Overall Fundamental outlook

Business Operations:

Sector: Basic Materials
Industry: Other Industrial Metals & Mining

Vedanta Limited, a diversified natural resources company, explores, extracts, and processes minerals, and oil and gas in India, Europe, China, the United States, Mexico, and internationally. The company operates through seven reportable segments: Copper, Aluminium, Iron Ore, Power, Zinc India, Zinc International, Oil and Gas, and Others. It explores, produces, and sells oil and gas, zinc, lead, silver, copper, aluminum, steel, pig iron, chrome ores, and metallurgical coke. The company also operates a thermal coal-based commercial power facility of 600 megawatts (MW) at Jharsuguda in Odisha; a 1,200 MW thermal coal-based power plants in the Chhattisgarh; 1,980 MW thermal coal- based commercial power facilities in Punjab; wind power plants; a 1,000 MW coal-based power plant at Nellore, Andhra Pradesh; wind power plants; and power plants located at Mettur Dam in the state of Tamil Nadu in southern India. In addition, it manufactures and supplies billets, TMT bars, wire rods, and ductile iron pipes; mechanizes coal handling facilities and upgrades general cargo berth for handling coal at the outer harbor of Visakhapatnam Port on the east coast of India; offers port/berth services; and manufactures glass substrates, semiconductor, display glass panels, ferro alloys, and slag cements. The company was formerly known as Sesa Sterlite Limited and changed its name to Vedanta Limited in March 2015. The company was founded in 1954 and is headquartered in Mumbai, India.

Revenue projections:

Revenue projections for VEDL
Revenue projections for VEDL

Revenues for Vedanta Limited are forecasted to decline from last year's levels, prompting caution among investors. When revenues fall, it can have a significant negative impact on the company's bottom line, reducing profitability and making the stock less attractive to risk-averse investors.

Financial Ratios:

currentRatio 0.000000
forwardPE 8.801316
debtToEquity 140.037000
earningsGrowth -0.161000
revenueGrowth 0.062000
grossMargins 0.488650
operatingMargins 0.189510
trailingEps 37.090000
forwardEps 49.430000

Vedanta Limited's high debt-to-equity ratio indicates that the company is heavily leveraged. This suggests a significant reliance on debt to finance its operations, which could expose the company to higher financial risks if its cash flow or profitability decreases.
VEDL's low earnings and revenue growth point to a likely decrease in profits. This suggests that the company is facing financial difficulties and may struggle to maintain its current level of profitability.
Vedanta Limited's negative gross and operating margins reflect unprofitability, suggesting the company is unable to generate revenue sufficient to cover its costs. This could indicate deeper financial challenges or declining efficiency.
VEDL's forward EPS is higher than its trailing EPS, suggesting the company is expected to see an increase in profitability this year. This points to positive growth, indicating that VEDL is projected to improve its financial performance compared to the previous year.

Price projections:

Price projections for VEDL
Price projections for VEDL

The price of VEDL has regularly been close to the lower end of projections, suggesting that it might be struggling to meet market expectations. This trend raises questions about the company's future performance.

Recommendation changes over time:

Recommendations trend for VEDL
Recommendations trend for VEDL


A recent buy bias from analysts toward VEDL indicates strong confidence in the stock's future performance. This could encourage investors to park their money in VEDL, viewing it as a stable and potentially rewarding investment opportunity with promising long-term growth prospects.