Small Metals

Hindustan Copper Ltd.

HINDCOPPER

₹252.43

1.99% (4.92)

Market Cap

₹23,924 Cr.

P/E

51.44

Hindustan Copper Ltd.
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Hindustan Copper Ltd.

Hindustan Copper Ltd.
Overview
Financials
Benchmarking
Shareholding

Price
Growth Table
Balance Sheet
Profit & Loss
Cash Flow
Cash Flow Analysis
Ratios
Quarterly Results
Reverse DCF

FAQs on Hindustan Copper Ltd. Shareprice

Has the share price of Hindustan Copper grown faster than its competition?

Hindustan Copper has given lower returns compared to its competitors.
Hindustan Copper has grown at ~18.68% over the last 8yrs while peers have grown at a median rate of 27.26%

Is Hindustan Copper stock expensive?

Hindustan Copper is expensive when considering the EV/EBIDTA, however latest PE is < 3 yr avg PE.
Latest PE of Hindustan Copper is 51.44, while 3 year average PE is 58.85.
Also latest EV/EBITDA of Hindustan Copper is 33.62 while 3yr average is 31.93.

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Growth Table

Hindustan Copper Ltd.
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In %	1yr	2yr	3yr	4yr	5yr	6yr	7yr	8yr	9yr	10yr
Share Price CAGR	-29.09	48.92	33.13	11.75	54.41	33.67	20.99	18.88	20.66	16.11
TTM EPS CAGR	58.19	25.47	7.59	—	—	21.10	28.28	28.03	31.94	21.04
Sales CAGR	20.62	11.12	4.36	3.76	20.01	2.21	2.78	6.23	8.45	7.39
PAT Margin (Abs Growth)	-0.38	-3.31	11.04	85.62	9.21	12.58	12.51	13.69	11.28	-0.40
PE CAGR	-55.85	17.83	23.65	—	—	10.06	-6.39	-7.30	-8.85	-5.02
CFO CAGR	-56.64	-47.32	-29.44	35.76	2.99	-3.94	—	1.39	2.33	-1.26

* Share price and PE growth are updated everyday. All other fields are as of latest financial year end. EPS adjusted for bonus and splits.

Balance Sheet

Hindustan Copper Ltd.
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In Rs. Cr.	Mar'19	Mar'20	Mar'21	Mar'22	Mar'23	Mar'24	Mar'25
Assets	3,318	3,065	2,684	2,957	3,001	3,395	3,501
Non Current Assets	1,946	2,081	2,028	2,076	2,367	2,683	2,826
Net Block	317	337	322	282	1,326	1,430	1,731
Capital Work in Progress	1,487	1,667	1,529	1,577	731	917	766
Intangible Assets Under Development	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Long Term Investments	—	0.03	0.47	0.45	9.55	29.38	27.07
Current Assets	1,441	1,037	810	1,056	797	873	675
Inventory	644	520	176	113	117	228	321
Accounts Receivable	362	82.89	168	80.10	66.15	137	171
Short Term Investments	0.09	0.09	0.10	0.10	—	—	—
Cash & Bank Balances	10.88	15.87	10.83	366	301	74.36	68.11
Liabilities	3,318	3,065	2,684	2,957	3,001	3,395	3,501
Shareholders Funds	1,637	960	1,089	1,911	2,082	2,285	2,661
Share Capital	463	463	463	484	484	484	484
Reserves	1,174	497	627	1,428	1,599	1,802	2,177
Non Current Liabilities	565	657	676	53.80	81.92	265	346
Secured Loans	511	636	710	193	17.20	72.50	—
Unsecured Loans	60.00	—	60.00	—	—	—	109
Current Liabilities	1,116	1,448	919	992	836	845	494
Accounts Payable	202	234	136	203	80.86	95.43	116
Short Term Loans	499	927	368	215	139	150	57.50

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Fund Flow Analysis

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Profit & Loss

Hindustan Copper Ltd.
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In Rs. Cr.	Mar'19	Mar'20	Mar'21	Mar'22	Mar'23	Mar'24	TTM
Sales	1,816	832	1,787	1,822	1,677	1,717	2,071
Operating Expenses	1,310	1,070	1,371	1,310	1,185	1,170	1,356
Raw Material	62.70	4.83	3.64	136	—	—	114
Material Cost (%)	11.35	-5.57	19.18	10.73	-0.47	-6.65	1.09
Employee Cost	314	257	276	370	303	263	313
Power & Fuel Cost	222	178	117	124	122	134	—
Operating Profit	506	-239	416	512	492	547	715
Other Income	36.66	57.17	35.00	50.24	95.90	54.73	100
OPM (%)	27.87	-28.69	23.27	28.11	29.33	31.89	34.50
Depreciation and Amortisation	253	291	295	150	175	175	176
Interest	59.92	65.42	68.43	30.47	17.31	16.59	6.93
Profit Before Tax	230	-538	87.45	382	396	411	632
Tax	84.61	31.38	-22.99	8.03	100	115	165
Net Profit	145	-569	110	374	295	295	467
Number of shares(Crs)	92.52	92.52	92.52	96.70	96.70	96.70	—
Dividend Payout Ratio(%)	16.08	0.00	29.38	30.01	30.11	30.13	—

