Ceramics industry

Q1FY271 earlier

11 companies · ₹27,753 cr · 3 with AI deep dives · Q1FY27 report

RAC summer surge and jewellery SSSG coexist with a sector-wide margin squeeze from West Asia commodity shock

Turning upmargin troughed at 8.5% and has risen for 5 quarters to 13.2%, on positive revenue growth
Revenue YoY
+22.6%
EBITDA margin
13.2%
0bps YoY
Price, 1 year
-0.5%
40% of names up
P/E vs own 5y
-13.8%
32.2x now

Exhibit 1The quarter in numbers

constant panel of 5 companies above ₹500 cr
aggregate revenue (₹ cr)EBITDA margin (right axis)
Revenue
Jun 26
2,928 cr
Mar 26
3,097 cr
QoQ
-5.5%
Jun 25
2,389 cr
YoY
+22.6%
Peak
3,097 cr
vs peak
-5.5%
EBITDA margin
Jun 26
13.2%
Mar 26
11.1%
QoQ
+210bps
Jun 25
13.2%
YoY
0bps
Peak
13.2%
vs peak
0bps

Breadth: 80% of 5 companies grew revenue year on year (was 100% a quarter earlier) and 60% expanded margin (was 80%).

Exhibit 2What it costs

26.17x - 43.99x across the panel today

The median name trades at 32.2x, -13.8% against this industry's own 5-year median of 37.4x, and -51.5% against its own peak of 66.5x.

Exhibit 3Structure

₹27,753 cr

Kajaria Ceramics Ltd is 72.6% of this industry by market cap. The top 5 are 97.1% and the top 10 are 99.9%.

mid 1small 3micro 75 above ₹500 cr

Exhibit 4Screen

P/E below the sub-industry median of 32.23x, 5y ROCE above its median of 5.76%, 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 (11 of 11)

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

Mcap
₹19,629 cr
P/E
36.0x
EV/EBITDA
22.6x
ROCE
23.3%
Margin
18.6%
Rev YoY
+20.4%
Mcap
₹2,312 cr
P/E
21.7x
EV/EBITDA
9.7x
ROCE
12.7%
Margin
10.3%
Rev YoY
+24.0%
Mcap
₹590 cr
P/E
27.9x
EV/EBITDA
15.0x
ROCE
8.2%
Margin
7.0%
Rev YoY
+42.6%
Mcap
₹2,361 cr
P/E
-
EV/EBITDA
81.1x
ROCE
-2.9%
Margin
-5.0%
Rev YoY
-22.8%
Mcap
₹1,496 cr
P/E
65.5x
EV/EBITDA
16.0x
ROCE
3.3%
Margin
5.3%
Rev YoY
+36.8%
Mcap
₹286 cr
P/E
71.0x
EV/EBITDA
14.7x
ROCE
5.1%
Margin
8.4%
Rev YoY
+31.2%
Mcap
₹180 cr
P/E
18.6x
EV/EBITDA
7.8x
ROCE
5.6%
Margin
19.4%
Rev YoY
+8.5%
Mcap
₹114 cr
P/E
9.5x
EV/EBITDA
7.4x
ROCE
17.9%
Margin
12.3%
Rev YoY
+23.0%
Mcap
₹91 cr
P/E
-
EV/EBITDA
-9.6x
ROCE
-123.6%
Margin
-31.5%
Rev YoY
+172.8%
Mcap
₹78 cr
P/E
-
EV/EBITDA
347.9x
ROCE
0.3%
Margin
4.2%
Rev YoY
+122.7%
Mcap
₹28 cr
P/E
-
EV/EBITDA
7.3x
ROCE
2.6%
Margin
14.0%
Rev YoY
-80.3%

Exhibit 6What managements said

from Consumer Durables earnings calls · as of 2026-06-30
headwindWest Asia war driving unprecedented commodity, freight, and FX cost shock across the sector12 managements

The West Asia conflict is the dominant cross-sector headwind: crude oil up from USD 67 to USD 97 per barrel (Whirlpool), Morbi gas from ₹48 to ₹86-88/SCM (Kajaria), copper above…

  • WHIRLPOOL (Q1FY27): “the crude oil prices, which similar time last year were operating at USD 67, are now…
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Exhibit 7Outlook

The outlook and what resolves next quarter

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AppendixThe other 0 companies

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