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TVS Supply Chain Solutions Limited

NSE: TVSSCSLogistics Solution Provider

Share price

₹124.54

-1.10% close of 9 Oct 2026

Market cap ₹5,480 CrP/E 77.2

Price-based ratios (P/B, dividend yield, EV/EBITDA) are as of 8 Oct 2026, the close above is 9 Oct 2026.

Business score

How strong the business is, in one number. The parts behind it are in Pro.

53

out of 100 · worked out 9 Oct 2026

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Market cap

₹5,480 Cr

P/E ratio

77.2

P/B ratio

2.7

ROCE

10.1%

ROE

9.7%

Dividend yield

0.0%

Price & valuation chart

How the share price and its valuation have moved. Hover over the chart to see any day. Prices as of the last close.

Prices as of 9 Oct 2026 close52-week high ₹141.6652-week low ₹90.97

Answers

Simple answers to the questions investors ask most, from the company's own numbers.

How fast it has been growing

Sales grew 16.9% over the past year, and 5.4% a year over its longer record. Meanwhile what it keeps of every 100 rupees of sales held steady, near 7.1% over the last three years.

Whether it grew faster than its sector

It grew 5.4% a year against a sector median of 9.8% — 4.4 percentage points slower.

Room to re-rate, or risk of de-rating

Too little price history yet to compare it with its own past.

Whether growth justifies the valuation

Priced at 1.1 times its growth rate, on earnings growth of 71%.

Profit growthPrice per ₹1 profitPer 1% growth
TVS Supply Chain Solutions Limited — this one71%/yr77.2×₹1.1
Container Corporation of India Limited2%/yr27.1×₹13.5
Delhivery Limited26%/yr250.3×₹9.6
Shadowfax Technologies Limited41%/yr101.5×₹2.5
Blue Dart Express Limited-10%/yr33.9×—
Transport Corporation of India Limited12%/yr13.9×₹1.2

Compared with companies filed under the same label. That grouping comes from the exchange's filing category, so some of them may not be real rivals.

How it compares with its peers

Against companies the exchange files under the same label (Logistics Solution Provider), it ranks 18 of 36 on returns, 25 of 35 on growth, 18 of 36 on margin. That grouping comes from the exchange's filing category, so some of them may not be real rivals.

What makes it hard to beat — and is that still true?

No durable advantage shows in the numbers: it earns 10.1% on capital, ahead of 50% of companies filed under the same label. That grouping comes from the exchange's filing category, so some of them may not be real rivals.

Whether its growth pays for itself

Yes — Over the last five years it made ₹2881 crore of cash from the business, spent ₹782 crore on plant and equipment, and returned ₹1718 crore to lenders and shareholders. It has not made a profit over 8 years.

Profit reality check

Is the profit real cash? Simple checks on the accounts. Facts only, not advice.

8 of 10 checks clear · 80%

How the profit check works

Latest result · Q1 FY27

What the last results showed. Whether management kept its word is in Pro.

Announced 10 Aug 2026 · Consolidated · Unaudited

Revenue

₹3,335 Cr

Revenue vs last year

+28.7%

Revenue vs last quarter

+10.0%

Net profit

₹22 Cr

Profit vs last year

-68.3%

Profit vs last quarter

+24.9%

Net margin

0.7%

EPS

₹0.47

Earnings call transcript · 11 Aug 2026

Checklist before you investPRO

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Key numbers & peers

The main numbers grouped by topic, and how the company compares with similar ones.

Price

Market cap
₹5,480 Cr
Prev close
₹124.54
52w High
₹147
52w Low
₹90.3
Enterprise value
₹7,511 Cr
Beta
1.3
Price CAGR 1y
4.0%
Price CAGR 3y
-15.0%
Price CAGR 5y
—
Price CAGR 10y
—

Ratios

Return on assets
1.6%
PEG ratio
1.1
P/E ratio
77.2
P/B ratio
2.7
EV / EBITDA
9.0
Industry P/E
24.7
ROCE
10.1%
ROCE 5y average
6.4%
ROE
9.7%
Debt / Equity
1.4
Interest coverage
2.0
Dividend yield
0.0%
ROE 3y average
1.0%
ROE last year
10.0%

