Sugar industry

39 companies · ₹47,691 cr · 11 with AI deep dives · Q1FY27 report

Sugar prices firm 1-3% on a tight season, but stalled ethanol offtake and cane-cost hikes absorb it

Turning upmargin troughed at 0.6% and has risen for 3 quarters to 0.9%, on positive revenue growth

Revenue YoY: +0.6%
EBITDA margin: 0.9%; -190bps YoY
Price, 1 year: +6.0%; 56% of names up
P/E vs own 5y: +53.6%; 22.7x now

Exhibit 1The quarter in numbers

constant panel of 15 companies above ₹500 cr

aggregate revenue (₹ cr)EBITDA margin (right axis)

Metric	Jun 26	Mar 26	QoQ	Jun 25	YoY	Peak	vs peak
Revenue	12,821 cr	13,301 cr	-3.6%	12,747 cr	+0.6%	13,871 cr	-7.6%
EBITDA margin	0.9%	14.4%	-1350bps	2.8%	-190bps	16.8%	-1590bps

Revenue

Jun 26: 12,821 cr
Mar 26: 13,301 cr
QoQ: -3.6%
Jun 25: 12,747 cr
YoY: +0.6%
Peak: 13,871 cr
vs peak: -7.6%

EBITDA margin

Jun 26: 0.9%
Mar 26: 14.4%
QoQ: -1350bps
Jun 25: 2.8%

Sept 26: 0 of 17 reported so far, so it is not in the trend above.

Breadth: 53% of 15 companies grew revenue year on year (was 33% a quarter earlier) and 33% expanded margin (was 27%).

Exhibit 2What it costs

15.77x - 33.84x across the panel today

The median name trades at 22.7x, +53.6% against this industry's own 5-year median of 14.8x, and -12.9% against its own peak of 26.1x.

Exhibit 3Structure

₹47,691 cr

Balrampur Chini Mills Ltd is 28.4% of this industry by market cap. The top 5 are 64.7% and the top 10 are 83%.

mid 1small 9micro 2917 above ₹500 cr

Exhibit 4Screen

P/E below the sub-industry median of 22.73x, 5y ROCE above its median of 8.75%, and at least 2 growth triggers stated on the latest earnings call.

Which names clear this screen is premium

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Exhibit 5Coverage (25 of 39)

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

Company	Mcap	P/E	EV/EBITDA	ROCE	Margin	Rev YoY	Read
Balrampur Chini Mills Ltd	₹13,424 cr	34.3x	21.3x	9.3%	11.8%	+6.1%	Unlock
Triveni Engineering and Industries Ltd

Exhibit 6What managements said

from this industry's latest earnings calls · as of 2026-06-30

tailwindSugar realisations firming on a tight SS2025-26 balance8 managements

Every name that gave a year-on-year figure reported higher realisations, roughly 1-3%: Triveni ₹41,525/MT (+2.7%), Avadh ₹4,088/qtl (+2%), Magadh ₹4,149 (+1%), Zuari ₹4,116 (+2%)…

BALRAMCHIN (Q1FY27): “The season 2025-26 has turned out to be tighter than anticipated, with lower than…”

headwind6 managements headwind4 managements

Exhibit 7Outlook

The outlook and what resolves next quarter

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AppendixThe other 14 companies

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sort: mcap · composite · name

Company	Mcap	P/E	EV/EBITDA	ROCE	Margin	Rev YoY	Read
Dollex Agrotech Ltd	₹154 cr	19.7x	18.0x	5.6%	7.6%	+10.3%	Unlock