Indian Hume Pipe Company Ltd
The Indian Hume Pipe Co. Ltd. was incorporated in 1926. The Company is in the business of manufacturing, laying and joining of pipelines. The Company has also been undertaking infrastructure development programmes by way of execution on turnkey basis the combined water supply projects. The company also manufactures and supplies Concrete Railway Sleepers to Indian Railways. [1]
Strengths
- +Stock is trading at 1.09 times its book value
Weaknesses
- −The company has delivered a poor sales growth of 1.01% over past five years.
- −Company has a low return on equity of 8.22% over last 3 years.
- −Earnings include an other income of Rs.109 Cr.
Shareholding Pattern
| Category | Jun 2024 | Sep 2024 | Dec 2024 | Mar 2025 | Jun 2025 | Sep 2025 | Dec 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Promoters | 72.34% | 72.34% | 72.34% | 72.34% | 72.34% | 72.34% | 72.34% | 72.34% |
| FIIs | 0.92% | 0.83%▼0.1 | 0.66%▼0.2 | 0.56%▼0.1 | 0.52%▼0.0 | 0.42%▼0.1 | 0.46%▲0.0 | 0.39%▼0.1 |
| DIIs | 2.21% | 2.2%▼0.0 | 2.2% | 2.2% | 2.2% | 2.2% | 2.2% | 2.2% |
| Public | 24.52% | 24.6%▲0.1 | 24.78%▲0.2 | 24.89%▲0.1 | 24.93%▲0.0 | 25.04%▲0.1 | 25%▼0.0 | 25.07%▲0.1 |
Financial Statements
| Metric | Dec 2023 | Mar 2024 | Jun 2024 | Sep 2024 | Dec 2024 | Mar 2025 | Jun 2025 | Sep 2025 | Dec 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales | 319 | 404 | 364 | 354 | 381 | 392 | 307 | 365 | 282 | 351 |
| Expenses | 281 | 330 | 306 | 320 | 343 | 336 | 274 | 313 | 260 | 313 |
| Operating Profit | 38 | 74 | 58 | 35 | 37 | 56 | 34 | 52 | 22 | 38 |
| OPM % | 12% | 18% | 16% | 10% | 10% | 14% | 11% | 14% | 8% | 11% |
| Net Profit | 15 | 44 | 31 | 13 | 14 | 499 | 22 | 35 | 62 | 23 |
| EPS ₹ | 2.87 | 8.29 | 5.91 | 2.52 | 2.73 | 94.77 | 4.16 | 6.58 | 11.68 | 4.36 |
AI Insights
Mar 2026 revenue at ₹1,306Cr, down 12.4% YoY. OPM at 11%.
Borrowings at ₹417Cr. Debt-to-equity ratio: 0.28x. Healthy balance sheet.
CWIP at ₹1Cr (1% of fixed assets). Moderate ongoing capital expenditure.
DIIs: 2.2% (+1.29pp change). FIIs: 0.39% (+0.36pp change). Promoters hold 72.34%.
ROCE declining from 18% (Mar 2015) to 9% (Mar 2026). Working capital days: 222.
PE 17.2x with 9.14% ROCE. Price is 7% above book value of ₹282. Dividend yield: 0.58%.
Recent Announcements
- Announcement under Regulation 30 (LODR)-Newspaper Publication 15 May - News paper publication for Announcement of Financial Results for the financial year ended 31-03-2026 as per attached letter.
- Compliances-Reg.24(A)-Annual Secretarial Compliance 15 May - FY26 Secretarial Compliance Report filed; no deviations or SEBI actions.
- Financial Results For The Quarter And Year Ended 31-03-2026 15 May - FY26 audited results approved; ₹5 dividend recommended; 100th AGM on 25 August 2026.
- Corporate Action-Board to consider Dividend 14 May
- Corporate Action - Record Date Is Fixed As 17Th July, 2026 For Dividend For The Financial Year 2025-26 As Per Attached Letter 14 May
- Financial Year 2025 from bse
- Financial Year 2024 from bse
- Financial Year 2023 from bse