Annual P&L

Annual revenue
₹11,003 Cr
Annual profit
₹117 Cr
Operating margin
7.0%
Net profit margin
1.1%
EBITDA margin
7.1%
Sales growth 3y
3.3%
Sales growth 5y
9.7%
Profit growth 3y
71.0%
Profit growth 5y
29.0%
EPS
₹2.6
Sales growth TTM
17.0%
Profit growth TTM
-37.0%
Dividend payout
0.0%

Quarter P&L

Sales latest quarter
₹3,335 Cr
Profit latest quarter
₹22 Cr
YoY quarterly sales growth
28.7%
YoY quarterly profit growth
-69.0%
OPM latest quarter
6.7%

Balance Sheet

Book Value
₹46.2
Face Value
₹1.0
Total debt
₹2,755 Cr
Total cash
₹724 Cr
Borrowings
₹2,755 Cr
Reserves / Equity
45.2

Cash Flow

Operating cash flow
₹746 Cr
Free cash flow
₹481 Cr
FCF yield
5.8%
Net cash flow
₹68 Cr

Shareholding

Promoter holding
43.0%
FII holding
2.4%
DII holding
2.2%
Public holding
52.4%

Peer comparison

CompanyPrice ₹P/EMkt cap ₹ CrDiv yield %Profit qtr ₹ CrProfit var %Sales qtr ₹ CrSales var %ROCE %
Container Corpn.436.4026.733,2371.98268.90.12,159.80.312.6
Delhivery395.40248.529,6270.0031.9-65.02,930.727.81.0
Shadowfax Technologies287.4097.916,8690.0066.2624.31,323.966.310.3
Blue Dart Expres4,566.0033.410,8350.5588.581.21,657.715.015.8
Transport Corp.880.4514.86,7651.13106.6-0.81,248.59.619.4
TVS Supply126.9079.05,5990.0022.5-84.33,335.228.710.1
VRL Logistics283.6518.64,9621.7680.560.9878.818.118.3
Median148.9524.45790.008.428.0190.821.712.6

Competes with: AVG Logistics Limited, Accuracy Shipping Limited, Allcargo Global Limited, Allcargo Logistics Limited, Aspinwall and Company Limited, Blue Dart Express Limited, Container Corporation of India Limited, DJ Mediaprint & Logistics Limited, Delhivery Limited, East West Freight Carriers Limited, Gateway Distriparks Limited, Globe International Carriers Limited, Glottis Limited, Jet Freight Logistics Limited, Lancer Container Lines Limited, Mahindra Logistics Limited, Navkar Corporation Limited, North Eastern Carrying Corporation Limited, Om Freight Forwarders Limited, Orissa Bengal Carrier Limited, Patel Integrated Logistics Limited, Reliance Industrial Infrastructure Limited, Ritco Logistics Limited, Shadowfax Technologies Limited, Shiprocket Limited, Shree Vasu Logistics Limited, Sical Logistics Limited, Skyways Air Services Limited, Snowman Logistics Limited, TCI Express Limited, Tiger Logistics (India) Limited, Total Transport Systems Limited, Transindia Real Estate Limited, Transport Corporation of India Limited, VRL Logistics Limited, Western Carriers (India) Limited

Quarterly results

Sales and profit for each of the last 13 quarters. Newest on the right. ₹ crore.

Consolidated · to 30 Jun 2026
Line itemJun 2023Sep 2023Dec 2023Mar 2024Jun 2024Sep 2024Dec 2024Mar 2025Jun 2025Sep 2025Dec 2025Mar 2026Jun 2026
Sales2,2892,2632,2222,4262,5392,5132,4452,4992,5922,6632,7163,0323,335
Expenses2,1182,0782,0602,2612,3582,3232,2942,3302,4152,4812,5102,8143,110
Material Cost2.892.402.1213.460.58
Change in Inventories0.50-4.33-52-540.96-46
Purchases of Stock-in-Trade466489497528648711
Employee Cost610619644599640676
Other Expenses1,2511,3091,3901,4371,5211,769
Operating Profit170185162165182190151169177182206218225
OPM %7.458.187.296.827.167.576.186.766.836.827.577.206.74
Other Income-18-132216789149512-1814
Exceptional items (within Other Income)0.93860-9.13-2.380.42
Interest63574438404139373833424545
Depreciation137142140139135140136133130137147156161
Profit before tax-48-26151418-151310323162632
Tax %3654-1,565-94640571303130302930
Net Profit-65-41105711-24-47116111822
EPS in Rs-1.80-1.130.220.100.150.21-0.56-0.111.600.350.240.400.47
Diluted EPS in Rs-0.111.590.350.240.400.47

Profit & loss

Yearly sales, costs and profit for 12 years, plus the last 12 months (TTM). ₹ crore.

