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National Fertilizers financials and balance sheet

NSE: NFLBSE: 523630Fertilizers & AgrochemicalsSmall Cap

Last close ₹57.12down ₹1.73 (2.94%)BSE ₹57.12

Share price at the NSE close on 23 Oct 2026. Previous close ₹58.85.

52-week range of traded prices to 23 Oct 2026
₹56.05Low, 23 Oct 2026₹96.40High, 28 Oct 2025
Market cap
₹2,802 Cr878th largest listed
P/E
7.7
P/B
1.0
Dividend yield
1.82%
ROE
13.1%
ROCE
8.8%
Debt to equity
1.39
Volume, NSE
10,27,76439.0% delivered

10 years at a glance

Consolidated: the company and its subsidiaries together. ₹ crore, years to March.National Fertilizers annual reports

Revenue, net profit and borrowings, ₹ crore

  • Revenue
  • Net profit
  • Borrowings
  • Loss
A loss in 2 of the 10 years shown

Operating and net margin, per cent

  • Operating margin
  • Net margin

From Apr 2019 leases sit on the balance sheet: rent is charged as depreciation and interest instead, so operating profit and total assets step up with nothing about the business having changed. Borrowings here leave lease liabilities out. Lease payments were 0.2% of operating profit in the first full year.

The years either side of a change of basis do not compare. From the year to Mar 2020, the company's revenue for that year, ₹13,135 Cr, differs from its quarters added, ₹12,961 Cr.

Results for the year to Mar 2026

Consolidated: the company and its subsidiaries together. ₹ crore.

From revenue to net profit

  1. Revenue21,514
  2. Materials and goods−13,804
  3. Employee costs−624
  4. Other expenses−6,253
  5. Operating profit834
  6. Depreciation−405
  7. Other income+54
  8. One-off items0.0
  9. Finance costs−249
  10. Profit before tax233
  11. Tax−63
  12. Joint ventures+42
  13. Net profit211

What the company owns

  • Receivables₹5,411 Cr
  • Plant, investments and other assets₹5,169 Cr
  • Inventory₹1,085 Cr
  • Cash and bank₹59 Cr

What pays for it: net worth and liabilities

  • Borrowings₹3,959 Cr
  • Other liabilities₹3,445 Cr
  • Net worth₹2,841 Cr
  • Owed to suppliers₹1,479 Cr

National Fertilizers business segments, year to Mar 2026

A reportable segment is a line of business the company must report on its own. Consolidated, ₹ crore, as the company reports them.National Fertilizers segment results by quarter

Revenue by segment

₹21,703 CrTotal
  • Manufactured Fertilizers₹12,958 Cr59.7% of total
  • Traded Imported Fertilizers (Under NBS)₹6,414 Cr29.6% of total
  • OthersDomesticTradedProductAgroInputsSaleServices₹1,808 Cr8.3% of total
  • Manufactured Chemicals₹524 Cr2.4% of total

Profit by segment

  • Manufactured Fertilizers₹92 Cr15.7% of total
  • Traded Imported Fertilizers (Under NBS)₹189 Cr32.0% of total
  • OthersDomesticTradedProductAgroInputsSaleServices₹173 Cr29.4% of total
  • Manufactured Chemicals₹136 Cr23.0% of total

Segment results by year

Consolidated, ₹ crore, years to March.

  • Manufactured Fertilizers

    Revenue, ₹ crore
    Profit, ₹ crore
  • Traded Imported Fertilizers (Under NBS)

    Revenue, ₹ crore
    Profit, ₹ crore
  • OthersDomesticTradedProductAgroInputsSaleServices

    Revenue, ₹ crore
    Profit, ₹ crore
  • Manufactured Chemicals

    Revenue, ₹ crore
    Profit, ₹ crore
₹ croreMar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
Revenue of all businesses12,30813,19211,94215,96129,81823,71619,94621,703
Company revenue, as in its results12,24513,13511,90615,85729,61723,56019,79521,514
Revenue–––––13,68013,43312,958
Revenue growth––––––−1.8%−3.5%
Profit–––––639392
Profit growth––––––47.2%−1.0%
Margin–––––0.5%0.7%0.7%
Return on capital–––––2.3%3.5%2.0%
Assets–––––6,7236,6708,547
Liabilities–––––3,9453,9863,966
Capital employed–––––2,7782,6854,581
Revenue–––––8,0964,5316,414
Revenue––––––1,3961,808
Revenue–––––469586524
Revenue–––––1,471––
Revenue9,5349,1128,27610,82719,414–––
Revenue2,4423,7643,2764,2179,162–––
Revenue3313173899171,242–––
Revenue−63−5736−104−201−156−151−189
Profit is before tax and finance costs, the way companies report their segments.

