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Plant Expansion Aur Capacity Ki Kahani
Is move se Jindal Steel ne Angul mein 12 MTPA crude steel capacity tak pahunch li hai, aur company ki total operational capacity ab 15.6 MTPA hai (Angul + Raigarh plants ko milakar). Yeh sab chal raha hai company ke bade capital expenditure (CAPEX) plan ka hissa, jismein ₹32,925 crore toh December 2025 tak invest ho gaye hain, aur total plan ₹47,043 crore ka hai. Company ne upstream aur downstream facilities ko integrate karne mein paisa lagaya hai taaki production badhe aur costs kam ho.
Market Ka Scene Aur Competition
Indian steel market mein demand mast hai, aur fiscal year 2025-2026 mein iski 8-9% growth hone ki umeed hai. Sabse bada reason hai government ka infrastructure par focus aur 'Make in India' jaisi schemes. Aise mein, badhi hui capacity ke saath Jindal Steel market share pakadne ke liye ready hai. Lekin bhai, competition bhi tagda hai. Tata Steel aur JSW Steel jaise bade players bhi hain. Valuation ki baat karein toh Jindal Steel ka P/E ratio 59.66x ke aas-paas hai, jo JSW Steel (~35x) aur Tata Steel (~27x) se kaafi upar hai. SAIL toh aur bhi neeche ~23x par hai. Tata Steel bhi FY31 tak 40 MTPA ka target rakhe hue hai. Industry mein global steel prices kam hone aur coking coal ke daam badhne ki chinta bhi hai, halanki domestic prices safeguard duties ki wajah se stable hain.
Chinta Aur Valuation Ka Factor
Itni expansion ke bawajood, kuch concerns bhi hain. Jindal Steel ka P/E ratio competitors ke muqable zyada lag raha hai, jisse lagta hai ki market ne shayad future growth ko pehle hi price kar liya hai. Haalanki Q3FY26 mein company ne kam EBITDA aur realizations report kiye, jismein startup costs ka bhi asar tha. Technical charts bhi mixed signals de rahe hain, par long-term trend abhi bhi positive hai. ICRA kehti hai ki agar profitability nahi badhi toh itni saari expansion plans financial pressure bana sakte hain. High energy costs aur coking coal ki availability bhi industry ke liye challenges hain.
Analysts Kya Kehte Hain?
Analysts abhi bhi Jindal Steel ko lekar positive hain. Kotak Securities ke Shrikant Chouhan ne 'ADD' rating di hai aur target price ₹1,200 rakha hai. ICICI Securities aur Motilal Oswal jaise firms ne bhi 'BUY' rating di hai, target price ₹1,182 se ₹1,215 ke beech mein. Q3 mein jo pressure tha, management ko umeed hai ki Q4FY26 se margins improve honge jab capacity utilization badhegi aur new projects (BOF-3, Utkal B1 coal mine) cost efficiency layenge. Company ka leverage bhi 1.7x se neeche rehne ka andaza hai. Overall, India ki infrastructure demand aur policies ke karan steel sector ka future bright lag raha hai, aur Jindal Steel apni badhi hui capacity se fayda utha sakta hai.