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Toh hua kya hai ki Vedanta apne complex structure ko simplify kar raha hai. Ab ye log company ko paanch alag-alag listed companies mein baant rahe hain -- Vedanta Aluminium, Vedanta Power, Vedanta Oil & Gas, Vedanta Iron & Steel, aur jo bachega woh Vedanta Ltd. Yeh sab May 1, 2026 se effect mein aa jayega. Plan puraana complex conglomerate model hata kar, har business ko independently grow karne dena hai aur investor ki value badhana.
Aur company ne FY26 mein records tode hain! Vedanta Ltd. ne highest ever Profit After Tax (PAT) kamaya hai ₹25,096 crore ka, aur revenue ₹1,74,075 crore tha. EBITDA bhi record ₹18,447 crore tak pahunch gaya, especially Aluminium aur Zinc segments mein. Is performance ko dekh kar S&P Global Ratings ne Vedanta Resources ko 'B+' se upgrade karke 'BB' kar diya hai, aur Fitch ne bhi 'B+' se 'BB-' kar diya hai. Sab badhiya lag raha hai, right?
Par yahi toh asli twist hai! Poore group par lagbhag ₹1.03 lakh crore ka zabardast debt hai. Ab asal test yeh hai ki kya har nayi company apne hisse ka debt khud se manage kar paayegi, ya phir group ke ek business ka cash dusre ko bachane mein lagta rahega.
Aisa lag raha hai ki Vedanta Oil & Gas toh debt-free rahegi. Lekin baaki companies par acha khasa load aayega. Vedanta Aluminium par sabse zyada, lagbhag ₹32,700 crore, Vedanta Power par ₹7,500 crore, Vedanta Iron & Steel par ₹3,900 crore, aur jo main Vedanta Ltd. bachegi us par ₹9,300 crore ka debt aa sakta hai. Ab sawal yeh hai ki kya ye alag-alag companies itne bade loan ko handle kar paayengi, khaas kar jab commodity markets mein utaar-chadhav rehta hai.
Vedanta Ltd. ka net debt-to-EBITDA ratio March 2026 tak 0.95 times tha, jo dikhne mein accha hai. Lekin jab hum competitors se compare karte hain, toh picture thodi complex ho jaati hai. Jaise metals sector mein Tata Steel ka P/E ratio around 23.95-30.3x hai. Vedanta Ltd. ka P/E 6.53 se 24.0x ke beech fluctuate karta hai, jo market ke alag-alag views dikhata hai. Oil & Gas mein ONGC ka P/E 8.56-9.60x hai, jabki Reliance Industries ka 18.91-22.39x hai. Kya ye differences sirf business ki strength hai ya Vedanta ke overall risk factor ka reflection?
Chalo numbers se thoda hatkar baat karte hain. Kuch zabardast structural risks bhi hain. S&P ne note kiya hai ki group ke total debt ka 30% se zyada holding company level par hai, jo earnings mein sirf 5% contribute karta hai. Jabki Hindustan Zinc aur Bharat Aluminium jaise units jo 30% se zyada earnings dete hain, un par sirf 6% debt hai. Fitch Ratings ne bhi governance aur group structure issues ke wajah se one-notch downgrade ka risk bataya hai. Yeh demerger transparency ke liye hai, par debt ki alag-alag assignment aur potential mismatches individual companies ke balance sheet ko strain kar sakte hain.
Sector wise dekha jaaye toh potential toh hai. India ka metals, mining, power, aur oil & gas sector kafi grow kar raha hai. Analysts bhi cautiously optimistic hain. Kotak Securities ne target ₹800 se upar diya hai, aur Nuvama ne ₹965 se upar. Lekin Citi ne kaha hai ki demerger announcement ke baad share price gira bhi tha. Aakhir mein, success is baat par depend karega ki yeh nayi companies kitna easily capital market se paisa utha paati hain, apne allocated debt ko manage kar paati hain, aur badalti global commodity landscape mein consistent cash bana paati hain.