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526570Midwest Gold LtdMining/Minerals
₹4,445+354.6% 1y

Midwest Gold Ltd (526570) — share price & stock analysis

Profits are still 15656% below their best year.

SHRINKINGBeating NIFTY 500 for 103 weeks
STAGE 2 UPTRENDBEATING NIFTY 103W
MARGINS EXPANDINGDEBT FALLINGWC STRETCHING
DEEP CYCLICALIN THE DOWNCYCLE
₹5,766 Cr
Market cap
−5.7%
ROE
By Sector Alpha Research · machine-compiled from Screener.in data · Updated 1 July 2026 · Sources: Screener.in company page · Not investment advice
The 30-second answer

Midwest Gold Ltd (526570) trades at ₹4,445 as of 1 July 2026, up 355% over the past year — beating NIFTY 500 for 103 weeks. The machine reads this as shrinking: profits are still 15656% below their best year. the price is in Stage 2 — advancing, 101 weeks in; the business cycle reads DEEP CYCLICAL / IN THE DOWNCYCLE. Fundamentals-momentum score: 75/100 (mostly improving).

Data as of 1 July 2026 · every number traces to its Screener source column · not investment advice.

Key numbers
Market cap
₹5,766 Cr
ROE
−5.7%
Book value / share
₹311
Revenue (FY26)
₹9 Cr
Profit after tax (FY26)
₹-14 Cr
Weinstein stage
Stage 2 (101 weeks)
Data as of
1 July 2026
MOMENTUM OF THE FUNDAMENTALS
75/100
MOSTLY IMPROVING
Levels: ROCE −3% — weak · debt moderate (0.75× equity) · margins near the top of their band
SalesUp 3,288% YoY
MarginsOPM −309.5% → −55.9% in a year
ProfitDown 81% YoY
Balance sheetD/E 1.19× → 0.75×
Committed ownersPromoters + funds hold 72.4% (a year ago: 71.6%)
DEEP CYCLICAL
Trough
Recovery
Expansion
Peak

Profits swing violently in this business — real losses in FY14 and FY16 and FY17 and FY18 and FY19 and FY20 and FY21 and FY22 and FY23 and FY24 and FY25 and FY26. That is what “deep cyclical” means: the same company looks brilliant at the top of its cycle and broken at the bottom.net_profit

Where the clock stands now: earnings sit at 0% of their historical range, margins are near the top of their band, and valuation history is thin. That reads as IN THE DOWNCYCLE — cheap, but the knife is still falling — a trough is only a trough once profits stop shrinking.net_profit

4 of the 5 things we track are currently moving the right way — nearly everything is pulling in the same direction.

Where the levels actually stand: ROCE −3% — weak; debt moderate (0.75× equity); margins near the top of their band. Momentum says which way things are moving; these say where they are.

Read this number for what it is: it measures the DIRECTION of change, not the quality of the business. A mediocre business getting better scores high here; a great one having a soft quarter scores low. Profit, sales and margins count double.

WHERE THE PRICE IS IN ITS CYCLE

An uptrend that has held for 101 weeks

STAGE 2 · ADVANCING · 101 WEEKS

Every stock cycles through the same four seasons — a flat base (stage 1), an advance (2), a top (3), a decline (4). Right now this one is in Stage 2: advancing, 101 weeks in, confirmed.stage

The price sits above its rising 200-day average (₹3,709 today) — trends like this persist more often than they reverse, which is why the system rides them instead of guessing the top.dma_200

Beating NIFTY 500 for 103 weeks — relative strength is the market’s live opinion, and right now it is on this stock’s side.rs_mansfield

What would end it: two Friday closes in a row below the 200-day line. That is the house exit rule — mechanical, no debates.dma_200

