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Mahanagar Gas Ltd.

Oil Gas & Consumable FuelsNifty 500Statement-builtBalanced risk
₹1,122.80
+66.40 (+6.29%)
Close 2026-11-09
52-week range
₹908−10.4% from high₹1,253
Last 6 months −1.3%
Trend
vs 50-DMA +4.6%vs 200-DMA +0.3%Volatility 31%
Analyst view from the market data feed
25% bullish
30 analystsmean rating 2.00
Price
₹1,122.80
Mkt cap
₹10,478 cr
P/E (TTM)
16.2xexcl. exceptional items
P/B
1.61x
Book value
₹689.5
ROE
19.3%
Op margin
9.3%
Net margin
7.6%
D/E
0.03
Div yield
2.86%
Q2 FY27 resultsClean on 13 checksHide
Revenue₹2,778 cr▲ 23.1%on the year▲ 6.9%on the quarter
EBITDA₹305 cr▼ 9.8%on the yearmargin 11.0% (−400 bps)
Net profit₹135 cr▼ 29.2%on the year▼ 29.7%on the quarter
EPS₹13.73▼ 29.1%on the year
  1. Revenue ₹2,778 cr, +23.1% on the year (this quarter has averaged +20.0% over the last 2 years); EBITDA margin 11.0%, −400 bps.
  2. Core profit grew faster than reported profit: core −21.0%, reported −29.2%. Other income, exceptional items or tax held the headline back.
  3. Every check that could run (13 of 18) came back quiet.
✓Profit is backed by cash: operating cash flow exceeded…iOperating margin fell sharply on the year. Pricing, input…
Management said
  • The Board Meeting commenced at 1100 hours and concluded at 1420 hours.press release
  • During the quarter the Company made assessment of the fair value of its investment in 3EV Industries Private Limited and accordingly an impairment loss of Rs.17.33 crore has been recognised…press release
  • The total demand raised by GAIL for the period from November 2008 till July 2021 was Rs. 331.80 Crore.press release
Market today: Funded rallyBhav 58 · Dhan 70 · 6 NovBhav Dhan Index →
Consolidatedstandalone figures are read separately and never mixed into these tables
What this company actually does

A plain-language read of the business, how it actually earns, where the edge is, and the economics of every reported segment — taken from the annual report and investor presentation, not a one-line industry label.

  • Business model in plain language
  • The revenue engine — what actually generates cash
  • Segment revenue, PBIT, margin and capital employed
  • Operating KPIs — volumes, capacity, utilisation
Live once this company's filings, calls and disclosures have been read.

What's newsince the last filing we processed

Annual report Annual Report 2026 Open
Earnings call Sep 2024 Open

Price in context split-adjusted

1M+4.2%
6M−1.1%
1Y−7.3%-7.3% a year
From high−14.0%worst -30%
vs Nifty, 1Y−5.5 ptsNifty −1.8%
Beta0.94vs Nifty 50
Volatility31%a year

Trading at 14.3x earnings against its own median of 14.3x: 0.0 standard deviations above its usual range. This compares the company with its own history, not with other companies.

How to read this: Price shows the closing price with its 50-day (amber) and 200-day (grey) averages; bars at the bottom are daily volume, green on up days and red on down days; dashed lines mark the 52-week high and low. vs Nifty 50 starts both at 100 so you can see which did better over the period. P/E shows what the market paid for each rupee of profit, inside the band it usually trades in. Drawdown shows how far below its best price the share has been. Hover anywhere for the numbers on that day.

What you must understand

The three to six things that actually matter about this company, each with the exact filing and note it came from — never a fact without the context that makes it meaningful.

  • Reported profit vs operating profit
  • Management narrative vs the numbers
  • Standalone vs consolidated divergence
  • Audit opinion vs headline optimism
Live once this company's filings, calls and disclosures have been read.

Reading the Statements forensic interpretation

What the numbers mean when read together — computed from the filings, not a score.

Profit fell while revenue grew

Over the last year profit declined 32.9% even as revenue grew 12.4% — margins are compressing, and any premium being paid rests on a year that moved backwards on the bottom line.

Why this reading: Flagged because the pattern is clear, material, and not explained by the visible numbers — the kind of thing worth understanding before anything else.

Full read

Trailing revenue ₹8,530 cr (up 12.4%) but trailing profit ₹721 cr (down 32.9%). Rising sales with falling profit points to cost inflation not passed through, mix shift to lower-margin lines, or one-off gains in the base year.

Borrowing while holding investments

Borrowings rose 58% over two years while the company also carries ₹1,169 cr in investments. Why borrow at interest while parking money elsewhere is a fair question.

