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Oil & Natural Gas Corporation

ONGC · NSE & BSE · Energy · Oil & Gas E&P

Current price

₹270.00

+0.20%FY24 (illustrative)

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About the company

India's largest oil and gas exploration and production company, a government PSU.

Origin & history

Established in 1956, ONGC became the backbone of India's domestic oil and gas production.

Founded

1956

Headquarters

Dehradun

Business segments

Exploration & Production85.0%
Refining & Other15.0%

Competitive position (moat)

India's largest hydrocarbon reserves and production base.

Governance

Government-owned with professional management.

Promoter holding

60.4%

Institutional holding

18.0%

Why it's interesting

A low-valuation, high-dividend play on oil prices with a large asset base.

What to verify

  • Crude oil price outlook
  • Production volumes and new finds
  • Government subsidies and policy

Key risks

  • Oil price volatility
  • Government policy
  • Production decline

Valuation snapshot

Market cap

₹3.4 L cr

Total value of all shares: price multiplied by shares outstanding.

P/E

7.0

Price to earnings: how much you pay per rupee of profit.

P/B

1.1

Price to book: how the price compares to net asset value per share.

EV/EBITDA

4.0

Enterprise value to operating profit: a valuation that accounts for debt and cash.

Dividend yield

4.2%

Annual dividend per share as a percentage of the price.

Profitability

Revenue

₹6,50,000 cr

EBITDA

₹90,000 cr

Net income

₹48,000 cr

EPS

₹38.00

EBITDA margin

13.8%

Net margin

7.4%

ROE

15.0%

ROCE

12.0%

Revenue growth

1.0%

Balance sheet health

Debt/equity

0.3

Total debt divided by shareholders' equity: how leveraged the company is.

Cash

₹15,000 cr

Cash and equivalents on the balance sheet.

Interest coverage

8.0

How many times operating profit covers interest expense.

Dividends & returns

Dividend yield

4.2%

Dividend yield is the annual payout as a share of the price. A higher yield can signal a mature, cash-generative business - or a falling price. Check the payout history before reading too much into it.

Growth trend

Revenue growth

1.0%

Revenue growth shows how fast the top line is expanding. Pair it with margin trends to see whether growth is turning into profit.

Ownership

Promoter holding

60.4%

Share held by the founding family or group.

Institutional holding

18.0%

Share held by mutual funds, insurers and foreign institutions.

Placeholders - verify in the shareholding pattern.

Key catalysts

  • Oil prices
  • Production growth

Red flags

  • Oil volatility
  • Policy

52-week range

52-week low

₹220.00

Lowest price in the 52-week range.

52-week high

₹300.00

Highest price in the 52-week range.