CENTRAL MINE P N D INST L

Central Mine Planning & Design Institute (CMPDIL) is the mining consultancy arm of Coal India, providing geological exploration, mine planning, design and related advisory services. Its core work is exploration drilling, with a stated FY26-27 target of 12 lakh metres of drilling, and 2D/3D seismic survey (target of 475 line km). The company also holds exploration licences, including a rare earth elements block in Rajasthan, and has signed consultancy MoUs with NTPC (mining), MECL (exploration), and ICVL (Mozambique coal). It reported Q1 FY27 revenue of Rs 481.37 crore, up about 17.6% year-on-year. For FY26, revenue was Rs 2,316.53 crore with net profit of Rs 613.18 crore and EBITDA margin of 37.06%. The cost base is dominated by employees at 32.2% of revenue and other operating expenses at 33.1%, with materials at just 1.2% and depreciation at 1.5%, consistent with a services model rather than a mining operator.