Trending stocks: NTPC shares down nearly 1%

A total of 171,545 shares changed hands on the counter till 10:37AM (IST).

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Total market cap of the NTPC Ltd. stood at Rs 90089.94 crore at the time of writing this report.

NEW DELHI: Shares of NTPC Ltd. traded 0.49 per cent down in Thursday's trade at 10:37AM (IST). Around 171,545 shares changed hands on the counter.

The scrip opened at Rs 91.6 and touched an intraday high and low of Rs 91.6 and Rs 90.0, respectively, in the session so far. The stock of NTPC Ltd. quoted a 52-week high of Rs 145.85 and a 52-week low of Rs 74.0.

Total market cap of the NTPC Ltd. stood at Rs 90089.94 crore at the time of writing this report.


State-run power giant NTPC said the first 150 MW unit of its Kameng hydropower project is commercially operational. The remaining three units of 150 MW each, totalling 450 MW power generation capacity of the plant, are expected to be commercially operational within this fiscal year in a staggered manner.

Key Financials
The company reported consolidated sales of Rs 25412.39 crore for the quarter ended 31-Dec-2019, up 3.89 per cent from previous quarter's Rs 24459.7 crore and up 0.31 per cent from the year-ago quarter's Rs 25491.04 crore.

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The net profit for latest quarter stood at Rs 3179.06 crore, up 22.37 per cent from the same quarter a year ago.

Shareholding pattern
As of 31-Mar-2020, DIIs held 19.87 per cent stake in the firm, while foreign institutional investors held 12.64 per cent and the promoters 51.02 per cent.


Valuation ratio
According to BSE data, the stock traded at a price-to-earnings multiple of 6.32 and a price-to-book ratio of 0.81. A higher P/E ratio shows investors are willing to pay a higher price because of better future growth expectations. Price-to-book value indicates the inherent value of a company and is the measure of the price that investors are ready to pay even for no growth in the business.
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NTPC Ltd. belongs to the Power Generation - Thermal industry.
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