Tata Steel Ltd — Q1 FY27 earnings call
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The short read
Tata Steel reported consolidated revenue of Rs. 60,794 crores and EBITDA of Rs. 9,370 crores for 1QFY27, with India EBITDA up 32% YoY to about Rs. 9,900 crores on higher realisations. UK EBITDA losses narrowed to -£27 million from -£48 million, marking a fourth consecutive quarter of improvement, while Netherlands EBITDA was about €4 million, impacted by the Direct Sheet Plant shutdown. The Board approved a 4.8 MTPA expansion at NINL for Rs. 33,873 crores, and management discussed regulatory and emissions-related challenges in the Netherlands alongside safeguard measures in the UK and EU.
Numbers mentioned
Consolidated revenue: Rs. 60,794 crores (Q1 FY2027)
p. 4
“Consolidated revenues for the quarter stood at about Rs. 60,794 crores and EBITDA was Rs. 9,370 crores.”
Koushik Chatterjee, page 4 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Consolidated EBITDA: Rs. 9,370 crores (Q1 FY2027)
p. 4
“Consolidated revenues for the quarter stood at about Rs. 60,794 crores and EBITDA was Rs. 9,370 crores.”
Koushik Chatterjee, page 4 of the filed PDF · View the filing
India EBITDA: Rs. 9,900 crores (Q1 FY2027)
p. 4
“In 1QFY27, India EBITDA was higher by 32% YoY to about Rs. 9,900 crores.”
Koushik Chatterjee, page 4 of the filed PDF · View the filing
India EBITDA per ton: Rs. 19,162 per ton (Q1 FY2027)
p. 4
“EBITDA per ton improved significantly from about Rs. 15,907 per ton in 4Q to about Rs. 19,162 per ton in 1Q.”
Koushik Chatterjee, page 4 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Tata Steel standalone revenue: Rs. 36,897 crores (Q1 FY2027)
p. 4
“Tata Steel standalone revenues for the quarter stood at Rs. 36,897 crores and EBITDA was Rs. 9,409 crores, which translates to a 26 - 27% EBITDA margin reflecting a margin improvement of about 95 basis points on QoQ basis.”
Koushik Chatterjee, page 4 of the filed PDF · View the filing
NINL EBITDA: Rs. 498 crores (Q1 FY2027)
p. 4
“Moving to NINL, the first quarter EBITDA performance was strong at about Rs. 498 crores, translating to a margin improvement from about 27% in 4Q to about 29% in 1Q, leveraging operational excellence and the commercial strategy of the Tata Steel ecosystem.”
Koushik Chatterjee, page 4 of the filed PDF · View the filing
UK EBITDA: -£27 million (Q1 FY2027)
p. 5
“EBITDA losses have now narrowed from -£48 million in the fourth quarter to -£27 million in the first quarter, marking the fourth consecutive quarter of improvement.”
Koushik Chatterjee, page 5 of the filed PDF · View the filing
UK revenue: £484 million (Q1 FY2027)
p. 5
“UK revenues stood at about £484 million, an increase of 3% or £15 million on QoQ basis, despite a drop in volumes.”
Koushik Chatterjee, page 5 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Netherlands EBITDA: €4 million (Q1 FY2027)
p. 5
“EBITDA for this quarter was about €4 million.”
Koushik Chatterjee, page 5 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Netherlands revenue: €1.4 billion (Q1 FY2027)
p. 5
“TSN revenue for the quarter was about €1.4 billion.”
Koushik Chatterjee, page 5 of the filed PDF · View the filing
India crude steel production: 5.76 million tons (Q1 FY2027)
p. 2
“In India, crude steel production was about 5.76 million tons, this was lower than the previous quarter because we had some shutdowns scheduled, and some operational issues which are behind us now.”
T. V. Narendran, page 2 of the filed PDF · View the filing
India deliveries: 5.17 million tons (Q1 FY2027)
p. 3
“Hence, you saw the deliveries were about 5.17 million tons in India in 1Q.”
T. V. Narendran, page 3 of the filed PDF · View the filing
India EBITDA margin: 27% (Q1 FY2027)
p. 3
“So, this has helped us deliver an EBITDA margin of 27%, which is higher than the 10-year average.”
T. V. Narendran, page 3 of the filed PDF · View the filing
UK deliveries: 0.5 million tons (Q1 FY2027)
p. 3
“As far as UK is concerned, our deliveries stood at 0.5 million tons.”
T. V. Narendran, page 3 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Netherlands liquid steel production: 1.55 million tons (Q1 FY2027)
p. 4
“In Netherlands, the liquid steel production was 1.55 million tons, while deliveries were 1.4 million tons.”
