Cables - Electricals industry

25 companies · ₹2.6 L cr · 8 with AI deep dives · Q1FY27 report

Metal-price surge masks single-digit volumes; June destocking flags where real demand stands

Turning upmargin troughed at 9.4% and has risen for 7 quarters to 12.1%, on positive revenue growth
Revenue YoY
+38.7%
EBITDA margin
12.1%
+80bps YoY
Price, 1 year
+42.3%
90% of names up
P/E vs own 5y
+72.1%
39.2x now

Exhibit 1The quarter in numbers

constant panel of 7 companies above ₹500 cr
aggregate revenue (₹ cr)EBITDA margin (right axis)
Revenue
Jun 26
18,400 cr
Mar 26
19,025 cr
QoQ
-3.3%
Jun 25
13,264 cr
YoY
+38.7%
Peak
19,025 cr
vs peak
-3.3%
EBITDA margin
Jun 26
12.1%
Mar 26
11.2%
QoQ
+90bps
Jun 25
11.3%
YoY
+80bps
Peak
12.1%
vs peak
0bps

Breadth: 100% of 8 companies grew revenue year on year (was 88% a quarter earlier) and 88% expanded margin (was 38%).

Exhibit 2What it costs

28.5x - 49.46x across the panel today

The median name trades at 39.2x, +72.1% against this industry's own 5-year median of 22.8x, and +5.3% against its own peak of 37.2x.

Exhibit 3Structure

₹2.6 L cr

Polycab India Ltd is 51.8% of this industry by market cap. The top 5 are 92.2% and the top 10 are 98.1%.

large 1mid 3small 7micro 1313 above ₹500 cr

Exhibit 4Screen

P/E below the sub-industry median of 39.16x, 5y ROCE above its median of 18.94%, 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 (25 of 25)

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

Mcap
₹1.2 L cr
P/E
43.4x
EV/EBITDA
29.3x
ROCE
33.1%
Margin
14.4%
Rev YoY
+39.0%
Mcap
₹43,689 cr
P/E
43.8x
EV/EBITDA
31.6x
ROCE
20.4%
Margin
11.7%
Rev YoY
+23.0%
Mcap
₹27,542 cr
P/E
45.3x
EV/EBITDA
33.8x
ROCE
26.6%
Margin
8.4%
Rev YoY
+53.9%
Mcap
₹21,863 cr
P/E
27.3x
EV/EBITDA
22.1x
ROCE
14.2%
Margin
15.3%
Rev YoY
+44.3%
Mcap
₹2,223 cr
P/E
24.4x
EV/EBITDA
16.6x
ROCE
26.7%
Margin
11.3%
Rev YoY
+33.2%
Mcap
₹2,120 cr
P/E
32.4x
EV/EBITDA
19.0x
ROCE
13.4%
Margin
6.0%
Rev YoY
+17.4%
Mcap
₹1,917 cr
P/E
-
EV/EBITDA
-57.1x
ROCE
-18.8%
Margin
-21.5%
Rev YoY
+41.3%
Mcap
₹434 cr
P/E
13.7x
EV/EBITDA
10.2x
ROCE
32.0%
Margin
13.2%
Rev YoY
-
Mcap
₹5,234 cr
P/E
57.6x
EV/EBITDA
-
ROCE
44.3%
Margin
11.3%
Rev YoY
-
Mcap
₹5,183 cr
P/E
25.9x
EV/EBITDA
22.0x
ROCE
9.2%
Margin
9.5%
Rev YoY
+57.5%
Mcap
₹4,071 cr
P/E
-
EV/EBITDA
-
ROCE
-
Margin
-
Rev YoY
-
Mcap
₹1,595 cr
P/E
53.8x
EV/EBITDA
33.4x
ROCE
37.2%
Margin
8.4%
Rev YoY
-
Mcap
₹659 cr
P/E
-
EV/EBITDA
-
ROCE
-
Margin
-
Rev YoY
-
Mcap
₹606 cr
P/E
28.9x
EV/EBITDA
15.2x
ROCE
16.4%
Margin
7.3%
Rev YoY
-
Mcap
₹483 cr
P/E
19.6x
EV/EBITDA
9.2x
ROCE
22.8%
Margin
6.6%
Rev YoY
+9.5%
Mcap
₹313 cr
P/E
17.8x
EV/EBITDA
16.3x
ROCE
28.8%
Margin
9.5%
Rev YoY
-
Mcap
₹275 cr
P/E
25.7x
EV/EBITDA
19.2x
ROCE
9.8%
Margin
5.0%
Rev YoY
+38.1%
Mcap
₹229 cr
P/E
16.2x
EV/EBITDA
14.4x
ROCE
18.9%
Margin
13.6%
Rev YoY
-
Mcap
₹162 cr
P/E
14.0x
EV/EBITDA
9.0x
ROCE
19.0%
Margin
15.3%
Rev YoY
+33.4%
Mcap
₹106 cr
P/E
22.3x
EV/EBITDA
12.0x
ROCE
10.7%
Margin
4.8%
Rev YoY
+32.0%
Mcap
₹59 cr
P/E
14.6x
EV/EBITDA
9.3x
ROCE
22.8%
Margin
12.3%
Rev YoY
-22.1%
Mcap
₹41 cr
P/E
-
EV/EBITDA
-214.7x
ROCE
-0.4%
Margin
-4.0%
Rev YoY
-100.0%
Mcap
₹12 cr
P/E
15.4x
EV/EBITDA
11.2x
ROCE
3.9%
Margin
1.7%
Rev YoY
+192.3%
Mcap
₹4 cr
P/E
-
EV/EBITDA
-173.6x
ROCE
7.1%
Margin
-3.8%
Rev YoY
+53.3%
Mcap
₹0 cr
P/E
-
EV/EBITDA
-
ROCE
-
Margin
-
Rev YoY
-

Exhibit 6What managements said

from this industry's latest earnings calls · as of 2026-06-30
mixedMetal price inflation inflating reported revenue; real volume growth is low single-digit4 managements

Four companies explicitly separated price and volume: Polycab (low-to-mid single digit volume on a 26% base), RR Kabel (~40% metal price increase translating to ~25% product price…

  • POLYCAB (Q1FY27): “The domestic Wires & Cables business delivered an impressive 43% year-on-year growth…
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Exhibit 7Outlook

The outlook and what resolves next quarter

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