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Hindustan Copper Ltd

NSE HINDCOPPER · BSE 513599 · Copper
₹462.15 -2.22%
NSE close2026-10-01
52 week range308.50 - 760.05
Market cap₹45,871 Cr.
P/E37.9
Nifty 200Nifty 500Nifty Midcap 100Midcap 150Nifty Metal Price band 20% Delivery 43.5%

Price

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Financials

Standalone, Rs crore
Sep 2023Dec 2023Mar 2024Jun 2024Sep 2024Dec 2024Mar 2025Jun 2025Sep 2025Dec 2025Mar 2026Jun 2026
Sales3813995654945183287315167186871,156936
Expenses260293340305366220465304436347528429
Operating Profit121107226188152108267212282340628508
OPM %32%27%40%38%29%33%36%41%39%50%54%54%
Other Income11102073216471011-783317
Interest444311220213
Depreciation463059384838524144486750
Profit before tax838218315413584260179249213592472
Tax %27%23%32%26%25%26%27%25%25%26%25%25%
Net Profit616312411310263191134186156444353
EPS in Rs0.630.651.291.171.050.651.971.391.921.624.593.65
Mar 2016Mar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026TTM
Sales1,0721,2041,6701,8168321,7871,8221,6771,7172,0713,0783,498
Expenses9629811,3991,3101,0741,3761,3101,1851,1701,3321,6151,740
Operating Profit110223271506-2424115124925477381,4631,758
OPM %10%18%16%28%-29%23%28%29%32%36%48%50%
Other Income52274137573550965478-24-17
Interest31426606264301717866
Depreciation119142165253291295150175175176200209
Profit before tax4094122230-538873823964106341,2331,525
Tax %5%34%35%37%6%-26%2%25%28%26%25%
Net Profit386280146-5691103742952954699211,139
EPS in Rs0.410.670.861.57-6.151.193.873.053.054.859.5211.78
Dividend Payout %0%30%29%33%0%29%30%30%30%30%30%
10 Years5 Years3 YearsTTM1 YearLast Year
Compounded Sales Growth11%11%22%67%
Compounded Profit Growth39%55%50%147%
Stock Price CAGR23%34%43%44%
Return on Equity12%22%23%33%
Mar 2015Mar 2016Mar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
Equity Capital463463463463463463463484484484484484
Reserves1,3999481,0041,0651,1744986271,4281,5991,8022,1812,864
Borrowings02074726571,0701,5641,137409156223167111
Other Liabilities3711,1815976306368028198449569718801,179
Total Liabilities2,2332,7992,5362,8143,3443,3263,0463,1643,1943,4793,7114,638
Fixed Assets2021783543323163373222821,3261,4301,7311,922
CWIP8517332796601,0221,2321,179683731917766741
Investments717600001110293131
Other Assets1,1081,8121,9031,8222,0051,7571,5442,1991,1271,1021,1831,944
Total Assets2,2332,7992,5362,8143,3443,3263,0463,1643,1943,4793,7114,638
Mar 2015Mar 2016Mar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
Cash from Operating Activity237262-260372252868321,0526743415441,474
Cash from Investing Activity-209-451-258-558-587-430-364-404-337-525-402-434
Cash from Financing Activity-109183-8-9644542133-251-339-39-152-299
Net Cash Flow-80-7-526-282110-302601397-3-222-10741
Free Cash Flow82-29-352-25-147-135629829574-1931321,019
CFO/OP238%253%-109%141%61%-54%202%225%153%82%95%118%
Mar 2015Mar 2016Mar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
Debtor Days312050187336341614293016
Inventory Days7371,189413
Days Payable204358147
Cash Conversion Cycle312050550903363011614293016
Working Capital Days1781371622369-9618-19-293556-2
ROCE %4%2%6%7%12%-18%6%18%18%18%24%42%
Sep 2023Dec 2023Mar 2024Jun 2024Sep 2024Dec 2024Mar 2025Jun 2025Sep 2025Dec 2025Mar 2026Jun 2026
Promoters66.14%66.14%66.14%66.14%66.14%66.14%66.14%66.14%66.14%66.14%66.14%66.14%
FIIs2.18%2.05%3.13%3.22%3.30%3.41%3.27%3.71%5.05%6.56%6.34%5.96%
DIIs13.29%13.70%12.28%9.34%9.24%9.06%8.57%8.24%6.00%5.57%5.39%4.84%
Public18.39%18.11%18.45%21.30%21.32%21.38%22.00%21.90%22.79%21.72%22.14%23.05%
No. of Shareholders3,16,6843,64,2914,28,8015,92,2856,07,8876,28,0856,35,9556,60,2016,45,6608,51,68313,39,14913,05,636

