Tata Steel reported a consolidated net profit of Rs 1200.88 crore for Q4 FY25, which is higher than the Rs 554.56 crore recorded in the same period in FY24. Profit growth was achieved even though total company income decreased and fell from ₹58,863.22 crore to ₹56,679.11 crore. The increase in earnings is due to a higher volume of deliveries and tight cost control measures that reduced costs to ₹54,167.61 crore from ₹56,496.33 crore.
The India business clocked a good quarter performance with revenue of ₹34,661 crore and EBITDA of ₹7,418 crore, which translates to a margin of 21%. The number of deliveries in the country increased by 6 percent q-o-q to 5.60 million tonnes. However, crude steel production experienced a decline due to maintenance work on a Jamshedpur blast furnace.
Although the India segment was robust, Tata Steel's UK operations struggled. The revenue in the UK amounted to £551 million, but the business posted an EBITDA loss of £80 million. However, deliveries increased by 12% every quarter to 0.63 million tonnes. The Netherlands plant came close to the rated production capacity, indicating the improvement of overseas operations.
Tata Steel's board has approved the injection of up to USD 2.5 billion (some ₹21,410.95 crore) into its wholly-owned foreign subsidiary, Tata Steel Holdings Pte Ltd, under foreign exchange regulations. In FY 26, the capital will be used as equity subscriptions in one or more tranches.
The group capex came to ₹3,220 crores in Q4 and ₹15,671 crores during the financial year. The company's net debt was at ₹82,579 crore but was offset by a strong position of liquidity at ₹38,791 crore, consisting of ₹12,222 crore cash.
Tata Steel had posted a consolidated net profit of ₹3,173.78 crore for FY25, an absolute turnaround from the previous financial year's deficit of ₹4,909.61 crore. The final dividend paid by the company's board was ₹3.60 per equity share. Neelachal Ispat Nigam Limited, which was taken over in a distressed state almost three years ago, contributed positively, generating ₹ 1,000 crore annual EBITDA and free cash flow with a 19% EBITDA margin.