Profit and loss

Consolidated, ₹ crore, years to March.National Fertilizers quarterly results

₹ croreMar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Filed 5 MayMar 2020Filed 4 AugMar 2021Filed 11 JunMar 2022Filed 25 MayMar 2023Filed 30 MayMar 2024Filed 1 JunMar 2025Filed 13 JunMar 2026Filed 27 May
Revenue from operations7,6638,92812,24513,13511,90615,85729,61723,56019,79521,514
7,1088,42711,42012,27610,99215,27928,54522,94219,18720,681
Materials and goods bought3,5454,4316,6847,2536,5789,42519,85915,97712,35913,804
Employee costs––556599607649659635610624
Other expenses––4,1804,4233,8075,2058,0266,3306,2176,253
Operating profit before depreciation5555028258609145781,072618608834
Operating margin7.2%5.6%6.7%6.5%7.7%3.6%3.6%2.6%3.1%3.9%
Materials, % of revenue––54.6%55.2%55.2%59.4%67.1%67.8%62.4%64.2%
Employee costs, % of revenue––4.5%4.6%5.1%4.1%2.2%2.7%3.1%2.9%
Other expenses, % of revenue––34.1%33.7%32.0%32.8%27.1%26.9%31.4%29.1%
Depreciation and amortisation8573101374312335353362373405
Operating profit after depreciation470428724485601243719256235428
Other income459656573334193999554
Finance costs190190316405291133302267226249
Profit before one-off items and tax32533546313634314561089104233
One-off items000−389000000
Profit before tax325335463−25334314561089104233
117122165−829437154242863
Share of profit of joint ventures and associates00−3−10−13−20328510842
Net profit208213295−181237−95458150184211
Other comprehensive income––−2−25124−10−10
Total comprehensive income––293−206238−93462149184202
Net margin2.7%2.4%2.4%−1.4%2.0%−0.6%1.5%0.6%0.9%1.0%
Net margin without joint ventures and associates2.7%2.4%2.4%−1.3%2.1%0.7%1.5%0.3%0.4%0.8%
Materials, employee costs and other expenses are shown for the years they add up to operating expenses; for the years to Mar 2017 and Mar 2018 they do not, so they are left blank.

Balance sheet

Consolidated, ₹ crore, at 31 March.

₹ croreMar 2019Filed 5 MayMar 2020Filed 4 AugMar 2021Filed 11 JunMar 2022Filed 25 MayMar 2023Filed 30 MayMar 2024Filed 1 JunMar 2025Filed 13 JunMar 2026Filed 27 May
2,2141,9022,1402,0472,5422,5542,7162,841
Share capital491491491491491491491491
Reserves1,7231,4121,6501,5572,0512,0642,2252,350
6,4027,9311,7833,1703,9914,0881,9963,959
8,5359,5043,2605,6177,4126,7804,9097,380
3,1583,1573,0122,8302,5801,8721,6861,504
13,90714,5638,41210,49412,53311,2069,31111,724
4,4124,7484,9094,7154,5064,5534,3684,274
9,4939,8133,5045,7788,0276,6364,9417,449
Net debt6,3837,9081,7413,1413,9754,0501,9633,900
Borrowings are counted again inside the liabilities due within a year and after a year. No balance sheet is on record for the years to Mar 2017 and Mar 2018, so its lines and the ratios worked from it are blank there.

Cash flow

Consolidated, ₹ crore, years to March.