Why this reading: Noted with caution — worth watching, but not yet conclusive on its own. Business has ups and downs; one soft reading is not a verdict.

Full read

Borrowings moved to ₹219 cr from ₹139 cr. Simultaneous large investments can be legitimate treasury management, or a sign that reported cash is not freely available.

Capital work-in-progress is sticky

Capital work-in-progress has stayed high (23% of fixed assets) without converting to productive assets — worth checking whether projects are genuinely progressing.

Why this reading: Noted with caution — worth watching, but not yet conclusive on its own. Business has ups and downs; one soft reading is not a verdict.

Full read

CWIP ₹1,259 cr vs ₹774 cr two years earlier, against fixed assets ₹5,373 cr. Perennial CWIP that never becomes a fixed asset can hide stalled projects or capitalised costs that should have been expensed.

Operating cash flow backs the profit

Operating cash is 135% of trailing profit — the earnings are converting to real cash, not just accruals.

Why this reading: A positive signal: cash conversion at or above ~0.9 means reported profit is showing up as actual cash.

Full read

Operating cash ₹1,147 cr against trailing net profit ₹847 cr. Consistent conversion near or above 1.0 is a hallmark of genuine earnings.

Borrowing is funding real capacity

Debt rose over 3 years, and most of it (2786%) has turned into fixed assets and projects under construction — the borrowing is building the business.

Why this reading: A positive signal: leverage taken on is visibly becoming productive capacity, not disappearing.

Full read

New borrowing ₹104 cr largely matched by an asset build of ₹2,897 cr. Debt that funds capacity is a different thing from debt that funds nothing.

Generates free cash

Free cash flow is positive and consistent — the business funds itself after capex.

Why this reading: A positive signal in the numbers, shown for balance alongside the concerns.

Full read

Latest free cash flow ₹87 cr. Negative in only 0 of 12 years. A self-funding business needs less external capital and dilutes less.

Forensic modelscomputed from the filed statements

Every score below is calculated here from the reported numbers — none of it is asserted. Open the notebook at the foot of the section to see each formula with this company's figures in it.

Altman Z″

Needs current assets and current liabilities.

Piotroski F

5 / 8 1 not testable
  • Profitable this year
  • Operating cash positive
  • Return on assets improved
  • Cash exceeds profit
  • Leverage reduced
  • Liquidity improved
  • No share dilution
  • Margin improved
  • Assets working harder
What is this, and how do I read it?

Piotroski F-Score — fundamental momentum — Joseph Piotroski, University of Chicago, 2000, in a study of whether accounting signals could improve returns among cheap stocks.

Nine yes-or-no tests across profitability, leverage and operating efficiency. Each pass scores one. It asks a narrow question: is this business getting better or worse on its own terms, year over year?

Profitability (4 tests)
Positive profit, positive operating cash, improving return on assets, and cash exceeding profit. The last is the quality test — profit that outruns cash is the one to question.
Leverage and liquidity (3 tests)
Falling debt, improving current ratio, no new shares issued. Growth funded by dilution scores zero here.
Operating efficiency (2 tests)
Improving margin and improving asset turnover.

How to read it7 or more suggests improving fundamentals; 3 or fewer suggests deterioration. It measures direction, not quality — a weak company improving can score higher than a strong one holding steady.

Where it failsA single year of comparison, so one unusual year distorts it. Says nothing about valuation, competitive position or management. Piotroski designed it to rank already-cheap stocks, not to judge a company in isolation.

Beneish M

Needs trade receivables, current assets, other expenses.

Cash vs profit

1.31× 12-year cumulative

Accruals are -3.5% of assets. Free cash flow negative in 0 of 12 years.

DuPont — return on equity FY2026

Net margin10.3%× Asset turnover0.92×× Leverage1.39×= ROE13.2%
What is this, and how do I read it?

DuPont decomposition — Devised inside the DuPont Corporation in the 1920s and still the standard way to read a return on equity.

Splits return on equity into its three sources, so the same headline number can be traced to very different businesses.

Net margin
What the company keeps from each rupee of sales. High margin points to pricing power or a genuine cost advantage.
Asset turnover
Sales generated per rupee of assets. High turnover points to efficiency — a retailer earns this way, a utility never will.
Leverage (equity multiplier)
Assets divided by equity. This multiplies whatever the first two produce, in both directions.

How to read itA 20% ROE built on margin and turnover is a different proposition from a 20% ROE built on 3× leverage. The first survives a downturn; the second amplifies it.

Where it failsA single year. Negative equity makes it meaningless. Leverage is structural for lenders, so the third term carries no signal there.

