Copper industry

Q1FY271 earlier

5 companies · ₹53,225 cr · 2 with AI deep dives · Q1FY27 report

LME surge prints record earnings across zinc and aluminium, but moderating prices flag a peak-earnings moment

Turning upmargin troughed at 16.3% and has risen for 6 quarters to 33.1%, on positive revenue growth
Revenue YoY
+65.8%
EBITDA margin
33.1%
+1120bps YoY
Price, 1 year
+114.2%
67% of names up
P/E vs own 5y
-39.2%
19.3x now

Exhibit 1The quarter in numbers

constant panel of 3 companies above ₹500 cr
aggregate revenue (₹ cr)EBITDA margin (right axis)
Revenue
Jun 26
1,736 cr
Mar 26
1,967 cr
QoQ
-11.7%
Jun 25
1,047 cr
YoY
+65.8%
Peak
1,967 cr
vs peak
-11.7%
EBITDA margin
Jun 26
33.1%
Mar 26
35.2%
QoQ
-210bps
Jun 25
21.9%
YoY
+1120bps
Peak
35.2%
vs peak
-210bps

Breadth: 100% of 3 companies grew revenue year on year (was 100% a quarter earlier) and 100% expanded margin (was 100%).

Exhibit 2What it costs

10.57x - 31.81x across the panel today

The median name trades at 19.3x, -39.2% against this industry's own 5-year median of 31.7x, and -71.0% against its own peak of 66.3x.

Exhibit 3Structure

₹53,225 cr

Hindustan Copper Ltd is 94.7% of this industry by market cap. The top 5 are 100% and the top 10 are 100%.

large 1small 2micro 23 above ₹500 cr

Exhibit 4Screen

P/E below the sub-industry median of 19.26x, 5y ROCE above its median of 6.96%, 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 (5 of 5)

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

Mcap
₹49,739 cr
P/E
43.8x
EV/EBITDA
34.7x
ROCE
34.6%
Margin
48.7%
Rev YoY
+81.4%
Mcap
₹1,356 cr
P/E
21.6x
EV/EBITDA
14.6x
ROCE
40.2%
Margin
4.7%
Rev YoY
+45.2%
Mcap
₹1,581 cr
P/E
1.9x
EV/EBITDA
34.3x
ROCE
7.0%
Margin
33.9%
Rev YoY
-
Mcap
₹42 cr
P/E
17.1x
EV/EBITDA
12.2x
ROCE
5.5%
Margin
5.2%
Rev YoY
-
Mcap
₹19 cr
P/E
76.5x
EV/EBITDA
65.9x
ROCE
3.4%
Margin
30.3%
Rev YoY
-68.0%

Exhibit 6What managements said

from Non - Ferrous Metals earnings calls · as of 2026-06-30
tailwindLME price surge drives record-quarter revenue and EBITDA across primary producers4 managements

Zinc LME averaged $3,466/MT in Q1FY27 (+31% YoY) and aluminium LME averaged $3,571/MT (+46% YoY), producing all-time high quarterly earnings across Hindustan Zinc, Hindalco India…

  • HINDZINC (Q1FY27): “highest-ever quarterly EBITDA of INR8,074 crores, up 109% year-on-year, with an…
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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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