NLC India
- Market cap
- ₹ 31,777 Cr.
- P/E
- 9.9x
- P/B
- 1.5x
- 52-week range
- 222.3 – 387.8
- ROE
- 18%
- ROCE
- 10%
- Dividend yield
- 1.7%
- Debt / equity
- 1.3
- Sector
- Power
- Industry
- Power Generation
- Listed on
- NSE, BSE
About
NLC India Limited is an India-based company, which is engaged in the business of mining of lignite, coal and generation of power by using lignite as well as renewable energy sources and consultancy. Its segments include Mining and Power generation. The Mining segment includes mining of lignite and coal. The Power generation segment includes generation of power and sale to power utilities across the country. It operates three opencast Lignite Mines at Neyveli in Tamil Nadu and one opencast Lignite Mine at Barsingsar in Rajasthan, with a combined mining capacity of 30.10 million Tons Per Annum (MTPA). It also operates Talabira Open Cast Mine in Odisha, with a mining capacity of 20.00 MTPA. It is operating five lignite based thermal power stations, four at Neyveli, in Tamil Nadu and one at Barsingsar, in Rajasthan with capacity of over 3,640 megawatts. The total combined mining capacity of lignite and coal for the Company is 50.10 MTPA.
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Compared with its industry
Power Generation: 36 companies →NLC India against the typical company in its industry. The rank is out of the companies that report each figure; green means the better quarter of the pack, red the worse quarter.
- Valuation (P/E)9.9 against a typical 35: cheaper than most peers (1st = cheapest).6th of 36
- Sales growth+23.3% against a typical +6.5% from a year earlier.11th of 30
- Profit growth−48% against a typical −1.3% from a year earlier.22nd of 25
- Share price, 3 months−22.3% against a typical −12.9%.26th of 34
- Size₹ 31,777 Cr. market value against a typical ₹ 2,247.1 Cr. (1st = largest).6th of 33
Latest announcements
Exchange filings and their impact on the company.
- NLC renewables arm wins 300 MW GUVNL wind LOI, adding small long-term contracted growth.
NLC India Renewables, a wholly owned subsidiary of NLC India, has received a Letter of Intent from Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam for developing 300 MW of grid-connected wind power projects. The company won 100 MW in GUVNL's 250 MW Phase-XI tender and accepted additional greenshoe capacities of 100 MW each to reach 300 MW. This expands NLC's renewable pipeline and will involve fresh investment over the next 1-2 years, with power sales starting only after construction.
- MoU adds 3.2 GW thermal plus mineral projects worth Rs 37,000 cr to long-term pipeline with no earnings in next 12 months.
NLC India signed MoUs with IPICOL on 22 Oct 2026 for a 3200 MW (4x800 MW) ultra-supercritical coal plant in Odisha with potential investment of Rs 35,000 crore and 4,000 jobs, plus a Rs 2,000 crore beach sand mineral processing facility with 500 jobs, and to explore coal-gasification for fertilizer. This is an early-stage partnership with no orders, costs or timelines disclosed. It expands NLCIL's long-term thermal, mining and chemicals pipeline but adds no revenue or profit in the next 12 months.
- Subsidiary won 50 MW/200 MWh battery storage project in West Bengal, a small strategic renewables addition.
NLC India Renewables, a wholly owned subsidiary of NLC India, has received a letter of award from West Bengal State Electricity Distribution Company for a 50 MW/200 MWh standalone battery storage project at Arambag, Hooghly. The project was won under tariff-based competitive bidding floated by the West Bengal Department of Power. It adds a small but strategic storage asset to NLC's growing renewable portfolio, with capex during construction and annuity revenues after commissioning.
- NLC India raised Rs 1,000 crore via short-term commercial paper, a small routine debt addition.
NLC India allotted 20,000 commercial papers of Rs 5 lakh each, aggregating to Rs 1,000 crore, on 12 October 2026. The disclosure was made under SEBI listing regulations for debt issuance. This is routine short-term borrowing that modestly increases gross debt but does not change capacity or long-term earnings outlook.
Credit ratings
Every rating action on file, newest first, including reaffirmations. Open a row for the agency's reasoning. All credit rating updates
Highest safety, with caution
Rated AAA to BB+ by 5 agencies- The agencies don't fully agree: India Ratings says AAA, Brickwork says BB+.
