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News Topical, Digital Desk : Hindustan Zinc Limited, a Vedanta Group company, announced its quarterly results on Friday. In a filing to the exchange, the company said its profit for the second quarter of FY2025 increased 13.8 percent year-over-year to ₹2,649 crore, compared to ₹2,327 crore in the same period last year. This figure was better than the CNBC-TV18 poll estimate of ₹2,495 crore. The company's revenue also increased 3.5 percent to ₹8,282 crore in the September quarter.
In the same quarter a year ago, the company had reported revenue of Rs 8252 crore, which is slightly better than the estimated Rs 8255 crore. EBITDA grew by 7.8 percent to Rs 4178 crore, compared to Rs 3875 crore last year. The company's margin improved marginally to 50.45 percent, compared to 50 percent last year.
Silver contributes about 40 percent Hindustan Zinc said that silver contributes about 40 percent to its total revenue. The company said that it is well positioned to take advantage of the ongoing positive trends in the commodity market (commodity tailwinds). Talking about guidance, the company has reduced the guidance for refined metal production. Metal production guidance has been reduced to 1,065-1,085 kt, while FY26 Saleable Silver guidance has been reduced to 670-690 mt.
Stock Performance The company's stock was trading at ₹500.70 on Friday, down 1.18%. Over the past year, the company's stock has fallen 1.43%.
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