Sandur Manganese & Iron Ores Ltd
The Sandur Manganese & Iron Ores Limited (SMIORE), the flagship company of the Karnataka based Sandur Group, incorporated in 1954. Company is involved in mining of low phosphorous manganese and iron ore in the Hosapete Ballari region of Karnataka. In addition, Company manufactures ferro-alloys (silico-Manganese and ferro manganese) and coke at its plant in Vyasankare, near Hospet.[1] It is the 3rd Largest Manganese ore miner in India.[2]
Strengths
- +Company has reduced debt.
- +Company has delivered good profit growth of 29.3% CAGR over last 5 years
- +Company's median sales growth is 20.8% of last 10 years
- +Company's working capital requirements have reduced from 84.2 days to 34.3 days
Shareholding Pattern
| Category | Jun 2024 | Sep 2024 | Dec 2024 | Mar 2025 | Jun 2025 | Sep 2025 | Dec 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Promoters | 74.22% | 74.22% | 74.22% | 74.22% | 74.22% | 74.22% | 74.22% | 74.22% |
| FIIs | 0.77% | 0.99%▲0.2 | 1.06%▲0.1 | 1.12%▲0.1 | 1%▼0.1 | 1.01%▲0.0 | 1.2%▲0.2 | 1.63%▲0.4 |
| DIIs | 1.45% | 1.46%▲0.0 | 1.49%▲0.0 | 1.43%▼0.1 | 0.59%▼0.8 | 0.7%▲0.1 | 0.67%▼0.0 | 0.66%▼0.0 |
| Public | 23.56% | 23.34%▼0.2 | 23.23%▼0.1 | 23.24%▲0.0 | 24.18%▲0.9 | 24.08%▼0.1 | 23.93%▼0.1 | 23.47%▼0.5 |
Financial Statements
| Metric | Dec 2023 | Mar 2024 | Jun 2024 | Sep 2024 | Dec 2024 | Mar 2025 | Jun 2025 | Sep 2025 | Dec 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales | 153 | 552 | 602 | 260 | 482 | 595 | 423 | 436 | 483 | 668 |
| Expenses | 136 | 344 | 411 | 223 | 289 | 359 | 216 | 253 | 305 | 379 |
| Operating Profit | 17 | 208 | 191 | 38 | 193 | 236 | 207 | 184 | 178 | 290 |
| OPM % | 11% | 38% | 32% | 14% | 40% | 40% | 49% | 42% | 37% | 43% |
| Net Profit | 10 | 162 | 146 | 32 | 127 | 139 | 129 | 110 | 108 | 196 |
| EPS ₹ | 0.2 | 3.34 | 3.01 | 0.66 | 2.61 | 2.87 | 2.65 | 2.27 | 2.22 | 4.04 |
AI Insights
Mar 2026 revenue at ₹2,011Cr, up 3.7% YoY. OPM at 43%.
Borrowings at ₹327Cr. Debt-to-equity ratio: 0.12x. Healthy balance sheet.
CWIP at ₹90Cr (10% of fixed assets). Moderate ongoing capital expenditure.
DIIs: 0.66% (-0.08pp change). FIIs: 1.63% (+1.32pp change). Promoters hold 74.22%.
ROCE improving from 6% (Mar 2015) to 24% (Mar 2026). Working capital days: 34.
PE 19.3x with 24.4% ROCE. Price is 245% above book value of ₹64. Dividend yield: 0.19%.
Recent Announcements
- Announcement under Regulation 30 (LODR)-Newspaper Publication 8 May
- Announcement under Regulation 30 (LODR)-Investor Presentation 7 May - Investor Presentation for the quarter and year ended 31 March 2026
- Compliances-Reg.24(A)-Annual Secretarial Compliance 7 May - FY2026 secretarial compliance report notes one-day delay; BSE and NSE fined INR 10,000 each.
- Appointment Of Internal Auditor 7 May - Ernst & Young LLP appointed internal auditor for FY2026-27, effective 7 May 2026.
- Corporate Action-Board approves Dividend 7 May
- Financial Year 2025 from bse
- Financial Year 2024 from bse
- Financial Year 2023 from bse