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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]
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)
| S.No. | Name | Current Price (Rs.) | Price to Earning | Market Capitalization (Rs.Cr.) | Dividend yield (%) | Net Profit latest quarter (Rs.Cr.) | YOY Quarterly profit growth (%) | Sales latest quarter (Rs.Cr.) | YOY Quarterly sales growth (%) | Return on capital employed (%) | Sales (Rs.Cr.) | OPM (%) | Profit after tax (Rs.Cr.) | Profit after tax latest quarter (Rs.Cr.) | Price to book value | Return on assets (%) | Debt to equity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Hindustan Copper | 363.45 | 61.22 | 35146.46 | 0.43 | 186.02 | 82.95 | 718.04 | 38.57 | 23.75 | 2293.58 | 37.86 | 573.74 | 186.02 | 11.81 | 12.88 | 0.05 |
| 2. | Onix Solar | 238.00 | 338.71 | 487.76 | 0.00 | -0.76 | -606.67 | 43.37 | 33261.54 | 32.41 | 117.57 | 1.50 | 1.44 | -0.76 | 7.62 | 6.68 | 0.00 |
| 3. | Bhagyanagar Ind | 130.00 | 15.15 | 415.94 | 0.00 | 11.27 | 202.14 | 580.37 | 42.24 | 8.28 | 1914.35 | 3.32 | 27.41 | 11.27 | 1.87 | 2.68 | 1.63 |
| 4. | Mardia Samyoung | 118.65 | – | 82.60 | 0.00 | 0.02 | 101.40 | 0.41 | – | 22.59 | 0.41 | -75.61 | -0.31 | 0.02 | 15.24 | 19.54 | 0.00 |
| 5. | N D Metal Inds. | 87.00 | – | 21.58 | 0.00 | -0.02 | -128.57 | 0.00 | – | 6.63 | 0.05 | -1920.00 | -0.04 | -0.02 | 7.12 | 2.07 | 0.17 |
| – | Median: 3 Co. | 238.0 | 61.22 | 487.76 | 0.0 | 11.27 | 82.95 | 580.37 | 42.24 | 23.75 | 1914.35 | 3.32 | 27.41 | 11.27 | 7.62 | 6.68 | 0.05 |
Standalone figures in ₹ crores
| Sep 2022 | Dec 2022 | Mar 2023 | Jun 2023 | Sep 2023 | Dec 2023 | Mar 2024 | Jun 2024 | Sep 2024 | Dec 2024 | Mar 2025 | Jun 2025 | Sep 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sales | 212 | 557 | 560 | 371 | 381 | 399 | 565 | 494 | 518 | 328 | 731 | 516 | 718 |
Expenses | 148 | 443 | 374 | 278 | 260 | 293 | 340 | 305 | 366 | 220 | 465 | 304 | 436 |
Operating Profit | 64 | 114 | 186 | 93 | 121 | 107 | 226 | 188 | 152 | 108 | 267 | 212 | 282 |
Other Income | 22 | 12 | 52 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 20 | 7 | 32 | 16 | 47 | 10 | 11 |
Profit before tax | 32 | 111 | 174 | 62 | 83 | 82 | 183 | 154 | 135 | 84 | 260 | 179 | 249 |
Tax % | 19% | 28% | 24% | 24% | 27% | 23% | 32% | 26% | 25% | 26% | 27% | 25% | 25% |
Net Profit | 26 | 80 | 132 | 47 | 61 | 63 | 124 | 113 | 102 | 63 | 191 | 134 | 186 |
EPS in Rs | 0.27 | 0.83 | 1.37 | 0.49 | 0.63 | 0.65 | 1.29 | 1.17 | 1.05 | 0.65 | 1.97 | 1.39 | 1.92 |
Standalone Figures in ₹ Crores / Yearly
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sales | 1,489 | 1,016 | 1,072 | 1,204 | 1,670 | 1,816 | 832 | 1,787 | 1,822 | 1,677 | 1,717 | 2,071 | 2,294 |
Expenses | 984 | 888 | 962 | 981 | 1,399 | 1,310 | 1,074 | 1,376 | 1,310 | 1,185 | 1,170 | 1,332 | 1,425 |
Operating Profit | 505 | 128 | 110 | 223 | 271 | 506 | -242 | 411 | 512 | 492 | 547 | 738 | 868 |
Other Income | 102 | 67 | 52 | 27 | 41 | 37 | 57 | 35 | 50 | 96 | 54 | 78 | 84 |
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 | 175 |
Profit before tax | 431 | 80 | 40 | 94 | 122 | 230 | -538 | 87 | 382 | 396 | 410 | 634 | 772 |
Net Profit | 286 | 68 | 38 | 62 | 80 | 146 | -569 | 110 | 374 | 295 | 295 | 469 | 574 |
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 | 5.93 |
Dividend Payout % | 32% | 21% | 0% | 30% | 29% | 33% | 0% | 29% | 30% | 30% | 30% | 30% | – |
Standalone figures in ₹ crores
| Mar 2014 | Mar 2015 | Mar 2016 | Mar 2017 | Mar 2018 | Mar 2019 | Mar 2020 | Mar 2021 | Mar 2022 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Sep 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Equity Capital | 463 | 463 | 463 | 463 | 463 | 463 | 463 | 463 | 484 | 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 | 2,504 |
Borrowings | 0 | 0 | 207 | 472 | 657 | 1,070 | 1,564 | 1,137 | 409 | 156 | 223 | 167 | 142 |
Other Liabilities | 434 | 371 | 1,181 | 597 | 630 | 636 | 802 | 819 | 844 | 956 | 971 | 880 | 733 |
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 | 3,863 |
Fixed Assets | 212 | 202 | 178 | 354 | 332 | 316 | 337 | 322 | 282 | 1,326 | 1,430 | 1,731 | 1,837 |
Gross Block | 835.07 | 865.97 | 199.53 | 382.90 | 392.77 | 416.92 | 480.49 | 608.57 | 656.85 | 1,919.38 | 2,211.39 | 2,711.34 | – |
Accumulated Depreciation | 623.27 | 663.96 | 21.42 | 28.65 | 60.77 | 100.44 | 143.21 | 286.48 | 375.28 | 593.30 | 780.92 | 980.00 | – |
CWIP | 691 | 851 | 733 | 279 | 660 | 1,022 | 1,232 | 1,179 | 683 | 731 | 917 | 766 | 740 |
Investments | 29 | 71 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 29 | 31 | 31 |
Other Assets | 1,331 | 1,108 | 1,812 | 1,903 | 1,822 | 2,005 | 1,757 | 1,544 | 2,199 | 1,127 | 1,102 | 1,183 | 1,255 |
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 | 3,863 |
Standalone Figures in ₹ Crores / Yearly
| Mar 2014 | Mar 2015 | Mar 2016 | Mar 2017 | Mar 2018 | Mar 2019 | Mar 2020 | Mar 2021 | Mar 2022 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cash from Operating Activity | 331 | 237 | 262 | -260 | 372 | 252 | 86 | 832 | 1,052 | 674 | 341 | 544 |
Cash from Investing Activity | -259 | -209 | -451 | -258 | -558 | -587 | -430 | -364 | -404 | -337 | -525 | -402 |
Cash from Financing Activity | -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 |
Standalone Figures in ₹ Crores / Yearly
| 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% |
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