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Lloyds Metals & Energy Ltd

LLOYDSME
Mining/Minerals - Iron Ore

Lloyds Metals & Energy Ltd's multiple sits at its floor because earnings outran a 24× five-year rally — compression born of growth, not neglect. The quarters are still improving, and the P/E sits at the 28th percentile of its own 6-year range.

The sharpest disagreement: annual EPS moved +135.2% against a +38.6% price move — the market has not yet caught up with the delivery.

The price is in a confirmed uptrend (22 weeks in) while the P/E sits at the 28th percentile of its own 6-year range. Underneath, the last four quarters read improving — profit +170.1% year on year, and 89% of the last 3 years' profit arrived as cash. What settles it: whether the price catches up with earnings that have already moved.

Stage
Mixed
partial read
Price
₹1,798
+38.6% 1Y
P/E
21.3×
28th pctile
of its own 6-year range
Revenue (Jun 26)
₹7,354 Cr
+208.5% YoY
Profit (Jun 26)
₹1,734 Cr
+170.1% YoY
Operating margin
38.0%
+5.0 pp YoY
ROCE
27%
FY26
Cash conversion
89%
of profit, last 3 FY
Withheld from this page: Part of this page is deliberately not drawn: its two data sources disagree by up to 7.2% on reported income across 14 comparable periods, so nothing from the second source is placed here — the PEG ratio and its quarterly curve, the quarterly return curves, the annual return-on-invested-capital overlay, the total-debt and debt-to-equity series and the F-score and the return-on-invested-capital reading are absent for that reason. A figure two sources cannot agree on is not drawn — the gap is a decision, not missing data. The quarterly history also begins where the primary source begins: 6 earlier quarters the second source carries are not spliced in front of it. Extending a reported profit series is stricter than showing a ratio chart — it needs a source that has been checked.
01 · Price story

Price story Before the numbers, the tape. A stock price moves through four repeating seasons: a flat base (stage 1), an advance (2), a top (3), a decline (4). Where the price sits in that cycle frames everything below.

Lloyds Metals & Energy Ltd trades at ₹1,798, in a confirmed uptrend and 22 weeks into that stage. That is +10.0% against its own 200-day average. It sits at 71% of a 52-week range of ₹1,074 to ₹2,100. On relative strength it has been ahead of the NIFTY 500 on a trailing-13-week view for 10 straight weeks.

Today the stock is in a confirmed uptrend — week 22 of stage 2, confirmed. At ₹1,798 it trades +10.0% versus its 200-day average and sits at 71% of its 52-week range (₹1,074–₹2,100).

Sep 26: ₹1,798 Weekly closing price (₹) with 50- and 200-day averages; shaded bands mark the price stage (grey base, green advance, amber top, red decline). 3-year window.
+10.0% versus the 200-day line, week 22 of stage 2
Price50-day avg200-day avg
S2S4S2₹2,238₹1,740₹1,242₹744₹246₹1,798₹1,634Sep 23Jun 24Mar 25Jan 26Sep 26
S2S4S2₹2,238₹1,740₹1,242₹744₹246₹1,798₹1,634Sep 23Mar 25Sep 26
Beating or trailing, week by week since 2016 Each cell is one week from 2016 to now (555 weeks): the stock's trailing 13-week return minus the NIFTY 500's, green ahead / red behind (±25% ramp). Grey cells are the 13-week warm-up or weeks where the NIFTY 500 reading is not held.
trailing 13-week return vs the NIFTY 500
Mar 16Sep 26

Against the market, two honest reads. Cumulative: over the last 10.5 years the stock moved +17,885% while the NIFTY 500 moved +267% — ahead of the index over the full window. Recent form: on a trailing-13-week view the stock has been ahead for 10 straight weeks — the ribbon below is that same metric, week by week.

What would end the trend, mechanically: two Friday closes in a row below the 200-day line. That is the exit rule — no debates.

02 · Story check

Story check

Lloyds Metals & Energy Ltd's story is not scored yet against the markers our research file set on 22 August 2026. Where it sits in its own cycle: Not stated in the research file. Our fortnightly research layers last read it on 22 August 2026.

NOT YET CHECKED

Our read, 22 August 2026. Lloyds Metals has converted captive iron ore into a pellets-DRI-steel platform that earned 38% OPM in Q1 FY27, but margins are at the top of their own 42-quarter band and a Rs15,000 Cr capex overhang means free cash flow will be deeply negative for at least two more years.

From the numbers. EPS = revenue × OPM × (1 - interest/EBITDA) × (1 - tax). Revenue is still growing (Q1 FY27 +208% YoY standalone) and is the dominant lever. OPM at 38% Q1 FY27 is the margin in question. Interest expense is rising — Q1…

From the price. Price stage 2, week 22 — above its 200-day line, relative strength falling.

From the research. Lloyds Metals has converted captive iron ore into a pellets-DRI-steel platform that earned 38% OPM in Q1 FY27, but margins are at the top of their own 42-quarter band and a Rs15,000 Cr capex overhang means free cash…

🚨 Where they disagree. STRONG_OPPORTUNITY.

What is proven. Lloyds Metals has converted captive iron ore into a pellets-DRI-steel platform that earned 38% OPM in Q1 FY27, but margins are at the top of their own 42-quarter band and a Rs15,000 Cr capex overhang means free cash flow will be deeply negative for at least two more years.

What is not proven yet. Two consecutive quarters where pellet EBITDA per ton falls below Rs4,000 while consolidated net debt continues rising above Rs20,000 Cr — that combination would confirm the market's peak-cycle read: margins reverting to iron-ore commodity levels while the balance sheet remains fully stretched, eliminating the structural premium case.

🚨 What would change our mind. Two consecutive quarters where pellet EBITDA per ton falls below Rs4,000 while consolidated net debt continues rising above Rs20,000 Cr — that combination would confirm the market's peak-cycle read: margins reverting to iron-ore commodity levels while the balance sheet remains fully stretched, eliminating the structural premium case.

Layer 1 read, 22 August 2026 — KEEP. Profits tripled on pellets from its own ore while the shares got cheaper — but management misses every number it gives. Sales went from 2,384cr to 7,354cr in four quarters and the share of higher-value products jumped from 13% of standalone sales to 41%, and from 2% of standalone operating profit to 40% — pellets earn roughly three times what raw ore does per ton. The shares cost 21.7 times earnings, down from 46 a year ago, because profit grew faster than the price. The catch is borrowing and credibility: debt went from about 1,073cr to 20,716cr in one year, and management told investors debt would peak near 10,500-10,600cr in 2028 but reported 19,000cr in August 2026 without explaining the gap.

