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Hindustan Copper Limited

Hindustan Copper Limited

HINDCOPPER.NS
Hindustan Copper LimitedIN flagNational Stock Exchange of India
498.65
INR
+12.20
- -
482.21BMarket Cap
Hindustan Copper Limited
HINDCOPPER.NS
(National Stock Exchange of India)

Recent

price

498.65

P/E

ratio

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yld

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ROIC.AI

2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
TTM
FRC
12.61
16.06
14.28
16.06
11.02
10.4
11.92
17.45
19
8.71
19.04
18.65
17.22
17.63
21.42
31.83
31.81
Revenue per Share
2.42
3.5
3.84
3.1
0.73
0.41
0.67
0.86
1.57
-6.16
1.19
3.87
3.06
3.05
4.81
9.5
9.49
Basic EPS, GAAP
3.59
2.05
-0.05
0.47
-1.61
-2.36
-5.94
-2.28
-3.7
-3.83
5.03
6.53
3.37
-2
1.29
10.52
- -
Free Cash Flow per Basic Share
0.5
0.5
1
1
1
0.15
- -
0.2
0.25
0.52
- -
0.35
1.16
0.92
0.92
2.46
- -
Dividend per Share
12.59
12.37
14.76
16.45
11.77
11.95
5
4.76
14.4
7.37
8.58
11.71
13.5
15.56
5
5
5
Book Value per Share
12.77
15.11
17.86
19.77
15.08
15.25
15.86
16.51
17.69
10.37
11.49
19.76
21.4
23.46
27.42
34.23
34.2
Tangible Book Value per Share
925
925
925
925
925
925
925
925
925
925
925
967
967
967
967
967
968
Basic Weighted Avg Shares
11,663
14,856
13,209
14,861
10,194
9,627
11,025
16,149
17,578
8,063
17,618
18,039
16,651
17,046
20,710
30,779
30,778
Sales/Revenue/Turnover
22.82
26.58
24.23
23.26
1.83
-0.68
6.63
7.34
14.91
-64.6
12.46
23.26
21.49
23.11
27.14
40.99
37.88
Operating Margin (%)
973
1,441
1,510
1,741
1,140
1,190
1,419
1,647
2,529
2,886
3,920
1,483
1,749
1,749
1,756
2,004
- -
Depreciation Expense
2,241
3,235
3,556
2,864
676
377
619
796
1,453
-5,695
1,102
3,738
2,955
2,953
4,651
9,185
9,185
Net Income, GAAP
33.15
31.61
11.88
33.49
15.97
4.98
34.25
34.58
36.77
- -
- -
2.1
25.36
28
26.09
25.31
25.31
Effective Tax Rate (%)
19.21
21.77
26.93
19.27
6.63
3.92
5.62
4.93
8.27
-70.63
6.26
20.72
17.74
17.32
22.46
29.84
29.84
Profit Margin (%)
5,266
7,022
8,548
8,917
7,528
6,532
5,973
1,918
3,430
-3,796
-862
819
-306
362
1,879
5,727
5,727
Working Capital
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
2,072
2,050
1,529
5,707
6,362
7,699
1,936
175
726
1,090
383
383
LT Debt
11,817
13,976
16,521
18,293
13,954
14,106
14,670
15,273
16,368
9,599
10,893
19,112
20,822
22,851
26,609
33,422
33,422
Total Equity
15.45
20.97
18.54
13.24
0.81
-0.29
2.25
3.65
6.64
- -
- -
17.88
11.78
11.96
15.55
29.45
27.22
Return on Invested Capital (%)
22.48
28.01
28.34
19.84
5.18
3.14
5.66
8.18
8.79
- -
- -
21.84
20.05
18.91
39.55
148.21
148.21
Return on Capital (%)
22.21
28.01
28.34
19.84
5.18
3.44
7.9
17.63
16.4
-56.54
14.94
38.83
24.24
21.01
46.78
189.97
189.97
Return on Common Equity (%)

Capital Structure

FRC

•

in mil. unless spec.
Sep'26
Dec'26
Mar'26
ST Debt
725
- -
727
LT Borrowings
699
- -
375
LT Finance Leases
- -
- -
8
Preferred Equity and Hybrid Capital
- -
- -
- -
Shares Outstanding
967
- -
967
Market Capitalization
318,761
501,130
438,824

Working Capital

FRC

•

in mil. unless spec.
Sep'26
Dec'26
Mar'26
Total Current Assets
9,584
- -
14,157
Cash, Cash Equivalents & STI
2,625
- -
8,240
Accounts Receivable, Net
1,667
- -
1,332
Inventories
3,694
- -
3,873
Total Current Liabilities
6,982
- -
8,430
Payables & Accruals
- -
- -
- -
ST Debt
725
- -
727
Deferred Revenue
- -
- -
- -

Growth Rates

FRC

•

in mil. unless spec.

(avg. rate of change)

10 years
5 years
1 year
Total Equity
12.36%
27.24%
25.6%
Free Cash Flow
30.73%
76.47%
718.43%
Net Income, GAAP
-6.29%
74.63%
97.48%
Sales/Revenue/Turnover
20.14%
13.44%
48.62%
Total Cash Common Dividend
- -
- -
167.38%

Quarterly Revenue

FRC

•

in mil. unless spec.

Year

Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
FY
2024
3,709
3,814
3,993
5,529
17,046
2025
4,936
5,182
3,278
7,314
20,710
2026
5,164
7,180
6,873
11,561
30,779

Quarterly Earnings Per Share

FRC

•

in mil. unless spec.

Year

Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
FY
2024
0.49
0.63
0.65
- -
3.05
2025
1.17
1.05
0.65
1.94
4.81
2026
1.39
1.89
1.62
4.59
9.5

Quarterly Dividends Per Share

FRC

•

in mil. unless spec.

Year

Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
FY
2024
- -
- -
- -
- -
0.92
2025
- -
- -
- -
- -
0.92
2026
- -
- -
- -
- -
2.46
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Business
Hindustan Copper Limited (HCL), a Miniratna Category-I public sector undertaking under India's Ministry of Mines, engages in the exploration, mining, beneficiation, smelting, refining, and production of copper and related products; it operates as the nation's sole vertically integrated copper producer. The company produces and markets copper concentrate, copper cathodes, continuous cast copper rods, and by-products including anode slime containing gold and silver, copper sulphate, and sulphuric acid; its facilities encompass mining operations at Malanjkhand Copper Project in Madhya Pradesh, Khetri Copper Complex in Rajasthan, and Surda Mine in Jharkhand, alongside smelting and refining at Ghatsila in Jharkhand, secondary refining at Jhagadia in Gujarat, and a wire rod plant at Taloja in Maharashtra. Founded in 1967 and headquartered in Kolkata, West Bengal, HCL conducts operations exclusively within India, serving domestic industries such as power, electronics, automobiles, and renewable energy. Recent developments include a Rs 2,000 crore capital expenditure plan over 5-6 years to triple ore production capacity from 4 million tonnes per annum to 12.2 million tonnes by FY2030-31, primarily at Malanjkhand; a January 2025 mining services agreement with SWML for the Rs 2,700 crore revival and expansion of Rakha Copper Mine in Jharkhand over 20-30 years; strategic partnerships with Chile's Codelco for technical expertise in mining and exploration, Coal India for critical minerals, and RITES for mining infrastructure and logistics; and plans for joint bids on critical mineral blocks with PSUs like IOCL and GAIL.