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Refining Ki Toofani Tezi Ne Ki Kamaal!
HPCL ne FY26 ke Q4 mein sabko chaukane wala performance dikhaya hai. Unka GRM jo pichhle quarter mein sirf $5.4 tha, woh ab $14.3 per barrel ho gaya! Poore saal FY26 ki baat karein toh GRM bhi $8.79 per barrel raha, jo FY25 ke $5.74 se kaafi zyada hai. Yeh refining ka kamaal hi tha ki company ka standalone net profit Q4 mein 46% badhkar ₹4,902 crore ho gaya. Aur consolidated profit toh 78% uchhal kar ₹6,065 crore pahunch gaya! Poore saal FY26 ke liye, standalone profit 133% badhkar ₹17,175 crore aur consolidated profit 168% badhkar ₹18,047 crore ho gaya. EBITDA toh 83.6% tez hokar ₹304.9 billion tak pahunch gaya. Is report ke baad 13 May 2026 ko HPCL ke share price mein bhi tagdi tezi dikhi.
Marketing Mein Loss Ka Chakkar Kyun?
Sab kuch theek lag raha hai par ek badi samasya hai. HPCL aur baaki Indian Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) fuel (MS aur HSD) bechne mein paisa kho rahe hain. Kyun? Kyunki petrol aur diesel ke retail prices pichhle 4 saal se badhe nahi hain, jabki international crude oil prices middle east ke tensions ke karan kaafi upar chale gaye hain. Is wajah se roz OMCs ko ₹1,000 crore se ₹1,200 crore ka nuksan ho raha hai. Is saal FY26 ke Q1 tak petrol aur diesel mein yeh under-recoveries lagbhag ₹2 lakh crore tak pahunch gayi hain.
Is nuksan ko kam karne ke liye, OMCs ne March 16, 2026 se refineries ko discount dena shuru kar diya hai, jise Refinery Transfer Price (RTP) mechanism kehte hain. Yeh policy sirf refiners ko bachane ke liye hai aur isse alag refineries par asar pad sakta hai. HPCL ko LPG ke under-recoveries ke liye ₹3,300 crore mile FY26 mein, par March 31, 2026 tak LPG cylinders par unki total under-recovery ₹12,798.67 crore thi.
Operations Aur Financial Health
Operationally, HPCL ki refineries ne FY26 mein record 26.04 million metric tonnes (MMT) crude process kiya, jo pichhle saal se 3% zyada hai. Q4 FY26 mein throughput 6.4 MMT raha. Marketing sales volume (exports ke saath) Q4 FY26 mein 13.0 MMT rahi, jo pichhle quarter se thoda kam hai. Finance ki baat karein toh HPCL ne apna debt-equity ratio FY26 mein 0.80 kar liya hai, jo FY25 mein 1.38 tha. Yahi competitor BPCL lagbhag debt-free hai.
Marketing Ka Pressure Aur Geopolitical Risk
Fuel prices ka freeze hona HPCL aur uske peers ke liye ek bada challenge hai. Middle East mein chal rahe conflicts ke karan crude oil prices volatile hain, jisse import cost aur supply chain risks badh gaye hain. RTP policy bhi complex hai. Technical indicators bhi kamzor dikh rahe hain. MarketsMojo ne HPCL ko 'Hold' rating di hai. Kuch brokerages 'Buy' rating de rahe hain par overall sentiment 'Neutral' hai, jismein average 12-month price target zyada growth nahi dikhata. Company ka market cap bhi ₹79,000-83,000 crore ke aas paas hai, jo IOCL aur BPCL se kam hai.
Analysts Kya Keh Rahe Hain?
Marketing margin ki chinta ke bawajood, analysts refining performance ko lekar optimistic hain. Prabhudas Lilladher ne 'Accumulate' rating di hai aur target ₹427 rakha hai. Motilal Oswal ne 'Buy' call ₹455 par aur Antique Stock Broking ne target ₹679 set kiya hai. 31 analysts ka average target ₹439.45 hai, jo current price se 12% upside dikhata hai. Valuation multiples bhi low hain, P/E ratio 5.3x-5.6x ke aas paas hai. IOCL aur BPCL ke multiples bhi lagbhag same hain, jisse lagta hai market marketing segment ke challenges ko price in kar raha hai.