Weekly price with its 200-day and 50-day averages — stages shaded₹weinstein_stages
S4S2S202,0004,0006,000Price200-DMAStage 2 began · Jul 24Apr 16May 23Apr 25Jul 26
Data: Weekly price, moving averages and stage (sampled — full series in the embedded dataset)
PeriodPrice (₹)200-DMA (₹)50-DMA (₹)Stage
Apr 1611.021.216.14
Oct 1611.620.815.44
Oct 1712.020.414.84
Dec 1813.020.014.44
May 1911.819.814.24
Jul 1910.419.313.64
Jan 209.818.913.04
Sep 209.018.312.14
Dec 209.817.411.14
Apr 2111.017.011.04
Jun 2113.116.611.84
Jul 2116.816.413.04
Aug 2118.916.614.94
Sep 2118.316.715.81
Oct 2120.016.916.91
Feb 2228.717.619.32
Dec 2233.218.421.92
Mar 2332.319.124.02
Jun 2328.520.226.12
Nov 2330.720.927.32
Dec 2324.721.225.02
Jan 2422.121.624.92
Feb 2418.521.523.62
Mar 2417.521.221.63
Apr 2416.720.820.14
Jun 2421.320.519.54
Jul 2442.022.326.24
Aug 2447.825.234.12
Sep 2462.429.243.52
Oct 2471.731.849.52
Nov 2489.136.960.92
Dec 2410640.969.62
Jan 2514850.592.52
Feb 2519967.81302
Mar 2528396.51902
Apr 253881322622
May 254901863612
Jun 257272635052
Jul 251,0793807362
Aug 251,6035551,0862
Sep 252,0187781,5212
Oct 252,6171,0501,9862
Oct 252,2821,2562,1132
Nov 253,7461,5642,6342
Dec 254,7521,9813,3772
Jan 264,5862,4233,9842
Feb 264,1542,9114,5812
Mar 264,4133,1614,4522
Apr 264,3483,4524,4382
May 264,8543,6044,3992
Jun 263,8913,6494,2882
Jun 264,4443,6834,2172
Jul 264,4453,7094,2572
THE LONG ARC

The business is losing money

Over 12 years, sales went from ₹1.0 Cr to ₹9.0 Cr (about 20% a year), and profit from ₹0.0 Cr to ₹−14.0 Cr.revenuenet_profit

Revenue by year₹ Crannual_results
05FY14FY19FY24FY26
Data: Revenue by year
PeriodRevenue (₹ Cr)
FY141
FY150
FY164
FY173
FY180
FY190
FY201
FY210
FY220
FY232
FY241
FY251
FY269
Profit by year₹ Crannual_results
-15.0-10.0-50FY14FY19FY24FY26
Data: Profit by year
PeriodProfit after tax (₹ Cr)
FY140
FY150
FY16-1
FY17-2
FY18-1
FY19-1
FY20-1
FY21-1
FY22-2
FY23-10
FY24-2
FY25-7
FY26-14
OPM % by year%annual_results
-1,000.0-500.00.0FY14FY19FY24FY26
Data: OPM % by year
PeriodOPM % (%)
FY14-51.9
FY15-336.4
FY16-21.3
FY17-51.9
FY18-541.7
FY19-481.8
FY20-114.0
FY21-294.6
FY22-1,175.0
FY23-296.0
FY24-99.0
FY25-400.0
FY26-111.1
CHAPTER 1 · THE ENGINE

Sales exploded 3,288% last quarter

Revenue — the money that comes in from customers, before any costs.

Mar 26 sales were ₹5.8 Cr, up 3,288% on the same quarter last year.revenue

Quarterly sales₹ Crquarterly_results
0246YoY %−100−86−77+11,900+362+3,288Jun 23Jun 24Jun 25Mar 26
Data: Quarterly sales
PeriodRevenue (₹ Cr)YoY growth (%)
Jun 230.0–
Sep 230.0–
Dec 230.0–
Mar 241.0–
Jun 240.0-100.0
Sep 240.0-85.7
Dec 240.0–
Mar 250.0-76.7
Jun 250.0–
Sep 251.011,900.0
Dec 251.0361.5
Mar 266.03,288.2
WATCH →If quarterly growth slips below 1644%, the story weakens.
CHAPTER 2 · THE TAKE

Margins are widening — −310% → −56% in a year

Margins — the share of every ₹100 of sales kept as profit. Gross (after raw materials), operating (after running costs), net (after everything).