What would change Layer 1’s mind. The timeline says the thesis breaks on two consecutive quarters of pellet EBITDA below Rs4,000 a ton with net debt still climbing past 20,000cr. I sharpen it to the September 2026 quarter and add the credibility leg, because that is the wound here: if the Q2 FY27 call reports pellet EBITDA under Rs4,500 a ton AND consolidated net debt above 21,000cr, then margin normalization and the financing escalation are compounding at the same time, which is exactly the bear case — and given five straight…

Layer 2 read, 22 August 2026 — BENCH. Lloyds built a better business, but the stock and iron-ore cycle have already travelled too far. Value-added products reached 41% of standalone revenue and 40% of EBITDA, so the operating improvement is real. But the stock's 36-48 month run is 13.21 times, the sector is TOPPING with falling margins, and sector capex is up 84.62% with CWIP 107.32% while institutions are absent [sector_capital_flows: Mining/Minerals - Iron Ore].

What would change Layer 2’s mind. Two consecutive quarters with pellet EBITDA per ton above Rs 4,500 after the current sector capacity wave begins producing would flip BENCH to ADVANCE because the structural-margin claim would have survived the external supply test.

The test written in advance. Management financial guidance credibility — repeated material misses — Management financial guidance credibility — repeated material misses by the next result.

The test written in advance. Peak-margin value trap — OPM at the 98th percentile of own history — Peak-margin value trap — OPM at the 98th percentile of own history by the next result.

The dials — and the exact level that would change the read
DialNowWasWhy it mattersWatch line
Pellet-led value additionin playPellets earned Rs5,803 EBITDA per ton in Q1 FY27 versus Rs1,930 per ton for raw iron ore, and now constitute 41% of standalone…Pellet EBITDA per ton falls below Rs3,500 for two consecutive quarters due to Indian steel capacity additions absorbing domestic pellet demand or…
Iron ore volume scale with environmental…in playFY26 iron ore production reached 21.96 million tons and FY27 guidance is 26 million tons, with Surjagarh expanded to a 55…Simandou iron ore project (Guinea) adds more than 40 million tons of seaborne supply by FY28, compressing Indian domestic iron ore benchmark prices…
Triveni MDO subsidiary scale and…in playTriveni contributed Rs2,672 Cr revenue and Rs658 Cr EBITDA in Q1 FY27 — up 145% year-on-year — as Gadchiroli capacity expanded…The NTPC wage-claim litigation — currently sub judice with no provision — results in a material adverse ruling, or Triveni fails to add the…
Downstream integration via wire rod and…in playA 1.2 million ton wire rod mill is targeted for commissioning by March 2027, and BHQ beneficiation (30 million ton input, 16-17…Wire rod commissioning is delayed beyond September 2027 (six months past guide), signaling a broader execution failure on the Rs15,000 Cr capex…
Everything further down this page is evidence for or against these.
the numbers
STRONG_OPPORTUNITY
the price
stage 2, above the 200-day line
the why
STRONG_OPPORTUNITY
FY26-Q2FY27-Q1
1 · Operating leverageQUIET
2 · Value-added mixQUIET
3 · Management changeQUIET
4 · Paying down debtQUIET
5 · Regulatory approvalBUILDING
6 · Order-book winsQUIET
7 · ConsolidationQUIET
8 · Demerger or value unlockQUIET
9 · BuybackQUIET
10 · New geographiesQUIET
11 · Selling more to existing customersQUIET
12 · New product launchQUIET
13 · Mandatory normsQUIET
14 · A bigger market to sell intoQUIET
15 · Market-share gainsQUIET
16 · Asset qualityQUIET

Lever 5 · Regulatory approval — BUILDING. FY26 iron ore production reached 21.96 million tons and FY27 guidance is 26 million tons, with Surjagarh expanded to a 55 million ton environmental clearance limit providing runway to triple current output. What proves it keeps working: Iron ore volume scale with environmental clearance headroom.

Sources: our stock research file (22 August 2026) · quarterly results through Jun 26 · the company’s own earnings calls. The story check is re-scored every results season; the record below never changes.

The whole page in one table — every row jumps to its section
SectionWhere it is nowVs a year agoThe one thing to watch nextRead
Margin42%Pellet-led value addition
Revenue₹6,020 CrIron ore volume scale with environmental clearance headroom
03 · Revenue

Revenue Revenue is the top line: everything the company billed its customers in the period.

Lloyds Metals & Energy Ltd reported ₹7,354 Cr of revenue in the Jun 26 quarter, +208.5% year on year. That is the 4th straight quarter of year-on-year growth. Over 16 years it has compounded at 23.7% a year. The last full year, FY26, came in at ₹17,113 Cr. The last four reported quarters add to ₹22,083 Cr.

Why this happened. Iron ore production grew from approximately 10 million tons to 21.96 million tons in FY26, with Q4 FY26 dispatch alone of 9.1 million tons providing exit-velocity confirmation. The Surjagarh environmental clearance was raised from 10 to 55 million tons — the critical regulatory approval unlocking a 5x volume headroom. Triveni MDO operations added Gadchiroli, Lasarda-Pacheri, and Dalpahari contracts in Q1 FY27, with Odisha production targeted at 34-35 million tons for FY27. Internal consumption is growing: 8.8 million tons is guided for use in pellets and DRI, reducing third-party sale dependency.

FY26 revenue came in at ₹17,113 Cr (+154.6% on the year), capping 16 years at 23.7% compound. The latest quarter (Jun 26) printed ₹7,354 Cr, +208.5% year on year — the 4th consecutive quarter of year-over-year growth.

FY26 revenue ₹17,113 Cr (+154.6% YoY) Revenue bars, ₹ Cr (left); YoY growth-% line (right). 11-year window. A bar is red when it is lower than the year before.
23.7% a year over 16 years
RevenueYoY growth
18.5k419%13.9k293%9.2k167%4.6k40%0−86%₹ Cr%₹17,113154.6%FY10FY21FY26
18.5k419%13.9k293%9.2k167%4.6k40%0−86%₹ Cr%₹17,113154.6%FY10FY21FY26
Jun 26: ₹7,354 Cr (+208.5% YoY) Quarterly revenue bars, ₹ Cr (left); YoY growth-% line (right). Last 12 quarters. A bar is red when it is lower than the quarter before.
4th straight quarter of growth
Revenue (quarterly)YoY growth
7.9k439%6.0k315%4.0k191%2.0k67%0−57%₹ Cr%₹7,354208.5%Sep 23Dec 24Jun 26
7.9k439%6.0k315%4.0k191%2.0k67%0−57%₹ Cr%₹7,354208.5%Sep 23Dec 24Jun 26

Pace check: the last four quarters averaged +242.3% growth against the decade's 23.7% — the current year is running faster than its own long-run rate.

