Hindustan Construction Company Ltd

Hindustan Construction Company Ltd

₹ 20.9 1.90%
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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 5,459 Cr.
  • Current Price 20.9
  • High / Low 31.5 / 13.6
  • Stock P/E 39.7
  • Book Value 8.12
  • Dividend Yield 0.00 %
  • ROCE 22.8 %
  • ROE 9.06 %
  • Face Value 1.00

Pros

  • Company has reduced debt.
  • Company has delivered good profit growth of 19.0% CAGR over last 5 years

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 -13.6% over past five years.
  • Promoter holding is low: 16.7%
  • Promoters have pledged 79.7% of their holding.
  • Company has high debtors of 207 days.
  • Company's cost of borrowing seems high

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Quarterly Results

Consolidated Figures in Rs. Crores / View Standalone

Mar 2023 Jun 2023 Sep 2023 Dec 2023 Mar 2024 Jun 2024 Sep 2024 Dec 2024 Mar 2025 Jun 2025 Sep 2025 Dec 2025 Mar 2026
3,094 1,927 1,833 1,474 1,773 1,816 1,407 1,007 1,374 1,091 961 925 992
2,779 1,630 1,579 1,236 1,891 1,664 1,165 1,090 1,085 912 815 858 821
Operating Profit 315 296 254 239 -118 152 242 -83 288 179 146 67 171
OPM % 10% 15% 14% 16% -7% 8% 17% -8% 21% 16% 15% 7% 17%
171 30 35 199 710 33 46 589 18 27 23 76 31
Interest 266 246 256 146 165 146 159 183 111 122 120 123 105
Depreciation 32 29 28 30 18 26 26 90 22 12 6 5 5
Profit before tax 187 51 5 261 410 14 102 234 173 73 42 15 92
Tax % -1% -4% 161% 30% 40% 118% 38% 117% 48% 31% -13% 48% 36%
190 53 -3 182 246 -2 64 -39 90 51 48 8 59
EPS in Rs 0.79 0.22 -0.01 0.75 1.02 -0.01 0.26 -0.15 0.34 0.19 0.18 0.03 0.23
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Profit & Loss

Consolidated Figures in Rs. Crores / View Standalone

Mar 2015 Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024 Mar 2025 Mar 2026
10,353 8,540 9,867 10,132 10,544 9,444 8,248 10,668 8,270 7,007 5,603 3,970
9,108 7,500 9,103 9,401 9,763 8,600 7,857 9,480 7,722 6,336 4,969 3,404
Operating Profit 1,244 1,040 764 731 781 844 391 1,188 548 671 634 565
OPM % 12% 12% 8% 7% 7% 9% 5% 11% 7% 10% 11% 14%
164 126 -37 -105 -452 487 -122 615 497 974 653 155
Interest 1,280 1,220 1,543 1,525 808 817 1,001 1,036 1,012 813 600 469
Depreciation 327 250 206 201 177 152 136 138 128 105 164 27
Profit before tax -199 -304 -1,022 -1,100 -657 362 -867 628 -94 726 523 223
Tax % 14% 76% -4% -1% -92% 46% -30% 10% -71% 34% 78% 26%
-208 -537 -983 -1,090 -50 197 -610 563 -28 478 113 166
EPS in Rs -1.04 -2.42 -3.15 -3.37 -0.21 0.81 -2.52 2.33 -0.12 1.98 0.43 0.63
Dividend Payout % 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Compounded Sales Growth
10 Years: -7%
5 Years: -14%
3 Years: -22%
TTM: -29%
Compounded Profit Growth
10 Years: 8%
5 Years: 19%
3 Years: 32%
TTM: 5428%
Stock Price CAGR
10 Years: 5%
5 Years: 22%
3 Years: 15%
1 Year: -15%
Return on Equity
10 Years: %
5 Years: %
3 Years: %
Last Year: 9%

