Hindustan Copper Limited (HINDCOPPER.NS) stock analysis

In our weekly check, Hindustan Copper Limited is graded B (A to F). Of 24 checks on debt, profit, cash flow and trend: 19 pass, warnings: 1, red flags: 4.

About Hindustan Copper Limited

Hindustan Copper Limited is a Basic Materials company (Copper) based in India, listed on NSE as HINDCOPPER.NS.

What our checks show for HINDCOPPER.NS

Red flags

• The price swings a lot: 53.1% annual volatility. Expect large ups and downs.
• The stock has fallen as much as 97% from a peak. Would you have held through that?
• Recovering from its deepest fall took about 5.6 years.
• Return on capital (ROCE) is zero or negative: the business does not earn on the money put into it.

Warning signs

• Beta 1.48: the stock usually moves more than the market, both up and down.

Strengths

• Debt is low: 0x equity.
• Operating profit covers interest 225 times over.
• The net margin rose by 11.8 points over 5 years, to 32.5%.
• The gross margin is 81.6% and has risen by 31.8 points: pricing power is holding.
• Operating cash flow is 1.31x net profit: the profit arrives as real cash.
• Analysts expect earnings per share to grow about 31.6% a year over the next years.

Next earnings report: 2026-11-17

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Questions

What grade does Hindustan Copper Limited (HINDCOPPER.NS) have?

In our weekly check, Hindustan Copper Limited is graded B (A to F). Of 24 checks on debt, profit, cash flow and trend: 19 pass, warnings: 1, red flags: 4. The grade is a risk check, not a buy or sell recommendation.

What are the main risks of HINDCOPPER.NS stock?

This week's biggest flags for Hindustan Copper Limited: Very volatile, Deep past fall, Slow recovery after falls. In total 5 of 24 checks show a warning or a red flag.

What does Hindustan Copper Limited do?

Hindustan Copper Limited is a Basic Materials company (Copper) based in India, listed on NSE as HINDCOPPER.NS.

When does Hindustan Copper Limited report earnings next?

The next earnings report is expected on 2026-11-17. We re-run the checks every week, so the grade can change after it.

The grade is a risk check, not a price forecast, and not investment advice. In our 10-year test (S&P 500, 2016-2026), stocks we graded A or B fell more than 30% 2-3 times less often than D or F, without a lower average return.

Updated 2026-10-31

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