Packaging industry

99 companies · ₹56,727 cr · 11 with AI deep dives · Q1FY27 report

Polymer passthrough lifts sector to 8-quarter margin peak; thin volumes and inventory overhang cloud Q3.

At peak marginsmargin is at its 8-quarter high of 14.6% with revenue still growing
Revenue YoY
+24.4%
EBITDA margin
14.6%
+460bps YoY
Price, 1 year
+7.9%
58% of names up
P/E vs own 5y
+3.5%
19.7x now

Exhibit 1The quarter in numbers

constant panel of 22 companies above ₹500 cr
aggregate revenue (₹ cr)EBITDA margin (right axis)
Revenue
Jun 26
15,356 cr
Mar 26
12,706 cr
QoQ
+20.9%
Jun 25
12,348 cr
YoY
+24.4%
Peak
15,356 cr
vs peak
0.0%
EBITDA margin
Jun 26
14.6%
Mar 26
7.8%
QoQ
+680bps
Jun 25
10.0%
YoY
+460bps
Peak
14.6%
vs peak
0bps

Breadth: 86% of 22 companies grew revenue year on year (was 73% a quarter earlier) and 68% expanded margin (was 55%).

Exhibit 2What it costs

14.76x - 30.37x across the panel today

The median name trades at 19.7x, +3.5% against this industry's own 5-year median of 19.1x, and -29.1% against its own peak of 27.8x.

Exhibit 3Structure

₹56,727 cr

EPL Ltd is 13.5% of this industry by market cap. The top 5 are 43.8% and the top 10 are 66.9%.

small 13micro 8225 above ₹500 cr

Exhibit 4Screen

P/E below the sub-industry median of 19.71x, 5y ROCE above its median of 12%, 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 (25 of 99)

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

Mcap
₹7,682 cr
P/E
19.8x
EV/EBITDA
8.6x
ROCE
17.1%
Margin
20.4%
Rev YoY
+25.3%
Mcap
₹4,729 cr
P/E
6.9x
EV/EBITDA
7.4x
ROCE
8.0%
Margin
12.7%
Rev YoY
+37.6%
Mcap
₹3,531 cr
P/E
30.6x
EV/EBITDA
13.5x
ROCE
20.3%
Margin
16.7%
Rev YoY
+17.9%
Mcap