Of every ₹100 of sales, the company keeps ₹−55.9 as operating profit (a year ago it kept ₹−309.5).opm_pct

Zoom out and this is the page's quiet hero: annual operating margin bottomed at −1,175.0% in FY22 and has been rebuilt to −111.1% — that recovery, not sales alone, is what powers the profit growth elsewhere on this page.operating_profit

The gross margin moved the same way (−67% → 83%), so this is about input costs and pricing power — the raw-material equation improved.gpm_pctopm_pct

Three margins, quarterly%margin_trends
-4,000.0-3,000.0-2,000.0-1,000.00.0GrossOperatingNetJun 23Jun 24Jun 25Mar 26
Data: Three margins, quarterly
PeriodGross (%)Operating (%)Net (%)
Jun 2366.7-62.5-179
Sep 23-257-571-1,014
Dec 23–––
Mar 248.2-49.3-91.8
Jun 24–––
Sep 240.0-1,500-3,700
Dec 24-115-208-427
Mar 25-66.7-310-313
Jun 25100-555-771
Sep 25100-170-294
Dec 25100-168-271
Mar 2683.3-55.9-59.9
WATCH →Two consecutive quarters of margin decline would break this trend.
CHAPTER 3 · THE BOTTOM LINE

The bottom line changed sign — read this one carefully

PAT (profit after tax) — what is left for shareholders after every cost, interest and tax.

Mar 26 profit after tax was ₹−3.5 Cr, down 81% year on year.net_profit

Quarterly profit after tax₹ Crquarterly_results
-4-20YoY %−26+48−127−185−600−854−193−81Jun 23Jun 24Jun 25Mar 26
Data: Quarterly profit after tax
PeriodPAT (₹ Cr)YoY growth (%)
Jun 230.0–
Sep 23-1.0–
Dec 230.0–
Mar 24-1.0–
Jun 24-1.0-25.6
Sep 240.047.9
Dec 24-1.0-126.5
Mar 25-2.0-185.1
Jun 25-4.0-600.0
Sep 25-4.0-854.1
Dec 25-3.0-192.8
Mar 26-3.0-80.6
Where the profit change came from (Mar 25 → Mar 26)₹ Cr
-2−70+69+0−1+0-4PAT Mar 25More salesFattermarginsOther incomeDepreciationInterestPAT Mar 26

The single biggest driver was selling more.

Data: Where the profit change came from (Mar 25 → Mar 26)
ComponentEffect (₹ Cr)
PAT Mar 25-2
More sales−70
Fatter margins+69
Other income+0
Depreciation−1
Interest+0
PAT Mar 26-4
CHAPTER 4 · THE ACID TEST

Does the profit turn into cash?

Operating cash flow (CFO) — the cash that actually arrived, vs PAT, the profit accounting reports. Annual figures.
Cash collected vs profit reported (annual)₹ Crcash_flow
-30.0-20.0-10.00Operating cash flowProfit after taxFY14FY19FY24FY26
Data: Cash collected vs profit reported (annual)
PeriodOperating cash flow (₹ Cr)Profit after tax (₹ Cr)
FY140.00.0
FY150.00.0
FY160.0-1.0
FY170.0-2.0
FY180.0-1.0
FY190.0-1.0
FY200.0-1.0
FY210.0-1.0
FY22-4.0-2.0
FY23-2.0-10.0
FY240.0-2.0
FY25-33.0-7.0
FY26-10.0-14.0
CHAPTER 5 · THE PIPELINE

The cash cycle is stretching — more money stuck in the pipeline

Working capital — days of sales locked up in inventory and unpaid bills. Screener reports this yearly, so this chart is annual.

One rupee now takes about 2675 days to go out the door as materials and come back as collected cash — up from 353 days the year before.cash_conversion_cycle

The biggest mover: inventory sitting longer in the warehouse (879 → 2449 days).inventory_days

Days of cash locked up (annual)daysratios
010,00020,000Customers owe (debtor days)Stock on shelf (inventory days)We owe suppliers (payable days)FY14FY19FY24FY26
Data: Days of cash locked up (annual)
PeriodCustomers owe (debtor days) (days)Stock on shelf (inventory days) (days)We owe suppliers (payable days) (days)
FY142,021470825
FY1519,4455,95011,096
FY16501203301
FY1770878.5501
FY1815,4211,2516,657
FY1916,8233,28514,710
FY203,29811,61924,516
FY215,1409901,825
FY2212,0753,3465,678
FY2370.9411690
FY241394381,226
FY25295879820
FY262992,44972.0
CHAPTER 6 · THE BUILD

Building hard — new capacity is under construction

Capex — money spent on plants, machines and buildings. Gross block is what exists; CWIP (capital work-in-progress) is what is being built. Annual.

