The Indian steel giant saw a steep decline of shares with nearly 12% from a 52-week high in May on the National Stock Exchange. Yet, the company maintained its credibility as the analysts and investors find it an attractive bet even now. As the company performed well in the domestic markets, the outlook of the business has improved. In addition, the recent profits earned in the European markets led to further enhancement of the company.
As per J.P. Morgan India Private Limited analysts, the H1FY22 Ebitda per tonne would cross $100 a tonne considering the heightened Tata Steel Europe’s (TSE) Ebitda per tonne that grew in Q4 to $66 a tonne.
The European steel prices show healthy progress in history with impeccable averages. The European markets might have a challenge in exports like coal and the stringent carbon emission norms. However, functional measures should offer TSE’s earnings visibility improvement. The improvement occurred due to high demand.
Tata Steel has effectively utilized the capital and aimed at debt reduction. The company has been prudently working out strategies to reduce at least a billion dollars every year for the past three years. This year the net debt reduction of Rs 29,390 crore propelled substantial deleveraging of the balance sheet. TV Narendran, Managing Director of Tata Steel, said, “If you really look at Tata Steel’s debt, lot of the debt has come because of what we had to do in Europe over the years.”
The company could achieve profits due to the iron ore, which played a crucial role in strengthening its performance as other steel companies saw a downturn because of its low cost of production.
Even with the strong performance, the company is not aiming for any global acquisitions, and it is building more robust steel verticals. TV Narendran says, “Certainly not outside India; we are looking at inorganic growth within India.”
The company bounced back to nearly pre-pandemic levels with surprising outcomes in the Q4FY21, which set a stage for growth in Q1 FY22. The shares reached a record high of Rs 1,128.8 apiece on the BSE in May; the last month, shares skyrocketed 30 percent. The net profits sprung to Rs 6,644 crore and operating revenue increased by 39 percent year-on-year (YoY) to Rs 49,977 crore.
The European spread represents strong profitability in the next year marking higher average in the last quarter.
Simultaneously, the steel company in the Netherlands aims to reduce the dust and odor emissions from its IJmuiden site in the next two years with a €300 million package to speed up the process. Also, the new facility accelerates its ‘Roadmap Plus’ plans to bring change in the environment safety measures with many projects that will be operational in 2025.