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India’s CNC Import Gap Creates Two Divergent Stock Opportunities

India’s CNC Import Gap Creates Two Divergent Stock Opportunities
Rs 21,932 cr opportunity: 2 stocks powering India’s next manufacturing wave · financialexpress.com

CNC machines make precise metal parts for cars, trains, aircraft, and other products.

India still imports many of these machines from other countries.

This creates an opportunity for Indian companies that make CNC machines.

Jyoti CNC is the larger company and has a large order book.

It is also building more factories and making more parts itself.

Macpower is smaller, debt-free, and grew faster in the latest quarter.

However, Jyoti faces a regulatory investigation involving its French subsidiary, Huron Graffenstaden.

Macpower must manage inventory, cash, and unpredictable customer payments.

Investors must decide whether they prefer Jyoti’s scale or Macpower’s faster but riskier growth.

Key facts

India’s FY26 machine-tool imports
Approximately ₹21,932 crore
Import share of domestic consumption
Around 60–65%
Jyoti CNC Q1 FY27 revenue
₹509 crore, up 24% year over year
Jyoti CNC order book
₹4,848 crore at the end of June 2026
Macpower Q1 FY27 revenue
₹95.2 crore, up 56.1% year over year
Macpower order book
₹456 crore as of June 2026
Trailing P/E valuations
Jyoti CNC: 69.7; Macpower: 50.6; industry median: 33.24

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