Passenger Cars & Utility Vehicles industry

8 companies · ₹11.3 L cr · 5 with AI deep dives · Q1FY27 report

SUV demand surge masks a commodity-driven margin collapse as West Asia conflict splits export recovery

Turning upmargin troughed at 8.6% and has risen for 3 quarters to 10.2%, on positive revenue growth
Revenue YoY
+8.8%
EBITDA margin
10.2%
-220bps YoY
Price, 1 year
-13.4%
0% of names up
P/E vs own 5y
+5.5%
28.2x now

Exhibit 1The quarter in numbers

constant panel of 7 companies above ₹500 cr
aggregate revenue (₹ cr)EBITDA margin (right axis)
Revenue
Jun 26
2.26 L cr
Mar 26
2.35 L cr
QoQ
-3.9%
Jun 25
2.08 L cr
YoY
+8.8%
Peak
2.35 L cr
vs peak
-3.9%
EBITDA margin
Jun 26
10.2%
Mar 26
12.6%
QoQ
-240bps
Jun 25
12.4%
YoY
-220bps
Peak
14.5%
vs peak
-430bps

Breadth: 71% of 7 companies grew revenue year on year (was 71% a quarter earlier) and 29% expanded margin (was 29%).

Exhibit 2What it costs

20.02x - 46.56x across the panel today

The median name trades at 28.2x, +5.5% against this industry's own 5-year median of 26.7x, and -52.2% against its own peak of 58.9x.

Exhibit 3Structure

₹11.3 L cr

Maruti Suzuki India Ltd is 35.9% of this industry by market cap. The top 5 are 99% and the top 10 are 100%.

large 4mid 2micro 27 above ₹500 cr

Exhibit 4Screen

P/E below the sub-industry median of 28.17x, 5y ROCE above its median of 14.43%, 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 (8 of 8)

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

Mcap
₹3.9 L cr
P/E
27.5x
EV/EBITDA
-
ROCE
16.5%
Margin
13.8%
Rev YoY
+35.9%
Mcap
₹3.9 L cr
P/E
21.5x
EV/EBITDA
12.9x
ROCE
16.3%
Margin
19.8%
Rev YoY
+27.8%
Mcap
₹1.8 L cr
P/E
36.3x
EV/EBITDA
18.6x
ROCE
32.6%
Margin
12.5%
Rev YoY
-0.5%
Mcap
₹1.1 L cr
P/E
1.4x
EV/EBITDA
8.8x
ROCE
-0.6%
Margin
6.0%
Rev YoY
-8.2%
Mcap
₹9,924 cr
P/E
55.9x
EV/EBITDA
29.2x
ROCE
21.6%
Margin
15.1%
Rev YoY
+65.8%
Mcap
₹23,329 cr
P/E
19.1x
EV/EBITDA
-
ROCE
33.8%
Margin
19.4%
Rev YoY
+6.2%
Mcap
₹793 cr
P/E
165.2x
EV/EBITDA
74.0x
ROCE
2.5%
Margin
10.2%
Rev YoY
+47.9%
Mcap
₹289 cr
P/E
-
EV/EBITDA
-
ROCE
-11.8%
Margin
0.1%
Rev YoY
-81.6%

Exhibit 6What managements said

from this industry's latest earnings calls · as of 2026-06-30
headwindCommodity cost spike is the dominant margin compressor across all major OEMs4 managements

Steel, rubber, and petrochemical-linked components surged in Q1 FY27. Maruti's material cost ratio jumped 600 bps YoY to 80.5% of net sales, erasing operating leverage on 29%…

  • MARUTI (Q1FY27): “Material Cost 80.5 74.5 600 ... Adverse commodity prices in the context of West Asia…
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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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AppendixThe other 0 companies

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