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India mein josh high, par bahar situation thodi diffcult!
Dekho, Tata Steel ne global market mein kafi challenges face kiye hain is quarter mein. Ek taraf toh India mein unki performance zabardast rahi hai, aur government ki policies bhi support kar rahi hain. Lekin, wahi dusri taraf, worldwide coking coal aur iron ore ke prices itne bhadh gaye hain ki company ke input costs lagatar badh rahe hain. Fitch Ratings ne bhi forecast badha diya hai, jisse lagta hai ki yeh pressure abhi aur rahega. Global steel production bhi thoda kam hua hai, mostly China ki wajah se.
India hi hai main player!
Sabse acchi baat yeh hai ki India hi Tata Steel ke liye growth ka sabse bada engine bana hua hai. Is quarter mein India se unka revenue ₹35,725 Cr raha aur operating profit margin 23% pe pahunch gaya. Automotive aur special products mein bhi record sales hui hain. Company apne India mein capacity ko tezi se badha rahi hai, aim hai FY25 ke 26.5 million tonnes per annum (MTPA) se FY31 tak 40 MTPA tak pahunchna. Iske liye saal mein ₹16,000 Cr ka capital expenditure (capex) bhi plan hai. Saath hi, company India ki 8–10% annual steel demand growth ko capture karne ke liye mine reserves bhi secure kar rahi hai.
UK operations mein abhi bhi loss!
International front pe, Netherlands division ne toh thoda profit dikhaya hai (55 million euros on 1,354 million euros revenue), par UK operations mein abhi bhi 63 million pounds ka operating loss hua hai. Haalanki, naye electric arc furnace (EAF) ke start hone se yeh loss kam hua hai. Company ka kehna hai ki UK mein breakeven ke liye unko per tonne 100 pounds ka spread badhana hoga. Long-term cost issues ko address karne ke liye EAF transition chal raha hai.
Strategic moves chaloo hain
Company ne kuch bade strategic decisions bhi liye hain. Unhone Neelachal Ispat Nigam Limited (NINL) ko parent company mein merge karne ka approval de diya hai. Yeh deal unki corporate structure ko streamline karne aur costs kam karne mein help karegi. Pichle saal ₹12,100 Cr mein NINL ka stake buy kiya tha. Iske alawa, $2 billion (lagbhag ₹18,488 Cr) tak ka investment FY2026-27 mein Singapore subsidiary T Steel Holdings Pte. Ltd. mein kiya jayega, jiska use overseas operations aur debt repayment ke liye hoga. Medica TS Hospital Private Limited ko bhi fully own karne ka plan hai.
Analysts ka view: Kuch positive, kuch cautious
Markets mein Tata Steel ki valuation (P/E ratio 26-36x) thodi high lag rahi hai, competitors ke comparison mein. Analysts ka overall view 'Buy' ka hai, aur average target price ₹195 se ₹232 tak hai. Lekin, MarketsMOJO ne recently Mojo Score ko 68.0 (Hold) pe downgrade kar diya hai, jo thodi caution dikha raha hai.
Future mein kya challenges hain?
Future mein, profit per tonne ko ₹13,000–15,000 FY28 tak le jaane ke target mein kuch hurdles aa sakte hain. Coking coal ka price $190/tonne tak pahunch gaya hai, aur energy costs bhi badh rahi hain. India mein jo ₹16,000 Cr ka saalana capex hai, woh bhi cash flow par pressure dalega. UK operations mein breakeven lane ke liye efforts jari hain, aur overseas investment mein execution risks bhi hain. Company ka performance historical taur par market cycles se kafi linked raha hai.