Stationary industry

Q1FY271 earlier

9 companies · ₹17,477 cr · 3 with AI deep dives · Q1FY27 report

Crude/polymer spike collapses margins at four of five names; domestic volumes hold but pricing lag defines Q1.

Margin pressurerevenue is growing but margin has fallen for 3 quarters to 12.0%
Revenue YoY
+11.8%
EBITDA margin
12.0%
-290bps YoY
Price, 1 year
-26.1%
0% of names up
P/E vs own 5y
-18.0%
18.6x now

Exhibit 1The quarter in numbers

constant panel of 4 companies above ₹500 cr
aggregate revenue (₹ cr)EBITDA margin (right axis)
Revenue
Jun 26
1,358 cr
Mar 26
1,291 cr
QoQ
+5.2%
Jun 25
1,215 cr
YoY
+11.8%
Peak
1,358 cr
vs peak
0.0%
EBITDA margin
Jun 26
12.0%
Mar 26
14.5%
QoQ
-250bps
Jun 25
14.9%
YoY
-290bps
Peak
15.9%
vs peak
-390bps

Breadth: 100% of 4 companies grew revenue year on year (was 75% a quarter earlier) and 0% expanded margin (was 50%).

Exhibit 2What it costs

18.35x - 39.98x across the panel today

The median name trades at 18.6x, -18.0% against this industry's own 5-year median of 22.7x, and -34.0% against its own peak of 28.2x.

Exhibit 3Structure

₹17,477 cr

DOMS Industries Ltd is 76.3% of this industry by market cap. The top 5 are 99.2% and the top 10 are 100%.

mid 1small 1micro 74 above ₹500 cr

Exhibit 4Screen

P/E below the sub-industry median of 18.62x, 5y ROCE above its median of 10.32%, 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 (9 of 9)

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

Mcap
₹12,921 cr
P/E
59.4x
EV/EBITDA
30.9x
ROCE
22.1%
Margin
16.5%
Rev YoY
+19.2%
Mcap
₹2,478 cr
P/E
17.7x
EV/EBITDA
10.3x
ROCE
15.8%
Margin
19.3%
Rev YoY
+10.6%
Mcap
₹568 cr
P/E
18.0x
EV/EBITDA
8.5x
ROCE
17.8%
Margin
11.9%
Rev YoY
+1.4%
Mcap
₹775 cr
P/E
63.5x
EV/EBITDA
13.7x
ROCE
12.0%
Margin
7.6%
Rev YoY
+0.8%
Mcap
₹75 cr
P/E
13.9x
EV/EBITDA
11.6x
ROCE
8.3%
Margin
16.6%
Rev YoY
+57.7%
Mcap
₹70 cr
P/E
-
EV/EBITDA
21.1x
ROCE
6.5%
Margin
14.6%
Rev YoY
-53.1%
Mcap
₹57 cr
P/E
7.1x
EV/EBITDA
9.3x
ROCE
14.0%
Margin
16.6%
Rev YoY
+22.0%
Mcap
₹7 cr
P/E
-
EV/EBITDA
-17.1x
ROCE
-3.5%
Margin
-12.5%
Rev YoY
-100.0%
Mcap
₹2 cr
P/E
-
EV/EBITDA
-274.7x
ROCE
1.2%
Margin
-
Rev YoY
-

Exhibit 6What managements said

from Household Products earnings calls · as of 2026-06-30
headwindCrude and polymer inflation triggering sector-wide margin collapse4 managements

Four of five managements reported significant raw material cost escalation as the primary earnings drag in Q1 FY27. JYOTHYLAB called the environment unprecedented, noting crude…

  • JYOTHYLAB (Q1FY27): “Our business is 90% of our business is linked to crude oil prices. And crude oil has…
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Exhibit 7Outlook

The outlook and what resolves next quarter

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AppendixThe other 0 companies

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