Consolidated · to 31 Mar 2026
Line itemMar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026TTM
Sales6,7806,6056,9349,2509,9949,2009,99611,00311,746
Expenses6,2716,3496,5388,6299,3228,4959,32210,22510,916
Material Cost128.98
Change in Inventories14-110
Purchases of Stock-in-Trade1,7572,151
Employee Cost2,3532,502
Other Expenses5,1675,669
Operating Profit509255396621672705673778830
OPM %83.906778777
Other Income631841111262-76312634
Exceptional items (within Other Income)5.1576
Interest146237182160193210164165165
Depreciation418444443461502557544570601
Profit before tax8-242-1191340-692916997
Tax %4973-36463-43113331
Net Profit-33-248-76-4642-90-9.6411768
EPS in Rs-4.26-61-23-1.351.09-2.30-0.312.591.46
Diluted EPS in Rs-0.312.59
Dividend Payout %00000000

Compounded growth

Average yearly growth over different spans, as stored. A span can cross a demerger or an acquisition.

Compounded sales growth

10 years
—
5 years
10%
3 years
3%
TTM
17%

Compounded profit growth

10 years
—
5 years
29%
3 years
71%
TTM
-37%

Stock price CAGR

10 years
—
5 years
—
3 years
-15%
1 year
4%

Return on equity

10 years
—
5 years
-1%
3 years
1%
Last year
10%

Balance sheet

What the company owns and what it owes, at the end of each year. ₹ crore.

Consolidated
Line itemMar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
Equity Capital3232323636444444
Reserves5884794596786871,7711,7581,989
Borrowings2,5013,3552,7342,9543,3242,1992,0882,755
Other Liabilities1,4921,5241,6441,9862,0701,7571,8362,351
Minority Interest3429
Total Liabilities4,6125,3904,8685,6546,1175,7715,7267,140
Fixed Assets2,0192,0211,9872,1412,2962,3502,1652,859
CWIP138161235128215
Investments60501121001059398280
Other Assets2,5213,3102,7543,4013,6813,3163,3803,985
Total Assets4,6125,3904,8685,6546,1175,7715,7587,200

Cash flows

Real money coming in and going out each year — from the business, from investments and from loans. ₹ crore.

Consolidated
Line itemMar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
Cash from Operating Activity372190712601734128672746
Cash from Investing Activity-236-337102-383-222-112-142-229
Cash from Financing Activity-17557-1,167237-419-592-495-449
Net Cash Flow120410-35345592-5763568
Free Cash Flow2347160150159016511481

Ratios

How fast customers pay, how long stock sits, and how well capital earns — year by year.

Consolidated
Line itemMar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
Debtor Days6673615245565355
Inventory Days7471919292867995
Days Payable440432464458380303293320
Cash Conversion Cycle-300-288-311-314-243-162-161-170
Working Capital Days-20-46-22-36-55-14-13-21
ROCE %01665510

Shareholding pattern

Who owns the company — founders (promoters), foreign funds, Indian funds and the public. In %.

Consolidated · to 30 Jun 2026
Line itemSep 2023Dec 2023Mar 2024Jun 2024Sep 2024Dec 2024Mar 2025Jun 2025Sep 2025Dec 2025Mar 2026Jun 2026
Promoters434343434343434343434343
FIIs1.080.370.230.242.353.313.583.363.482.732.452.38
DIIs7.496.606.125.523.103.733.422.452.312.192.182.17
Public485051515150505151525252
No. of Shareholders79,8461,04,4921,13,1881,28,4311,24,3841,22,5291,22,6081,23,5701,23,4621,22,7751,22,8331,19,325

Price trend

The price as a Renko brick chart: small moves drop out so the bigger path stands out.