Balance Sheet

Consolidated Figures in Rs. Crores / View Standalone

Mar 2015 Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024 Mar 2025 Mar 2026
Equity Capital 65 78 101 102 151 151 151 151 151 151 182 262
Reserves 459 -560 -369 -1,170 -1,151 -910 -1,469 -810 -866 -320 724 1,865
11,880 9,495 9,780 9,456 4,108 4,253 4,777 2,018 5,512 2,223 1,679 1,019
6,606 6,718 7,557 8,198 7,802 8,707 9,322 12,835 8,381 7,005 5,504 5,345
Total Liabilities 19,010 15,730 17,069 16,586 10,910 12,200 12,781 14,194 13,178 9,059 8,088 8,492
4,494 1,865 1,713 1,729 575 771 866 723 623 449 242 247
CWIP 3,135 1,696 1,890 1,714 169 178 2 1 0 1 7 19
Investments 273 601 476 417 181 356 418 59 79 246 110 198
11,108 11,568 12,990 12,726 9,985 10,895 11,496 13,411 12,475 8,364 7,729 8,027
Total Assets 19,010 15,730 17,069 16,586 10,910 12,200 12,781 14,194 13,178 9,059 8,088 8,492

Cash Flows

Consolidated Figures in Rs. Crores / View Standalone

Mar 2015 Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024 Mar 2025 Mar 2026
702 87 48 1,441 183 538 348 947 16 91 134 892
-843 180 -59 71 -5 -18 -83 -208 448 536 -72 -364
-181 -397 46 -1,336 -312 -514 101 -660 -603 -810 109 -697
Net Cash Flow -322 -131 34 176 -133 5 366 79 -139 -183 171 -170
Free Cash Flow -232 14 -180 1,498 158 471 287 892 -189 171 140 825
CFO/OP 54% 8% 9% 200% 37% 71% 60% 87% 2% 19% 22% 159%

Ratios

Consolidated Figures in Rs. Crores / View Standalone

Mar 2015 Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024 Mar 2025 Mar 2026
Debtor Days 26 25 85 89 123 73 199 72 119 115 156 207
Inventory Days 2,442 876 1,093 813 283 201 179 183 52 92
Days Payable 1,248 1,073 1,451 1,185 1,229 1,301 1,093 1,035 847 1,405
Cash Conversion Cycle 1,220 -172 -273 -282 -824 -1,027 199 72 -795 -738 -640 -1,106
Working Capital Days -58 -58 -23 -150 -43 -127 -72 -40 -24 22 17 20
ROCE % 8% 7% 6% 7% 12% 29% 11% 50% 16% 21% 25% 23%

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Order Backlog Share - Hydro Segment
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Order Backlog Share - Transport Segment
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Share of India's Installed Hydro Power Capacity
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Share of India's Installed Nuclear Power Capacity
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Cumulative Tunnels Constructed
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Cumulative Bridges Constructed
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Shareholding Pattern

Numbers in percentages

Jun 2023Sep 2023Dec 2023Mar 2024Jun 2024Sep 2024Dec 2024Mar 2025Jun 2025Sep 2025Dec 2025Mar 2026
18.59% 18.59% 18.59% 18.59% 18.59% 18.59% 16.72% 16.72% 16.72% 16.72% 16.81% 16.72%
5.64% 5.58% 7.84% 9.19% 9.63% 9.73% 13.34% 10.57% 9.83% 9.58% 10.41% 10.92%
11.76% 9.52% 9.38% 8.19% 6.55% 5.97% 7.50% 6.85% 6.83% 6.79% 4.76% 4.11%
63.99% 66.30% 64.18% 64.02% 65.23% 65.69% 62.43% 65.87% 66.61% 66.91% 68.01% 68.24%
No. of Shareholders 3,47,6533,82,8463,95,9145,03,5386,41,8346,81,4356,97,8467,30,2737,20,8897,10,2537,31,0087,25,141

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