T. V. Narendran, page 4 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Capital expenditure: Rs. 3,579 crores (Q1 FY2027)
p. 5
“Moving now to cash flows, we spent about Rs. 3,579 crores on capital expenditure during the quarter, of which the majority was in India.”
Koushik Chatterjee, page 5 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Net debt: Rs. 84,000 crores (Q1 FY2027)
p. 6
“On the balance sheet, net debt stands at about Rs. 84,000 crores and the net debt to EBITDA is comfortably at 2.3x, which is within our stated range of 2.5 to 3x through the cycle.”
Koushik Chatterjee, page 6 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Group liquidity: Rs. 45,950 crores (Q1 FY2027)
p. 6
“Our group liquidity remains strong at about Rs. 45,950 crores, which includes about Rs. 13,221 crores of cash and cash equivalents.”
Koushik Chatterjee, page 6 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Annualised ROIC India: 27% (Q1 FY2027)
p. 6
“Our annualised return on invested capital for this quarter, in India, is about 27% and on a consolidated basis, about 15%.”
Koushik Chatterjee, page 6 of the filed PDF · View the filing
NINL expansion investment: Rs. 33,873 crores
p. 5
“the Board yesterday accorded the final investment approval for the 4.8 MTPA expansion in long products capacity covering wire rods and rebars, including solutions beyond that, at the NINL site for an investment of Rs. 33,873 crores towards the core project of the steelmaking steel capacity expansion.”
Koushik Chatterjee, page 5 of the filed PDF · View the filing
What management said it would do
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India NSR — Rs 1,500 per ton lower than 1Q · Q2 FY2027
stated firmly by T. V. Narendran
p. 11
“This quarter, we are saying will be about Rs 1,500 per ton lower than 1Q in India.”
T. V. Narendran, page 11 of the filed PDF · View the filing
UK NSR — £70 – £80 per ton increase over 1Q · Q2 FY2027
stated firmly by T. V. Narendran
p. 11
“As far as UK is concerned, I think we guided £80 per ton increase in 1Q compared to 4Q, I think we delivered a £90 per ton increase. And as far as 2Q is concerned, it will be another £70 – £80 per ton increase is what we are expecting in 2Q over 1Q.”
T. V. Narendran, page 11 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Netherlands NSR — €10 per ton increase · Q2 FY2027
stated firmly by T. V. Narendran
p. 11
“As far as Netherlands is concerned, we had guided €80 per ton increase in 1Q, and I think we delivered €70 per ton last quarter and this quarter the guidance is about €10 per ton increase.”
T. V. Narendran, page 11 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Coking coal consumption cost — $5 per ton higher in India, $10 per ton higher in Netherlands · Q2 FY2027
stated firmly by T. V. Narendran
p. 11
“So, the consumption cost in 2Q for coking coal in India will be about $5 per ton higher, and for Netherlands will be about $10 per ton higher.”
T. V. Narendran, page 11 of the filed PDF · View the filing
UK EBITDA breakeven — breakeven · second half of FY2027
stated conditionally by Koushik Chatterjee
p. 7
“In the second half, we should be able to be closer to breakeven.”
Koushik Chatterjee, page 7 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Netherlands financial performance — Q2 FY2027
stated conditionally by T. V. Narendran
p. 9
“we expect volumes and EBITDA to be better in 2Q than 1Q, lower than what we would like it to be, but certainly starting to move in the right direction.”
T. V. Narendran, page 9 of the filed PDF · View the filing
NINL commissioning — 48 months from start · 48 months
stated firmly by T. V. Narendran
p. 10
“Yeah, NINL is 48 months is what we have committed and within 48 months, we'll have the plant up.”
T. V. Narendran, page 10 of the filed PDF · View the filing
NINL zero date — 01st August 2026
stated firmly by T. V. Narendran
p. 11
“01st August 2026.”
T. V. Narendran, page 11 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Tube capacity addition — about 0.42 million tons · FY2027
stated firmly by Koushik Chatterjee
p. 6
“We plan to add about 0.42 million tons of tube capacity also during FY2027 through an asset light model.”
Koushik Chatterjee, page 6 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Additional depreciation — Rs 300 crores a quarter and Rs 1,200 crores every year
stated firmly by Koushik Chatterjee
p. 16
“So, it will be about Rs 300 crores a quarter and Rs 1,200 crores every year additional depreciation in line so that there is not a big hit in 2030.”
Koushik Chatterjee, page 16 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Downstream projects completion — 0.3 MTPA tinplate and 0.74 MTPA HRPG · within the next 30 months
stated firmly by Koushik Chatterjee
p. 6
“The 0.3 MTPA capacity expansion in tinplate and the hot roll pickling and galvanising project of 0.74 MTPA are both on track for completion within the next 30 months.”