Leverage & coverage FY2026

Debt / equity0.03×
Interest coverage55.33×
ROCE17.0%

Capital that builds FY2023 → FY2026

Capital deployed+78%
Revenue produced+31%
Still in CWIP₹1,259 cr

Capital is going in far faster than revenue is coming out. For a business mid-build that is expected — the test is whether it converts.

The formula notebook — every number above, worked out
Cash vs profit cumulative operating cash flow ÷ cumulative net profit ₹10,509 cr ÷ ₹8,007 cr, over 12 years 1.31× Above 1.0 means cash exceeds reported profit — the healthier reading.
Accruals (Sloan) (net profit − operating cash flow) ÷ average total assets (₹847 − ₹1,147) cr ÷ average assets -3.5% Negative means cash exceeded profit — the healthier reading. Positive above ~10% is where accruals start to dominate earnings.
DuPont — return on equity net margin × asset turnover × leverage 10.3% × 0.92 × 1.39 13.2% Splits ROE into whether returns come from operations or from borrowing.
Interest coverage EBIT ÷ finance cost ₹1,162 cr ÷ ₹21 cr 55.33× How many times operating profit covers the interest bill.
Debt to equity borrowings ÷ net worth ₹219 cr ÷ ₹6,434 cr 0.03× Read against the sector — infrastructure carries more than software.
Capital that builds growth in fixed assets + CWIP, against growth in revenue capital +78% vs revenue +31%, FY2023 to FY2026 47pp gap Money going in far faster than revenue coming out. For an incubator this is expected — the test is whether it eventually converts.

Going deepersame statements, harder questions

Montier C-Score

Needs more balance-sheet detail (only 3 of 6 flags testable).

Return on invested capital FY2026

ROIC13.1%
On new capital since FY2023 3.0%
Capital employed₹6,653 cr

NOPAT over equity plus debt less cash, at a notional 25% tax. Incremental ROIC is the return on money put in since then — the number that decides whether growth creates value or consumes it.

What is this, and how do I read it?

Return on invested capital, and incremental ROIC — Standard in corporate finance; the incremental form was popularised by Michael Mauboussin as the test of whether growth creates value.

ROIC measures what the business earns on all the capital it employs — equity plus debt, less cash. Incremental ROIC asks a sharper question: what has it earned on the money put in since a chosen year?

NOPAT
Operating profit after a notional tax charge, so the figure is independent of how the company is financed. We use 25%.
Invested capital
Equity plus borrowings less cash — the money actually at work.
Incremental ROIC
Change in NOPAT divided by change in invested capital. If it sits below the cost of capital, growth is destroying value however fast revenue rises.

How to read itROIC comfortably above the cost of capital — call it 11–13% in India — means growth compounds. Below it, growth consumes. Incremental below headline means recent investment is earning less than the legacy business.

Where it failsDistorted in the year of a large acquisition. Understated for companies mid-build, where capital is deployed but capacity has not yet been commissioned — an incubator will look poor until it does not.

Earnings quality ladder FY2026

Cash ÷ EBITDA0.79×
Cash ÷ profit1.35×
Free cash ÷ profit0.10×

Read downward. Cash can cover EBITDA and still not survive capex — the third rung is where a capital-hungry business shows itself.

What is this, and how do I read it?

The earnings quality ladder — Not a named model — the standard sequence an analyst walks when testing whether reported profit is real.

Three ratios read in order, each stricter than the last.

Cash ÷ EBITDA
Does operating profit arrive as cash? Below 0.8 points to working capital absorbing it.
Cash ÷ profit
Does bottom-line profit arrive as cash? Below 1.0 persistently is the classic warning.
Free cash ÷ profit
Does anything survive capex? This is where capital-hungry businesses reveal themselves — a company can pass the first two and still never generate spendable cash.

How to read itRead downward. Each rung failing where the one above passed tells you exactly where the cash is going.

Where it failsA single year of heavy capex depresses the third rung legitimately. Judge it across a cycle.

What the price implies

34.2% free cash flow growth, every year for ten years

The growth rate that makes today's market value equal the discounted cash flows, at a 11.5% discount rate and 4.0% terminal growth. Not a forecast — the arithmetic of what is already in the price. Compare it with what the business has actually delivered.

What is this, and how do I read it?

Reverse DCF — the growth already in the price — A standard inversion of discounted cash flow, used to avoid the forecasting problem entirely.

Instead of forecasting cash flows and deriving a value, it takes today's market value as given and solves for the growth rate that would justify it. The output is not a view — it is the arithmetic of what the market is currently assuming.

Discount rate
The return required for the risk taken. We use 11.5%, roughly the long-run cost of equity in India.
Terminal growth
Growth beyond the explicit ten years. We use 4%, near long-run nominal GDP.
The output
The free-cash-flow growth rate, every year for a decade, that makes the discounted total equal today's market value.

