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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 Zinc Limited is an India-based energy transition metals company. The Company is engaged in exploring, extracting and processing of minerals and manufacturing of metals and alloys. Its segments include Zinc, Lead and Silver, and Wind Energy. Its operations include…
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A high-quality, slow-growing business, fairly priced.
Hindustan Zinc is scored on the commodity / cyclical framework. It keeps a fat 33.0% of every rupee of sales as net profit. Those profits are backed by real cash — operating cash flow runs 1.23× reported profit. Free cash flow is worth about 3.4% of its market value.
Over the last 3 years revenue compounded at 6%/yr and profit at 10%/yr. Book value itself has compounded 21%/yr — the hallmark of a genuine compounder. Return on equity is an elite 69.5%. In the latest quarter profit grew 17% versus the prior quarter.
At 17× earnings, the stock sits at the 41st percentile of its own 3.6-year range — the middle of where it has historically traded. Today's price asks for only ~1%/yr growth over a decade — undemanding expectations. 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 | 11.51 | 17.59 | better |
| P/B | 8 | 3.28 | worse |
| EV/EBITDA | 7.59 | 18.71 | better |
| ROE | 69.51 | 18.73 | better |
| ROCE | 75.68 | 16.82 | better |
| ROA | 43.88 | 7.56 | better |
| Quick Ratio | 1.29 | 3.52 | worse |
| Peer | P/E | P/B | ROE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hindalco Industries | 13.1 | 1.6 | 12.8% |
| Vedanta Aluminium Metal | 6.8 | 6.4 | 80.1% |
| Vedanta | 3.3 | 8.0 | 77.5% |
6% CAGR — growing but slowly.
Profit is growing faster than revenue (10% vs 6%) — margin expansion is at work. The latest year saw a +34% swing — check if it's a one-off or structural.
Operating margins have been stable around 44% — no major structural shift. Interest or tax burden is shrinking — more of the operating profit is reaching the bottom line.
ROE at 61% — 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 declining — ROE down 20pp.
10% 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 1.2× PAT — earnings are well-backed by cash; strong accrual quality. Financing outflows in consecutive years — balance-sheet discipline through debt repayment or dividends.
When operating cash keeps pace with reported profit, earnings are cash-backed; a persistent shortfall is a quality flag.
Revenue rose 10% sequentially — momentum is building. Run-rate stepping up — recent quarters average 18% above earlier ones.
Profit jumped 17% QoQ — check if this is operating leverage or a one-off item. Quarterly net margins are expanding (35% → 41%) — 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 60.7% — majority control intact. Promoters reduced 1.1pp over 4 quarters — watch whether this is planned divestment or pledge invocations.
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