Acceleration check: trailing-twelve-month revenue grew +230.2% over the last 4 quarters against +77.9%/yr over the last 8 — accelerating; TTM profit +220.8% vs +87.7%/yr — accelerating.

FY26-Q4. revenue ₹6,020 Cr and profit ₹1,530 Cr as reported.

FY27-Q1. revenue ₹7,354 Cr and profit ₹1,734 Cr as reported.

Why-sources: our stock research file (22 August 2026) and the company’s own results for those quarters.

Watch next
MetricIron ore volume scale with environmental clearance headroom
ThresholdSimandou iron ore project (Guinea) adds more than 40 million tons of seaborne supply by FY28, compressing Indian domestic iron ore benchmark prices below Rs4,500 per ton and eliminating the cost-advantage spread from…
Which resultthe next result
04 · Operating margin

Operating margin Operating margin is what is left of every ₹100 of sales after running the business, before interest and tax. It is the cleanest read on pricing power and cost control.

Lloyds Metals & Energy Ltd's operating margin is 38.0% in the Jun 26 quarter, +5.0 percentage points against the same quarter a year ago. That is the widest this company has ever printed on a full-year basis. Across 13 fiscal years the operating margin has ranged 2.0% to 36.0%.

Why this happened. The second pellet plant commissioned in May 2026 and reached full capacity within four months. Together both plants produced 1.7 million tons in Q1 FY27 with domestic sales at 75.3% and export at 24.7%, broadening to Kenya, South Korea, Indonesia, and China. Slurry pipeline savings of Rs500-550 per ton per the August 2026 call are structural — ore moves from mine to pellet plant without trucks, cutting the largest variable cost. The mix shift from commodity ore to pellets is the primary earnings engine: FY26 EBITDA per ton on pellets was Rs4,040 versus Rs1,930 for iron ore.

The latest quarter's operating margin is 38.0%, +5.0 pp against the same quarter a year ago. Across 13 fiscal years the operating margin has ranged 2.0%–36.0%, and FY26's 36.0% is the top of that band — a record year.

Why the margin moved: operating margin went +4.5 pp year on year while gross margin went −8.9 pp — the gain came mostly from the gross line: input costs and pricing.

Worth repeating from the valuation section: cheap against its own history on record margins is not the same thing as cheap — a record margin flatters every ratio built on top of it.

FY26: 36.0% Operating margin by fiscal year, %, line (left); year-on-year change in the margin, in percentage points, line (right). 13-year window.
the widest a 2.0–36.0% band over 13 years
operating marginYoY change (pp)
39%18%29%13%19%6.9%9.1%1.3%−0.7%−4.4%%%36%7%FY08FY20FY26
39%18%29%13%19%6.9%9.1%1.3%−0.7%−4.4%%%36%7%FY08FY20FY26
Jun 26: 38.0% operating margin (+5.0 pp YoY) Quarterly operating margin, %, line (left); year-on-year change in the margin, in percentage points, line (right). Last 12 quarters. Operating profit as a share of revenue, per quarter.
Operating marginYoY change (pp)
44%22%38%14%32%6.5%26%−1.3%20%−9.2%%%38%5%Sep 23Dec 24Jun 26
44%22%38%14%32%6.5%26%−1.3%20%−9.2%%%38%5%Sep 23Dec 24Jun 26

FY26-Q4. revenue ₹6,020 Cr and profit ₹1,530 Cr as reported.

FY27-Q1. revenue ₹7,354 Cr and profit ₹1,734 Cr as reported.

Why-sources: our stock research file (22 August 2026) and the company’s own results for those quarters.

Watch next
MetricPellet-led value addition
ThresholdPellet EBITDA per ton falls below Rs3,500 for two consecutive quarters due to Indian steel capacity additions absorbing domestic pellet demand or global pellet premiums compressing as Chinese and South Korean pellet…
Which resultthe next result
05 · Net profit

Net profit Net profit is what survives every cost, interest and tax — the number EPS, dividends and book value all grow from.

Lloyds Metals & Energy Ltd earned ₹1,734 Cr of net profit in the Jun 26 quarter, +170.1% year on year. It is the 5th consecutive quarter of growth. Full-year FY26 profit was ₹3,829 Cr. The 16-year compound rate is 39.8%. That is 23.6% of the quarter's revenue. The same quarter a year earlier earned ₹642 Cr.

Jun 26 profit was ₹1,734 Cr, +170.1% year on year — the 5th consecutive quarter of growth. On the full year, FY26 printed ₹3,829 Cr (+163.2%), and the 16-year compound rate is 39.8%.

FY26 profit ₹3,829 Cr (+163.2% YoY) Net profit bars, ₹ Cr (left); YoY growth-% line (right). 11-year window. A bar is red when it is lower than the year before.
39.8% a year over 16 years
Net profitYoY growth
4.2k1,652%3.0k1,101%1.8k551%5760.0%−618−550%₹ Cr%₹3,829163.2%FY10FY21FY26
4.2k1,652%3.0k1,101%1.8k551%5760.0%−618−550%₹ Cr%₹3,829163.2%FY10FY21FY26
Jun 26: ₹1,734 Cr (+170.1% YoY) Quarterly net profit bars, ₹ Cr (left); YoY growth-% line (right). Last 12 quarters. A bar is red when it is lower than the quarter before.
5th straight quarter of growth
Net profit (quarterly)YoY growth
1.9k712%1.4k514%936315%468117%0−82%₹ Cr%₹1,734170.1%Sep 23Dec 24Jun 26
1.9k712%1.4k514%936315%468117%0−82%₹ Cr%₹1,734170.1%Sep 23Dec 24Jun 26

Why profit moved: revenue contributed +208.5% and the margin +5.0 pp — the quarter was margin-led: most of the profit growth came from keeping more of each sale.

Pace comparison, last four quarters: profit +274.0% vs revenue +242.3%. Profit is growing faster than sales — fixed costs are being spread over a bigger base, and each extra rupee of revenue drops more to the bottom line.

FY26-Q4. revenue ₹6,020 Cr and profit ₹1,530 Cr as reported.

FY27-Q1. revenue ₹7,354 Cr and profit ₹1,734 Cr as reported.

Why-sources: our stock research file (22 August 2026) and the company’s own results for those quarters.

06 · Cash flow — the router

Cash flow — the router The P&L says what was earned; the cash-flow statement says what actually arrived. Operating cash flow (CFO) against profit is the cleanest lie detector in the accounts.