Fundamentals

Market Cap₹ 45,871 Cr.
Current Price₹ 474
Stock P/E37.9
Book Value₹ 34.6
ROCE42.4 %
ROE32.9 %
Dividend Yield0.60 %
Face Value₹ 5.00
Compounded Sales Growth (TTM)67%
Compounded Profit Growth (TTM)147%
Standalone figures.
Valuation
Market capRs 44,691 Cr
Enterprise valueRs 43,992 Cr
P/E (TTM)39.24x
Price to book13.35x
Price to sales12.78x
EV / EBITDA25.28x
EV / EBIT28.72x
EV / sales12.58x
Price to cash flow30.33x
Earnings yield2.55%
Dividend yield0.62%
P/E, 3-year average61.41x
P/B, 3-year average10.96x
P/E, 5-year average49.17x
P/B, 5-year average8.64x
Profitability
Operating margin (excl. other income)47.53%
Operating margin (incl. other income)46.75%
EBITDA margin49.75%
Pre-tax margin43.60%
Net profit margin32.56%
Net margin, latest quarter37.65%
ROE30.63%
ROCE39.38%
ROA22.05%
ROE, 3-year average21.03%
ROCE, 3-year average27.13%
ROA, 3-year average14.65%
ROE, 5-year average20.56%
ROCE, 5-year average23.52%
ROA, 5-year average13.05%
ROIC (approx.)43.18%
Tax rate25.32%
Other income / net worth-0.72%
Growth
Sales growth (latest year)48.62%
Profit growth (latest year)96.50%
Sales CAGR, 3 years22.43%
Sales CAGR, 5 years11.49%
Profit CAGR, 3 years46.09%
Profit CAGR, 5 years52.95%
Sales growth QoQ-18.99%
Profit growth QoQ-20.59%
Sales growth YoY (latest quarter)81.36%
Profit growth YoY (latest quarter)162.59%
Per share
EPS (TTM)Rs 11.78
EPS (latest year)Rs 9.52
EPS (latest quarter)Rs 3.65
EPS, 3-year averageRs 5.81
EPS, 5-year averageRs 4.87
Book value per shareRs 34.62
Sales per shareRs 36.17
Cash flow per shareRs 15.24
Free cash flow per shareRs 10.54
Dividend per share (latest year)Rs 2.86
Dividend per share, 3-year averageRs 1.75
Dividend per share, 5-year averageRs 1.46
Dividends
Dividend payout30.04%
Dividend payout, 3-year average30.10%
Dividend payout, 5-year average30.09%
Efficiency
Asset turnover0.66x
Fixed asset turnover1.60x
Inventory turnover1.27x
Inventory days287 days
Debtor days16 days
Debtors turnover23.11x
Creditor days147 days
Cash conversion cycle16 days
Working capital days-2 days
Leverage
Total debtRs 111 Cr
Cash and bankRs 810 Cr
Net debtRs -699 Cr
Debt to equity0.03x
Net debt / EBITDA-0.40x
Interest coverage236.72x
Current ratio (filing 2026-03-31)1.68x
Quick ratio (filing 2026-03-31)1.22x
Trade payables (filing 2026-03-31)Rs 195 Cr
Owners' fund to total sources72.18%
Debt to assets2.39%
Cash flow
Cash from Operating Activity (latest year)Rs 1,474 Cr
Cash from Investing Activity (latest year)Rs -434 Cr
Cash from Financing Activity (latest year)Rs -299 Cr
Net Cash Flow (latest year)Rs 741 Cr
Free cash flow (latest year)Rs 1,019 Cr
FCFE (approx.: FCF + change in debt)Rs 963 Cr
Cash from ops / profit, 5 years1.74x
Sales to cash flow2.09x
Statement figures
Net sales (TTM)Rs 3,498 Cr
Net sales (latest year)Rs 3,078 Cr
