NTPC Q1 FY27 Share Price & Earnings Call Analysis

Financials of NTPC

Quarterly Results, Profit & Loss, Balance Sheet, Cash Flows, and Ratios are shown below as separate sections.

Financials of NTPC

Quarterly Results

Quarter-by-quarter operating performance

Mar 2023Jun 2023Sep 2023Dec 2023Mar 2024Jun 2024Sep 2024Dec 2024Mar 2025Jun 2025Sep 2025Dec 2025Mar 2026
Sales +44,25343,07544,98342,82047,62848,52944,70645,06949,83447,06544,78645,84649,688
Expenses +32,31130,66432,30331,45833,63835,09133,04131,72935,08034,48531,97031,27641,181
Operating Profit11,94212,41112,68011,36213,99013,43811,66513,34114,75412,58012,81614,5708,507
OPM %27%29%28%27%29%28%26%30%30%27%29%32%17%
Other Income +1,0849941,0242,5321,4001,1873,2189864,1803,2402,7341,7381,917
Interest2,8602,9222,9213,2502,9553,1363,6212,7643,6483,4683,4323,1643,737
Depreciation3,8483,8214,0384,0744,2714,2044,2164,3184,6634,5874,8165,0935,134
Profit before tax6,3186,6616,7466,5718,1647,2847,0467,24510,6237,7657,3018,0501,553
Tax %23%26%30%21%20%24%24%29%26%21%28%30%-584%
Net Profit +4,8724,9074,7265,2096,4905,5065,3805,1707,8976,1085,2255,59710,615
EPS in Rs5.015.034.765.326.365.655.445.227.856.205.235.6610.81

Financials of NTPC

Profit & Loss

Annual income statement trend

Mar 2015Mar 2016Mar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
Sales +79,95773,39682,04288,083100,287109,464111,531132,669176,207178,525188,138187,385
Expenses +62,60554,82960,44565,59877,57677,87877,48792,307128,611127,056133,783134,563
Operating Profit17,35218,56821,59822,48522,71031,58634,04440,36247,59651,46954,35552,822
OPM %22%25%26%26%23%29%31%30%27%29%29%28%
Other Income +2,3381,1881,5925,5762,8188,2095,0214,8092,5615,1778,5265,278
Interest3,6693,3663,7534,4475,6058,1899,2249,37611,44712,30113,28213,801
Depreciation5,5655,7716,0107,4608,66910,35612,45013,78814,79216,20417,40119,629
Profit before tax10,45610,61813,42616,15411,25521,25017,39022,00723,91728,14232,19824,669
Tax %4%-2%20%35%-25%44%14%23%28%24%26%-12%
Net Profit +9,99210,78110,71410,50214,03411,90214,96916,96017,12121,33223,95327,546
EPS in Rs10.0910.9210.8310.6613.8811.7215.0917.2017.4421.4624.1627.90
Dividend Payout %21%26%37%40%44%27%41%41%42%36%35%32%

Financials of NTPC

Balance Sheet

Capital structure and asset base

Mar 2015Mar 2016Mar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
Equity Capital8,2458,2458,2458,2459,8959,8959,6979,6979,6979,6979,6979,697
Reserves73,84983,33089,59395,318101,462108,945116,042125,677137,326151,013174,374193,479
Borrowings +102,25299,424113,773130,049173,058200,630210,208210,707222,913237,131250,096271,005
Other Liabilities +35,36633,66636,99048,88062,50958,20262,07569,75177,25381,43789,33084,463
Total Liabilities219,712224,665248,601282,492346,923377,671398,022415,831447,189479,278523,497558,644
Fixed Assets +91,85392,929104,532128,245150,985187,803203,245224,923240,424258,934271,437318,821
CWIP67,55575,04686,89683,386118,39798,50897,50691,12689,17987,664100,85984,833
Investments1,9026,4737,6148,8768,1329,30710,58910,62613,93515,88519,70424,180
Other Assets +58,40350,21749,56061,98569,40982,05386,68189,156103,651116,795131,498130,810
Total Assets219,712224,665248,601282,492346,923377,671398,022415,831447,189479,278523,497558,644

Financials of NTPC

Cash Flows

Operating, investing and financing cash movement

Mar 2015Mar 2016Mar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
Cash from Operating Activity +14,88924,12520,16719,67018,68624,58332,44441,78847,15240,09950,43650,902
Cash from Investing Activity +-15,977-19,162-24,480-20,678-24,063-30,322-21,034-22,891-26,145-31,456-45,800-37,578
Cash from Financing Activity +-1,474-3,8993,1381,0284,9276,004-11,049-19,172-21,217-8,246-4,073-11,328
Net Cash Flow-2,5631,064-1,17619-451266360-274-2103985631,995
Free Cash Flow-4,4313,110-4,161912-2,8426,5219,16217,45722,4329,3589,4316,895
CFO/OP97%137%106%79%98%89%104%109%108%85%101%103%

Financials of NTPC

Ratios

Working capital efficiency and return ratios

Mar 2015Mar 2016Mar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
Debtor Days424140374568927762686771
Inventory Days
Days Payable
Cash Conversion Cycle424140374568927762686771
Working Capital Days-47-39-52-44-106-35-61-62-43-45-38-55
ROCE %8%7%9%9%7%10%9%9%10%10%11%8%

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