Over the last 3 fiscal years 89% of Lloyds Metals & Energy Ltd's reported profit arrived as operating cash — the cash follows the profit. In FY26 that was ₹2,921 Cr of operating cash against ₹3,829 Cr of profit. After ₹21,764 Cr of capital spending, ₹−18,843 Cr was left as free cash.

FY26: operating cash of ₹2,921 Cr against reported profit of ₹3,829 Cr, leaving free cash of ₹−18,843 Cr after ₹21,764 Cr of capital spending. Across the last 3 fiscal years the conversion rate is 89% of profit.

Cash-flow readings here are annual — that is the resolution our series carries, so this section moves once a year.

FY26: CFO ₹2,921 Cr vs profit ₹3,829 Cr Operating cash flow and net profit by fiscal year, ₹ Cr; the line is free cash flow (CFO minus capital spending). 11-year window, annual resolution. FY21/FY26 reflects an acquisition year — point shown clipped.
89% of 3-year profit arrived as cash
Operating cashNet profitFree cash
4.3k2.5k750−1.0k−2.8k₹ Cr₹2,921₹3,829₹−2,329FY10FY21FY26
4.3k2.5k750−1.0k−2.8k₹ Cr₹2,921₹3,829₹−2,329FY10FY21FY26
FY26: CFO = 76% of profit (three-year rate 89%) Operating cash as a share of net profit, per fiscal year, % (line). Dashed line = 100% — every unit of profit arriving as cash; outlier years shown pinned.
Conversion100%
330%220%110%0.0%−110%%76%FY10FY21FY26
330%220%110%0.0%−110%%76%FY10FY21FY26

Why conversion sits at 89%: the cash cycle tightened 124 days between FY21 and FY26 — cash that used to wait in the cycle now reaches the bank sooner.

Router verdict: the bigger cash user is investment — capital spending ran 36.7× depreciation over three years, so the next section's job is to check what that build-out is buying.

07 · Where the cash goes

Where the cash goes Working capital is the cash tied up between paying suppliers and getting paid: debtor days (customers owe), inventory days (stock waits), and the cash conversion cycle (the whole loop, in days of sales).

Lloyds Metals & Energy Ltd's cash conversion cycle runs 31 days in FY26, down from 155 days in FY21. Capital spending ran ₹27,022 Cr over the last 3 years. At FY26 sales of ₹17,113 Cr each day of that cycle holds about ₹46.9 Cr, so roughly ₹1,453 Cr sits inside the business at any moment.

FY26: debtors at 32 days, inventory at 534 days — roughly 17.6 months of stock waiting to sell; that is where the cash sits while it waits — for a full cycle of 31 days, tighter than FY21's 155.

The full loop: cash goes out to suppliers and production on day 0; stock waits 534 days to sell; customers pay about 32 days after that; and suppliers themselves are paid at 535 days — netting out to the 31-day cycle.

In money terms: at FY26 sales of ₹17,113 Cr, each day of the cycle holds about ₹46.9 Cr — so the 31-day loop keeps roughly ₹1,453 Cr sitting inside the business at any moment.

FY26: a 31-day cash cycle Debtor days, inventory days, payable days and the cash conversion cycle by fiscal year. 13-year window.
−124 days vs FY21
Cash cycleInventory daysDebtor daysPayable days
58839620411−181days31d534d32d535dFY08FY11FY20FY23FY26
58839620411−181days31d534d32d535dFY08FY20FY26

On the investment side: capital spending of ₹27,022 Cr over the last 3 fiscal years against ₹737 Cr of depreciation — the company is building well ahead of wear-and-tear. Capital work-in-progress stands at ₹13,946 Cr (FY26) — capacity paid for but not yet earning.

FY26: capex ₹21,764 Cr, work-in-progress ₹13,946 Cr Capital spending per fiscal year, ₹ Cr (bars); capital work-in-progress, ₹ Cr (line). Quarterly capital-spending history is not held for India — annual is the honest resolution.
a build-out
CapexWork-in-progress
23.5k17.6k11.8k5.9k0₹ Cr₹21,764₹13,946FY09FY11FY21FY23FY26
23.5k17.6k11.8k5.9k0₹ Cr₹21,764₹13,946FY09FY21FY26

The synthesis: the cash is going into capacity, not disappearing into the cycle — the question becomes whether the new capacity earns.

08 · Return on capital

Return on capital Return on capital employed (ROCE) is the profit the whole business earns on all the money in it — equity and debt together. It is the single best test of whether growth creates value or just size.

Lloyds Metals & Energy Ltd earns a ROCE of 27% in FY26. That is up from a trough of 6% in FY21. A return-on-invested-capital spread against the cost of capital is not computable from what is held here. The wiring behind it is 22.4% net margin on 0.41× asset turns.

FY26 ROCE is 27%, recovered from a FY21 trough of 6% — the full ladder below shows the fall and the climb, undoctored.

Why the return is what it is — the wiring (FY26): 22.4% net margin × 0.41× asset turns × 3.00× balance-sheet leverage ≈ 27.6% on equity. Margin is doing the heavy lifting; leverage is a meaningful part of the equation.

FY26: ROCE 27% Return on capital employed by fiscal year, % (line). 12-year window, dips included. Dashed line = the 12.0% cost of capital used on this page.
the climb back from FY21's 6%
ROCEWACC
87%65%44%22%0.0%%27%FY08FY10FY13FY23FY26
87%65%44%22%0.0%%27%FY08FY13FY26

The quarterly return curves and the return-on-invested-capital overlay, which only the second data source carries, are not drawn on this page: its two data sources disagree by up to 7.2% on reported income across 14 comparable periods. A figure two sources cannot agree on is not drawn — the gap is a decision, not missing data.

09 · Debt

Debt Debt-to-equity says how much of the business is funded by borrowings; interest cover says how many times operating profit pays the interest bill. Low and high, respectively, is the safe corner.

Lloyds Metals & Energy Ltd carries ₹20,716 Cr of borrowings against ₹13,871 Cr of equity in FY26, a debt-to-equity of 1.49. Operating profit covers the interest bill 12×. Over 5 years borrowings went from ₹155 Cr to ₹20,716 Cr. Capital spending ran ₹27,022 Cr across the last 3 of those years.

FY26: borrowings of ₹20,716 Cr against equity of ₹13,871 Cr — a debt-to-equity of 1.49. Operating profit covers the interest bill 12×. Over 5 years borrowings went from ₹155 Cr to ₹20,716 Cr while capital spending ran ₹27,022 Cr in just the last 3 — part of the build-out is riding on borrowed money.