Change over 1 year -0.5% (₹125.14 → ₹124.54)Brick size ₹4.64 (fixed)Bricks 39
₹100₹120₹140₹125Nov '25Jan '26Mar '26May '26Aug '26
Price moved up one brickPrice moved down one brickLast close ₹124.54 on 9 Oct 2026

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Open interestPRO

Where option traders are positioned on this stock.

Industry numbers

The numbers that matter most in this industry, from the company's own filings.

1 when an audit qualification is filed as repetitive

0.00flag

2026-03-31

company capacity utilisation %

85.00pct

2026-06-30

the company's own unlisted debt securities in default at period end

0.00cr

2026-06-30

the company's own loans / revolving facilities in default at period end (standalone filing)

0.00cr

2026-06-30

net debt from the filed balance sheet at the newest year end: Borrowings − Cash Equivalents − Investments (Current); negative = net cash

2,031inr_cr

2026-03-31

guarantees / comfort given for promoter, promoter group, directors and KMP

0.00cr

2026-03-31

loans outstanding to promoter, promoter group, directors and KMP (governance filing)

0.00cr

2026-03-31

security given for the borrowing of promoter, promoter group, directors and KMP

0.00cr

2026-03-31

FY revenue / permanent employees + workers, same basis (calc)

37,75,877inr

2026-03-31

News

News and filings about TVS Supply Chain Solutions Limited. Open one to see why it matters.

No recent news for this company.

Supply chain

Who it buys from, sells to and competes with — as recorded in our map of company links.

About

What the company is, from our own records: where it sits, where it makes things, and what it is made of.

Sector
Services
Industry
Logistics Solution Provider
Classification
Services › Logistics Solution Provider
ISIN
INE395N01027

Business segments

  • Integrated Supply Chain Solutions · 75%
  • Global Forwarding Solutions · 25%

News impact

Big market events that reach TVS Supply Chain Solutions Limited, and how the effect spreads.

Who it hits first

  • Russia will keep its diesel export ban through October to calm fuel prices at home, so fewer diesel cargoes reach world buyers.
  • World diesel is already dear at 4.725 dollars a gallon after rising 11.85% in a month and 48.8% in three months, and a longer ban keeps it tight.
  • Indian refiners like Reliance Industries, Indian Oil and Bharat Petroleum can sell scarce diesel at wider gaps between crude and fuel.
  • Truckers, ships and builders who burn diesel, such as Delhivery, Mahindra Logistics and cement makers, pay more to do the same work.

Who may gain

  • Reliance Industries, which runs the giant Jamnagar refinery that exports fuel, gains as export diesel fetches higher prices.
  • Indian Oil Corporation and Bharat Petroleum, the state refiners that also run pump stations, earn fatter refinery margins on each barrel.
  • Smaller refiners Mangalore Refinery and Chennai Petroleum get the same margin lift when their plants run well.
  • Oil producers like Oil and Natural Gas Corporation that sell crude to refiners see steady demand as refineries run hard.

Along the supply chain

Downstream

Downstream, diesel buyers pay more: parcel carriers Delhivery, Mahindra Logistics, TVS Supply Chain and Blue Dart, plus shippers, cement makers Nuvoco Vistas and Ramco Cements, and builders, who then press car makers Maruti Suzuki and Tata Motors and airline IndiGo, the fuel buyers named as refiner customers, for higher freight and fares.

Upstream

Upstream, the firms that feed the refiners stay busy: Oil and Natural Gas Corporation and Oil India which pump crude, GAIL India and Petronet LNG which supply gas, plus Aegis Logistics and Deep Industries which handle storage and oilfield services, all gaining as Reliance Industries, Indian Oil and Bharat Petroleum run hard.

Where demand moves

Business

Refiners see stronger business demand for their diesel cargoes abroad, while transporters and builders see no extra parcels or projects, only dearer fuel bills that force freight and cement price talks.

Capital

Investors favour fuel makers and refiners on wider margins while turning cautious on trucking, shipping and cement shares until fuel surcharges catch up.

How it spreads across sectors

Chemicals

Fuel-linked chemical makers face higher freight and input costs as diesel holds up.

