Refineries & Marketing industry

14 companies · ₹22.4 L cr · 5 with AI deep dives · Q1FY27 report

Hormuz shock peaks revenue but collapses PSU marketing margins 740 bps QoQ, exposing administered-pricing trap

Margin pressurerevenue is growing but margin has fallen for 3 quarters to 3.5%
Revenue YoY
+27.6%
EBITDA margin
3.5%
-620bps YoY
Price, 1 year
-0.4%
50% of names up
P/E vs own 5y
+63.9%
8.9x now

Exhibit 1The quarter in numbers

constant panel of 6 companies above ₹500 cr
aggregate revenue (₹ cr)EBITDA margin (right axis)
Revenue
Jun 26
9.70 L cr
Mar 26
8.43 L cr
QoQ
+15.0%
Jun 25
7.60 L cr
YoY
+27.6%
Peak
9.70 L cr
vs peak
0.0%
EBITDA margin
Jun 26
3.5%
Mar 26
10.9%
QoQ
-740bps
Jun 25
9.7%
YoY
-620bps
Peak
11.2%
vs peak
-770bps

Breadth: 100% of 6 companies grew revenue year on year (was 83% a quarter earlier) and 33% expanded margin (was 83%).

Exhibit 2What it costs

6.34x - 20.28x across the panel today

The median name trades at 8.9x, +63.9% against this industry's own 5-year median of 5.5x, and -52.2% against its own peak of 18.7x.

Exhibit 3Structure

₹22.4 L cr

Reliance Industries Ltd is 79.4% of this industry by market cap. The top 5 are 99% and the top 10 are 100%.

large 4mid 2micro 86 above ₹500 cr

Exhibit 4Screen

P/E below the sub-industry median of 8.93x, 5y ROCE above its median of 16.89%, 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 (14 of 14)

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

Mcap
₹17.0 L cr
P/E
23.1x
EV/EBITDA
10.0x
ROCE
8.9%
Margin
18.8%
Rev YoY
+25.4%
Mcap
₹1.9 L cr
P/E
5.7x
EV/EBITDA
4.0x
ROCE
16.8%
Margin
7.4%
Rev YoY
+27.1%
Mcap
₹1.3 L cr
P/E
7.7x
EV/EBITDA
4.0x
ROCE
25.3%
Margin
8.4%
Rev YoY
+23.1%
Mcap
₹74,687 cr
P/E
45.1x
EV/EBITDA
3.8x
ROCE
1.5%
Margin
6.8%
Rev YoY
+20.8%
Mcap
₹30,828 cr
P/E
10.1x
EV/EBITDA
7.0x
ROCE
25.6%
Margin
6.1%
Rev YoY
+98.3%
Mcap
₹23,434 cr
P/E
5.8x
EV/EBITDA
5.3x
ROCE
44.2%
Margin
7.0%
Rev YoY
+57.1%
Mcap
₹444 cr
P/E
6.7x
EV/EBITDA
-
ROCE
77.3%
Margin
79.2%
Rev YoY
-49.0%
Mcap
₹397 cr
P/E
20.1x
EV/EBITDA
9.6x
ROCE
17.2%
Margin
15.2%
Rev YoY
-
Mcap
₹148 cr
P/E
15.8x
EV/EBITDA
10.9x
ROCE
26.5%
Margin
13.1%
Rev YoY
+175.1%
Mcap
₹93 cr
P/E
9.3x
EV/EBITDA
6.2x
ROCE
18.2%
Margin
20.9%
Rev YoY
0.0%
Mcap
₹79 cr
P/E
37.1x
EV/EBITDA
14.6x
ROCE
9.0%
Margin
6.1%
Rev YoY
-45.4%
Mcap
₹64 cr
P/E
18.9x
EV/EBITDA
11.1x
ROCE
7.2%
Margin
8.7%
Rev YoY
-
Mcap
₹46 cr
P/E
39.2x
EV/EBITDA
157.2x
ROCE
4.3%
Margin
36.5%
Rev YoY
-
Mcap
₹1 cr
P/E
-
EV/EBITDA
-6.7x
ROCE
-2.0%
Margin
-92.5%
Rev YoY
-100.0%

Exhibit 6What managements said

from this industry's latest earnings calls · as of 2026-06-30
headwindStrait of Hormuz closure inflated crude procurement costs by $10-20/bbl above benchmark for all refiners3 managements

Geopolitical conflict blocked Arabian Gulf crude flows. IOC's all-in procurement cost reached approximately $10/bbl over Brent at the peak versus normal Brent-minus-$1-to-$2…

  • IOC (Q1 FY27): “Before the war, generally, IOC was buying Brent minus $1 or $2 in the market... we had a…
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Exhibit 7Outlook

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AppendixThe other 0 companies

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