How to read itCompare it with what the business has actually delivered. A price implying 30% a year against a decade of 15% is a demanding assumption; the reverse is a modest one.

Where it failsUseless when free cash flow is negative or unusually depressed, which is common mid-capex. Highly sensitive to the discount rate — a point either way moves the answer materially.

Cost of debt FY2026

Interest ÷ average borrowings10.07%
Average borrowings₹209 cr

Against a policy rate near 6%, most sound Indian corporates borrow between 7% and 10%.

What is this, and how do I read it?

Cost of debt — Interest expense over average borrowings — the effective rate the company actually pays.

What the lenders charge, which is a market verdict on credit quality that no rating agency delay affects.

Well below the policy rate
Suggests interest is being capitalised into assets rather than expensed, or that funding comes from related parties on non-market terms.
Near the policy rate plus a normal spread
Ordinary bank funding. Nothing to explain.
Well above
Lenders are pricing risk the equity market may not yet be.

How to read itAgainst a policy rate near 6%, most sound Indian corporates borrow between 7% and 10%. Read the direction over years as much as the level.

Where it failsUnderstated where a large share of interest is capitalised into projects under construction. Not meaningful for lenders, where interest is cost of goods.

Reading the numbers on this pagetwo bases, both shown

Some figures appear twice on this page with different values. That is not an error — they sit on different bases. The live feed reports a rolling twelve months; everything computed here comes from the last audited statements. Both are shown so you can see which is which.

Net margin
Trailing twelve months, live feed7.6%
FY2026, as filed10.3%
2.7% apart
Operating margin
Trailing twelve months, live feed9.3%
FY2026, as filed17.6%
8.3% apart

Where the two disagree, every model, screen and ratio computed on this page uses the filed figure, because the rest of the page is on that basis.

What the filings we hold do not give

Models that need these lines are withheld rather than estimated: net worth, current assets, current liabilities, trade receivables, inventory, net block. Nothing on this page is back-solved from a figure the company did not publish.

Published screening frameworksrules applied, not opinions quoted

Each framework below is a set of stated, mechanical criteria from published work, run against this company's own filed numbers. Passing or failing a screen is not a verdict — different frameworks disagree by design, and that disagreement is itself informative.

Graham — defensive investor

3 / 5
  • Debt below net worth ₹219 cr vs ₹6,434 cr
  • Positive earnings every year 12 of 12 years
  • Earnings growth over the period 42% since FY2022
  • P/E below 15 16.2×
  • P/E × P/B below 22.5 26.1

Benjamin Graham's stated criteria for a defensive stock, applied to the filed numbers. A company failing several is not disqualified — Graham designed these to be deliberately strict.

Greenblatt — magic formula

0 / 2
  • Return on capital above 20% 17.5%
  • Earnings yield above 8% 6.2%

Two ratios only: what the business earns on its capital, and what you pay for those earnings. Designed to be ranked across a universe rather than read in isolation.

O'Neil — CAN SLIM growth tests

1 / 4
  • Annual earnings growth above 25% -19%
  • Revenue growth above 20% 13%
  • Return on equity above 17% 13.2%
  • Share count not expanding equity capital ₹99 cr

The fundamental half of William O'Neil's framework. The market and leadership components are judgement calls and are not scored here.

Quality — compounder tests

4 / 4
  • Cash conversion above 0.9× 1.31× over 12 years
  • ROCE above 15% 17.0%
  • Interest covered more than 4× 55.33×
  • Debt below half of equity 0.03×

The characteristics long-term holders commonly look for: cash-backed earnings, high returns on capital, and debt that never forces a decision.

Against the sector17 companies

Median of the companies we hold in the same sector (Oil Gas & Consumable Fuels). Every figure on both sides is the live feed's trailing twelve months, so the two are measured the same way whatever depth of extraction this company has had. A number only means something next to something else — expensive against the market and cheap against peers are different facts.

P/E
16.2×
10.8×
+50%
P/B
1.6×
1.8×
-10%
Return on equity
19.3%
18.8%
+3%
Operating margin
9.3%
10.1%
-8%
Net margin
7.6%
7.7%
-1%
Dividend yield
2.9%
3.3%
-14%
this companysector median

The page in pictures

Revenue and what it leaves behind

Bars are revenue; the line is net margin. Revenue rising while the line falls is the shape worth noticing.

FY19 · 2,791FY19FY20 · 2,972FY20FY21 · 2,153FY21FY22 · 3,560FY22FY23 · 6,299FY23FY24 · 6,245FY24FY25 · 7,261FY25FY26 · 8,240FY26
Revenue (₹ cr)Net margin %

Where the year's cash went — FY2026

Operating cash first, then what the business spent and raised.