The productive asset base has gone from ₹6.0 Cr (FY14) to ₹141 Cr, with another ₹164 Cr of capacity under construction right now.fixed_assetscwip

Work-in-progress is 116% of the existing asset base — that is a serious bet on future demand. Capacity like this shows up in sales with a lag; it is tomorrow’s growth being paid for today.cwip

The build is bigger than the cash engine: investing outflows (₹506 Cr) exceeded operating cash (₹−43.4 Cr) over the last 3 years — the difference comes from debt or shareholders.investing_cash_flowoperating_cash_flow

Assets in place vs under construction (annual)₹ Crbalance_sheet
050.0100150Fixed assetsUnder construction (CWIP)FY14FY19FY24FY26
Data: Assets in place vs under construction (annual)
PeriodFixed assets (₹ Cr)Under construction (CWIP) (₹ Cr)
FY146.00.0
FY153.00.0
FY163.00.0
FY173.00.0
FY182.00.0
FY192.00.0
FY202.00.0
FY212.00.0
FY222.00.0
FY232.00.0
FY242.00.0
FY2531.076.0
FY26141164
WATCH →When CWIP converts to assets, sales must follow — two years of rising assets with flat sales would mean the bet is not paying.
CHAPTER 7 · SURVIVAL

Debt is present but comfortable

Debt-to-equity — borrowings against shareholders’ money. Computed from the balance sheet. Annual.

For every ₹100 shareholders have put in (and left in), the company has borrowed ₹75 — total borrowings have grown from ₹0.0 Cr to ₹302 Cr over the window.borrowings

Total borrowings (annual)₹ Crbalance_sheet
0100200300FY14FY19FY24FY26
Data: Total borrowings (annual)
PeriodBorrowings (₹ Cr)
FY140.0
FY1515.0
FY1612.0
FY1712.0
FY1812.0
FY1912.0
FY2014.0
FY2118.0
FY2222.0
FY2325.0
FY2427.0
FY25106
FY26302
Debt vs shareholders’ money (annual)xbalance_sheet
-50FY14FY19FY24FY26
Data: Debt vs shareholders’ money (annual)
PeriodDebt ÷ equity (x)
FY140.0
FY15-8.0
FY16-4.0
FY17-2.5
FY18-2.0
FY19-1.7
FY20-1.7
FY21-1.9
FY22-2.0
FY23-1.2
FY24-1.2
FY251.2
FY260.8
CHAPTER 8 · THE ENGINE ROOM

Every ₹100 kept in the business earns just ₹−3

ROCE — profit earned per ₹100 of capital used. ROE — the same, per ₹100 of shareholders’ money alone. Annual.

Return on capital employed is −3.0% (a year ago: −2.7%). This is the single best test of business quality: what the company earns on the money it keeps.roce_pct

Returns on capital (annual)%ratios
-400.0-200.00.0ROCEFY14FY19FY24FY26
Data: Returns on capital (annual)
PeriodROCE (%)
FY14-456
FY15-8.7
FY16-9.7
FY17-21.3
FY18-4.4
FY19-11.8
FY20-15.1
FY21-17.5
FY22-14.5
FY23-69.2
FY24-27.5
FY25-2.7
FY26-3.0
CHAPTER 9 · WHO OWNS IT

Promoters have trimmed their stake — 13.3 points over 8 quarters

Shareholding — who owns the company: founders (promoters), foreign funds (FII), domestic funds (DII).