₹ croreMar 2021Filed 11 JunMar 2022Filed 25 MayMar 2023Filed 30 MayMar 2024Filed 1 JunMar 2025Filed 13 JunMar 2026Filed 27 May
7,021−1,029−3336682,590−1,342
7,048−976−1956702,525−1,300
6,290−1,188−1,435691,913−2,034
Receivables5,488−526−1,4266848−2,325
Inventories834−1,822−8191,316834−175
Payables−411,154922−1,262229466
Other working capital86−111820
Tax paid−18−54−138−265−42
Capital spending419297208292204228
Free cash flow6,602−1,326−5413762,386−1,570
−496−129−206−334−268−263
−6,5051,145526−318−2,3341,643
Dividends paid0001371377
Shares bought back000000
Shares issued000000
Net change in cash20−14−1316−1237
Capital spending is part of cash from investing, and dividends paid, shares bought back and shares issued are part of cash from financing. Each is shown as an amount on a line of its own, and the section's other items are in its total only. No cash flow statement is on record for the years to Mar 2017, Mar 2018, Mar 2019 and Mar 2020.

Per share

Consolidated, ₹ per share, years to March.National Fertilizers dividend history

₹ per shareMar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Filed 5 MayMar 2020Filed 4 AugMar 2021Filed 11 JunMar 2022Filed 25 MayMar 2023Filed 30 MayMar 2024Filed 1 JunMar 2025Filed 13 JunMar 2026Filed 27 May
Earnings per share₹4.24₹4.34₹6.01−₹3.69₹4.83−₹1.94₹9.34₹3.06₹3.75₹4.31
Diluted earnings per share₹4.24₹4.34₹6.01−₹3.69₹4.83−₹1.94₹9.34₹3.06₹3.75₹4.31
Dividend per share––₹1.86₹0.95––₹2.79₹0.27₹1.56₹1.04
Book value per share––₹45.13₹38.78₹43.63₹41.73₹51.81₹52.07₹55.36₹57.91
Dividend payout––30.9%–––29.9%8.8%41.6%24.1%
Shareholder yield––––0.0%0.0%0.0%3.2%0.3%2.4%
Market cap at the year end (₹ crore)3,7582,6661,7279002,6542,6033,5544,2973,9433,165

Ratios

Consolidated, years to March.National Fertilizers PE ratio and valuation

RatioMar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Filed 5 MayMar 2020Filed 4 AugMar 2021Filed 11 JunMar 2022Filed 25 MayMar 2023Filed 30 MayMar 2024Filed 1 JunMar 2025Filed 13 JunMar 2026Filed 27 May
Revenue growth−1.5%16.5%37.2%–−9.4%33.2%86.8%−20.4%−16.0%8.7%
Operating profit growth–−9.6%64.5%–6.3%−36.7%85.4%−42.3%−1.7%37.2%
Net profit growth5.5%2.3%38.7%––––−67.3%22.6%15.0%
Earnings per share growth–2.4%38.5%––––−67.2%22.5%14.9%
––13.3%−8.8%11.7%−4.5%20.0%5.9%7.0%7.6%
–––−22.1 pts20.5 pts−16.3 pts24.5 pts−14.1 pts1.1 pts0.6 pts
From the net margin–––−21.0 pts21.5 pts−15.3 pts16.3 pts−11.8 pts2.7 pts0.4 pts
From asset turnover–––−0.4 pts1.6 pts−2.2 pts6.3 pts−1.9 pts−0.2 pts0.4 pts
From borrowing–––−0.8 pts−2.5 pts1.2 pts2.0 pts−0.5 pts−1.4 pts−0.2 pts
Return on capital employed––8.4%4.9%15.3%4.7%11.0%3.9%5.0%6.3%
Cash conversion––––2,961.3%–−72.7%445.2%1,407.8%−634.4%
Interest cover2.52.32.31.22.11.82.41.01.01.7
Debt to equity––2.894.170.831.551.571.600.731.39
Receivable days––213215816451636092
Inventory days––8764248756402729
Payable days––3445415632334539
Cash conversion cycle, days––265234659675704281
Working capital days––210212416250613767
Asset turnover––0.880.921.041.682.571.991.932.05
Assets per rupee of net worth––6.286.925.684.525.024.663.893.79
Sales per rupee of plant––3.073.533.303.757.476.155.436.16
Capital spending to depreciation––––1.340.890.590.810.550.56
Plant being built, % of plant in use––3.3%17.6%23.9%2.7%3.7%5.4%4.7%4.6%
Revenue growth and operating profit growth are left blank for the year to Mar 2020: between the two periods the company restated its earlier figures, so the two are on different bases and the change is not worked out. No balance sheet is on record for the years to Mar 2017 and Mar 2018, so its lines and the ratios worked from it are blank there.