FY26: borrowings ₹20,716 Cr at 1.49× equity Borrowings by fiscal year, ₹ Cr (bars); debt-to-equity, × (line). 13-year window. Quarterly balance-sheet history is not held for India — annual is the honest resolution.
the debt trajectory
BorrowingsDebt-to-equity
22.4k7.0×16.8k−13.0×11.2k−33.0×5.6k−53.0×0−73.0×₹ Cr×₹20,7161.49×FY08FY11FY20FY23FY26
22.4k7.0×16.8k−13.0×11.2k−33.0×5.6k−53.0×0−73.0×₹ Cr×₹20,7161.49×FY08FY20FY26

The total-debt and debt-to-equity series, which only the second data source carries, are not drawn on this page: its two data sources disagree by up to 7.2% on reported income across 14 comparable periods. A figure two sources cannot agree on is not drawn — the gap is a decision, not missing data.

10 · Ownership

Ownership Who owns the stock, quarter by quarter: promoters (the controlling owners), foreign and domestic institutions, and the public. Steady accumulation by people close to the numbers is a signal; a quiet register is also an answer.

Promoters cut 1.8 points of Lloyds Metals & Energy Ltd over 8 quarters, the biggest move on the register. That takes promoters to 61.6% of the company. Domestic institutions moved +0.9 points over the same window, to 2.2%. The register is read on the four disclosed classes only; nothing is inferred between filings.

The register over the last two years — Promoters: −1.8 points over 8 quarters to 61.6%; Domestic institutions: +0.9 points over 8 quarters to 2.2%; Foreign institutions: −0.1 points over 8 quarters to 1.9%.

🚨 Why the register moved: promoters drove it (−1.8 points), absorbed on the other side by domestic institutions (+0.9 points) — distribution into the market’s bid.

Fiscal-year ends: promoters −4.0 pts from Mar 24 to Mar 26 Shareholding at each fiscal-year end (March quarter), % of the company. 3 year-ends held.
PromotersForeign inst.Domestic inst.Public
71%52%33%14%−5.2%%61.6%2.3%1.7%34.4%Mar 24Mar 25Mar 26
71%52%33%14%−5.2%%61.6%2.3%1.7%34.4%Mar 24Mar 25Mar 26
Promoters cut 1.8 points over 8 quarters Shareholding by holder class, % of the company, quarterly, last 13 quarters.
PromotersForeign inst.Domestic inst.Public
71%52%33%14%−5.3%%61.6%1.9%2.2%34.3%Sep 23Mar 25Jun 26
71%52%33%14%−5.3%%61.6%1.9%2.2%34.3%Sep 23Mar 25Jun 26
11 · Safety line

Safety line The Z-score estimates how far a company sits from balance-sheet distress — above roughly 3 is safe, below roughly 1.8 is the danger zone. It was built for manufacturers, so it is not applied to banks and lenders.

Lloyds Metals & Energy Ltd: the Z-score is not available for this stock, so we say so rather than invent one. It is a distance-to-distress estimate from the balance sheet, not a forecast of failure. The debt, cash-flow and return sections above carry the balance-sheet evidence this page does hold, and each of them states its own reporting date.

The safety line in one sentence: the Z-score is not available for this stock, so we say so rather than invent one.

12 · Valuation

Valuation P/E is the price of ₹1 of annual profit: how many rupees the market pays for each rupee the company earns in a year.

Lloyds Metals & Energy Ltd trades at 21.3× P/E, near the bottom of its own range — cheaper only 28% of the time. Its long-run median P/E is 27.4×, measured across 5.8 years of weekly readings. This places the multiple against the stock’s own record, and says nothing about what the business is worth.

Today's P/E of 21.3× is near the bottom of its own range — cheaper only 28% of the time, against a long-run median of 27.4× measured over 5.8 years of weekly readings. This is a comparison against the stock's own history — not a claim about what it is worth.

One caveat before moving on: margins are the best this company has ever printed — cheap against its own history on record margins is not the same thing as cheap. If profitability mean-reverts, today's multiple is higher than it looks.

P/E 21.3× vs a 27.4× long-run median P/E, weekly (left axis); earnings per share, trailing twelve months, weekly (right axis). 5.8-year window; loss-period spikes above 82× shown pinned at the top. The eps (ttm) bars are red where the reading is lower than the quarter before.
near the bottom of its own range — cheaper only 28% of the time
P/EMedianEPS (TTM) (quarterly)
88.3×₹92.966.4×₹69.744.6×₹46.522.7×₹23.20.0×₹0.0×20.90×₹86Nov 20Nov 22Mar 24Jul 25Sep 26
88.3×₹92.966.4×₹69.744.6×₹46.522.7×₹23.20.0×₹0.0×20.90×₹86Nov 20Mar 24Sep 26
P/E
21.3×
28th percentile of 6y

Why the multiple sits where it does: over the past year annual EPS moved +135.2% against a +38.6% price move — earnings outran the price, pushing the multiple DOWN its own range.

The price move, decomposed: over 5y, of the +89.0%/yr price move, ~+195.8%/yr came from earnings growth and ~−106.8 pp from the multiple (compressing). The split is the honest approximate (price return minus earnings growth); it makes the rally itself visible instead of hiding it behind the percentile.

Put together: the multiple is low against its own past, so the story rests on the earnings line underneath it, not the multiple.

The PEG ratio and its quarterly curve, which only the second data source carries, are not drawn on this page: its two data sources disagree by up to 7.2% on reported income across 14 comparable periods. A figure two sources cannot agree on is not drawn — the gap is a decision, not missing data.

13 · What the price assumes

What the price assumes This reading works the multiple backwards. It asks one question: what yearly rate of profit growth is a buyer at the market price already paying for? The number is the growth rate that makes eleven years of profit — six years growing, then five fading — add up to that day's market price, once each year is discounted at 11% a year.

Solved at its 25 August 2026 price, Lloyds Metals & Energy Ltd was paying for profit growth of about 11.7% a year. Profit itself has compounded 39.8% a year over the past 16 years. Today the market pays 21.3× P/E, the 28th percentile of its own 6-year range.

What the two numbers say together. The multiple is low against its own past, and the growth the price is paying for is below what this company has actually delivered.

How to hold this number: it is a reading of one day's price, taken on 25 August 2026, not a running figure — every other number on this page, the multiple included, is read off the live quote as of 11 September 2026. A higher price is paying for more growth and a lower price for less, so it moves whenever the price does, and this page does not restate it between measurements.