| Agency | Current rating | Outlook | As of |
|---|---|---|---|
| CRISIL | Withdrawn | Stable | 2 Sep 2026 |
| India Ratings | IND AAA | Stable | 10 Aug 2026 |
| Infomerics | Withdrawn | Stable | 24 Mar 2026 |
| Acuite | ACUITE AAA | Stable | 9 Mar 2026 |
| ICRA | [ICRA]AAA | Stable | 24 Feb 2026 |
| Brickwork | BWR BB + | Stable | 21 Jan 2026 |
| CARE | CARE AAA | Stable | 13 Jan 2026 |
| Rating | Details | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Sep 2026 | Withdrawn | was Crisil AAA | — | CRISIL | ₹ 2,369.26 Cr. | |
| 10 Aug 2026 | Reaffirmed | IND AAA | — | India Ratings | ₹ 12,525 Cr. | |
| 25 Mar 2026 | Withdrawn | was IND AAA | — | India Ratings | ₹ 13,098 Cr. | |
| 24 Mar 2026 | Withdrawn | was IVR AAA | — | Infomerics | ₹ 916 Cr. | |
| 9 Mar 2026 | New rating | ACUITE AAA | — | Acuite | ₹ 2,000 Cr. |
Board meetings
Results dates and other board meetings. Full calendar
| Details | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2 Nov 2026Upcoming | Financial Results/Dividend/Fund Raising | To consider and approve the financial results for the period ended September 30, 2026, dividend and Fund Raising |
| 7 Aug 2026 | Financial Results/Other business matters | To consider and approve the financial results for the period ended Jun 30, 2026 and other business matters |
| 13 May 2026 | Financial Results/Dividend/Other business matters | To consider and approve the financial results for the period ended March 31, 2026, dividend and other business matters |
| 10 Feb 2026 | Financial Results/Other business matters | Inter alia to consider and approve the financial results for the period ended December 31, 2025 and other business matters |
| 12 Jan 2026 | Dividend | To consider and approve the declaration of Interim Dividend, if any, for the Financial Year 2025-26. |
| 29 Oct 2025 | Financial Results/Other business matters | To consider and approve the financial results for the period ended September 30, 2025 and other business matters |
| 7 Aug 2025 | Financial Results/Other business matters | To consider and approve the unaudited financial results for the period ended Jun 30, 2025 and other business matters |
Financials
Consolidated figures in ₹ crore.
| ₹ Cr. | Sep 2023 | Dec 2023 | Mar 2024 | Jun 2024 | Sep 2024 | Dec 2024 | Mar 2025 | Jun 2025 | Sep 2025 | Dec 2025 | Mar 2026 | Jun 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales | 2,978 | 3,164 | 3,541 | 3,376 | 3,657 | 4,411 | 3,836 | 3,826 | 4,178 | 4,443 | 5,042 | 4,717 |
| Expenses | 2,143 | 2,260 | 3,208 | 2,294 | 2,644 | 3,377 | 2,975 | 2,891 | 2,779 | 3,099 | 3,268 | 3,245 |
| Operating Profit | 835 | 905 | 333 | 1,082 | 1,013 | 1,035 | 861 | 935 | 1,400 | 1,344 | 1,774 | 1,471 |
| OPM % | 28% | 29% | 9% | 32% | 28% | 23% | 22% | 24% | 34% | 30% | 35% | 31% |
| Other Income | 1,535 | 149 | 494 | 362 | 713 | 489 | 957 | 497 | 359 | 364 | 802 | 228 |
| Interest | 214 | 205 | 199 | 189 | 180 | 237 | 325 | 299 | 289 | 269 | 364 | 382 |
| Depreciation | 455 | 446 | 462 | 433 | 413 | 458 | 581 | 539 | 548 | 597 | 695 | 666 |
| Profit before tax | 1,701 | 402 | 165 | 822 | 1,133 | 830 | 912 | 594 | 921 | 843 | 1,518 | 652 |
| Tax % | 36% | 37% | 31% | 31% | 13% | 16% | 49% | −41% | 21% | 14% | 2% | 33% |
| Net Profit | 1,086 | 254 | 114 | 567 | 982 | 696 | 468 | 839 | 725 | 724 | 1,481 | 436 |
| EPS in Rs | 7.82 | 1.81 | 0.82 | 4.03 | 6.58 | 4.82 | 3.48 | 5.75 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 10.05 | 3.49 |
Growth and returns
Compounded yearly rates over each period.
- 10 Years
- 8%
- 5 Years
- 12%
- 3 Years
- 3%
- TTM
- 17%
- 10 Years
- 62%
- 5 Years
- 24%
- 3 Years
- 16%
- TTM
- 12%
- 10 Years
- 13%
- 5 Years
- 40%
- 3 Years
- 28%
- TTM
- —
- 10 Years
- 14%
- 5 Years
- 12%
- 3 Years
- 13%
- TTM
- —
P/E and EPS over time
Daily P/E and trailing 12-month EPS. EPS updates with each result.
Peers
Listed companies in the same business.
| NLC India | ₹ 227.75 | ₹ 31,777 Cr. | 9.9x | 1.5x | 18% | — |
| Adani Power | ₹ 182.00 | ₹ 70,196 Cr. | 32.2x | 6.4x | 21.2% | 23.9% |
| Power Grid Corporation of India | ₹ 247.20 | ₹ 2,29,911 Cr. | 14.1x | 2.6x | 16.5% | 40% |
| Adani Green Energy | ₹ 1,185.00 | ₹ 1,95,190 Cr. | 129.2x | 12.5x | 10.3% | 12.1% |
| Adani Energy Solutions | ₹ 1,219.85 | ₹ 1,49,972 Cr. | 90.2x | 8.1x | 9.6% | 8.5% |
| Siemens Energy India | ₹ 2,649.00 | ₹ 94,586 Cr. | 109x | 27.5x | 30.2% | 15% |
Management
- Sanoj Kumar Jha
- Executive Chairman of the Board, Managing Director
- Prasanna Kumar Acharya
- Chief Financial Officer, Finance Director, Executive Director
- Sushanta Kumar Panda
- Compliance Officer, Company Secretary
- Samir Swarup
- Executive Director, Director of Human Resources
- Ashok Kumar Mali
- Executive Director
- Rajesh Pratap Singh Sisodia
- Executive Director, Director - Planning, Projects and Power
- Suresh Chandra Suman
- Executive Director, Director - Mines
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