NLC India

NSE: NLCINDIABSE: 513683
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₹ 227.75▼ 2.95 (−1.28%)28 Oct, 03:29 pm IST
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.

  • 28 Oct 2026General UpdatesLow impactPositivePrice −1.3% so far today
    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.

    Filing
  • 22 Oct 2026Press ReleaseLow impactPositivePrice −2.2% on 23 Oct
    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.

    Filing
  • 14 Oct 2026General UpdatesLow impactPositivePrice −2.5% on 15 Oct
    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.

    Filing
  • 12 Oct 2026General UpdatesLow impactNeutralPrice +0.3% on 13 Oct
    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.

    Filing

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
AAA
DefaultRiskyModerateSafeVery safe
  • The agencies don't fully agree: India Ratings says AAA, Brickwork says BB+.
AgencyCurrent ratingOutlookAs of
CRISILWithdrawnStable2 Sep 2026
India RatingsIND AAAStable10 Aug 2026
InfomericsWithdrawnStable24 Mar 2026
AcuiteACUITE AAAStable9 Mar 2026
ICRA[ICRA]AAAStable24 Feb 2026
BrickworkBWR BB +Stable21 Jan 2026
CARECARE AAAStable13 Jan 2026
Credit rating actions
RatingDetails
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 2026UpcomingFinancial Results/Dividend/Fund RaisingTo consider and approve the financial results for the period ended September 30, 2026, dividend and Fund Raising
7 Aug 2026Financial Results/Other business mattersTo consider and approve the financial results for the period ended Jun 30, 2026 and other business matters
13 May 2026Financial Results/Dividend/Other business mattersTo consider and approve the financial results for the period ended March 31, 2026, dividend and other business matters
10 Feb 2026Financial Results/Other business mattersInter alia to consider and approve the financial results for the period ended December 31, 2025 and other business matters
12 Jan 2026DividendTo consider and approve the declaration of Interim Dividend, if any, for the Financial Year 2025-26.
29 Oct 2025Financial Results/Other business mattersTo consider and approve the financial results for the period ended September 30, 2025 and other business matters
7 Aug 2025Financial Results/Other business mattersTo consider and approve the unaudited financial results for the period ended Jun 30, 2025 and other business matters

Share price

1Y change −12.57%
0 of 4 filing days came with a big price move
Volume (shares)Price (₹)
Close price

Financials

Consolidated figures in ₹ crore.

Quarterly results
₹ Cr.Sep 2023Dec 2023Mar 2024Jun 2024Sep 2024Dec 2024Mar 2025Jun 2025Sep 2025Dec 2025Mar 2026Jun 2026
Sales2,9783,1643,5413,3763,6574,4113,8363,8264,1784,4435,0424,717
Expenses2,1432,2603,2082,2942,6443,3772,9752,8912,7793,0993,2683,245
Operating Profit8359053331,0821,0131,0358619351,4001,3441,7741,471
OPM %28%29%9%32%28%23%22%24%34%30%35%31%
Other Income1,535149494362713489957497359364802228
Interest214205199189180237325299289269364382
Depreciation455446462433413458581539548597695666
Profit before tax1,7014021658221,1338309125949218431,518652
Tax %36%37%31%31%13%16%49%−41%21%14%2%33%
Net Profit1,0862541145679826964688397257241,481436
EPS in Rs7.821.810.824.036.584.823.485.754.84.810.053.49

Growth and returns

Compounded yearly rates over each period.

Compounded Sales Growth
10 Years
8%
5 Years
12%
3 Years
3%
TTM
17%
Compounded Profit Growth
10 Years
62%
5 Years
24%
3 Years
16%
TTM
12%
Stock Price CAGR
10 Years
13%
5 Years
40%
3 Years
28%
TTM
—
Return on Equity
10 Years
14%
5 Years
12%
3 Years
13%
TTM
—

Shareholding

Latest: Jun 2026.

Promoters
69.47%
−2.73 pts in a year
FIIs
4.62%
+1.67 pts in a year
DIIs
12.94%
−1.31 pts in a year
Government
4.31%
0 pts in a year
Public
8.66%
+2.37 pts in a year

P/E and EPS over time

Daily P/E and trailing 12-month EPS. EPS updates with each result.

P/E 9.9xEPS (12 months) ₹ 23.14Median P/E 9.3x
P/E (times)EPS (₹)

Peers

Listed companies in the same business.

Peer comparison
NLC India₹ 227.75₹ 31,777 Cr.9.9x1.5x18%—
Adani Power₹ 182.00₹ 70,196 Cr.32.2x6.4x21.2%23.9%
Power Grid Corporation of India₹ 247.20₹ 2,29,911 Cr.14.1x2.6x16.5%40%
Adani Green Energy₹ 1,185.00₹ 1,95,190 Cr.129.2x12.5x10.3%12.1%
Adani Energy Solutions₹ 1,219.85₹ 1,49,972 Cr.90.2x8.1x9.6%8.5%
Siemens Energy India₹ 2,649.00₹ 94,586 Cr.109x27.5x30.2%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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