Koushik Chatterjee, page 6 of the filed PDF · View the filing
NINL merger with Tata Steel — completion · end of current financial year
stated firmly by Koushik Chatterjee
p. 6
“The merger process of NINL with Tata Steel is also progressing as per plan and is expected to be completed by the end of the current financial year.”
Koushik Chatterjee, page 6 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Iron ore mining capacity in captive segment — 30-35 million tons · over the next few years
stated as an aspiration by T. V. Narendran
p. 8
“Over the next few years, we expect to take this to about 30 – 35 million tons.”
T. V. Narendran, page 8 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Shipbuilding grade volumes — about 0.5 million tons
stated as an aspiration by T. V. Narendran
p. 17
“And then we can take it to about 0.5 million tons, but I think the more important thing is once we get an entry into these sectors, get the approvals, just like in Auto, so we started small, we can always grow.”
T. V. Narendran, page 17 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Q&A highlights
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Management said quota impacts and CBAM will remove a large share of import volumes from the market, supporting phased price increases rather than a sharp uptick.
Answered by Koushik Chatterjee
Asked by Vibhav Zutshi: Will restocking be sufficient to drive a significant uptick in European prices given the gap with US prices?
p. 6
“So, I think there is still fairly a long runway as far as price increases are concerned in the European market. But it will happen in phases, incrementally, rather than a sharp uptick, because this is a structural change that is happening in the European market.”
Koushik Chatterjee, page 6 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management said the trajectory toward breakeven still holds though timing could shift by a quarter.
Answered by Koushik Chatterjee
Asked by Vibhav Zutshi: Is UK EBITDA breakeven guidance for H2 still achievable given safeguard quota effectiveness issues?
p. 7
“It may be pushed by one quarter and may not be in 2Q but 3Q or 4Q.”
Koushik Chatterjee, page 7 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management explained the Maharashtra plan will use larger 5 MTPA blast furnaces for efficiency, and NINL is a greenfield project requiring more enabling infrastructure than the Kalinganagar bolt-on expansion.
Answered by Koushik Chatterjee
Asked by Parthiv Jhonsa: Why was the Maharashtra capex plan revised from 6 million tons to 5, and why is NINL capex 33% higher per ton than Kalinganagar's last phase?
p. 7
“The point that you mentioned on NINL, NINL you should actually look at it as a greenfield project.”
Koushik Chatterjee, page 7 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management said the Netherlands asset remains one of the best coastal sites in Europe and they want to stay if regulatory issues can be resolved.
Answered by T. V. Narendran
Asked by Satyadeep Jain: Are the Netherlands emissions and legal issues making Tata Steel less enthused about the Netherlands or Europe generally?
p. 9
“From our point of view, we feel Netherlands asset is one of the best sites in Europe, not only for many metrics of performance, but also because it's a coastal plant.”
T. V. Narendran, page 9 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management confirmed a 48-month NINL commissioning timeline and explained the Ludhiana model relies on local scrap collection and sales within 300 km to offset higher EAF production costs.
Answered by T. V. Narendran
Asked by Satyadeep Jain: What is the timeline for NINL commissioning and early economics of the Ludhiana EAF?
p. 10
“So, what you pay more in terms of higher cost, because obviously making steel through an electric arc furnace is more expensive than making steel through a blast furnace.”
T. V. Narendran, page 10 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management said too many variables exist to give a specific number, but confirmed costs will rise and the value pool may shift toward downstream.
Answered by Samita Shah
Asked by Sumangal Nevatia: What is the expected blended cost increase from higher iron ore prices given the shift to more captive/merchant mix?
p. 12
“I think there are lot of variables here because you're talking about domestic prices, you're talking about international prices, how that's moving, the forecast on international prices is what is it, depends on the mix.”
Samita Shah, page 12 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management said India capital allocation is not dependent on Europe and will follow its own growth path regardless of European regulatory developments.
Answered by Koushik Chatterjee
Asked by Ashish Jain: Is there a rethink on European investment aspirations given the evolving policy framework, in favor of more investment in India?
p. 13
“India, in my view, and the way we are moving ahead, is not constrained by what is happening in Europe.”
Koushik Chatterjee, page 13 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management said growth will come through downstream expansions like tubes, wires, tinplate and galvanising lines even while upstream capacity additions are sequenced over time.
Answered by T. V. Narendran
Asked by Amit Murarka: With NINL only coming on stream around 2030, what is the plan to participate in India's steel demand growth in the interim?
p. 14
“So, we are looking not just at the volume growth in upstream, where, like I said, we have an optionality, and we will grow at the pace at which we think is right.”
T. V. Narendran, page 14 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management said they retain the optionality to build upstream capacity in India if it makes economic sense, separate from any European decisions.
Answered by T. V. Narendran
Asked by Pinakin Parekh: Does Tata Steel believe a new upstream greenfield plant in India would not justify returns given rising iron ore costs post-2030?
p. 15
“So, if it makes sense, we will certainly grow.”
