Dyes And Pigments industry

Q1FY271 earlier

18 companies · ₹22,120 cr · 4 with AI deep dives · Q1FY27 report

Supply disruption drives record margins; managements warn gains are transient, China constrains recovery.

Turning upmargin troughed at 2.7% and has risen for 2 quarters to 10.4%, on positive revenue growth
Revenue YoY
+18.2%
EBITDA margin
10.4%
+220bps YoY
Price, 1 year
+6.8%
57% of names up
P/E vs own 5y
+3.3%
19.0x now

Exhibit 1The quarter in numbers

constant panel of 7 companies above ₹500 cr
aggregate revenue (₹ cr)EBITDA margin (right axis)
Revenue
Jun 26
4,692 cr
Mar 26
4,527 cr
QoQ
+3.6%
Jun 25
3,970 cr
YoY
+18.2%
Peak
4,692 cr
vs peak
0.0%
EBITDA margin
Jun 26
10.4%
Mar 26
5.2%
QoQ
+520bps
Jun 25
8.2%
YoY
+220bps
Peak
11.1%
vs peak
-70bps

Breadth: 100% of 7 companies grew revenue year on year (was 71% a quarter earlier) and 57% expanded margin (was 14%).

Exhibit 2What it costs

15.74x - 23.68x across the panel today

The median name trades at 19.0x, +3.3% against this industry's own 5-year median of 18.4x, and -28.0% against its own peak of 26.4x.

Exhibit 3Structure

₹22,120 cr

Sudarshan Chemical Industries Ltd is 44.4% of this industry by market cap. The top 5 are 81.6% and the top 10 are 96.3%.

small 6micro 127 above ₹500 cr

Exhibit 4Screen

P/E below the sub-industry median of 19.01x, 5y ROCE above its median of 10.73%, 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 (18 of 18)

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

Mcap
₹9,826 cr
P/E
137.8x
EV/EBITDA
18.7x
ROCE
5.2%
Margin
6.5%
Rev YoY
+5.4%
Mcap
₹3,486 cr
P/E
0.5x
EV/EBITDA
0.6x
ROCE
89.1%
Margin
5.7%
Rev YoY
+54.6%
Mcap
₹1,582 cr
P/E
22.3x
EV/EBITDA
15.1x
ROCE
13.6%
Margin
11.4%
Rev YoY
+10.1%
Mcap
₹1,240 cr
P/E
13.6x
EV/EBITDA
9.6x
ROCE
11.7%
Margin
18.3%
Rev YoY
+30.2%
Mcap
₹2,157 cr
P/E
30.5x
EV/EBITDA
14.6x
ROCE
9.8%
Margin
9.9%
Rev YoY
+56.1%
Mcap
₹1,380 cr
P/E
19.1x
EV/EBITDA
15.1x
ROCE
9.1%
Margin
12.9%
Rev YoY
+81.8%
Mcap
₹869 cr
P/E
18.4x
EV/EBITDA
-
ROCE
10.0%
Margin
9.9%
Rev YoY
+5.6%
Mcap
₹436 cr
P/E
12.9x
EV/EBITDA
10.2x
ROCE
16.1%
Margin
13.3%
Rev YoY
+26.0%
Mcap
₹341 cr
P/E
23.4x
EV/EBITDA
23.8x
ROCE
6.1%
Margin
5.1%
Rev YoY
+45.3%
Mcap
₹299 cr
P/E
55.4x
EV/EBITDA
35.7x
ROCE
12.6%
Margin
8.2%
Rev YoY
+32.1%
Mcap
₹298 cr
P/E
20.8x
EV/EBITDA
10.0x
ROCE
5.8%
Margin
8.4%
Rev YoY
-1.2%
Mcap
₹231 cr
P/E
24.7x
EV/EBITDA
16.3x
ROCE
11.1%
Margin
12.0%
Rev YoY
-
Mcap
₹144 cr
P/E
98.3x
EV/EBITDA
23.2x
ROCE
9.1%
Margin
5.1%
Rev YoY
-11.9%
Mcap
₹106 cr
P/E
10.8x
EV/EBITDA
-
ROCE
12.3%
Margin
12.3%
Rev YoY
+7.4%
Mcap
₹38 cr
P/E
4.5x
EV/EBITDA
5.2x
ROCE
13.2%
Margin
7.8%
Rev YoY
-
Mcap
₹32 cr
P/E
7.3x
EV/EBITDA
4.7x
ROCE
11.8%
Margin
12.1%
Rev YoY
-10.5%
Mcap
₹25 cr
P/E
9.7x
EV/EBITDA
5.8x
ROCE
15.4%
Margin
7.6%
Rev YoY
-10.7%
Mcap
₹16 cr
P/E
17.4x
EV/EBITDA
9.4x
ROCE
6.7%
Margin
3.2%
Rev YoY
+0.8%

Exhibit 6What managements said

from Chemicals & Petrochemicals earnings calls · as of 2026-06-30
mixedMiddle East/West Asia conflict: the dominant operating variable across the sector14 managements

Fourteen managements cited the West Asia conflict as a material driver this quarter. The disruption operates through three simultaneous channels: feedstock availability (Gulf…

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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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