Construction

Builders and road firms see dearer site diesel and haulage, slowing margin recovery.

Construction Materials

Cement makers pay more for kiln fuel and dispatches, pressing cement prices.

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

Refiners gain on wider diesel gaps; pump sellers face a tug between refinery profit and capped retail prices.

Power

Diesel-backup power users and small plants pay more to run, though grid demand stays steady.

Services

Trucking, parcel and shipping firms face dearer trips and margin squeeze until surcharges reset.

Commodity angle

Commodity

diesel

Move series

diesel

Note

Diesel is in a price shock, up 11.85% in a month to 4.725 dollars a gallon. Margin hits of -29.09 bps for TVS Supply Chain, -22.19 bps for Nuvoco and -18.23 bps for Knowledge Marine were copied into their signals; all others had no sized weight so bps stayed null.

Shock

price

Unit

USD/gallon

A pattern seen before

Cascade chain

  • Russia diesel ban through October -> fewer diesel cargoes -> diesel 4.725 dollars a gallon, up 11.85% in a month
  • Dear diesel -> wider crude-to-diesel gaps -> refiner margins up (Reliance, Indian Oil, Bharat Petroleum, MRPL)
  • Dear diesel -> truck and ship trips cost more -> logistics margins down (Delhivery, Mahindra Logistics, TVS Supply Chain, Blue Dart)
  • Dear freight plus kiln fuel -> cement and builder costs up -> Nuvoco and peers press prices
  • Higher freight -> car makers, IndiGo airline and chemical and power users face cost pass-through

Pattern name

Crude Oil Cascade

Patterns

  • Crude Oil Cascade

Sectors queried

  • Cement
  • Chemicals
  • FMCG
  • Power

When it plays out

Immediate

Diesel stays tight over days; refiners talk up margins while transporters flag fuel bills and start surcharge talks.

Medium term

If Russia lifts the ban and refining capacity heals, diesel eases and logistics margins heal; if bans persist, freight stays dear and refiners keep the premium.

Short term

Ban runs through October; freight and cement prices edge up where contracts allow, refiners report fatter gaps.

Who it hits first

  • A deep depression sits off the Andhra-Odisha coast with an IMD red alert, and eight Odisha districts have shut schools
  • Delhivery, Shadowfax, BlackBuck and TVS Supply Chain, which move parcels and factory goods by road, stall trucks through flooded highways, while GMR Airports cancels east-coast flights and Shreeji Shipping holds coastal sailings
  • Adani Ports runs four ports in the two states plus IOC Paradip refinery and steel plants at Kalinganagar and Rourkela sit in the storm path, but they were outside the ranked pool, so no signal is emitted for them here

Who may gain

  • No immediate winner — coastal transport, ports and construction pause for safety
  • Andhra Cements and other builders later, if storm repairs lift cement and repair demand

Along the supply chain

Downstream

Downstream, shops, factories and hospitals waiting on Andhra-Odisha deliveries get late parcels and raw material, while flyers rebook through GMR-served airports and coastal cargo waits for calm seas

Upstream

Upstream, fuel stops, port pilots and warehouse hands in Visakhapatnam, Paradip, Dhamra and Gopalpur idle while the alert holds, so Delhivery, BlackBuck, TVS Supply Chain and Shreeji Shipping pay waiting costs without moving goods

Where demand moves

Business

Business demand pauses rather than disappears — parcels wait, flights rebook, ships anchor — so transport sellers lose days of fees while digital payments and insurance sales simply shift by a few days.

Capital

Capital steps back from coastal transport and Andhra makers on delay fears, with no rush into lenders or life insurers since a two-day alert brings no loan or claim wave.

How it spreads across sectors

Financial Services

Banks, payments firms and life insurers see only brief branch and agent shutdowns, with no loan or claim wave sized.

Services

Parcel, trucking, supply-chain, airport and shipping sellers lose days of fees to floods and cancellations.

