Industrial Minerals industry

15 companies · ₹2.2 L cr · 5 with AI deep dives · Q1FY27 report

Gulf freight shock caps bauxite and recycling volumes as iron ore names hit margin peaks on value-added mix.

Turning upmargin troughed at 23.5% and has risen for 7 quarters to 31.4%, on positive revenue growth
Revenue YoY
+46.1%
EBITDA margin
31.4%
+150bps YoY
Price, 1 year
+0.6%
67% of names up
P/E vs own 5y
+13.1%
18.6x now

Exhibit 1The quarter in numbers

constant panel of 7 companies above ₹500 cr
aggregate revenue (₹ cr)EBITDA margin (right axis)
Revenue
Jun 26
18,763 cr
Mar 26
22,024 cr
QoQ
-14.8%
Jun 25
12,846 cr
YoY
+46.1%
Peak
22,024 cr
vs peak
-14.8%
EBITDA margin
Jun 26
31.4%
Mar 26
25.9%
QoQ
+550bps
Jun 25
29.9%
YoY
+150bps
Peak
31.4%
vs peak
0bps

Breadth: 86% of 7 companies grew revenue year on year (was 100% a quarter earlier) and 43% expanded margin (was 38%).

Exhibit 2What it costs

12.11x - 22.63x across the panel today

The median name trades at 18.6x, +13.1% against this industry's own 5-year median of 16.5x, and -45.6% against its own peak of 34.2x.

Exhibit 3Structure

₹2.2 L cr

Lloyds Metals & Energy Ltd is 45.6% of this industry by market cap. The top 5 are 95.3% and the top 10 are 99.7%.

large 2mid 2small 4micro 79 above ₹500 cr

Exhibit 4Screen

P/E below the sub-industry median of 18.6x, 5y ROCE above its median of 18.99%, 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 (15 of 15)

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

Mcap
₹1.0 L cr
P/E
21.0x
EV/EBITDA
19.3x
ROCE
19.4%
Margin
37.6%
Rev YoY
+208.6%
Mcap
₹72,489 cr
P/E
10.0x
EV/EBITDA
7.3x
ROCE
28.4%
Margin
32.0%
Rev YoY
+0.8%
Mcap
₹12,444 cr
P/E
32.0x
EV/EBITDA
25.7x
ROCE
18.1%
Margin
11.2%
Rev YoY
+41.9%
Mcap
₹5,206 cr
P/E
13.0x
EV/EBITDA
9.9x
ROCE
19.2%
Margin
12.5%
Rev YoY
+19.2%
Mcap
₹730 cr
P/E
11.1x
EV/EBITDA
6.8x
ROCE
20.2%
Margin
13.6%
Rev YoY
-1.0%
Mcap
₹18,333 cr
P/E
19.3x
EV/EBITDA
13.4x
ROCE
15.7%
Margin
45.2%
Rev YoY
+23.8%
Mcap
₹4,988 cr
P/E
9.8x
EV/EBITDA
-
ROCE
12.2%
Margin
35.8%
Rev YoY
+6.5%
Mcap
₹2,399 cr
P/E
-
EV/EBITDA
169.1x
ROCE
14.8%
Margin
15.0%
Rev YoY
+330.9%
Mcap
₹1,072 cr
P/E
24.2x
EV/EBITDA
22.5x
ROCE
17.0%
Margin
9.8%
Rev YoY
+164.6%
Mcap
₹435 cr
P/E
9.1x
EV/EBITDA
5.5x
ROCE
20.7%
Margin
7.8%
Rev YoY
+14.4%
Mcap
₹377 cr
P/E
-
EV/EBITDA
-35.0x
ROCE
-11.1%
Margin
-2.2%
Rev YoY
-67.0%
Mcap
₹227 cr
P/E
-
EV/EBITDA
6.7x
ROCE
-13.9%
Margin
-3.6%
Rev YoY
+34.0%
Mcap
₹24 cr
P/E
-
EV/EBITDA
43.4x
ROCE
4.7%
Margin
16.4%
Rev YoY
+45.5%
Mcap
₹14 cr
P/E
38.5x
EV/EBITDA
10.0x
ROCE
4.0%
Margin
8.6%
Rev YoY
+34.7%
Mcap
₹14 cr
P/E
-
EV/EBITDA
-14.9x
ROCE
-72.4%
Margin
-39.6%
Rev YoY
-

Exhibit 6What managements said

from this industry's latest earnings calls · as of 2026-06-30
headwindGulf conflict disrupting supply chains across metals recycling, bauxite, and industrial minerals4 managements

The Middle East war was cited by four of five covered companies as a live operational headwind. For GRAVITA, it structurally removed 15-20% of scrap import sourcing, capping lead…

  • GRAVITA: “the entire gulf from where we used to get around 15% to 20% of our total scrap, we've…
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Exhibit 7Outlook

The outlook and what resolves next quarter

Where these managements said things are heading, and the dated, checkable events that would change it. Free with an account - 3 full reports a quarter.

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