Growth and returns over 3, 5 and 10 years

Consolidated: the company and its subsidiaries together. Each window ends with the year to Mar 2026.

Return on assets, latest year
2.0%
Cash from operations against operating profit
−160.9%
Measure10 years5 years3 years
Revenue growth, yearly rate10.7%12.6%−10.1%
Profit growth, yearly rate0.7%−2.3%−22.7%
Return on equity, average–7.2%6.8%
Return on capital employed, average–6.2%5.0%
Operating margin, average5.1%3.4%3.2%
Net margin, average1.2%0.7%0.8%
Asset turnover, average–2.041.99
Cash conversion cycle, days, average–7364
Interest cover, average1.81.61.2
Debt to equity, average–1.371.24

Where the cash came from and went

Consolidated: the company and its subsidiaries together. ₹ crore, added up over each window, which ends with the year to Mar 2026.

₹ crore5 years3 yearsLatest year
Cash from operations5541,916−1,342
Cash from investing−1,200−865−263
Cash from financing662−1,0091,643
Capital spending1,230724228
Dividends paid22722777
Shares bought back000
Shares issued for cash000
Borrowings raised4,2772,0601,963
Borrowings repaid2,2062,0930

Accounting checks

Consolidated, years to March. Published tests of whether reported profit is backed by cash and the balance sheet.

CheckMar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
Piotroski score, out of 9Published threshold 3 points out of 9––––636575
Altman Z-scorePublished threshold 1.81––1.411.142.232.013.102.752.942.47
Beneish M-scorePublished threshold −1.78––––−6.25−2.25−1.10−2.79−3.47−1.45
Profit not backed by cash, % of assetsPublished threshold 10 per cent of average total assets––––−54.7311.258.66−1.55−20.8517.27
Cash from operations to profit, 3 yearsPublished threshold 0.7 times––––––9.42−1.353.693.51
Receivables growth less revenue growthOur threshold 0 percentage points–––0.83−56.59−26.89−39.6818.47−2.9456.63
Inventory growth less cost-of-goods growthOur threshold 0 percentage points–––−28.03−56.37371.57−74.58−23.45−25.327.48
Other current assets growth less revenue growthOur threshold 5 per cent of revenue–––0.36−3.271.930.43−0.07−0.450.80
Assets under construction, years of additionsOur threshold 2 years of additions–––6.164.250.121.590.930.900.63
Effective tax ratePublished threshold 17.16 per cent35.9336.4535.59–27.3225.2925.2026.8626.7327.09
Tax charged less tax paid, % of profitOur threshold 10 percentage points–––––−11.722.5224.12−36.098.99
A threshold marked as ours has no published figure; it is the line we read the check against.

Credit ratings

An agency's view of the chance the company repays a borrowing on time, from AAA, the highest, down to D, in default.

DateAgencyBorrowing ratedRatingOutlookAmount, ₹ Cr
26 May 2026ICRA Limited (opens in a new tab)Fund-based-Cash credit[ICRA]AAReview, Re-affirmStable9,000
26 May 2026ICRA Limited (opens in a new tab)Non-fund based-Others[ICRA]A1+Review, Re-affirm9,600
26 May 2026ICRA Limited (opens in a new tab)Commercial Paper[ICRA]A1+Review, Re-affirm4,000
26 Mar 2026India Ratings and Research Private Limited (opens in a new tab)Bank loan facilitiesIND AA; IND A1+Review, Re-affirmStable18,600
26 Mar 2026India Ratings and Research Private Limited (opens in a new tab)Commercial paperIND A1+Review, Re-affirm4,000
The latest rating on each borrowing. The agency's name opens its reasoning for the rating.