1. At a Glance – Blink and You’ll Miss the Drama
Suraj Products Ltd is that classic small-town steel manufacturer that quietly prints cash for years, then suddenly decides to test investor patience like a government website on filing day. With a market cap of ₹207 crore, a current price of ₹181, and a stock that has corrected ~50% in just three months, Suraj Products looks less like a steel company and more like an emotional rollercoaster. The company reported ₹296 crore in TTM sales, ₹16.1 crore PAT, ROCE of 17.4%, and ROE of 15.3%, all while sitting almost debt-free with Debt/Equity at 0.08. Dividend yield? A respectable 1.16%, because why not get paid while waiting.
Latest quarterly numbers show ₹65.5 crore revenue, ₹4.04 crore PAT, and EPS of ₹3.54 for the December 2025 quarter. Growth? Meh. Profit up 1.25% QoQ, sales down 2.56% QoQ. Valuation-wise, the stock trades at 12.8x P/E, below industry PE of 19.2x, which sounds cheap until you realize earnings have been shrinking lately. Is this value or a value trap wearing a steel helmet? Let’s dig.
2. Introduction – From Odisha With Iron (And Mood Swings)
Suraj Products Ltd was incorporated in 1991, back when liberalization was just warming up and steel meant muscle, not spreadsheets. The company operates out of Sundargarh, Odisha, a region that breathes iron ore and coughs coal dust. SPL is a secondary steel producer, meaning it doesn’t mine iron ore like a giant PSU, but instead converts iron ore into sponge iron, pig iron, billets, and finally TMT bars.
Its core customer base lies in semi-urban and rural India, where infrastructure grows slowly but steadily—houses, small bridges, local projects, and contractor-driven demand. No fancy branding. No glossy investor decks. Just iron, fire, and margins.
For years, the company delivered consistent growth: sales CAGR of 23% over five years, profit CAGR of 32%, and ROE north of 20%. Then came FY25
and FY26, where growth slowed, margins compressed, and the stock price collapsed like a poorly cured billet. The business didn’t disappear—but market love surely did. Question is: temporary slowdown or structural fatigue?
3. Business Model – WTF Do They Even Do?
Imagine iron ore going to the gym.
That’s Suraj Products.
The company follows a vertically integrated steel-making process, starting from iron ore and ending at TMT bars. The steps are brutally simple:
- Sponge Iron (36,000 MTPA)
Iron ore is reduced using coal to produce sponge iron. This is the base ingredient. - Pig Iron (24,000 MTPA)
Sponge iron goes into a mini blast furnace to produce pig iron. - Billets (72,000 MTPA)
Pig iron + sponge iron → billets via continuous casting. - TMT Bars (72,000 MTPA)
Billets are rolled into TMT bars used in construction.
This integration gives SPL cost control, supply stability, and margin protection during normal cycles. Add to that a 9 MW captive power plant, of which:
- 3 MW is Waste Heat Recovery,
- 3 MW uses atmospheric fluidized bed combustion,
- 3 MW runs on gas from the mini blast furnace.
Translation: they squeeze power out of fumes. Very desi, very efficient.
4. Financials Overview – The Numbers Don’t Lie, But They Do Sigh
Standalone | Figures in ₹ crore
| Metric | Latest Qtr | YoY Qtr | Prev Qtr | YoY % | QoQ % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 65.50 | 73.59 | 58.69 | -11.0% | +11.6% |
| EBITDA | 6.53 | 13.12 | 5.86 | -50.2% | +11.4% |
| PAT | 4.04 | 7.41 | 3.20 | -45.5% | +26.3% |
| EPS (₹) | 3.54 | 6.50 | 2.81 | -45.5% | +26.0% |
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