National Aluminium Company (NALCO), an Indian government-owned company that mines bauxite, refines it into alumina and produces aluminium, experienced a notable surge in its stock price on September 2, 2025, along with the high trading volume and outstanding financial growth.
NALCO's stock climbed 3.03 per cent during the Tuesday session, closing at INR 197.60 (USD 2.25). The counter experienced atypically high trading volumes, with a sharp increase in volume along with the price changes. It saw a significant increase in open interest today, indicating a greater involvement from the market.
Open interest increased to 27,184 contracts from 24,219 or an increase of 2,965 contracts, or 12.24 per cent. Trading volume was very active, with 32,798 contracts traded during the session.
Moreover, the firm has reported that it earned strong financial performance for the quarter ending June 2025, as consolidated revenue rose to INR 3,806.94 crore (USD 432.8 million), compared to INR 2,856.10 crore (USD 324.7 million) during the previous year period. Net profit also grew significantly, for INR 1,063.86 crore (USD 121.0 million) against INR 601.22 crore (USD 68.35 million) in June 2024.
The government-owned company's quarterly performance shows consistent momentum over FY25. Revenue grew from INR 2,856.10 crore (USD 324.75 million) in June 2024 to a peak of INR 5,267.83 crore (USD 598.7 million) in March 2025, before softening to INR 3,806.94 crore (USD 432.8 million) in June 2025.
Net profit performed similarly, rising from INR 601.22 crore (USD 68.35 million) in June 2024 to INR 2,078.37 crore (USD 236.38 million) in March 2025 and closing the most recent quarter at INR 1,063.86 crore (USD 120.96 million). Earnings per share (EPS) were at 3.20 in June 2024 and increased to 5.70 by June 2025.
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For the year ending March 2025, the company reported a consolidated revenue of INR 16,787.63 crore (USD 1.91 billion), up from INR 13,149.15 crore (USD 1.50 billion) for the year ending March 2024. The annual net profit more than doubled to INR 5,324.67 crore (USD 605.26 million) compared to INR 2,059.95 crore (USD 234.24 million) for the year ending March 2024. EPS also improved, increasing from INR 10.83 (USD 0.12) in FY24 to INR 28.68 (USD 0.33) in FY25.
The company's income statement for FY25 shows impressive operating performance. There were sales of INR 16,787 crore (USD 1.91 billion), with other income of INR 357 crore (USD 40.58 million), bringing total revenue to INR 17,144 crore (USD 1.95 billion). Total expenses were reported at INR 9,950 crore (USD 1.13 billion), resulting in an EBIT of INR 7,194 crore (USD 817.95 million). After adjusting for interest of INR 58 crore (USD 6.60 million) and tax of INR 1,810 crores (USD 205.86 million), net profit ended up at INR 5,324 crore (USD 605.23 million).
In its cash flow statement for FY25, it reported operating activities producing INR 5,806 crore (USD 659.89 million) in cash flow. The cash flow from investing activities was an outflow of INR 3,970 crore (USD 451.31 million). The cash flow from financing activities was an outflow of INR 1,757 crore (USD 199.72 million). Its cash flow for the year, net, was INR 77 crore (USD 8.76 million).
As of March 2025, the firm's balance sheet showed total share capital of INR 918 crore (USD 104.35 million) and total reserves & surplus of INR 16,887 crore (USD 1.92 billion). Current liabilities of the company were INR 3,498 crore (USD 397.74 million), and other liabilities were INR 1,578 crore (USD 179.38 million); hence, the total liabilities amounted to INR 22,882 crore (USD 2.60 billion).
As for the assets side, the fixed assets were valued at INR 12,684 crore (USD 1.44 billion), current holdings at INR 9,139 crore (USD 1.04 billion) and other assets at INR 1,058 crore (USD 120.28 million), which again totals the assets matched the total liabilities of INR 22,882 crore (USD 2.60 billion).
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