HINDCOPPERMetals & Mining

Hindustan Copper Limited

Copper · ISIN INE531E01026 · BSE 513599 · NSE EQ · FV ₹5
Last price
₹486
+0.81%today
What this company does

Hindustan Copper Limited operates in Copper, part of the Metals & Mining sector. It booked ₹937 cr of revenue in its latest quarter (Q1 FY27) and kept 37.6% of sales as profit.

The company is primarily engaged in of equity for the earlier prior period presented its settlement by the issue of equity instruments the business of mining and processing of copper ore into and the other comparative amount disclosed for (ii) Sale of Services do not affect its classification.
In the report:
78out of 100
Equitytale Health Score
Solid

Healthier than 78% of companies in Metals & Mining, on all six measures of filed financials. Each measure is ranked against the 18–24 companies that reported it.

Measures financial condition, not whether to buy. Learn what this score means · How this is calculated

Price momentum
neutral
RSI (14)
38

At close. Not part of the score.

Profitability & returns91

How much profit it earns on the money it employs

Balance sheet91

How much it owes, and whether earnings cover the interest

Cash quality85

Whether reported profit actually arrives as cash

Growth & consistency85

Whether sales and profit have grown, and how steadily

Valuation11

What today's price implies, against our models or its peers

Governance & risk100

How much of the promoters' stake is pledged, and how much they hold · highest in its sector on what we could measure

Is this company doing well?
not investment advice
Strengths
Makes a profit
Strong 38% net margin
Sales up 81% vs last year
Profit up 162% vs last year
Promoters hold 66%
No promoter shares pledged
Strong 42% return on equity
Virtually debt-free
Turns profit into real cash
Watch-outs
None flagged from our data

What if I invest in HINDCOPPER?

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₹12.00 lakh
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Key ratios · latest quarter + price
₹486 +0.81%
latest close · 2026-09-17
1-year return
+320.7%
52-wk low ₹8152-wk high ₹587
Is it cheap or expensive?
What you pay for the profits, book value and cash flow. Higher isn't automatically worse — it can signal faster growth.
P/E ratio33.3High
LowAverageHigh
P/B ratio14.04High
Below bookModerateHigh
EV / EBITDA22.2High
LowAverageHigh
How good is the business?
How much profit it earns from its money and its sales.
Return on equity42.2%Strong
WeakFairStrong ▸15%
Return on capital53.2%Strong
WeakFairStrong
Net margin37.6%Strong
ThinDecentStrong
EBITDA margin56.0%Healthy
ThinDecentHealthy
Is it financially safe?
How much it owes, and whether it can comfortably cover it.
Debt to equity0.03Comfortable
LowModerateHigh ▸1
Interest cover148.4×Strong
RiskyOkayStrong ▸5×
Current ratio1.68Healthy
Tight ◂1HealthyAmple
More figures
Market cap
₹46,914 cr
Book value
₹35
EPS
₹3.64
latest quarter
Net debt
₹-286 cr
more cash than debt
Enterprise value
₹46,628 cr
EBITDA
₹2,098 cr
annualised
EBIT
₹1,900 cr
annualised
Operating margin
50.7%
Return on assets
31.9%
Earnings yield
3.00%
P/S
12.52
Sales / share
₹38.8
Tax rate
25.3%
Face value
₹5
Shares
96.6 cr
Working capital
₹573 cr
Current assets
₹1,416 cr
Current liabilities
₹843 cr
Delivery %
38.8%
Strong / safeFairWeak / riskyValuation — a level, not good/badBands are general rules of thumb, not advice.

P/E, ROE, ROCE and margins are annualised from the latest quarter; per-share and balance-sheet ratios use the most recent balance sheet on file · prices as of 2026-09-17.

Worth vs price · from the FY 2024 report & filings
not investment advice
Hard to value confidentlyLow confidence
The market price is far above what these earnings- and book-based models support — a fast-growing or asset-light business can trade well above them for years, so we won't put a confident number on how overpriced it is.
Models span ₹52₹66, midpoint ₹59

An educational model from the company's own filings, every assumption shown — not investment advice or a price target. Prices can stay above or below any model for years.