1,147Operating cash−874Investing−368Financing

Quality over time

One year is a snapshot. These are the two lines that matter across a cycle.

4.03.01.90.9FY19FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25FY26
Cash ÷ profit (×)ROCE (÷10)

Where cash gets stuck

Rising debtor or inventory days against flat sales is the earliest visible sign of stress.

9041-8.8-58FY19FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25FY26
Debtor daysInventory daysPayable daysCash cycle
Growth & valuation workspace

Set your own assumptions and watch the numbers move. A scenario calculator — the outputs are the arithmetic of your inputs.

User-driven scenario tool. Implied value and CAGR follow only from the assumptions you set — not a FinMinutes forecast, recommendation, or target price.

Valuation & quality

One canonical set of figures — the same numbers used everywhere else on this page and on the screener.

What you payHow the price compares with earnings, book and sales.
P/E (TTM)
16.2x
trailing 12m, live feed
P/B
1.61x
P/S
1.10x
PEG
6.85
Dividend yield
2.86%
What it earnsMargins and returns as the live feed reports them, on a rolling twelve months. The models above compute the same measures from the last audited statements, so the two can differ.
Operating margin
9.3%
trailing 12m, live feed
Net margin
7.6%
trailing 12m, live feed
Return on equity
19.3%
trailing 12m, live feed
How it is fundedLeverage and what is returned to shareholders.
Debt / equity
0.03
conservative
Payout ratio
24.9%
Book value / share
₹689.5
Return on equity of 19.3% is built on a 7.6% net margin and debt of 0.03x equity. The full DuPont breakdown sits in the forensic models above.

Ownership & Skin in the Game

How the register has moved over recent quarters — the direction matters more than the level.

Promoter ― 0.00
Sep '2532.50% Dec '2532.50% Mar '2632.50% Jun '2632.50%

Promoter held steady from 32.50% to 32.50% across these quarters.

FII ▼ 0.38
Sep '2523.59% Dec '2524.89% Mar '2624.13% Jun '2623.21%

FII trimmed from 23.59% to 23.21% across these quarters.

MF ― 0.01
Sep '2511.19% Dec '259.35% Mar '268.82% Jun '2611.18%

MF held steady from 11.19% to 11.18% across these quarters.

Other ▲ 0.39
Sep '2532.72% Dec '2533.26% Mar '2634.55% Jun '2633.11%

Other rose from 32.72% to 33.11% across these quarters.

Working capital12-year series

Where cash gets stuck. A rising inventory or debtor line against flat sales is the earliest sign of trouble in the numbers.

MeasureFY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026
Debtor days
How long customers take to pay
138221917161820
Inventory days
How long stock sits before it sells
551153444
Payable days
How long the company takes to pay suppliers
4035764826343431
Cash conversion cycle
Debtor + inventory − payable days
-22-21-44-24-7-13-11-6
Working capital days-78-97-152-106-63-72-67-56
ROCE %
Return on capital employed
37.0%37.0%27.0%23.0%27.0%34.0%23.0%17.0%

Energy vitalsthe numbers this business is run on

Quarter by quarter

MetricQ2 FY27Q1 FY27
Total Sales Volume (MMSCMD)4.894.77
CNG Sales Volume (SCM Million)326.82318.09
PNG Domestic Sales Volume (SCM Million)58.856.67
PNG Industry/Commercial Sales Volume (SCM Million)64.458.94
PNG Total Sales Volume (SCM Million)123.2115.61
Total Sales Volume SCM (SCM Million)450.02433.71
EBITDA before Exceptional Items (₹ crore)304.76342.98

From the quarterly results and the earnings call, read by FinMinutes. Latest quarter, read in full.

Read using the Oil, gas and energy framework (named in the filing read). Primary valuation lens: Sum of the parts.

1 standard read withheld or marked as expected here, and why
  • Refining and marketing margins swing with crude; one year is not a signal.

Read more closely in this sector: Inventory gains inside reported margin · Under-recoveries and government compensation.

Trends

The shape of the business over time (annual) — read the direction, not the single print.

Revenue (₹ cr)
FY20212.2kFY20223.6kFY20236.3kFY20246.2kFY20257.3kFY20268.2k
Net profit (₹ cr)
FY2021620FY2022597FY2023790FY20241.3kFY20251.0kFY2026847

Annual Profit & Loss ₹ cr

LineFY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026
Revenue from operations2,1533,5606,2996,2457,2618,240
Other income8186112175166119
Depreciation174196231274352409
Finance cost789121421
Profit before tax8348061,0561,7331,3711,141
Net profit (owners)6205977901,2891,041847
EPS (₹)62.7260.4379.98130.50105.4185.73

Exceptional items, total income and EBITDA are read from the filed statements.

