An empirical study of financial performance of IFFCO limited -A comparative analysis

Financial performance is a familiar word in today's financial world, be it in the management, owners, lenders and general investors’ perspective. And it is an out of financial statements analysis. Financial Decisions pertaining to planning and control must be made on the financial performance. Hence, financial performance forms the basis as one of the fundamentals to make any decision in effective manner. Indian Farmers Fertilizers Co-operative limited (IFFCO), today is a leading player in India's fertilizer industry and is making substantial contribution to the efforts of Indian Government to increase food grain production in the country. Indian farmers Fertilizers Cooperative Limited, popularly known as IFFCO emerged as a pioneer venture on the horizon of fertilizer production and marketing with the objective of attaining self-sufficiency in food grain production. In the light of its strategic importance in the nation interest, it is necessary to evaluate the financial performance of the IFFCO Limited. And this paper has been focused on operational control, profitability and solvency etc.