T. V. Narendran, page 15 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management clarified the discussion has shifted toward closing the coke and gas plant entirely rather than the improvement being sufficient, with a possible preponement of the transition timeline.
Answered by T. V. Narendran
Asked by Jashandeep Chadha: Have coke oven emission concerns reduced in weightage now that green push rates are below industry standard?
p. 16
“But from the authorities’ point of view, given the problems that we've had in the past or the issues of the past, the whole thing is about not having a coke oven operate and to close the coke and gas plant, I think that is where we are.”
T. V. Narendran, page 16 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management explained mining assets face reauction in 2030, so depreciation is being accelerated to avoid a large one-time impact.
Answered by Koushik Chatterjee
Asked by Darshan Mehta: Why is depreciation guided to increase for this quarter and FY2027?
p. 16
“So, because there is a defined time now, 2030, where it will be reauctioned with the right of first refusal to Tata Steel, we are accelerating the depreciation of these mining assets and the PPEs.”
Koushik Chatterjee, page 16 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management said shipbuilding grades are largely for domestic use currently with export potential later, and data centre focus includes both structural steel and storage solutions.
Answered by T. V. Narendran
Asked by Amit Dixit: What steel grades and markets is Tata Steel targeting in shipbuilding and data centres?
p. 17
“So, I think we'll be doing about 100 kt this year to all these grades and largely for the domestic market to go back to your question.”
T. V. Narendran, page 17 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management said no, noting the nationalised assets were previously sold by Tata Steel and they remain focused only on Port Talbot.
Answered by T. V. Narendran
Asked: Will Tata Steel participate in UK asset nationalisation opportunities?
p. 17
“No, the answer is no, but maybe Koushik can.”
T. V. Narendran, page 17 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Risks flagged
Disruption from developments in West Asia affecting supply chains, energy, freight and raw material costs
p. 2
“The developments in West Asia continue to disrupt supply chains, and the Chinese steel exports of about 9 to 10 million tons a month have also had an impact on international prices.”
T. V. Narendran, page 2 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Unplanned cost increases from the West Asia war
p. 4
“It is important to emphasise that this is after the unplanned cost increases of about Rs. 1,200 crores on a consolidated basis due to the West Asia war.”
Koushik Chatterjee, page 4 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Temporary shutdown of the Direct Sheet Plant in Netherlands due to chrome emissions exceedance
p. 4
“The temporary shutdown of our Direct Sheet Plant has weighed on the operational performance because the Direct Sheet Plant, or DSP as we refer to it, is about 20% of our production in Netherlands, and that has been closed since the first week of April.”
T. V. Narendran, page 4 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Fire at Port Talbot pickle line impacting UK volumes
p. 5
“On 03rd June 2026, there was a major fire at the Port Talbot pickle line.”
Koushik Chatterjee, page 5 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Delay in National Grid high voltage connection for UK electric arc furnace
p. 5
“We have previously said that there will be some delay in the delivery of the new high voltage connection by National Grid, and we are continuing to work very closely with them and the other authorities to mitigate the delay.”
Koushik Chatterjee, page 5 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Criminal investigation related to undercooked coke incidents at Netherlands operations
p. 5
“The number of the so-called undercooked coke incidents, which are, for example, the subject of the criminal investigation on TSN, has been reduced by 98%, and the occurrence rate now stands at less than 0.011% of the total pushes, which is below the industry average.”
Koushik Chatterjee, page 5 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Regulatory and legal uncertainty in the Netherlands beyond industry norms
p. 5
“Our business in Netherlands continues to navigate through certain uncertainties relating to the environment, regulatory, and legal issues.”
Koushik Chatterjee, page 5 of the filed PDF · View the filing
UK safeguard quotas not fully aligned with fair market conditions for certain product categories
p. 3
“But there are some categories like galvanised steels, tubular sections, and some of the packaging steels etc., where the current quota allocations are not fully aligned with what we think is fair.”
T. V. Narendran, page 3 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Slower EU ETS phase-out reducing pressure on decarbonisation pace and impacting CBAM investability case
p. 5
“In July 2026, the European Commission reviewed the EU ETS and opted for a slower phase-out of the CO2 emission allowances.”
Koushik Chatterjee, page 5 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Two regulators with differing views on slag conditions affecting DRI-EAF investability in Netherlands
p. 10
“There are two regulators involved with different views at this point of time, which is what we are working again.”
Koushik Chatterjee, page 10 of the filed PDF · View the filing
High iron ore premiums and effective tax rate increasing cost of steelmaking in India
p. 12
“So, there's a 65% effective tax rate anyways, even if you just buy iron ore at market, and then on top of that, there are premiums.”
T. V. Narendran, page 12 of the filed PDF · View the filing
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