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Further to our letter dated 11th August, 2026 please find enclosed herewith Transcript of Earnings Conference Call on 1QFY27, held on Tuesday, 11th August, 2026. A copy of this is also ....
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IFGL Refractories Ltd has released its Q1FY27 earnings conference call transcript, highlighting a strong performance with 13% year-on-year growth in Q1, driven by India and overseas operations. The company faced challenges in FY26 but delivered growth ahead of the industry performance.
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IFGL Refractories Ltd - 540774 - Announcement under Regulation 30 (LODR)-Earnings Call Transcript
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17th August, 2026
National Stock Exchange of India Ltd BSE Limited
‘Exchange Plaza’, C-1, Block – G Phiroze Jeejeebhoy Towers
Bandra – Kurla Complex Dalal Street
Bandra (E), Mumbai 400 051 Mumbai 400 001
Code : IFGLEXPOR Code: 540774
Dear Sir/Madam,
Re: Disclosure under Regulation 30 of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure
Requirements) Regulations, 2015
Further to our letter dated 11th August, 2026 please find enclosed herewith Transcript of
Earnings Conference Call on 1QFY27, held on Tuesday, 11th August, 2026. A copy of this is
also being hosted on Company's Website: https://ifglgroup.com/investor/meetings-reports/ .
Thanking you,
Yours faithfully,
For IFGL Refractories Ltd.
(Mansi Damani)
Company Secretary
Encl: As above
IFGL REFRACTORIES LIMITED www.ifglgroup.com
Head & Corporate Office: McLeod House Registered Office: Sector B, Kalunga Industrial Estate
3 Netaji Subhas Road, Kolkata 700 001, India P.O. Kalunga, Dist. Sundergarh, Odisha 770 031, India
Tel: +91 33 4010 6100 | Email: ifgl.ho@ifgl.in Tel: +91 661 266 0195 | Email: ifgl.works@ifgl.in
CIN: L51909OR2007PLC027954
“IFGL Refractories Limited
Q1 FY27 Earnings Conference Call”
August 11, 2026
E&OE - This transcript is edited for factual errors. In case of discrepancy, the audio recordings uploaded on the
stock exchange on 11th August, 2026 will prevail
MANAGEMENT: MR. MIHIR P. BAJORIA – MANAGING DIRECTOR
MR. MUKESH H. RAWAL – DIRECTOR
MR. MANOJ RAKHECHA – CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
– MONOCON
MR. AMIT AGARWAL – CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
SGA, INVESTOR RELATIONS ADVISORS
MODERATOR: MR. SAHIL SANGHVI – MONARCH NETWORTH
CAPITAL
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August 11, 2026
Moderator: Ladies and gentlemen, good day, and welcome to IFGL Refractories Limited Q1 FY27 Earnings
Conference Call hosted by Monarch Networth Capital. Before we begin, a brief disclaimer. This
conference call may contain forward-looking statements about the company, which are based on
beliefs, opinions and expectations of the company as on date of this call. These statements are
not guarantee of future performance and involve risks and uncertainties that are difficult to
predict.
As a reminder, all participants' lines will be in listen-only mode and there will be an opportunity
for you to ask questions after the presentation concludes. Should you need assistance during this
conference call, please signal an operator by pressing star and zero on your touchtone phone.
Please note that this conference is being recorded.
I now hand over the conference to Mr. Sahil Sanghvi from Monarch Networth Capital. Thank
you, and over to you, sir.
Sahil Sanghvi: Thank you, Pari. Good evening, everyone. On behalf of Monarch Networth Capital, I welcome
you all to the Q1 FY27 Earnings Conference Call of IFGL Refractories Limited. We are pleased
to have with us the management team represented by Mr. Mihir Bajoria, Managing Director;
Mr. Mukesh Rawal, Director; Mr. Manoj Rakhecha, Chief Executive Officer Monocon; Mr.
Amit Agarwal, Chief Financial Officer.
We will have the opening remarks from Mr. Mihir Bajoria, which will be followed by a Q&A
session. Thank you, and over to you, Mihir, sir.