A pattern seen before

Cascade chain

Pattern name

Monsoon Cascade

Patterns

  • Monsoon Cascade

Sectors queried

  • FMCG

When it plays out

Immediate

Red alert holds; flights cancel, ships anchor, trucks park and schools stay shut in eight districts

Medium term

Repairs to roads, roofs and power lines lift local cement and construction work over one to six months if damage is material

Short term

Storm passes and backlogs clear within one to two weeks; transport volumes snap back and delayed premiums get collected

Who it hits first

  • India's airlines together carried 121.26 lakh domestic flyers in August, down 6.34% from 129.47 lakh in August 2025, per DGCA.
  • InterGlobe Aviation, which runs IndiGo airline, and SpiceJet face emptier planes and softer ticket income.
  • Airport operators like GMR Airports see fewer fee-paying passengers and softer shop sales.

Who may gain

  • Air travellers, who may get cheaper tickets if airlines cut fares to fill empty seats.
  • Rail and bus operators, who could pick up a few travellers switching from costly or fewer flights.

Along the supply chain

Downstream

Softer downstream pull — travel sellers, hotels and tour firms linked to flying see fewer customers, while flyers may benefit from fare deals.

Upstream

Softer upstream pull — jet-fuel sellers like HPCL, BPCL and Indian Oil (oil firms) and travel-tech helpers like RateGain see slightly lower volumes if fewer flights operate.

Where demand moves

Business

Fewer flyers means fewer tickets, less seat-fee and food income for airlines, and lower per-flyer fees and shop sales at airports.

Capital

Investors turn cautious on airlines and airport operators after the 6.34% dip, while money stays put in unrelated service firms like ports and offices.

How it spreads across sectors

Services

Soft month for airlines and airports on 6.34% fewer flyers; rest of Services like ports, logistics, offices and BPOs see no direct business change.

When it plays out

Immediate

1–7 days: airline and airport shares wobble as traders price the 6.34% traffic miss.

Medium term

1–6 months: festive season and fare moves decide whether August was a blip or a softer demand trend.

Short term

1–4 weeks: airlines adjust fares and schedules; September traffic shows if the dip persists.

Who it hits first

  • Indiabulls pivots to fintech; stock pops on deal optics then faces dilution and integration questions
  • Fintech Cloud gets a listed parent and growth capital; valuation benchmark set for unlisted fintechs
  • Logistics and coworking peers (ranked set) see no fundamental change

Who may gain

  • Fintech Cloud's selling shareholders realize Rs 1,050 cr
  • Indiabulls shareholders IF the target's growth justifies Rs 1,500 cr

Along the supply chain

Downstream

Fintech Cloud's customers get a better-capitalized vendor; Indiabulls' service clients gain a digital layer over time.

Upstream

No goods chain — the 'suppliers' are the target's selling shareholders and its technology vendors.

Where demand moves

Business

No operating demand shifts yet — the target's revenues consolidate only after closing; cross-sell between Indiabulls' services and fintech products is a 1-2 year story.

Capital

Speculative money chases the acquirer on deal headlines; institutional money waits for target financials and integration proof before committing.

How it spreads across sectors

Services

neutral for logistics/coworking; mild positive read for listed fintech-adjacent smallcaps

When it plays out

Immediate

Acquirer pops 2-4% on headlines; ranked peers flat

Medium term

Integration and earn-out outcomes over 1-2 years determine success

Short term

Deal details (target financials, funding mix) decide whether pop holds

5 Sept, 04:29 IST · Market event · high impact

UPDATE: US diesel prices hit an all-time high as the US-Iran conflict enters its sixth month, with the tracked diesel benchmark up 20.4% in a month and distillate cracks at record levels

Diesel has become far more expensive worldwide because the Iran conflict is squeezing supply, which raises costs for trucking, delivery and construction companies while handing a windfall to refineries that turn crude oil into diesel.

Oil, Gas & Consumable FuelsServicesConstructionConstruction Materials

Who it hits first

  • Road logistics and express delivery operators - Delhivery, Mahindra Logistics, TVS Supply Chain Solutions - face a 20.4% jump in their single largest cost
  • Construction contractors running their own plant and machinery on fixed-price contracts, notably SEPC and PSP Projects, absorb the increase directly
  • Cement makers such as Nuvoco Vistas, for whom road haulage of clinker and cement is a large share of the delivered cost

Who may gain

  • Standalone refiners Chennai Petroleum and MRPL, whose earnings are the gap between crude and product prices and that gap is now at a record
  • Integrated refiner-exporters such as Reliance Industries and Indian Oil, which can direct diesel into the export market at record cracks

Along the supply chain

Downstream

Everything moved by road gets more expensive to deliver: e-commerce fulfilment, cement and steel haulage, fast-moving consumer goods distribution and agricultural produce transport all see a higher freight bill, and surcharges reach end customers within one to two billing cycles.