₹2,295 cr
P/E
13.8x
EV/EBITDA
8.1x
ROCE
10.8%
Margin
12.8%
Rev YoY
+45.7%
Mcap
₹2,243 cr
P/E
35.8x
EV/EBITDA
14.1x
ROCE
19.1%
Margin
19.3%
Rev YoY
+24.9%
Mcap
₹2,238 cr
P/E
-
EV/EBITDA
-
ROCE
-
Margin
-
Rev YoY
-
Mcap
₹1,918 cr
P/E
14.1x
EV/EBITDA
11.1x
ROCE
12.0%
Margin
10.0%
Rev YoY
+22.5%
Mcap
₹935 cr
P/E
-
EV/EBITDA
15.1x
ROCE
3.2%
Margin
9.4%
Rev YoY
+27.8%
Mcap
₹641 cr
P/E
13.8x
EV/EBITDA
9.7x
ROCE
19.6%
Margin
11.0%
Rev YoY
+13.4%
Mcap
₹584 cr
P/E
18.6x
EV/EBITDA
13.0x
ROCE
12.9%
Margin
8.9%
Rev YoY
+35.8%
Mcap
₹154 cr
P/E
7.8x
EV/EBITDA
5.1x
ROCE
16.6%
Margin
15.4%
Rev YoY
+24.7%
Mcap
₹121 cr
P/E
18.7x
EV/EBITDA
5.5x
ROCE
39.9%
Margin
11.7%
Rev YoY
+86.3%
Mcap
₹4,930 cr
P/E
13.6x
EV/EBITDA
7.5x
ROCE
18.4%
Margin
24.5%
Rev YoY
+14.2%
Mcap
₹3,541 cr
P/E
22.8x
EV/EBITDA
10.2x
ROCE
4.9%
Margin
9.4%
Rev YoY
+29.6%
Mcap
₹3,045 cr
P/E
93.2x
EV/EBITDA
66.9x
ROCE
5.0%
Margin
12.4%
Rev YoY
+20.4%
Mcap
₹2,973 cr
P/E
-
EV/EBITDA
-6.6x
ROCE
-17.1%
Margin
-29.9%
Rev YoY
-35.8%
Mcap
₹1,228 cr
P/E
19.2x
EV/EBITDA
-
ROCE
27.4%
Margin
37.2%
Rev YoY
+111.2%
Mcap
₹1,200 cr
P/E
40.2x
EV/EBITDA
26.1x
ROCE
18.2%
Margin
13.6%
Rev YoY
+20.5%
Mcap
₹812 cr
P/E
28.1x
EV/EBITDA
24.1x
ROCE
2.6%
Margin
24.8%
Rev YoY
-80.5%
Mcap
₹801 cr
P/E
27.0x
EV/EBITDA
13.1x
ROCE
11.9%
Margin
14.7%
Rev YoY
+20.6%
Mcap
₹662 cr
P/E
13.4x
EV/EBITDA
11.4x
ROCE
17.9%
Margin
15.8%
Rev YoY
+36.7%
Mcap
₹630 cr
P/E
24.7x
EV/EBITDA
14.7x
ROCE
17.9%
Margin
18.2%
Rev YoY
+45.5%
Mcap
₹584 cr
P/E
8.1x
EV/EBITDA
5.1x
ROCE
10.5%
Margin
18.0%
Rev YoY
-18.8%
Mcap
₹578 cr
P/E
60.6x
EV/EBITDA
22.4x
ROCE
16.2%
Margin
5.7%
Rev YoY
+85.2%
Mcap
₹558 cr
P/E
51.8x
EV/EBITDA
15.9x
ROCE
5.3%
Margin
7.8%
Rev YoY
-

