Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited is priced cheaply, and that invites the natural question of why, since the underlying business scores below average. Worth noting: the cash the business generates has lagged behind what the income statement shows.
On valuation, the picture is attractive. The owner-earnings multiple stands at 4.2×; owner earnings: the cash an owner could take out each year. The implied growth embedded in that price is around -16% a year, against analyst forecasts of 6%. The price, in other words, assumes less than the experts do.
Growth is tepid; the safety picture is adequate. The company scores 17/20 on our value-creation score: strong value creator. Analyst sentiment is cautious.
Flags to be aware of: Reported profits have run ahead of actual cash for several periods. As always: this describes the company's numbers; it is not a recommendation.
360° rank · history
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Jan 202349
25
2023202420252026
All-time high
60
Jan 2024
All-time low
6
Jan 2025
Average rank
38
across all years
Detailed & Historical Ranks
Deep dive into 15 detailed ranks and 3 years of history.
Current202520242023
Price/Sales
91
87
100
97
Price/Earnings
100
84
89
87
Price/Book
39
46
61
74
Dividend Yield
53
50
81
63
Value (overall)
82
61
86
86
Cells are coloured by rank band (red weak → green strong). Sentiment & 360° history begins 2023.