Jindal Saw is one of India's largest pipe makers, supplying seamless, SAW and ductile iron pipes to oil and gas and water-infrastructure customers, with a growing manufacturing footprint in Abu Dhabi and Saudi Arabia. The Q2 print will speak to whether margins stabilised after a sharp Q1 compression and how the suspended MENA export shipments and the Nashik seamless ramp are tracking.
| Results date | October 16, 2026 |
|---|---|
| Quarter | Q2 FY 2026-2027 |
| Previous quarter revenue | Rs. 4,476 crore (consolidated total income, Q1 FY27) |
| Previous quarter PAT | Rs. 91 crore (consolidated, Q1 FY27) |
| Market cap | Rs. 17,241.14 Cr |
| CMP | Rs. 269.6 |
The board was scheduled to meet on October 16, 2026, in New Delhi to consider unaudited standalone and consolidated Q2/H1 FY27 results for the period ended September 30, 2026. The trading window remained closed until 48 hours after results disclosure.
The key question for Q2 FY27 is whether performance held to management's guidance that Q2 would be similar to Q1, with improvement anticipated in H2. The MENA conflict escalated through the quarter — a maritime embargo against Saudi Arabia was declared on 20 July 2026, the Strait of Hormuz was blocked on 31 July, and Saudi Arabia shut its East-West pipeline on 12 September — keeping the 6.2 lakh-ton Saudi job-work order and the 0.75 million-ton export order book substantially unshippable by sea, with road dispatches of 10,000–12,000 tons per month only a partial substitute. On the domestic side, Jal Jeevan Mission 2.0 saw fresh fund flows of Rs. 6,154.96 crore released to states in FY26-27, but management has consistently flagged state-level execution and EPC contractor payment delays — not sanctions — as the binding constraint on DI pipe offtake. Input costs moved against the company mid-quarter, with domestic HRC prices rising about Rs. 4,000/ton between August and early September 2026 to a four-year high and the rupee weakening to about Rs. 96.77/USD by early October, against a Q1 consolidated EBITDA margin that had already compressed to 9.3%. The Nashik seamless plant, with API licences reinstated on 24 June 2026, is guided to reach 70,000–80,000 tons of quarterly volume from Q3 FY27, making Q2 the transition quarter, and the call is likely to cover the export execution status, the margin bridge, and capex phasing for the Rs. 3,600 crore of international projects.
FY27 volume tracking and Q2 vs Q1: Management guided Q2 to be similar to Q1 and FY27 volumes flattish versus FY26, conditional on the prevailing situation.
Export execution and MENA shipping status: Sea transport for India and Abu Dhabi shipments has been suspended since March 2026 amid regional conflict.
Nashik seamless ramp after API-licence reinstatement: API licences were reinstated in late June 2026, with utilization improvement expected from October.
Margin bridge and cost pass-through: Q1 FY27 consolidated EBITDA margin stood at 9.3%, with fresh input-cost and currency headwinds through Q2.
MENA project schedules, capex and leverage: Term debt is guided to rise from roughly Rs. 500 crore-plus to approximately Rs. 3,500 crore after completion of the MENA projects.
Management expects utilization at the Nashik seamless plant to improve from October 2026 following the reinstatement of API licences, with quarterly volume reaching 70,000–80,000 tons from Q3 FY27. The company cautioned that utilization could take at least a quarter to improve after the licence-related interruption.
Management said India and Abu Dhabi shipments requiring sea transport were suspended from March 2026 amid regional conflict and vessel unavailability, with Abu Dhabi sales limited to customers within trucking range. The 6 lakh-ton Saudi job-work order remains affected, and Middle East dispatches are running at 10,000–12,000 tons per month by road while the sea route is unavailable.
Management said only conversion income would be reported in the top line, since the 6.2 lakh-ton order involves client-supplied steel. It described the total order value as approximately USD180–190 million.
Management confirmed margin compression in the DI business as market supply and demand conditions changed, with DI EBITDA per ton having decreased from INR18,000–20,000 per ton to INR8,000–10,000 per ton. It declined to discuss product-wise margins.
Consolidated total income in Q1 FY27 was Rs. 4,476 crore, up approximately 9% from Rs. 4,103 crore in Q1 FY26, but EBITDA fell approximately 39% to Rs. 421 crore and PAT fell approximately 78% to Rs. 91 crore. Management attributed the margin pressure to the West Asia situation, Jal Jeevan Mission execution issues, and the temporary API-licence suspension for seamless pipes.