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Revenue
₹59,490 Cr
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EBITDA
₹6,122 Cr
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Tata Steel's Q1 FY24 consolidated revenue stood at ₹59,490 crore with EBITDA of ₹6,122 crore (10% margin). India operations delivered ₹7,348 crore EBITDA (23% margin), supported by 18% YoY delivery growth in automotive and retail segments. Europe remained a drag with an EBITDA loss of GBP 153 million, impacted by elevated energy costs, blast furnace relining at IJmuiden, and subdued demand. Management guided for Q2 India realization decline of ₹3,100/ton and Europe decline of GBP 38/ton, partially offset by lower coking coal costs. The company reiterated its focus on deleveraging (net debt/EBITDA target of 2.5x) while prioritizing India capex, including the 5mt Kalinganagar expansion. Key risks include prolonged weakness in UK operations, potential restructuring costs, and volatility from Chinese steel exports.
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Guidance to track
- Net realizations in India expected to drop by about ₹3,100 per ton quarter-on-quarter due to falling international prices and seasonality.
- Net realizations in Europe expected to drop by about GBP 38 per ton quarter-on-quarter.
- Management expects Netherlands business to be EBITDA positive in the second half of FY24, with full-year positive EBITDA.
- Management aims to bring net debt/EBITDA back to 2.5x by end of FY24, from 2.9x in Q1.
Risks flagged
- UK operations face end-of-life assets and ongoing losses; management indicated decisive action in H2, which may involve significant cash costs.
- China exported ~8 million tons/month, the highest since 2016, depressing global steel prices and impacting realizations.
- Working capital increased by ₹2,500 crore in Q1 due to price effects; achieving $1 billion debt reduction target may be challenged by capex and Europe cash needs.
- Energy hedges taken at higher prices will continue to impact costs in Q2 before easing in H2; quantum of impact not quantified.
Key quotes
- We are extremely mindful of the EBITDA losses and then the performance losses that are happened in the, in our European portfolio. I can also assure you that we are working towards a structurally more robust operating configuration in both UK and in the Netherlands.
- The decisiveness is purely because the assets coming to the end of life. Therefore, to ensure that the safety of the employees working and compliance to all the regulatory stuff, we need to come to a view.
- We don't really need to pursue inorganic growth to realize our growth ambitions. That's why we have said that our priority is on organic growth, but at the same time, obviously, we'll be watching carefully what's happening in the inorganic space.
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