Promoters hold 58.8% (down 13.3 points over 8 quarters). Foreign funds own 12.0%, domestic funds 1.6%.promoters_pctfiis_pctdiis_pct

A falling promoter stake is a red flag until explained — it can be a fund-raise or an exit; the difference matters.promoters_pct

Who holds the shares, quarterly%shareholding
Promoters72.0% → 58.8% · down 13.3 pts
60.065.070.0Jun 23Jun 24Jun 25Mar 26
Foreign funds0.0% → 12.0% · up 12.0 pts
0.05.010.0Jun 23Jun 24Jun 25Mar 26
Domestic funds0.6% → 1.6% · up 1.0 pts
1.01.5Jun 23Jun 24Jun 25Mar 26
Data: Who holds the shares, quarterly
PeriodPromoters (%)Foreign funds (%)Domestic funds (%)
Jun 2372.00.00.6
Sep 2372.00.00.6
Dec 2372.00.00.6
Mar 2472.00.00.6
Jun 2472.00.00.6
Sep 2472.00.00.6
Dec 2472.00.00.6
Mar 2563.26.61.9
Jun 2563.26.71.9
Sep 2563.26.81.9
Dec 2557.911.71.7
Mar 2658.812.01.6
THE VERDICT

The numbers earn a deeper study — and watch the one thing that matters

The numbers lean positive, and the price is roughly fair to the delivery so far.

Best thing in the data: sales rising (₹0.2 Cr → ₹5.8 Cr).revenue

Biggest worry: free cash flow falling (₹−117 Cr → ₹−432 Cr).operating_cash_flow

One dissent worth hearing: our quality & safety lens reads negative — “Quality & Safety: 3.0/30 (non-financial). Earnings stability: 0/8 quarters profitable → 0/5. Return durability: Avg ROCE -23.4% over 5Y → 0/6. Margin quality: O”. When a lens disagrees with the committee, it is usually pointing at the thing that breaks first.

The machine committee — 7 independent readsSTUDY DEEPER · 50%
Earnings patternNEUTRAL10% · w21
Valuation cyclePOSITIVE73% · w19
CatalystsPOSITIVE50% · w14
Quality & safetyNEGATIVE55% · w14
TechnicalsPOSITIVE24% · w12
ValuationNEGATIVE90% · w10
Growth at a priceNEGATIVE50% · w10
One model disagrees — the Quality & safety lens reads this stock as NEGATIVE (55% confidence): “Quality & Safety: 3.0/30 (non-financial). Earnings stability: 0/8 quarters profitable → 0/5. Return durability: Avg ROCE -23.4% over 5Y → 0/6. Margin quality: O”
7-model research readSTUDY DEEPER · 50% confidence
WHAT WOULD CHANGE THIS VIEWTwo quarters of margins reversing would kill this story.

Machine-written research from Screener data — every number traces to its source column. Sector Alpha is not a SEBI-registered investment adviser; nothing here is a recommendation to buy or sell. Not investment advice.

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Frequently asked questions

Straight answers from the data

What does Midwest Gold Ltd do?

Incorporated in 1990, Midwest Gold Ltd processing and trading business of Granite, Marble and other natural stone[1]. It is listed in the Mining/Minerals sector with a market capitalisation of ₹5,766 Cr.

What is Midwest Gold Ltd's share price?

As of 1 July 2026, Midwest Gold Ltd trades at ₹4,445, up 355% over the past year, with a market capitalisation of ₹5,766 Cr. Beating NIFTY 500 for 103 weeks. Prices are weekly closes from Screener data; this page refreshes with each weekly update.

What is Midwest Gold Ltd's share price target?

Sector Alpha does not publish broker-style price targets. Our discounted-cash-flow model estimates Midwest Gold Ltd's intrinsic value at ₹178 per share under base assumptions (bear ₹149, bull ₹219), against the current price of ₹4,445 — a 96% premium to model value. These are model estimates, not forecasts — treat them as one input alongside the valuation history below, not as a target.

What did Midwest Gold Ltd report in its latest quarterly results?

In its most recent reported quarter (Q4 FY26, quarter ended March 2026): Mar 26 sales were ₹5.8 Cr, up 3,288% on the same quarter last year. Mar 26 profit after tax was ₹−3.5 Cr, down 81% year on year. Figures are from Screener-scraped quarterly filings; the page updates when the next quarter is filed.

Is Midwest Gold Ltd growing?

