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Hindustan Copper Ltd

NSE: HINDCOPPER BSE: 513599

613.65

(-0.18)%

Wed, 04 Feb 2026, 01:31 pm

Analysis

dividend

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Pros

  • Hindustan Copper's pays a higher dividend yield than the bottom 25% of dividend payers in India (0.76%).
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Cons

  • Hindustan Copper has only been paying a dividend for 9 years, and since then dividends per share have fallen.
  • The company is paying a dividend however it is incurring a loss.
  • Hindustan Copper has been paying a dividend for less than 10 years and during this time payments have been volatile (annual drop of over 20%).
  • Hindustan Copper's dividend is below the markets top 25% of dividend payers in India (3.08%).

health

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Pros

  • Hindustan Copper is able to meet its short term (1 year) commitments with its holdings of cash and other short term assets.
  • Hindustan Copper has been profitable on average in the past, therefore cash runway is not a concern.
  • Hindustan Copper has been profitable on average in the past, therefore cash runway is not a concern.
  • Debt is covered by short term assets, assets are 1.1x debt.
  • Hindustan Copper's cash and other short term assets cover its long term commitments.
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Cons

  • Debt is not well covered by operating cash flow (19.5%, less than 20% of total debt).
  • Hindustan Copper is making a loss, therefore interest payments are not well covered by earnings.
  • Hindustan Copper's level of debt (80.5%) compared to net worth is high (greater than 40%).
  • High level of physical assets or inventory.

management

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Pros

  • Arun's remuneration is lower than average for companies of similar size in India.
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Cons

  • The average tenure for the Hindustan Copper board of directors is less than 3 years, this suggests a new board.

misc

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Pros

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    Cons

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

    past

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    Pros

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      Cons

      • Unable to compare Hindustan Copper's 1-year earnings growth to the 5-year average as it is not currently profitable.
      • Hindustan Copper does not make a profit even though their year on year earnings growth rate was positive over the past 5 years.
      • Hindustan Copper used its assets less efficiently than the IN Metals and Mining industry average last year based on Return on Assets.
      • It is difficult to establish if Hindustan Copper improved its use of capital last year versus 3 years ago (Return on Capital Employed) as it is currently loss-making.
      • It is difficult to establish if Hindustan Copper has efficiently used shareholders’ funds last year (Return on Equity greater than 20%) as it is loss-making.
      • Unable to compare Hindustan Copper's 1-year growth to the IN Metals and Mining industry average as it is not currently profitable.

      value

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      Pros

      • HINDCOPPER outperformed the Metals and Mining industry which returned -28.6% over the past year.
      • NSEI:HINDCOPPER is up 12% outperforming the Metals and Mining industry which returned 7.5% over the past month.
      • NSEI:HINDCOPPER is up 12% outperforming the market in India which returned 8% over the past month.
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      Cons

      • Hindustan Copper's share price is above the future cash flow value, it's not available at a moderate discount (< 20%).
      • Hindustan Copper's share price is above the future cash flow value, it's not available at a substantial discount (< 40%).
      • Hindustan Copper is overvalued based on assets compared to the IN Metals and Mining industry average.
      • Hindustan Copper is loss making, we can't compare its value to the IN Metals and Mining industry average.
      • Hindustan Copper is loss making, we can't compare the value of its earnings to the India market.
      • HINDCOPPER underperformed the Market in India which returned -14.5% over the past year.

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