Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd. (HPCL) is a Maharatna CPSE. It had originally been incorporated as a company under the Indian Companies Act 1913. HPCL owns & operates 2 major refineries producing a wide variety of petroleum fuels & specialties, one in Mumbai (West Coast) and the other in Visakhapatnam, (East Coast). HPCL also owns and operates the largest Lube Refinery in the country producing Lube Base Oils of international standards. This Lube Refinery accounts for over 40% of the India's total Lube Base Oil production. HPCL in collaboration with M/s Mittal Energy Investments is operating Refinery at Bathinda.  HPCL has set-up its prestigious ‘HP Green R&D Centre’ at Bengaluru, India in 2016 with an objective to develop innovative & path breaking technologies and products.

HPCL is committed to achieve the economic, ecological & social responsibility objectives of sustainable development consistently through varied operations and activities. HPCL’s focus areas are in the fields of Child Care, Education, Health Care, Skill Development & Community Development, touching lives of weaker section of society.

Currently, the company provides fueling services to the aviation industry through its business unit, ‘HP Aviation’ also fondly called ‘Hindustan Aviation’. Its network covers all the major airports in India and is continuously expanding. HP Retail Business unit of HPCL is engaged in making available automotive fuels/ lubricants and other value added services for the automobile / private transport sector across the country, through a dedicated network of Retail Outlets, commonly known as Petrol Pumps.

The Retail unit is so named, as it involves dispensing fuels of relatively smaller volumes to the vehicle fuel tank. HPCL has laid pipelines for transportation of Petroleum Products to ensure product availability to its Consumers and the Public at large. City Gas Distribution (CGD), HPCL is operating City Gas Distribution (CGD) networks in several Geographical Areas (GAs) in the states of Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Madhya Pradesh through Joint Venture companies Aavantika Gas Limited (AGL), Bhagyanagar Gas Limited (BGL) and Godavari Gas (GGPL). HPCL is also operating a CNG network in Ahmedabad on standalone basis.

Business area of company

The Company is engaged in the business of refining of crude oil and marketing of petroleum products, Aviation Bulk Fuels And Specialities, International Trade, LPG (HP Gas), Lubes (HP Lubes), Retail (Petrol Pumps, etc.), Exploration & Production, Alternate Energy. The company (as Esso and Caltex prior to 1974) has been providing aviation refueling services at various airports in India for more than half a century.

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Market Cap	33,449 Cr		EPS	-68.4		High	238.65
Stock P/E	0.0		Net Profit Margin	-1.9		Low	234.25

Market Cap	33,449 Cr	ROE	14.7%
P/E Ratio(TTM)	0.0	EPS(TTM)	-23.0
P/B Ratio	1.4	Dividend Yield	5.9%
Industry P/E	38.5	Book Value	170.1
		Face Value	10.0

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