Sales exploded 3,288% last quarter. Mar 26 sales were ₹5.8 Cr, up 3,288% on the same quarter last year.

Are Midwest Gold Ltd's profits growing?

The bottom line changed sign — read this one carefully. Mar 26 profit after tax was ₹−3.5 Cr, down 81% year on year.

What are Midwest Gold Ltd's operating margins?

Margins are widening — −310% → −56% in a year. In the most recent quarter, of every ₹100 of sales, the company keeps ₹−55.9 as operating profit (a year ago it kept ₹−309.5).

What is Midwest Gold Ltd's long-term growth record?

Revenue grew from ₹1 Cr in FY14 to ₹9 Cr in FY26 — a 20.1% compound annual growth rate over 12 years. Profit CAGR is not meaningful across this span — the company reported losses in FY16, FY17, FY18, FY19, FY20, FY21, FY22, FY23, FY24, FY25, FY26.

Is Midwest Gold Ltd stock in an uptrend?

An uptrend that has held for 101 weeks. Midwest Gold Ltd is in Stage 2 — advancing, 101 weeks in (confirmed). Stages follow Stan Weinstein's four-phase read of weekly price against the 200-day average: basing (1), advancing (2), topping (3), declining (4).

Why is Midwest Gold Ltd stock rising?

The price is up 355% over the past year, in a confirmed Stage 2 uptrend (101 weeks), and has beaten NIFTY 500 for 103 weeks.

Is Midwest Gold Ltd beating the NIFTY 500?

Yes — beating NIFTY 500 for 103 weeks, as of 1 July 2026. Relative strength is measured weekly against the NIFTY 500 (Mansfield RS): a positive reading means the stock has outperformed the index over the trailing window, week after week.

Where is Midwest Gold Ltd in its business cycle?

The data reads Midwest Gold Ltd as a deep cyclical business currently in its in the downcycle phase — earnings at the bottom of their own historical range. Profits swing violently in this business — real losses in FY14 and FY16 and FY17 and FY18 and FY19 and FY20 and FY21 and FY22 and FY23 and FY24 and FY25 and FY26. That is what “deep cyclical” means: the same company looks brilliant at the top of its cycle and broken at the bottom.

Who owns Midwest Gold Ltd — what is the promoter holding?

Promoters hold 58.8% (down 13.3 points over 8 quarters). Foreign funds own 12.0%, domestic funds 1.6%. A falling promoter stake is a red flag until explained — it can be a fund-raise or an exit; the difference matters. Shareholding is from Screener's quarterly filings data.

Does Midwest Gold Ltd have too much debt?

Debt is present but comfortable. For every ₹100 shareholders have put in (and left in), the company has borrowed ₹75 — total borrowings have grown from ₹0.0 Cr to ₹302 Cr over the window.

What is the bull case for Midwest Gold Ltd?

Profits are still 15656% below their best year. Best thing in the data: sales rising (₹0.2 Cr → ₹5.8 Cr). Sales exploded 3,288% last quarter.

What is the bear case for Midwest Gold Ltd — what could break the story?

Biggest worry: free cash flow falling (₹−117 Cr → ₹−432 Cr). Two quarters of margins reversing would kill this story. The nearest-term thing to watch: if quarterly growth slips below 1644%, the story weakens. This falsification condition is stated up front so the thesis can be checked against incoming quarters, not defended after the fact.

Is Midwest Gold Ltd a stock worth studying right now?

Sector Alpha does not publish buy or sell recommendations — this is a research read, not advice. What the data says: the numbers earn a deeper study — and watch the one thing that matters. The numbers lean positive, and the price is roughly fair to the delivery so far. Across the 7-model scorecard the composite research signal is study deeper at 50% confidence. This is machine-written research compiled from Screener data — every number traces to its source — and it is not investment advice. Do your own diligence.

Generated from Screener data · 11 sources · why_traces/1.0 + story/1.2
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generated 2026-07-03 11:21 · 8 material moves detected
sources: screener_company_info, screener_quarterly_results, screener_annual_results, screener_valuation_history, screener_shareholding, screener_cash_flow, screener_ratios, screener_balance_sheet, screener_margin_trends, weinstein_stages, agent_scores