Profitability at state-run oil marketing companies (OMCs) is expected to improve as declining crude oil prices boost fuel marketing margins, although rising debt levels and uncertainty over future fuel taxes could weigh on the sector’s longer-term earnings outlook, according to a JP Morgan report.

Oil companies are projected to experience ongoing challenges through FY27, primarily due to anticipated under-recoveries in Q1FY27, with LPG losses being a considerable issue.…

State-run oil companies are poised for improved profitability as falling crude prices boost fuel marketing margins. While recent government excise duty cuts have aided this…