Exhibit 6What managements said

from this industry's latest earnings calls · as of 2026-06-30
headwindWest Asia conflict: polymer price spike, supply disruption, and working capital inflation8 managements

The West Asia conflict generated three simultaneous headwinds: (1) PP/PE/HDPE prices up 35-60% above recent averages per EPL, Mold-Tek, and Pyramid; (2) safety-stock build…

  • EPL (Q1FY27): “Supply security was paramount for us, and we ensured that we build the right level of…
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Exhibit 7Outlook

The outlook and what resolves next quarter

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AppendixThe other 74 companies

1-30
sort: mcap · composite · name
Mcap
₹552 cr
P/E
31.4x
EV/EBITDA
8.8x
ROCE
11.5%
Margin
11.5%
Rev YoY
+36.9%
Mcap
₹541 cr
P/E
17.9x
EV/EBITDA
11.5x
ROCE
24.1%
Margin
10.9%
Rev YoY
+37.6%
Mcap
₹466 cr
P/E
14.0x
EV/EBITDA
7.6x
ROCE
19.4%
Margin
14.9%
Rev YoY
+18.5%
Mcap
₹349 cr
P/E
19.1x
EV/EBITDA
12.5x
ROCE
17.0%
Margin
11.4%
Rev YoY
-
Mcap
₹341 cr
P/E
10.3x
EV/EBITDA
8.6x
ROCE
46.2%
Margin
13.4%
Rev YoY
+38.6%
Mcap
₹307 cr
P/E
18.5x
EV/EBITDA
10.9x
ROCE
18.4%
Margin
19.0%
Rev YoY
-
Mcap
₹300 cr
P/E
7.9x
EV/EBITDA
6.4x
ROCE
20.0%
Margin
32.8%
Rev YoY
+14.1%
Mcap
₹254 cr
P/E
17.6x
EV/EBITDA
-
ROCE
12.8%
Margin
8.7%
Rev YoY
+7.0%
Mcap
₹234 cr
P/E
10.5x
EV/EBITDA
8.4x
ROCE
20.6%
Margin
10.1%
Rev YoY
+11.6%
Mcap
₹229 cr
P/E
14.1x
EV/EBITDA
7.5x
ROCE
12.6%
Margin
11.7%
Rev YoY
+7.6%
Mcap
₹204 cr
P/E
23.2x
EV/EBITDA
9.5x
ROCE
9.4%
Margin
7.9%
Rev YoY
+11.3%
Mcap
₹179 cr
P/E
78.2x
EV/EBITDA
74.7x
ROCE
9.8%
Margin
3.5%
Rev YoY
-
Mcap
₹176 cr
P/E
189.2x
EV/EBITDA
23.7x
ROCE
4.3%
Margin
6.0%
Rev YoY
-4.9%
Mcap
₹175 cr
P/E
20.2x
EV/EBITDA
8.3x
ROCE
11.5%
Margin
9.3%
Rev YoY
+11.2%
Mcap
₹164 cr
P/E
66.7x
EV/EBITDA
18.5x
ROCE
11.9%
Margin
15.3%
Rev YoY
+86.1%
Mcap
₹144 cr
P/E
30.6x
EV/EBITDA
18.8x
ROCE
6.6%
Margin
7.2%
Rev YoY
+34.1%
Mcap
₹137 cr
P/E
58.1x
EV/EBITDA
20.5x
ROCE
3.8%
Margin
3.0%
Rev YoY
+18.8%
Mcap
₹123 cr
P/E
17.7x
EV/EBITDA
10.8x
ROCE
1.6%
Margin
6.4%
Rev YoY
-
Mcap
₹122 cr
P/E
12.7x
EV/EBITDA
6.1x
ROCE
8.6%
Margin
7.8%
Rev YoY
+5.6%
Mcap
₹120 cr
P/E
6.7x
EV/EBITDA
7.7x
ROCE
82.7%
Margin
4351.2%
Rev YoY
-
Mcap
₹116 cr
P/E
21.2x
EV/EBITDA
11.1x
ROCE
15.3%
Margin
13.2%
Rev YoY
+13.2%
Mcap
₹109 cr
P/E
4.0x
EV/EBITDA
4.9x
ROCE
18.6%
Margin
9.4%
Rev YoY
+10.0%
Mcap
₹99 cr
P/E
12.7x
EV/EBITDA
9.2x
ROCE
10.3%
Margin
8.9%
Rev YoY
+20.2%
Mcap
₹99 cr
P/E
13.8x
EV/EBITDA
8.0x
ROCE
18.4%
Margin
8.9%
Rev YoY
0.0%
Mcap
₹98 cr
P/E
30.4x
EV/EBITDA
8.8x
ROCE
10.9%
Margin
5.0%
Rev YoY
+46.0%
Mcap
₹94 cr
P/E
11.8x
EV/EBITDA
8.6x
ROCE
21.1%
Margin
12.9%
Rev YoY
-
Mcap
₹90 cr
P/E
15.4x
EV/EBITDA
6.6x
ROCE
17.3%
Margin
12.6%
Rev YoY
+25.6%
Mcap
₹85 cr
P/E
42.9x
EV/EBITDA
27.1x
ROCE
4.1%
Margin
22.0%
Rev YoY
+23.3%
Mcap
₹83 cr
P/E
-
EV/EBITDA
15.9x
ROCE
6.1%
Margin
6.6%
Rev YoY
-18.0%
Mcap
₹80 cr
P/E
27.4x
EV/EBITDA
21.9x
ROCE
-56.8%
Margin
12.7%
Rev YoY
+27.3%

44 more companies

This industry has 74 constituents beyond the covered names. The first page is free; premium opens the rest.

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