Shipping industry

13 companies · ₹48,869 cr · 5 with AI deep dives · Q1FY27 report

Hormuz disruption delivers record tanker TCYs, but a 27% crude orderbook warns the spike is borrowed time

Turning upmargin troughed at 34.5% and has risen for 5 quarters to 56.5%, on positive revenue growth
Revenue YoY
+52.1%
EBITDA margin
56.5%
+1150bps YoY
Price, 1 year
+71.8%
100% of names up
P/E vs own 5y
-11.5%
8.3x now

Exhibit 1The quarter in numbers

constant panel of 3 companies above ₹500 cr
aggregate revenue (₹ cr)EBITDA margin (right axis)
Revenue
Jun 26
4,149 cr
Mar 26
3,352 cr
QoQ
+23.8%
Jun 25
2,728 cr
YoY
+52.1%
Peak
4,149 cr
vs peak
0.0%
EBITDA margin
Jun 26
56.5%
Mar 26
51.1%
QoQ
+540bps
Jun 25
45.0%
YoY
+1150bps
Peak
56.5%
vs peak
0bps

Breadth: 100% of 4 companies grew revenue year on year (was 100% a quarter earlier) and 50% expanded margin (was 100%).

Exhibit 2What it costs

7.19x - 17.05x across the panel today

The median name trades at 8.3x, -11.5% against this industry's own 5-year median of 9.4x, and -65.8% against its own peak of 24.3x.

Exhibit 3Structure

₹48,869 cr

Great Eastern Shipping Company Ltd is 38.1% of this industry by market cap. The top 5 are 97.5% and the top 10 are 99.8%.

mid 3small 1micro 95 above ₹500 cr

Exhibit 4Screen

P/E below the sub-industry median of 8.32x, 5y ROCE above its median of 9.5%, 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
₹20,144 cr
P/E
5.4x
EV/EBITDA
5.2x
ROCE
17.5%
Margin
64.2%
Rev YoY
+66.9%
Mcap
₹13,089 cr
P/E
8.1x
EV/EBITDA
5.9x
ROCE
17.0%
Margin
44.5%
Rev YoY
+40.3%
Mcap
₹4,551 cr
P/E
17.7x
EV/EBITDA
10.9x
ROCE
18.7%
Margin
44.7%
Rev YoY
+40.8%
Mcap
₹776 cr
P/E
7.2x
EV/EBITDA
7.6x
ROCE
17.9%
Margin
47.3%
Rev YoY
+83.5%
Mcap
₹182 cr
P/E
11.3x
EV/EBITDA
10.2x
ROCE
9.5%
Margin
26.2%
Rev YoY
-
Mcap
₹11,254 cr
P/E
70.4x
EV/EBITDA
47.4x
ROCE
24.6%
Margin
31.7%
Rev YoY
+29.5%
Mcap
₹363 cr
P/E
-
EV/EBITDA
11.9x
ROCE
-4.9%
Margin
9.8%
Rev YoY
+8.0%
Mcap
₹335 cr
P/E
1.9x
EV/EBITDA
-113.2x
ROCE
-46.0%
Margin
7.7%
Rev YoY
-97.6%
Mcap
₹133 cr
P/E
-
EV/EBITDA
13.9x
ROCE
-2.3%
Margin
37.9%
Rev YoY
+177.4%
Mcap
₹81 cr
P/E
-
EV/EBITDA
-
ROCE
-4.4%
Margin
-11.3%
Rev YoY
-1.2%
Mcap
₹68 cr
P/E
47.5x
EV/EBITDA
7.7x
ROCE
2.6%
Margin
68.6%
Rev YoY
-36.3%
Mcap
₹31 cr
P/E
-
EV/EBITDA
187.7x
ROCE
0.9%
Margin
43.9%
Rev YoY
+233.3%
Mcap
₹17 cr
P/E
-
EV/EBITDA
-31.7x
ROCE
-19.2%
Margin
-12.2%
Rev YoY
-50.0%
Mcap
₹0 cr
P/E
-
EV/EBITDA
-
ROCE
-
Margin
-
Rev YoY
-

Exhibit 6What managements said

from this industry's latest earnings calls · as of 2026-06-30
tailwindStrait of Hormuz disruption drives extraordinary tanker freight rates2 managements

Both GESHIP and SCI attributed the sector's earnings surge to the Hormuz standoff expanding ton-miles and tightening effective tanker supply. GESHIP's Suezmax market earnings hit…

  • GESHIP (Q1FY27): “We've had our most profitable quarter ever by a significant margin. The consolidated…
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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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