Sales (latest quarter)Rs 936 Cr
Operating profit excl. other income (latest year)Rs 1,463 Cr
Operating profit (latest quarter)Rs 508 Cr
Other income (TTM)Rs -17 Cr
EBITDA (TTM)Rs 1,740 Cr
PBDT (TTM)Rs 1,734 Cr
Profit before tax (TTM)Rs 1,525 Cr
Tax (latest year)Rs 312 Cr
Net profit (TTM)Rs 1,139 Cr
Net profit (latest year)Rs 921 Cr
Net profit (latest quarter)Rs 353 Cr
Depreciation (TTM)Rs 209 Cr
Depreciation (latest quarter)Rs 50 Cr
Interest (TTM)Rs 6 Cr
Cost of goods sold (latest year)Rs 768 Cr
Total expenditure (latest year)Rs 1,615 Cr
Total income (latest year)Rs 3,054 Cr
Share capitalRs 484 Cr
ReservesRs 2,864 Cr
Shareholders' fundsRs 3,348 Cr
Total assetsRs 4,638 Cr
Net blockRs 1,922 Cr
Capital work in progressRs 741 Cr
InvestmentsRs 31 Cr
ReceivablesRs 133 Cr
InventoryRs 604 Cr
Other liabilitiesRs 1,179 Cr
Shares outstanding (crore)96.70
Ownership
Promoter holding66.14% (+0.00 in a year)
Computed by MarketFriction from the standalone statements. Returns use average balances.
P/E 39.2 is at the 25th percentile of its own 8.4-year range (median 59.9, low 14.2, high 157.7).
P/B 13.35 is at the 81th percentile (median 6.55).
Monthly. Market cap from split-adjusted price; profit and book value as reported by that month. A low percentile means cheap versus its own history, not cheap versus peers.
PeriodHINDCOPPERNifty 50Difference
1 week-6.8%-2.8% -4.0 pts
1 month-12.2%-6.8% -5.5 pts
3 months-7.4%-7.6% +0.2 pts
6 months+1.9%+0.4% +1.5 pts
1 year+40.8%-9.9% +50.7 pts
2 years+39.7%-13.6% +53.3 pts
3 years+184.6%+14.2% +170.4 pts
5 years+320.7%+27.9% +292.8 pts
103 mutual fund schemes hold about ₹914 Cr. Over three months 85 bought more and 11 sold (share counts, price move removed).
FundWeightEst. Cr3m shares
Bajaj Finserv Flexi Cap Fund0.93%76 +100%
Edelweiss Small Cap Fund0.91%66 +100%
Union Small Cap Fund2.42%64 +142%
Union Small Cap Fund2.42%58 +142%
WOC Multi Asset Allocation Fund0.57%50 +100%
ITI Small Cap Fund1.23%44 +39%
TRUSTMF Small Cap Fund1.45%42 +100%
Altiva Hybrid Long-Short Fund0.43%40 +100%
Bank of India Small Cap Fund0.93%31 +65%
Nippon India Nifty Smallcap 250 Index Fund0.78%27 +9%
Bank of India Flexi Cap Fund0.86%26 +42%
Bank of India Aggressive Hybrid Fund1.24%25 +119%
Axis Business Cycles Fund1.02%22 +52%
Bajaj Finserv Small Cap Fund0.82%22 +69%
Bandhan Nifty Alpha 50 Index Fund3.36%21 +6%
ITI Flexi Cap Fund1.17%19 -0%
ITI Multi Cap Fund1.02%16 +100%
Bank of India ELSS Tax Saver Fund1.08%15 +100%
Axis Nifty Smallcap 50 Index Fund2.09%15 +4%
Bajaj Finserv Multi Cap Fund0.91%15 +70%
SBI Nifty Smallcap 250 Index Fund0.78%14 +9%
Nippon India Nifty 500 Momentum 50 Index Fund0.98%12 +9%
ITI Mid Cap Fund0.75%12 +6%
TRUSTMF Flexi Cap Fund1.06%11 +100%
Motilal Oswal Nifty Smallcap 250 Index Fund0.78%10 +9%

