Hindustan Copper Ltd (IN:HINDCOPPER)
:HINDCOPPER
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Rating:73Outperform
Price Target:
₹636.00
▲(45.70% Upside)
Action:Reiterated
Date:05/17/26
The score is driven primarily by strong financial performance—especially improved earnings and significant deleveraging—offset by cash-flow volatility and copper-cycle sensitivity. Technically, the stock is in an uptrend with generally supportive momentum. Valuation is the main drag due to a very high P/E and a low dividend yield.
Positive Factors
Vertical integration
The company operates across exploration, mining, beneficiation, smelting, refining and product manufacture. This end-to-end footprint lets it capture upstream and downstream margins, secure feedstock, control quality and product mix, and support long-term supply contracts and resilience across cycles.
Negative Factors
Commodity-price sensitivity
Revenue, margins and earnings are materially exposed to copper price cycles. Sustained price weakness would compress margins and cash generation, making long-term planning, capital allocation and returns more uncertain unless the company diversifies products or establishes durable hedging/offs.
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Positive Factors
Negative Factors
Vertical integration
The company operates across exploration, mining, beneficiation, smelting, refining and product manufacture. This end-to-end footprint lets it capture upstream and downstream margins, secure feedstock, control quality and product mix, and support long-term supply contracts and resilience across cycles.
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Hindustan Copper Ltd (HINDCOPPER) vs. iShares MSCI India ETF (INDA)
Market Cap
₹561.84B
Dividend Yield0.33%
Average Volume (3M)1.02M
Price to Earnings (P/E)47.7
Beta (1Y)1.54
Revenue Growth48.62%
EPS Growth97.40%
CountryIN
Employees1,302
SectorBasic Materials
Sector Strength58
IndustryCopper
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)5.87
Shares Outstanding967,024,050
10 Day Avg. Volume970,056
30 Day Avg. Volume1,022,369
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio0.49
Price to Book (P/B)13.12
Price to Sales (P/S)14.25
P/FCF Ratio32.19
Enterprise Value/Market CapN/A
Enterprise Value/RevenueN/A
Enterprise Value/Gross ProfitN/A
Enterprise Value/EbitdaN/A
Forecast
1Y Price TargetN/A
Price Target UpsideN/A
Rating ConsensusN/A
Number of Analyst Covering0
EPS Forecast (FY)19.6
Revenue Forecast (FY)₹58.96B
Hindustan Copper Ltd Business Overview & Revenue Model
Company Description
Hindustan Copper Limited exploration, exploitation, and mining of copper and copper ores in India. It also engages in the beneficiation, smelting, and refining of minerals. The company offers continuous cast copper rods, copper cathodes, copper co...
How the Company Makes Money
Hindustan Copper Ltd primarily makes money by selling copper and associated products produced from its mining and processing operations. Key revenue streams include: (1) sales of copper concentrate and/or refined copper (depending on the operating...
