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The BSE, founded in 1875, is Asia's oldest stock exchange — it started under a banyan tree on Dalal Street, where the bronze bull stands today.
The BSE, founded in 1875, is Asia's oldest stock exchange — it started under a banyan tree on Dalal Street, where the bronze bull stands today.
Hindustan Copper Limited is an India-based vertically integrated copper-producing company. The Company is engaged in the business of mining and processing of copper ore. The principal activities of the Company are exploration, exploitation, mining of copper and copper ore…
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A high-quality, fast-growing business, trading cheap versus its own history.
Hindustan Copper is scored on the commodity / cyclical framework. It keeps a fat 29.2% of every rupee of sales as net profit. Those profits are backed by real cash — operating cash flow runs 1.60× reported profit. Free cash flow is worth about 2.5% of its market value.
Over the last 3 years revenue compounded at 21%/yr and profit at 46%/yr. Book value itself has compounded 17%/yr — the hallmark of a genuine compounder. Return on equity is an elite 27.5%. In the latest quarter profit fell 21% versus the prior quarter.
At 44× earnings, the stock sits at the 13th percentile of its own 3.6-year range — the cheap end of where it has historically traded. Today's price implies ~17%/yr earnings growth for a decade. The books come through clean — a forensic grade of A, and Altman puts distress risk in the safe zone.
A plain-English restatement of the figures on this page — rules-based, for education and research context, not investment advice or a recommendation.
| Ratio | Company | Sector | Read |
|---|---|---|---|
| P/E | 35.86 | 17.59 | worse |
| P/B | 12.19 | 3.28 | worse |
| EV/EBITDA | 23.34 | 18.71 | worse |
| ROE | 27.48 | 18.73 | better |
| ROCE | 34.56 | 16.82 | better |
| ROA | 25.79 | 7.56 | better |
| Quick Ratio | 1.22 | 3.52 | worse |
| Peer | P/E | P/B | ROE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hindustan Zinc | 11.5 | 8.0 | 69.5% |
| Hindalco Industries | 13.1 | 1.6 | 12.8% |
| Vedanta Aluminium Metal | 6.8 | 6.4 | 80.1% |
21% CAGR over 3 years — high-growth territory. Growth is accelerating — latest year outpaced the prior year's rate.
Profit is growing faster than revenue (46% vs 21%) — margin expansion is at work. The latest year saw a +97% swing — check if it's a one-off or structural.
Operating margin has expanded from 22% to 39% — the business is keeping more of each rupee earned. The gap between operating and net margin is widening — interest or tax costs are rising.
ROE at 28% — the business earns well above its cost of equity. ROE powered by fat margins — the hallmark of a high-quality franchise with pricing power. Capital efficiency improving — ROE up 13pp across the window.
46% EPS CAGR — this is the rate at which each share's claim on earnings is compounding.
Operating cash flow has been positive every year — the business generates real cash, not just accounting profit. Cash conversion at 1.6× PAT — earnings are well-backed by cash; strong accrual quality. Heavy investing spend every year, but operations generate enough to cover it — the business self-funds its growth.
When operating cash keeps pace with reported profit, earnings are cash-backed; a persistent shortfall is a quality flag.
Revenue fell 20% QoQ — could be seasonality or a genuine slowdown. Wide quarterly swings (41% spread) — likely seasonality, lumpy orders, or project-based revenue. Run-rate stepping up — recent quarters average 49% above earlier ones.
Profit fell 21% QoQ — one-quarter drops can be noise, but a pattern matters. Quarterly net margins are expanding (26% → 37%) — profitability per rupee of revenue is improving.
How today's P/E compares to the stock's own historical range. Dashed line = the 3.6y median.
Promoter holding at 60.1% — majority control intact. Promoters reduced 6.0pp over 4 quarters — watch whether this is planned divestment or pledge invocations. Both FII and MF added last quarter — broad institutional confidence.
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