Red flags

F-score 8 of 8
lookAuditor change Auditor change 2026-09-14: Hindustan Copper Limited has informed the Exchange regarding Change in Auditors of the company.
Checks on the latest reported years: cash vs profit, accruals, receivables and inventory vs sales, dilution, debt, interest cover, equity, other income, losses, and auditor, top-management, insolvency and regulator filings in the last 12 months. A flag asks for an explanation; it is not a verdict.

Insider trades

NSE insider and takeover-code disclosures
DateWhoRoleSideSharesValueHow
2017-10-18The President of India (acting thrPromotersother59,110Rs 0.03 CrOff Market
2017-08-03The President of India (acting thrPromotersother12,637,066Rs 6.32 CrOthers
2017-08-02The President of India (acting thrPromotersother50,535,783Rs 25.27 CrOthers
2017-04-03The President of India (acting thrPromotersother25,365Rs 0.01 CrOff Market
2017-03-31The President of India (acting thrPromotersother608,023Rs 0.30 CrOff Market
2016-09-30The President of India (acting thrPromotersother12,953,052Rs 6.48 CrOthers
2016-09-29The President of India (acting thrPromotersother51,812,208Rs 25.91 CrOthers
Latest disclosed trades by insiders, promoters and large holders. Grants, option exercises and pledges show as "other". A filing is a fact, not a signal on its own.

Latest quarter

Jun 2026
Sales ₹936 Cr +81.4% vs Jun 2025. Net profit ₹353 Cr +163.4%.

