JINDALSTEL · Metals & Mining
Jindal Steel Ltd. reported revenue of ₹13,183 cr for January to March 2025, −2.3% on the year and +12.2% on the quarter. Over the last four quarters revenue comes to ₹49,765 cr, −0.5% on the four before.
Operating profit (EBITDA) was ₹2,262 cr, a margin of 17.2%, −96 bps on the year and −143 bps on the quarter. It is the narrowest margin of the last 8 quarters (range 17.2% to 24.3%). Operating costs grew −1.1%, faster than revenue at −2.3%, so operating profit grew less than sales.
The company swung to a net loss of ₹304 cr from a profit of ₹933 cr a year earlier, with earnings per share of −₹3.33. Profit before other income, one-offs and tax grew faster, at +8.9%; other income, one-offs or tax held the headline back. Profit over the last four quarters totals ₹2,845 cr, −52.1% on the four before.
Metal margins move with the spread between product prices and coal and ore costs, so large quarterly swings are normal here and say more about prices than about the business. The quarterly statements do not carry volumes, realisation per tonne and the cost of coal and ore; those come with the filing read.
On earnings per share of ₹27.57 over the last four quarters, the stock at ₹1,146.00 trades at 41.6 times trailing earnings.
Written from the quarterly statements. The filing read adds the balance sheet and cash flow filed with this quarter, the auditor's review, segment results, one-off items line by line and what management said on the call.
Swung to a loss from a profit a year ago. One quarter, or a trend?
Source: Quarterly statements
Core profit grew faster than reported profit: one-offs held the headline down.
Source: Quarterly statements
Could not run on this quarter: Tax rate lifting profit, Exceptional items that recur, Cash behind the profit, Receivables against sales, Inventory against sales, Borrowing while holding cash, Auditor's review or audit report, IPO money used as stated, Related-party transactions, Exits, postponements, restatements, Promoter pledges and allotments, Earlier promises against delivery, When the results were filed. Most need the filing read (balance sheet, cash flow, auditor, disclosures).
Net profit a year ago, each driver's change, and net profit now. Blue added profit, red took it away.
This quarter's filing carries a balance sheet and a cash flow statement. The cash, receivables and borrowing checks run once the filing read is in.
| Q3 FY24 | Q4 FY24 | Q1 FY25 | Q2 FY25 | Q3 FY25 | Q4 FY25 | Q1 FY26 | Q2 FY26 | Q3 FY26 | Q4 FY26 | Q1 FY27 | Q2 FY27 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ₹11,701 cr | ₹13,487 cr | ₹13,618 cr | ₹11,213 cr | ₹11,751 cr | ₹13,183 cr | ₹12,294 cr | ₹11,686 cr | ₹13,027 cr | ₹16,218 cr | ₹15,482 cr | ₹16,679 cr |
| YoY | — | — | +8% | −8% | +0% | −2% | −10% | +4% | +11% | +23% | +26% | +43% |
| EBITDA margin | 24.3% | 18.1% | 20.8% | 19.6% | 18.6% | 17.2% | 24.5% | 17.8% | 12.5% | 18.1% | 17.2% | 15.4% |
| Other income, % of PBT | 2% | 3% | 2% | 3% | 2% | −1,608% | 1% | 2% | −13% | −51% | 2% | 2% |
| Exceptional items | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tax rate | 0% | 20% | 28% | 29% | 21% | — | 26% | 35% | 44% | 3% | 30% | 29% |
| Net profit | ₹1,928 cr | ₹933 cr | ₹1,338 cr | ₹860 cr | ₹951 cr | −₹304 cr | ₹1,496 cr | ₹635 cr | ₹189 cr | ₹1,041 cr | ₹844 cr | ₹771 cr |
| YoY | — | — | −21% | −38% | −51% | −133% | +12% | −26% | −80% | — | −44% | +21% |
| Core profit YoY | — | — | +7% | −13% | −38% | +9% | +9% | −19% | −67% | +32% | −40% | +10% |
| EPS | ₹18.90 | ₹9.17 | ₹13.14 | ₹8.44 | ₹9.32 | −₹3.33 | ₹14.65 | ₹6.26 | ₹1.87 | ₹10.24 | ₹8.28 | ₹7.59 |
| Flags | · | · | ✓ | ✓ | 1 | 1 | ✓ | ✓ | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Each quarter is read with the same rules. Balance-sheet and cash checks run on half-year and annual quarters; filing-read checks run where a read exists.
Jindal Steel Ltd. reported revenue of ₹13,183 cr (−2.3% on the year) and net profit of −₹304 cr (−132.6% on the year) for January to March 2025.
Profit before other income, exceptional items and tax moved +8.9% on the year, against −132.6% for reported profit.
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