HINDZINC.NS · Intrinsic value
Is Hindustan Zinc Limited (HINDZINC.NS) overvalued or undervalued?
Hindustan Zinc Limited (HINDZINC.NS) trades at the delayed market price of ₹538.40 a share. That price already implies revenue growth of −7.3% a year for 5 years. TickerWorth's fair value is ₹1,268.87 a share (58% below fair value), as of Oct 19, 2026. It is a model estimate, and every input behind it is sourced below.
Model by Miraaj Patel · generated from market data · Updated Oct 19, 2026 · How these pages are made
Is HINDZINC.NS undervalued?
- Fair value
- ₹1,268.87
- Market price
- ₹538.40
- Upside to fair value
- +135.7%
- Verdict
- 58% below fair value
Reverse DCF: Today's price implies revenue growth of −7.3% a year for 5 years; our model assumes 16.6% a year on average over the same horizon.
What is HINDZINC.NS's TickerWorth Score?
Scores higher than almost every company we compare it with
Compared with Basic Materials companies in India
Its strongest point: a profitable, high-quality business. Its weakest: looks expensive on the numbers.
- Value · 47 of 100
Cheaper than 47% of Basic Materials companies in India
- Price vs worth · 100 of 100
- Quality · 100 of 100
More profitable than virtually every one of the Basic Materials companies in India
- Financial health · 66 of 100
Financially stronger than 66% of Basic Materials companies in India
- Growth · 68 of 100
Growing faster than 68% of Basic Materials companies in India
- Momentum · 43 of 100
Outperformed 43% of Basic Materials companies in India over the past year
Confidence: High confidence · Scored
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HINDZINC.NS DCF valuation: where the gap comes from
At a recent price of ₹538.40, Hindustan Zinc Limited (HINDZINC.NS) trades 58% below TickerWorth's blended fair value of ₹1,269 per share — a discounted-cash-flow model cross-checked against peer multiples and asset value — meaning the market currently prices HINDZINC.NS undervalued vs our estimate of what the business is intrinsically worth. Our fair value sits above the market, an implied +135.7% move to close the gap if the business performs in line with our assumptions. This is an educational model, not a price target or a recommendation — the value moves with the inputs, which you can test yourself using the WACC slider below.
Read the full reasoning
One of the lenses behind that blended figure is a discounted-cash-flow model, which on its own values HINDZINC.NS at about ₹1,530 per share. The rest of this page walks through that DCF — its assumptions, reverse-DCF and discount-rate sensitivity — because it is the auditable anchor of the blend.
The valuation discounts Hindustan Zinc Limited's projected free cash flows at a weighted-average cost of capital (WACC) of 8.2%, with a long-run terminal growth rate of 2.5%. About 79% of the enterprise value comes from the terminal value — the portion beyond the explicit forecast window — which is typical for a stable, cash-generative business and a reminder that small changes in the discount rate or terminal growth assumption swing the intrinsic value meaningfully.
Running the DCF in reverse — solving for the growth the current price already assumes — the market is implying roughly -7.3% annual revenue growth for HINDZINC.NS. Our base case instead compounds to about 16.6% a year over the same forecast, so the market is pricing in slower growth than our base case. The reverse-DCF is a quick sanity check: it reframes 'is this stock cheap?' as 'do I believe the growth the price requires?' rather than arguing over a single point estimate of fair value.
Sensitivity matters more than any single number. Across a reasonable band of discount-rate assumptions, HINDZINC.NS's modeled DCF value ranges from about ₹1,090 to ₹2,651 per share. If that range still sits below today's price, the market is optimistic relative to the model across the whole band; if it brackets the price, the stock is roughly fairly valued on our assumptions. Use the interactive slider to see exactly where your own cost-of-capital view lands.
How to read this page: the DCF fair value is what Hindustan Zinc Limited would be worth if its cash flows grow as modeled and are discounted at the stated WACC. The assumptions table shows every input and its source; the reverse-DCF shows what the market believes; the sensitivity band shows how fragile the answer is. None of this is investment advice — it is a transparent, auditable framework for forming your own view of HINDZINC.NS's intrinsic value. Figures update as new filings and prices come in.
Every input behind HINDZINC.NS's DCF
| Input | Value |
|---|---|
| Base-year revenueLive feed — totalRevenue (TTM) | ₹448,330,010,000 |
| Base EBIT marginComputed — trailing operatingMargins, held roughly flat | 54.7% |
| Forecast revenue growthESTIMATEAssumption — TickerWorth's 5-year explicit forecast | 30% → 24% → 17% → 10% → 4% |
| Risk-free rateLive feed — US 10-year Treasury yield (^TNX) | 5.1% |
| BetaLive feed — yfinance, 5-year monthly beta vs the S&P 500 (clamped to 0.4–2.5) | 0.67 |
| Terminal growthESTIMATEAssumption — TickerWorth house default 2.5%, held below WACC | 2.5% |
| Diluted sharesLive feed — sharesOutstanding | 4,225M |
| Market priceDelayed quote · as of 2026-10-19 17:02 UTC | ₹538.40 |
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What does Hindustan Zinc Limited do?
What does it do?
Hindustan Zinc Limited explores for, extracts, and processes minerals in India, rest of Asia, and internationally. The company operates through two segments, Zinc, Lead, Silver & Others; and Wind Energy. It operates in the Other Industrial Metals & Mining industry (Basic Materials sector), headquartered in India. The company employs roughly 3,303 people.
How does it make money?
The business turns 448.3B in annual revenue into profit. Out of every $100 of sales, about $55 is left as operating profit (operating margin of 54.7%), after a 76% gross margin on the products/services it sells. After all costs, taxes and interest, 38.1% of revenue becomes bottom-line net profit.
Is it financially healthy?
Financially it looks solid: carries modest debt (0.4× equity), and is currently profitable.
HINDZINC.NS insider trading
Insider filings are available for US-listed companies only.
Common questions
What is HINDZINC.NS's intrinsic value?
TickerWorth's blended fair value for Hindustan Zinc Limited (HINDZINC.NS) is ₹1,269 per share, versus a market price of ₹538.40 (58% below fair value).
Is HINDZINC.NS overvalued or undervalued?
On our blended fair value HINDZINC.NS looks undervalued vs fair value at ₹538.40. This is an educational estimate, not advice.
What discount rate is used for HINDZINC.NS?
A WACC of 8.2% and a terminal growth rate of 2.5%.
Is Hindustan Zinc stock undervalued?
TickerWorth's fair value for Hindustan Zinc Limited (HINDZINC.NS) is ₹1,268.87 against a market price of ₹538.40. Our read: 58% below fair value. This is a model estimate, not investment advice.
Hindustan Zinc (HINDZINC.NS) DCF valuation and fair value
Our fair value for Hindustan Zinc Limited (HINDZINC.NS) is ₹1,268.87, built on a 8.2% discount rate (WACC) and 2.5% terminal growth. It blends our discounted-cash-flow model with other valuation lenses. Every assumption is listed on this page with its source.
What growth is priced into Hindustan Zinc stock?
Today's price implies revenue growth of −7.3% a year for 5 years; our model assumes 16.6% a year on average over the same horizon. This is a reverse DCF: it holds our cash-flow model's other inputs and solves for the revenue growth that makes the model equal today's price of ₹538.40. A model estimate, not investment advice.
Hindustan Zinc (HINDZINC.NS) insider trading
We have no recent SEC Form 4 insider filings on file for Hindustan Zinc Limited (HINDZINC.NS). Form 4 covers US-listed companies only.
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