JSL Q1 FY27 earnings call.
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Revenue
₹11,279 Cr
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Revenue YoY
10.5%
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EBITDA
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Jindal Stainless delivered resilient Q1 FY27 results with 10.5% revenue growth and 7.7% PAT growth YoY, despite a challenging operating environment. Sales volumes declined 7.3% YoY due to industrial gas shortages (propane/LPG) in early April and logistics disruptions from Middle East tensions. The company maintained EBITDA growth of 1.4% YoY through focus on value-added product mix and selective grade optimization (300 series at 47% of sales). Balance sheet strengthened with net debt reduced to ₹2,950 crore and net debt/EBITDA at 0.53x. The 1.2 MTPA Indonesia SMS is ramping up after local certifications, while downstream expansion at Jajpur, Hisar, and Karakpur progresses on schedule targeting 2.67 million tonnes cold rolling capacity by FY28. Management guided for H2 volume recovery but declined to revise full-year guidance pending Q2 clarity. Key risks include LNG price volatility, CBAM-related Europe sales decline (kota impact), and geopolitical export headwinds.
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Guidance to track
- Management expects to make up Q1 volume shortfall and achieve volume growth targets in H2 FY27, with full-year guidance to be updated at end of Q2.
- Downstream cold rolling capacity to increase from 2.0 million tonnes to 2.67 million tonnes by FY28, with equipment commissioning at Jajpur, Hisar, and Karakpur planned quarterly through the year.
- Capex guidance of approximately ₹2,800 crore for FY27 remains on track, primarily focused on downstream value-added rolling capacities.
- Jajpur facility 600 NMQ/hour green hydrogen plant to commission in August 2026, with further expansion to 1,200 NMQ/hour planned for next year.
Risks flagged
- Propane/LPG prices spiked 3x during Q1 crisis; while prices have moderated 40-50% from peak, management acknowledged inability to pass through 100% of cost increases, creating margin pressure risk.
- Indonesian government's changing nickel benchmark rates could impact RAKI profitability; analyst asked about profitability guidance revision but management gave non-specific response citing nickel volatility.
- Management explicitly stated Europe sales will be lower than historical levels due to CBAM kota (carbon quota) requirements, with ~40% of exports currently going to Europe/US combined facing headwinds.
- While DGTR public hearing scheduled for September 9th and verifiers being appointed, management deflected on timeline saying final decision could take couple more quarters after hearings.
Key quotes
- Volume definitely would have been better. That much I can tell you. Margin is a factor of multiple things.
- We are only targeting these markets if we are seeing substantial margin improvement and margin increase... we cannot compete with the local mill selling vanilla grades of stainless steel.
- Domestic will be a priority... maximum allocation will be given to domestic market and then only we will look at export.
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