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Hindustan Zinc Board to Consider First Interim Dividend Following 47% Profit Jump

Investors lifted shares ahead of a meeting expected to fix June 17 as the dividend record date

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Overview

  • Revenue climbed 20% year-on-year to ₹9,087 crore in the March quarter
  • EBITDA rose 32% to ₹4,820 crore, driving margins up by nearly 500 basis points to 53%
  • Vedanta holds 63.42% of the company while the Government of India owns 27.92% and retail investors hold the remainder
  • Brokerages are divided on the stock’s outlook, with JM Financial and Dolat Capital advising buys at targets of ₹530 and ₹564, while Nuvama and Kotak recommend reductions with targets of ₹403 and ₹350
  • The company plans to increase base metal capacity to 2,000 ktpa, expand silver output by FY30 and lower zinc production costs to boost long-term profitability