Hindustan Copper Ltd Financial Statement Overview
Summary
Income Statement
82
Very Positive
Balance Sheet
88
Very Positive
Cash Flow
76
Positive
| Breakdown | TTM | Mar 2026 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Income Statement | ||||||
| Total Revenue | 22.82B | 30.78B | 20.59B | 17.05B | 16.65B | 18.04B |
| Gross Profit | 11.21B | 22.19B | 10.42B | 7.78B | 7.67B | 8.98B |
| EBITDA | 9.46B | 14.62B | 8.11B | 5.96B | 5.80B | 5.38B |
| Net Income | 5.68B | 9.19B | 4.65B | 2.95B | 2.95B | 3.74B |
Balance Sheet | ||||||
| Total Assets | 38.57B | 44.16B | 35.01B | 32.70B | 29.85B | 29.55B |
| Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments | 2.62B | 8.10B | 677.67M | 740.50M | 3.01B | 3.66B |
| Total Debt | 1.42B | 1.11B | 1.67B | 2.23B | 1.57B | 4.09B |
| Total Liabilities | 8.75B | 10.73B | 8.40B | 9.85B | 9.03B | 10.43B |
| Stockholders Equity | 29.82B | 33.42B | 26.61B | 22.85B | 20.82B | 19.11B |
Cash Flow | ||||||
| Free Cash Flow | 2.01B | 13.62B | 3.69B | -1.93B | 3.26B | 6.32B |
| Operating Cash Flow | 4.28B | 14.89B | 5.47B | 2.92B | 6.74B | 10.52B |
| Investing Cash Flow | -2.19B | -4.54B | -4.13B | -4.76B | -3.37B | -4.04B |
| Financing Cash Flow | -261.40M | -2.94B | -1.45B | -386.44M | -3.39B | -2.51B |
Hindustan Copper Ltd Technical Analysis
Positive
436.50
Price Trends
532.90
Positive
542.96
Positive
422.72
Positive
Market Momentum
12.68
Negative
53.55
Neutral
40.33
Neutral
Evaluating momentum and price trends is crucial in stock analysis to make informed investment decisions. For IN:HINDCOPPER, the sentiment is Positive. The current price of 436.5 is below the 20-day moving average (MA) of 561.15, below the 50-day MA of 532.90, and above the 200-day MA of 422.72, indicating a bullish trend. The MACD of 12.68 indicates Negative momentum. The RSI at 53.55 is Neutral, neither overbought nor oversold. The STOCH value of 40.33 is Neutral, not indicating any strong overbought or oversold conditions. Overall, these indicators collectively point to a Positive sentiment for IN:HINDCOPPER.
Hindustan Copper Ltd Peers Comparison
UnderperformOutperform
Sector (61)
Name | Overall Rating | Market Cap | P/E Ratio | ROE | Dividend Yield | Revenue Growth | EPS Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
77 Outperform | ₹735.57B | 10.29 | ― | 3.62% | 6.29% | 10.05% | |
73 Outperform | ₹561.84B | 47.74 | ― | 0.33% | 48.62% | 97.40% | |
67 Neutral | ₹201.21B | 18.82 | ― | 1.91% | -6.93% | 39.48% | |
64 Neutral | ₹247.59B | 20.24 | ― | 0.77% | 22.46% | 16.97% | |
61 Neutral | $10.43B | 7.12 | -0.05% | 2.87% | 2.86% | -36.73% | |
54 Neutral | ₹105.15B | 59.30 | ― | 1.94% | -2.56% | -54.89% | |
49 Neutral | ₹231.40B | 336.52 | ― | ― | -10.70% | 65.02% |
* Basic Materials Sector Average
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Hindustan Copper Ltd Corporate Events
Hindustan Copper appoints Ghanshyam Das Gupta as Director (Mining)
May 10, 2026
Hindustan Copper Ltd has announced that the Ministry of Mines has appointed company executive director Ghanshyam Das Gupta as Director (Mining) on its board. His appointment will take effect from the date he assumes charge and will run until his s...
Hindustan Copper charts growth roadmap with Vision 2030 at annual plan meet
Apr 20, 2026
Hindustan Copper Limited has held its Annual Plan Meeting in Kolkata for the financial years 2026–27 and 2027–28, gathering top leadership and unit heads to discuss the company’s strategic growth path. The meeting emphasized cros...
Hindustan Copper Announces Cessation of Independent Director After Tenure Ends
Mar 31, 2026
Hindustan Copper Ltd has announced that Avinash Janardan Bhide has ceased to be a part-time non-official independent director on its board, following the completion of his one-year tenure on March 31, 2026, as per an appointment order issued by th...
Hindustan Copper Opens Special Window for Physical Share Transfer Requests
Feb 25, 2026
Hindustan Copper Ltd has informed the stock exchanges that it has published a notice to shareholders about a special window for re-lodgement of transfer requests for physical shares. The notice has been carried in an English daily, Financial Expre...
Hindustan Copper Wins Stay on Jharkhand Mining Demand, Operations Protected for Now
Feb 21, 2026
Hindustan Copper Ltd has disclosed that India’s Ministry of Mines, acting as the Revisionary Authority, has stayed a demand notice previously issued by the District Mining Officer in East Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The state authorities have been...
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