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Intrinsic value · Buy/Sell verdict · scores — free· 1088 Nifty 500 stocks· EOD 2026-06-16

Hindustan Oil Exploration Company Limited

HINDOILEXP · NSE · Energy

₹159.92
-1.24 (-0.77%)
Our verdictSolvency risk
Sell35/100
Quality46
Valuation33
Momentum57
Financial trend0
Intrinsic value
Our fair value
₹148.27
Fairly valued
Price ₹159.92Range ₹79.96₹275.17

With a 20% margin of safety, our buy-below price is ₹118.62.

F
Financial health 9/100
Altman Z 1.37 · Distress zone

Piotroski F-score 4/9 — quality of earnings & balance sheet.

Investability checklist

Passed 4 of 12 checks33/100
  • ROE above 15%4.6%
  • Low debt (D/E < 0.5)0.04x
  • Positive free cash flow
  • Revenue growth > 10%
  • Earnings growing-85%
  • Net margin ≥ 10%23.8%
  • Current ratio > 1.51.10
  • Below our fair value
  • Margin of safety ≥ 20%
  • Above 200-day average
  • Above 50-day average
  • Positive 1-year return
  • Altman Z in safe zoneZ 1.37
  • Piotroski ≥ 74/9

1-year price

EOD · 2026-06-16
1W
-12.6%
1M
-7.3%
3M
+10.3%
6M
+4.4%
1Y

Our scores

Durability46
Valuation28
Momentum57

Durability rewards strong, low-debt, profitable businesses; Valuation rewards stocks cheap vs their sector; Momentum rewards strong price trends.

Quarterly results

1Q2019
₹75 Cr64%
2Q2019
₹53 Cr0%
3Q2019
₹62 Cr56%
4Q2019
₹51 Cr60%
Revenue Net profitRevenue 4-period change -32%

Annual financials

2014
₹79 Cr0%
2018
₹60 Cr0%
2019
₹247 Cr0%
2020
₹201 Cr0%
Revenue Net profitRevenue 4-period change +155%

Shareholding

Promoter43.0%
Institutions1.3%
Public & other55.7%

Promoter holding via insider stake; institutional via reported holdings.

Key fundamentals

Market cap
₹2,115 Cr
P/E ratio
33.7
P/B ratio
1.52
EPS (TTM)
₹4.74
ROE
4.6%
Debt / Equity
0.04x
Profit margin
23.8%
Free cash flow
₹227 Cr
52-week high
₹183.03
-12.63% from high
52-week low
₹118.33
Dividend yield
Beta
0.47

SWOT snapshot

Strengths

  • Lightly leveraged balance sheet.
  • Healthy profit margin (23.8%).

Weaknesses

  • Low return on equity (4.6%).

Threats

  • Earnings contracting year on year.
  • Rich valuation versus sector peers.
  • Balance-sheet stress — Altman Z 1.37.

About Hindustan Oil Exploration Company Limited

Hindustan Oil Exploration Company Limited, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the exploration, development, and production of onshore and offshore crude oil and natural gas in India. It also provides oil field equipment and services. The company was incorporated in 1983 and is based in Chennai, India.

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Our verdict, fair value, financial-health and checklist are StocksWizard's own estimates, computed from public end-of-day data using standard models (DCF, relative valuation, Altman Z, Piotroski). For information only — not investment advice or a recommendation. Verify independently before investing.