Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Limited

MRPL.NS

Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing · Energy

Exchange

National Stock Exchange of India

Winston Score

Winston is curious

Mixed quality — meaningful strengths and weaknesses.

Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Jun 30, 2026

How the score breaks down

Quality

Mixed

Growth

Mixed

Cash Flow

Strong

Stability

Good

Valuation

Exceptional

Dividends

Mixed

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Winston Score History

The full picture

Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Limited (MRPL) is an Indian oil refining company based in Mangalore, Karnataka. It takes crude oil and processes it into fuels like petrol, diesel, jet fuel, and liquefied petroleum gas, as well as petrochemical products. Its main customers are fuel retailers, industrial buyers, and other companies across India, and it is a subsidiary of Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC), one of India's largest state-owned energy companies.

MRPL earns money by buying crude oil, refining it, and selling the finished products at a margin. It operates a large refinery on India's southwestern coast with a processing capacity of around 15 million metric tonnes per year, giving it significant scale in the domestic market. Being backed by ONGC provides financial stability and crude supply advantages, but MRPL's profitability is heavily tied to global crude oil prices and refining margins, which can swing sharply and are largely outside the company's control.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

-2.5% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue declining

EPS Growth

-68.2% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Earnings declining

Insider Activity

90.0%ownership

Insiders own a meaningful stake in the company

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

₹0 cash & investments

Company generates more cash than it spends — no dilution risk from fundraising

Revenue declining

Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Limited's revenue is actually shrinking. In a growth stock, that removes the core investment thesis. The low Winston Score here may be warranted — unless there's a turnaround story.

The Winston Score above measures business quality today. Growth stocks often score lower because they invest in the future rather than maximising current profits. These metrics show what matters most for evaluating that future.

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Quality

Profit per sale

Gross Margin

5.2%

Thin — 5.2% gross margin

Profit after running costs

Operating Margin

2.4%

Thin — 2.4% operating margin

Return on the money invested

ROCE

20.3%

Exceptional — 20.3% return on capital

ROIC between 15% and 25%. Every dollar invested in the business earns 15 to 25 cents back per year.

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Growth

Sales growth

Sales YoY

+23.4%

Fast-growing sales (+23.4% YoY)

Profit growth

EPS YoY

N/A

Data not available

How steady the profit is

EPS Consistency

3/8 quarters

Earnings rarely grow — volatile business

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash

Cash Conversion

138%

Turns 138% of profit into real cash

Spare cash per sale

FCF Margin

3.3%

Thin free cash flow (3.3%)

FCF margin between 0% and 10%. Some cash from sales, but not a lot.

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Stability

What it owes vs what it owns

Debt / Equity

1.02

Elevated debt (1.02)

Covers its interest

Interest Cover

6.50x

Adequate interest coverage (6.5x)

Interest coverage between 3 and 8. Profits cover interest several times over.

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Valuation

Price vs profit

P/E Ratio (TTM)

9.7x

no trend

Attractive valuation — P/E 9.7

P/E under 10. The price tag is small relative to last year's profit.

Cheaper or dearer next year

P/E vs Forward

+3.6

GROWING

Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (9.7 → 6.1)

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Dividends

Dividend

Dividend Yield

2.45%

no trend

Moderate income — 2.45% yield

Standard yield zone for stable dividend payers. A meaningful piece of total return.

Dividend record

Dividend Growth

-28.6%

no trend

Dividend cut (-28.6% YoY) — warning sign

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