Quarterly Financials ₹ cr

MetricSep 2023Dec 2023Mar 2024Jun 2024Sep 2024Dec 2024Mar 2025Jun 2025Sep 2025Dec 2025Mar 2026Jun 2026
Revenue1,5711,5691,5671,5901,7861,7581,9632,0812,0492,0582,0512,372
Other Income444845404746423229292930
Expenses1,0921,1201,1731,1711,3731,4431,5681,5811,7111,7061,7912,029
Depreciation6668787284799596104103106109
Finance cost234333445656
Profit before tax454426357384373278338432258272178259
Net Profit338317265285287225242320193202132194
EPS34.2732.1126.8328.8129.0322.8224.5332.3519.5820.4513.3619.61

Balance Sheet ₹ cr, annual

ItemFY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026
Equity Capital999999999999
Reserves3,1343,4994,0355,0445,7806,335
Borrowings74103115139198219
Net block2,1692,6143,0263,5434,8445,373
CWIP5606167097741,0621,259
Investments1,0251,0881,3101,6361,1781,169
Total Assets4,6015,2346,0327,2268,2848,965

Cash Flow ₹ cr

LineFY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026
Cash from operations8069049691,5631,4201,147
Cash from investing-444-539-649-1,267-1,056-874
Cash from financing-349-310-285-312-341-368
Free cash flow46625625779324987
Net change in cash135435-1522-95

Cash from operations is the number profit has to answer to. Free cash flow is what remains after the business pays for its own growth.

From the filings, calls & disclosures

The part no one reads: the auditor's opinion, the contingent liabilities buried in the notes, the covenants, and the claims in the deck placed beside the figures that test them.

  • Buried in the footnotes — what the notes disclose and the summary does not
  • Risk register — every dispute, probe and contingent liability with its amount
  • Audit & governance — opinion type, emphasis of matter, going concern, subsidiary coverage
  • Guidance & forward view
  • Narrative vs numbers
  • Segment intelligence
Live once this company's filings, calls and disclosures have been read.
The analyst grilling

Where analysts pressed management on the earnings call, and exactly how management answered — the questions that were hardest to answer are usually the ones that matter.

  • The question, and who asked it
  • Management's answer, in their own framing
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Disclosure & evidencewhat the filings actually show

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Capital discipline

3 of 4 disclosed weighted 7 of 10
What was looked for
  • Profit converts to cash — 1.31× over 12 years
  • Free cash flow not persistently negative — 0 of 12 years negative
  • Capital converts into revenue — capital +78% vs revenue +31%
  • Interest comfortably covered — 55.33×

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Results · Q2 FY27July to September 2026

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✓Clean on 13 checks✓1 positive13 of 18 checks ran · read from the filing
Revenue₹2,778 cr▲ 23.1%on the year▲ 6.9%on the quarter
EBITDA₹305 cr▼ 9.8%on the yearmargin 11.0% (−400 bps)
Net profit₹135 cr▼ 29.2%on the year▼ 29.7%on the quarter
EPS₹13.73▼ 29.1%on the year

What changed

  1. Revenue ₹2,778 cr, +23.1% on the year (this quarter has averaged +20.0% over the last 2 years); EBITDA margin 11.0%, −400 bps.
  2. Core profit grew faster than reported profit: core −21.0%, reported −29.2%. Other income, exceptional items or tax held the headline back.
  3. Every check that could run (13 of 18) came back quiet.

The quarter, explainedfrom the filing and the statements

Mahanagar Gas Ltd. reported revenue of ₹2,778 cr for July to September 2026, +23.1% on the year and +6.9% on the quarter. That is faster than this quarter has grown in recent years (+20.0% on average), so the year-on-year number is not just the season. It is the highest quarterly revenue in the last 12 quarters on record. Over the last four quarters revenue comes to ₹9,486 cr, +17.7% on the four before.

Operating profit (EBITDA) was ₹305 cr, a margin of 11.0%, −400 bps on the year and −222 bps on the quarter. It is the narrowest margin of the last 8 quarters (range 11.0% to 24.1%). Operating costs grew +28.9%, faster than revenue at +23.1%, so operating profit grew less than sales.

Net profit was ₹135 cr, −29.2% on the year and −29.7% on the quarter, with earnings per share of ₹13.73. Profit before other income, one-offs and tax grew faster, at −21.0%; other income, one-offs or tax held the headline back. The tax rate of 27% is in line with its recent average. Profit over the last four quarters totals ₹662 cr, −32.3% on the four before.

Of the 12 companies in Oil, gas and energy that have reported Q2 FY27 so far, Mahanagar Gas Ltd. ranks 9th on revenue growth; the sector median is +27.3%. Its margin moved −400 bps on the year against a sector median of +120 bps.