P&L · Q1 FY27 (consolidated)
Revenue from Operations₹937 cr
Other Income₹17 cr
Total Income₹954 cr
Cost of Materials₹26 cr
Purchases of Stock-in-Trade₹0 cr
Inventory Change (±)₹-37 cr
Employee Benefit Expense₹106 cr
Finance Costs₹3 cr
Depreciation & Amortisation₹50 cr
Other Expenses₹334 cr
Total Expenses₹482 cr
Profit before Tax₹472 cr
Tax Expense₹119 cr
Share of JV / Associates₹-24 L
Net Profit₹352 cr
Net margin on total income37.0%
Where the money goes · Q1 FY27
% of total income
Employee benefit expense₹106 cr11.1%
Finance costs₹3 cr0.3%
Depreciation & amortisation₹50 cr5.2%
Other expenses₹323 cr33.8%
Tax expense₹119 cr12.5%
Profit for the period₹352 cr37.0%
Total income ₹954 cradds up to ₹100 ✓
Quarterly results · consolidated (₹ cr)
MetricQ3 FY26Q4 FY26Q1 FY27
Revenue687 cr1,156 cr937 cr
Total income705 cr1,189 cr954 cr
Expenses493 cr597 cr482 cr
Profit before tax213 cr592 cr472 cr
Tax56 cr148 cr119 cr
Net profit (owners' share)156 cr444 cr352 cr
Net margin (owners' share, on revenue)22.7%38.4%37.6%
EPS (₹)1.624.593.64
YoY (latest quarter): total income +81.1% · net profit +162.5%
Balance sheet & cash flow · as of Mar 2026
Debt-free
Total assets
₹4,416 cr
Shareholder equity
₹3,342 cr
parent shareholders
Total debt
₹110 cr
Cash
₹396 cr
Cash flow · H1 FY26
Operating
₹428 cr
Investing
₹-219 cr
Financing
₹-26 cr
Peer comparison
Metals & Mining · by market value (sector-level match)
CompanyPriceMarket capP/E
Adani Enterprises Limited₹2,923₹3.80 L cr
JSW Steel Limited₹1,253₹3.06 L cr16.4
Vedanta Limited₹257₹2.56 L cr8.1
Hindustan Zinc Limited₹572₹2.42 L cr11.1
Tata Steel Limited₹187₹2.34 L cr25.2
Hindalco Industries Limited₹981₹2.18 L cr7.8
JINDAL STEEL LIMITED₹1,128₹1.15 L cr34.0
Lloyds Metals And Energy Limited₹1,799₹1.01 L cr14.7
Steel Authority of India Limited₹175₹72,288 cr11.0
Same sector · latest reported numbers · not a recommendation.
Corporate actions
Dividend yield
0.59%
trailing 12 months
Dividend / share (TTM)
₹2.86
Last dividend
₹1.86
ex 16 Sep 2026
ActionDetailEx-date
Dividend₹1.86 / share16 Sep 2026
Dividend₹1 / share13 Feb 2026
Dividend₹1.46 / share18 Sep 2025
Dividend₹0.92 / share19 Sep 2024
Dividend₹0.92 / share22 Sep 2023
Dividend₹1.16 / share20 Sep 2022
Who owns it · 2026-06-30
No pledge
Promoter
66.1%
FII / Foreign
6.0%
DII / Domestic
4.8%
Retail / others
23.1%
Smart-money activity
Insider trades
SoldThe President of India acting through and represented by Ministry of Mines, Government of India · Promoter5.80 cr · ₹3044.9 cr25 Aug 26
SoldThe President of India (acting through the Ministry of Mines, Government of India) · Promoters59,110 · ₹3.0 L10 Oct 17
SoldThe President of India (acting through the Ministry of Mines) · Promoters1.26 cr · ₹6.3 cr3 Aug 17
Bulk / block deals
short · NSE2,5048 Sep 26
short · NSE42 Sep 26
short · NSE19028 Aug 26
Stake changes
SoldLife Insurance Corporation of India→ 4.07% · 1.95 cr23 Dec 25
SoldLife Insurance Corporation of India→ 6.08% · 2.02 cr16 Aug 24
SoldLife Insurance Corporation of India→ 8.17% · 2.01 cr27 Sep 23
What shareholders were asked to approve

A company cannot decide everything on its own. Things like a top executive’s pay, issuing new shares, or re-appointing a director have to be put to the people who own the company, and they vote — one vote per share. So whoever owns the most shares has the most say.

Yearly shareholder meeting · 25 Sep 2025
See the official result
1
Adoption of Audited Financial Statements (Standalone and Consolidated) for the year ended 31.03.2025, together with the Reports of the Directors, Auditors and C&AG thereon
Backed by 96% of shareholders other than promotersneeded 50%
3.85 cr votes for, 14.18 L against · 4% of mutual funds and other big investors said no
2
Declaration of dividend on equity shares for Financial Year 2024-25
Backed by 100% of shareholders other than promotersneeded 50%
8.47 cr votes for, 4.19 L against · 0% of mutual funds and other big investors said no
3
Re-appointment of Shri Sanjiv Kumar Singh (DIN: 09548389), as Director who retires by rotation and being eligible, offers himself for re-appointment
Backed by 94% of shareholders other than promotersneeded 50%
7.98 cr votes for, 53.01 L against · 6% of mutual funds and other big investors said no
4
Approval to fix the remuneration of the Statutory Auditors
Backed by 100% of shareholders other than promotersneeded 50%
8.51 cr votes for, 28,088 against · 0% of mutual funds and other big investors said no

Every vote count above is taken from the result the company filed with the stock exchange, certified by an independent counter. To work out what would have happened without the promoters, we simply remove their votes and re-apply the same legal bar the proposal had to clear. Nothing here is an estimate or an opinion.

Who controls this company, and what it pays them

Most Indian companies are controlled by a family or group — the promoters. The exchange requires them to be listed by name, including members who own no shares at all, and requires the company to disclose any business it does with them.

The promoter group — 1 named members
owning 66.1% between them · as of 2026-06-30
PRESIDENT OF INDIA66.14%

Names and holdings from the company’s shareholding pattern filed with the exchange; transactions from the related-party note in its annual report. Every figure is as filed — these are legal, disclosed dealings, and what to make of them is your call.

How the stock has moved · adjusted for splits & bonuses
Data from primary exchange filings · analysis tool, not investment advice.