TTM Values as of Mar 2025

Cash Flow

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In Rs. Cr.	Mar'19	Mar'20	Mar'21	Mar'22	Mar'23	Mar'24	Mar'25
Cash from Operating Activity	252	85.98	831	1,052	674	292	544
Profit Before Tax	230	-538	87.45	382	396	411	632
Adjustments	313	504	678	246	133	183	247
OCF Before Working Capital	543	-33.15	766	628	528	594	879
Working Capital Changes	-234	163	65.90	523	224	-195	-180
Taxes Paid	-56.24	-44.24	-0.07	-98.57	-78.47	-107	-155
Cash from Investing Activity	-587	-430	-364	-404	-337	-476	-402
Net Fixed Assets Purchased	-400	-221	-203	-224	-99.51	-207	-171
Fixed Assets Purchased	-400	-221	-203	-225	-102	-207	-178
Fixed Assets Sold	0.80	0.12	0.23	1.19	2.37	0.00	7.25
Investment Purchased	—	-0.03	—	—	-9.06	—	—
Investment Sold	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Interest Recieved	4.16	10.16	3.02	15.33	16.71	29.78	10.39
Dividends Recieved	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Subsidiary Investments	—	-0.03	-0.44	—	-9.06	-20.25	—
Cash from Financing Activity	445	41.99	133	-251	-339	-38.64	-152
Proceeds From Shares	—	—	—	500	—	—	—
Net Long Term Borrowings	527	159	198	-687	-210	66.48	-55.93
Proceeds From Borrowings	527	159	198	—	—	66.48	—
Repayment From Borrowings	—	—	—	-687	-210	—	-55.93
Interest Paid	-54.23	-58.96	-64.36	-30.43	-17.26	-16.16	-7.38
Dividend Paid	-23.13	-48.11	—	-33.85	-112	-88.97	-88.97
Net Cash Flow	110	-302	601	397	-3.18	-222	-10.32
Opening Cash & Cash Equivalents	-491	-381	-683	-81.86	315	312	89.86
Effect of FX	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Closing Cash & Cash Equivalents	-381	-683	-81.86	315	312	89.86	79.54
Net Capex (est)	400	221	203	224	99.51	207	171
Free Cash Flow (est)	-147	-135	629	829	574	85.10	373

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Ratios

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	Mar'19	Mar'20	Mar'21	Mar'22	Mar'23	Mar'24
Operational Ratios
Quick Ratio	0.71	0.36	0.69	0.95	0.81	0.76
Liquid Assets (Crs)	797	517	634	943	681	645
Current Liabilities (Crs)	1,116	1,448	919	992	836	845
Current Ratio	1.29	0.72	0.88	1.06	0.95	1.03
Current Assets (Crs)	1,441	1,037	810	1,056	797	873
Current Liabilities (Crs)	1,116	1,448	919	992	836	845
Interest Coverage Ratio	4.84	-7.22	2.28	13.54	23.86	25.76
EBIT (Crs)	290	-472	156	413	413	427
Interest Expenses (Crs)	59.92	65.42	68.43	30.47	17.31	16.59
Fixed Asset Turnover	4.36	1.73	2.94	2.77	0.87	0.78
Net Sales (Crs)	1,816	832	1,787	1,822	1,677	1,717
Fixed Assets (Crs)	417	481	609	657	1,919	2,211
Cash Conversion Cycle	-156	2,071	-103	-990	6,583	340
Inventory Days	129	255	71.07	28.95	24.97	36.65
Days Receivable	72.65	97.51	25.60	24.83	15.91	21.57
Days Payable	358	-1,719	199	1,044	-6,542	-282
Debt to Equity Ratio	0.65	1.63	1.04	0.21	0.08	0.10
Total Debt (Crs)	1,070	1,564	1,137	408	156	222
Shareholders Equity (Crs)	1,637	960	1,089	1,911	2,082	2,285
Free Cash Flow/Sales (%)	-8.12	-16.21	35.18	45.48	34.22	4.96
Free Cash Flow(est) (Crs)	-147	-135	629	829	574	85.10
Net Sales (Crs)	1,816	832	1,787	1,822	1,677	1,717
Profitability Ratios
Gross Margin (%)	88.65	106	80.82	89.27	100	107
Op Profit Margin (%)	27.87	-28.69	23.27	28.11	29.33	31.89
Operating Profit (Crs)	543	-181	451	562	588	602
Net Sales (Crs)	1,816	832	1,787	1,822	1,677	1,717
Net Profit Margin (%)	8.00	-68.46	6.17	20.52	17.61	17.20
Net Profit (Crs)	145	-569	110	374	295	295
Net Sales (Crs)	1,816	832	1,787	1,822	1,677	1,717
ROCE (%)	13.17	-29.19	8.83	21.00	19.08	16.76
EBIT (Crs)	290	-472	156	413	413	427
Capital Employed (Crs)	2,202	1,617	1,765	1,965	2,164	2,550
Return on Assets (%)	4.38	-18.58	4.11	12.64	9.85	8.70
Net Profit (Crs)	145	-569	110	374	295	295
Total Assets (Crs)	3,318	3,065	2,684	2,957	3,001	3,395
ROIC (%)	7.40	-35.50	8.82	22.79	13.69	11.58
Op Profit after Taxes (Crs)	160	-560	153	355	237	268
Invested Capital (Crs)	2,163	1,578	1,731	1,557	1,729	2,317
ROE (%)	8.88	-59.32	10.12	19.56	14.19	12.92
Net Profit Margin (%)	8.00	-68.46	6.17	20.52	17.61	17.20
Asset Turnover ratio	0.55	0.27	0.67	0.62	0.56	0.51
Equity Multiplier	2.03	3.19	2.46	1.55	1.44	1.49
Adjusted EPS	1.57	-6.16	1.19	3.87	3.06	3.05
Valuation Ratios
P/E	31.16	0.00	100	29.40	32.22	91.10
Price to Book	2.77	2.05	10.15	5.75	4.57	11.77
EV/EBITDA	10.29	-19.39	27.03	19.62	15.95	44.92
Dividend Yield (%)	0.52	0.00	0.29	1.02	0.93	0.33