Refining and marketing profits swing with crude and product margins, and inventory gains or losses can move a single quarter sharply.

On earnings per share of ₹67.08 over the last four quarters, the stock at ₹1,122.80 trades at 16.7 times trailing earnings.

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Also worth knowing

✓Positive

Profit is backed by cash: operating cash flow exceeded profit.

Operating cash flow for the first half ₹689 cr against profit of ₹328 cr.

Source: Cash flow statement

iNote

Operating margin fell sharply on the year. Pricing, input costs, or mix?

Expected for Oil, gas and energy: Margins move with crude and inventory gains each quarter. EBITDA margin 11.0%, −400 bps on the year (−222 bps on the quarter).

Source: Results filing

Could not run on this quarter: Borrowing while holding cash, IPO money used as stated, Related-party transactions, Promoter pledges and allotments, Earlier promises against delivery. The filing did not carry these lines.

Where the profit change came fromSep '25 → Sep '26

₹191 crSep'25−₹33.0 crBusiness(EBITDA)−₹12.7 crDepreciation−₹2.7 crFinancecost−₹5.5 crOtherincome+₹14.7 crTax−₹16.6 crOtherlines₹135 crSep'26Scale starts at ₹102 cr, not zero, so the changes are visible

Net profit a year ago, each driver's change, and net profit now. Blue added profit, red took it away.

The half year: balance sheet and cashfiled with Q2

Balance sheetSep '26Last year endChange
Trade receivables₹570 cr₹459 cr▲ 24.3%
Inventory₹71.4 cr₹62.6 cr▲ 14.0%
Cash₹42.3 cr₹57.2 cr▼ 26.0%
Bank balances₹73.4 cr₹57.1 cr▲ 28.6%
Trade payables₹572 cr₹479 cr▲ 19.4%
Net block₹4,967 cr₹4,689 cr▲ 5.9%
Capital work in progress₹1,453 cr₹1,270 cr▲ 14.5%
Equity₹6,579 cr₹6,428 cr▲ 2.4%
Total assets₹9,536 cr₹8,981 cr▲ 6.2%
Cash flow, year to dateThis yearLast year
Operating cash flow₹689 cr₹536 cr
Capital expenditure−₹647 cr−₹463 cr
Investing cash flow−₹492 cr−₹447 cr
Financing cash flow−₹212 cr−₹207 cr
Dividends paid−₹178 cr−₹178 cr

Operating cash flow was 2.10× profit. Receivables at 19 days of sales (+1 days against the last year end). Inventory at 2 days of sales (−0 days).

From the filingauditor, IPO money, related parties, promoters

✓Auditor's reviewUnmodified conclusion · Deloitte Haskins & Sells LLP

Other matter 1: “

We did not review the interim financial information of 1 subsidiary included in the unaudited consolidated financial results, whose interim financial results reflect total assets of Rs. 49.92 crore as at September 30, 2026, total revenue of Rs. 1.31 crore… Read in fullWe did not review the interim financial information of 1 subsidiary included in the unaudited consolidated financial results, whose interim financial results reflect total assets of Rs. 49.92 crore as at September 30, 2026, total revenue of Rs. 1.31 crore and Rs. 2.32 crore for the quarter and six months ended September 30, 2026 respectively, total net loss after tax of Rs. 0.45 and Rs. 1.19 crore for the quarter and six months ended September 30, 2026 respectively and total comprehensive loss of Rs. 0.45 crore and Rs. 1.19 crore for the quarter and six months ended September 30, 2026 and net cash outflow of Rs. 0.52 crore for the six months ended September 30, 2026, as considered in the Statement. This interim financial information have been reviewed by other auditors whose report has been furnished to us by the Management and our conclusion on the Statement, in so far as it relates to the amounts and disclosures included in respect of this subsidiary is based solely on the report of the other auditors and the procedures performed by us as stated in paragraph 3 above.
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Other matter 2: “

The Statement of unaudited consolidated financial results also includes the Group's share of loss after tax of Rs. 1.18 crore and Rs. 1.49 crore for the quarter and six months ended September 30, 2026 and total comprehensive loss of Rs.… Read in fullThe Statement of unaudited consolidated financial results also includes the Group's share of loss after tax of Rs. 1.18 crore and Rs. 1.49 crore for the quarter and six months ended September 30, 2026 and total comprehensive loss of Rs. 1.18 crore and Rs. 1.49 crore for the quarter and six months ended September 30, 2026, as considered in the Statement, in respect of 2 associates, based on their interim financial information. These interim financial information have not been reviewed by their auditors and have been furnished to us by the Management and our conclusion on the Statement, in so far as it relates to the amounts and disclosures included in respect of the associates is based solely on such interim financial information. In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us by the Management, these interim financial results are not material to the Group.
”

