Ferro & Silica Manganese industry

Q1FY271 earlier

13 companies · ₹11,672 cr · 1 with AI deep dives · Q1FY27 report

India margins recover on realisation uplift, but China export surge converts India to net importer

Turning upmargin troughed at 12.4% and has risen for 6 quarters to 23.3%, on positive revenue growth
Revenue YoY
+12.1%
EBITDA margin
23.3%
+890bps YoY
Price, 1 year
-7.4%
33% of names up
P/E vs own 5y
+84.2%
10.5x now

Exhibit 1The quarter in numbers

constant panel of 3 companies above ₹500 cr
aggregate revenue (₹ cr)EBITDA margin (right axis)
Revenue
Jun 26
1,620 cr
Mar 26
1,493 cr
QoQ
+8.5%
Jun 25
1,445 cr
YoY
+12.1%
Peak
1,620 cr
vs peak
0.0%
EBITDA margin
Jun 26
23.3%
Mar 26
18.2%
QoQ
+510bps
Jun 25
14.4%
YoY
+890bps
Peak
23.3%
vs peak
0bps

Breadth: 33% of 3 companies grew revenue year on year (was 100% a quarter earlier) and 67% expanded margin (was 67%).

Exhibit 2What it costs

5.47x - 11.67x across the panel today

The median name trades at 10.5x, +84.2% against this industry's own 5-year median of 5.7x, and +52.2% against its own peak of 6.9x.

Exhibit 3Structure

₹11,672 cr

Indian Metals & Ferro Alloys Ltd is 57.7% of this industry by market cap. The top 5 are 93.2% and the top 10 are 98.9%.

small 2micro 113 above ₹500 cr

Exhibit 4Screen

P/E below the sub-industry median of 10.5x, 5y ROCE above its median of 11.2%, 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 (13 of 13)

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

Mcap
₹6,715 cr
P/E
12.5x
EV/EBITDA
11.7x
ROCE
18.8%
Margin
22.6%
Rev YoY
+49.7%
Mcap
₹2,890 cr
P/E
10.1x
EV/EBITDA
4.7x
ROCE
14.9%
Margin
20.6%
Rev YoY
-14.7%
Mcap
₹466 cr
P/E
0.4x
EV/EBITDA
0.7x
ROCE
-5.8%
Margin
195.3%
Rev YoY
-29.6%
Mcap
₹324 cr
P/E
30.7x
EV/EBITDA
16.6x
ROCE
13.9%
Margin
10.9%
Rev YoY
-
Mcap
₹253 cr
P/E
45.1x
EV/EBITDA
19.3x
ROCE
6.4%
Margin
6.7%
Rev YoY
-8.9%
Mcap
₹225 cr
P/E
-
EV/EBITDA
58.9x
ROCE
0.6%
Margin
4.1%
Rev YoY
+9.6%
Mcap
₹139 cr
P/E
141.2x
EV/EBITDA
19.6x
ROCE
4.5%
Margin
6.9%
Rev YoY
-99.7%
Mcap
₹110 cr
P/E
10.9x
EV/EBITDA
-
ROCE
5.0%
Margin
11.0%
Rev YoY
-
Mcap
₹104 cr
P/E
24.4x
EV/EBITDA
-
ROCE
0.2%
Margin
2.9%
Rev YoY
-97.7%
Mcap
₹67 cr
P/E
-
EV/EBITDA
-35.8x
ROCE
-10.9%
Margin
-18.0%
Rev YoY
+625.0%
Mcap
₹55 cr
P/E
4.7x
EV/EBITDA
-5.0x
ROCE
-17.2%
Margin
-7.1%
Rev YoY
+480.0%
Mcap
₹47 cr
P/E
-
EV/EBITDA
-13.5x
ROCE
-
Margin
-54.9%
Rev YoY
-34.4%
Mcap
₹24 cr
P/E
7.5x
EV/EBITDA
7.0x
ROCE
20.1%
Margin
2.8%
Rev YoY
+44.1%

Exhibit 6What managements said

from Ferrous Metals earnings calls · as of 2026-06-30
headwindCoking coal costs spike sector-wide, with further sequential increases guided into Q24 managements

Four companies reported material QoQ coking coal cost increases in Q1 FY27. SAIL's imported coking coal consumption cost rose INR3,200/t QoQ to INR21,300/t. Jindal Steel reported…

  • SAIL: “The imported coal price in quarter 1, '26-'27 was on a higher side, INR21,300 as compared…
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Exhibit 7Outlook

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