Upstream

Crude oil producers and refiners are the upstream beneficiaries - record diesel cracks pull crude demand up and let refiners bid for more barrels; oilfield services and shipping of clean products also gain volume as trade routes lengthen around the Iran disruption.

Where demand moves

Business

Demand for diesel itself barely falls in the short run because trucks still have to run, so the cost simply moves along the chain: logistics operators add fuel surcharges, e-commerce and manufacturing customers pay them, and eventually consumers do. On the supply side, record cracks pull every available barrel of crude into diesel production, so refiners run harder and buy more crude, and they favour diesel-rich configurations over petrol. Construction contractors on fixed-price contracts are the group that cannot pass anything on, so the cost stops with them.

Capital

Money rotates out of fuel-consuming logistics and construction names and into standalone refiners, which is the same rotation that produced 60-74% one-month gains in MRPL and Chennai Petroleum in April 2022; because cracks are already at record levels rather than at the start of a move, that rotation is late-cycle and carries reversal risk.

How it spreads across sectors

Construction

contractors on fixed-price contracts absorb the cost overrun with no recovery mechanism

Construction Materials

cement freight cost per tonne rises, compressing the delivered margin in freight-heavy regions

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

standalone refiners gain on record distillate cracks while fuel retailers face a marketing margin squeeze if pump prices cannot rise as fast

Services

logistics and express operators lose margin unless fuel surcharges stick with customers

codex additions

Commodity angle

Commodity

diesel

Note

Margin impact is computed only for companies whose DEPENDS_ON_COMMODITY edge carries a recorded cost_weight_pct. Six of the nine signal tickers - MAHLOG, PSPPROJECT, MRPL, DELHIVERY, SEPC and CHENNPETRO - have diesel edges with no cost weight recorded, so no basis-point figure is invented for them; their exposure is described qualitatively instead.

Price updated at

2026-09-04

Shock type

price

Unit

USD/gallon

A pattern seen before

Cascade chain

  • US-Iran conflict enters month six
  • Diesel hits a record at 4.548 USD/gallon, +20.37% in a month, outpacing Brent at +18.19%
  • Distillate cracks widen to record levels
  • Standalone refiners capture the crack; fuel retailers face marketing margin squeeze
  • Road logistics, express delivery, construction plant and cement haulage costs rise 20%+
  • Fuel surcharges pass the cost to e-commerce, FMCG and industrial customers

Pattern name

Crude Oil Cascade

Sectors queried

  • Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels
  • Services
  • Construction
  • Construction Materials
  • Automobile and Auto Components
  • Metals & Mining

When it plays out

Immediate

Refiners rally and logistics and construction names de-rate; fuel surcharge notices go out to customers within days.

Medium term

Bessent's forecast of oil falling to 40-50 US dollars once the Iran conflict ends is the key risk to the refiner trade; a ceasefire would collapse both crude and cracks quickly, exactly as happened after the June 2022 peak.

Short term

Watch whether Indian jet fuel and diesel retail prices are allowed to rise - if they are held down, the marketing arms of the state oil companies absorb the squeeze instead of consumers.