14 · Stage: Mixed

Stage: Mixed Every business sits somewhere on a fundamental arc, and this page names the spot before anything else. The last twelve quarters of revenue, profit and EPS growth — plus the return the business earns on its capital — are read as curves: Deteriorating (the curves are falling), Turning around (a trough has just formed and the last few quarters lift off it), Improving (the climb off the trough is sustained), Consistent (steadily positive with healthy returns), Topping out (still high but decelerating from the peak). When the curves genuinely disagree the read is Mixed; too little history is No read. CAGR (compound annual growth rate) is the smooth yearly pace that turns the starting value into the latest one — the fairest way to compare growth across different time spans. Read the columns together: if the 1-year number towers over the 10-year, recent growth is running hotter than the long-run trend. A dash means that window is not held, or the base year was a loss (where a growth rate is not meaningful).

Lloyds Metals & Energy Ltd reads as mixed on its fundamental arc. Mixed — no clean majority across the growth curves, ROCE slipping at 27.0% — the per-curve reads carry the story. The read is built from 8 quarters across 4 curves, on partial evidence.

Growth, year by year: revenue +154.6% in FY26, profit +163.2% Year-over-year growth per fiscal year, %: revenue (left axis); net profit and EPS (right axis — profit growth swings far wider). Zero line drawn. Turnaround-year spikes shown pinned (▲).
Revenue YoYProfit YoYEPS YoY
419%348%293%174%167%0.0%40%−174%−86%−348%%%154.6%163.2%FY10FY21FY26
419%348%293%174%167%0.0%40%−174%−86%−348%%%154.6%163.2%FY10FY21FY26
Three growth curves, twelve quarters Year-on-year growth of trailing-twelve-month revenue (left axis), profit and EPS (right axis — they swing far wider), % at each quarter-end. A missing point means that reading is not held for the quarter.
the trajectory the stage is read from · revenue accelerating, profit accelerating
RevenueProfitEPS
249%238%181%176%113%113%45%51%−23%−11%%%230.2%220.8%193.3%Sep 23Dec 24Jun 26
249%238%181%176%113%113%45%51%−23%−11%%%230.2%220.8%193.3%Sep 23Dec 24Jun 26
ROCE Annual readings — the quarterly balance-sheet pieces this curve needs are not held for this stock, so the returns read moves once a year and carries less weight in the call.
the return curve, annual readings
ROCE
85%70%54%38%23%%27%FY23FY24FY26
85%70%54%38%23%%27%FY23FY24FY26
Revenue growth
Rising
latest +230.2% · span −4.1% to +230.2%
Profit growth
Rising
latest +220.8% · span +9.8% to +220.8%
EPS growth
Rising
latest +193.3% · span +6.0% to +193.3%
ROCE
Falling
latest 27.0% · span 27.0%–81.0%

Why it matters: when the curves disagree, the per-curve reads above matter more than any single verdict.

Return readings here are annual, not quarterly — read as level and direction only; they can confirm the growth curves but never drive the stage on their own.

A partial read: at least one curve is short, or the returns curve is not the computed quarterly series — hold the stage word a little more loosely.

Compound annual growth rate (%) Compound annual growth rate over each window, %. Revenue, profit and EPS from fiscal-year figures; share price is the price CAGR over the same spans. A dash = that window is not held, or the base was a loss.
1yr3yr5yr10yr
Revenue+154.6%+72.2%+132.7%
Profit+163.2%
EPS+135.2%+479.6%
Share price+38.6%+48.0%+89.0%+62.4%
Revenue YoY (Jun 26)
+208.5%
latest quarter vs a year ago
Profit YoY (Jun 26)
+170.1%
latest quarter vs a year ago
Revenue 10y
23.7%
long-run compound pace
15 · 4-Factor Sector Score

4-Factor Sector Score

71.0/100 — rank 1 of 6 in Mining/Minerals - Iron Ore · 75% evidence confidence

Lloyds Metals & Energy Ltd scores 71.0 out of 100 against the 6 companies it is compared with in Mining/Minerals - Iron Ore, ranking 1. Confirmed research leader: earnings, capital efficiency and relative strength agree. Move to management, catalyst and risk diligence.

The four contributions add to the total exactly: 24.3 + 19 + 8.5 + 19.2 = 71. This is the SAME number shown on the sector comparison — it is computed once, for the whole peer set, and read here.

What would change it: The read weakens if profit growth turns negative or margin improvement reverses while sector-relative strength deteriorates.

16 · Said versus delivered

Said versus delivered

What Lloyds Metals & Energy Ltd's management promised, set against what actually arrived — 4 tracked promises on the record. Read straight from the company’s own earnings calls. A promise that slipped stays on this page after it is met.

Consolidated Net Debt Far Above Prior Peak Outlook · 11 August 2026. In February 2026, management said consolidated net debt would peak at approximately INR10,500-10,600 crores in FY28. However, in August 2026, management reported consolidated net debt of around INR19,000 crores, an increase of roughly 80% versus the prior peak outlook. Management attributed a significant portion to an acquisition but did not provide a quantified reconciliation to the earlier debt trajectory.

Copper Project Completion Capex Increased · 11 August 2026. In May 2026, management estimated that completing the under-construction copper asset would require approximately $200-260 million. In August 2026, the stated total completion capex increased to around $300 million or more, materially above the prior range, without explaining the change in scope, cost assumptions, or project requirements.

BHQ Output Estimate Materially Revised · 11 August 2026. Management previously stated that the first phase of the BHQ plant would process 30 million tons of input and produce approximately 12 million tons of output. In August 2026, the output estimate was raised to 16-17 million tons, roughly one-third higher than the prior estimate, without an explanation for the significant change in expected yield or plant configuration.

Second Slurry Pipeline Per-Ton Savings Materially Reduced · 6 May 2026. Management in the Feb 2026 call explicitly stated the second slurry pipeline would generate savings of INR850 per ton for sale material and around INR1,250 per ton for Chandrapur pellet plant material, anchoring the key economic rationale for the multi-thousand crore project. The May 2026 call revises this down to INR500-600 per ton for the same category of material - a 30-40% reduction - with no explanation provided, directly weakening the investment case and raising questions about whether the INR2,000 crore annual savings target by 2028 can be achieved.

Every quote above is taken word for word from the company’s own earnings calls.