Filing p. limited review report

?Governance eventsOther

Board of Directors approved amendments to the Code of Practices and Procedures for Fair Disclosure of Unpublished Price Sensitive Information on November 03, 2026. (p. Fair Disclosure Code filing p.1)

Recognised impairment loss of ₹17.33 crore during Q2 FY27 on fair value assessment of investment in 3EV Industries Private Limited. (p. note 6 of standalone results)

Disputed CGST demand of ₹54.33 crore plus penalty under RCM on road re-instatement charges remains sub judice before Hon'ble High Court with next hearing on December 15, 2026. (p. note 7 of standalone results)

Inside the profitother income, one-offs, tax

Other income, line by line

  • Realised gain on sale of investments (6M consolidated): 53.24 crore (recurring)consolidated cash flow statement
  • Interest income (6M consolidated): 3.86 crore (recurring)consolidated cash flow statement
  • Unrealised gain on investments (6M consolidated): 20.23 crore (recurring)consolidated cash flow statement

One-offs

  • Impairment loss on fair value assessment of investment in 3EV Industries Private Limited: 17.33 crore. Seen before: nonote 6 of standalone results

Tax: Consolidated tax expense of ₹50.00 crore (current tax ₹47.44 crore, deferred tax ₹2.56 crore) on Profit before tax of ₹185.40 crore

Energy vitalsthe numbers this business is run on

MetricQ2 FY27Q1 FY27
Total Sales Volume (MMSCMD)4.894.77
CNG Sales Volume (SCM Million)326.82318.09
PNG Domestic Sales Volume (SCM Million)58.856.67
PNG Industry/Commercial Sales Volume (SCM Million)64.458.94
PNG Total Sales Volume (SCM Million)123.2115.61
Total Sales Volume SCM (SCM Million)450.02433.71
EBITDA before Exceptional Items (₹ crore)304.76342.98

Read using the Oil, gas and energy framework (named in the filing read). Primary valuation lens: Sum of the parts.

2 standard reads withheld or marked as expected here, and why
  • Margins move with crude and inventory gains each quarter.
  • Inventory gains and losses swing quarterly profit.

Read more closely in this sector: Inventory gains inside reported margin · Under-recoveries and government compensation.

What management saidquoted, with source

  • The Board Meeting commenced at 1100 hours and concluded at 1420 hours.press release, outcome letter p.1
  • During the quarter the Company made assessment of the fair value of its investment in 3EV Industries Private Limited and accordingly an impairment loss of Rs.17.33 crore has been recognised as an exceptional itempress release, note 6 of standalone results
  • The total demand raised by GAIL for the period from November 2008 till July 2021 was Rs. 331.80 Crore.press release, note 4 of standalone results
  • The Hon'ble High Court of Delhi vide its order dated December 13, 2022 has stayed the recovery against the PNGRB order and has directed the Company to deposit a sum of Rs. 50 Crore with GAILpress release, note 4 of standalone results

Segments

SegmentRevenueYoYResultYoY
Selling and distribution of natural gas₹2,778 cr▲ 23.1%₹185 cr▼ 27.6%

Every quartersame rules, every quarter

Q3 FY24Q4 FY24Q1 FY25Q2 FY25Q3 FY25Q4 FY25Q1 FY26Q2 FY26Q3 FY26Q4 FY26Q1 FY27Q2 FY27
Revenue₹1,569 cr₹1,567 cr₹1,590 cr₹1,786 cr₹1,758 cr₹1,963 cr₹2,081 cr₹2,256 cr₹2,058 cr₹2,051 cr₹2,599 cr₹2,778 cr
YoY——+3%+14%+12%+25%+31%+26%+17%+4%+25%+23%
EBITDA margin28.6%25.1%26.3%23.1%17.9%20.1%24.1%15.0%17.1%12.7%13.2%11.0%
Other income, % of PBT11%13%10%13%17%12%7%11%11%16%12%13%
Exceptional items———————————−₹17.3 cr
Tax rate26%26%26%23%19%28%26%25%26%26%25%27%
Net profit₹317 cr₹265 cr₹285 cr₹287 cr₹225 cr₹242 cr₹320 cr₹191 cr₹202 cr₹132 cr₹193 cr₹135 cr
YoY——−23%−15%−29%−9%+12%−33%−10%−45%−40%−29%
Core profit YoY——−25%−20%−39%−5%+16%−30%+5%−50%−43%−21%
EPS₹32.11₹26.83₹28.81₹29.03₹22.82₹24.53₹32.35₹19.37₹20.45₹13.36₹19.54₹13.73
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