Hindustan Construction Company Ltd

Hindustan Construction Company Ltd

₹ 34.6 -4.39%
12 Jun 3:06 p.m.
About

Incorporated in 1926, Hindustan Construction Company Limited (HCC) is the flagship company of Hindustan Construction Company Group (HCC Group) and is involved in engineering and construction of infrastructure projects such as dams, tunnels, bridges, hydro,nuclear and thermal power plants, expressways and roads, marine works, water supply, irrigation systems and industrial buildings across the country. [1]

Key Points

Service Offerings
It is an engineering and construction company developing infrastructure projects including dams, tunnels, bridges, hydro, nuclear, thermal power plants, expressways and roads, marine works, water supply, irrigation systems, etc. It has contributed to India’s 26% hydropower capacity, over 60% of its nuclear power generation capacity, 4,036 lane km of roads and expressways, 395 bridges, and 360 km of advanced tunneling. [1] [2]

The total revenue declined by 18% YoY in FY24, driven by the divestment of Steiner AG’s construction business. [3] [4]

  • Market Cap 6,295 Cr.
  • Current Price 34.6
  • High / Low 57.5 / 21.4
  • Stock P/E 74.2
  • Book Value 10.5
  • Dividend Yield 0.00 %
  • ROCE 31.8 %
  • ROE 5.99 %
  • Face Value 1.00

Pros

Cons

  • Though the company is reporting repeated profits, it is not paying out dividend
  • Company has low interest coverage ratio.
  • The company has delivered a poor sales growth of 5.65% over past five years.
  • Promoter holding is low: 16.7%
  • Company has a low return on equity of 7.33% over last 3 years.
  • Promoters have pledged 78.9% of their holding.
  • Company has high debtors of 180 days.
  • Company's cost of borrowing seems high
  • Promoter holding has decreased over last 3 years: -18.0%
  • Working capital days have increased from 46.0 days to 89.7 days

* The pros and cons are machine generated. Pros / cons are based on a checklist to highlight important points. Please exercise caution and do your own analysis.

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Quarterly Results

Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated

Mar 2022 Jun 2022 Sep 2022 Dec 2022 Mar 2023 Jun 2023 Sep 2023 Dec 2023 Mar 2024 Jun 2024 Sep 2024 Dec 2024 Mar 2025
1,571 973 1,249 1,155 1,845 1,231 1,139 1,245 1,428 1,266 1,203 1,002 1,330
1,283 871 1,021 984 1,634 1,076 975 1,091 1,214 1,106 989 855 917
Operating Profit 289 102 228 171 211 155 164 154 214 159 214 147 413
OPM % 18% 10% 18% 15% 11% 13% 14% 12% 15% 13% 18% 15% 31%
3 11 242 12 19 18 42 108 126 21 23 26 28
Interest 244 243 137 138 146 135 134 134 140 125 134 138 109
Depreciation 24 20 20 19 19 18 19 19 12 16 16 16 15
Profit before tax 23 -150 313 26 66 20 53 109 188 38 86 18 317
Tax % 7% 0% 0% 2% -0% 4% 2% 37% 79% 41% 42% 1,276% 28%
22 -151 313 25 66 19 52 69 39 23 50 -216 228
EPS in Rs 0.13 -0.90 1.86 0.15 0.39 0.11 0.31 0.41 0.23 0.14 0.30 -1.19 1.26
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Profit & Loss

Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated

Mar 2014 Mar 2015 Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024 Mar 2025
4,043 4,135 4,191 4,196 4,575 4,603 3,647 2,590 4,666 5,222 5,043 4,801
3,413 3,350 3,651 3,440 3,931 4,014 3,182 2,290 3,877 4,510 4,356 3,868
Operating Profit 630 785 540 756 644 589 465 300 789 712 687 933
OPM % 16% 19% 13% 18% 14% 13% 13% 12% 17% 14% 14% 19%
214 144 454 239 250 -2,282 349 -221 80 285 294 98
Interest 608 651 702 772 660 699 746 830 949 664 543 506
Depreciation 145 150 152 125 123 145 109 91 94 78 68 65
Profit before tax 91 127 140 97 112 -2,537 -41 -843 -173 255 370 460
Tax % 11% 36% 33% 39% 31% -24% 312% -33% -12% 1% 52% 82%
81 82 95 59 78 -1,926 -169 -566 -153 253 179 85
EPS in Rs 0.80 0.76 0.74 0.36 0.46 -11.46 -1.00 -3.37 -0.91 1.51 1.06 0.47
Dividend Payout % 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Compounded Sales Growth
10 Years: 2%
5 Years: 6%
3 Years: 1%
TTM: -5%
Compounded Profit Growth
10 Years: 0%
5 Years: 17%
3 Years: 37%
TTM: -10%
Stock Price CAGR
10 Years: 7%
5 Years: 49%
3 Years: 45%
1 Year: -27%
Return on Equity
10 Years: 0%
5 Years: -6%
3 Years: 7%
Last Year: 6%

Balance Sheet

Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated

Mar 2014 Mar 2015 Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024 Mar 2025
Equity Capital 61 65 78 101 102 151 151 151 151 151 151 182
Reserves 1,203 1,323 1,725 2,589 2,673 1,202 1,027 461 317 570 770 1,734
4,817 5,011 5,035 4,397 3,725 3,300 3,373 3,953 1,346 1,957 1,736 1,506
2,854 3,228 3,175 4,117 4,605 5,925 6,378 6,207 9,456 5,708 5,481 5,322
Total Liabilities 8,935 9,626 10,014 11,204 11,105 10,578 10,929 10,772 11,270 8,386 8,138 8,743
915 785 689 595 598 418 345 480 372 300 229 156
CWIP 5 6 2 187 160 169 178 2 1 0 1 7
Investments 690 693 777 796 781 1,627 1,632 1,685 1,685 1,592 1,632 1,620
7,325 8,142 8,546 9,625 9,566 8,364 8,773 8,605 9,212 6,494 6,276 6,961
Total Assets 8,935 9,626 10,014 11,204 11,105 10,578 10,929 10,772 11,270 8,386 8,138 8,743

Cash Flows

Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated

Mar 2014 Mar 2015 Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024 Mar 2025
503 383 339 639 1,318 571 314 -97 645 78 390 75
-29 -95 42 -195 -50 -244 -36 -42 -157 402 208 -49
-414 -358 -389 -437 -1,224 -317 -326 282 -478 -502 -581 286
Net Cash Flow 61 -70 -8 8 44 11 -47 142 10 -22 18 312

Ratios

Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated

Mar 2014 Mar 2015 Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024 Mar 2025
Debtor Days 55 81 44 182 191 276 182 620 138 143 134 180
Inventory Days 1,295 1,380 63 98 61 88 101 74 62 54 80
Days Payable 481 595 524 679 616 808 941 771 671 761 1,334
Cash Conversion Cycle 869 866 -417 -399 -364 -444 -657 620 -558 -466 -573 -1,074
Working Capital Days 168 118 78 127 50 91 -91 354 -38 18 30 90
ROCE % 12% 13% 10% 13% 11% 10% 8% 5% 24% 31% 28% 32%

Shareholding Pattern

Numbers in percentages

2 Recently
Jun 2022Sep 2022Dec 2022Mar 2023Jun 2023Sep 2023Dec 2023Mar 2024Jun 2024Sep 2024Dec 2024Mar 2025
32.56% 25.96% 18.59% 18.59% 18.59% 18.59% 18.59% 18.59% 18.59% 18.59% 16.72% 16.72%
11.83% 12.08% 12.13% 12.29% 5.64% 5.58% 7.84% 9.19% 9.63% 9.73% 13.34% 10.57%
13.36% 13.36% 13.11% 12.45% 11.76% 9.52% 9.38% 8.19% 6.55% 5.97% 7.50% 6.85%
42.24% 48.59% 56.16% 56.66% 63.99% 66.30% 64.18% 64.02% 65.23% 65.69% 62.43% 65.87%
No. of Shareholders 3,34,4373,33,6403,45,1233,58,0313,47,6533,82,8463,95,9145,03,5386,41,8346,81,4356,97,8467,30,273

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