Quarterly Results

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In Rs. Cr.	Dec'22	Mar'23	Jun'23	Sep'23	Dec'23	Mar'24	Jun'24	Sep'24	Dec'24	Mar'25
Net Sales	557	560	371	381	399	565	494	518	328	731
Operating Expenses	443	374	278	260	293	339	305	366	220	465
Increase/Decrease in Stock	132	5.93	-25.44	-52.16	-15.96	-20.66	-47.67	8.96	-122	69.25
Raw Material	4.97	7.36	9.50	14.25	9.52	15.88	19.80	22.89	25.04	46.71
Employee Cost	80.80	78.97	62.78	66.81	73.74	62.58	83.22	74.33	74.84	80.65
Selling and Distribution Expenses	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Electricity, Power & Fuel Cost	32.80	26.39	33.23	33.92	33.18	34.15	38.84	37.12	34.20	31.10
Gen_AdminExpenses	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Miscellaneous Expenses	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Operating Profit	114	186	93.11	121	107	226	188	152	108	267
Other Income	11.66	51.61	13.79	11.15	9.95	19.85	6.84	31.86	15.80	45.88
Interest	5.14	3.19	3.97	4.08	4.46	3.61	3.11	0.76	1.31	1.75
PBDT	120	234	103	128	112	242	192	183	122	311
Depreciation and Amortization	9.15	60.51	40.73	45.59	29.91	58.64	38.05	47.58	37.63	52.30
Profit Before Tax	111	174	62.20	82.64	82.18	184	154	135	84.43	259
Tax	31.14	41.76	14.92	21.94	19.18	58.98	40.72	33.65	21.56	69.05
Profit After Tax	80.20	132	47.28	60.70	63.00	125	113	102	62.87	189
Exceptional Items	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Net Profit	80.20	132	47.28	60.70	63.00	124	113	102	62.87	187
Quarterly Ratios
EPS	0.83	1.37	0.49	0.63	0.65	1.29	1.17	1.05	0.65	1.94
Operating Profit Margin	20.46	33.23	25.10	31.77	26.70	40.00	38.18	29.29	32.82	36.46
Net Profit Margin	14.40	23.61	12.75	15.92	15.78	22.07	22.97	19.62	19.18	25.91

Reverse DCF

Earnings

Discount Rate (%)

Terminal Multiple

5 YEAR

10 YEAR

20 YEAR

56.90%

Implied Growth Rate over a 5 year period*

20.80%

Implied Growth Rate over a 10 year period*

9.90%

Implied Growth Rate over a 20 year period*

*Implied Growth calculated using Newton-Rhapson method.

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FAQs on Hindustan Copper Ltd. Financials

How strong is Hindustan Copper balance sheet?

Balance sheet of Hindustan Copper is strong.
But short term working capital might become an issue for this company.

Is the debt of Hindustan Copper increasing or decreasing?

Yes, The net debt of Hindustan Copper is increasing.
Latest net debt of Hindustan Copper is ₹98.36 Crs as of Mar-25.
This is greater than Mar-24 when it was ₹73.75 Crs.

Is the profitablity of Hindustan Copper improving?

The profit is oscillating.
The profit of Hindustan Copper is ₹467 Crs for TTM, ₹295 Crs for Mar 2024 and ₹295 Crs for Mar 2023.

Does Hindustan Copper pay decent dividends?

The company seems to pay a good stable dividend.
Hindustan Copper latest dividend payout ratio is 30.13% and 3yr average dividend payout ratio is 30.08%

How has Hindustan Copper allocated its funds?

Companies resources are allocated to majorly unproductive assets like Capital Work in Progress

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