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BirlaNu Ltd

NSE: BIRLANU BSE: 509675

₹1361.10

(1.27%)

Fri, 29 May 2026, 00:58 pm

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BirlaNu Analysis

dividend

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Pros

  • Dividends per share have increased over the past 10 years.
  • Dividends paid are well covered by earnings (6.6x coverage).
  • HIL's pays a higher dividend yield than the bottom 25% of dividend payers in India (0.76%).
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Cons

  • Dividends per share have been volatile in the past 10 years (annual drop of over 20%).
  • HIL's dividend is below the markets top 25% of dividend payers in India (3.08%).

health

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Pros

  • HIL is able to meet its short term (1 year) commitments with its holdings of cash and other short term assets.
  • HIL is profitable, therefore cash runway is not a concern.
  • HIL is profitable, therefore cash runway is not a concern.
  • Debt is well covered by operating cash flow (20.4%, greater than 20% of total debt).
  • Debt is covered by short term assets, assets are 1.5x debt.
  • HIL's cash and other short term assets cover its long term commitments.
  • Interest payments on debt are well covered by earnings (EBIT is 3.6x coverage).
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Cons

  • The level of debt compared to net worth has increased over the past 5 years (27.6% vs 86% today).
  • HIL's level of debt (86%) compared to net worth is high (greater than 40%).
  • High level of physical assets or inventory.

management

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Pros

  • The tenure for the HIL board of directors is about average.
  • The tenure for the HIL management team is about average.
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Cons

  • Dhirup's remuneration is higher than average for companies of similar size in India.
  • Dhirup's compensation has increased by more than 20% in the past year whilst earnings fell less than 20%.

misc

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    Cons

    • HIL is not covered by any analysts.
    • HIL has significant price volatility in the past 3 months.

    past

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    Pros

    • HIL's year on year earnings growth rate has been positive over the past 5 years.
    • HIL used its assets more efficiently than the IN Basic Materials industry average last year based on Return on Assets.
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    Cons

    • HIL's 1-year earnings growth is negative, it can't be compared to the 5-year average.
    • HIL's use of capital deteriorated last year versus 3 years ago (Return on Capital Employed).
    • HIL has not efficiently used shareholders’ funds last year (Return on Equity less than 20%).
    • HIL's 1-year earnings growth is negative, it can't be compared to the IN Basic Materials industry average.

    value

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    Pros

    • HIL is good value based on earnings compared to the IN Basic Materials industry average.
    • HIL is good value based on earnings compared to the India market.
    • NSEI:HIL is up 26% outperforming the Basic Materials industry which returned 9.2% over the past month.
    • NSEI:HIL is up 26% outperforming the market in India which returned 8% over the past month.
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    Cons

    • HIL's share price is above the future cash flow value, it's not available at a moderate discount (< 20%).
    • HIL's share price is above the future cash flow value, it's not available at a substantial discount (< 40%).
    • HIL is overvalued based on assets compared to the IN Basic Materials industry average.
    • HIL underperformed the Basic Materials industry which returned -15.5% over the past year.
    • HIL underperformed the Market in India which returned -14.5% over the past year.