Hindustan Copper Ltd

Hindustan Copper Ltd

₹ 244 0.49%
05 Sep - close price
About

Incorporated in the year 1967, Hindustan Copper Limited (HCL) was formed to take over from National Mineral Development Corporation Ltd. It is the first Indian PSU and only vertically integrated copper producing company. HCL is engaged in various processes right from copper mining to the final stage of converting copper into saleable products. [1]

Key Points

Only Indian Company mining Copper[1]
HCL is the Sole vertically integrated producer of refined copper in India having facilities of mining, ore beneficiation, smelting, refining and extruding of copper rods. It owns all the operating mining leases of copper ore in India. It has access to about 45% of India’s copper ore reserves and resources as of FY25.
Resources & Reserves: 755.32 Million tonnes (estimated balance as on 01.04.2024)

  • Market Cap 23,618 Cr.
  • Current Price 244
  • High / Low 353 / 184
  • Stock P/E 48.3
  • Book Value 27.6
  • Dividend Yield 0.60 %
  • ROCE 23.8 %
  • ROE 18.7 %
  • Face Value 5.00

Pros

  • Company has reduced debt.
  • Company is almost debt free.
  • Company has been maintaining a healthy dividend payout of 30.1%

Cons

  • Stock is trading at 8.86 times its book value

* 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

Jun 2022 Sep 2022 Dec 2022 Mar 2023 Jun 2023 Sep 2023 Dec 2023 Mar 2024 Jun 2024 Sep 2024 Dec 2024 Mar 2025 Jun 2025
348 212 557 560 371 381 399 565 494 518 328 731 516
222 148 443 374 278 260 293 340 305 366 220 465 304
Operating Profit 127 64 114 186 93 121 107 226 188 152 108 267 212
OPM % 36% 30% 20% 33% 25% 32% 27% 40% 38% 29% 33% 36% 41%
11 22 12 52 14 11 10 20 7 32 16 47 10
Interest 4 4 5 3 4 4 4 4 3 1 1 2 2
Depreciation 55 50 9 61 41 46 30 59 38 48 38 52 41
Profit before tax 78 32 111 174 62 83 82 183 154 135 84 260 179
Tax % 27% 19% 28% 24% 24% 27% 23% 32% 26% 25% 26% 27% 25%
57 26 80 132 47 61 63 124 113 102 63 191 134
EPS in Rs 0.59 0.27 0.83 1.37 0.49 0.63 0.65 1.29 1.17 1.05 0.65 1.97 1.39
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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 TTM
1,489 1,016 1,072 1,204 1,670 1,816 832 1,787 1,822 1,677 1,717 2,071 2,094
984 888 962 981 1,399 1,310 1,074 1,376 1,310 1,185 1,170 1,332 1,356
Operating Profit 505 128 110 223 271 506 -242 411 512 492 547 738 738
OPM % 34% 13% 10% 18% 16% 28% -29% 23% 28% 29% 32% 36% 35%
102 67 52 27 41 37 57 35 50 96 54 78 105
Interest 2 1 3 14 26 60 62 64 30 17 17 8 5
Depreciation 174 113 119 142 165 253 291 295 150 175 175 176 179
Profit before tax 431 80 40 94 122 230 -538 87 382 396 410 634 659
Tax % 33% 16% 5% 34% 35% 37% 6% -26% 2% 25% 28% 26%
286 68 38 62 80 146 -569 110 374 295 295 469 489
EPS in Rs 3.10 0.73 0.41 0.67 0.86 1.57 -6.15 1.19 3.87 3.05 3.05 4.85 5.06
Dividend Payout % 32% 21% 0% 30% 29% 33% 0% 29% 30% 30% 30% 30%
Compounded Sales Growth
10 Years: 7%
5 Years: 20%
3 Years: 4%
TTM: 14%
Compounded Profit Growth
10 Years: 22%
5 Years: 23%
3 Years: 8%
TTM: 35%
Stock Price CAGR
10 Years: 16%
5 Years: 47%
3 Years: 27%
1 Year: -22%
Return on Equity
10 Years: 8%
5 Years: 17%
3 Years: 16%
Last Year: 19%

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 463 463 463 463 463 463 463 463 484 484 484 484
Reserves 1,367 1,399 948 1,004 1,065 1,174 498 627 1,428 1,599 1,802 2,181
0 0 207 472 657 1,070 1,564 1,137 409 156 223 167
434 371 1,181 597 630 636 802 819 844 956 971 880
Total Liabilities 2,263 2,233 2,799 2,536 2,814 3,344 3,326 3,046 3,164 3,194 3,479 3,711
212 202 178 354 332 316 337 322 282 1,326 1,430 1,731
CWIP 691 851 733 279 660 1,022 1,232 1,179 683 731 917 766
Investments 29 71 76 0 0 0 0 1 1 10 29 31
1,331 1,108 1,812 1,903 1,822 2,005 1,757 1,544 2,199 1,127 1,102 1,183
Total Assets 2,263 2,233 2,799 2,536 2,814 3,344 3,326 3,046 3,164 3,194 3,479 3,711

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
331 237 262 -260 372 252 86 832 1,052 674 341 544
-259 -209 -451 -258 -558 -587 -430 -364 -404 -337 -525 -402
-111 -109 183 -8 -96 445 42 133 -251 -339 -39 -152
Net Cash Flow -38 -80 -7 -526 -282 110 -302 601 397 -3 -222 -10

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 49 31 20 50 18 73 36 34 16 14 29 30
Inventory Days 737 1,189 413
Days Payable 204 358 147
Cash Conversion Cycle 49 31 20 50 550 903 36 301 16 14 29 30
Working Capital Days 95 178 137 162 23 69 -96 18 -19 -29 35 56
ROCE % 24% 4% 2% 6% 7% 12% -18% 6% 18% 18% 18% 24%

Shareholding Pattern

Numbers in percentages

Sep 2022Dec 2022Mar 2023Jun 2023Sep 2023Dec 2023Mar 2024Jun 2024Sep 2024Dec 2024Mar 2025Jun 2025
66.14% 66.14% 66.14% 66.14% 66.14% 66.14% 66.14% 66.14% 66.14% 66.14% 66.14% 66.14%
1.32% 1.45% 1.51% 1.80% 2.18% 2.05% 3.13% 3.22% 3.30% 3.41% 3.27% 3.71%
15.95% 15.92% 16.44% 15.89% 13.29% 13.70% 12.28% 9.34% 9.24% 9.06% 8.57% 8.24%
16.59% 16.49% 15.90% 16.18% 18.39% 18.11% 18.45% 21.30% 21.32% 21.38% 22.00% 21.90%
No. of Shareholders 3,32,0483,26,9813,25,4543,20,9013,16,6843,64,2914,28,8015,92,2856,07,8876,28,0856,35,9556,60,201

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