17 · Related companies · Mining/Minerals - Iron Ore
CompanyScorePrice stageGrowth & earnings/35Capital efficiency/25Valuation/20Relative strength/20
1Lloyds Metals & Energy Ltdthis pageLLOYDSME 71.0/100Favorable setup75% evidence FADING 24.3/35 Revenue 100% · PAT 100% · OPM change 5 pp 95% evidence 19.0/25 ROCE 27.3% · OPM 38% 76% evidence 8.5/20 P/E 21.3× · PEG — 15% evidence 19.2/20 RS sector 16.6% · RS bench 21.4% · 1Y 39%8 of 12 weeks ahead 100% evidence
Exact sum: 24.3 + 19 + 8.5 + 19.2 = 71 · Decision use: Confirmed research leader: earnings, capital efficiency and relative strength agree. Move to management, catalyst and risk diligence.
2Jayaswal Neco Industries LtdJAYNECOIND 64.7/100Mixed-positive evidence93% evidence TURNING 25.0/35 Revenue 22.2% · PAT 100% · OPM change 0 pp 100% evidence 12.7/25 ROCE 20.7% · OPM 19% 100% evidence 13.3/20 P/E 15.3× · PEG 0.62 65% evidence 13.7/20 RS sector 4.1% · RS bench 8.6% · 1Y 47.6%2 of 12 weeks ahead 100% evidence
Exact sum: 25 + 12.7 + 13.3 + 13.7 = 64.7 · Decision use: Balanced evidence: keep at normal research priority and require another comparable period before raising conviction.
3Sandur Manganese & Iron Ores LtdSANDUMA 57.6/100Mixed-positive evidence100% evidence ASLEEP 25.8/35 Revenue 45.2% · PAT 46.1% · OPM change -1 pp 100% evidence 15.5/25 ROCE 24.2% · OPM 25% 100% evidence 16.3/20 P/E 12.5× · PEG 0.33 100% evidence 0.0/20 RS sector -12.2% · RS bench -7.5% · 1Y 23.2%1 of 12 weeks ahead 100% evidence
Exact sum: 25.8 + 15.5 + 16.3 + 0 = 57.6 · Decision use: Acceleration candidate, not a confirmed leader: earnings are strong but sector-relative strength is -12.2% and the one-year return is 23.2%. Do not upgrade until sector-relative strength is above zero and another reported period confirms growth.
4Sarda Energy & Minerals LtdSARDAEN 57.4/100Mixed-positive evidence93% evidence TURNING 20.0/35 Revenue 5.9% · PAT 22.4% · OPM change 3 pp 100% evidence 12.8/25 ROCE 16.9% · OPM 41% 100% evidence 13.7/20 P/E 16.5× · PEG 0.48 65% evidence 10.9/20 RS sector -4.3% · RS bench 0.8% · 1Y -7.9%0 of 12 weeks ahead 100% evidence
Exact sum: 20 + 12.8 + 13.7 + 10.9 = 57.4 · Decision use: Balanced evidence: keep at normal research priority and require another comparable period before raising conviction.
5NMDC LtdNMDC 52.5/100Mixed-positive evidence100% evidence ASLEEP 15.4/35 Revenue 27.3% · PAT 14.2% · OPM change -1 pp 100% evidence 17.9/25 ROCE 27.6% · OPM 36% 100% evidence 9.0/20 P/E 9.7× · PEG 1.58 100% evidence 10.2/20 RS sector -3.2% · RS bench 1.6% · 1Y 10.6%0 of 12 weeks ahead 100% evidence
Exact sum: 15.4 + 17.9 + 9 + 10.2 = 52.5 · Decision use: Balanced evidence: keep at normal research priority and require another comparable period before raising conviction.
6Godawari Power & Ispat LtdGPIL 27.5/100Adverse evidence100% evidence ASLEEP 6.3/35 Revenue 8.4% · PAT 8.8% · OPM change -5 pp 100% evidence 11.1/25 ROCE 20.5% · OPM 19% 100% evidence 7.5/20 P/E 20.1× · PEG 1.06 100% evidence 2.6/20 RS sector -9.7% · RS bench -5.1% · 1Y 0.9%0 of 12 weeks ahead 100% evidence
Exact sum: 6.3 + 11.1 + 7.5 + 2.6 = 27.5 · Decision use: Balanced evidence: keep at normal research priority and require another comparable period before raising conviction.

Missing observations are not scored as bad. Their missing weight lowers confidence and pulls the final score toward neutral. PEG is not shown when the ratio cannot mean anything: the company must be making a profit, its price-to-earnings must be positive, and its three-year earnings growth must fall between 5% and 60%. Dividing a price multiple by a loss, or by growth measured off a tiny base, produces a number that looks precise and tells you nothing. Under relative strength, one mark per week shows the last 12 weeks: a mark is filled where the company led NIFTY 500 by 5% or more over the 13 weeks ending that week, which is the same test used everywhere on this site. Price stage places the company on the same six-step curve the sector itself is placed on — basing, turning, breaking out, leader, fading, asleep — read from how many weeks running it has led NIFTY 500 and whether that lead is widening or shrinking. It describes where the PRICE stands, not the earnings trajectory and not a recommendation, and it is left blank for a company whose weekly history is too short or too stale to read.

18 · Frequently asked questions

Frequently asked questions

What is Lloyds Metals & Energy Ltd's share price today?

Lloyds Metals & Energy Ltd trades at ₹1,798, +38.6% over the past year. The company is valued at ₹1,01,301 Cr. The stock sits at 71% of its 52-week range of ₹1,074–₹2,100, +10.0% versus its 200-day average. On the tape, the price is in a confirmed uptrend, 22 weeks in. — as of 11 September 2026.

What were Lloyds Metals & Energy Ltd's latest quarterly results?

Lloyds Metals & Energy Ltd reported revenue of ₹7,354 Cr and net profit of ₹1,734 Cr for the Jun 26 quarter. Revenue rose 208.5% and profit rose 170.1% year on year. Earnings per share were ₹30.67. The operating margin was 38.0%, 5.0 pp higher than a year earlier. — as of 11 September 2026.

What is Lloyds Metals & Energy Ltd's revenue?

Lloyds Metals & Energy Ltd reported revenue of ₹7,354 Cr in the Jun 26 quarter, +208.5% year on year. For the full FY26 fiscal year, revenue was ₹17,113 Cr (+154.6%). Over the last 16 years revenue compounded at 23.7% a year. — as of 11 September 2026.

What is Lloyds Metals & Energy Ltd's profit?

Lloyds Metals & Energy Ltd earned ₹1,734 Cr of net profit in the Jun 26 quarter, +170.1% year on year — the 5th straight quarter of growth. Full-year FY26 profit was ₹3,829 Cr. The operating margin ran 38.0% in the latest quarter. — as of 11 September 2026.

What is Lloyds Metals & Energy Ltd's market cap?

Lloyds Metals & Energy Ltd's market capitalisation is ₹1,01,301 Cr at a share price of ₹1,798. Market cap is the share price multiplied by shares outstanding, so it is restated whenever the price moves. — as of 11 September 2026.

What is Lloyds Metals & Energy Ltd's P/E ratio?