Other sectors it reaches

  • {"causal_chain":"Higher diesel prices raise operating costs for diesel-heavy fleets, hurting demand for commercial vehicles while accelerating preference for CNG, LNG and electric alternatives.","direction":"mixed","example_tickers":["TATAMOTORS","ASHOKLEY","EICHERMOT"],"magnitude":"medium","notes":"CV demand can soften if fleet profitability falls; OEMs with alternative-fuel portfolios may partly offset the drag. [Suggested by Codex Layer 5.5]","sector":"Automobiles","time_horizon":"1_to_6_months"}
  • {"causal_chain":"Fleet operators facing diesel inflation may defer maintenance and replacement cycles, while demand rises for fuel-efficiency, emission-control and alternative-powertrain components.","direction":"mixed","example_tickers":["BOSCHLTD","MOTHERSON","UNOMINDA"],"magnitude":"small","notes":"Impact depends on exposure to commercial vehicles versus EV/CNG components. [Suggested by Codex Layer 5.5]","sector":"Auto Components","time_horizon":"1_to_6_months"}
  • {"causal_chain":"A global distillate squeeze can spill into jet fuel pricing because middle distillates share refinery streams, raising ATF costs and pressuring airline margins unless fares rise.","direction":"negative","example_tickers":["INDIGO","SPICEJET"],"magnitude":"medium","notes":"Airlines are highly fuel-sensitive; pass-through may lag if demand is price-sensitive. [Suggested by Codex Layer 5.5]","sector":"Aviation","time_horizon":"immediate"}
  • {"causal_chain":"Higher bunker and diesel-linked inland evacuation costs raise total shipping and port-linked logistics costs, while refiners exporting diesel may lift liquid-cargo volumes.","direction":"mixed","example_tickers":["ADANIPORTS","JSWINFRA","GPPL"],"magnitude":"small","notes":"Volume benefit from refined-product trade can be offset by higher operating costs for port logistics. [Suggested by Codex Layer 5.5]","sector":"Ports \u0026 Marine Logistics","time_horizon":"1_to_4_weeks"}
  • {"causal_chain":"Elevated crude and refined-product prices raise naphtha, solvents, fuel and freight costs, compressing margins for chemical producers with weak pricing power.","direction":"negative","example_tickers":["AARTIIND","DEEPAKNTR","SRF"],"magnitude":"medium","notes":"Exporters may face additional freight pressure; specialty players with pass-through contracts are less exposed. [Suggested by Codex Layer 5.5]","sector":"Chemicals","time_horizon":"1_to_6_months"}
  • {"causal_chain":"Diesel-led freight inflation raises distribution costs across FMCG supply chains and can pressure rural consumption if transport-linked inflation spreads.","direction":"negative","example_tickers":["HINDUNILVR","BRITANNIA","DABUR"],"magnitude":"small","notes":"Large FMCG firms can partly pass through costs, but price hikes risk volume softness. [Suggested by Codex Layer 5.5]","sector":"Consumer Staples","time_horizon":"1_to_4_weeks"}
  • {"causal_chain":"Higher trucking and last-mile delivery costs increase inventory movement and fulfillment expenses, especially for grocery, fashion and quick-commerce models.","direction":"negative","example_tickers":["DMART","TRENT","NYKAA"],"magnitude":"small","notes":"Impact is larger for low-margin formats and companies subsidizing delivery. [Suggested by Codex Layer 5.5]","sector":"Retailing","time_horizon":"1_to_4_weeks"}
  • {"causal_chain":"Diesel inflation raises farm mechanization, irrigation pump, harvesting and crop transport costs, reducing farmer cash flows and potentially delaying input purchases.","direction":"negative","example_tickers":["UPL","COROMANDEL","CHAMBLFERT"],"magnitude":"medium","notes":"Fertilizer demand is policy-supported, but discretionary agrochemical spend can be more vulnerable. [Suggested by Codex Layer 5.5]","sector":"Agriculture Inputs","time_horizon":"1_to_6_months"}
  • {"causal_chain":"Mining, overburden removal and bulk transport are diesel-intensive; higher fuel costs raise cash costs for coal, iron ore, steel and non-ferrous supply chains.","direction":"negative","example_tickers":["COALINDIA","NMDC","TATASTEEL"],"magnitude":"medium","notes":"Captive logistics and pricing power determine how much margin pressure is absorbed. [Suggested by Codex Layer 5.5]","sector":"Metals \u0026 Mining","time_horizon":"1_to_4_weeks"}
  • {"causal_chain":"Higher diesel prices raise backup-generation costs for commercial users and can lift peak power demand from grid substitution, while oil-linked inflation may pressure receivables and policy settings.","direction":"mixed","example_tickers":["NTPC","POWERGRID","TATAPOWER"],"magnitude":"small","notes":"Grid generators may see demand support, but distribution and fuel-cost inflation risks remain. [Suggested by Codex Layer 5.5]","sector":"Power Utilities","time_horizon":"1_to_6_months"}

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