BPCL’s EBITDA/PAT came in 32%/40% above expectationsin 2QFY26, driven by higher-than-anticipated GRM (USD10.8/bbl). Blended marketing margin also stood 35% above our estimate at INR7.2/lit (up 25% YoY).

Recently acquired speciality chemical company i.e. Aquapharm Chemicals Q2FY26 Result: On the consolidated basis, at PCBL, net sales for Q2'26 came in at 2,164 crore with carbon black sales volumes at 162 kt (up 9% YoY & 5% QoQ) and realisation at 99/kg (vs. 108/kg in Q1FY26). EBITDA for the quarter came in at 266 crore with margins at 12.3% (down 280 bps QoQ). PAT for Q2FY26 stood at 62 crore, down 50% YoY. EBITDA/tonne in carbon black space for Q2'26 stood at ~ 14,250/tonne vs. ~17,800 clocked Q1FY26. Global uncertainty to weigh on near term performance: For Q2'26;...

PCBL's Q2FY26 profitability was below our expectations. Carbon black sales declined 3% YoY, primarily due to an 11% YoY drop in realizations driven by weak demand amid global uncertainty. Domestic volumes increased by 10% YoY, while export volumes grew by 6% YoY. The Consolidated EBITDA margin contracted 450bps YoY to 12.3%, reflecting margin compression in both the carbon black and Aquapharm segments, largely due to pricing pressure on falling crude prices. EBITDA/t for carbon black segment fell 24% QoQ to Rs13,489 amid high input tariffs imposed by US. Consequently, we revise our...

BPCL’s EBITDA/PAT came in 12%/11% below expectations in 1QFY26, impacted by lower-than-anticipated GRM (USD 4.9/bbl). However, blended marketing margin stood 25% above estimate at INR8.3/litre (up 75% YoY). Refining throughput and marketing volumes came in line with estimates.

7.1/bbl) and gross marketing margin of Rs8.4/lit (Ple Rs7.6/lit). Better-thanexpected marketing margin compensated worse-than-expected GRM resulting in marginally lower standalone EBITDA of Rs96.6bn (Ple Rs102.6bn, BBGe Rs103.1bn, +71% YoY, +24.4% QoQ). Lower-than-expected depreciation and interest cost bridged the variance on PBT (reported Rs81.6bn, Ple Rs82.7bn)....

Under-recovery of Rs21.5bn on sale of LPG in Q1FY26 Hindustan Petroleum Corporation (HPCL) reported refining throughput of 6.66mmt during the quarter with a reported GRM of USD3.08/bbl and implied gross marketing margin (GMM) of Rs7/lit (Rs3.0/lit in Q1FY25). Due to better GRM and GMM, standalone EBITDA grew 261% YoY to Rs76bn (Ple Rs89bn, BBGe Rs81bn) but came in lower-than-estimate due to poorer-than-estimated GRM (Ple USD6.2/bbl). We believe GRMs will rebound to the long-term average...

PCBL's Q1FY26 revenue and PAT came in below our expectations. Carbon black sales declined 4% YoY, primarily due to 4% YoY drop in realizations driven by weak crude oil prices. Domestic volumes decreased by 1% YoY, while export volumes grew by 2% YoY. Consolidated EBITDA margin contracted 162bps YoY to 15.1%, reflecting margin compression in both carbon black and Aquapharm segments, largely due to increased freight costs and pricing pressures. EBITDA/t for carbon black remained flat QoQ to Rs17,791 impacted by lower realizations amid weak demand and oversupply caused by an influx of Russian supplies in...

Mangalore Refinery & Petrochemicals (MRPL) had a partial shutdown in the quarter due to which, throughput declined from 4.6mmt in Q4FY25 to 3.5mmt. Decline in oil prices resulted in inventory loss of USD2/bbl, worsening the reported GRM from USD6.23/bbl in Q4FY25 to USD3.9/bbl. Higher shutdown related costs further worsened EBITDA to Rs1.8bn (Ple Rs11.8bn, BBGe Rs10.9bn, -70% YoY, -84% QoQ). Poor EBITDA resulted in PAT loss of Rs2.7bn...

Rs451bn, BBGe: Rs445bn, +11% YoY, -2.1% QoQ) while adj PAT stood at EBITDA at Rs131.7bn was 8% down QoQ despite improvement in benchmark GRM and petrochem spreads, primarily due to partial shutdown and possible inventory losses. Retail EBITDA grew 11% YoY, -7% QoQ to Rs60.4bn. Jio ARPU...

In FY25, gross refining margin reduced to $5.74/bbl from $9.08/bbl in FY24, owing to significant contraction in margin at Vizag, Mumbai and HPCL-Mittal Energy Ltd (HMEL) facilities to $5.63/bbl, $5.92/bbl and $9.27/bbl from $8.12 bbl, $10.35/bbl...

BPCL has demonstrated resilient financial performance, driven by strong refining performance, a growing gas business and strategic expansion plans. The revival of the Mozambique project and investment in the City Gas Distribution (CGD) business are positive developments. While the company's margin and pricing strategy will be crucial in navigating the volatile crude oil market, its significant capital expenditure...

*over or under performance to benchmark index Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) manufactures petrochemicals, synthetic fibres, fibre intermediates, textiles, blended yarn and polyester staple fibre. Its petroleum refinery -cum-petrochemicals complex in Jamnagar, Gujarat, produces gasoline, superior kerosene oil and liquefied petroleum gas, among other products. RIL reported a 9.9% YoY increase in revenue to Rs. 264,573cr in Q4FY25, fuelled...

BPCL delivered a 46% beat on EBITDA in 4QFY25, driven by higher-than-estimated GRM (USD9.2/bbl) and marketing margins (INR5.9/lit; INR 0.3/lit due to inventory gain).

Mangalore Refinery & Petrochemicals (MRPL) reported better-than-estimated results with an EBITDA of Rs11.3bn in Q4FY25 (up 9.6% QoQ; PLe:Rs9.7bn, cons est EBITDA: Rs8.4bn). PAT came in at Rs3.6bn (up 19.4% QoQ; PLe:Rs2.6bn, cons est:Rs1.9bn). Reported GRM stood at US$6.2/bbl with an inventory gain of US$0.42/bbl. Throughput came in flat QoQ at 4.6mmt. Average Singapore GRM in Q1FY26-TD continues to remain soft at ~US$3/bbl amid weakness in product cracks. While this near-term weakness is likely to persist, we believe...

Reliance Industries' (RIL) consolidated EBITDA came in flat QoQ at Rs438.3bn (PLe: Rs397.1bn, BBGe: Rs433.6bn) while PAT grew 5% QoQ to Rs194.1bn (PLe: Rs166bn, BBGe: Rs184.7bn). Standalone EBITDA at Rs151.2bn was flat QoQ with sequentially week product cracks and petchem deltas. Retail EBITDA grew 14.6%YoY to Rs65.1bn. Jio ARPU increased 1.4% QoQ Rs206.2 on the back of tariff hike, with a subscriber addition of 6.1mn to 488.2mn. The stock is trading...

BPCL’s reported 3QFY25 financial performance was largely in line with our expectations, as weaker-than-expected refining performance was offset by robust marketing margins.