NMDC Q4 FY25 earnings call.
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NMDC delivered commendable FY25 performance despite losing approximately 43-44 production days due to industrial issues, with PAT growth of ~19% YoY on full-year basis. The company achieved record CapEx of INR 3,700 crore and is targeting aggressive 55.4 million ton production/sales for FY26 against ~50MT in FY25 (notional). Key near-term catalysts include: (1) NSL turnaround with monthly cash breakeven achieved in March-April and ~90% capacity utilization on monthly basis; (2) pellet exports scaling from 0.5MT to 3MT with transition to DRI-grade pellets commanding $30-40/ton premium; (3) Rohne coal block commencement by Q3-Q4 FY26. The 100MT expansion vision is backed by INR 40,000+ crore sanctioned projects with INR 4,000 crore FY26 CapEx and ~INR 10,000+ crore annualized from FY27-28. International diversification into 10 critical minerals including coking coal (targeting operational assets in Australia/Indonesia) with Dubai office operational. Risk: elevated receivables of INR 7,800 crore tied to RINL and NSL turnaround visibility; Nagarnar's sinter plant granulator issue until July; Lloyds Metals emerging competition in Raipur region.
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Guidance to track
- Management targets 100% EC capacity utilization across Donimalai and Bailadila clusters, representing ~10% growth from FY25 notional production of ~50MT (which was impacted by 43-44 strike days). Includes 2MT enhancement from Deposit 10 (10MT EC with 2MT increase applied).
- Targeting 6x increase from 0.5MT in FY25 to 3MT (full KIOCL capacity) with transition to DRI-grade pellets (66-67% Fe) commanding $30-40/ton premium over current 62-63% Fe grade. DRI pellets expected at $140-150/ton vs current ~$108-110/ton.
- INR 40,000 crore projects already sanctioned (INR 8,600 crore under execution), with INR 12,000 crore to be sanctioned by Q2. CapEx flow to accelerate to INR 10,000+ crore annually from FY27-28 as awarded tenders start execution.
- Nagarnar steel plant targeting 2.6-2.7MT (~98% capacity utilization) in FY26 from ~1.6MT FY25. 20 additional SFTO rakes being arranged for dispatch. Cash positive in March-April; expect green P&L from Q1 FY26.
Risks flagged
- Granulator shaft broken for 3-4 months; temporary repair by July but full replacement by October. Currently running 32% lump:68% fines ratio vs normal 20:80, increasing raw material costs by ~12% premium on lump ore. Risk to ramp-up timeline and margin recovery.
- Rohne coal block operational target Q3-Q4 FY26 but Section 9 notification still pending from ministry. Animal corridor issue resolved but forest land acquisition (no private land) still requires approvals. Any further delay impacts NSL's coal supply cost reduction.
- Management acknowledged first-time index-based pricing implementation with limited track record. Transition from manual pricing to formula-based mechanism may create volatility or underpricing risk, especially as multiple product/depot model scales to 100MT target.
- Analyst flagged Lloyds Metals' expanded Maharashtra capacity as potential competition. Management acknowledged 4MT Raipur sales (<10% of total) faces competition, though claimed overall cake growing with major customers expanding. Risk of margin pressure in regional markets not fully addressed.
Key quotes
- We have a growth in PAT on an annual or year-on-year 12-month basis of around 19%, and PBT, after exceptional item, of around 16%, which is indeed commendable. We did lose around 43 or 44 days of production due to industrial issues, but we did, in the other days, much more than that we have done previously.
- This year, financials were good, but coming to April, I think we have shown again record production. May till date has also been rather encouraging. We have set ourselves a very, very steep target of 55 million ton, which is exactly 100% of our EC that we will have this year. So we have taken ourselves on the challenge to meet these aspirational goals.
- We don't mind paying much more [for operational coking coal assets] because the way the steel making is going to grow in India and the way the blast furnace capacities... India, which imports around 55-60 million tons, is likely to go up to 150-160 million tons of import for India in terms of coking coal. So we see a big opportunity there.
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