Mihir Bajoria: Hello. Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. Thank you for joining us on IFGL Refractories
Limited Q1 FY27 Earnings Conference Call. I am joined by Mr. Mukesh Rawal ji, Directoro;
Mr. Manoj Rakhecha, CEO of Monocon; and Mr. Amit Agarwal CFO IFGL; and SGA, our
Investor Relations Advisors.
Our results and investor presentation have been uploaded on the stock exchanges and on
company websites. We trust you have had the opportunity to review them. Let me start with
industry updates followed by our performance for the quarter.
We faced multiple challenges in FY26, including geopolitical uncertainties, supply chain
disruptions, delays in capex spending and rising input costs. Despite these headwinds, IFGL
delivered growth ahead of the underlying industry performance and was supported by strong
growth in the domestic market, along with continued customer additions and expansion of our
wallet share across key customers and in our global business.
On the industry front, India continues to end up as the strongest major steel market with steel
demand forecast to grow by 7.4% in '26 and 9.2% in '27. IFGL with a large presence is in a very
strong position. U.S.A. steel production has been robust and has grown 6% year-on-year, which
is reflected in the results of our U.S. subsidiaries.
Europe steel demand is bottoming out with growth expected to revive in '26 and ’27 and financial
results as published by the big steel groups in Europe, such as Arcelor Mittal Europe, Newport
USA, SSAB Europe, etc., present a picture of overall growth in the industry.
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August 11, 2026
Speaking of IFGL and its positioning - IFGL delivered a strong performance with consolidated
growth of 13% year-on-year in Q1, supported by India and overseas operations. Details will be
shared by my colleagues, Mukesh-ji and Manoj.
As I take on my expanded responsibility as Managing Director, I remain committed to building
on the strong foundation established over the year. The senior management team of IFGL is now
in place and completely focused to take IFGL to higher levels and delivering greater value to its
shareholders and investors.
With that, I now hand over to the team to discuss the operation and financial performance for
the quarter in greater detail. Thank you, and over to you.
Mukesh Rawal: Thank you, Mihir. Good evening, everyone. It is a pleasure to be speaking with all of you today.
As Mihir mentioned earlier, I will be transitioning into the role of Chief Executive Officer, India
Operations. Against the backdrop of strong steel demand and continued capacity expansion of
steel manufacturing capacity in India as well as forecast to grow by 7.4% in 2026 and 9.2% in
2027, we remain very positive about the outlook of our domestic business.
Now I will take you through the financial performance of Q1 FY27. Revenue for Q1 FY27 stood
at INR297 crores, registering an 8% year-on-year growth in our standalone business. With
domestic revenue growing 7% and export increasing 9%, and we remain confident of growing
ahead of underlying market over the medium term.
Coming to profitability. EBITDA for the standalone business stood at INR31 crores in the
current quarter, a decline of 17% year-on-year. The contraction was primarily driven by higher
raw material costs arising from geopolitical uncertainties and supply chain disruptions, along
with elevated LPG costs due to availability constraints during the quarter.
To mitigate these pressures, we have implemented appropriate price increase across customers
and product categories. However, given the nature of our business, there is typically a time lag
in passing on cost increases with some of the elevated costs being absorbed in near term. We
expect the benefits of pricing actions to flow through progressively over the coming quarters.
Needless to say, our IFGL team have risen to the occasion and ensured our manufacturing plants
are operating without hindrance in spite of headwinds and supply chain disruptions. As
mentioned earlier, we are having extra impetus on new products and categories such as bricks,
casting flux and various products from our group company, Sheffield Refractories. IFGL also is
working very closely with Monocon, who has its own engineering division to bring some of the
advanced refractory application equipment to the market.
With that, I would like to invite Manoj to provide an update on our overseas business.
Manoj Rakhecha: Yes. Thank you, Mukesh ji and Mihir. Good evening, everyone. Our focus remains on
strengthening our product portfolio, improving operational efficiencies and leveraging our
global capabilities to cross-sell products across multiple geographies.
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August 11, 2026
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