2/3 Wheelers industry

14 companies · ₹9.4 L cr · 6 with AI deep dives · Q1FY27 report

Record volumes sector-wide, but West Asia commodity shock arrests the margin recovery

Turning upmargin troughed at 16.1% and has risen for 7 quarters to 17.3%, on positive revenue growth
Revenue YoY
+42.2%
EBITDA margin
17.3%
+20bps YoY
Price, 1 year
+19.4%
67% of names up
P/E vs own 5y
+25.8%
36.6x now

Exhibit 1The quarter in numbers

constant panel of 5 companies above ₹500 cr
aggregate revenue (₹ cr)EBITDA margin (right axis)
Revenue
Jun 26
58,198 cr
Mar 26
52,209 cr
QoQ
+11.5%
Jun 25
40,941 cr
YoY
+42.2%
Peak
58,198 cr
vs peak
0.0%
EBITDA margin
Jun 26
17.3%
Mar 26
16.1%
QoQ
+120bps
Jun 25
17.1%
YoY
+20bps
Peak
18.3%
vs peak
-100bps

Breadth: 83% of 6 companies grew revenue year on year (was 83% a quarter earlier) and 33% expanded margin (was 67%).

Exhibit 2What it costs

28.88x - 58.21x across the panel today

The median name trades at 36.6x, +25.8% against this industry's own 5-year median of 29.1x, and -3.9% against its own peak of 38.1x.

Exhibit 3Structure

₹9.4 L cr

Bajaj Auto Ltd is 36% of this industry by market cap. The top 5 are 97.8% and the top 10 are 100%.

large 5mid 1small 1micro 77 above ₹500 cr

Exhibit 4Screen

P/E below the sub-industry median of 36.6x, 5y ROCE above its median of 12.95%, and at least 2 growth triggers stated on the latest earnings call.

Which names clear this screen is premium

The screen runs on stated growth triggers from the latest earnings calls - the same guidance data the stock screener reserves for premium. Premium names every company in this industry that is cheap against its own median and has the triggers behind it.

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Exhibit 5Coverage (14 of 14)

Every company here with a deep dive, topped up by market cap. The rest of the industry is in the appendix.

Mcap
₹3.3 L cr
P/E
28.1x
EV/EBITDA
22.9x
ROCE
28.0%
Margin
23.4%
Rev YoY
+65.1%
Mcap
₹2.1 L cr
P/E
36.6x
EV/EBITDA
28.7x
ROCE
23.5%
Margin
29.0%
Rev YoY
+31.5%
Mcap
₹2.0 L cr
P/E
57.0x
EV/EBITDA
27.2x
ROCE
31.6%
Margin
14.9%
Rev YoY
+33.5%
Mcap
₹1.0 L cr
P/E
19.4x
EV/EBITDA
13.2x
ROCE
32.3%
Margin
16.3%
Rev YoY
+34.9%
Mcap
₹65,247 cr
P/E
-
EV/EBITDA
-250.9x
ROCE
-9.3%
Margin
-3.3%
Rev YoY
+88.8%
Mcap
₹17,805 cr
P/E
-
EV/EBITDA
-25.8x
ROCE
-28.3%
Margin
-31.9%
Rev YoY
-45.0%
Mcap
₹1,788 cr
P/E
61.8x
EV/EBITDA
47.6x
ROCE
31.7%
Margin
12.1%
Rev YoY
-
Mcap
₹365 cr
P/E
-
EV/EBITDA
7.1x
ROCE
4.4%
Margin
8.4%
Rev YoY
-5.1%
Mcap
₹320 cr
P/E
-
EV/EBITDA
-
ROCE
-
Margin
-
Rev YoY
-7.6%
Mcap
₹197 cr
P/E
195.3x
EV/EBITDA
12.7x
ROCE
13.8%
Margin
8.1%
Rev YoY
+91.0%
Mcap
₹141 cr
P/E
11.9x
EV/EBITDA
7.9x
ROCE
13.8%
Margin
7.7%
Rev YoY
+27.2%
Mcap
₹51 cr
P/E
7.6x
EV/EBITDA
5.5x
ROCE
11.7%
Margin
11.5%
Rev YoY
-
Mcap
₹44 cr
P/E
11.2x
EV/EBITDA
7.5x
ROCE
12.2%
Margin
8.8%
Rev YoY
-
Mcap
₹37 cr
P/E
18.4x
EV/EBITDA
-
ROCE
7.6%
Margin
12.8%
Rev YoY
-

Exhibit 6What managements said

from this industry's latest earnings calls · as of 2026-06-30
tailwindSector-wide volume records; demand ahead of available supply5 managements

Bajaj, TVS, Royal Enfield, Ather and Ola all reported all-time high or highest-ever quarterly volumes. Multiple managements stated demand exceeds production capacity: Bajaj…

  • BAJAJ-AUTO (Q1FY27): “volumes reached an all-time high of over 1.4 million units, a growth of 29% year-on-year…
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Exhibit 7Outlook

The outlook and what resolves next quarter

Where these managements said things are heading, and the dated, checkable events that would change it. Free with an account - 3 full reports a quarter.

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AppendixThe other 0 companies

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