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No bulk or block deals on record.
Ex-dateActionFactor
2026-09-16Dividend - Rs 1.86 Per Share
2026-02-13Interim Dividend - Re 1 Per Share
2025-09-18Dividend - Rs 1.46 Per Share
2024-09-19Annual General Meeting/Dividend - Re 0.92 Per Share
2023-09-22Annual General Meeting/Dividend - Re 0.92 Per Share
2022-09-20Annual General Meeting/Dividend - Rs 1.16 Per Share
2021-09-14 Annual General Meeting/Dividend - Rs 0.35 Per Share
2020-09-21 Annual General Meeting
2019-07-23 Annual General Meeting/Dividend - Rs 0.52 Per Share
2018-09-18 Annual General Meeting/Dividend Re 0.25 Per Share
2017-08-14 Annual General Meeting/Dividend - Re 0.20 Per Share
2016-09-16 Annual General Meeting
2015-08-07 Annual General Meeting/ Dividend - Re 0.15/- Per Share
2014-09-05Annual General Meeting / Dividend - Re 1 Per Share
2013-09-13Annual General Meeting And Dividend Re.1/- Per Share
2012-09-18Annual General Meeting And Dividend Re.1/- Per Share
2011-09-02Annual General Meeting And Dividend Re.0.50 Per Share
2010-11-11Interim Dividend - Rs.0.50/- Per Share
2010-06-23Annual General Meeting
DateTypeWhat it says
2026-09-26General UpdatesGeneral Updates
2026-09-24Shareholder meetingVoting results.
2026-09-23Shareholder meetingProceedings of Annual General Meeting held on September 23, 2026
2026-09-23General UpdatesGeneral Updates
2026-09-22Credit RatingCredit Rating
2026-09-22General UpdatesGeneral Updates
2026-09-21General UpdatesGeneral Updates
2026-09-14Change in AuditorsChange in Auditors of the company.
2026-08-27General UpdatesGeneral Updates
2026-08-27UpdatesCommunication sent on 27.08.2026 to the Shareholders of Hindustan Copper Ltd regarding TDS on Final Dividend for the FY 2025-26..
2026-08-27UpdatesPrior intimation for Approval for raising of funds through issue of Equity Shares through Qualified Institution Placement (QIP) method and through to ...
2026-08-27Record DateRecord date for the purpose of DI is 16-Sep-2026.
2026-08-27Shareholder meetingNotice of Annual General Meeting to be held on September 23, 2026
2026-08-26General UpdatesGeneral Updates
2026-08-25Offer for saleIts intention to exercise over-subscription option for 2,90,10,721 equity shares.
2026-08-24Offer for saleAn announcement with respect to offer for sale through Stock Exchange Mechanism for sale upto 2,90,10,721 Equity shares of face value of INR 5/- each ...
2026-08-18General UpdatesGeneral Updates
2026-08-15Director changeChange in Director(s) of the company.
2026-08-14AppointmentAppointment of Mr Ashish Kumar Khetan as Non- Executive Independent Director of the company w.e.f. August 14, 2026.
2026-08-14General UpdatesGeneral Updates
2026-08-14General UpdatesGeneral Updates
2026-08-10Board meeting outcomeHindustan Copper Limited has submitted to the Exchange, the financial results for the period ended Jun 30, 2026.
2026-07-01General UpdatesGeneral Updates
2026-07-01Director changeChange in Director(s) of the company.
2026-06-30Director changeChange in Director(s) of the company.
Company filings to NSE, newest first. Routine notices (trading window, newspaper copies) are left out. Click a row for the filing.
No short selling reported to NSE in our files.
Short sales disclosed by brokers to NSE, by trade date. Collected since late September 2026.
Order dateForumCase
2020-01-17CESTATHINDUSTAN COPPER LTD ---VS.--- JAIPUR I..
2020-01-15CESTATJABALPUR ---VS.--- HINDUSTAN COPPER LTD
2020-01-13CESTATHINDUSTAN COPPER LTD ---VS.--- ALWAR
2020-01-13CESTATHINDUSTAN COPPER LIMITED ---VS.--- JABALPUR
2019-11-27CESTATHINDUSTAN COPPER LIMITED ---VS.--- JABALPUR
2019-11-18CESTATALWAR ---VS.--- HINDUSTAN COPPER LIMITED
Orders from NCLT, NCLAT and CESTAT naming the company. Click a row for the order.
Not on any NSE surveillance list in the latest file.

Quick answers

What is the market cap of Hindustan Copper Ltd?

Hindustan Copper Ltd (HINDCOPPER) has a market capitalisation of Rs 45,871 Cr. at the 2026-10-01 close.

What is the P/E ratio of Hindustan Copper Ltd?

Hindustan Copper Ltd trades at a P/E of 37.9 on trailing twelve-month profit, at the 2026-10-01 close.

What were Hindustan Copper Ltd's latest quarterly results?

In the Jun 2026 quarter, Hindustan Copper Ltd sales was Rs 936 Cr (+81.4% vs Jun 2025) and net profit was Rs 353 Cr.

What is the 52-week high and low of Hindustan Copper Ltd?

The 52-week high is Rs 760.05 and the 52-week low is Rs 308.50.

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