Lloyds Metals & Energy Ltd trades at a P/E of 21.3×, at the 28th percentile of its own 6-year range, against a long-run median of 27.4×. This is a comparison with the stock's own history, not a value call — as of 11 September 2026.

Does Lloyds Metals & Energy Ltd pay a dividend?

Yes — Lloyds Metals & Energy Ltd's dividend payout was 2% of profit in FY26, and it recorded a payout in 4 of its last 13 reported fiscal years. This page holds the payout ratio, not a per-share amount. — as of 11 September 2026.

Is Lloyds Metals & Energy Ltd overvalued?

On its own history, Lloyds Metals & Energy Ltd looks cheap: its P/E of 21.3× has been cheaper only 28% of the time in 6 years (long-run median 27.4×). That is a percentile read against the stock's own past, not a price opinion or a direction call. One caveat: margins are the best this company has ever printed — cheap on record margins is not the same thing as cheap. — as of 11 September 2026.

Is Lloyds Metals & Energy Ltd growing?

Yes — Lloyds Metals & Energy Ltd is growing: latest-quarter revenue +208.5% year on year, profit +170.1%, and the margin +5.0 pp at 38.0%. The 16-year compound rates are 23.7% (revenue) and 39.8% (profit). The earnings engine currently reads: improving — as of 11 September 2026.

How is Lloyds Metals & Energy Ltd performing?

Lloyds Metals & Energy Ltd is in a confirmed uptrend, 22 weeks in. Its latest quarter's revenue rose 208.5% and profit rose 170.1% year on year. Against the NIFTY 500 it has been ahead on a trailing-13-week view for 10 weeks. This describes what the data did, not a rating. — as of 11 September 2026.

What stage is Lloyds Metals & Energy Ltd in?

Mixed — no clean majority across the growth curves, ROCE slipping at 27.0% — the per-curve reads carry the story. The read comes from the last 12 quarters of growth (revenue growth +230.2% latest, profit growth +220.8% latest, eps growth +193.3% latest) plus the ROCE curve, classified by deterministic rules — a trajectory read, not a buy or sell call — as of 11 September 2026.

Is Lloyds Metals & Energy Ltd in an uptrend?

Yes — the price is in a confirmed uptrend (week 22 of stage 2), trading +10.0% versus its 200-day average and at 71% of its 52-week range. Price stages cycle base → advance → top → decline, and the stage names where this stock sits in that cycle — as of 11 September 2026.

Is Lloyds Metals & Energy Ltd beating the market?

On recent form, yes — Lloyds Metals & Energy Ltd has been ahead of the NIFTY 500 on a trailing-13-week view for 10 straight weeks, the same metric the week-by-week ribbon on this page draws. Separately, on the cumulative view: over the last 10.5 years the stock moved +17,885% against the NIFTY 500's +267% — ahead of the index over the full window. — as of 11 September 2026.

Will Lloyds Metals & Energy Ltd's share price go up?

This page publishes no price forecast for Lloyds Metals & Energy Ltd. What it measures instead: the share price is ₹1,798, the price is in a confirmed uptrend 22 weeks in. Its P/E of 21.3× sits at the 28th percentile of its own 6-year range. — as of 11 September 2026.

Who owns Lloyds Metals & Energy Ltd?

Promoters hold 61.6% of Lloyds Metals & Energy Ltd, foreign institutions 1.9%, domestic institutions 2.2% and the public 34.3% (latest quarter). The biggest move on the register over the last two years: Promoters cut 1.8 points over 8 quarters. — as of 11 September 2026.

Does Lloyds Metals & Energy Ltd have too much debt?

It carries real leverage — Lloyds Metals & Energy Ltd's debt-to-equity is 1.49, and operating profit covers the interest bill 12×. FY26 borrowings were ₹20,716 Cr against equity of ₹13,871 Cr. Read the returns on this page with that leverage in mind — as of 11 September 2026.

What is Lloyds Metals & Energy Ltd's capex?

Lloyds Metals & Energy Ltd spent ₹27,022 Cr on capital expenditure over the last 3 fiscal years, a figure derived from the change in fixed assets plus depreciation. In FY26 alone that was ₹21,764 Cr, with ₹13,946 Cr in capital work-in-progress — capacity paid for but not yet earning. — as of 11 September 2026.

What is Lloyds Metals & Energy Ltd's cash flow?

Lloyds Metals & Energy Ltd generated ₹2,921 Cr of operating cash flow in FY26 and ₹−18,843 Cr of free cash flow after ₹21,764 Cr of capital spending. Reported profit that year was ₹3,829 Cr, so operating cash ran behind profit. Cash-flow resolution for India is annual. — as of 11 September 2026.

Is Lloyds Metals & Energy Ltd's profit real cash?

Yes — over the last 3 fiscal years, 89% of Lloyds Metals & Energy Ltd's reported profit arrived as operating cash. In FY26, operating cash was ₹2,921 Cr against reported profit of ₹3,829 Cr. The cash then goes mostly into building capacity. Cash-flow resolution is annual — as of 11 September 2026.

Where is Lloyds Metals & Energy Ltd in its business cycle?

Lloyds Metals & Energy Ltd's FY26 operating margin was 36.0%, against a 13-year band of 2.0%–36.0%: the top of the band — a record year. Record profitability is late-cycle territory: every ratio flatters at the top, and the story leans on margins holding. The latest quarter ran 38.0%. Profitability versus a company's own long band is the cleanest cycle clock this page holds — as of 11 September 2026.

What growth does Lloyds Metals & Energy Ltd's price assume?

At its price on 25 August 2026, Lloyds Metals & Energy Ltd was priced for profit growth of about 11.7% a year. Profit itself has compounded 39.8% a year over the past 16 years. The figure reads the multiple backwards: the growth a buyer at that price was already paying for. — as of 11 September 2026.

What could break the Lloyds Metals & Energy Ltd story?

The sharpest disagreement: annual EPS moved +135.2% against a +38.6% price move — the market has not yet caught up with the delivery. Mechanically, two Friday closes in a row below the 200-day average would end the price trend — that is the exit rule this page tracks — as of 11 September 2026.

Is Lloyds Metals & Energy Ltd a stock worth studying right now?

This is not investment advice. The machine read: Lloyds Metals & Energy Ltd's multiple sits at its floor because earnings outran a 24× five-year rally — compression born of growth, not neglect. The quarters are still improving, and the P/E sits at the 28th percentile of its own 6-year range. The sharpest open question: whether the price catches up with earnings that have already moved. Every number on this page is drawn deterministically from the raw series, with no forecasts and no price opinions — as of 11 September 2026.

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