Why is Hindustan Zinc Ltd ?
1
Poor long term growth as Operating profit has grown by an annual rate 0.84% of over the last 5 years
2
Stock is technically in a Mildly Bearish range
- A key technical factor - Bollinger Band has been Bearish since 17 Mar 2025
3
With ROCE of 84.7, it has a Very Expensive valuation with a 12.7 Enterprise value to Capital Employed
- The stock is trading at a premium compared to its peers' average historical valuations
- Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of 3.31%, its profits have risen by 13.8% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 1.3
- At the current price, the company has a high dividend yield of 7.2
4
93.5% of Promoter Shares are Pledged
- In falling markets, high promoter pledged shares puts additional downward pressure on the stock prices
How much should you sell?
- All quantity irrespective of whether you are making profits or losses
(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Metal - Non Ferrous )
When to re-enter? - We will constantly monitor the company and review our call based on new data
Is Hindustan Zinc for you?
High Risk, Medium Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Hindustan Zinc
3.01%
0.07
49.32%
SENSEX
0.45%
0.03
14.48%
Quality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
5.66%
EBIT Growth (5y)
0.84%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
31.54
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
0.56
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
0
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
1.17
Tax Ratio
24.86%
Dividend Payout Ratio
70.79%
Pledged Shares
93.50%
Institutional Holding
33.43%
ROCE (avg)
86.83%
ROE (avg)
71.23%
Valuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
18
Industry P/E
16
Price to Book Value
22.21
EV to EBIT
13.86
EV to EBITDA
10.82
EV to Capital Employed
12.73
EV to Sales
5.39
PEG Ratio
1.30
Dividend Yield
7.24%
ROCE (Latest)
84.71%
ROE (Latest)
115.48%
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Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Mildly Bullish
Mildly Bearish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Bearish
Bearish
Moving Averages
Bearish (Daily)
KST
Mildly Bullish
Mildly Bearish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bearish
No Trend
OBV
Mildly Bullish
No Trend
Technical Movement
19What is working for the Company
NET SALES(Q)
Highest at Rs 8,614.00 cr
OPERATING PROFIT TO INTEREST(Q)
Highest at 15.79 times
PBDIT(Q)
Highest at Rs 4,499.00 cr.
OPERATING PROFIT TO NET SALES(Q)
Highest at 52.23%
PBT LESS OI(Q)
At Rs 3,309.00 cr has Grown at 24.7 %
PAT(Q)
At Rs 2,678.00 cr has Grown at 21.7 %
EPS(Q)
Highest at Rs 6.34
-2What is not working for the Company
DEBT-EQUITY RATIO(HY)
Highest at 1.84 times
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Here's what is working for Hindustan Zinc
Net Sales - Quarterly
Highest at Rs 8,614.00 cr and Grown
each quarter in the last five quartersMOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is very positive
Net Sales (Rs Cr)
Operating Profit to Interest - Quarterly
Highest at 15.79 times
in the last five quartersMOJO Watch
The company's ability to manage interest payments is improving
Operating Profit to Interest
Operating Profit (PBDIT) - Quarterly
Highest at Rs 4,499.00 cr. and Grown
each quarter in the last five quartersMOJO Watch
Near term Operating Profit trend is quite positive
Operating Profit (Rs Cr)
Operating Profit Margin - Quarterly
Highest at 52.23% and Grown
each quarter in the last five quartersMOJO Watch
Company's efficiency has improved
Operating Profit to Sales
Profit Before Tax less Other Income (PBT) - Quarterly
Highest at Rs 3,309.00 cr. and Grown
each quarter in the last five quartersMOJO Watch
Near term PBT trend is very positive
PBT less Other Income (Rs Cr)
Profit After Tax (PAT) - Quarterly
Highest at Rs 2,678.00 cr. and Grown
each quarter in the last five quartersMOJO Watch
Near term PAT trend is very positive
PAT (Rs Cr)
Profit Before Tax less Other Income (PBT) - Quarterly
At Rs 3,309.00 cr has Grown at 24.7 %
over average PBT of the previous four quarters of Rs 2,653.00 CrMOJO Watch
Near term PBT trend is positive
PBT less Other Income (Rs Cr)
Profit After Tax (PAT) - Quarterly
At Rs 2,678.00 cr has Grown at 21.7 %
over average PAT of the previous four quarters of Rs 2,199.93 CrMOJO Watch
Near term PAT trend is positive
PAT (Rs Cr)
Earnings per Share (EPS) - Quarterly
Highest at Rs 6.34
in the last five quartersMOJO Watch
Increasing profitability; company has created higher earnings for shareholders
EPS (Rs)
Here's what is not working for Hindustan Zinc
Debt-Equity Ratio - Half Yearly
Highest at 1.84 times
in the last five half yearly periodsMOJO Watch
The company is borrowing more to fund its operations; it's liquidity situation may be stressed
Debt-Equity Ratio