2022 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Documents
Corporate disclosures, annual reports, credit ratings, and concall transcripts
2026-09-09 - NLC India Limited has informed the Exchange regarding Change in Auditors of the company.
2026-09-08 - NLC India Limited has informed the Exchange about General Updates
2026-09-08 - NLC India Limited has informed the Exchange regarding 'Regulation 36(1)(b) of the SEBI (Listing Obligationsand Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, a copy of the lettercontaining the web-link, including the exact path, where details of the Annual Report ofthe Company for the FY 2025-26 is available, which is being sent to those shareholderswhose email addresses are not registered with the Company/ its Registrar and ShareTransfer Agent (RTA) / Depository Participant(s).'.
2026-09-08 - NLC India Limited has informed the Exchange about Copy of Newspaper Publication
2026-09-08 - NLC India Limited has informed the Exchange about BRSR Report for FY 2025-26
2026-09-07 - NLC India Limited has informed the Exchange regarding Notice of Annual General Meeting to be held on September 29, 2026
2026-09-06 - NLC India Limited has informed the Exchange about Copy of Newspaper Publication
2026-09-05 - NLC India Limited has informed the Exchange regarding ''. Book Closure
2026-09-05 - NLC India Limited has informed the Exchange that Record date for the purpose of Dividend is 22-Sep-2026.
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